radicalducati Chapter 226 Cleaning the Yard
Chapter 226 Cleaning the Yard
Finally, they selected a few maids to clean the house and a few cooks and went back.
They seemed to be staggering as they walked along the way, as if they were about to fall to the ground at any second.
After returning home, they saw the maid that Xia Qingqing brought back, and no one spoke.
Finally, Xia Wei asked, "Are you sure they can make something?"
With such a small body, he would fall down even with a slight push, so Xia Wei's worry was not in vain.
They all lowered their heads guiltily, they were really too hungry. In fact, what Xia Wei said was right, they did feel a little weak.
Xia Qingqing looked at them and told them what had just happened.
"It's only been a short time, less than three months, how come it has become like this?"
It has been three months since the flood occurred. It is impossible that there was nothing to eat at the beginning. The imperial court later issued disaster relief twice.
Logically speaking, everyone in this county can get it.
"Let's do this for now. Let them eat first, and then go clean up. They should have more energy after eating."
Xia Qingqing said that they were now hungry, and if they ate some food to replenish their energy, they would definitely have more strength.
This is all we can do now. Now that we have brought it back, what else can we do?
"If that's the case, take them there and ask a few people to cook for them."
The servants took them to the back and cleaned the front first, and also tidied up the rooms, otherwise they would have no place to sleep at night.
After they finished their meal and rested for a while, although their bodies did not recover for a while, their spirits were much better than before.
When they are full, they have the energy to work. They are not spoiled people and are very efficient in doing things. They can finish all the tasks in no time.
I was only halfway through cleaning when it got dark, so I could only clean when I got up the next day.
Everything in the pavilions at the back still needs to be cleaned carefully, it will take some time to clean them all.
They got up early and went straight to the back to clean, making the pavilion bright and cleaned the pond.
Xia Qingqing looked at these dried-up ponds and felt that it would be a waste if they were not used, so she asked someone to fetch water and fill the ponds.
She originally thought it would only take a while, but she didn't expect it would take more than a day.
By the time it got dark, the pond was not even half full.
Yes, it’s a waste of time for several people to fetch water and then release it here, going back and forth.
She sighed and thought, forget it, let them do it. It would take at least two or three days to finish it.
Xia Qingqing went to Xia Xuan's study, and there was already someone inside. Seeing the movement inside, Xia Qingqing went straight in without knocking.
When Xia Xuan saw that she was not blaming her for being rude, he asked her to sit down.
They are discussing how to find out where the grain is.
"If they are hiding, they must be hiding in the mansion, or somewhere else. We can just find someone to wait there."
There is a high possibility that they don't even know they are here, so it would be safest for them to hide directly in their own homes.
It is impossible to hide it outside the county. It would be unsafe. It might be discovered by refugees and all the stuff would be snatched away.
Therefore, the greatest probability is inside the county, and the safest place is at the county magistrate's mansion, which is even safer.
Xia Qingqing's guesses were similar to what they thought, Xia Yun thought about it and said.
"Then I will go to the county magistrate's mansion with the guards tonight to see if the food is really there. Then we will know what to do."
No one else had any objections, so Xia Yun went back to prepare, since the action would be late at night after all.
Everyone would be asleep at that time and their vigilance would be lower, making it easier to investigate.
As night fell, Xia Yun, dressed in black, quietly went to the county magistrate's mansion. The mansion was quiet, but strangely, there was no one in the front yard.
But there were a bunch of people patrolling in the backyard, as if there was something in the backyard.
It was obvious that something was wrong. Xia Yun looked at the people in the backyard and waved his hand. The guards behind him all fell into darkness and could not be seen at all.
Xia Yun looked around and saw that there were obviously more guards in the last room, and he also noticed that these patrolling people were circling around this room.
This means that there are very important things in this room, and it is possible that food is inside.
After watching for a while on the roof, he realized that they were not looking up at the sky, so he jumped onto the roof above the last room.
The people below had no idea that Xia Yun was already above their heads.
No one noticed him, so Xia Yun climbed down and carefully lifted a tile on the roof, revealing a hole.
The room was pitch black and he could not see anything. He pressed his face completely against the ceiling. As his eyes adjusted to the brightness, he could vaguely make out the outlines of things inside.
They are a bit like sacks of stuff. Although I have some guesses in my mind, I still have to be accurate in order to catch them all.
The best way to confirm whether the food inside was stolen is to go in and take a look.
There is a wall behind the house, but there is still a small gap in the middle that you can get into. If you can get in, you can enter through the window at the back.
Xia Yun looked at the gap and it seemed okay, so he took a deep breath and slipped through the gap.
After passing through the narrowest passage, it will not be so narrow if you go further down. I jumped gently to the ground and looked around carefully.
There was no one around, so he quietly opened the back window and went in.
Now people outside didn't know that someone had gone in. Xia Yun groped carefully inside and took out the wrapped night pearl.
It was Xia Qingqing who asked him to wear this night pearl. This night pearl is very small, but very bright and convenient to carry.
After taking out the night pearl, the room became much brighter and I could clearly see what was inside.
There were a lot of things in sacks inside. Xia Yun went forward to check. As soon as he opened them, rice flowed out, emitting a faint rice fragrance.
This is rice!
Xia Yun placed the night pearl a little higher and saw that there were piles of sacks, which were slowly piling up into a mountain in the room.