With the dripping rain, the sky gradually became brighter.

After a simple breakfast, Fang Xuanling and the others took their own actions.

The cruise ship of Taiye Pool has long been moved outside the Daming Palace.

"Even Danfeng Street has such deep water, and it is estimated that it is even more serious in other places!"

Standing on the bow of the boat with an umbrella, Fang Xuanling saw a scene full of vicissitudes.

Many people stood on the rooftops and shouted for help when they saw a boat passing by.

There are also some places where the water is not very deep, and the people are desperately building a dam to pour the water in the yard out in pots and basins.

"Fang Xiang, this heavy rain came too suddenly, it fell too quickly, the key is that it has been raining for so long. To be honest, since I was a child, I have hardly ever encountered this kind of heavy rain. ”

Lan He followed Fang Xuanling to Workshop City.

If you don't find Li Shimin as soon as possible, everyone will feel uneasy.

The boat continued on its way, but after a quarter of an hour there was no water in the street ahead.

There was no way, everyone had to get off the boat.

However, no one knows how long it will take to walk in front of you and there will be a pile of water, so there are a few special boats to tow forward.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling had already taken into account the difficulty of sailing in Chang'an City, so he chose a relatively small cruise ship.

Although the number of people who can sit is limited, it is better to move flexibly.

"Fang Xiang, it seems that in this Chang'an City, the waterproof measures and sewers of each square are different. This heavy rain has tested the waterproof ability of Chang'an City. ”

Cen Wenwen looked at the damage on both sides and walked forward after Fang Xuanling.

Although there was no standing water in this section of the street, it was covered with silt, and the people didn't walk long before their shoes were covered with your handles, and their bodies inevitably became dirty.

Fang Xuanling's feet slipped and he almost fell.

Just walked and stopped, walked for a while, took a boat for a while, and Fang Xuanling and his party walked towards Mingde Gate with difficulty.

"Phase, phase, wait!"

When Fang Xuanling passed by Daye Fang with bare feet and holding the trouser legs with both hands, a shout sounded next to him.

I saw more than a dozen people wearing special costumes, led by an official, trotting towards Fang Xuanling.

"You are?"

Although Fang Xuanling didn't know the person in front of him, he saw that there seemed to be more than a dozen police officers from the Chang'an Police Station riding bicycles behind him, so he stopped to see what was going on.

"Fang Xiang, I am Chang'an County Cheng Xie Tianwu, this is Yan Liang, the director of the Chang'an Police Department, I just heard that Fang Xiang is going out of the city, I specially sent you some rain boots and raincoats."

Xie Tianwu, as the county magistrate of Chang'an County, has not fallen for more than ten years, and naturally has his own set of ways to be an official.

The movement of Fang Xuanling and his party, he had just gotten it from the police station, and immediately found out that this was a good opportunity to take refuge in Fang Xuanling.

Like rain boots and raincoats, the Chang'an County Police Station has always prepared daily necessities.

In particular, the police patrolling the streets may have to brave the heavy rain at any time, so the police station is equipped with special rain boots and raincoats.

Normally, I don't feel good about these things, but like today, it's completely different.

Fang Xuanling looked at his bare feet and felt that this sycophant was still used first.

"Xie Xiancheng has a heart! This morning, the rain was already not so heavy. Although the Taishi Bureau said that the rain will stop tonight, the stagnant water in some squares in Chang'an City is already falling, and you must organize manpower to relieve the disaster as soon as possible, so as not to live up to the trust of the people in us. ”

Fang Xuanling simply said a few words to Xie Tianwu, and then prepared to move on.

"Fang Xiang, don't worry, Xia Guan has already arranged it early in the morning. Now that the situation in the city is a little chaotic, let Yan Liang follow you. On the one hand, he is very familiar with the situation in the various squares of Chang'an City, and on the other hand, he can also prevent some small people from taking risks. ”

Although Xie Tianwu saw that Fang Xuanling had several guards behind him, he still pushed Yan Liang out.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling seemed to have the intention of refusing that day, he immediately added, "Yan Liang, as the chief of the Chang'an County Police Department, is deeply trusted by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and with him by your side, we are all more at ease." ”

"Okay, we're going to go to Workshop City, and you can command the disaster relief."

……

"Owner, why don't you wait for the stagnant water to subside a little before you go?"

In Yang's house, the impact of heavy rain is relatively limited.

Under the personal leadership of Yang Benman, the waterproof embankment has been blocked in front of each gate with sand and gravel, and there is basically no obvious water accumulation in the house.

"The rain has become lighter, and the water will definitely become less and less. There is no risk in going to Workshop City now! ”

Yang Benman has hundreds of houses in Workshop City, half of which have already been delivered.

If this is flooded, Workshop City will never help to repair it for free.

Even when it changes hands in the future, it will not be able to sell for a high price.

After all, a house that has been soaked in water, even if it has not been inhabited, can no longer maintain the same price as a normal new house.

It's like a soaking car in later generations, even if the car is still in the parking lot of the fourth son's store, once it is soaked in water, even if there is no problem with the repair, the price will be at least 20% to 50% less.

"The owner, our small raft can't fit a few people, and in this current scene, the four-wheeled carriage obviously can't be used, and if you want to go to the workshop city, it is estimated that it will take you until dark to get there. It's possible not even to make it before dark. ”

More than ten miles, if you walk normally, most of the time is about half a day.

However, when encountering a scene like today, it must not be treated as a normal walk.

Therefore, Yang Dong was worried that he would not be able to reach the workshop city at night, and it was really possible.

"We had rafts, as long as we brought dry food, candles, water and lighters, even if we didn't get to the workshop town before dark, it wouldn't be a big problem. There was no curfew outside the city, so we braved the night to walk around. With this heavy rain, it can't rain from morning to night, right? ”

Yang Benman was obviously determined to go to Workshop City.

All the working capital that the Yang family can mobilize has been invested in the workshop city to buy a house.

If this is really flooded, the damage will be great.

"That'...... All right! I'll take a few family members and follow you to the workshop city together! ”

Seeing that he had no way to persuade Yang Benman, Yang Dong had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

……

To the north of Guiyi Square is the Rail Workshop.

In the place near Guiyi Fang, there is a small two-story building, which is a well-known snack bar called Meixin Baozi.

If you want to say the name of this bun, it still comes from the Chu Palace.

Prior to this, the steamed buns that everyone was familiar with in later generations were called steamed buns by the people of the Tang Dynasty.

And the steamed buns that everyone is familiar with in later generations are steamed cakes, that is, the cooking cakes of the Song Dynasty!

That's right, it's the well-known Wu Dalang cooking cake.

There is also an allusion to this change.

Because Song Renzong's name was Zhao Zhen, the sound of "Zhen" and "steamed" was close, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty at that time changed the name of steamed cakes to cooking cakes in order to avoid secrecy.

Historically, there have been many similar allusions.

There is no way, who makes the heavens and the earth big, and the Son of Heaven is the biggest.

"Shopkeeper Wu, the bun has been made. But we only moved a honeycomb coal stove to the second floor, and it is not a stove specially used for steaming cakes, and the fire is not strong enough, and it may not be as good as before. ”

In Meixin's bun shop, a guy wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood in front of Wu Ming with a large pot of steamed buns.

Due to the fact that the terrain of the Rail Workshop itself is higher than that of Guiyi Workshop, coupled with the new structure of the upper and lower floors adopted by Meixin Bun Shop, although the first floor was flooded, many things have been moved to the second floor, so you don't have to worry about running out of food and drink.

After surviving last night's worries and fears, when the sky was bright, Wu Ming had already felt that the rain was starting to lighten.

At this pace, at most, the day after tomorrow, all the stagnant water will be gone.

How to turn this rainstorm from a scourge to a help is something that Wu Ming has been thinking about.

When I saw Guiyi Fang again that day, which was almost flooded by stagnant water, I finally had an idea to make money.

"It doesn't matter, at this time, even if it is not delicious when steamed, as long as it is a food, everyone will think it is very delicious; Even many years later, when you recall these steamed buns, you may still feel that there is no better steamed bun than these steamed buns. ”

Tang Ming was able to smoothly build a new-style house from an ordinary person in a rail workshop, and run the Meixin bun shop in a decent way, so he naturally had some vision.

In fact, his statement is quite plausible.

In many cases, whether a food is good or not does not depend entirely on the food itself, but is closely related to the environment in which the person lives.

It is estimated that many people think back to their childhood life and feel that there were many things that were very delicious at that time.

But when you re-spend money on something like that, it's not the same thing at all.

This kind of "childhood taste" is only available in special scenes.

"Well, what you said makes sense, shopkeeper. Last night, I looked at Guiyifang, and there were only some candles on the second floor of the sales office, and it is estimated that the people in Guiyifang were hiding from the rain there. In addition to the guys in the sales office, many of the others, whether they go to see the building or go to join in the fun, are rich. Now that I'm hungry, even if our price doubles, this bun can be sold quickly. ”

"Doubled?" Wu Ming looked at his own guy in surprise.

"Huh?"

The guy thought he had said the wrong thing, "The shopkeeper, blame me for being too worried, you have always been careful about doing business, and you are the most fair person, you must be unwilling to sell the buns at sky-high prices in this situation, I review, I am not good!" ”

"No, I mean how can it be enough to just double it? This one bun is usually two pennies a penny, even if it is doubled, that is, one penny, do you think that at this time, our buns are worth a penny? ”

Wu Ming's look like a fool made the guy feel very uncomfortable.

However, the situation is stronger than people, and he did not dare to say anything.

"One silver coin, buy one and get one!"

"Huh?"

The guy was stunned again!

Did you hear me right?

One silver coin and one coin?

This also ......

"Shopkeeper, you are so wise! Those people in the sales office of Guiyi Fang are not bad for money. I also saw a lot of luxurious four-wheeled carriages heading towards the sales office of Guiyifang yesterday, and there must be a lot of rich people trapped there. Even ordinary property watchers must have some money on them. This stagnant water will definitely not wait long before it begins to dissipate, and if we don't take advantage of this morning to make a good profit, it is estimated that there will be no chance. ”

The guy won't be the elite backbone of Maxim's bun shop.

Although I was stunned for a moment at first, I quickly reacted.

"As soon as the big wooden barrel that stores water is vacated, we will use the big spatula as an oar, and the wooden barrel as a boat, and you will go with me to the sales office of Guiyifang. Today, it is not good to scavenge a little money from these rich people, and it is in vain that we started preparing buns so early. ”

When Wu Ming was young, he once starved.

He is well aware that when people are hungry, they have almost zero resistance to the temptation of food.

If there is not enough food in the sales office of Guiyifang, your buns will definitely not be sold if they are sold for a silver coin.

Anyway, he only has a basket of steamed buns.

"Yes, we are scared, and we have to prepare buns for them, and we should earn some money. However, if you have one silver coin, will it be too expensive? ”

The man thought that his monthly salary was less than a silver coin, and now a bun was sold for a silver coin.

Although it's buy one get one free, it's also sky-high.

Feeling that a month's worth of your own work is worth a bun?

It's sad to think about.

"Too expensive? They don't want to buy it! Anyway, the buns are so ordered, the hands are fast, the hands are slow, and I don't want to buy them! ”

After Wu Ming finished speaking, he went to prepare wooden barrels and other things, ready to make a wave of quick money.

At the same time, on the second floor of Guiyi Fang, Changsun Chong looked at the stagnant water that had just arrived at the roof of the first floor, and the expression on his face was the same as that of his dead father.

Even if the rain outside stopped immediately, they wouldn't have thought they would be able to leave here this morning.

However, I didn't eat much last night, and now I haven't eaten, and I'm a little weak.

The worry is that there is no need to worry that the stagnant water will continue to increase, and the safety of life is guaranteed.

But the thought of going to continue to starve......

Since he was a child, when has he suffered like this!

"Gollum!"

"Gollum!"

The stomachs of Changsun Chong, Du He, and Wei Siren sounded with protests one after another.

People rely on food, iron depends on steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic.

A few of them, strictly speaking, just had a full meal yesterday morning.

Then yesterday at noon, I ate some snacks and fruits from the sales office, and then I ate some fruit in the evening, and there was nothing else to eat.

Even clear water has become a luxury at night.

"Brother Wei, do you think the imperial court will send someone to Guiyifang to save us?"

At this time, Changsun Chong could only count on someone to save him.

"In Chang'an City, the flooded places are definitely not only Guiyifang. Instead of waiting for the rescue of the imperial court, it is better to wait for the people of our families to come and rescue us. ”

Wei Siren's words are very true.

Whether it was the eldest grandson's family, the Wei family, or the Du family, knowing that they didn't go home last night, they must have guessed that they were trapped in Guiyifang.

Therefore, once the conditions are met, someone will be sent to save everyone.

"If only there was a small boat, we could leave Guiyifang and go to a place where the water is not serious, and wait for the water to subside!"

Du He's words, in the eyes of Changsun Chong, are the same as not saying them, and they don't mean anything.

If there were boats, they would have used them a long time ago.

"Huh? Brother Du, the boat you want seems to be coming! ”

Without waiting for the eldest grandson to rush to Duhe, Wei Siren saw through the window that someone was rowing a small boat near the sales office not far away.

Well, strictly speaking, that's not a boat either.

"Someone really came! The people around here, it's really an ancient way, such a deep stagnant water, continue to row a wooden barrel to save us, I must personally write an article and publish it in the "Chang'an Evening News", praise their noble spirit. ”

Du He's face finally had a smile.

At this time, the others also noticed the situation outside and moved closer to the windows everywhere.

"Here! We're here! ”

"Come and save us!"

"Hurry up, it's coming soon!"

Everyone shouted excitedly.

Although it is only a "small boat", for those who are trapped in the sales office, this is hope.

These people are finally no longer forgotten existences.

"It seems that we have really chosen the right place for the renovation of Guiyifang, and the people around us are so simple, which makes me very moved."

Wei Siren couldn't help but touch his stomach, feeling even more hungry.

"It's good that someone comes, but it's a pity that it's just a wooden barrel that comes, even if it can carry people, at most one more person will be transported, and it won't solve the problem."

Changsun Chong's words were like a basin of cold water splashed on everyone's heads.

"Brother Eldest Sun, it doesn't matter if you can't carry people, as long as he helps bring some food. Guiyi Fang is not an isolated island, and at most tomorrow, the water will definitely drop to the point where it can be walked. Then we don't have to worry that we won't be able to get out, or that no one else will be saving us. ”

As the former younger brother of Changsun Chong, Du He is no longer the kind of person who has no opinions and follows behind Changsun Chong like a fart.

"Look at it, it looks like the man in the barrel is really holding a basket of food!"

Wei Siren's words completely interrupted the conversation between Changsun Chong and Du He, and the two of them leaned on the window one after another, poking their heads out of the window, trying to see the scene in the barrel clearly.

"Oh, really! Buns, it's buns! I've already asked about its scent. ”

"It's like a bun, it's great, it's really a long drought and a rainstorm, and it's like meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country, which makes people excited."

Even if they are usually used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, at this moment, Changsun Chong and Du He feel that the buns in front of them are the most delicious.

"I remembered that there was a shop called Meixin Bun at the entrance of the railway, and it seemed to be quite famous in the neighborhood. These two people also came from that direction, and it seems that they are the people of Meixin Baozi. ”

As the barrel that Wu Ming and his buddies were riding in was getting closer and closer to the sales office of Guiyifang, there couldn't help but sound a noise in the sales office.

The eldest grandson rushed at them, but he had eaten something at noon and evening yesterday.

Some people have only taken a few sips of water since yesterday noon.

At this time, the food appeared, and it still seemed to be a delicious bun, can you not be excited?

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze!"

Changsun Chong was standing by the window when he suddenly felt someone hit him behind him.

Obviously, they are not the only ones who want to pick up the buns by the window, and the other hungry guests don't care about the three seven twenty-one at this time, and squeeze forward first.

Having a bite to eat is more important than anything else.

When people are hungry and crazy, the idea is simple.

Even if the son of the usually unattainable Guogong standing next to the window, pinching himself to death is as simple as pinching an ant to death.

"Buns, I want buns, I'm willing to pay!"

"I'm willing to pay! How much is it, I want it all! ”

"Ten cents, ten cents each, I only need five!"

Changsun Chong looked at the increasingly frantic crowd, and his face became pale.

It would be hilarious if it hadn't been drowned in the rain, but it had been squeezed to death.

"Bang dang!"

The eldest grandson rushed to the guards beside him, pulled out his saber sharply, and slashed at several customers next to him with the back of his knife.

These customers, in normal times, are the distinguished customers of the sales office of Guiyifang.

Now......

Where it's cool, where to go!

Du He and Wei Siren's guards also did the same, drew their sabers, and guarded their own Langjun by the window.

On the second floor of the sales office, there was a brief calm.

There were no weapons just now, and everyone was very bold.

Now that the knives are drawn, no one wants to be a bird.

"Steamed buns, freshly baked buns, one silver coin each, buy one get one free!"

At this time, Wu Ming's loud voice came from outside the window.

I saw that the barrel he was riding in stopped a few meters from the window, and then began to sell it.

"One coin at a time?"

Eldest Sun Chong looked at Wei Siren suspiciously, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

"Brother Eldest Sun, don't look at me, you heard me right. At this time, even if it is a gold coin, there are people who buy it. ”

Wei Siren was helpless.

is a dignified son of the Wei family, and he actually has today.

These merchants actually dare to lie to themselves.

But he didn't have much to do.

As for revenge after the fact, it's naturally very simple to do, but it's a loss of identity.

"I want one! Shopkeeper, I want one! ”

Wu Ming's voice was so loud that everyone in the sales office heard it.

Just when Changsun Chong and the others had not spoken, someone behind him expressed their willingness to buy.

With such a "trust" appearing, Wu Ming's business naturally does not have to worry about not being able to do it.

Wei Siren felt the hunger in his stomach, and also took out a gold coin from his arms and bought ten buns.

Well, send ten more, but it's barely enough for a few of them and the guards to enjoy.

Of course, I barely ate enough.

There were less than a hundred buns in that basket, and if he bought them all, it was estimated that there would be bloodshed in the sales office.

Soon, Wu Ming's buns turned into gold and silver coins.

This profit margin is embarrassed to be described as a percentage.