The rain fell heavily overnight and did not stop until the next morning. The sky was still gloomy and gloomy, and there was no intention of clearing.

There was water in the courtyard again, and the water was deeper than the last time, a foot deep. Fortunately, the palace building is different from the outside, even if it is a wing room, it is a one-foot-high pedestal, so the rainwater does not pour into the house.

Looking at the stagnant water on the ground, and looking up at the gloomy sky, the Taoist idiot felt heavy in his heart. Even though the house was renovated last year, the terrain is there, and water accumulation is inevitable.

Everyone had breakfast and went to the Dacheng Hall.

One time later, the prince came with Lu Bing, and the gentleman came after him and went to class as usual.

After the class, the Taoist idiot asked the prince to stay, and said: "Your Highness, the house in my house is small and old, and only my grandmother and sister are there with the old servant Xiaomu, there is no other Jianding, and I am very worried about the heavy rain, and I want to take a half-day leave with His Royal Highness, and go to visit one or two at home." ”

The nominal person in charge of the school is Yuan Zonggao, the chief official of the palace, but in fact he is only in name, and he only comes to give a lecture on history on the tenth day. The idiot is not at ease at home, but it is not easy to find the chief official to ask for leave, so he can only talk to the prince about it.

The prince knows the situation of the Taoist family, and after listening to his words, he can also sympathize with his worries. Although the terrain of the north city is higher than that of the south city, it is also a problem for large households to reach high gates, and it is also a problem for small households to walk through the water. Although most of the houses in the southern city have collapsed, the northern city may not be safe and sound.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go home." Mr. Yuan, Lone will tell him. If there is nothing wrong, you don't have to rush back, just send someone back to the palace to complain. If you need help, don't be polite. ”

Because he was not worried about his family, after taking leave with his son, the Taoist idiot left the palace with a sting. For this, he also complained to Wang Qi, saying that he had said that he had asked for leave earlier, and he could also bring him with him.

Although the roof is not afraid of rain leakage, it can be soaked in water for a long time, and it is easy to become a dangerous house. Think about those people in the family, except for Lamei, a rough girl, which one seems to be able to drain water?

From the palace to the outer nine-room house, you have to pass through a few streets, because of the high terrain in the north of the city, there is not much water on the street. However, the houses on both sides of the road have more open gates, and people are surging to drain water.

The door of the outer nine rooms, although it is not open, is not as closed as usual, it is hidden, and the idiot did not wait for the front, but he saw that the door was pushed open, and it was Layue who came out with a bucket and fell to the dark ditch a few steps away

Then, it was Yan Bo's rickety figure, and he also carried a bucket in his hand.

Seeing that Yan Bo's body was covered in mud, Dao Idiot's heart tightened, and he took two quick steps, not bothering to talk to Yan Bo, entered the gate, and strode towards the inner courtyard.

When you enter the courtyard, you will see a courtyard of stagnant water. This scene is not unexpected. This house is an old house, where people have lived for generations, but the streets outside have been raised one after another. The outside is convex and the inside is concave, the rain is small, and it can slowly seep into the ground; When the rain is urgent, it is easy to accumulate water.

However, after quickly looking around and seeing that no houses had collapsed, the Taoist idiot was still relieved; Then he retreated and came out, and looked at the south room and the recording roof room outside, but there was nothing to do.

Shunniang and Yan Mama, tucking the corners of their skirts and holding a wooden scoop in their hands, stood in the wing room, leaning over to hold water.

Seeing that the idiot suddenly came in, stood at the door, and then withdrew, shrinking his head, Shunniang got up and looked at him and said, "Why did Erlang come back, what is this doing?" ”

The Taoist idiot was puzzled: "Sister, since the house at home is fine, why did Uncle Yan get mud?" ”

When Shunniang heard this, her expression was gloomy, and she sighed and said: "The house of the tenth master's house in the back street collapsed, and my grandmother listened to the letter, and just asked Uncle Yan to help over there." ”

After hearing this, the Taoist idiot understood why, after half a day, the stagnant water in the yard had not been drained much. Regarding Wang Ning's sending Yan Bo to help, he didn't think so.

Uncle Yan was bedridden for three months last year, and his legs and feet have been a little unfavorable, which is due to the ten rooms. Finally, because of his "warning", he didn't dare to be crooked anymore, and the relationship between the two rooms was far away; At this time, he stepped forward again, not to be uncomfortable.

Although the old lady is kind-hearted, it is also easy to cause trouble, and there is really no need for this.

The two sisters and brothers said a few words outside, but there was no movement in the upper room, and the Taoist idiot said, "Grandmother is okay, is it?" ”

Shun Niang replied: "Grandmother is not in a good mood, Fang I persuade me to take a nap, I should be asleep at this time, ...... said, and lowered the volume: "The three aunts in the ten rooms are gone, and Qilang is dead...... The fifth cousin also injured her leg...... Only the third uncle was in the shop because he reconciled accounts in the shop, rested in the shop, and escaped the catastrophe...... Although I didn't see it in person, I only heard what my grandmother said, and I felt unbearable. ”

Hearing this, the Taoist idiot frowned and said, "What about the others in the tenth room?" ”

Shun Niang said: "The others are fine, most of the collapsed houses are kitchen clean rooms, and the houses that live in them have collapsed the south house where Uncle Santang's family lives...... When my grandmother found out, she felt bad. Although the three aunts are also broken, they are better than those two; Uncle Santang is a simple person again, in the early years when his brother was young, Uncle Santang also came to help him......" Speaking of this, he also choked unconsciously.

Although there are many people in the Wang clan, there are five more suits, and there are only eight rooms and ten rooms with relatives in the same nine rooms.

In the ten rooms, the third child is the "good bamboo shoots" in the "bad bamboo shoots", a rare honest person.

But it is precisely because of honesty that it is mostly suppressed at home. He works as a housekeeper in the shop in the inner three rooms, and his income is also considered to be in the middle and upper, and he is the only man with a serious income in the ten rooms. However, because the tenth master was alive, their brothers did not divide the family, he was pressed by his brother and sister-in-law, lived in the most dilapidated house, and his wife and children took on most of the housework.

If it were someone else, I was afraid that it would have come out a long time ago, but he could only suffer in silence.

Whether it is a neighbor or a clansman, it is not that no one is unhappy about it. But after all, this is a ten-room family affair, he himself is silent, and others are not easy to say.

Now there is an accident in the tenth room, and the others are intact, only the third is a good old man, his wife and children are dead, and he has four people a year, leaving two fathers and daughters.

The wicked don't take it, the good people don't get rewarded, and it's no wonder that the old lady is not uncomfortable.

It's just a Taoist idiot, I've always been cold-hearted, and I'm a little uncomfortable after listening to the things of the ten rooms. It's just that he didn't feel comfortable for a little while, and then he still stretched his brows and said to Shunniang: "Grandmother is old, I can't see this, my sister still persuades more, in the end, it's someone else's business."

Shunniang nodded and said, "I know that I will persuade my grandmother, Erlang don't worry about the family." ”

In addition to being happy at this time, the idiot is afraid. The outer nine-room house looks cleaner than the ten-room one, but in fact, the two houses are about the same age. If I hadn't renovated my house last year, I don't know what it would have been like this year.

He went back to the East Chamber to change out of his long clothes, put on an old suit and came out, beckoned the stunned into the inner courtyard, drained water with him, and replaced Uncle Yan and Mama Yan.

Yan Mama was instructed by him to go to the kitchen to cook, and Yan Bo was instructed to go to the street to buy some vegetables, meat and fruits.

In the yard, only their sister and brother were left, and the four young ones were Lamei and Jingjing, Shunniang took the water in the room of Lamei Qingfang, and the Taoist idiot took the Jingjing to directly drain the water in the yard.

Although Shun Niang's forehead was sweaty, her gaze at the Taoist idiot became softer and softer. Who in the family doesn't know that Lamei has already taken over the work on the stove, and even Erlang himself praised Lamei's talent in cooking, and he also exchanged a few recipes for her. But now, why did Erlang tell Mama Yan to go to the kitchen to cook food instead of Lamei? It's just pity for the old and the weak.

At this time, the Taoist idiot is also thinking about Mama Yan and Uncle Yan. These two are not only loyal servants of the outer nine rooms, but have served three generations of their ancestors and grandchildren in the outer nine rooms, and it is also their due duty to provide for their husbands and wives to the end.

The two of them were older than the old lady, in their sixties. Mama Yan's physical strength is not good, and since Uncle Yan was seriously injured last year, she is getting older and older. As a result, when he was in school, there was only one main worker in the family. Lamei was on the stove again, doing housework, and doing the work of several people by herself. Shun Niang's wedding date is set again, whether Lamei marries with Shun Niang or stays at home, the family should add manpower.

But the old lady still refuses to nod, what should I do?

The stagnant water in the palace is one foot deep, and there is rainwater poured from outside in the courtyard of the outer nine rooms, which is full of one and a half feet deep. In addition to the yard, there is also standing water in the house that needs to be removed.

It's just that the four of them didn't stop for a moment, and Mama Yan and Uncle Yan, who were idle, joined hands from time to time, and it took more than an hour to drain the stagnant water in the house and yard. Now it's just the ones that stick to the ground, just wait for it to seep down slowly.

Shun Niang's tired little face turned white, her hair was wet with sweat, as if washed, and she trembled against the door frame; Lamei and Stunned blushed, and sat on the ground in spite of it, panting vigorously.

Only the Taoist idiot looked better, but it was just a strong support, standing there with a flat shoulder, and he didn't dare to move because of his sore back.

Uncle Yan couldn't stand even more steadily, so he was helped back to the room by Mama Yan.

The idiot glanced at the upper room, and there was no complaint in his heart. If it weren't for the old lady's mood, he would have taken out the silver and asked the sting to ask someone to dig water.

But in that case, the old man will be annoyed, which is why he has not bought someone for a long time. Although the old man accepted his belongings at his behest, he still maintained his usual frugal style in his habits.

The bamboo curtain in the upper room was opened, and when Wang Ning came out, he saw the extremely tired crowd.

The idiot squeezed out a smile and said, "Grandmother is awake......"

Looking at the potholes exposed on the ground, Wang Ning sighed and said: "It's my wife who was confused, and she forgot about draining the water and fell asleep......" Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment and said to the idiot: "Next time, I will ask someone to drain the water." ”

For a while, everyone looked at Wang Ning's family.

Wang Ning looked at the idiot and nodded, and said, "It's my wife who thinks left, compared to money, it's still the most important ......."

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