Chapter 776 Let me ask around

After entering Dingshui City, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi went straight to the nearest inn.

"You two heroines, come in quickly, there's a place inside."

The waiter warmly welcomed them in, and they found a secluded place to sit down and ordered three dishes, two vegetarian and one meat, plus a few steamed buns.

There are not many guests in this inn. It stands to reason that although Dingshui is not a prosperous area, it can be somewhat close to it. Many businessmen who go to Quzhou will stay here, but there are not many people there at first glance. ?

It's very simple, it's because Quzhou suffered a disaster.

Most of the people have fled for their lives. What are the merchants doing in Quzhou? Who are they transporting goods to sell to?

If you encounter a few refugees who fall into the trap of bandits, it will be a problem.

Yang Yiyi and the others didn't need to go to Quzhou, otherwise they would have taken Tang Lianyu's boat directly, but Yang Yiyi wanted to know why the refugees outside Dingshui City were given bran to eat.

"Two heroines, use it slowly."

At this time, the waiter came with vegetables and steamed buns. As soon as he put them down, Wu Shaoyi said strangely:

"Brother, why are the steamed buns in your inn so many times smaller than those in other places?"

"Hey, Heroine, you don't know something, but don't blame our inn for not doing business properly. Our steamed buns used to be big, but recently the price of food has been too high, so we have to make them smaller."

"The price of food is high? Is it because someone is hoarding it?"

"Look what you said, whoever dares to hoard these days would be committing a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan."

The waiter came closer and lowered his voice and said:

"It's because there is not much food. I heard that more than half of the food in the official warehouse is missing."

"Why? You didn't suffer any disaster in Dingshui. Could it be that you were transferred to Quzhou?"

"How can ordinary people like us dare to ask more about the big things from above? But there are rumors that the county magistrate sold all the grain."

"What a courage!"

"Hey, hey, hey, heroine, don't make any noise, don't make any sound."

Good guy, Yang Yiyi slapped the table and startled the waiter. He quickly explained:

"This is all nonsense. It is said that the county magistrate sold grain in the name of disaster relief, but no one knows what happened. Anyway, there is not much grain in the official warehouse, so the price of grain in the market is high."

Transportation is inconvenient these days, and granaries in various places can be said to be the most important points. The rules and regulations of the court here are also extremely strict. No matter how greedy you are, you should not be greedy to the granaries. That is why the old man drinks arsenic and is dissatisfied with his longevity.

"When the two heroines came into the city, did they see any refugees outside the city?"

Seeing Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi nodding, the waiter said again:

"In the city, food prices are more expensive, so we can barely survive. Outside the city, it's really miserable. The refugees are fed bran every day, and many of them can't even relieve themselves and are suffocated to death."

Speaking of this, the waiter smiled sheepishly:

"You're too talkative. You shouldn't be talking about this while eating."

"Then where did the court's disaster relief food go?"

"There is no disaster relief food. The food was not put into the warehouse when it was delivered. It was just wandering around at the gate of the city and was taken away. No one has seen what the disaster relief food looks like."

Wu Shaoyi and Yang Yiyi looked at each other, and Yang Yiyi asked:

"Could it be that no one really cares?"

"Who will take care of it? When the high-ranking official sent to inspect the situation arrives, he will open a warehouse and put some food for the refugees outside. When the high-ranking official leaves, he will continue to feed bran and fool the superiors. Who can take care of it?"

The waiter shook his head and sighed:

"On the other hand, there were a few heroes who were passing by who couldn't see it and clamored to go to the county magistrate to seek justice. In the end, they just talked about how powerful they were and either ran away in despair or didn't care at all."

The waiter must have told many Jianghu people about these words. After all, his family owns an inn, and there are many Jianghu knights traveling from north to south. No one is blind. When entering the city, they will see the city gate, and naturally they will also go to the city to inquire.

After saying this, the waiter bowed and ran to greet other customers.

"Sister Yang, you..."

"This matter cannot be ignored."

Sure enough, Wu Shaoyi had already guessed this development.

"The other party is an official of the imperial court, and many Jianghu people are not paying attention to it. There may be other hidden reasons for this matter. You and I shouldn't get involved."

Jianghu people and the imperial court are two parallel lines, and they basically do not interfere with each other, or try not to interfere with each other.

That is to say, both parties are tacitly understanding each other and do not want to intensify the conflict.

But when Yang Yiyi's stubborn temper comes up, who can hold her back?

Based on these rumors, Yang Yiyi has already sketched in Yang Yiyi's mind the image of a corrupt official who is greedy for money and does not care about the lives of the people.

"At least I have to see what kind of person this Dingshui County Magistrate is."

Seeing that Wu Shaoyi couldn't persuade him, he had to say:

"Would you like to hear what Brother Li has to say first?"

The only one who can hold back Yang Yiyi's stubborn donkey is Li Chengqi.

But just as it happened, Li Chengqi was packing up moving things at this time. He was not online and did not see these things.

But when she talked about Li Chengqi, Yang Yiyi calmed down a little, maybe because she was afraid of being talked about by Li Chengqi.

"In this way, let's walk around the city during the day and ask around."

After all, those are just what the waiter said, and they may be a little biased.

But it can be seen that Yang Yiyi still has to take care of it. She practices martial arts just to be a hero. She doesn't care about such things. She is still a shitty hero.

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Time passes little by little, the sun and the moon alternate, and night falls.

The watchman is banging his clapper, indicating that Haishi has arrived.

Due to the recent disaster in Quzhou, Dingshui, which is close to Quzhou, has also been affected. In order to prevent any changes, Dingshui City has implemented a curfew. Except for the night watchmen and patrolling yamen runners, no one is allowed to go out in the middle of the night.

In front of the Dingshui yamen, lanterns are still lit, and the lights in the yamen are still on.

The yamen runners guarding the gate yawned. The county magistrate did not go home, so they could not leave work and could only stay at the door.

"Did a figure pass by just now?"

"Nonsense, at this time, there are only mosquitoes at most."

The yawning yamen runner looked at the location pointed by his companion and waved his hand nonchalantly:

"Guard it well, could it be a ghost flying over?"

"Brother, be careful, talking about ghosts in the middle of the night will really attract ghosts."

"Okay, okay, I know."

As soon as the voice fell, the two suddenly heard a rustling sound, like the sound of someone running fast behind them and their clothes being pulled by the wind, but before they turned around to look, their eyes went black and they lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Wu Shaoyi hurried over from the darkness of the street corner in a wheelchair.

"You won't kill them, will you?"

"No, I pressed their acupoints."

Yang Yiyi was dragging the two yamen runners into the bushes at the entrance of the Eight Characters Yamen, and quickly hid them.

Yang Yiyi is quite good at brute force, and she is also good at acupoint pressing...

Let's put it this way, it's easier to pierce a person with one finger than to press acupoints.

However, she has recently practiced the White Crane Fan Technique and the Autumn Wind Palm Technique, and has a better understanding of the control of force, so she understands the operation of acupoint pressing.

The only small problem is that her acupoint pressing is still a miracle of great strength. It is hard to say whether the two yamen runners were knocked unconscious by the acupoint pressing or simply knocked unconscious. These are all minor matters. At most, they may feel a little pain when they wake up...