Chapter Sixty-Nine: Lightning and Thunder and Rain

The summer sky is changing, and I could still see the stars in the sky before I went to bed last night, and when I woke up in the morning, it was already cloudy, but there was no wind.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan still ate breakfast with the old man, and brought a roast chicken and a smoked chicken to the old man.

"Xiaobao, Juan Juan, it seems that you are preparing to go back, it may rain today, go back early, so as not to encounter heavy wind and rain when you are on the river, I have already thought about the topic of today's competition, just write this rain, they may still be thinking about today's topic last night."

The old man broke off a chicken wing, gnawed it, and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan don't say anything about the old man, a dignified scholar, actually bullied those students, it seems that the old man likes this feeling, I don't know how the children in the academy will live in the future, maybe it's okay The old man can think of an idea and toss them.

"Grandpa Bi, we are indeed leaving, we don't need to watch the things here, others are already doing very well, Grandpa Bi, if you think this chicken is delicious, let the people in the water and clouds give it to you, remember not to eat too much, the smoked things are always not as good as usual."

Zhang Xiaobao looked at the gloomy sky outside and said to the old man.

Wang Juan also added: "Grandpa Bi, when you find that you are panting hard, you will face the fan, open your mouth and suck hard, and you will feel much better." ”

"Okay, okay, I've memorized everything, don't forget to write a letter when you go back, don't worry about the affairs of the academy, I can still deal with this little bit of old man, eat quickly, leave early after eating."

The old man listened to the words of the two people and said with relief.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan left the water and clouds in a boat, followed the river, and quickly went downstream.

"Raise the sails, raise the sails." Seeing the strong wind, Zhang Xiaobao shouted excitedly.

Boats on such creeks usually do not use any sails, and occasionally a sail will be withdrawn from one of the boats, especially when going upstream.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's boat is specially made, with sails on it and a tail rudder behind it, which is much stronger than other boats.

The boatman saw that the little boy said to raise the sail, so he had to raise the sail, but did not raise the full sail, but raised the half sail, the full sail was under such a strong wind, it was easy to capsize, the sail was raised, the triangular sail with the wind, the speed of the boat was pushed faster, and several times the boat flew off the water.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stood at the bow of the boat, one of them tied a rope around his waist, and the other end of the rope was tied to the mast, this was not requested by the boatman, it was the two of them who thought so, they did not plan to experience the taste of being rescued.

"It's so windy, it's a good mood, if it can be darker and the wind is a little stronger, it will be even better." Wang Juan stretched out his arms, felt the blowing wind, and said excitedly.

Zhang Xiaobao also felt the same way: "Yes, this time makes people a little scared, and it is more of a potential idea of not admitting defeat when facing this majestic weather." ”

Zhang Xiaobao also opened his arms and closed his eyes, experiencing a feeling that seemed to be about to fly.

After taking a few breaths, Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao again: "The matter of the cloth industry has not been solved yet, they have already collected a lot of grain, and they will not let them change their careers to become grain merchants, right?" The Chen family helped in this time, how should I repay him? ”

"yes, they're still harvesting grain." Zhang Xiaobao seemed to have just remembered, and patted his head with his hand, "I have to think of a way, those grains are useless in their hands, they really dare to sell them themselves, they will definitely be attacked by the grain store, it is better to transfer it to the grain store at a low price."

It's up to us to compensate them, and what can they do? Now it's like they book canvas in advance, and when our big ship comes out, no, there are some big ships now, and the boat line in Jingshui has been accepted, and I want them to prepare more sails, so that our big ship can go around the coastal sea at the mouth of the Yellow River. ”

Zhang Xiaobao really forgot about the Chen family for a few days, the people in the boat line were too careless, and they were wiped out with just one plan, and they were originally planning to fight for a long time.

"That's okay, you can use more cloth in the future, I thought the head of the Chen family would refuse us, and he agreed so happily, it seems that since your father became the county magistrate, he hasn't had a day of peace."

Wang Juan listened to Zhang Xiaobao's idea, and thought it was good, the grain was sold to the grain store at the purchase price, and the grain store did not suffer a loss, the weather was hot, and there were many pasta, just taking the opportunity of collecting the grain to increase the price a little, grinding it into flour and selling it, and it could also make more money than usual.

It's a big deal that when the people of the grain store transported grain to the northwest, the boat company gave them some benefits, and now they have a boat line in their hands, and the big head is given to Li Xun, but Li Xun can't kick out of his own side, and it will be no different from his own family in the future.

As soon as the wind and water were borrowed, the boat took an hour and a half to arrive at the dock here, watching Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan get off the boat and stand on the dock, the boatmen on the boat had time to wipe the cold sweat oozing from their foreheads.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care if others were scared or not, the two of them were looking at the road from the dock here, there were many people, they were diligent in their work, almost one day at a time, even if it was going to rain, the people who repaired the road did not have the slightest intention of stopping, the hat had been put on, and the clothes were placed next to it, it seemed that these people were ready to continue to work against the rain for a while.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that persuasion in the past would not have any effect, so they got into the carriage parked here, commanded the handlebars, and drove the car with the handlebars, and also walked in the direction of the yamen in Huayuan County without slowness.

Halfway through, the heavy rain fell, and in the lightning illuminating the sky, accompanied by rolling thunder, the bean-sized raindrops pulled out rain lines and smashed to the ground, and in the crackling sound, a layer of mist appeared on the ground.

The heat and stuffiness of the summer are all gone at this time, and the slightest coolness is carried by the wind to all directions.

"It's raining so hard, the speed of various projects is going to slow down again, and the mining of coal has to be stopped.

Wang Juan said with some concern, opened the wooden board that blocked the car window that he had just closed, and a gust of wind poured in with rain, and he hurriedly closed it and lowered the curtain.

"I remember that there were no floods at this time, and the drought should continue for a while." Zhang Xiaobao leaned against the wall of the carriage and recalled.

"It may also be that there is no record, sleep, sleep comfortably in this weather, and when you wake up, you will almost get home." Wang Juan didn't care about this matter, lay down sideways, and closed his eyes.

"Then sleep." Zhang Xiaobao yawned and fell asleep on the other side.

Zhang Zhong did not know that his son and daughter-in-law were on the way back, and he was now urging people to fill sacks with sand, and he asked several local old people here, and several old people said that it would rain for at least three days.

Zhang Zhong is not worried about the connected river, when it is connected, it has already been repaired, he is afraid that the river here in Yaowang Mountain will burst, so there will be no need to manually repair any more lakes, and a big lake will be formed there directly.

But there are more than 3,000 people living there, as well as temporary houses, tents and other materials, and if you rush it, it will be all gone, and it will make it impossible to continue the work of building roads.

Therefore, when the rain had not yet fallen, he took a group of people and carried a lot of sacks to that side, and there were still some sacks over there, Zhang Zhong threw off the transport team behind him, rode all the way to hurry, and finally arrived at the place before the lightning and thunder appeared.

He ordered the men to stop the construction of the road and rush to the river, where they began to load sacks, so as not to meet the actual flood without the slightest preparation.

In addition to loading the sacks with sand and gravel, some of the wood from the mountains was brought down, and some people began to sawn out the trunk with saws, and then nailed it into the river, otherwise it would not be able to withstand it at all with the sacks, and if one was thrown in, one would be washed away, and it would only work if the stake was in the way.

"Master, I think there should be nothing wrong with this river, the water is still shallow, it's better to let them do it first, sir, you can rest for a while, if something really happens, you have to rely on your lord to sit here."

After the heavy rain fell, the official in the inner courtyard tried his best to hold an umbrella on Zhang Zhong's head and persuade in a low voice.

Zhang Zhong himself also reached out and held the handle of the umbrella, looked at the people who were working, and nodded, "It's okay now, I can't guarantee that it will be okay in the future, it's okay to rest, I hope nothing happens." ”

"The lord is the Wenqu star in the sky, if there is nothing to do, there must be no problem, lord, be careful of your step." The official said as he spoke, and the place where he was standing was just blocking the wind, and after a moment's work, the back of his body was wet with rain.

When Zhang Zhong walked to the door of a room, he suddenly remembered something and instructed one of the guards: "You go back to the yamen immediately, and let them load the coal in the warehouse and transport it, remember to block it with an oilcloth, and don't let the rain get wet."

This rain, you have to go into the house to cook, the firewood on the mountain can't be used, you can't eat it raw, just survive these few days, go quickly. ”

The guard did not delay, turned on his horse, put on only a hat, and galloped away with his whip, and disappeared into the rain and mist in the blink of an eye.

"Don't be idle, it's windy, be careful that the tent is blown away, and then see if any house is leaking, hurry up and plug it." Zhang Zhong still did not enter the house, but shouted again at the door, and the officials immediately ran to check the tent and the house.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also woken up by the incessant thunder at this time, and they couldn't sleep for a while while lying there, staring at each other with big eyes.

"Juanjuan, you said that if you bring the water over at this time, will the lake come out? Don't we need to spend any more money and effort? Zhang Xiaobao suddenly asked Wang Juan.