Mu Shuangshuang asked, but the constables still remained silent!

"Why aren’t you speaking?"

"You’re supposed to be men, act like one! If you have something to say, then say it! Don’t hide it like a woman!"

Mu Shuangshuang never intended to win over these constables, so her words were particularly bold.

A few constables who couldn’t take it anymore spoke up: "You said it yourself, so don’t say we bullied you when the time comes!"

Mu Shuangshuang impatiently nodded.

Only then did the constables start to speak up: "We are constables of this Yulin County. Other than Lord Sima, we don’t take orders from anyone!"

"Exactly, who are you to order us around?"

"We don’t accept this!"

Mu Shuangshuang found their words amusing.

"Whether you accept it or not doesn’t matter! Because it’s your Prefectural Governor who ordered you to follow me. Not listening to me means not listening to the Governor!

If it weren’t necessary, I actually wouldn’t want people like you who can’t even follow simple orders!"

In her previous life, Mu Shuangshuang was a member of the security team. In school and at work, the first thing she learned was to follow orders.

To Mu Shuangshuang, these constables were just like her back then.

She felt familiar with them, and similarly, hoped they could do better!

After Mu Shuangshuang finished speaking, the crowd still felt dissatisfied.

But they dared not show it blatantly.

Just like Mu Shuangshuang said, not giving her face was equivalent to not giving the Governor face.

No matter how formidable they were, they still worked under the Governor. If they truly offended the person in front of them, who knows how often they’d suffer!

There were people beating drums and gongs, people shouting!

Even Mu Shuangshuang herself changed into a government officer’s uniform and blended into the constables.

From the start, the crowd made quite the lively scene.

Soon, they entered the city. At the city gate, Sima Chong had already given his orders, so the crowd entered the city without obstruction!

"The court’s relief materials have arrived, everyone can get free medicine and grain—"

"People of Yulin County, your good days are coming—"

"..."

The man shouted at the top of his voice as the vehicles transporting materials flowed into the city one after another.

The streets on both sides of the city gate, merchants who were still in business, all came out to watch the commotion.

Unlike the cheering citizens, they looked ashen-faced, like mourning their parents...

Because they were hoping to use the materials they had hoarded to fleece a flock of fat sheep!

"It’s over, it’s over, the court’s resources have come, what about the medicine and grain piling up in my house?"

"All my assets!"

"Heavens, I’m... finished!"

Merchants spread the word, many big merchants doubted at first, but the layout in the city was no longer the same.

And the vehicles and materials already inside the city.

This made them have to believe that the court’s aid had truly arrived.

Some smart ones had already started discounting prices for medicine and rice.

But the city folk heard the court was giving out free grain and medicine, none of them were willing to spend money on the merchants’ goods anymore.

Before, there were many people around the medicine shop, now there wasn’t a single person at the door.

Everyone headed to the Governor Mansion, which had recruited many temporary "volunteers."

They told the scantily clad refugees that the Prefectural Governor had already found people to help them set up temporary residences.

There, the medicines and grain were ample!

Everyone headed to the temporary resettlement point set up by the Governor Mansion, where tents were already erected and several large pots were set up outside, cooking white rice porridge for everyone.

Nothing was added to the white rice porridge, it’s better than what many people eat at home on normal days.

This made the merchants more convinced that the court was determined to help these refugees live good lives!

And then, someone came out with the news that merchants’ goods could be sold to the court, sold to the Governor Mansion.

But the price had to align with what it was before the big event.

And not everyone’s goods could be sold to the court.

Once the news got out, merchants seeking Lord Sima Chong increased.

Sima Chong didn’t have money at hand.

However, aided by Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen’s suggestion, he put on the act of the Governor and temporarily signed promissory notes with those merchants.

Payment will be settled after the matter is concluded.

If this had been done at the start, merchants in the city would certainly have doubted. But given the situation now, breaking even was already a blessing.

They dared not hope for anything else.

So several big merchants let go of their worries.

The issue of grain and medicine in the city was resolved—

The remaining matters were basically carried out as Mu Shuangshuang had suggested.

In the city, bury those who already died quickly, if possible, cremation would be better.

As for dead animals, don’t hesitate, bury them all.

The ground should be disinfected with lime, it must be disinfected with lime.

On the streets, don’t crowd too many people.

Things proceeded in an orderly fashion, Prefectural Governor Sima Chong for a time became a beloved official!

He himself was flattered, and before the matter was resolved, he wrote a memorial to the court.

Explaining the situation honestly!

Mu Shuangshuang met with Lu Yuanfeng and Xing Beichen at night.

Everyone had been busy all day, faces dirty.

Lu Yuanfeng looked at Mu Shuangshuang with a face full of concern.

His face reddened with urgency, his eyes unwilling to leave Mu Shuangshuang for even a moment.

Mu Shuangshuang smiled, asking: "Did you see Beichen’s father’s former subordinates?" Mu Shuangshuang asked. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Xing Beichen shook his head: "No, today, most of the people who came were citizens whose homes weren’t affected, and also the relatives and friends of the arrest officers in the government office!"

Xing Beichen was quite disappointed, theoretically, his father’s former subordinates shouldn’t have been so heartless.

"Do the citizens know your name?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

"I had the Governor tell them mine and Fengzi’s names, saying we’re here to help Yulin County through tough times, but all day, no one came to inquire about the situation. The citizens, though, were courteous to me and Fengzi!"

"Don’t be discouraged, after all, it’s been ten years. When they followed your father, they were young!

Now they should be entering middle age, perhaps married with children, asking them to volunteer isn’t easy!" Mu Shuangshuang comforted.

Xing Beichen wanted his father’s former subordinates, simply believing those people had things he didn’t know about.

Since that’s the case, he should be even more patient!

Xing Beichen took a breath, saying to Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng: "Shuangshuang, Fengzi, thank you. If it weren’t for you two, I... I really wouldn’t know what to do!"

(Didn’t dare write the disaster too horrifically, after all, the goal this time isn’t about writing the disaster! Plus, there’s one more update.)