Hearing the words of these village chiefs, Xu Fuling was not good.

Floods have happened in the past, but never after this one.

This time, the seasons have changed so often that floods have spread everywhere, and many of the surrounding villages have already suffered heavy damage.

Even if there are successive disasters here, it will be difficult to make up for the previous losses.

"In our village, the dark clouds are starting to gather again, and it is estimated that it will rain for a long time." A village chief said.

"It's been a really tough day."

Another village chief spoke.

Xu Fuling is even more big.

The climate in Tingyun Mansion is very strange, and sometimes there is only a thin line between rain and sunny days.

This situation has been seen before, and there are many in other places, but it is very common in Tingyun Mansion.

Today, the floods are spreading.

If it is not resolved as soon as possible, it is estimated that the situation will lead to a situation where the people will not be able to make a living.

In addition, not long after the inspection, there was an accident on his side, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain.

Although it will not make him dismiss, the punishment is also there, and it is not light.

"You go back first, count the losses, I will find someone to come over as soon as possible to see the situation, we can remedy it, if it can't be remedied, I will take out a part of the treasury for everyone to rebuild."

Xu Fuling had no choice, he could only do this.

Today's situation is not easy to solve.

In fact, the method of using the person in the line can also be temporarily stopped, that is, using a person in the line who specializes in controlling the water to reduce these floods.

But this thing treats the symptoms but not the root cause!

In particular, a large-scale flood like this requires too much manpower and material resources.

His Majesty the Emperor has not tried this method.

But is it possible, the Great Chu Kingdom is too big, and it is not only their Tingyun Mansion that has been affected by natural disasters.

In some places, it is even more serious, and there are not as many people in the line as imagined, and it is impossible to arrange people to come at every time.

Now, for example, he heard of an area that could be called a water town.

In that area, there has been an even more serious disaster, and His Majesty the Emperor has already sent someone to deal with it.

Now there is no manpower at all, so for the time being, they can only rely on their own solutions.

Several village chiefs could only sigh silently when they heard Xu Fuling say this.

The words have been spoken, and they can't help it.

Not only their villages, but many more have also suffered one after another, and I am afraid that the losses will be difficult to remedy at that time.

It is estimated that the income of the entire Tingyun Mansion will be greatly reduced this year.

"Okay, you go down first, appease the people, I'll think of a way, give me a little time."

The village chiefs looked at each other, could only nod, and then left one by one.

After they left, Xu Fuling fell into deep thought.

Next to Xu Fuling stood the master of the mansion, he saw Xu Fuling with a worried look, and said: "Lord Xu, let's just go to the capital and let Your Majesty give us a way, or report to the top and let the top help us solve it." ”

Xu Fuling shook his head: "Now is this kind of season, and there are already major problems in those more serious prefectures, and some of them even affect the entire region, and it is impossible to send people to deal with us here." ”

There really isn't enough manpower.

Governing the country is not only for the sake of fighting a war, but more importantly, after a war, it is also necessary to manage all kinds of situations in the country, including the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the common people, as well as these natural disasters and so on.

The Great Chu State has only been established for ten years, and to be honest, on the surface, it is a prosperous era, but the foundation is still too shallow compared to other countries.

The lack of manpower is the most important thing, and even some people in the rivers and lakes have been withdrawn.

When the master heard Xu Fulin say this, he could only retreat silently.

He thought of everything he could think of, and he couldn't help much now.

Xu Fuling sighed again, he has sighed a lot lately, but there is no way to do these things.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Xu Fuling said silently and came in.

A catcher held the file in his hand, walked up to Xu Fuling, and handed it to the table: "Lord Xu, this is some of the preparations for this year's Grain Harvest Festival. ”

The file was placed on the table, and the catcher also knew that Lord Xu was in a bad mood at this time, so he hurriedly went out.

Xu Fuling looked at the file on the table, slapped it hard, and the tone of the table became angry: "When is it, you still have to start a bullshit harvest festival, if you don't hurry up to solve the livelihood problems of the people, you have to rectify these forms all day long." ”

He's all thinking about the flood now, so how can he have time for these things?

The so-called Five Grains Harvest Festival is an annual festival in Tingyun Province.

Except for those villages near the river, the other villages in Tingyun Mansion are very good, and the harvest is good.

Because of this, it is very prosperous, so this grain harvest festival has become an annual celebration festival in Tingyun Mansion.

But this is no longer the case.

It just so happened that this special season was coming, and the floods continued to spread.

The current Xu Fuling is really not in the mood to engage in this grain harvest festival.

At this time, the master reminded beside him: "Lord Xu, we really have to hold this festival!" ”

Xu Fuling frowned, not understanding what he meant.

Master continued: "Now that those villages have been flooded, it has begun to spread, and the people are sincerely afraid, after all, this time the matter is more serious, and this grain harvest festival can appease the emotions of the people, and also let the people know that we have actually won the battle." ”

When Xu Fuling heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.

In his thoughts, isn't this self-deception?

But sometimes, this approach is actually a helpless move.

If even the people can't arrange it well, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to end at that time.

Xu Fuling sighed, handed the dossier to the master, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, there are still a few days left, and the Harvest Festival is about to begin, you go and prepare, I still have to think about the flood." ”

The master nodded hurriedly and left the room with the dossier.

After the master left, Xu Fuling looked at the other information about the flood on the table.

……

Recently, Zhou An has been living very comfortably, and he lives according to the rules every day.

Practice dragon walking, eating, and shopping.

Meizizi lives a small life.

As for the matter on the craftsman's side of the prison, since Yin Cheng was settled, there have been fewer things.

As he thought, Yin Cheng was cut off from all his official positions and imprisoned.

As for how to deal with it later, Zhou An didn't care about him.

It's just a small character.

Right now, he was busy raising the Dragon Walk to the fifth level.

The more he followed his method, the more proficiency grew, but the further he went, the slower the increase became.

This is something that every skill must go through.

Zhou An is patient, and he has a very regular liver every day.

Today is a brand new day.

Zhou An got up early and came to the street, ready to go to the noodle restaurant where he often eats to eat.

But when he stepped onto the street, he found that it was very different.

Every household is putting up lights, and it is very lively, and even the noodle stall where he eats is also putting bright red silk in front of the stall at this time, as if celebrating something.

This was the first time Zhou An saw it, and he was also very puzzled, so he walked up, ordered a bowl of noodles, and asked about the situation by the way.

The owner of the noodle stall is a simple and honest man, and after hearing Zhou An's question, he quickly replied: "Childe doesn't know, this is the annual grain harvest festival in our Tingyun Mansion, and it is a festival that belongs to the entire Tingyun Mansion to celebrate, so we are all preparing for it." ”

Zhou An sighed and took a bite of noodles.

"It's quite lively for our Tingyun Mansion to hold these festivals." He casually agreed, and didn't intend to talk deeply.

He wasn't much interested in these things, and it was a big deal that he would have a good time.

It's better to go back to the liver and swim the dragon.

The owner of the stall also casually talked a few words, and then went back to his own business.

The whole street is in a fiery atmosphere.

Zhou An ate the noodles, and was also interested, so he walked around casually and prepared to return home.

But before he could take two steps, he found a man in the street.

At the end of the street, the people are bustling with all kinds of novelties.

And at the end, a monk in a gray monk's robe was wandering around the street.

The monk looked very young, probably in his twenties.

The bald head is unusually noticeable in the sunlight and reflects a special luster.

If it was usual, seeing such a monk, Zhou An might not feel anything.

Isn't it just a monk? It's normal.

But the thing that the monk in front of him was carrying in his hand made Zhou An feel very strange.

In the monk's right hand, he was carrying a large bundle of pork.

The pork was tied with straw rope and swayed from time to time as the monk walked.

A monk is buying pork, which seems to be a bit of a contradiction.

It's like a beautiful woman walking down the street, but this beautiful woman is wearing a transparent dress, which is very conspicuous.

Just at a glance, Zhou An not only found that the monk was carrying pork, but also saw that the monk had some skills.

This skill refers to the skill in martial arts.

Zhou An himself is actually not a martial artist, he just has a lot of skills, but he has the skill of solving the knife, so he also has a deep insight in this regard.

The monk's hand carrying the flesh, especially the seam between the fingers and the palm, has thick calluses.

This is the result of holding weapons all year round.

The opponent should have a very high attainment in weapons.

Zhou An touched his chin, he didn't expect that there would be people in the line willing to come to a grain harvest festival.

When Zhou An looked at the monk, the gray-clothed monk also sensed Zhou An's gaze and saw that Zhou An was looking at him, so he made a Buddhist salute with his other empty hand to express his kindness.

Zhou An nodded, didn't look at the monk again, turned around and walked towards home.

There was a monk, even if it was a person in the middle of the line, he didn't care much.

But when he took two steps, a voice came from behind him.

"Donor, please stay, the little monk has something to ask about."

Zhou An stopped, turned his head to look, and found that the monk had come closer.

He looked the monk up and down and asked, "I don't know what important things this master has?" ”

The monk hurriedly said: "Don't dare to call the master, the little monk's name is Wunian, from Wuxiang Temple, is a monk who went out to walk, this time I came over just passing through Tingyun Mansion, I heard that Tingyun Mansion was flooded, so I want to come over to see, I don't know if the donor has any news of the flood?" ”

When Zhou An heard this, he said, "Master, why did you come to ask me?" ”

Wu Nian also smiled: "The donor is a person in the line, so the little monk naturally wants to come over and ask." ”

Zhou An shook his head: "If you want to ask about the flood, it's better to go directly to the government office, I'm just an insignificant person, it's useless to ask me." ”

After speaking, Zhou An didn't plan to stay, turned around and prepared to leave.

The flood is a problem that belongs to the season, and he will definitely not be able to solve it, as for the monk named Wunian in front of him, he said that he wanted to solve the flood, so let him connect with the government.

After all, the government is the most professional in this matter.

I don't know the situation on my side, and I talk nonsense, and if I don't do it, it's a disservice.

The thought of nothingness is obvious.

He didn't expect Zhou An to answer like this, and when he saw that Zhou An was leaving, he took a few steps forward and stopped in front.

Zhou An's eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that the master didn't come to ask about the flood, right?" ”

This has already come to this point, the other party is still sticking up like a piece of kraft candy, Zhou An feels that there is something wrong here.

How long has he been pure, and this matter has come to the door again, and he wonders if he is the protagonist of those, with the attribute of causing trouble.

Of course, his temper is actually very normal, others don't mess with him, and he doesn't mess with others, but if he really comes to mess with him, the knife in his hand is not vegetarian.

When Wu Nian heard Zhou An say this, he quickly shook his head and said, "The little monk has nothing else to do, if you take the liberty of being abrupt, please forgive the donor." ”

Zhou An said that he was not abrupt, and after speaking, he was ready to leave.

But Wu Nian stopped in front of him again.

This scene completely made Zhou An speechless, Zhou An reached out and touched the pink money bag, and his tone became indifferent: "Master, you won't come to trouble me, right?" ”

He is already very low-key, but he has repeatedly blocked it, even if he is a clay man, he has three points of fire.

Wu Nian's face became restrained: "Donor, can you take the little monk over for a while?" The little monk couldn't find the way to the palace. ”

Zhou An pointed to the people next to him: "You can just ask them directly, the government is such an easy place to find, just ask casually." ”

Who knew that this sentence came out, Wu Nian's face became more restrained, and he lowered his head and said: "The little monk is easy to deviate when he discerns the road, so I hope the donor can bring it, and the little monk is very non-existent in front of ordinary people, and it is likely that the little monk will be taken astray with it, this meat is bought when he asks for directions, but the merchant even forgot to collect the money." ”

Zhou An took a breath of cool air, how could this statement sound so begging?

Is there such a person in this world?

Unexpectedly, before he could ask this question, Wu Nian answered it for him.

"The Wuxiang Temple where the little monk is located, the practice is a kind of exercise among the qi refiners, called the Immeasurable Wuxiang Sutra, this exercise has a very special effect, that is, to reduce their own sense of existence, the little monk is now cultivating to the current realm, ordinary people are easy to forget the little monk, only the people in the line can remember."

"So the little monk can only ask for help from the donor."

Exercises that are cultivated cause these problems?

Zhou An looked puzzled, but soon, this doubt was solved.

He asked in a very novel tone, "Are you a master of exercises?" ”

I have understood before that there are two kinds of differences between the masters in this world.

The first type is a master of exercises, and cultivation is improved by exercises, and there are good and bad exercises.

This kind of master relies on exercises, and the bigger the force, the easier it is to cultivate, after all, the big forces have good exercises.

The other is a master of techniques, who can improve his ability through the comprehension or cultivation of various techniques.

Hearing the meaning of Wu Nian just now, he is probably a master of exercises.

It was the first time he had seen a master of the exercises, so his interest came.

Wu Nian nodded very embarrassedly and said, "In order to make the Wuxiang Immeasurable Sutra a little slower, the little monk specially went to practice the martial arts exercises, so he can barely walk around here now." ”

He was afraid that Zhou An would not believe it, so he came to a vendor and communicated with the vendor.

In Zhou An's eyes, this vendor communicated well at first, but soon showed a blank expression, as if he had forgotten who he was communicating with just now.

Seeing this scene, Zhou An also temporarily believed in Wunian's statement, he thought about it, and just took it along the way anyway.

So with no thoughts, he walked towards the yamen.

Wu Nian looked happy, thinking that he had finally found the right person.

During this period, Zhou An also learned about another attribute of Wu Nian, that is, road idiot.

This guy is a walking monk of Wuxiang Temple, and the purpose of coming out is to travel.

Because he is a road idiot, he is also very Buddhist, so he really happened to come to this Tingyun Mansion.

I just happened to hear that there was a flood in Tingyun Mansion again, so I wanted to deal with the flood with the compassion of the monks.

No, I just happened to run into Zhou An.

"I see."

The two talked and walked.

But Zhou An saw from Wu Nian's face that Wu Nian seemed to have a strange sense of fear around him, and followed Zhou An to death.

This is probably the problem of their Wuxiang Temple's exercises.

This kind of exercise is actually quite outrageous, and in the end, you will become a transparent person.

Of course, there are also advantages, such as not having to pay for meals, and ...... Ahem, something indescribable.

"Here we are."

Due to Zhou An's leading the way, it didn't take long for the two to come to the mansion.

Zhou An pointed to the front and said, "You can just go in by yourself." ”

He's just being a guide, and he wants to go back and continue his liver proficiency.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wu Nian saw that Zhou An wanted to leave, he immediately became nervous.

"Donor, bring it again, the little monk is worried that he will get lost on the road again."

Zhou An said speechlessly: "Just such a short distance, will you get lost?" ”

Wu Nian nodded very seriously, indicating that he was really afraid.

It was also at this time that a burst of footsteps sounded in the palace.

Xu Fuling hurriedly walked out of it, holding a file in his hand, and shouted as he walked: "Hurry! Prepare the carriage, I'm going to take a look at those villages! ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhou An and Wu Nian, and his brows immediately furrowed.

Zhou An pointed to the Xu Mansion Order and said, "That's the Mansion Order you have been looking for, and now that you see it, I'll leave first." ”

He didn't stop, turned around and prepared to leave.

But at this time, not only Wu Nian, but even Xu Fuling hurried over, shouting Zhou An's name while rushing over.

Zhou An stopped, turned his head to look, and saw Xu Fuling's entangled expression, and couldn't help but joke: "Lord Xu, how can you be interested in communicating with us like the rivers and lakes?" ”

There was a mocking tone in his words.

When Xu Fuling heard this tone, the entanglement on his face became even stronger, but before he could be entangled for a while, he walked up to Zhou An and suddenly arched his hand: "Lord Zhou, what happened before was that I was wrong, this time I sincerely apologize to you, I hope Lord Zhou can help me." ”

This expression, this posture, made Zhou An slightly stunned.

In fact, when Hu Haijin told him about Xu Fuling's character, he had already figured it out.

People like this are very pedantic and very stubborn.

Even if you hit the south wall, you may not be able to turn back.

But I never expected that at this time, I would give up my hand at myself and sincerely apologize.

This is indeed rare.

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Lord Xu, this is something to ask for, maybe it has something to do with this flood." ”

All Zhou An could think of was this matter.

Other than that, he couldn't figure out why Xu Fuling had changed so much.

Sure enough, after this sentence was said, Xu Fuling nodded without hesitation.

"Lord Zhou, I need your help."

Zhou An shook his head: "I can't help this kind of thing, but the master of Wunian next to me seems to have come to help you deal with the flood, maybe he has a way." ”

He's right, what is the role of a person who can fight a natural disaster like this?

If you want him to pick up a knife and cut people, there is nothing to say, it is simple, and it can be done to the extent of destroying corpses.

But if he were to do these things, he really didn't have the ability.

Wu Nian is a monk and belongs to Buddhism, and in these years, both Buddhism and Taoism are the big heads among the Qi Refiners, and there are various means of Qi Refining, so give it to Wu Nian, maybe there is a way.

As soon as Xu Fuling heard this, he immediately looked at the monk Wunian next to him.

Wu Nian also quickly explained his intentions.

"The Wuxiang Temple of the top ten temples of the Great Chu Kingdom? Wait, your name is Wu Nian, I heard that all the candidates for the future Buddha will be ranked according to the wordless generation, and you are also one of the candidates. ”

Zhou An was listening to the fun, but he didn't expect that the Wuxiang Temple where Wunian was located was so good, and Wunian's identity seemed to be quite powerful.

Wu Nian shook his head: "There are hundreds of candidates for the future Buddha alone, and the little monk is just lucky, but in fact, he is not outstanding among the hundreds of candidates." ”

It sounds like a humble idea, but being able to be a candidate is already amazing.

Xu Fuling's face showed excitement, he felt that he had a helper this time, and he might have unexpected gains, especially if he was still a qi practitioner.

Zhou An looked left and right, and felt that there was nothing to do here, so he was about to turn around and leave.

He's going to go back to liver proficiency.

The progress of Youlongbu has already achieved initial results, and it is impossible to give up.

Unexpectedly, before he could take two steps, Xu Fuling stopped him again.

Zhou An's face sank completely: "Lord Xu, I have been stopped a little too many times today, but it doesn't mean that I really have no temper." ”

What the hell, I'm going to have a meal on the street today.

First Wu Nian stopped him, and now it was Xu Fuling who stopped him.

Xu Fuling took a deep breath, as if he hadn't heard what Zhou An said, and continued to bow his hand, bending down and bowing to Zhou An.

"Lord Zhou, now that the flood is raging, the lives of the people are devastated, you are a master of casting, you may be able to play an unexpected role in this flood, Xu was really offended before, and now Xu is really not for himself."

"Xu just wants to find a way out for the people of Limin, so as not to displace the people of Limin, and I implore Lord Zhou to go to those villages with me, even if I can't help, Xu will thank Lord Zhou for those people."

Zhou An looked at Xu Fuling, who bowed his head to him.

At this time, Xu Fuling only had the back of his head left, and he bent down in front of him, with a sincere attitude.

Zhou An touched his chin and said, "You are very interesting, and my personality is very unhappy, but those words just now are really impressive." ”

Xu Fuling slowly raised his head: "If Lord Zhou helps, from now on, what does Lord Zhou command, as long as it does not violate the laws of our Great Chu State, I will definitely do my best to help." ”

At this point, everything that needs to be said has been said.

Wu Nian didn't know the situation of these two people, so when he heard Xu Fuling say this, he was also at a loss.

Zhou An put down his hand and said, "Let's go." ”

Xu Fuling was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zhou An to answer so refreshingly.

Zhou An said lightly: "You should be glad that you didn't talk to me in other ways, for example, tell me that this is a special period, and all the institutions of the Great Chu State have to work together, if this is the reason, I will tell you that it is impossible." ”

If the other party talks to him in this tone, he really won't go, and he may even give him a slap.

But the current Xu Fu Order uses a way of pleading.

Such a pedantic scholar can use such a pleading tone for the sake of those people who have suffered from floods, Zhou An feels that it is okay to go and see it.

If it can be solved, it will be solved by the way, and it won't take much time for him anyway.

Besides, now that he is in Tingyun Mansion, it is estimated that he will have to stay for a while.

After establishing a good relationship with Xu Fuling, he can also make himself smoother here.

Human feelings are also part of cultivation.

As for the previous unhappiness, in the final analysis, it was just a little friction.

He's a normal person, not one of those fools who shouts that I'm going to rebel.

To be able to turn hostility into friendship, this is the best way.

A person's temperament can be hard, but everyone else has already been soft, and it is meaningless to bully a person who is soft.

Seeing that Zhou An finally agreed, Xu Fuling's face showed a happy look, and he didn't mind anymore, so he asked Yu to hurry up and get the carriage over.

Then, he took Zhou An and Wu Nian and rushed directly towards the outside of Tingyun Mansion.

……

From Tingyun Mansion to those flood-stricken villages, the nearest one is nearly half an hour.

Zhou An sat in the carriage, and how many people didn't speak?

He lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the retreating scenery outside the window, and finally felt the so-called Tingyun Mansion climate.

The further you go outside, the more humid the air becomes, and perhaps ordinary people can't feel it.

But as a person in the industry, I can feel it clearly.

"Has the climate of Tingyun Mansion always been like this?"

Zhou An asked.

Xu Fuling shook his head and said: "Usually there is no such exaggeration, this year's climate, I don't know why it has become so bizarre, alas, the people have really suffered recently." ”

The further you walked towards your destination, the more humid the air around the carriage became, and the speed of the carriage slowed down.

Zhou An poked his head out of the car window and found that the ground had become extremely wet.

The wheels also got stuck in the mud, and it became very difficult to walk.

He retracted his gaze, returned to the carriage, looked at Wu Nian on the side and said, "Since just now, something is wrong with you. ”

As the carriage went deeper and deeper, Wu Nian's expression became more and more solemn, and everyone present could see this expression.

Wu Nian shook his head: "When everything arrives at the destination, it will naturally be known, and the little monk's current guess doesn't know if it's true or not." ”

Zhou An didn't say anything.

After a little more marching, the carriage finally stopped.

At this time, Zhou An had already heard the sound of rain hitting the roof of the carriage.

Outside, the coachman handed over three oil-paper umbrellas.

"Adults, it's raining hard now, don't catch a cold."

Zhou An took the oil-paper umbrella, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw that it was drizzling outside.

He opened his umbrella and jumped out of the carriage, the soil under his feet soft and water-stained.

Looking at the drizzle, he turned to the coachman and asked, "How long has it been raining?" ”

The coachman sighed, his tone was dejected, and he looked dejected: "This is still a small one, some time ago, it was pouring rain, not only the houses in the village were damaged, but also the roads in the village were also flooded, plus it was supposed to be the time of harvest, and now all the crops have been destroyed." ”

This kind of drizzle, even if it continues, will cause a lot of losses, not to mention that it was still pouring rain some time ago, and the losses are even worse.

At this time, Xu Fuling and Wunian also got out of the car.

Xu Fuling looked at the rain falling from the sky and said, "The road ahead is difficult, the carriage will be waiting for us here, let's walk together for a while." ”

Zhou An nodded, and several people walked forward.

This section of the road is extremely difficult to walk, there is mud everywhere, and stepping on it will make a lot of muddy water marks on the shoes.

A few people came all the way, and Zhou An understood that the rain had no tendency to stop.

Not long after walking, there was a small village in front of me, and there was no one in the village, which seemed deserted and lonely.

"This village was originally very lively, and the people have been temporarily transferred by me." Xu Fuling's face showed a hint of guilt.

"Our Great Chu State heritage is still a little worse, these things may take a long time to completely solve, I am guarding this Tingyun Mansion, but this situation is worthy of the people."

"Let's go in and have a look." Zhou An said.

Several people walked into the village with oil-paper umbrellas.

The village is littered with signs of rain, the houses have begun to mold, and the ground is heavily waterlogged.

The men walked a little further and went to the field.

The fields were all flooded, and all the crops inside were lost because of the flooding.

Along the way, Wu Nian remained silent until he finally spoke after looking at the flooded crops in front of him.

The society is dead, infusion, afraid of noisy to the bed next door, cover your head and whisper voice code, wait for me to finish the code, the old man in the next bed will say, do you young people like to call in the bed?

(End of chapter)