In the second year of Hongzhi, the rainy season on both sides of the Yellow River was extended for a long time compared with previous years. In May, there was a big break near Kaifeng Mansion, and the imperial court invested more than 50,000 people in disaster relief, which was not subsided until August. Although it is late autumn, the water level of the Yellow River is still very high.

Near a Yellow River embankment outside Kaifeng Prefecture, there are many soldiers and military craftsmen digging the river. On the construction site, there are also several machines on wheels that are clearing the silt.

Suddenly, a device "creaked" and stopped. A young warcraftsman who was guarding next to the instrument, after quickly stepping forward to check it, frowned, turned around and shouted, "Supervisor Zhang? Zhang Jianhou? This water control truck is broken again!"

Behind another water control truck not far from this warsmith, a head came out, "Okay! Coming soon! It was Zhang Yue, who was dressed in men's clothes, who answered.

She has been in Kaifeng Mansion in Henan Province for more than a month, and these water control trucks have been put into the project of cleaning up the silt, which has played a great role, and the project has progressed very quickly. It's just that due to the complex topography of the river and the great loss of the water control vehicle when the silt is cleaned, the number of failures is particularly large.

Zhang Yue led a group of military craftsmen to repeatedly repair the water control wheel. During this period, the craftsmen also learned some repair doorways for water control vehicles, but when they encountered major failures, they still needed Zhang Yue to repair, so Zhang Yue stayed here for two months, and promised Zhu Youzhu a month before he broke his promise, during which Zhu Youzhu wrote several times to urge her to go back, and Zhang Yue had to take the procrastination trick.

At this time, she had just repaired a water control truck, and when she heard her warcraftsman Da Nail, say that another one had been broken, she quickly stood up, came to her in a few steps, and asked, "Da Nail, what's wrong?" Have you checked it out? ”

The warsmith named Big Nail hurriedly replied, "Take two steps and stop, I followed what you taught before, I cleaned the gears and walked again, but after two steps, I stopped again." ”

Zhang Yue frowned, came to the left side of the water control truck, opened the small box on the car, reached in and tinkered for a long time, only to hear a snap, the water control truck resumed work again,

Da Nail hurriedly complimented, "Supervisor Zhang, you are still amazing!" ”

Zhang Yue patted the dirt on his hands, "Big nail, in fact, your analysis is not wrong, the reason for the failure is indeed that the gear needs to be cleaned up, but after cleaning the gear, you didn't fit the gear well, which caused the water control truck to be repaired and repaired." So it's not that I'm good, it's that you're not careful enough. ”

The big nail scratched his head embarrassedly, "Oh! Supervisor Zhang, I'll pay attention next time. ”

Zhang Yue said seriously, "Da Nail, you are very smart, you have to work hard!" ”

Big Nail nodded vigorously, "Uh-huh! Supervisor Zhang, the other warcraftsmen look down on me and think I'm stupid, only you look down on me, I must be the best warsmith to show them. ”

Zhang Yue nodded at him encouragingly.

"Supervisor Zhang! The River Yamen has sent someone to look for you! A soldier on the embankment not far away shouted.

Zhang Yue looked up at the embankment, and saw a soldier wearing armor looking at her.

Zhang Yue walked quickly to the embankment: "Are you looking for me?"

The soldier replied respectfully: "Back to Prison Marquis, Lord Bai ordered the villain to ask you to go back, and I have something urgent to discuss with you."

When Zhang Yue heard this, he greeted the craftsmen at the construction site, and hurriedly left the embankment with the sergeant.

Kaifeng Prefecture River Yamen.

Bai Ang's face sank like water, and he was pacing up and down in front of the river map in the house. Less than half a year after coming to Kaifeng to control the water, he looked much older, his eyes were bloodshot, and his beard was unkempt because he had not been trimmed for a long time.

"Lord Bai, you look for me." Zhang Yue walked into the room, took the wet hand towel handed over by the attendant next to him, and quickly wiped his hands that were sticky with mud.

Bai Ang turned around and saw that Zhang Yue was back, his tense expression was a little relaxed, he withdrew the entourage in the room, and beckoned, "Xiao Wu, come over quickly." ”

Zhang Yue quickly came to the river map and watched intently.

"Xiao Wu, you see that the project here in Yaojiakou is stagnant, and the water control trucks you repaired a few days ago are all broken, and they are ready to be pulled back by the soldiers."

Zhang Yue was stunned, "Senior brother, I've repaired it three times this month, and this bad one is too frequent." Is it not well maintained by the sent military craftsmen? ”

Bai Ang shook his head, "Yaojiakou is the meeting place of the two main canals of Kaifeng and Yangwu, and it is an extremely important hub place, and the warcraftsmen I sent are all elites, and there will never be a matter of slack maintenance by the warcraftsmen." ”

Zhang Yue frowned, "How could the damage to the water control truck be so bad?" ”

Bai Ang sighed, "Alas! I am also worried about this matter, the canal project of the two sections of Kaifeng and Yangwu has been basically completed, if the Yaojiakou section cannot be opened, the role of the first two sections of the canal will not be able to be played. If the project is not completed before the winter freezes, after the thaw in April next year, the flood season will come and the previous efforts will be in vain. ”

Zhang Yue was also anxious in his heart, "Senior brother, I don't think I have to wait for the water control truck to come back, this time and time will be delayed, tomorrow morning, I will take a few people to Yaojiakou, in addition to repairing the water control truck, I will also feel the situation on the spot, and find out why the water control truck is so badly damaged." ”

Bai Ang looked at Zhang Yue, who was slightly emaciated, and hesitated, "This ..... Xiao Wu, your current identity is different, which makes you run around like this....."

Zhang Yue interrupted him, "Senior brother, no matter what my identity becomes, I am your junior sister and master's apprentice." I will never forget the teachings of our teacher. ”

Bai Ang looked at Zhang Yue, his face flashing with emotion, "Okay!" Little Five! The master really didn't mistake you! ”

Bai Ang instructed Zhang Yue a few more words, and then let Zhang Yue go back to the room to rest.

In order to ensure Zhang Yue's safety, Zhang Yue's residence did not live in the barracks with the other supervisors sent by the Ministry of Industry, but in the river yamen. It was claimed that because Zhang Yue was a special supervisor of the water control truck invited by the Ministry of Industry, he was treated with high treatment, and the repair of the water control truck did depend on Zhang Yue's overall repair. So no one else doubted it.

Zhang Yue ran on the construction site all day, and lay on the bed as soon as he entered the house.

Rushui, who followed him from the capital, made a basin of hot water, wet it with a towel, and wiped her face, hands, and feet for her. Zhang Yue motionless and let Rushui help her clean up.

Rushui has long been accustomed to these days, and Zhang Yue comes back every day and looks like a mess of mud. Asked intimately, "Master, do you want to take a hot bath to relieve fatigue." ”

Zhang Yue said weakly, "I don't want to move, let's sleep like this,"

"I'll warm up dinner in the kitchen stove, and the slave will bring it to you, so let's sleep with some."

"Yes!"

Rushui was just about to get dinner, Zhang Yue remembered something,

"Rushui, tomorrow I will go to Yaojiakou to repair the water machine, it is estimated that it will take two or three days to come back, you can also go with me."

"Yes!" Rushui agreed, and seeing that Zhang Yue had no other instructions, "The slave will go and get you dinner." ”

"Yes!"

When Rushui brought in the hot dinner, Zhang Yue was already asleep, his left hand pressed under his face, and he was holding a string of shiny beads in his hand, as if he was still caressing the beads in his hand in his sleep.

Rushui sighed secretly, gently covered Zhang Yue with the quilt, and then left the room.