Chapter 179: Digging the embankment

Before he fell asleep, he heard a noise, and after a while, instead of subsidence, the more noisy it became, the closer it became, He Jinbao put on his clothes and opened the door to take a look, and it didn't take long for him to turn back, and anxiously said to Chen Shuangchuan: "The embankment has fallen!" ”

Chen Shuangchuan suddenly sat up in shock, and said while dressing up: "It's so good, it's not raining or snowing, why did you fall down all of a sudden?" ”

"I don't know yet, let's get up and see first."

Chen Shuangchuan also knew that the matter was urgent, so she hurriedly got dressed, He Xiaomei had been making trouble during the day for a long time, and she hadn't woken up yet, Chen Shuangchuan asked her to dress and carry her to the hall.

He Jinbao rode out to see what was going on, Chen Shuangchuan waited for a while, only felt anxious to wait, and frequently tiptoed to look out of the door, it was dark, and it was unclear to see clearly, and the blackness was even more panicking.

When I was a child, Chen Shuangchuan still had some impressions, and after a few turns in the hall, he remembered some things, and quickly ordered people to move valuables to a higher place, prepare more clothes, and make some food that is easy to store.

It wasn't until dawn that He Jinbao came back, and as soon as he threw down the reins, he shook his head at Chen Shuangchuan and said, "It was dug up, and the officers and soldiers are searching for people everywhere." ”

"Excavated?" Chen Shuangchuan was really surprised, he only stared at He Jinbao with wide eyes, he really couldn't believe that someone would do such a lack of morality, seeing He Jinbao nodding solemnly, Chen Shuangchuan said worriedly, "If these people don't catch them quickly, I don't know what will happen again!" ”

Feifeng River just turned a corner here, the embankment fell, all the water poured in, the imperial court urgently sent someone to build, but the Su curtain in charge of the river work was not in the capital, this side is related to an emperor's palace, and the officials sent to repair the embankment did not dare to be self-conscious, so they specially came to invite He Jinbao, who was repairing the embankment together, to go with him.

He Jinbao didn't want to, but seeing that the water did not recede, and there were more people who suffered hardships, he packed up his things and followed, remembering Chen Shuang's words, just saying what he did at the time, and refusing to say anything else, Rao is like this, and it took three days to plug the gap and slowly repair it.

This side is not more than the seaside, although the water is not fierce, but there is no water outlet, the water is very slow, this soaked for seven or eight days, and most of the places are with water, everywhere you can see people who are trying to scoop water out, more people are guarding the soaked crops, crying and grabbing the ground, sad and abnormal.

Most of the He family's fields have been sold, the terrain here is high, the water only reaches the door, and it has not entered the house, except for the harvest of the few acres of land outside, there is no major loss.

It's just that most people are not so lucky, flooding the fields and losing their homes, those houses are not reliable, and even the foundations are directly soaked and softened, and they collapse into mud.

Just because of this water, there are countless refugees in prosperous Kyoto, the faltering figure, the sad and crying look, always unconsciously reminded Chen Shuangchuan of the water she suffered back then, how much suffering began at that time, and I only felt a burst of anxiety.

specially found He Jinbao and said: "The family is not bad, donate some ......"

He Jinbao said: "Do you want to build a tent to give porridge? ”

Chen Shuangchuan nodded, thought for a while, and shook his head again: "It's better not to, there are so many people here who haven't seen anyone who does this, and we don't want to be in the limelight." When such a big event happens, the imperial court should have a righteous charity, and it is also a good idea to take something and send it there. ”

After Chen Shuangchuan talked about it, He Jinbao remembered that it was also because of the flood that Chen Shuangchuan sold herself to the He family, seeing this, she should be very uncomfortable, He Jinbao didn't know how to comfort him, only patted the top of Chen Shuangchuan's head awkwardly, and said, "You can do what you want." ”

He Jinbao looked so cautious, but he made Chen Shuang laugh and said: "How many years ago, where can I still remember, don't touch my head, don't treat me as a kitten." ”

It's really the same as Chen Shuangchuan said, within a few days, the imperial court issued an edict to reduce taxes and open righteousness, Chen Shuangchuan immediately packed up cotton clothes and food and sent them over, and asked people to prepare a lot of coarse grain bread in Zhuangzi, and anyone who was in trouble at home could take some back.

Whether it is really for the sake of the people, or for the face of the court, the people in the capital are always more blessed, and in half a month, these refugees have all settled down, and they have not seen those displaced people, as if nothing has happened, and they have calmed down.

And those who dug the embankment have not been caught, and they can't tell why this section of the embankment was suddenly dug up, Chen Shuangchuan also thought that this side should be deserted, but he didn't expect that in addition to the water, the palace was still built, and there were still many Zhuangzi, except for the occasional depression with soaked water, and there were no traces of the flood.

Chen Shuangchuan only felt that this matter was a little strange, but she couldn't figure out what was going on, but He Jinbao said it well, how it was all about the officers and soldiers, and it had nothing to do with them.

Although this water was only saved on Zhuangzi's side, and the imperial court also remedied it in time, but the people who suffered from the disaster were all a little poor, and they don't know where they heard about Chen Shuang's embroidery workshop.

Chen Shuangchuan also made a difficulty, she really couldn't accommodate so many people here, so she could only give some money and some food and clothing, and persuade people to leave with kind words.

This was originally regarded as Chen Shuang's kindness, but I didn't expect that the sixth sister-in-law Mao who hadn't seen her for a long time was actually mixed in here and wanted to share a piece of money, and was recognized by Chunhong, and sarcastically said: "Sixth sister-in-law Mao, your house is not in the capital, when did this water cross the city wall and reach your house?" ”

Sixth sister-in-law Mao was not ashamed at all and said: "Your family has a big business, so you should do a good job, what is it to help me?" ”

Chunhong was immediately laughed at angrily, and said, "You are surnamed Mao, what does it matter to you that our family is rich?" Being a faceless person like you is really rare, and you are not afraid of retribution! ”

Mao Liu's sister-in-law blushed, and she wanted to reach out to ask for something, Chunhong was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, and directly grabbed the broom to drive people away, Mao Liu's sister-in-law was also angry, and shouted with a stalk on her neck: "Don't bully me, I don't know, our family was killed by your family, if it weren't for your young master and son running out of the customs, your master would chase him out, and so many people would not have died, even if they were killed by you, they were all harmed by your He family, this is what your He family owes us!" ”

On this day, Chen Shuangchuan happened to be in the embroidery workshop, and when he heard this in the house, his heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know what it tasted like, but his face was cold, and he said: "If you go out, if you talk nonsense again, twist her to see the official." ”

After making trouble for a while, Mao Liu's sister-in-law was driven out, Chen Shuang had no bottom in her heart, and went home and said to He Jinbao worriedly: "That's the ...... If you really want to make trouble, what should Ah Jue do, her reputation is gone? ”

He Jinbao was a little angry when he thought about He Jue, and said, "He is going to do business anyway, what do you want to do with such a good reputation?" ”

Seeing that Chen Shuangchuan looked uneasy, he eased his tone to comfort him: "The emperor said that our family has merit, who rushed to say it?" You also said, no one is wrong, Ah Jue also thought badly at the beginning, but he only felt that he should be able to find out something from that road familiarity, and his mind was good, but the matter of marching and fighting was never as simple as he thought...... He already knew the mistake and knew the remedy. ”

Chen Shuangchuan was also silent, although what Mao Liu's sister-in-law said may not be unreasonable, but this person's heart is always biased, Chen Shuangchuan is no exception to He Jue, and only said to He Jinbao for a long time: "This Mao Liu's sister-in-law, she can't enter the house again in the future, if she talks nonsense, she can only be driven away." After all, Ah Jue is still young, what do you really want to do in the future, if you have this bad reputation, it will be difficult to get out of it. ”

Chen Shuangchuan was also ruthless, and really ordered people to go down and not allow Mao Liu's sister-in-law to enter the embroidery workshop, and beat her twice with a broom, only to beat Mao Liu's sister-in-law to be afraid, and she really didn't dare to come to the door again.

There is no one to make trouble, Chen Shuang's embroidery workshop is gradually on the track, those little girls are born poor, there is food and shelter here, but they are also content, learn hard, work finely, take out the embroidery is still very eye-catching, Chen Shuangchuan took it out and sold it twice, although the sale was slow, but it was still a little profitable.

However, since He Jue said that he would keep it for him and sell it to Lero, Chen Shuangchuan just put away the stall and didn't sell it outside, and he didn't dare to ask people to embroider new patterns, only to embroider some rich and festive patterns, and he was not afraid of being outdated.

As soon as he entered the door, he took out five bright golden buns from under his clothes, put them on the table one after another, and said to He Jinbao triumphantly: "Look, Dad, these are all earned by me, all of them have been exchanged for gold, and they will be exchanged for silver next time to bring them, and they can be exchanged for some difference and come back." ”

He Jinbao was also a little surprised when he looked at it, but he said disdainfully: "That's it, it's not enough capital?" ”

He Jue was so angry that he puffed up his cheeks and said, "Didn't you bring the goods back, isn't that money, Dad, I said that you should also take a long-term view, don't keep staring at the small profits in front of you." ”

"Stinky boy, you have to get up!" He Jinbao drank him, watching He Jue keep taking such and such goods out, He Jinbao was also a little proud, his eyes were all smiling, but he still scolded He Jue with a straight face for not doing his job, and was shaved hard by Chen Shuangchuan with an eye knife before he stopped.

He Jinbao also knew this character, He Jue also knew it, and ignored He Jinbao with a smile, just discussed with Chen Shuangchuan which side of the Salo Dazhou was better-looking, more durable and better to sell, and He Xiaomei also leaned in with great interest to listen to it.

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