Ouyang Rong found that the water in Dragon City was indeed deep.

After descending the mountain, the official road to Longcheng County was blocked from time to time by a temporary "lake".

The fields outside Longcheng County are like a blank piece of paper drawn in circles by children, and they are cut into a country.

But fortunately, the incense in Donglin Temple is very strong, many fishermen take boats to pick up pilgrims, Ouyang Rong, Xie Lingjiang and Yan Wuxian and others rushed like this, and sent Xie Xun to Peng Langdu on the Butterfly Creek, and successfully sent it to the big boat to Jiangzhou, where Xie Xun will transfer and return to the White Deer Cave Academy.

Speaking of which, Butterfly Creek is not a stream, but a wide river, this big river is bent and twisted, resembling a butterfly's wings, so it is called Butterfly Creek by the people of Longcheng, and the stream is full of various butterfly flowers.

It is located between Yunmengze in the south and the Yangtze River in the north, and is the main connecting waterway between the two major water systems.

Therefore, Penglang Ferry communicates the north and south, to the north can go to the hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the most prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in Jiangnan Province, and to the south can go to Lingnan Road, and the trade of merchants is very lively.

The county seat of Longcheng is distributed on the east and west banks of Butterfly Creek, and flourishes around it, most of the buildings including the county government are crowded on the east bank, and the west bank is relatively loose, and there are some houses and industries of the rich people in Longcheng.

At present, even if the flood in Longcheng still does not affect the liveliness of the wharf and the transportation of Lifu, only the refugees who are dragging their families and living on the streets outside the city can faintly tell the tragedy of this flood.

Ouyang Rong, Yan Wuxian, and Xie Lingjiang stood at the bustling dock on the east bank, watching Xie Xun's ship drift away.

Zhen only sent Xie Xun down the mountain, and then went back to pack his things and prepare to move to the county office, but he didn't follow.

The wind at the ferry was a bit strong, and the morning sun shone warmly.

"Little junior sister, please take care of me in the future."

"Brother Lianghan, let's be commensurate with our peers, let's shout."

"Okay."

Ouyang Rong didn't care about Xie Lingjiang's politeness and old-fashionedness, he turned his head and squinted at the other side of Butterfly Creek.

"There's a market nearby, I'll go get something up."

Xie Lingjiang asked, Yan Wuxian pointed her in the direction, and then only the young county commander and the blue-suited catcher were left.

"Mingtang, where are we going now, are you going back to the county office, the humble post has already notified Diao County Cheng and them according to your instructions, and they should all be waiting for us at the county government now."

"Don't rush yet." Ouyang Rong shook his head, and suddenly pointed to the other side and said, "Who is the Gaobao compound built on the mountain on the other side?" And what are the smoking workshops around the mountain? ”

Yan Wuxian didn't even look at it, he knew what the county order meant, and replied directly:

"That's the Liu family's compound, and the workshop under the mountain is the ancient Yue sword shop that is famous in our Jiangnan Province, and it is also the Liu family's industry."

"Gu Yue Sword Shop? The Liu family? ”

Yan Wuxian patiently explained:

"Our Dragon City was the land of Wu Yue in ancient times, and the pre-Qin period was a world-famous place for sword casting, and it seems that there was a sword-casting master named Something in this butterfly stream digging a mountain and casting swords for the Son of Heaven and the princes...... Therefore, some sword-casting techniques have been circulating locally, and there are many swordsmiths, but later in this dynasty, this industry in Longcheng has gradually declined, and there are only a few sword shops left, and Gu Yue is one of the time-honored brands.

"And the Liu family is the largest local strong family, their ancestors were made in Longcheng, but they have always been just a strong landlord before, but this generation of young owners of the Liu family is very courageous, in the early years, he spent a lot of money to take over the decay of the ancient Yue sword shop and merge with several other sword shops, and then the business became more and more prosperous.

"We people love swords, and now the sword baked by the Guyue Sword Shop has long been popular in the upper circles of the Great Zhou, and I heard that it has become a treasure on the desk of the royal nobles and the magnates in Guanzhong, and it has been recognized as a famous sword-casting shop. Even the swords forged by the most exquisite craftsmen in the sword shop are hard to find, and Jiangzhou has to queue up when he comes. ”

"Then isn't this Liu family suddenly rich?"

"Not to mention getting rich, a few years ago, the Liu family also used Luoyang nobles to connect and present a sword to Emperor Wei, and directly Longyan Dayue, was rewarded with an honorary official of the imperial sword envoy, and was ordered to cast a sword, and now even the local taxes are exempted from most of them.

"The Liu family is now the first wealthy family in Dragon City, and the other squires and wealthy families are the only ones who look forward to them, the west bank of the butterfly is full of their sword furnaces, and a small half of the fertile land and industry in Dragon City are their families, and the people of the small half of the city are making a living in the business under them, and many foreign ships stay to buy swords."

"Hmm, do you master the pillar industries of the whole city......

"Mingtang can you know why the people of Dragon City call this Liu family?"

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment and smiled, "It can't be Liu's 'Bancheng', right?" ”

"Hey, this is quite appropriate, but it's all about the same, the people privately call the Liu family the Dragon King family, saying that the Liu family on the west bank is a Dragon King Temple that can't be washed away by a lot of water. Over the years, no matter how big the flood in Dragon City was, it didn't affect them in the slightest, but they got richer and richer, isn't it like a dragon king. ”

"Then let the official guess, well, is this Liu family still a good person?"

Yan Wuxian was a little surprised, "How does Mingtang know?" Could it be that you've heard of it before? ”

He also said: "The young head of the Liu family is the eldest young master Liu Ziwen, who is kind and charitable on weekdays, and this time, at the invitation of Diao County, he also took the lead in building a porridge shed, and he does have a good reputation in the county." ”

Ouyang Rong looked at the rows of sword furnaces on the other side, squinted his eyes and muttered to himself, "Is there such a snake on the ground?" ”

Yan Wuxian suddenly remembered something, and raised his mouth, "The Ahsan family is the official slave in the Guyue Sword Shop, so they follow the master's surname Liu." ”

Ouyang Rong nodded, and finally knew why Ah Qing had the word 'Yue' engraved on his forehead. And there are not many official slaves and craftsmen like this in the sword shop opposite.

The young county magistrate stood quietly for a while, blowing the wind from the river, and looked around at the dilapidated wharf that was a little old.

Just walked from Donglin Temple to this Penglangdu, and the scenes of hungry people along the way lingered in my mind.

He is not cold-blooded dereliction of duty, turning a blind eye to the refugees sleeping on the street behind him, and shopping leisurely.

He wants to figure out a problem, and before this problem is understood, no matter how much he immerses himself in disaster relief, it will be half the effort, because he will never be able to grasp the main contradiction.

Sometimes, man-made disasters are more terrible than natural disasters......

At a certain moment, Ouyang Rong finally turned around.

"Let's go, go to Xishi to find the little junior sister, let's go back to the county office."

……

About half a mile away in a busy city.

There is food falling from the sky.

It really fell from the sky.

Chicken.

Grilled fish.

Nests.

Shark fin.

Tamales.

And so on, these precious and delicious foods in the county have all fallen from the sky.

It landed on an old stone slab on the main road in the downtown area.

Unfortunately, there was no bowl underneath, and the food that fell was stained with dust, but it still smelled delicious.

It's hot, and there's still oil.

The first to discover this miracle of 'pie in the sky' was a lame little beggar, a piece of braised pork smashed on the top of his head, angry and grabbed in his hand, first dazed, then rubbed his eyes, then gobbled up, and almost bit off his fingers together.

Then the lame little beggar pounced on him, let the food fall on him, and raised his hands to the sky to greet him.

If you guessed correctly, this was to use someone as an "empty plate", but soon, the aroma of the meat also attracted other "empty plates".

The hungry people in the streets rushed up.

Lying down, standing, or jumping.

There are crying, there are laughing, there are laughing while crying.

And dozens of meters above their heads, there is an unfolding window.

There was a big hand, grabbed the delicacies, and threw them out the window, plate after plate.

It didn't turn out to be a miracle from heaven.

Rather, someone feeds.

"Alas, I can't just let my eldest brother do good deeds, I also have to do good deeds, our family is full of good people. They say that good people have good rewards, and I quite agree with it, but you guys, don't you disagree cruelly, right?

"So, please hurry up, and if I delay my good deeds, I will fly you out with the cook. You know me, and everyone who flies out praises me for what I say. ”