At the boundary of Hongzhou, the sky seems to have been opened a hole, which is greater than the endless torrent.

The roads were muddy and difficult to navigate, and even if Li Hao's convoy was well-equipped, the speed could not be improved at all. They hurried and hurried, bumped for a day and a night, and finally arrived at the village on the outskirts of Hongzhou.

The once peaceful village has now become a purgatory on earth, the river has been diverted and flooded, and none of the houses in the village are intact.

People sat in dilapidated houses, their eyes had lost their brightness, and the smell of despair filled the air, which was shocking.

It was the height of summer, the hottest weather of the year, but the rain had exhausted everyone's body temperature, and in the cold wind, people shivered and suffered in despair.

Before coming, Li Hao had imagined the scene in the disaster area, but when he actually arrived here, he was still stung in his heart by this purgatory-like scene on earth.

He rolled over and got out of the car and led people into a farmer's home.

The owner of the house was taken aback by Li Hao's group, and almost subconsciously pushed his wife and daughter into the back room. There was a glint of fear in his eyes, but he still managed to hold up a trace of courage and walked in front of Li Hao.

"Is there something wrong with this son?"

Li Hao took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Fellow, we are herb merchants, passing by the precious land, and we want to beg for a bowl of water to drink."

"Come in!"

Even though he was already tortured, the man still maintained a simple heart and welcomed the group into the house.

His plus is relatively well preserved, at least he still has a roof on his head. It's just that the walls are already so badly broken that there are several holes, and the cold wind and rain keep blowing into the house.

After a while, the man carried a few bowls of slightly turbid water and handed them to Li Hao and a few others.

"Guest, it's raining here for a month, and the well water is muddy. Please forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality! The man took a half step back, rubbed his hands, and said with a little embarrassment.

"It's okay!" Li Hao didn't care, raised his head and drank the water.

A bitter smell of earth overflowed the mouth, and the people here drank this water for a month, but no one painted it.

After drinking the water, the atmosphere eased a lot. Li Hao seized the opportunity and began to chat with the owner.

"Big brother, the flooding here is so serious, why are you still here? I heard that the county town is quite peaceful, why don't you go there to avoid the disaster? ”

The owner of the house smiled bitterly.

"Little brother, you're joking, the people living in the county are all rich people, and we, the mountain col savages, are qualified to live in the city, we can only survive here."

"How so? I went all the way from Chang'an to this place, and on the way I heard that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this flood and has raised a large amount of money for relief, and the county town should have prepared a resettlement place for the victims to live. ”

"I don't know, I've been in the village and I've never heard from it. All I have to do now is that the rain will stop so we can rebuild our house. My daughter has been blowing in this rain and cold wind for half a month, and her body is almost unbearable! ”

"Speaking of your daughter, why were you so scared when I came into the house? Do I look like a robber? ”

"Don't blame the guests, I'm also scared. Some time ago, the government sent people to our village, saying that they wanted to recruit people to take care of the wounded, and the daughter of the old Liu family in the west of the village was taken away by them, and now the people in the village are panicking. I just saw so many of you, and I thought it was rude for the officials to come to arrest people again. ”

"There are all disaster victims here, they saw that they didn't save them, and they even forcibly arrested people and left, it's a bastard!" Wan'er stood aside, her pretty face full of anger.

When she was a child, she wandered around and suffered from wind and frost, and even the suffering of these people hated the officers and soldiers who were bullying.

"This girl doesn't dare to talk nonsense, if she is listened to by those people, she won't get angry!" The owner of the house hurriedly interrupted Wan'er's words and cautiously glanced out the door. Obviously, the people in the village have been frightened by the officials.

Li Hao clenched his fists and continued to ask: "The village has been affected by the disaster for a month, and the family must have run out of food and rice, what do you eat every day these days?" ”

The owner of the house sighed: "I thought that the rain would not stop for a while, so I saved money earlier, and now there is still some white flour at home, mixed with grass roots and bark, and I can eat for a few days." Some families in the village are miserable, and they can only go to the foot of the mountain to dig some wild vegetables every day to survive. But it rained so long that the wild vegetables were soaked to death. ”

"Are there any other villages around here? How are they? ”

"There are a few more villages here, and everyone's situation is similar. Alas, it is a day to be able to hold on for a day, this day is always sunny, and the day will be fine when the weather is clear. ”

The owner of the house said with a wry smile, this sentence was more like comforting himself.

Looking at the wry smile of the owner of the house, the anger in Li Hao's chest finally couldn't be suppressed, he took the case and shouted: "I guessed that those dog officials would be corrupt and bend the law, but I never thought that they were not only corrupt, but they didn't even care about the lives of the people!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, don't be listened to." The owner of the house remembered that he was anxious and wanted to go up to block Li Hao's mouth, because he was afraid that the guards around him would hurt people.

Li Hao took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Come on, disperse out, and gather the people from the surrounding villages." You go and repair the house, at least fill the holes. The others brought down all the grain and let the villagers have a full meal! ”

"Yes!" Under the leadership of Li Hao, the people of Lijiazhuang are now rich in food and clothing, and now when they see these people who feed on the bark of grass roots, they can't bear it in their hearts, and they immediately respond and get busy.

Bags of grain, rice, and dried meat were brought down from the car, and the owner of the house was stunned. Li Hao said that he was a businessman, a businessman ran a businessman, what did he do with so much grain and rice in the carriage? Shouldn't there be more space for the cargo?

Li Hao turned around and helped the owner of the house to sit down.

"This big brother, forgive me for lying to you just now, I am not a businessman who runs a business, I am Li Hao, the owner of Lijiazhuang in Chang'an City. Today, the emperor personally appointed the minister of the Qin mission and came to Hongzhou to assist in disaster relief! I remember all your sufferings. Rest assured, I won't let those dog officials have a good time! ”

"Master of Lijiazhuang!" Hearing this name, the owner of the house was stunned.

The name of the world's first village Lijiazhuang is powerful in the Tang Dynasty, who doesn't know and people don't know? The dignified owner of Lijiazhuang actually came to Hongzhou for disaster relief in person, which was ravaged by floods, what a great righteousness.

Hearing Li Hao's convincing assurance, the owner of the house burst into tears of excitement, knelt down with a puff, and kept kowtowing to Li Hao.

The hearts of the people in their village are longing for someone to come and save them from their suffering. At this moment, Li Hao arrived, as if the gods had descended from heaven, making them see hope.

The people of Lijiazhuang worked hard all day, and finally repaired a few rooms, and they were barely able to live in them.

Villagers from the surrounding villages were also brought over, and dozens of people crowded into a few dilapidated houses, but they also felt extremely warm, at least they could eat a full meal here, and they would no longer have to be exposed to the wind and rain.

In the next few days, Li Hao went out early and returned late every day, and walked around the surrounding territory. First, to confirm the severity of the disaster, and second, to find out if there are any people trapped by the disaster.

In this way, I was able to bring back a few trapped refugees every day.

After days of running, Li Hao was a little overwhelmed by the power of the overlord. But the exhaustion of the body could not suppress the burning anger.

Now just wait for the Falcon team to come back, and then go to the county seat to punish those dog officials.