Xu He first asked the old housekeeper to find the purse and tools, and asked the two guards of the Xue family who had been closely protecting everyone to get some soil.

Immediately afterwards, let Xue Yongzhi and Wu Decao go around and guard, once the water flooded, they would be notified.

However, he himself was not idle, he first followed the instructions of the old butler and went to the storeroom to take out the [water bag].

It is a very light wood that has been scraped, painted, and then tied with a green coarse cloth strap, much like a lifebuoy in later generations.

In fact, this thing is also the lifebuoy of this era.

This thing is tied to the armpits or waist, and it is said that [the middle stream treads the waves like the wind, and the crossing does not worry about destroying the murderer].

But there are very few such water straps, just enough for a few female dependents, and even the two maids brought by Lu Heng don't have to wear them.

When Xu He distributed these water ribbons to the people.

Gu Hengbo saw that Xu He didn't have it in his hand, so he stuffed his own into Xu He's hand and said, "Little He, it's dark and the water is big, you need it more than us, so you should wear it!" ”

Xu He smiled: "It's okay, there are bamboos in the bamboo forest behind the courtyard, I'll cut some back in a while, just in case!" ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look more solemn, but they didn't expect Xu He to think of the step of venturing into the water.

Lu Heng put the water strap on the hall on the spot, and then walked to Xu He's side and said, "Xu He, I'll accompany you!" ”

Xu He waved his hand: "You, it's here, just don't make a mess." ”

When Lu Heng heard this, he shed tears aggrievedly in front of everyone for the first time.

Seeing this, Gu Hengbo glared at Xu He and helped comfort this noble daughter.

Xu He also knew that he was used to arguing with her, so he blurted out for a while, so he sneered and said: "Don't cry, I won't take you here because I want you to protect everyone here, if there is anything, communicate with me quickly!" ”

Lu Heng turned his head with red eyes, and turned his head with a light "hum", which was regarded as accepting Xu He's explanation.

When Xu He saw that this was arranged, he turned around and went out.

Sister Gu chased out the door, came to Xu He's side, avoided everyone's eyes, and took the initiative to hold Xu He's hand for the first time and said, "Be careful!" ”

Xu He squeezed her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I haven't married you yet!" ”

"Say all these frivolous words!" Sister Gu was ashamed and angry.

Xu He laughed, and the lower hall collapsed into the rain curtain, and he couldn't see anyone in a blink of an eye.

There is a bamboo forest at the back of the annex.

This thing floats very well, but it is raining heavily, and Xu He can only take advantage of the faint light emitted by the lanterns hanging on the verandah in the backyard to cut the bamboo.

The axe from the old butler was quite sharp, but on the surface of the smooth bamboo, it was often easy to cut and slip.

Under the pouring rain, Xu He was so busy with a stinky sweat that he cut down a bamboo.

Finally, after cutting three bamboos, Xu He dragged them to the front of the yard one by one and tied them with ropes.

At this time, Xu He found that the front of the yard was flooded not far away.

Seeing this scene, Xu He hurriedly tied one end of the bamboo to the door axis of the courtyard wall.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Xue Yongzhi and Wu Decao retreated.

Wu Decao said: "Loud sound, this rain keeps falling, if it goes on like this, we will really be flooded!" ”

Xue Yongzhi was so anxious that he paced in the verandah with the ants on the hot pot: "What should I do?" I knew that I had to take the risk of leaving by boat last night, how good is this, how good is this. ”

Xu He comforted: "Little Marquis, don't worry, at least wait until dawn to find a way, our plan for today is to guard the hospital and protect the safety of women and children!" ”

Xue Yongzhi suddenly seemed to be awakened when he heard this, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, she can't have an accident, she can't have an accident." ”

After speaking, he didn't say hello to Xu He and the others, turned around and trotted into the hall.

Seeing this, Wu Decao said sourly: "Is this still a gentleman?" Spicy mom, guarding women when it's dangerous, phew! ”

Xu He glared at him and whispered, "Brother Yaochen, it's better to say less about some things!" ”

Wu Decao is also a shrewd person, and when he heard this, he stuck out his tongue and lowered his voice: "I just can't get used to looking down on these high-ranking boys!" ”

At this moment, two guards of the Xue family walked in in with a wooden cart in the rain.

One pushes in the back, and another holds a cart full of bags on the side.

Seeing this, Xu He hurriedly rushed into the rain with Wu Decao to help the two unload the bag from the car.

Because it was inconvenient for the two people in the backyard to go, they could only carry the bag full of mud and sand to the second gate, and then Xu He carried it in.

I saw Xu He carrying the bag into the courtyard, and then piling it up at the threshold of the gate of the backyard hall.

Seeing this, Lu Heng said to Xue Yongzhi who was guarding him with disgust: "Xu He is a scholar, and he knows what to do now, you are a person who practices martial arts, how can you be mixed among women and children at this time, and you are not ashamed?" ”

Xue Yongzhi was so scolded by her that he couldn't raise his head, and said in his heart If I wasn't worried about you, who would stay here at this time.

But fortunately, he was helping to carry the bag, and Lu Heng was in his sight, so he also went out to help.

Soon, the door to the hall was sealed knee-high.

Everyone was a little relieved when they saw this.

By the time of the fifth watch, the rain in the sky gradually subsided, and by this time, the rain had already flooded the yard.

Xu He was already about to wade in and out of the courtyard.

Lu Heng was relieved to see that the situation had not developed in the worst direction.

At last, the night was over, and the sky was about to dawn, and a room full of women and children sat sleepily in their chairs to rest.

Li Sikui, the little guy, was sleeping soundly in the maid's arms, and at the same time muttering "Daddy"!

At this time, Xu He stood on the wall and saw that the originally pleasant Qinhu Lake had turned into an ocean at this moment.

On the surface of the lake, the flood water is flowing very fast, and there are broken trees and the corpses of cattle and sheep, but fortunately, no human corpses have been seen.

"I don't know what happened to Hailing County? Will there be an accident at home? Xu He thought to himself.

There is a reason for his worries, the salt river in the north of Hailing City is the Tongyang Canal in later generations, which is one of the most severely affected rivers after the great flood of the Lixia River.

The so-called big water is full, the small water is full, and the rivers in Hailing City are vertical and horizontal, and it is estimated that it is also very dangerous at this moment.

Seeing that it was dawn, Xu He was about to find a way to make something hot for everyone to fill their stomachs.

Unexpectedly, the rain that was getting lighter in the second half of the night suddenly became heavier again.

Looking at the pouring rain, Xu He knew that he couldn't consume it any longer, in case the upstream flood broke the levee bigger and the water was more turbulent, then staying on this isolated island in the middle of the lake at this time would undoubtedly be self-defeating.

So he found Xue Yongzhi and asked, "Where are your boats parked?" ”

Xue Yongzhi's body tensed, and he bit his cheek and said, "They docked at the pier next to the Shengshou Temple in Huxi. ”

Xu He was overjoyed when he heard this, because the flooding waterway was heading towards the west of the lake.

Even if you take risks, you don't have to cross the flood.

And built in the Northern Song Dynasty of Shengshou Temple, is the famous jungle, the head of the nine temples in Qintong, his scripture pavilion is also called Shuiyunlou, built near the lake.

Xu He estimated that the guards of the Xue family were also anxious at this time, but they couldn't save it because of the flood, but they would definitely arrange for someone to monitor the lake by the railing of Shuiyunlou, and their small island was not very far from Shengshou Temple, and they could still see Shuiyunlou on a sunny day.

In this way, the risk is still feasible.