The official residence of the prefect of Huaicheng.
As soon as Liu Hong was promoted to prefect, he encountered a severe drought.
If he were the official of Yangfeng County now, he would not be so anxious, because Yangfeng County is the place with the least famine in the entire Huaicheng.
These days, he was running around to provide disaster relief, and finally resettled the refugees in Qingyang County who were the worst affected by the disaster. Then he received a warning from the big house in Shenshu Village.
It was Xie Xiaolian who sent it personally.
It is said that Li Zheng of a town in Qingyang County, relying on the brother-in-law of Qingyang County's chief official, embezzled the disaster relief food, forcing the people to flee the famine to Shenshu Village in Yangfeng County.
Liu Hong's forehead was dripping with sweat, and the blisters at the corners of his mouth were bitten.
This was such a slap in the face. A few days ago, he had just promised that person that he would deal with the hungry people in Qingyang County properly. Unexpectedly, he met the hungry people as soon as he arrived in Huaicheng.
"Go, take those bosses and Li Zheng and put them in prison..." Liu Hong said to the detectives and others behind him.
After the police went to Qingyang County to pick up the man, Liu Hong sighed to the sky without any clouds: "When will it rain?"
Mrs. Xu felt distressed when she saw her man in distress, but she was worried because she couldn't help him.
"Dad, dad, it's raining! It's raining!" Liu Shu ran in and said excitedly.
Where did the rain come from on a sunny day? Liu Hong felt very angry when he saw his son.
"Why are you crazy? Where did the rain come from? Why don't you hurry up and warm up your books?" Mrs. Xu yelled at Liu Shu.
"Dad, Mom, it's really raining. It's raining in Shenshu Village. It's raining in Nanguan Town. It's been raining for a day." Liu Shu said with an aggrieved look.
"Where? You mean Shenshu Village? Nanguan Town?" If it were somewhere else, Liu Hong would definitely not believe it, but for Shenshu Village and Nanguan Town, Liu Hong believed most of it.
Qianqian grabbed his son and asked, "Where did you get the news? Is this true?"
"It was Sister Yuanbao's third brother who came to Huaicheng today and came to our private school to deliver something to Erlang." Liu Shu said honestly, "It said that it started from Shenshu Village, and then the entire Nanguan Town. , Dad, don’t you think it’s strange that in a place as big as Yangfeng County, it rains in every village of Nanguan Town?”
Liu Hong was so shocked by the news that he couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Xu said with joy on her face: "Then what else is the reason? It's not all because Little Yuanbao is blessed. Shenshu Village was contaminated by her blessing and it rained first... This Little Yuanbao is a spirit..."
Xu has become Xiao Fuyuan's number one fan.
"Xiao Yuan Bao, Xiao Yuan Bao..." Liu Hong murmured.
"Hey, sir, you still want to pray for rain. I don't think you're too busy. Why don't you ask for Xiao Yuanbao? You might as well go to Shenshu Village and use your sedan to carry her around the counties in Huaicheng. Maybe this drought will be alleviated." Xu suggested.
Liu Hong's eyes lit up, it was not impossible.
"Shu'er, where is Xiao Yuanbao's third brother? I want to ask him about the current situation in Shenshu Village." Liu Hong asked hurriedly.
"Take Erlang to Xinghualou for dinner. Dad, please send someone over now. He will definitely be there." Liu Shu said.
Who else should he send? Liu Hong directly ordered someone to prepare a sedan and went out, and arranged for his subordinates to go to Yangfeng County to see the situation.
"Mom, is Xiao Yuan Bao really that powerful?" Liu Shu looked admiring.
"That's not true. I think your father became the prefect thanks to her blessing." Mrs. Xu said with emotion.
Xiao Fuyuan was really good at it. When her man became the magistrate, he was very busy because of the drought, so she sent a sweet rain.
In Xu's mind, the rain in Nanguan Town was caused by Xiao Fuyuan.
"Mom, if dad goes to Shenshu Village, I will go too. I miss Sister Yuanbao," Liu Shu said.
"Studying hard is better than anything else. You can't catch up with her now. She is the head of the village. You can't study as hard as her nephew Erlang. In the future, I won't ask you to get a top scholar or a Jinshi like your father. Only then can you have a chance to be worthy of Xiao Yuanbao."
Liu Shu: "..."
After Liu Hong talked with Bai Sanzhuang, he personally went to Shenshu Village and invited Xiao Fuyuan to sit in his official sedan and go around the counties.
"Uncle Magistrate, I don't need to go. It will rain, it will rain." Xiao Fuyuan said.
Two days later, Liu Hong received news of rain in all counties at the Huaicheng Government Office.
Liu Hong let out a long sigh, and a stone in his heart was lifted.
On the one hand, people were sent to resettle the refugees in heavy rains in various counties, and on the other hand, people were sent to dredge waterways to prevent flooding.
Epidemics tend to occur after heavy rains, so people were sent to prepare lime and boil decoctions in various counties.
The heavy rain continued for three days.
Rivers and ditches are full, springs are gushing, and mountain waterfalls are flowing.
The ground is clear, the trees are alive, and the grass is green.
Even the dead lotus flowers in the Huai River came to life in the heavy rain, and their pavilions covered the entire river.
Shenshu Village has returned to the beautiful mountain village with mountains and water.
While the villagers were worried about flooding, the downpour gradually became lighter and finally turned into a steady drizzle until the sky cleared.
The victims who were displaced to Shenshu Village were placed in private schools to take shelter during the heavy rain.
Three meals a day are provided by the big house opposite Lao Bai's house.
After the rain stops, these victims will return to their hometowns.
The last time Liu Honglai invited Xiao Fuyuan to pray for rain in various counties, he met with these victims and promised to severely punish the Qingyang County boss Bo and their righteousness, and distributed relief grain and summer corn seeds to every household.
Since we will have food and seeds when we return, and the drought has been alleviated, there is no need to continue begging.
"Thank you." The old man who was the leader of the victims led the group of hungry people to kneel down to the people of Shenshu Village, and was helped up by Village Chief Zhao and others.
"All of us must remember that it was Shenshu Village that saved us. We will never forget it until we die. They all say that a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Now we have nothing to give to others. When the corn harvest is harvested this autumn, We must give the best first-crop corn to Shenshu Village." The old man said emotionally.
"That's natural."
"We will deliver corn and grain together when the time comes."
Everyone agreed, with tears of gratitude in their eyes.
"...We should help you. There was a famine in our village in the early years, and we also went out to beg. This year we still have a bite to eat. It's all lucky. We help you just to help ourselves." Old Mrs. Bai said .
The young couple in the crowd wiped tears.
The young woman is wearing Xie Chuntao's clothes, and the man is wearing white clothes. Their children are now fully recovered, and the little girl is babbling at Xiao Fuyuan.
Xiao Fuyuan walked forward and pressed her face against the little girl's face.
"There will be good days in the future." Xiao Fuyuan straightened the little girl's crooked braid, picked a velvet flower from her head and tied it on the little girl's head.
"Also, we would like to thank Village Master Furong. We are lucky to be alive this time." The old man bowed his hands to Xiao Fuyuan.
Then the villagers of Shenshu Village handed over the dry food prepared by themselves to the victims and wished them a good harvest in the coming year.
Xie Xiaolian and Wu Xiaoying were responsible for escorting them back home.
After the victims of the disaster in Qingyang County left, Shenshu Village regained its tranquility, plowing the ground and planting autumn vegetables.
The embroidery workshop of Lao Bai's family was officially opened with a ribbon cutting on a sunny day.
