Lu Cong looked at the group of people and horses galloping over in wonder, and said to himself strangely: "Who is this?" It looks like an official errand, right? ”

"Is it Lord Lu in front?"

A cavalryman rushed to the front, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to Lu Cong.

Lu Cong immediately replied: "It's Lu!" Dare I ask you? ”

The cavalry replied simply: "Disaster relief Qin sent Lord Wan and Lord Qi to help you dig a ditch!" ”

"What?" Lu Cong suspected that he had misheard.

After the cavalry finished speaking, he turned around and stretched out his hand and shook it, and the large team of more than 100 people soon came to the front.

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo didn't know how to ride horses, but in order not to delay time, they let the cavalry take the two of them to ride horses, and when they arrived at the place, their waists were bumped and hurt.

Because of the drought on the surface, a lot of dust was raised wherever the horses passed, and Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo's faces were also covered with a layer of dust.

The two of them didn't care about the back pain and embarrassment, and immediately turned over and dismounted.

Lu Cong was dumbfounded when he saw the two of them, he was in his forties, he had been a county magistrate for more than ten years, and he had seen many high-ranking officials and Qincha from the capital, but it was the first time he had seen such a "disgraced" Qincha.

"Linyang County Commander Lu Cong has seen two Qincha adults! The lower officials didn't know that the two adults were coming, and they didn't greet them in time, which was really rude, and asked the two adults to punish them! ”

When Lu Cong bowed, Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo's eyes were staring at his trouser legs.

He was so preoccupied with putting on his clothes that he forgot to put down his trouser legs, and when he saw that he was dressed like he was working with the people.

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo had never seen such a hard county order, and both of them couldn't help but look at Lu Cong with admiration.

Qi Hongkuo said first: "When I entered the city with Lord Wan, I heard that Lord Lu led people to dig ditches to divert water, in such a hot weather, as a county commander, you can lead by example and dig ditches yourself, which is really a blessing for the people of Linyang County, and an example for us!" ”

Qi Hongkuo's unstingy praise made Lu Cong a little frightened, and before he had time to humble himself, Wan Lin praised him again.

"Lord Lu, Lord Qi and I are here to help the local people alleviate the drought, if you bring the officials and the people of the county to kill pigs and sheep to greet us, it will be inappropriate! There are not many good officials like you who think about the people wholeheartedly, and I want to take you as an example! ”

Lu Cong blushed embarrassedly from the repeated praises, and after seeing Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo, his previous worries and doubts disappeared.

The Qincha who can help him dig a ditch in such a dusty manner must be concerned about the people and can sincerely provide disaster relief.

Lu Cong hurriedly said humbly: "The two adults praised it falsely. The lower officials are stupid, and there is no good way to alleviate the disaster, so they can only do their part. ”

When the three of them were greeting each other, Gong Rui had already observed the terrain here clearly.

"The three adults, the grass people want to dare to say that this land is not suitable for digging ditches."

Gong Rui's words immediately attracted the attention of the three people, Lu Cong saw that he was young, and his hands were white and distinct, and at first glance he was a scholar who was not diligent and did not distinguish between grains and grains, and his proposal was just a showmanship who did not know how to understand.

Thinking of this, Lu Cong looked at Gong Rui's eyes with a little contempt.

But Gong Rui was the one brought by Qincha, and Lu Cong couldn't directly say anything to deny his proposal, so he could only roll his eyes secretly in his heart.

Wan Lin didn't know much about water conservancy, so he asked modestly: "Then why is it not suitable for digging ditches here?" ”

Gong Rui explained: "Although the terrain here is low-lying, because of the drought, there are actually deep cracks in the land on the east and west sides. Once the water is brought in, it will flow down the rift to the lower ground next to it. As a result, water accumulates elsewhere and there is a shortage of water here. And that's not even the most important question. ”

"What's the most important question?" Wan Lin asked impatiently.

Gong Rui smiled proudly, "The most important problem is, of course, a waste of manpower to do useless work." Even if the terrain here is fine, but if you dig it down by manpower, I am afraid that if you don't bring water, people will die of thirst first. ”

Gong Rui's words stopped in Lu Cong's ears as if he was sneering, he originally had a good impression of Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo, but with such a person who can only speak cool words by their side, the two of them probably won't be able to make decisions for the people as he thought.

"This gentleman, Lu wants to ask, what can we rely on if we don't rely on manpower to dig ditches? The drought has left the cattle and horses without fodder, so do we have to drive the ducks to the shelves to dig ditches? ”

Lu Cong's tone was obviously dissatisfied, Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo looked at it and knew that Lu Cong must have misunderstood Gong Rui.

But without waiting for them to help explain, Gong Rui said with a flat face: "Naturally, it is the most labor-saving to replace manpower with machinery." ”

"Mechanical?" Lu Cong became even more angry when he heard Gong Rui's words, "Sir, what he said is really light!" I also know that machinery saves manpower! But how can machinery be said to exist? We don't even know how to mechanical! ”

Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo both saw that Lu Cong was a little annoyed, but Gong Rui still looked indifferent.

Gong Rui hooked his lips slightly, and said confidently: "You don't understand, I understand!" ”

"You know mechanics?" Lu Cong didn't expect Gong Rui to have such ability.

"Students are not talented, but they know a thing or two about machinery. Master Lu, you might as well take these officials and the people back to rest, the students will be able to build a machine for digging ditches and diverting water in two days, and then the results will be twice as effective with half the effort, and the paddy fields will soon be saved. ”

Seeing Gong Rui's confident appearance, Lu Cong couldn't care about getting angry, and hurriedly asked tentatively, "What you said is true?" Not talking big? ”

Gong Rui replied seriously: "The student is not a person who likes to brag. ”

Wan Lin said at this time: "Lord Lu, Mr. Gong is proficient in machinery, he was sent by my friend to help us, with his help, we will definitely save a lot of manpower." ”

Lu Cong suddenly changed his attitude towards Gong Rui, and finally smiled when he looked at Gong Rui's eyes.

"It turns out that Mr. Gong is such a talent, it is Lu who has no eyes!"

Gong Rui is a high-minded and arrogant person, he doesn't care what others think of him, he just wants to alleviate the drought as soon as possible and not live up to Li Dalong's expectations of him.

Qi Hongkuo is a person who is proficient in building in water, and he also found that this place is indeed not suitable for digging ditches.

After discussing with Gong Rui for a while, Qi Hongkuo and Wan Lin decided to help Gong Rui build the machinery he developed first, and then use the power of machinery to dig ditches to divert water to alleviate the drought.

Fu Xiaojiu and Bai Yusheng set up a pergola for free clinics and distribution of money and grain at the entrance of the county yamen, and the people learned that Langzhong had free medical treatment, and the yamen was going to distribute food and money again, so they all rushed over.

The officials maintained order and asked the people to line up to see the doctor and receive things.

Bai Yusheng considered that Fu Xiaojiu was pregnant, and he was afraid that she would work hard, so he didn't let her sit for the clinic, but asked her to distribute supplies to the people with Zhuo Hui.

Fu Xiaojiu agreed first, but her eyes often looked at the people queuing up to see a doctor, and if Bai Yusheng was too busy, she would go to help at any time.

Linyang County was the first area they arrived at, but the extent of the disaster in Linyang County was relatively light, so there were not many materials that needed to be distributed.

When Wan Lin and the others came back, they saw two teams lined up at the gate of the county ya.

Fu Xiaojiu later saw that there were many people who came to see the doctor, so he also went to give free medical treatment to the people.

It's just that among the people of Linyang County who haven't seen the girl yet, many people have doubts about her medical skills.

Zhuo Hui was very angry when she saw that these people were illiterate, but she was also afraid that she would be tired if there were too many people who came to her for medical treatment, so she held back for the time being.

Bai Yusheng saw that there were not many people looking for Fu Xiaojiu to see a doctor, and he was afraid that Fu Xiaojiu would be disappointed, so when he met female patients, he pushed them to Fu Xiaojiu, and Fu Xiaojiu gradually had more patients.

As soon as these people saw that Lu Cong had returned, they suddenly surrounded him, asking him for warmth and sympathy for his hard work.

Wan Lin and the others saw that Lu Cong was indeed loved, and they were very relieved.

Lu Cong hurriedly introduced Wan Lin and Qi Hongkuo to the people, and told the people that they would not only be able to share the money and grain, but also that the drought would be truly alleviated.

Lu Cong also saw Fu Xiaojiu and Bai Yusheng, and after learning their identities, Lu Cong suddenly became excited.

"Two divine doctors, it's great that you can come! Lu Mou has something to ask for, and he also asks the two divine doctors to help! ”

Bai Yusheng said modestly: "Master Lu, don't be polite, we are Langzhong, and it is our duty to see a doctor and save people." ”

Fu Xiaojiu asked curiously, "Master Lu, is there a patient in your family?" ”

Lu Cong shook his head, "No, there are no patients in the next house. I want to ask two miracle doctors to save my friends below. ”

Bai Yusheng asked with concern: "No matter who you save, it's easy to say." What disease does your friend have? Is anyone else in Linyang County? ”

Lu Cong shook his head again, "My friends are not here. He is the county magistrate of Dongzhou County, a neighboring county, and he is not actually sick, he was poisoned by a traitor. ”

"What? Is your friend Wan Chang? ”

Fu Xiaojiu and Wan Lin asked in surprise at the same time.

Their reaction made Lu Cong startled, "You two know Master Wan?" ”

Wan Lin said sadly: "Wan Chang and I are good brothers who grew up together, and the reason why I brought my wife and brother-in-law here this time is not only to give free medical treatment to the victims, but also to come for him!" ”

Lu Cong suddenly realized, "It turns out that you and Wan Xianling are good friends!" Did you know that Master Wan had been poisoned? ”

Wan Lin endured his sorrow and said: "Since Wan Zhang came to Dongzhou County to take office, we have often exchanged letters. But he didn't mention anything to me about his poisoning. Wan Zhang was still afraid that his body would not be able to support it and would affect his cooperation with Qincha disaster relief, so he told His Majesty about his situation, and His Majesty knew that I had a deep friendship with him, so he told me about him. ”

Wan Lin couldn't help choking up when he spoke, and Fu Xiaojiu stood aside and wiped his tears.