Chapter 106: The Counterattack of the Maid in the Room (50)
"You, you. Seeing Li Yan'er hiding shyly, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but hold Chu Yunyun in her arms and laugh and scold a few times, how to look at this little granddaughter who has loved her since she was a child, how happy she is now, she has seen her efforts in the past few months, it is really embarrassing for the girl's heart and hard work.
Looking at Old Madam Lu's red smile, Chu Yunyun also felt extremely relieved, this period of hard work was finally not in vain. I discussed a few prescriptions suitable for the old lady with Uncle Yu before, and then I was more coquettish, saying that these decoctions and meals were all studied by myself and the master, and the old lady really loved the child and didn't want to discourage her enthusiasm for studying medicine, so she simply slapped her hands and did not refuse.
Even if Chu Yunyun is not available, there is also the urging of Mama Gao, Mo Xiang and others, Mrs. Lu has nourished a lot during this time, and even Mama Gao said that she is much better and can sleep until dawn at night.
Chu Yunyun only hoped that no matter whether he was poisoned or really had a sudden illness, the old man could strengthen his physique through this period of conditioning, and it would not be so serious that it would endanger his life at that time.
During this period of time, the torrential rain in the south continued, and Chu Yunyun looked at the letter that the tassel gave her and was worried.
Normally, June and July are the rainy seasons in the south, and the precipitation will be relatively large. It's just that this year is a little special, there were not a few rains in the original rainy season, but the weather was hot, there was a general drought, the crops dried up a lot, and the grain production was reduced a lot. Soon after October, heavy rain suddenly fell in the south for several days, especially in the Jiangjing area, and now it is pouring even more, and the waterlogging is increasing day by day, and many river embankments have collapsed, and several villages have been flooded.
Natural disasters cannot be eliminated by manpower, and no matter how powerful she is, it is impossible for her to fight against the laws of nature. What's more, when the water level rose for the first time, the governor of Jiangjing, in order to prevent the disaster from affecting the assessment and ruining his political achievements and deeds, lied about the information, failed to report the flood situation and disaster in time, and even closed the city gate to prevent the people from leaking secrets.
Unexpectedly, the rain did not fall, but increased, and the flood soon overflowed the city walls, drowning hundreds of people, and some people in the city took advantage of the chaos to rush out of the fence, so that they could not continue to hide. By the time the emperor received an urgent dispatch from the governor of Huzhong Province for 800 li, the Jiangjing area was already full of white waves, and floating corpses were all over the field.
The emperor was shocked, but the top priority was to quickly alleviate the waterlogging and appease the people, so he issued several decrees in succession, and the officials of Huzhong Province worked together to fight the flood and provide disaster relief.
It is a pity that the decree issued was not well implemented, and in order to reduce their responsibility, the officials even lied about the disaster, concealed the number and scope of the disaster, and did not actively provide disaster relief, which seriously affected the efficiency of disaster relief, and even many wealthy businessmen took the opportunity to make money from the flood and the dead. If the emperor hadn't sent guards to investigate in person, he would have been scolded as a faint king.
Looking at the materials placed on the table, the emperor could not hide his anger and grief in his heart, in just a few days, thousands of people had died in the surrounding counties, towns and villages, and this was only a rough count, not including the injured. These officials are really bold, this is to make fun of him as an ignorant child, how should he be written in the history books in the future!
As soon as the Son of Heaven was furious, he immediately removed all the officials in the Jiangjing area from top to bottom, escorted them back to the capital for investigation, and confiscated their family property for disaster relief. However, the emperor remained sober when he was angry, and knew the truth of overreach, so after setting up a horse, he ordered officials in other parts of Huzhong Province to atone for their crimes, and after the disaster was lifted, rewards and punishments would be determined according to their performance in disaster relief.
The emperor had lost trust in the officials of Huzhong Province, and Chu Wen, as a close confidant of the emperor, was appointed as a messenger in danger, and was given the royal card of "king in the world", and went to Jiangjing from now on to be responsible for all matters related to disaster relief.
After Chu Yunyun heard the news, he finally sighed, and he couldn't avoid it. It's just that no matter how she asked for companionship, Chu Wen, who had always been kind to her, rarely turned a cold face and reprimanded her fiercely. Chu Yunyun had expected this, but it was just a fluke. So he took the opportunity to ask Father Chu to take Yu Po and the other three, and asked Father Chu to swear that he would never leave the four or so no matter what. Chu Wen also knew his daughter's worries, and couldn't bear to refuse her anymore, so he had to reluctantly compliment her.
Watching Father Chu take people away, Chu Yun couldn't help praying in her heart, she had already told Yu Po everything she knew about flood control and measures to deal with landslides, landslides, mudslides, and resettlement victims, etc., but everything she could think of told Yu Po, and there were also many wound medicines, cold medicines, including plague prevention medicines, plus the sandbags that Steward Zhang had collected before, hoping that her preparations during this period of time could be used to bless Father Chu's safe return.
Zhou Lanxi and Tang Yi saw that Chu Yunyun had been forcing a smile for the past few days, and they were worried, but they couldn't interfere in national affairs, so they could only find a way to make Sister Yun happier.
Zhou Lanxi saw that Chu Yunyun laughed with them every time, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, she was really useless, Sister Yun treated her so well, but she couldn't solve her problems, but let her turn her head and coax herself to be happy. I was distressed for a while, and suddenly remembered that the big insect that my eldest brother raised in another yard came to, that is a rare thing, not to mention at home, it is not easy to see it in the wild, and I think that Sister Yu will be a lot happier when she sees it.
Chu Yunyun knew what Zhou Lanxi and Tang Yi were thinking these days, and he was also grateful for their concern. It's just that the safety of Father Chu is not only the heart knot of the original body, but also his own wish. After all, during this period of time, the Chu family treated her sincerely, which relieved and stopped her wandering heart, and she hoped that Chu's father would be safe and sound. But looking at the care and worry of the people around him, it is obvious that the decadence of several days can not continue, and everything is subject to the destiny of heaven, so when Zhou Lanxi proposed to go to the other courtyard to play, Chu Yunyun nodded and agreed.
The annex of the Qing Dynasty Mansion is under the Fengdi Mountain in the suburbs, and it is named after the maple trees cascading on the mountain, and it is about to enter November, and the Fengdi Mountain at this time is particularly beautiful. As far as the eye can see, the whole mountain is like a red gauze and yellow brocade, under the blue and cloudless blue sky, it looks quiet and gorgeous, making people forget their worries.
The area of the courtyard is very large, there are a lot of maple trees and ginkgo trees planted in the garden, along the stone road, stepping on the fallen leaves covered with yellow and red flowers, Chu Yunyun walked to the largest ginkgo tree, looked up at the sunlight through the branches and leaves, and couldn't help but raise his right hand to cover it, but it was a rare sunshine.
"Big brother, why are you here?"
Hearing Zhou Lanxi's surprised cry, Chu Yunyu put down his hand, turned to look in the direction Zhou Lanxi was looking, and saw Zhou Chen standing facing them under a red maple tree not far away, and the bright red color behind him made his whole person a lot softer and clearer.
"I've seen the son. Chu Yunyu and Tang Yi, as well as Zhang Jingxian, who happened to come after him, saluted Zhou Chen.