Chapter 797 - Chapter 797: Don’t Be a Savior
Chapter 797: Don’t Be a Savior
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Wang Dalang did not come alone. There were also a few young men from Hu Family Village. They were only half-grown boys back then, but most of them had families now.
They had watched Ah Yu grow up and had long treated her as their sister.
“I heard that you went to Jiangsai with Wulang. Why are you here?”
Everyone was pulled over by Wang Dalang. When they saw that Ah Yu was protected by many bailiffs, but there was no one familiar around her, they couldn’t help but worry.
“There’s chaos in Jiangsai. Fifth Brother is sharpening his skills, and Uncle Ah Shu has already sent someone over. He should arrive in a few days.”
Ah Yu expressed that she was very good. After everyone asked around, they were relieved.
They had all experienced natural and man-made disasters before, so they would not deliberately force All Yu to treat them well.
Since his own people were already here, he would naturally take care of them.
Wang Dalang didn’t travel around for a few years in vain. He brought a few companions from the village to help the refugees and distribute rice and grain. Initially, the bailiffs felt that they had overstepped their bounds. In the end, as soon as they arrived, everyone was indeed more orderly. Even the rich families who were unwilling to give charity were willing to open their warehouses and release food to help the victims. They just did not know what the commander’s brother had said to those rich families.
Ah Yu was still busy writing prescriptions and brewing medicinal soup for everyone. Her medical skills couldn’t compare to a proper doctor, but she had Meat ball, who was working hard to learn for her. It could also help her distinguish the medicinal properties and use scientific calculations to make the prescriptions.
Coupled with a little spirit spring water, although the medicinal soup made couldn’t be said to have immediate effect, the treatment effect was still very good.
After distributing it, many victims’ injuries stabilized and did not worsen.
This time, they waited until King Xiaoyao and the others entered the city.
The magistrate in charge of Yue City was already extremely busy. When he heard that King Xiaoyao was here, he felt a headache coming on.
“Why is the King of Hell here at this juncture? There’s nothing left in our Yue City to plunder!”
The person continued, “No, King Xiaoyao brought a total of 50 carriages, and hundreds of burly men on foot!”
The Yue City magistrate almost couldn’t breathe. “What? 50 carriages? Is the living King of Hell trying to scavenge the ruins of our Yue City? And the burly men—”
“No, Sir, you’ve misunderstood!” The person said, “King Xiaoyao is here to deliver disaster relief food!”
Clang!
The magistrate fell to the ground and the document in his hand fell into the millstone. He couldn’t be bothered to look and hurriedly got up. “Will you die if you finish speaking in one go? Hurry up and follow me to welcome King Xiaoyao!”
If not for the last few sentences, he would have been prepared to kill himself in front of King Xiaoyao.
In the end, the one who came was not a living King of Hell, but a living Bodhisattva!
The magistrate of Yue City rushed out of the government office and saw the carriages brought by King Xiaoyao from afar. They were indeed food for disaster relief.
He almost cried on the spot.
He was going to retire next year. He didn’t expect such a huge matter to happen at this critical moment. If the casualties of the commoners were too heavy and his people starved to death, he wouldn’t be able to live in peace for the rest of his life.
Yue City had suffered many fires, and many granaries had been burned down. The government office had stockpiled emergency food, but it was not enough to deal with the endless stream of refugees. In two days, the entire Yue City would run out of food.
Even if the urgent report sent to Wanning City was already in the hands of the Emperor, it wouldn’t be approved quickly. Those pedantic ministers in the Imperial Court would definitely have people disputing about the food relief.
After a while, it was inevitable that they would be delayed for another three to five days. When they sent someone to gather the food, they would be exploited layer by layer. In the end, it would probably take a month or two to reach Yue City.
The surrounding cities could be saved, but there were too many people in the peripheries. The court wouldn’t provide unlimited food as well. At most, it would be a token amount. Without the orders of the Imperial Court, it would only be akin to a drop in the bucket.
By that time, Yue City would have long been finished!
Fortunately, King Xiaoyao was here.
At the thought of this, the smile on the magistrate’s face became even brighter.
King Xiaoyao got someone to escort the food to the government office first. When the surrounding refugees saw this food, they went crazy and wanted to come up and snatch it.
The people sent by Shi Zhou were useful. They repelled a few people and finally intimidated them.
When the magistrate of Yue City came, he searched a few times before finding traces of King Xiaoyao. He was squatting in the medicinal shed and imitating Ah Yu to identify the herbs.
“Greetings, Your Highness!”
The magistrate of Yue City wanted to bow, but he was stopped by King Xiaoyao.
King Xiaoyao: “There’s no need to do that. Go and busy yourself first. Don’t worry about the rest. I have my own arrangements.”
The Yue City magistrate was still a little hesitant.
Ah Yu smiled. “Lord Magistrate, you can go ahead with your work in peace. Uncle Ah Shu is with me.”
The magistrate of Yue City had a good impression of Ah Yu. This extremely young Village Lord was unlike the rumors in the outside world, a country girl who did not know anything. Instead, she was very knowledgeable at a young age. After coming to Yue City, she came up with some good ideas for him to help with disaster relief.
He was very worried and even specially sent his trusted aides to her.
“Alright, I’ll take my leave first.”
After the magistrate of Yue City left, the surrounding people also carried the medicinal soup out to the patients one after another. The medicinal shed became much emptier.
King Xiaoyao asked, “Ah Yu, you’ve been here for more than ten days. Did you gain anything?”
Ah Yu was puzzled. “What gain?”
“Think about it. Are there anything similar among the innocent victims and the magistrate who wants to help with the disaster?”
King Xiaoyao guided All Yu.
Ah Yu thought for a moment and understood. “Are you saying that there’s something similar here to my goal of opening the Women’s Academy? My original intention was to give the women an additional fail-safe route. Perhaps my role is similar to the ‘magistrate’?”
She carefully pondered over the details of this period of time and said, “I’ve really figured out a lot. For example, in the past, I only felt that as long as I was capable and had enough money, it wouldn’t be so difficult for me to do anything. But now, I know that even if someone needs help, they don’t necessarily want the help I thought they need. Just like after the disaster, some people need food, some people need medicine, some people just need comfort, and some people need help finding their families. Moreover, my strength alone can’t support me to complete so many things…”
As she thought about it, Ah Yu understood what King Xiaoyao meant.
This was for her to experience.
“When I was in Jiangsai, I already understood. Good intentions alone are not enough. It’s more important that others think it’s good and that it’s what they need,” All Yu said. “When this matter is over, 1’11 also work hard to do what 1 want and should do.”
King Xiaoyao: “Yes, as long as you don’t blame Uncle for being nosy. All Yu, in the past, I only treated you as All Ruan’s child, so I treated you differently. Now, no matter who you are, I’m still your Uncle Ah Shu. Uncle also wants to remind you that it’s good to maintain a kind heart, but don’t try to be a savior of the world.”
Ah Yu said, “I understand.”
She had grown up and her thoughts were not as naive as when she was young.
The next day, Tang Yuan, the lamb, and the others, who were slower, also arrived at Yue City. They also brought some news..