We have all the space treasury in hand, so mere exile is nothing.

In fact, Ye Qingran and Chu Qingyun were also very curious. They wanted to ask a lot of things to the people in the room, but they didn't want to scare them anymore, so they had to wait patiently for them to come out on their own.

They devoured the meat, and Ye Qingran deliberately fanned the aroma across the room with his sleeves. Soon, the people in the room couldn't bear it anymore.

"Um...can you, can you give me some food?"

A woman came out. Her figure was a little thin, her dry hair was messy and stuck to her face, and her eyes were frightened and nervous.

Ye Qingran showed a gentle smile and replied: "Of course, we have plenty of food. Do you come and get it yourself or should I get it for you?"

The woman pursed her lips, looking at the meat with longing, but still said: "Just a little dry food, I, I'll go get it."

Ye Qingran could see that she was scared, but she seemed to be very hungry, so she still walked forward step by step, and then stopped three steps away.

Chu Qingyun handed over the roasted meat: "The dry food is only for us to eat on the road. It's not too much, but the meat tube is enough. These are for you."

He said this on purpose, fearing that the woman would be embarrassed to ask for meat. Ye Qingran also understood what he meant and nodded: "Yes, feel free to take it."

Seeing that they were not malicious, the woman reached out to take the meat, said thank you, and turned back into the house.

After she entered, a child's voice came from the room. Although they couldn't hear it clearly, they were sure that it was no more than three or four years old.

Chu Qingyun sighed: "Disasters occur frequently in the north. I think their life has been so difficult. It's a pity that I can't ask anything yet. I don't know where to start helping them."

"Wait a little longer. When they are sure that we are not bad people, maybe they will be willing to come out and talk to us."

The two of them were also very patient. After eating and drinking, they still gathered around the fire and waited for the opportunity.

Seeing that it was getting dark again, it started to snow again.

It was always the coldest when it was getting dark. Even if there was a fire in front of them, the cold wind would still penetrate their clothes.

Ye Qingran shrank and gathered up the cloak on his body.

This dilapidated shed can only block the snow but not the wind. If we spend one night here, it will freeze into an ice sculpture.

Just when she was about to propose returning to the carriage outside, the door to the room next to her opened again.

The woman stood by the door and asked, seemingly using great courage, "Do you want to come in to get out of the wind?"

Hearing this voice, both Ye Qingran and Chu Qingyun felt that they had been freezing for so long in vain.

They smiled and replied: "Thank you very much."

They extinguished the fire and walked over with the food in hand.

The woman welcomed them into the door and closed the door gently.

Ye Qingran looked up at the furnishings in the room. Apart from a table and two stools, there was only one bed left.

There was a little boy about three or four years old on the bed. He was looking at them with wide eyes. His eyes were not as panicked as his mother's, but more curious.

When he saw the meat in their hands, he subconsciously licked the corners of his mouth.

Ye Qingran handed over the piece of meat that had just been roasted but not yet eaten: "Eat it when you are hungry."

The child was well-behaved and did not catch it immediately, but looked at the woman.

The woman waved her hand: "He has eaten in the afternoon. We don't have much to eat here, so you should save some."

Ye Qingran smiled: "It's okay, we are here to provide disaster relief. What we have to do is to ensure that all the people in the north have enough food, clothing, and warmth, and stay away from illness, so don't worry, we will find a solution."

Upon hearing these words, the woman's eyes lit up, and then she seemed to remember something again, and said, "You'd better leave."

Ye Qingran stuffed the cooked meat into the child's hand and handed a piece to the woman.

"Why? We are sent by His Majesty. We will not go back until we solve your food and clothing problem."

Her eyes were firm, "It's just that we don't know your current situation yet. If you can, why don't you tell us about it?"

The woman sighed: "Since you are sent by His Majesty, you should know that many officials have come before, and they... they are all dead. If you don't want to die, you'd better leave. The situation in the north is far worse than You think complicatedly.”

"Tell me first and be more detailed."

Ye Qingran stuffed the meat into her hands, "Did you give all the meat to the children in the afternoon? You must not have eaten it yourself. Eat some, as a thank you for taking us in."

The woman looked at the meat in her hand, then looked at the firm eyes of the two men, and nodded.

Chu Qingyun and Ye Qingran sat on stools, waiting for the woman to speak.

The woman tore off a small piece of meat and ate it, then put the rest on a clean plate. The child on the bed ate the meat in small bites, as if he was afraid that he would not have anything to eat after finishing it.

"We often have various disasters happen here, and many people die each time, but we are used to this kind of fearful life. It's just that a plague broke out near the mass grave in the west a few days ago, and we don't dare to act casually. When I go out, the little food I already have becomes even more insufficient.”

The woman looked sad, "Even so, we were able to survive for a while with the food provided by the disaster relief. But we are located on the border, and there are always bandits coming to burn, kill and loot. People who are sick have no time to treat them, so we have to face these things." Human swords, this... this is really hard to withstand."

"But there are many officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court, so can they not be able to defeat these bandits?"

"There are quite a lot of these rogues, and they even know the topography of the northern border better than we do. After every disaster, they come to take advantage of the chaos. Even though we have lived here for so long, it is difficult to find them on the ground after the disaster. Suitable road, but they can.”

Ye Qingran understood what she meant.

These bandits know the terrain and the laws of disasters better than the residents. Those officials and soldiers who came from the capital do not understand these. In addition, if they do not have an advantage in numbers, they will be even more invincible, but this will not mean that they will die one by one. Bar?

Probably seeing the confusion in her eyes, the woman continued: "The officials sent by the imperial court either died in the disaster or were infected with the plague. The rest were kidnapped by the bandits and tortured to death."

"I understand. So when we came, you stayed behind closed doors because you were worried that we were also bandits, right?"

The woman nodded: "Yes, but it's not just that. Those officials failed to completely drive away the bandits. After those bandits killed the officials, they would torture us even harder. If the times are too many, we don't want the court to send them again. People are coming.”

Ye Qingran and Chu Qingyun now completely understood.

If it doesn't solve the problem, it will make it worse. It's no wonder that people in the north are filled with resentment.