The weather was fine the next day, and early in the morning the yard of the weak family was crowded with people and baskets of wild bamboo shoots.
What Xiuxuan saw when she came out of the house was that everyone was crowded in the small yard. Some were weighing, some were picking fresh wild bamboo shoots, and some were filling sacks.
Everyone is extremely busy!
It was a bit cold in the autumn morning, and everyone's clothes were soaked with mud and water, but they were so hot inside that they didn't feel cold, and they even had smiles on their faces.
At this time, a gust of cool wind blew by. Xu Xuan sniffed and looked up at the blue sky. She smelled that the water vapor carried by the wind today was a bit heavy.
Her mood also became heavy!
It is a flower that is most afraid of severe drought and flooding. Of course, it has developed spiritual wisdom and will no longer be afraid after reaching home.
But the rice, peanuts, sweet potatoes and other crops in the fields are scary!
She could feel the persimmon and jujube trees in the yard trembling.
Mrs. Lei then handed Xuan Bao a money bag and said, "Xuan Bao, can you give some money to the uncles and aunts in the village? Two taels of silver per household."
"Okay." Ruoxuan came back to her senses and happily took the money bag.
No matter if the soldiers come to block it, just hide when the water comes!
She happily held the money bag and distributed the money to everyone. She looked like a philanthropic child, so cute.
Magistrate Zhang rode out of the city at dawn today and came to the fields near Xishui Village early in the morning to take a look at the fields, wasteland, water conservancy, rivers, bridges, temples, mountains, villages, etc. in the county. Know it well.
Because this field was close to the Xishui River, he wanted to know whether the flood situation in Xishui was the same as what was recorded in the yamen, so he walked to the village where the weak family lived, and then he saw people inside and outside the weak family's yard.
With more people, you can find out more things. Magistrate Zhang walked over and recognized Xuan Bao at a glance.
Xuan Bao also saw him, waving her little hand vigorously: "County..."
Magistrate Zhang quickly raised his index finger to signal Xuan Bao not to reveal his identity.
Xuan Bao saw it, but she didn’t understand it——
So Xiaoxuanhua, like morning glory blooming in the breeze, shouted more enthusiastically and loudly: "Your Majesty, you are here! Are you here to buy wild bamboo shoots?"
The yard suddenly became quiet!
Magistrate Zhang: "..."
Only then did Xiuxuan remember that she had to salute the magistrate when she saw him!
She stuffed the money bag hard into her arms (she had gained weight recently and her clothes were a little stretched out, so it was difficult to stuff it in), and finally stuffed it in. The little person saluted solemnly: "The daughter of the people pays homage to the magistrate!"
At this time, Ruoshui and Ruohe also reacted and quickly pulled the village chief forward to salute: "The common people have seen the county magistrate!"
Even if the other villagers were stunned, they subconsciously knelt down and saluted loudly.
When County Magistrate Zhang saw the people kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but hold his forehead. Isn't the little girl very smart? Why did you shout out?
He hurriedly said: "No need to be polite!"
"Thank you, sir!" Everyone stood up.
Then everyone looked at County Magistrate Zhang and did not dare to move. The first thing they thought about was how young the new magistrate was. Then they wondered why the magistrate came to this weak family.
County Magistrate Zhang noticed everyone's embarrassment. He spoke in a gentle tone and did not even call himself an official. He only said, "I saw a lot of people here so I came over to take a look. Are you cutting wild bamboo shoots to sell?"
After dealing with Magistrate Zhang, Ruoshui said, "Sir, it's true. The village chief is taking us with the people in the village to harvest some wild bamboo shoots and deliver them to the restaurant."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Zhang was really impressed by the brothers from the weak family. This situation was big enough, and he even brought the villagers to make money together!
He thought that if the weak ones discovered that wild bamboo shoots could be sold, they would sell them for a while, but he didn't expect that they would be smarter.
Let's look at how the weak fourth child spoke. He didn't take any credit, and even respectfully carried the village chief out.
He smiled and patted Ruoshui on the shoulder: "Not bad! You brothers, your village is really good, and the village chief manages it well."
Magistrate Zhang was about to ask the village chief to explain the pattern of flood conditions in Xishui River over the years, but Xiuxuan had already run up to Magistrate Zhang and raised her little fat claws at him: "Sir, I have a secret Tell you!"
County Magistrate Zhang was really impressed by Xuan Bao's cute appearance. He squatted down and picked up Xuan Bao: "Xuan Bao, what secret can you tell me?"
Ruoxuan covered Magistrate Zhang's ears with her chubby hands and whispered: "My lord, Magistrate, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that an old fairy was observing the stars at night and said that there will be floods in our county."
Magistrate Zhang's expression changed when he heard this. The autumn harvest was coming soon and the rice had not yet been harvested. If there was a flood at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.
No, the autumn harvest is coming soon, which means it’s already autumn.
In autumn, the weather in the entire state capital is dominated by crisp autumn air, unlike summer, where there are dragon boats and hurricanes.
Shaxi County's county records for more than a hundred years have not recorded a flood that occurred in autumn.
How could there be flooding?
And how could a dream told by a three-year-old girl be taken seriously?
Magistrate Zhang smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Xuan Bao. Autumn is here. The weather is crisp and clear. It's sunny and there won't be any floods."
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Ruoxuan felt a little anxious. She didn't know how to make him believe it. She raised her head and glanced at the sky, then saw the bare persimmon tree. Thinking of the dream, she touched Magistrate Zhang's head with her little fat paw. "That's it! It will definitely not rain in autumn, there will definitely be no floods, and it will definitely be sunny, right? Then I'm not afraid!"
Magistrate Zhang wanted to say it was right, but God wanted it to rain no matter if it was autumn or winter.
These are all unpredictable things!
Precisely because they are unpredictable, natural disasters are the most deadly, otherwise everyone can take precautions before they happen.
Magistrate Zhang was shocked. Floods in autumn are indeed rare, but it has not happened in history. Especially since Shaxi County is located in the south and adjacent to the sea, there are often hurricanes in summer. Now that it is autumn, there are fewer hurricanes. , but it’s not impossible.
He thought that after looking around these days, he found that the river channels and water conservancy management in Shaxi County were really worrying.
There are many wastelands that have become wastelands because they have been flooded for years and people have simply given up farming.
He originally wanted to wait until after the autumn harvest to start dredging water conservancy and building high dams to prevent dragon boat flooding and hurricanes in the coming summer and make use of the wasteland.
How about advance?
He was not superstitious and never believed in dreams and omens, but for some reason, when Xuan Bao said this, he felt a little panicked.
However, after listening to a three-year-old child's words, it is ridiculous to believe it and do something about it!
If someone found out, they might say he was a faint official!
But if there was a flood, he did nothing. He felt that he would be sorry for the people here even if he died ten thousand times, and he was also ashamed that the emperor sent him to be the parent official here.
Before Li Jing took office, his father told him that you were going to be a parent officer. Parent officers are the parents of the people. Parents love their children for their far-reaching plans!
There is no need to consider whether there is political achievement in anything you do, let alone right or wrong. You only need to put yourself in the position of being a father. As long as it is good for your children, it is right.
How can parents who love their children not worry and do something when they hear that their children may suffer?
Magistrate Zhang was a little conflicted in his heart. He still felt that it was a bit ridiculous to believe the content of a child's dream. His reason did not let him be impulsive. He glanced at Xuan Bao with big eyes and blinked, and his heart moved: "Xuan Bao." Did the old god in Baomeng say what to do?"
