I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

"Rengui, if we hadn't met Langjun and the general."

“Will we be the same as them now?”

After all, most of them are widows of Chai Xueying's comrades in the army.

If he hadn't had Chai Xueying's help and couldn't find a friend, he would have definitely become a refugee if a disaster struck.

Xue Li shook his head and said seriously: "If we hadn't met Lang Jun and the general, we wouldn't have ended up like this."

He looked at Liu Erniu, raised his hand and said:

"We have hands and feet, and we can work."

The two people's voices were not loud, but they were still heard by a refugee nearby.

This refugee was a bit old and thin, with blood all over his square face, looking a bit hideous.

He covered his bleeding forehead and sneered:

"From what you said, you are just lucky and blessed to be with a noble person."

Seeing the two men's unconvinced expressions, the refugee continued:

"I have some martial arts skills, and my hometown has a hundred acres of land, so I am a wealthy family."

"If we encounter natural disasters or man-made disasters, won't we still become refugees?"

"With hands and feet, haha, with hands and feet, you have to be able to find a place to work!"

"We have fists and money, but now we can only rely on the porridge stall. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Xue Li and Liu Erniu pursed their lips.

Yes, if you have hands and feet, you also need a place to work.

Liu Erniu asked, "You have money, why can't you buy some food and clothing?"

The refugee pursed his lips and looked towards the direction of Chang'an City in despair.

"More than 10,000 disaster victims have entered Chang'an City. The city gate has issued an order that no one is allowed to enter without a crime, even if they are paid."

"The village chiefs in the surrounding villages called on able-bodied men to guard the villages, and they refused to sell food."

"You said, I'm just a refugee, I just want to survive, why don't you give me a chance?"

Xue Li and Liu Erniu were completely silent.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters really leave people with no way to survive!

Tread!

The sound of horse hooves sounded.

When Xue Li and others saw Fang Yiyi and others coming back, they quickly saluted and bowed.

Afterwards, Xue Li quickly stepped forward, explained the cause of the fight that he had found out, and pointed at a few people.

Relying on their youth and strength, these men gathered a group of people.

If other refugees wanted to eat porridge, they had to pay them money or give up half of the porridge they had received, otherwise they would be stopped from going to the porridge stall.

Some people were so angry that after a few arguments, they started fighting.

Fang Yiyi became furious upon hearing this and glared at those people angrily.

"Damn it! Our kindness was used by these bastards to exploit these refugees."

"Tie them all up and hang them up!"

Chapter 349: Can we recruit some refugees from the coal mine?

Xue Li and others have strong execution capabilities.

All those refugees who caused trouble were hung up, regardless of whether they were rescued or not.

"Why are you hanging us up?"

"Is there still any law? Report to the police! Report to the police now!"

"You damn bastard, let us go!"

......

The refugees who had been waiting in front of Mingde Gate had not yet dispersed.

Seeing that the Snow Leopard Guards brought in a hundred or so injured refugees, he was very curious.

Seeing them being hung up again, he started cursing.

They became even more curious and started discussing in low voices.

"Hey, why are these people hung up?"

"I don't know, but Fang Jia Sanlang is such a good man, and they must have done a lot of evil to hang them up!"

"That makes sense. Sanlang of the Fang family is kind-hearted. If these people have not committed any crime, they will definitely not be punished."

"Hey, that hanging man looks familiar!"

"It's Wang Gang's group of bastards! Look at the second person, it's Wang Gang!"

"Hey, it's really Wang Gang. The bad guys will be punished by God, and they should be punished!"

......

The refugees could not help but understand the identities of the group and started cursing in anger.

Some of them who were full and had enough energy bravely picked up the rubble around them and threw them at Wang Gang and others who were hanging there.

Fang Yiyi saw this but did not stop it. The other refugees immediately became excited and threw stones at them.

The shrill howls of pain came one after another, but were drowned out by the curses of the refugees.

Xue Li returned to Fang Yiyi and pointed at another group of people and said:

"My dear, these people take the refugees' offerings. Whoever gives them porridge will be protected by them."

"When the fight started, the people they were protecting were involved and joined the fight."

"The other bunch of people were just unlucky and were bullied by those people."

After Fang Yiyi understood the situation, he looked at the other two groups of anxious people and said:

"There are right and wrong things, and the mistakes are not your fault. I will not punish you, etc."

"Just rest assured and receive treatment. After you are healed, you can go wherever you want!"

After hearing this, the refugees, who had been worried, felt relieved.

Despite his injuries, he saluted Fang Yiyi and the others, and said with gratitude:

"Thank you for your kindness, my dear!"

"The grace of saving my life will never be forgotten!"

......

When Fang Yiyi saw that Wang Gang and others were about to be beaten to death, he ordered them to stop. These evil bastards could not die for the time being!

After he comforted the refugees, he returned to the carriage.

The resting wife hurriedly handed him a cup of tea.

Fang Yiyi drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat and frowned:

"The news of the refugees' unrest cannot be hidden. It will surely reach the court soon."

"We can't collect much grain, and even if we have money, it's hard to provide for so many refugees."

"We must find a solution so that the refugees will have work to do tomorrow at the latest!"

Chai Xueying nodded, and seeing her husband's anxious look, she held Fang Yiyi's hand distressedly and said:

"Husband, you can do it, don't worry."

"There's still time, isn't there?"

Fang Yiyi sighed deeply, raised his empty left hand, rubbed his brow and said:

"Indeed, things are urgent, and I have to calm down."

"I'll ask Xue Li and others to keep an eye on the refugees at the South City Gate. They'll be fine."

"If we don't go to the city gates on the east and west sides, we won't be able to control the situation!"

At this time, my wife's eyes lit up and she said quickly:

"Husband, can we recruit some refugees from the coal mine?"

Chapter 350: Self-reliance, Fishing for Sufficient Food

Fang Yiyi shook his head and said:

"The Ministry of Works and the General Administration of Works, as well as the widow of your comrade, have all been arranged."

"It will be useless to arrange for the refugees to go there."

"Not to mention that there is space, these refugees would die of exhaustion if they walked this hundred miles."

Hearing this, my wife's bright almond-shaped eyes dimmed.

At this time.

Fang Yiyi straightened up suddenly and said excitedly:

"We have always thought about using work as relief."

“There’s not as much work right now.”

"But you can let them do it themselves and temporarily solve the problem of being full!"

Chai Xueying's eyes brightened again, and she couldn't wait to ask:

"My dear, what good idea have you come up with?"

Fang Yiyi raised his lips and said with great joy:

"Let them fish!"

"There are many rivers outside Chang'an City."

"Chang'an is rich, and even the poor people like to eat rice."

“River fish has an earthy smell and they don’t process it well, so few people eat it.”

"But the refugees don't care about that. As long as they can fill their stomachs, they will eat anything!"

"It's just that there is a lack of tools, and few people are fishing for river fish."

Hearing this, Chai Xueying's eyes lit up.

Chang'an is said to be surrounded by eight rivers, with numerous large and small rivers.

Just prepare enough tools, catch fish and shrimp, and then eat rice.

Not to mention solving the problem of feeding all the refugees, at least it can provide ordinary people with a full meal every day.

In this way, most people can survive and avoid starving to death.

Just do it.

Fang Yiyi went directly to the porcelain embroidery shop and asked his second brother Fang Yiai to buy ropes for weaving fishing nets.

News also spread that someone was preparing fishing nets for the refugees so that they could catch fish to fill their stomachs.

The carriage carrying the rope was slowly transported out of the city from Suzaku Street, attracting countless people's attention.

As a result of this operation, the big grain traders who had been holding back on grain and wanted to continue raising the price suddenly panicked, and hurriedly lowered the price and sold off in large quantities.

The young couple smiled brightly as they listened to the good news sent back by Fang Liu that he had purchased a lot of grain.

Suddenly, Chai Xueying remembered something and said quickly:

"That's right, husband!"