Seeing this, Yang Zijin felt pity. She lifted the curtain and said to the coachman, "Stop for a while."

"Your highness, what's the problem?" He stopped the horse and turned his head to ask Yang Zijin.

Yang Zijin flipped through her baggage and took out the cakes prepared by Shuo Ling and the water pot.

She then jumped out of the carriage and walked towards the woman.

The woman saw someone coming to her and quickly held her child in her arms tightly to guard against Yang Zijin.

Some traffickers took advantage of the hard time to rob and sell children.

Yang Zijin could see fear from the eyes of the woman.

She walked to the woman and squatted down. Then she took out the cakes and handed it to the woman. She said to the woman with a smile, "This is for you."

The woman looked at Yang Zijin vigilantly. She guessed that Yang Zijin was from a wealthy family as she wore quality clothes, but these wealthy people always avoided them. How could they be so kind to give her food?

Seeing the woman still hesitated, Yang Zijin smiled. Then she split a piece of the cake and ate it, "It's safe."

Seeing this, the woman hurriedly grabbed the cakes from Yang Zijin's hand and ate it with a big bite. She choked and coughed as she swallowed too quickly.

Yang Zijin opened the water pot and handed it to the woman, "Take it slowly. Here is water."

The woman chewed the cake and fed it to the baby in her arms after drinking some water.

The baby smiled innocently after eating.

The woman hurriedly knelt with the baby in her arms and bowed to Yang Zijin, "Thank you, thank you! You are a wonderful person."

"Get up. The child would be frightened." Yang Zijin quickly helped up the woman.

Then she asked, "Why are you alone? Where is your husband?"

After listening to this, the woman burst into tears.

"After the flood, everything was washed away. We were so hungry one day. He went to beg food for the child and me, but no one gave food to him. Then he stole two buns, but was beaten to death by the bun shop guy." The woman cried even harder.

Yang Zijin asked quickly, "What about the local officials? What did they do?"

"They all avoided us. How can they care about us?" A hungry man said.

Seeing that the carriage stopped, Shuo Ling got off his horse and walked towards Yang Zijin.

He asked, "What's wrong?"

"They are all hungry and feeble. Could you ask some people to stay here?"

"No."

"Why?"

"These are only a small part of all victims. If we distribute food here, what about the other victims? Shall we ask them to come here?"

"Then what should I do? Shall we leave them here?"

"Jiandu is not far from here. We can serve porridge in the city. On the one hand, it can reduce the cost of personnel, and on the other hand, it can help gather the victims for better management."

"That's a good idea." Yang Zijin smiled and nodded.

Yang Zijin turned around and said to the victims, "This is Marquis Shuo. He is responsible for disaster relief. You can follow our team to Jiandu. We will offer you food there."

"Really?" The victims' eyes suddenly lighted up when they heard that there was food for them. They couldn't believe that.

Seeing this, Yang Zijin said, "Yes, it's true."

"But now many people in Jiandu are infected with the plague. If we go back..." A skinny man said hesitantly.

Another person walked over with his family, "I'm going to starve to death anyway. I'm not afraid of this. Even if there is the risk of getting infected with the plague, I'd like to go back for a meal."

"Right, let's go back." Others who hesitated before all stood up.

Yang Zijin frowned, "What are you talking about? Is there a plague?"

"Yes. Since the flood, these officials didn't care about us. Many people drowned or starved to death. No one was willing to deal with those dead bodies. Now it is hot, and the plague spreads quickly." Said an older man.

Yang Zijin turned around to look at Shuo Ling.

There was no other expression on his face as if he had known it a long time ago.

Indeed, he had received news from Mo Li long before. He didn't say anything in Jing City at that time because he was afraid that Chushi Youtian would be suspicious of him.

Now that he had arrived in Jiandu, it was time to send the news to Chushi Youtian to explain the situation and ask him to send people here to treat these victims infected with the plague.

He didn't agree to offer porridge here because he wanted to gather all these victims so that people who were infected with the plague would not leave Jiandu, and the plague would not spread to other places.

Shuo Ling pulled Yang Zijin and walked to the carriage, "After we arrive in Jiandu, do not go anywhere."

"I know." Seeing his determined eyes, Yang Zijin curled her lips and said.

Then she got into the carriage.

After Shuo Ling got on the horse, the team started off.

The victims followed behind the team.

After walking for about an hour, Jiandu was in sight. Yang Zijin looked through the window of the carriage and saw that Mo Li was standing at the city gate. A fat man dressed in official uniform was standing beside him. He must be one of the officials in the city.

When they walked to the gate, Shuo Ling gestured the team to stop.

Mo Li walked forward and pulled the rein, "Your lordship."

Shuo Ling nodded and jumped out of the carriage.

The obese official twisted his body and walked forward. He said with a smile, "Your lordship, you can call me He. The prefect was busy preparing accommodation for you."

Shuo Ling glanced at him and then walked into the city.

He hurried forward, "My lord. The residence is already prepared, please follow me."

Shuo Ling looked at him and nodded. Now Yang Zijin was also here. He needed to help her to settle down at first.

"Okay." Seeing Shuo Ling nodded, He smiled and led the way.

He was a county magistrate in the city. He was also a supporter of the prefect.

After the incident, they hurriedly sent a message to Prime Minister Lan. Prime Minister Lan asked them to deal with Shuo Ling first and not to say anything. He had his method.

Although they got little from the incident, they were involved in the corruption. They can only do as Prime Minister Lan said.

After all, if Prime Minister Lan didn't help them, he would also be hurt. They were grasshoppers tied on a rope.

The scene inside the city was even more sluggish, with houses being washed out and fields being destroyed. There were wailing, crying, sighing, and coughing from everywhere.

Some victims recognized Magistrate He. They crawled up to him with all their strength, and said weakly, "Magistrate He, help."

"Go away... Didn't you see I'm treating the distinguished guests? Get out of the way." He frowned and kicked the person.

How could that man withstand such a kick by him? A mouthful of blood came out of his mouth, and he stopped moving.

Other victims saw this and shook their heads helplessly. Since the flood, such things happened frequently. A few days ago, they all went to these officials' houses and asked them to offer some porridge, but those officials asked servants to beat them away.

Those who had the strength to run were fortunate enough to survive. Those who didn't have the strength to run or those who ran slowly were beaten to death.

So they were familiar with this.

Yang Zijin jumped out of the carriage after hearing the noise.

She saw the man kicked by Magistrate He. Although he looked breathless, she knew that he was still alive according to her first aid experience learned in modern times.

The man on the ground fainted due to external force, presumably because his lungs were kicked by Magistrate He. Yang Zijin squatted down quickly, helped the man lie flat with his face up, and then tore his shirt apart.

Yang Zijin was not so strong that she could tear the clothes with her hands. It was because his clothes were already in tatters.

When people around saw this, they looked at Yang Zijin with incredible looks.

Men and women shall keep away from each other. This was a traditional virtue among people from ancient times.

Now, in front of so many people, she physically touched the man and even tore his clothes.

Mo Li was about to remind her, only to see Shuo Ling beckoning him to wait.

He used to see her wake up Duke of Mu in a short time. So he guessed that she had her idea.

Besides, he still thought about her safety. After the flood, some victims would inevitably rebel against officials. If she saved this person, she would be recognized by these victims, and be prevented from some troubles.

Along the way, Shuo Ling had already known that the flood was worse than before, and he couldn't protect her at all times.

Thinking of this, Shuo Ling continued to look at Yang Zijin.

Yang Zijin pinched the man's philtrum.

The man's hand moved slightly.

A sharp-eyed victim saw this. He shouted, "He revived!"

Everyone looked at the man lying on the ground.

After a while, the man opened his eyes slightly.

Yang Zijin saw that his eyes were dim, and she knew that he was too hungry for a long time.

So she got up and walked towards the carriage. She took some of the cakes to the man, "This is for you."

"Thank you." The man shed tears after he saw the food in her hand. Then he reached out to take the food and gobbled it.