Chapter 113: The heart is in me
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was dumbfounded, with such a big wind and rain, they actually cared about the trees on the street here!
Isn't there a priority?
Take a closer look......
It seems that these people have nothing else to do right now.
There was no standing water in the streets, although it was wet, and occasionally you could see a few people in brocade suits, hurrying in one direction.
stopped and asked, only to know that he was going to patrol the embankment.
In fact, there is no embankment here, but there is a moat between the inner and outer cities.
The lieutenant explained that the drainage canals in the workshop were all drained to the moat, and he was afraid that the river would be full and the workshop would be backfilled.
The more the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked, the more surprised he became, and hurriedly got into the carriage and asked the coachman to follow the horsetail to the moat to take a look.
When I got to the moat, I saw a large number of captains patrolling back and forth, and even set up a few small tents, but this tent was really useless, and the wind blew up, and the people inside were embarrassed.
There were people with bamboo poles to measure the water level, and others rushed to this side to bring bamboo baskets in horse-drawn carts, and the bamboo baskets were stuffed with gravel.
A few people who looked like military attaches were cheering everyone up: "The water level is still early, everyone is not in a hurry, prepare as soon as possible!" Brothers, there is an order from a hundred households, and when it is clear, let us rest for a day. Be careful, pay attention to the water level, and then transport some soil and stones, once it is backfilled, it will be our own home that will be flooded, and hundreds of households will also be flooded. ”
These lieutenants are all sturdy, they are the same group of young men who dealt with the warrior camp at the beginning, all wearing iron-shelled Fan Yang hats and robes, but at this time they are not carrying weapons in their hands, only people are driving cars, some are carrying sand and gravel, and some are carrying long poles.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned again, he looked left and right, trying to find Zhang Jingyi's figure, but he didn't find it for a long time.
After passing another street or two, there were also some people in soap clothes who were busy with people, some guarding trees, and some clearing obstacles that had fallen crookedly in the middle of the road.
In such a heavy rain, it was very inconvenient to walk in a cloth, but everyone seemed to be quite motivated.
I met many people, and they all instructed the Emperor of the Apocalypse and others not to wander around the streets, and to hurry to the inn and tea shop where they were placed.
Every street and alley has been specially set up to be stationed.
Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very curious, he really couldn't stand this storm.
This time, he was obedient and took people to a tea shop in Wuma Lane.
And in this tea shop, signs have been hung up to guide people to escape the disaster.
As soon as I entered the tea shop, I realized that good guys, this place is already overcrowded, and there are as many as 100 people.
Some of them are really old houses, and they are busy telling them to avoid them here first and take precautions.
There are also some passers-by from other countries, and there is really no place to hide from such heavy rain.
As soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse and the others came in, a shopkeeper greeted them: "Why is the guest officer still hanging out at this time?" Come, hurry up and take a sip of ginger soup to go to the cold. ”
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was a little hesitant, and the shopkeeper seemed to understand all of a sudden, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't want money." ”
"Don't want money, do good deeds?" Huang Liji in the back was almost crying, and today he can be regarded as meeting a good person.
The guy said enthusiastically: "Originally, this money was paid by the Inspection Division, how many people came, and hung it on their accounts, saying that at this time, it was not easy for everyone, and everyone was encouraged to settle down here, so as not to have something happen to someone wandering on the street when they got it." ”
"But then our shopkeeper figured it out, he said that there is still such a righteous act in the hundred households and the inspection department, and there is no business to do in the past few days anyway, and there is no obstacle to vacating the place, it is nothing more than to provide some food and ginger soup and tea, and it really doesn't cost a few dollars, so he simply entertains him for free, which is a good fate. On the one hand, it can be sold well in a hundred households; On the other hand, those who have been sheltering from the rain and relocating in the past few days will also take care of the business of the small shop in the future. ”
The Emperor of the Apocalypse drank the ginger soup, and sure enough, he felt that his body was hot and his whole body was a little refreshed.
Huang Liji is even more so, he was drenched just now, and he stayed in the wind and rain for so long, his body and bones were already a little unbearable, he only felt that this time he was planted, but he didn't expect that he would die in the dung and water, and now he drank ginger soup, and the whole person was refreshed.
To their surprise, the inn also thoughtfully gave birth to a few charcoal basins, specially for people to dry clothes, the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Huang Liji and others gathered in this charcoal basin, looked up, but found that there were everyone here.
There are merchants from other places who communicate with difficulty in various accents.
There were a few old women, with bulging eyes, staring at who was littering.
Some of the residents in the neighborhood who had been resettled said that they were afraid that their belongings would be finished, and that they did not know if the river would pour back, otherwise it would be bad.
There are also some owners of nearby shops, but now they have no business, so instead of hiding in their own stores, it is better to come here to join in the fun.
People sighed and said that this year's heavy rain was unusual.
There are also many people who say that thanks to Zhang Baihu, if it is placed in previous years, I don't know what it will look like.
However, between the conversations, most of them were quite relaxed, and there were not too many signs of sorrow.
After a while, someone came in and said breathlessly: "I just heard from the people in the embankment that a lieutenant accidentally slipped his foot and fell into the moat...... I don't know if it's true or not. ”
As soon as they said this, everyone became worried, some lamented, and some asked.
Huang Liji was surprised, he knew for the first time that there were still people who would care about the life and death of Jinyiwei.
You know, the reputation of this brocade guard has always been bad, and it stands to reason that everyone would love to fall to their deaths!
The Emperor of the Apocalypse felt that his heart was very hot, and he actually wanted to roll up his sleeves and run to the river embankment.
After a brief commotion in the crowd, someone said: "Don't worry, don't worry, Jiren has his own nature, there should be no big incident, there will be definite news later, everyone sit down, oh, I have some dried fruits in the store, let the guys take them, everyone taste them." ”
Sure enough, a guy went to the store next door to get dried fruits, but there were too many people, so everyone could only share some and taste the taste.
And they talked about the taste of the dried fruit.
Huang Liji took a bite, but he was thoughtful, and said in a low voice: "It is said that righteousness is not wealthy, but the businessmen here are righteous businessmen." ”
Sun Chengzong, who was sitting on the side, had a calm face: "Where is there any difference between righteousness and injustice?" It is their nature for businessmen to seek profits, and they must compare their baht, because everyone buys and sells goods for baht. They are willing to provide tea and food, because others are willing to help them. The people who patrol the embankment in the wind and rain reassure them, and they are still thinking about the trees in front of their shops under the heavy rain, what would you do if you were this merchant? ”
Huang Liji felt reasonable, so he said: "What does Sun Gong mean is that righteousness and injustice lie in advocacy? ”
"Advocacy is useless." Sun Chengzong lowered his voice and said: "What's the use of daily education on weekdays, you have to make people feel it, if you only know daily education and advocacy, and there are more people who listen to it, you won't be taken seriously." ”
Huang Liji has suffered a lot from the unrighteous today, and this time Sun Chengzong's words, he listened attentively.
In fact, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was sitting on the side and listening attentively.
On the other side, a woman who was still telling people not to throw fruit peels suddenly came up to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "Ah, young man...... Nian Geng geometry? ”
Emperor of the Apocalypse: "......"
The woman kindly continued, "Have you taken a wife?" ”
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was actually a little shy, this is an indescribable feeling, obviously Lao Tzu is the Son of Heaven, but in the face of such a woman, he didn't know how to deal with it, so he hesitated and said: "Marry, there are hundreds of them in the family." ”
The woman was stunned for a moment, then gave him a blank look and walked away.
Huang Liji and Sun Chengzong's eyes were about to fall off.
On the other side, an old man with a gray beard was surrounded by people, and he was slowly teaching some medical knowledge, such as what to eat when the wind is cold, and how to nourish qi on weekdays.
It turned out to be a doctor.
This old man is from a nearby medical center, and according to the rules, a doctor must be hired to sit here at the settlement point on each street to prevent emergencies.
At first, the doctor refused to come, but later found that it was also lively, and no one came to his hospital anyway, so he simply came here to talk a few words with everyone, and he also had some experience.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse sat among these people, as if he had forgotten for a moment what had just happened, and that there was still a storm outside the tea shop.
When he was tired of sitting, he stood up and walked around, but he saw two old men, who were playing beast chess with the chessboard open.
As soon as he saw the beast chess, the Emperor of the Apocalypse became interested, which was also his hobby, and he also liked to play the beast chess, and for a while, he was out of his mind.
And at this time, someone suddenly said: "Zhang Baihu is here, Zhang Baihu is here." ”
As soon as this voice came out, the tea shop immediately became lively.
One of the two old men who played chess directly overturned the chessboard, and said angrily: "Zhang Baihu, you come to evaluate the reasoning, in this resettlement point, the general flag of the Baihu Institute only sent a pair of beast chess, this beast chess is a child's thing, we want to play black and reversi......"
As he spoke, the puffed old man, as if he had been greatly humiliated, threw the tiger chess piece in his hand on the chessboard.
Emperor of the Apocalypse: "......"
He also felt insulted.
At this time, people were gossiping: "I heard that a captain fell into the river and rescued him?" ”
"Zhang Baihu ......"
Zhang Jingyi was very tired at this time, and this sudden rainstorm was not easy to deal with.
In fact, these two days are better, a few days ago, everyone didn't know what to do, completely at a loss, and now the disposal method is all groped out by the big guys.
But even so, in fact, problems still arise frequently, and he came here just for routine inspections, so as to find out some problems and see if there is anything that needs to be improved.