kingnovel Chapter 1317: Food in Hands, No Need to Panic
Chapter 1317: Food in Hands, No Need to Panic
When Liu Qi said this, tears sparkled in his eyes.
I don’t know if it was because I was excited or because I had endured too much.
Such a tough guy never flinched or showed any fear when facing the enemy, but he softened his heart when he saw the suffering of the common people he protected with his life.
When he announced that some of the army's food would be distributed to the civilians, other generals in the army initially disagreed.
The food in the army is related to the stability of military morale.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not be worried.
Once the grain was distributed to the people, floods still occurred everywhere. Many mountain roads collapsed due to continuous rain for many days, burying the roads and blocking the traffic inside and outside.
The main thing is that the rain shows no sign of stopping. If the imperial court fails to deliver food and fodder in time, the morale of the army will be shaken, affecting the safety of the border. The imperial court will then definitely punish the border guards.
If the situation is serious, Liu Qi might even lose his head.
Liu Qi naturally knew the pros and cons of this.
Liu Qi never considered profit. He just didn't want the people he risked his life to protect to die of hunger.
He couldn't bear to watch the people starve to death.
However, he wrote several urgent reports to the court, explaining the situation at Pingkou Pass and requesting the court to send food as soon as possible for disaster relief. He also explained that the food in the army would not last long.
But for some unknown reason, no one from the imperial court came to deliver food.
The reason why Liu Qi dared to take such a risk was because he knew that the little princess of the dynasty was a divine being who could go to heaven and earth, had a divine dragon to protect her, and rode a tiger.
It is said that the tiger has wings and can fly.
Therefore, as long as the imperial court could receive her urgent report, the little princess would find a way to get over even if the road collapsed and was blocked.
This shows Liu Qi's confidence in Xiao Yanbao's ability.
Just when Liu Qi was unsure whether what he did was wrong, little Yan Bao came.
So when Liu Qi saw little Yan Bao coming, he felt mixed emotions.
The little princess came as expected.
But what he didn't know was that Xiao Yanbao didn't come just because he received his urgent report.
Now, no matter what kind of crime the court imposes on him, as long as the border is safe and the people are saved, he doesn't care.
Liu Qi smiled for the first time since the flood.
It’s a smile that comes from the heart.
But tears flowed from his eyes.
For some reason, little Yanbao found Liu Qi’s smile particularly irritating.
The stinging made her eyes wet.
"General Liu, I'm sorry for coming too late, causing the soldiers and civilians at the border to suffer." While speaking, Xiao Yanbao bowed deeply to General Liu and the soldiers at the border.
This made General Liu and his soldiers extremely terrified.
Although General Liu was wearing armor, he still took the lead and knelt down in front of Xiao Yanbao.
But just as he bent his knees, he was stopped by Xiao Yanbao.
No matter how hard General Liu and the others tried to kneel, they just couldn't do it.
"Okay, now is not the time to talk. I have brought the food. I will set up the pot and cook porridge right away." Xiao Yanbao said.
It’s not that Xiao Yanbao is stingy, it’s just that these people have been hungry for many days and can’t eat dry food, nor can they eat too much.
Xiao Yanbao also took out some stomach-nourishing medicine from his Ruyi bag and asked the soldiers to put it in the porridge.
Liu Qi: The little princess didn’t bring her dragon with her, nor did she ride her mount. The little princess asked the soldiers to cook porridge, but where is the food?
"Little Princess, the grain transport team is behind? Do you want me to send someone to pick them up?"
Xiao Yanbao smiled slightly and said, "Take me to the granary."
Liu Qi was also stunned. Could it be that the little princess still didn't believe that the granary at the border was empty?
If he really had no food, why would he lead his soldiers to peel tree bark to eat?
"Then little princess, follow me." Liu Qi said as he led the way.
When they arrived at the granary, Xiao Yanbao asked Liu Qi and others to stop, "I will go to store the grain and cook more porridge so that the people can have some porridge, and then I will take the people away."
Liu Qi looked at Xiao Yanbao in a daze. The little princess said that she was going into the granary to store grain. Did she hear it right?
The little princess is such a tiny person that she can't even carry a few pounds.
She was carrying a cloth bag on her back.
When Liu Qi saw the cloth bag, he was a little puzzled. Why did the little princess carry such a shabby cloth bag?
As a little princess of the current dynasty, if she didn't carry a golden bag when she went out, it should be made of brocade.
Could it be that the food the little princess was talking about is in that tattered cloth bag?
Then...how many grains of food can it hold?
The little princess is a little kid, and she couldn't understand how much food so many people at the border would need in one meal.
Even if it was just porridge, it would not be a small amount, not to mention that it had to be shared among the people.
While Liu Qi was still thinking about random things, little Yanbao had already walked out of the granary.
Everyone looked inside the granary and their eyes widened.
They looked at each other and rubbed their eyes, thinking that they were seeing things.
Make sure the granary is full of food.
Liu Qi was the first to run over to confirm.
Food. Sure enough, the bag was full of food.
Where did the little princess get these grains from?
Could it be that she really took it out from her tattered cloth bag?
It's impossible, absolutely impossible, but...
Seeing Liu Qi staring blankly at his cloth bag, Xiao Yanbao said, "Take me to other granaries, and I will fill up all the granaries at your border."
"Full?" Liu Qi said in disbelief.
Xiao Yanbao smiled and nodded without any explanation.
She wasn't afraid of anyone trying to take advantage of her.
No one except her can take things out of this wishful bag.
"I have a lot to do. If you don't let me fill up the granary here, then when there's no food, no one will come to deliver food to you."
Liu Qi: Why wouldn't he let me? He couldn't get it even if he begged.
He was just curious about where the little princess got the food from.
"I agree, of course I agree. I'll take the little princess there now."
Liu Qi ordered the firemen to cook porridge quickly, and he happily took little Yanbao to another granary.
The soldiers were excited. They had been looking forward to the arrival of the little princess, but they were disappointed because she did not bring any food or supplies.
Now, every time the little princess went into the granary, a full granary of grain would appear.
The little princess is truly an amazing being. Did she transform this food into something else?
However, no matter where the food comes from, as long as there is food, it is fine.
If you have food in your hands, you will not be worried.
Before the firemen put the grain into the pot, little Yanbao had already filled all the granaries in Pingkou Pass.
When the people heard that the little princess had brought food, they gathered outside the military camp.