Chapter 60: A Journey to the River (2nd Watch)
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Although the river is picturesque and the river is as clear as the sky, there is too much river water, which becomes a hidden danger.
Pengcheng, the land of rivers, was flooded, and it became a heart disease of the imperial court.
July and August is the season when the tide rises the most, and the water level of the Pengcheng moat will rise more than several times during this time.
The main stream of the river, not far from Pengcheng, every time the tide rises, the river will rush to the interior of Pengcheng, causing floods.
At that time, the land cannot be cultivated, the labor cannot be cultivated, and the shops cannot be opened, and the people's livelihood will become the biggest problem.
Not only that, but the scale of reconstruction after the ebb tide is also not small.
There is no one who suffers more than the common people, who suffer every year due to floods and suffering, and they can't help but wonder, why doesn't the imperial court take care of it? Should the imperial court just ignore it?
Some villages outside Pengcheng have been affected by floods.
At the beginning of October, when the tide was almost receding, some of the families who had moved to the mountains for refuge returned to their villages one after another, dragging their families with them, very tired, and they had to face the flooded homes and prepare to rebuild.
The middle-aged man, who was physically and mentally exhausted by the flood all year round, saw a wave of unusual people coming from the entrance of the village, and lost his childhood curiosity, and stepped forward to join in the fun.
This wave of unusual people is Su Wei and Zhang Zhiyuan who came to Pengcheng to observe the people's livelihood.
There were not many of them, and although they were not wearing fancy clothes, they still could not hide the momentum of the nobles, and they were incompatible with the scene of defeat in this village.
"Alas," Zhang Zhiyuan, who was dressed in an ordinary family, sighed, worried and uncomfortable.
Su Wei, who was dressed as a man, was also worried, the flood in Pengcheng was so serious.
"Master, it will take half a day to go to Pengcheng. The guard He Qi reminded.
Zhang Zhiyuan looked up at the sky, "You should be able to get there before dark, let's go." ”
The group prepared to continue on the road.
"Hey, adults!"
Su Wei and the others didn't go far before they were stopped by a shout.
Su Wei looked back and saw that it was an old man with skin and bones, hunched over, and a cane in his left hand coming in their direction.
"Old man, what's the matter?" Zhang Zhiyuan didn't hold the shelf, bowed to the old man, and said.
"Ahem," Xu is walking fast, the old man coughed violently twice, his waist bent even more, and after calming down, he continued, "A few adults, but you want to go to Pengcheng?"
Zhang Zhiyuan nodded, "Yes, I'm going to go to Pengcheng before dark." ”
The old man waved his right hand, Xu is throat was not very comfortable, did not speak, just shook his head.
"What does the old man want to say?"
The old man cleared his throat, felt a lot more comfortable, and said, "A few people have to cross the river when they go to Pengcheng, and the bridge board to cross the river is broken, and the little old man is afraid that a few of them will not be able to get through." ”
Broken bridge?
Zhang Zhiyuan asked, "Is there no other way to cross the river?"
"Boat line," the old man put his right hand behind his back, holding the old man's waist, "but we have just experienced a flood here, and the boatmen have not started work recently." ”
Zhang Zhiyuan looked at Su Wei and the others, "How about that?"
The old man said enthusiastically, "Little Lao'er is afraid that a few people will not be able to get by, so I have taken this trip in vain, and there is only one family in our village nearby, so I am afraid that a few of them will return." If you are not in a hurry, you can spend one night in the small village, and when my boatman, who is a boatman, comes back in the evening, I will send you across the river tomorrow, how about it?"
Su Wei looked at Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhang Zhiyuan's official rank was much bigger than her, whether to go or not, it was all in his words.
"Okay," Zhang Zhiyuan thought for a while and agreed, "Then it will be troublesome for the old man." ”
"It's just that we have just fled and returned, and the burrow is unbearable, and we have wronged a few adults. ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Zhang Zhiyuan has been aware of public opinion, and it is a special experience to really get in touch with the lives of the people.
The old man's surname is Ge, the people in the village call him Ge Lao, Ge Lao has three sons, the first two years of conscription, Da Lang because of his disability, he stayed at home to serve the second elder.
Later, Ge's wife died, and Ge Lao's family was separated from Ge Lao and Da Lang.
Because it was to visit the disaster area, it was not easy to mobilize the people, so Zhang Zhiyuan brought a total of six entourages, a personal guard, plus Su Wei, and Feng Yan, a Kyoto guard who nominally protected Su Wei, a total of ten people.
The difficulty of entertaining these ten people is really not small, and dinner is only a hasty matter with medicinal root soup.
Flood disaster, the village did not eat much, Da Lang went up the mountain during the day to see if there was any good luck, catch a game or something, until dinner was over, only to come back in disgrace.
It's just that as soon as he entered the house and looked at the room full of people, Da Lang was a little stunned.
"Dalang, I'm back. ”
When Ge Lao saw his son come back, his hanging heart was relieved.
There are many wild beasts in the mountains, and Da Lang's leg was taken by the wolf, and until now Ge Lao has palpitations when he thinks about it.
Da Lang didn't hit the food, and he blamed himself a little, and he lowered his head and didn't know what to say.
"Da Lang, these are all adults who are going to Pengcheng, don't be afraid of life. Ge Lao thought that Da Lang had never seen so many people, so he didn't dare to speak, so he was relieved.
Da Lang was bitten by a wild wolf, and he has physical defects, and his personality is a little shy.
"Dad, the flood is so bad that everything on the mountain has been washed away. Da Lang squirmed and said the reason.
Ge Lao sighed, comforted Da Lang, and said, "I don't blame you, it's good that you come back safely." ”
"It's not early, let's rest early. Ge Lao turned to Zhang Zhiyuan and his party and said.
Zhang Zhiyuan clenched his fists lightly and responded.
One of the attendants frowned suddenly, and his expression was a little strange. It's just a moment, and no one notices.
Zhang Zhiyuan slept on the Chase bunk, and the rest of the entourage and guards slept on stools.
Su Wei's stomach hurt, thinking that maybe he had eaten a bad stomach, so he came down from the other side of the shop and prepared to solve it.
Kyoto Wei Fengyan, when she saw Su Wei's movement, she immediately stood up and followed Su Wei out.
"I'm going to the thatched house?!, you can't follow?" Su Wei whispered.
Feng Yan held the big knife in her arms and said coldly, "It is Feng Yan's responsibility to protect Lord Su. ”
"Hmph!" Su Wei couldn't help it, so he didn't care about Feng Yan, and hurriedly looked for a thatched house.
"Why don't you even have a thatched house in this place?" Su Wei endured the pain and muttered quietly.
Feng Yan always held the big knife and followed her, so that she could not solve the "trouble" in her stomach at will.
No, Su Wei couldn't stand the pain anymore, and felt that her stomach was not good.
"Feng Yan, if you follow me again, I will say that you are plotting against me!" Su Wei threatened in a low voice, his stomach hurt, and he could do anything.
Feng Yan glanced at Su Wei with disgust, and said indifferently, "I'm not interested." ”
Su Wei was not only about to explode in his stomach, but also about to be blown up by Feng Yan.
No matter what, the most important thing is to solve the stomach, Su Wei ran a long way, found a place where no one was around, and prepared to start.
Of course, Feng Yan was still by her side.
"Hey, I'm going to solve it!" Su Wei said "intimidatingly".
Feng Yan pursed her lips with a dead expression, "Solve it." ”
"Huh?" Su Wei is really embarrassed, doesn't this Feng Yan know if men and women can kiss or not?
"I'm a woman!" Su Wei's stomach was almost unable to hold back.
Feng Yan coughed lightly, her voice still cold, "I know." ”
"And you're still there?"
"Me too. ”
Su Wei: ......
Well, Su Wei began to solve the stomach ......