Chapter Eighty-Four: River Workers

Mrs. He was in the way of Mama Fang. sent her down without looking for an excuse, and then pulled He Ruyu to interrogate her carefully, insisting that she start from the beginning to the end, and from the end to the end, back and forth, I don't know how many times I said it, which made He Ruyu almost cry.

Mama Fang was a little anxious when she heard it outside, so she could only hurry up and inform He Jinbao, and finally called Mrs. He away.

Mrs. He was angry at He Jinbao, "You kid has no conscience, patronizing himself to be developed, your two brothers are not too young, and you haven't even found a daughter-in-law, can you bear it?" Sure enough, he forgot his mother after marrying his daughter-in-law, and his conscience was gnawed away by dogs. ”

repeatedly promised that he would take a good look at the girls of each family and find a satisfactory daughter-in-law for the two brothers, He Jinbao finally sent Mrs. He away, while muttering: "I didn't think my wife was so wordy before." ”

Although he was disgusted with Mrs. He's wordy, He Jinbao himself knew that He Jingui and He Jinyuan were indeed not young, and it was time to seriously find a daughter-in-law. After talking to Chen Shuangchuan, Chen Shuangchuan was also embarrassed. The person she was looking for, Mrs. He couldn't look at it.

The two of them are embarrassed here, Mrs. He also has her own ideas, she likes the girl of Cheng Shangshu's family, and specially inquired about Miss Cheng's often going to a gold store in the east of the city to see jewelry, so she waited there, looked at the Cheng family girl carefully, and was very satisfied to find a matchmaker, and went to the Cheng family to propose marriage.

Cheng Shangshu naturally looked down on the He family, and he didn't pass on the family's poems and books, and he politely sent the matchmaker out, but Mrs. He regarded this politeness as a blessing, and unrelentingly invited various famous matchmakers to the door, no matter whether they were overt or covert, they didn't understand, even the good-tempered Cheng Shangshu was angry, and directly sent someone to send a message to He Jinbao, asking him to control his family.

Only then did He Jinbao know that Mrs. He was actually doing this kind of thing, and she didn't know whether to laugh or be angry, so she could only send them away in a good voice, and ran to Chen Shuangchuan to complain: "Mrs. really did this kind of thing!" ”

Mrs. He only thinks that Miss Cheng is the daughter of the Sanpin Hubu Shangshu, and her family He Jingui is also a relative of the Marquis of Sanpin Wencheng.

No matter what He Jinbao said, if he told Mrs. He and said that he couldn't make it clear, he could only come back and complain to Chen Shuangchuan. That's what to do.

Entering October, it has been raining in the capital, the kimchi in Shunxinfang has not been sunburned, exuding a musty smell, Chen Shuangchuan has no choice, can only try to make some southern dim sum, these are very pure southern dim sum, there are still many people love to eat, Shunxinfang's business is much better, very let Chen Shuangchuan have a feeling of blessing in disguise.

Chen Shuang didn't know the climate of the capital, and Mama Fang, who grew up in the capital since she was a child, often said that this year's weather was too abnormal, and the rain always kept going, which made people a little panicked.

He Jinbao is also very busy this time, this rain is much more than in previous years, the water level of the Feifeng River is rising fast, it is said that there is a section of the embankment upstream that is unstable, Sima Zixia sent a lot of soldiers to inspect there, and even He Jinbao's subordinates were also taken away a lot, and he immediately felt that he was too busy, and he was outside almost all day long.

I managed to make it to November. In the end, there was no major flooding, but the dam was almost destroyed and could no longer be used, and it became a priority to build the dam before the next rainy season.

He Jinbao took the deputy position of assistance and led a team of soldiers to build the embankment.

The Ministry of Industry is also an acquaintance in charge of this matter, and it is actually Langzhong Sumu, who has a relationship. When he mentioned it, He Jinbao remembered that this Su Mu seemed to be an old acquaintance of the Chen family, and he had always forgotten to mention it to Chen Shuangzhuan, thinking that he would invite Su Mu to come over for a gathering before leaving.

Su Mu was stunned, but agreed very happily, and came to visit the next day.

only said that there was an old acquaintance coming over, Chen Shuangchuan didn't have a clue at all, and he didn't recognize it at first, but he felt that Su Mu had been staring at him, and his eyes seemed to be a little excited.

Chen Shuangchuan couldn't help but glance at it strangely, Su Mu's face was a little pale, but he still saluted without losing his manners, and asked hesitantly: "You...... How are you doing? No mistakes, not a lot of words"

Thinking in a trance, it was really many years ago, Su Mu's smile seemed to overlap with a long time ago, the same shyness and cleanliness, as if there was a little more melancholy, slowly fading, becoming more and more pale.

Facing Su Mu, Chen Shuangchuan only felt mixed feelings, but he didn't know what to say at all, and sighed for a long time: "It turns out that you ...... Sister Su, are they all okay? No mistakes, not a lot of words"

After the big flood in Chenjia Village. Su Mu's family had already moved, but fortunately they were not directly involved in the war that began at the beginning of their own lives. It's just that in those years, the court was very chaotic, the monarch was not the king, the minister was not the minister, there were harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes everywhere, and the rioters were rioters, Mr. Su couldn't afford to be sick, and soon Su Shiniang followed.

Fortunately, Su Mi married a loyal family, and she did not dislike it, but raised Su Mu as her own.

Su Mu is a man after all, in order to avoid suspicion, Chen Shuangchuan didn't want to ask too much, and when he heard that Su Mi also lived in the capital, Chen Shuangchuan was sincerely happy, and said: "I haven't seen Sister Su for many years, she is the most good-looking, and I have learned a lot from her." ”

"My sister often mentions you, saying that you were very sensible and old when you were a child, and I don't know if you will grow into an old pedant." Su Mu also smiled, and suddenly felt that Meng Lang had said this, so he quickly stopped, lowered his head and slowly blushed.

He Jinbao was not a careful person in the first place, and he has been in the military for so many years. Naturally, he contracted some problems, and he was very arrogant about things like men and women, and he didn't care about it, Su Mu came to visit, and he thought that since he had known Chen Shuangchuan since he was a child, he should have come to see him.

It's just that looking at Su Mu and Chen Shuangchuan chatting happily, He Jinbao suddenly felt a burst of pantothenic acid in his heart for some reason, and he was really uncomfortable, so he called Su Mu into the study in the name of official business.

I didn't expect to be able to meet Su Mu in the capital, Chen Shuangchuan didn't know how to feel, but unconsciously recalled those scenes in the past, embroidering and drying salt and touching small fish. When you have time, you can go to the private school to listen to classes for a while, although it is difficult and unsatisfactory, but it is also the most peaceful and smooth day for Chen Shuangchuan.

So far, there has been no news back, and I don't know where Chen Caichun and them are.

The affairs of the river workers are always delayed, He Jinbao is about to leave, Chen Shuangchuan only heard that it is very desolate over there, and he basically can't even see a single person, so he always thinks about bringing all the things to He Jinbao. A change of clothes, commonly used bedding, just a comb and a hairband with some small things, Chen Shuangchuan filled a full box, and even feared that He Jinbao would not be used to eating the food over there, so he was going to bring him two jars of sauerkraut.

He Jinbao was a little crying and laughing, and said helplessly: "Don't be busy, you can't take these many things with you." It's not the first time I've gone out, just let Dashan pack up his luggage, and he's familiar with all these jobs. ”

"Bring some with you to rest assured." Chen Shuangchuan was busy for a while, looking at the large number of things that were packed up, he also felt that he was making a big fuss, He Jinbao was going with the army, naturally he had subordinates to help him clean up, and the things next to him didn't seem to be needed so much.

After picking up a few things to be used and repacking them, Chen Shuangchuan still brought the two jars of sauerkraut, and said: "This is a very good meal, you take it, in case the food over there is not palatable, you can make do with it, let Liu Dashan hold it, and you will not be tired." ”

"I won't bring the mountain over, he's used to keeping it at home, stay with you, in case there is a matter, there will be someone to take care of." He Jinbao confessed a few words, it was nothing more than to be careful about the door, feel at ease at home, and there was nothing special to think about, so he said. "If you have something, let Dashan come to me, if it's too late, go to He Quanwei, you also know, I asked him to take care of you."

It is already November, and the next rainy season is only four or five months, and it is naturally impossible to repair such a long embankment on the Feifeng River at once.

Su Mu only came a few days earlier than He Jinbao, but his face was blue and his spirit was sluggish, as if he had been working day after day, all the time, and he didn't fall down because he just took a breath.

"Master Su, why did you become like this?" He Jinbao was really taken aback when he saw it.

Su Mu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The general came over and said slowly, the situation here is worse than you think." ”

This section of the embankment is outside Xincheng County, the Feifeng River turns a corner from here, and goes east, if this section of the embankment collapses, the river will be washed directly along the plain to the capital.

I only heard that the embankment here was seriously damaged, and when Su Mu saw it himself, he knew that it was destroyed to the point that it was basically completely useless, and it was estimated that a slightly larger flow of water would be able to break down this place and collapse the embankment.

"This section is going to be rebuilt, and it is basically useless." Su Mu spread out the map, drew all the places he said, pointed out to He Jinbao little by little, and roughly calculated the length of several miles, "There are still some places that I haven't had time to see, this old embankment is basically useless, and it hasn't been repaired for decades." ”

He Jinbao was taken aback and said, "How can such a big project be completed in two or three months?" ”

"I can only make up for the urgent place first, and I will write the details clearly on the fold, please ask the emperor to decide, we can only do our best."

River work is a major national event, and it is a heavy and tiresome thing, He Jinbao only brought a few hundred soldiers, and the imperial court is employing people everywhere, and there is no place to transfer them.

Thinking of recruiting the people nearby to work, but the treasury was empty, and the imperial court was very poor, so he couldn't come up with much money.

It's just that the dam is not easy to repair, at this time it is the dry season, the water level of the Feifeng River is less than half of the usual, it should be the best time to build the dam, but the winter in the north is much colder than in the south, a shovel down half muddy water and half ice, because of the sweat of the labor, soon in the cold wind and frozen into frost, it is really miserable.

However, after a few days, the hired people have been overwhelmed, and most of them have run away, and the manpower is becoming more and more insufficient.

For this matter, He Jinbao and Su Mu were also very nervous, they were busy on the construction site all day, almost not a moment of idleness, and after half a month, the two of them lost a lot of weight, and they were as hot as Wupi loaches, and they were even more anxious, and there were a bunch of blisters on their mouths.

This situation is really similar to what Chen Shuangchuan said, when he was busy, he didn't even have time to eat, and he often took a nest in his mouth to deal with a casual meal. Chen Shuangchuan specially made the sauerkraut brought by He Jinbao become He Jinbao's favorite dish, refreshing and refreshing, sandwiched into the wowotou, it seems that even the hard wowotou has become delicious.

In the past half a month, He Jinbao and Su Mu have almost lived on the construction site with these two jars of sauerkraut and kimchi.

Su Mu just gnawed at the head of the nest fiercely, and he didn't even have the strength to refute, unlike He Jinbao, the head of the supervisor, Su Mu was the person in charge of the river work, and there was no knowledgeable person below to help, almost all the big and small things had to be seen by Su Mu himself, just counting and drawing with several pens, Su Mu was really a little haggard.

He Jinbao couldn't bear to see Su Mu's desperate appearance, so he persuaded him to stop and rest, but Su Mu didn't listen, and still threw himself on the desk with all his might.

was thinking about going out, but someone came, saying that Chen Shuangchuan had sent something from home.

He Jinbao opened it and saw that it was actually a small cotton jacket and a few pairs of shoes, which should have been made by Chen Shuangchuan himself. Chen Shuangchuan is not very good at cutting, and the clothes she makes are only barely visible, far inferior to her other crafts, Chen Shuangchuan is thin-skinned, and feels embarrassed, and there are many things usually, so Chen Shuangchuan basically rarely does.

It's just that He Jinbao accidentally said that the clothes made by Chen Shuangchuan were comfortable to wear, but she didn't expect that she still remembered it, and she seemed to be able to see Chen Shuangchuan bowing his head slightly and quietly threading the needle, He Jinbao couldn't help but smirk for a while.

The people of the He family who sent the things said that there were other things in the car.

He Jinbao looked at it, it was all some food, hunger and durable snacks, and a large bag of red beans and mung beans mixed together with miscellaneous grains, He Jinbao thought that it was already Laba season.

Ordered someone to cook the grains and distribute them to everyone, He Jinbao returned to the house with snacks, took two pickle cakes, baked them on the stove, and gave one to Su Mu to eat.

"I haven't eaten this for a long time, and since I moved away from Chenjia Village, I haven't seen a place to sell these things." Su Mu seemed to evoke nostalgia, and he was a little melancholy.

"Master Su said before that his ancestral home is Wenzhou, and he moved away from Chenjia Village?"

"Although my ancestral home is Wenzhou, I grew up in Wencheng County since I was a child, and my father once ran a private school in Chenjia Village, and Chen Shunan met at that time. Later, a typhoon knocked down the seawall, and there was a big flood there, and the private school could no longer be run, so it moved to the capital. ”

"Oh, that big flood, I remember it too......" He Jinbao was a little strange, staring at Su Mu for a long time, these days after getting along, it is easy to know that Sima Zixia chose Su Mu, a small Langzhong, to control the water, except for him, it is estimated that no one next to him is more familiar with river work. These are not things that can be learned by reading books for a day or two, and I think that Su Mu should have learned river work very early, so there will be today's Su Mu. It's just that He Jinbao has some doubts, should he have thought of learning river engineering because of the previous flood? No mistakes in many words

Seeing He Jinbao's question, Su Mu just smiled faintly and said, "Because of that flood, I lost something very precious, and I really don't want to experience such a thing again." ”

"Since I was very young, I have liked a girl, always thinking that when she grows up, I can go to her family to propose marriage, but I didn't expect it to be a sudden flood, and then it was a war for many years. When I went back to look for it, it was already a ruin, and the girl was married to **. If it weren't for that big flood...... I think about it all the time. ”

"Are you talking about...... Frost? ”

"Well, so if you don't treat her well, let it go, I'll be good to her!"

Su Mu actually nodded without hesitation, as if he wished He Jinbao would quickly nod in agreement and leave, and he was angry for a while, without thinking about it, he directly smashed his fist on Su Mu's façade, looking at Su Mu's unrepentant and resolute appearance, he suddenly felt discouraged again, only scolded the bastard fiercely, and went out angrily with his things.

This punch was a little hard, Su Mu lay on the ground for a while before covering his nose, he still felt an unstoppable soreness, and tears were about to fall. Rubbing his eyes, Su Mu picked up his piece of pickle cake that was stained with some ash, and took a bite slowly, but he couldn't taste the taste, and only muttered: "God knows how much I envy you." ”

also knew what Su Mu was thinking, and said this inexplicably, and the next day it was as if nothing had happened, just say what should be said, what should be done is still done, and there is nothing unusual to see.

This casual appearance is very similar to Chen Shuangchuan, and after annoying He Jinbao, the girl often looks like nothing happened, and He Jinbao, who hates it, itches at the root of his teeth.

If He Jinbao still has a little tolerance for Chen Shuangchuan, then he completely hates Su Mu, who covets his wife, if he doesn't still think that killing people is not worth it, it is estimated that He Jinbao will directly beat him according to Su Mu.

The more He Jinbao thought about finishing the work here early and returning to the capital as soon as possible, the more things went wrong, and by the middle of December, it began to rain a few heavily, and the water level rose a lot.

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