In the past few days, due to the rainy and cold weather, Jiang Baoqing's stove room has always prepared ginger soup. Jiang Baoqing brought a bowl to Jiang Lao Wu, Jiang Lao Wu didn't pretend to be polite with Jiang Baoqing, took it and drank it all with his neck tilted, smacked his lips, and tasted it: "It's strange to say, I tasted your ginger soup and my wife's boil, it doesn't seem to taste the same, it's more bitter." ”

Jiang Baoqing said with a smile: "I put a few herbs to dispel the cold, but it is a little bitter." ”

Jiang Lao Wu couldn't help but praise Jiang Baoqing: "I'll just say that our Baoqing girl is capable, right?" It's your third cousin's stinky boy, very tough, if you listen to me and marry you back...... What a good daughter-in-law. ”

Jiang Baoqing knew that Jiang Lao Wu could talk about this topic and talk about her and Jiang Fei.

Jiang Yunshan took over the conversation very naturally, and led the topic to another place: "Fifth grandfather, it has been raining for so many days, and the rain is very heavy, are the crops in the field okay?" ”

Jiang Lao Wu's mind was immediately led by Jiang Yunshan, and he couldn't help but sigh when he mentioned the crops: "Don't say it, I haven't done anything else in the past two days, I, your uncle, and a few of your cousins have dug holes in the ground to drain water." It rained a few days ago, and it wasn't long before it came again. This God, I really don't know what I want to do, I die of drought when I drought, and I die of waterlogging when I am flooded. This year is another disaster year. ”

Jiang Baoqing comforted: "It's okay, Fifth Grandpa, we don't want this rent when the time comes." ”

"That's what happened." Jiang Lao Wu refused in one mouthful, "Such a good land, twenty percent of the rent is enough to be rented." If we don't even give this to you brothers and sisters, what will we become as a family! ”

Saying that, Jiang Lao Wu looked at the rain outside, and said uneasily: "No, I still have to go to the field to take a look." ”

Jiang Lao Wu put on his coat and hat, and instructed Jiang Baoqing and Jiang Yunshan: "It's raining heavily these days, and it's not easy to walk outside, so you two should stay at home." If the rain doesn't stop in two days, I'll ask your third cousin to come over again and bring you some food or something. ”

Jiang Yunshan hurriedly excused himself: "No need for the fifth grandfather, our family is still a little ......"

However, before he finished speaking, Jiang Lao Wu waved his hand and pushed the car into the rain.

Jiang Yunshan had no choice but to shut up.

Jiang Baoqing looked thoughtfully at the rain outside.

Jiang Yunshan saw Jiang Baoqing's solemn expression, and asked with concern: "Baoqing, what's wrong?" ”

Jiang Baoqing stretched out his hand and pocketed the water falling from the eaves outside: "With such a heavy rain, I don't know if the Razi River will flood." ”

Jiang Yunshan thought for a while and comforted: "Probably not." Over the years, the water of the Rake River has been turbulent, but the water capacity of the river is also okay, and there are many abandoned waterways in the valley here, so there should be no big problem. ”

Jiang Baoqing looked into the distance: "But what about another river?" I remember that the Huihe River also passed through Yufeng Mansion, not far from our side. ”

Jiang Yunshan hesitated slightly: "There have indeed been several floods on the Huihe side, but when I was in the county school, I also learned, and the imperial court has been allocating funds to build the embankment on this side of Yufeng Mansion over the years, so it should be fine." ”

Jiang Baoqing's face changed.

All these years?

Is it the years that the corrupt official Sun Zhongyi of Yufeng Mansion has been in office?

Sun Zhongyi is even greedy for money to run a good church, so how can he let go of the silver taels for repairing the river embankment?

Although she had never experienced a flood, she knew how difficult it was for people to survive. If the embankment on the other side of the river bursts, it will definitely affect the Rake River.

If there is a flood in the Rake River, then they ......

Jiang Baoqing gasped, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still.

She gritted her teeth: "No, brother, I have to go to the county." ”

Jiang Yunshan was shocked: "What's wrong?" In this kind of weather, the donkey cart to the county is gone. The mountain road is so muddy, how do you get there? ”

Jiang Baoqing gritted his teeth: "I have to ask the Juxian Order, the hole of corruption of Sun Zhongyi, the criminal official of Yufeng Mansion before, has been blocked by the imperial court." The embankment of the Nahui River, the repair funds are likely to be embezzled by that Sun Zhongyi. ”

In fact, Jiang Baoqing also understood in his heart that not long ago, the palace had just pulled that Sun Zhongyi off the horse, even if the court wanted to plug the hole, how could it be so fast to give instructions at all levels.

It is very likely that the embankment of the river is a hole full of holes.

Jiang Yunshan was also taken aback when he heard this, he took a deep breath, quickly calmed down, and analyzed with Jiang Baoqing: "Since the criminal Sun Zhongyi has been corrected by the imperial court, if there is a problem with the river embankment, the imperial court must also know about it." With such a heavy rain, there should be countermeasures on the side of the imperial court. Temporarily use sand and gravel to strengthen the river embankment, and bear this catastrophe first. ”

Jiang Baoqing bit his lower lip: "If the Huihe River bursts, I'm afraid that the people of the entire Yufeng Mansion will ...... I want to ask the Juxian Order, if there are no effective measures on the other side of the Huihe, we have to leave here first. The Rake River is too close to us. It's too dangerous. ”

Jiang Yunshan was also a little unable to sit still, but he knew that in the face of such an irresistible natural disaster, his personal strength was very small and he couldn't save everyone, but at least he could protect himself.

Both siblings fell silent.

After a while, Jiang Yunshan broke the entire silence, and he said, "At best, maybe the rain will stop tonight?" ”

Jiang Baoqing nodded.

However, the weather is not beautiful, and the rain not only does not stop at night, but even has a faint tendency to increase.

With worry, the night passed.

In the morning, Jiang Baoqing and Jiang Yunshan wore robes and took a hat to the Rake River.

Rake River roared like an awakened beast, fangs and claws.

Compared to the previous days, the water level has risen a lot, and the water speed has become more turbulent.

Jiang Baoqing and Jiang Yunshan stood silently by the river for a while, and neither spoke.

In the wind and rain, there were still people crossing the river by boat, and the danger was full of dangers, and the boat was about to capsize several times.

This is obviously an escape from this place, no matter how dangerous it is.

Jiang Baoqing stood with Jiang Yunshan for a while, and made up his mind: "Let's take refuge elsewhere first." ”

Jiang Yunshan nodded slowly.

When the brother and sister got home, they began to pack their luggage, and simply packed two bags.

Jiang Yunshan carried a basket on his back and put the two dogs in it, the two puppies seemed to know that danger was coming, and they were very well-behaved.

Before leaving, the brother and sister went to Jiang Lao Wu's house again.

Jiang Lao Wu looked at Jiang Baoqing and Jiang Yunshan's brother and sister, and was also taken aback: "Where are you going in such bad weather?" ”

Jiang Baoqing briefly told Jiang Lao Wu about the possibility of flooding.

Jiang Lao Wu hesitated: "...... Flood? No, there hasn't been a big flood here for so many years. ”