Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 764 There are plenty of ways

"I'm free for now, so I came to keep Qingyang company for a while," Cheng Guang said. "Qingyang went to get you some food."

Meng Changqing turned and walked into the house. "Come in and sit down."

Cheng Guang followed him inside. Seeing that Meng Changqing was about to pour tea, he picked up the teapot first. He felt that the tea was cold and knew that the small stove in the room had long been extinguished. "Please wait a moment, I will go to the kitchen to get you some hot charcoal."

"It's okay, cold water is cold, it's been boiled anyway."

“That won’t do,” Cheng Guang insisted. “You don’t look well, and it’s not even that hot right now, so you shouldn’t drink cold water.”

"I've just been sleeping less." Meng Changqing sat down on the stool. "When things are peaceful again, I'll definitely sleep for days and nights in a row."

At this point, Chen Qingyang came in with a basket. "Sir, the food has been heated up."

Cheng Guang took the basket and placed the food inside on the table. "Please eat first." He then turned to Chen Qingyang and instructed, "Change the charcoal in the small stove."

"Hey."

Seeing that the meal included bread, vegetables, and soup, Meng Changqing was about to ask Cheng Guang to hand him the bowl and spoon when he saw Cheng Guang turn around and ladle soup into the bowl, filling it to about eight-tenths full, and place it in front of Meng Changqing, saying, "Please drink the soup first."

Meng Changqing shifted his gaze from the soup bowl to Cheng Guang's face, and shook his head with a smile, "You're becoming more and more thoughtful."

Cheng Guang smiled and took two steps back.

"Don't stand, sit down," Meng Changqing said.

The food on the table was all Meng Changqing's favorite flavor. Since he hadn't eaten for the past two meals, he didn't care about his image at all when he ate. His priority was to fill his stomach.

After eating his fill, the slight discomfort he had felt earlier vanished instantly, and Meng Changqing couldn't help but sigh, "It's so good to be young."

Cheng Guang looked at the empty plates on the table, got up and was about to leave, saying, "I'll get you some more food."

"No need, no need," Meng Changqing called out to the person, "I'm full."

Cheng Guang sat down again. "Sir, many people packed their things and went south because of what you said in Xinjie this morning."

Meng Changqing nodded, "If we switch sides, I'd also be willing to go south. It's safer to be separated by two walls than one."

"How many people went there? Was a count done?" "There's no specific count, but there are only a few households left in the south."

Meng Changqing asked, "Have your family members gone there?"

Cheng Guang nodded somewhat embarrassedly, "It's all in the past now."

"In that case, the duty schedule of the yamen runners should be adjusted so that they can patrol wherever the people are."

Although most people here are good, there are always those who take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune. Such people cannot be tolerated. If you catch them, bring them to me. She had plenty of dirty tricks to deal with those people.

It's not good to say it now, otherwise Cheng Guang and the others might feel sorry for them and keep it a secret.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."

That night, Meng Changqing waited until late, but did not hear any sounds of battle breaking out outside the city walls.

Bored while waiting, I fell asleep again and slept straight through until dawn.

"Who's standing outside?" Meng Changqing asked as soon as he opened his eyes.

“My lord, it is I, Li Xin,” the person standing outside the study replied.

"Did anyone from Captain Zhang's side come over last night?"

"No."

For a full day and night, the Yan army did not attack.

Meng Changqing dressed and checked himself in the mirror before opening the door. He said to Li Xin, who was guarding the door, "I'm going to take a walk around town. If the kitchen sends food, put it on the table first. I'll be back soon."

"Yes."

Meng Changqing walked to the new street and saw that every household was locked up and no shops were open. The old street behind it was in the same situation.

As she walked down the deserted streets, she thought about how utterly detestable war was, especially since her own country was entangled in it and her compatriots were deeply affected.