The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 161 Riot

"The porridge we get every day is not even half of what we normally get. We can't even fill our stomachs halfway. How can we survive?"

"Moreover, it is mostly sweet potatoes and potatoes, and rice and flour only account for 30%."

"That's right. Everyone says that Lord Cheng is as rich as a country and has a kind heart. But we can't even get enough to eat. Is there such a Bodhisattva?"

"It's true that they are as rich as a country, but they may not be kind-hearted. They are just deceiving the world and stealing the reputation. I saw with my own eyes that the porridge their employees received was all rice, without a single sweet potato."

"what?"

……

The victims' private complaints are increasing.

Because the rice promised by the imperial court for disaster relief was never delivered after the initial delivery, the reason was that the rice merchants could not receive the payment due from the Ministry of Revenue.

As soon as the flood receded, the price of rice began to rise.

Although the storage was sufficient at that time, it was inevitable that food prices would rise after a major disaster. Prices would not fall until there was sufficient food to replenish the supply.

Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue allocated part of its funds to purchase grain from rice merchants, in order to sell this batch of rice to suppress the price of rice when the price of grain rose too much.

But for some reason, this part of the funds was not used for the designated purpose, but was diverted to other purposes.

The rice merchants have provided grain but have not received the payment yet. Seeing that the grain price is rising day by day, the court wants to write a blank check to buy grain?

No one would agree to this.

Seeing that the stored food is getting less and less every day, who knows when the relief food will be delivered?

Sun Yuechan distributed the minimum daily amount to each person, and together with the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other things that she had saved, it was barely enough to last for seven or eight days. She thought that there should be enough food to be transported in during this period of time.

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"Third brother, now that everyone's complaints are getting worse, it's time to stop them. Otherwise, once the railway is built and the food is shipped over, it will be difficult to start a rebellion."

"We'll watch for another night, and tonight we'll have everyone spread more rumors to stir up the victims' emotions so they start making trouble when we prepare to distribute porridge tomorrow."

"it is good,"

In a dark corner somewhere, several men were whispering.

At noon the next day, porridge distribution centers began distributing porridge, and the victims lined up with their bowls as usual to receive their own portion of rations.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, with several men swearing.

"Why do we only have one bowl, but they can get two bowls?"

"Is it because they are your people that there are more of them than us?"

"That's right. It's reasonable for women like them to eat more than us men."

"They not only eat more but also eat better. The porridge they are given is all rice, while ours is only sweet potatoes and potatoes with only a few grains of rice. Even if you use the backdoor, you can't have this every day."

Several men pointed at a woman and cursed her.

The woman, who was wearing staff uniform, immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. The extra bowl is for the child. The child is young and can't stand eating sweet potatoes and potatoes every day, so he wants more rice."

"I don't believe you. I also said I have a child, so I want one more bowl too. Is that okay?"

"That's right, you guys are relying on your status as a local talent to blatantly use the backdoor,"

"We don't have any,"

"You are all unfaithful women. You don't stay at home to serve your parents-in-law, but come out to fight with men for food. You are not good people."

A bunch of men pointed at these women and yelled at them, and some people in the crowd were fanning the flames.

People have been screaming with hunger these days. Many people were already in a bad mood, and now when they heard that their food rations had been taken away by these Cheng employees, they were all furious!

Many disaster victims who did not know the truth also joined in the scolding.

At the same time, all kinds of conflicts broke out in almost all porridge distribution points, and the hostility of the victims was ignited at any time!

……

"They don't feed us, and we don't feed them,"

"They have a lot of valuables here, let's rob them~"

"Robbed~,"

"Grab them~"

"Grab them~~"

For a moment, the shouts shook the sky!

This group of disaster victims rushed into various factories, snatched whatever they saw, and smashed what they couldn't snatch.

Suddenly, Cheng Industry fell into chaos!

At this time, Cheng Yu and his team were in a meeting with supervisors at all levels. Suddenly, the chief guard ran in nervously and shouted,

"Oh no, sir, there's chaos outside,"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked and walked out.

Everyone stood on the second-floor balcony and saw that the huge industrial area was in chaos. People were running around, and there were flames in several places.

Cheng Yu was so angry that his face turned blue. He punched the railing and cursed,

"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"

"My dear, the most urgent thing is to put down the riot immediately, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Sun Yuechan told him, and he immediately issued an order,

"Immediately send someone to notify all employees to protect the factory equipment and try not to let the victims damage it."

"Take my token immediately and inform the garrison outside the city to send troops to quell the rebellion."

"All guards are on alert, protect the office building, and don't let the victims rush in,"

"Yes~"

"Yes~"

Everyone got the order and went out.

……

In the small building where Ah Cai lived, Cuizhi was carrying out a bowl of noodles. When she saw the bowl of noodles with bland soup, she immediately lost her appetite.

"Aunt Cui,"

"I've already eaten these noodles for five meals. If I eat any more, I'll feel like vomiting."

Ah Cai complained that she felt eating five meals of noodles in a row was the limit.

"Humph!"

"If you don't want noodles, what do you want to eat?"

"Do you know that the disaster victims outside don't even have food to eat now, and only have a bowl of mixed grain porridge every day? How dare you complain when you can eat enough here?"

Mrs. Cheng said angrily,

"I'm just talking, don't be angry, mom."

"Humph!"

Ah Cai also understood that this was a difficult time and quickly apologized. After all, she had lived here for so many years and her temper had improved a lot.

However, Mrs. Cheng became increasingly dissatisfied with her.

In the past, she had a fairy halo, so any outrageous behavior could be tolerated, but now that her memory is gone, she can no longer be tolerated.

Moreover, it is often the case that conflicts are most likely to arise when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law live together.

They had only met occasionally before, so they got along well. But now that they were together day and night, Mrs. Cheng realized that this concubine was so lazy and gluttonous!

On days when I didn’t have to go back to college, I would sleep until noon. I never tried to get up early and say hello to myself.

She is also very picky, which makes it difficult for the cook who has been cooking for her.

She never did housework and knew nothing about needlework. She just stayed in the big study every day reading books about strange techniques and erotic arts.

This is not just taking a concubine, it's clearly inviting an ancestor back!

If her son didn't like her, he would have divorced her long ago.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but sigh when she thought of her son's current difficult situation.

Fortunately, he has two good daughters-in-law to help him share the burden.

Looking at Ah Cai picking up noodles one by one, Mrs. Cheng was about to say something to her,

At this time, a maid ran in in a panic and said, "The old lady is not well."

"There's chaos outside, and a lot of rioters are rushing towards us,"

"what?"

Everyone in the room was shocked!

……

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"If you want to rob someone, go rob the building next to the college."

"I heard that the Marquis took a concubine there and gave a dowry of several thousand pieces of gold, pearls and other precious jewels. One of them alone is worth a fortune."

"Go quickly, or else you'll be robbed!"

"Go grab it, go grab it,"

A large group of thugs armed with bricks and iron bars rushed towards the small building where Ah Cai and her friends lived.

The guards in the small building felt their scalps tingle when they saw the thugs, who outnumbered them dozens of times.

Their lives are not important. What is important is that the Marquis’ mother and aunt are among them!

What if they have any injuries?

How do they face the Marquis?

"Madam, please leave here quickly with your subordinates.

"Go hide outside and wait for reinforcements to arrive, otherwise it will be too late once these mobs break in."

"what?"

At the urgent request of the guards, all the women in the building simply packed up their belongings and went downstairs. Horses were already prepared outside, and as soon as they got downstairs, the guards helped them mount the horses.

But Ah Cai was dumbfounded. She said, "I don't know how to ride a horse."

"what?"

"You can't even ride a horse?"

Mrs. Cheng looked at her and said, "I'm a good-for-nothing."

"Auntie, you and I will ride on the same horse."

"I will take you with me,"

Dongmei helped Ah Cai onto the horse without saying a word, and the two of them rode together and started galloping.

Led by the guards, everyone fled to the mountainside shelter.

Everyone hopes that reinforcements will arrive soon.