As soon as he returned to the county seat, the people standing guard nearby all gathered.

"Commander, you're back!"

"My lord, everything is fine in the city, and a cart of vegetables was delivered from the village below just now!"

"There are a lot of fish caught by the river, as well as turtles and shrimp!"

"My lord, what's going on over there?"

Listening to the gossip greetings of these people, Wang Lanling responded one by one, and called everyone after returning to the camp.

"The governor's matter has been resolved, and now the original state pastor has come to Yunshui County as the county guard, according to the county guard's instructions, our side must open the embankment to restore the smooth flow of the Heishui River."

No one was surprised by this.

Jing Fu said: "My lord, if you don't break the embankment, you can't do it, this embankment can't hold so much water, and the big water will come down sooner or later, and if it doesn't flow into the river at that time, the loss will only be greater." ”

The matter of this flood cannot be transferred away, and there is no escape from the flood wherever it passes.

Chi Donglai also said: "The bags are no longer enough, all the sacks and bamboo baskets are used now, and the riverside can no longer be stacked high, and the pile will collapse if it is stacked again." ”

Wang Lanling nodded and said: "The Heishui River itself is not used to block floods, I have won some food and materials this time, I don't need to borrow food from the people in the future, everyone can eat enough, and after this time, I will also provide some ways to make a living for those who have helped me, so that everyone can rest assured that I will not pit everyone." ”

"Hah!" Everyone agreed in unison, Wang Lanling's credit is still very high, and everyone believes in Wang Lanling's guarantee.

Wang Lanling continued: "The matter of breaking the embankment will not be too long, that is, today and tomorrow, everyone will make arrangements to protect the people by the river and evacuate to a safe place, and let people stop approaching the river, so as not to be washed away by the flood." ”

"Zhu Wenyang, leave this matter to you, lead three hundred people to watch the area along the river, and don't let unrelated people get close to the river again."

Zhu Wenyang quickly agreed, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely do this well!" ”

Wang Lanling looked at Chi Donglai, "This time many things have been done, although the embankment will damage some of the fertile land, but I have already asked the county guard for a good order, exempt from the field tax for one year, after the flood, I will also help everyone rebuild their homes as soon as possible, without affecting the sowing of winter wheat." ”

Chi Donglai hugged his fists and said: "With the words of the adult, our efforts have not been in vain, please rest assured, everyone understands your hard work and benevolence!" If you have any commands, just say yes! ”

Wang Lanling said with emotion: "You can be with me, is my biggest gain this time, this water will continue for a while, now is not the time to relax, many things are not my own can take care of, if you have any difficulties, please speak, I will try my best to solve it." ”

There is no problem with Chi Donglai, and there is no problem with the rest of the people.

Bian Shiying said: "My lord, after this flood control, I also want to continue to stay by my lord's side to serve!" ”

Wang Lanling said: "Let's talk about this kind of thing with my family, of course I welcome everyone to serve the imperial court, but this time the governor and the county guard embarrassed me, you have also seen it, the affairs of the imperial court are not all so simple things, this official, what kind of official, you have to think about it." ”

Ideological construction can only come bit by bit, and Wang Lanling also feels very troublesome, but trouble is necessary.

Bian Shiying showed a puzzled expression, and was stunned by Wang Lanling's words.

Wang Lanling continued: "There is still a long time, you can think more about it when you have nothing to do, I control the water for the people of Heishui County, you and I are all part of this Heishui County, I hope you can work for this Heishui County with me, instead of claiming to be the master all day long." ”

"It's not a bad thing to be willing to be an official, my ancestors were also farmers working in the fields, no one is a natural peasant, and no one is a natural official, I just hope that after you become an official, don't treat those people outside as mud legs, and don't treat them as slaves who can oppress and bully in your hands."

Hu Guiqiao, Chi Donglai and others were all shocked and looked at Wang Lanling in shock.

Wang Lanling's attitude is not consistent with the mainstream ideas they perceive.

Even if they think that Wang Lanling is doing good deeds, they have never had such thoughts as Wang Lanling!

Parents and officials, the concept of respect and inferiority, and many habits and cognitions that have been gradually developed in life all tell them that this should be the system, and the path that Wang Lanling wants to take is completely different from what they expected!

It's not for Hu Guiqiao's glory and ancestry, it's not for Chi Donglai's kind of showcasing what he has learned, it's not for the promotion of the rest of the people to make a fortune, and it's not for becoming a big man admired by everyone, in short, it's different.

Wang Lanling smiled, "It's that I said too much, you must be difficult to accept this kind of thing, but the salary of an official is indeed higher than farming, okay, okay, if it's okay, let's disperse, tell the people below about the embankment, I also have to go to Wangjiabao to deal with some trivial things." ”

It is not easy to get these people to accept their ideas.

Don't talk about these people, even those farmers who farm the land, they will only think that Wang Lanling has a problem with his brain, and he will not take the road of promotion and fortune, and he has to do some thankless things.

There are some things that only those who have really suffered are grateful......

After the meeting ended, Wang Lanling returned home with a few people.

On the way, Wang Lanling saw some people who had already opened their shops to do business, no matter what, this day always had to go on.

Even if they know that there is a big flood, most of the businessmen who have been delayed for a long time will still do business and make some money to buy rice for the pot.

Wang Lanling sat in the carriage, if he appeared on the street, I was afraid that many people would talk to him, and he would not be able to leave home for half a day.

Jin Da and Jin Er both helped in the camp, the cook stayed to watch the house and take care of the livestock, and the Hu family came back at night to spend the night and help with some things by the way.

Hu Sangbao opened the locked door, and Wang Lanling stepped out of the carriage and entered the courtyard.

The cook was picking up the millet in the bamboo plaque under the sun in the courtyard, and when she saw Wang Lanling coming in, she quickly put her things aside and stood up, patting the wheat mang on the clothes in front of her.

"Master, you're back, do you want to cook now?"

Wang Lanling said: "No need, is Xu Baifeng at home?" ”

Aunt Jin knew that Wang Lanling was talking about Xu Baifeng, so she said: "Yes, she is in the main room, I don't know what she is doing." ”

"I'll go out later, Madame, they won't come back until a while, you can keep busy." Wang Lanling said a word and walked into the house.

Because of the water control, Wang Lanling did not come back for more than ten days.

The door of the house was open, Wang Lanling didn't see Xu Baifeng when he went in, so he went to the bedroom to find no one, and after coming out, he went to the study again, and saw Xu Baifeng resting quietly on the bamboo bed in the study.

There was also a child more than ten months old beside Xu Baifeng, who was also sleeping.

At the moment, because of the frequent rain, the temperature is just right, neither cold nor hot, and I will not feel that the study is stuffy here, and I can sleep comfortably with a futon under my body and a thin blanket.

Xu Baifeng didn't sleep well, he quickly opened his eyes, and after seeing Wang Lanling standing aside, he quickly got up, and said in a drowsy voice: "Is it Brother Ling?" ”

Wang Lanling is not Xu Baifeng's brother, Xu Baifeng is much older than Wang Lanling, but that's what he is called here.

"You're awake, I just came back from the county town, the situation over there is not very good, I'm late." Wang Lanling didn't know how to be safe, so he told the matter directly.

The old man of the Wang family was tossed to death by those people, Wang Xuejin and Wang Lanshan were guilty of being beaten to the board, and after a meal, they were also accepted by the king of Hades who rushed to the performance this year.

The rest of the people are nothing, Wang Lanshan's brother is a teacher, because he didn't do anything, so he was naturally fine.

Several children were sent to an orphanage, and when they returned, they would be brought back with them, and the orphanages in the county did not like to take children.

After Xu Baifeng heard it, he wiped his tears sadly and said, "It's okay, I've been dreaming about it for the past few days, and I dreamed that I was also arrested." ”

Wang Lanling said indifferently: "You also put a lot of money down and made a lot of money." ”

Xu Baifeng said aggrievedly: "It's not to save some money, just the monthly consumption, where is enough to spend, that dead ghost knows how to spend money all day long, and doesn't know how to make money." ”

Wang Lanling still had something to do, so he said: "Now that Wang Lanshan is dead, will you continue to stay in the Wang family, or go back to the Xu family?" ”

When Xu Baifeng heard this, he hesitated for a moment, and quickly said, "I'll give the child to the Wang family, and I'll marry someone later." ”

The atmosphere of this era does not prohibit widows from remarrying, if there are widows in anyone's family, as long as there is no problem with character and appearance, someone will soon propose marriage, even Emperor Yanwu has accepted many widows as concubines, so there is no problem with morality or anything else.

In feudal society, the child itself is the stuff of the husband's family, unless the husband's family is dead, otherwise the child will not let the woman take it away.

"That's it, I'll deal with some things, I won't be back for a few days, if you want to rest, you can go to the bedroom to rest, if you go back to Xu's house, go back, don't tell me."

Wang Lanling and Xu Baifeng said that it was not easy for her to take care of children.

After finishing speaking, Wang Lanling went to Wangjiabao, and now Wangjiabao is what Wang Lanling said, and the servants and families here all listen to Lord Wang.

The main reason for coming here is to prevent some people from dividing and stealing things here, in that case, it will be a lot of trouble to split up tomorrow.

The whole Wangjiabao was empty, and after not being inhabited by hundreds of people, and after many days of rain, this closed building exuded an eerie atmosphere, like a gloomy ancient castle.

Wang Lanling felt that it would be better to have more people in his family in the future, otherwise it would be like here, and he would not be able to support the big house.