Xiao Luolan also smiled back: "Are you tired of waiting? You can eat early when you come back next time without waiting for me."
"My cousin is studying in Qinghe Academy. You are alone in the house. As a junior, I should serve you." Zhou Shiliu insisted.
Xiao Luolan said helplessly: "Then let's eat together."
The two walked one behind the other, Zhou Shiliu was absent-minded, and the young man's handsome face was less youthful than before, and had a bit more of a battlefield atmosphere.
Xiao Luolan was having lunch. His daughter just went to Qinghe Academy yesterday. Mr. Xiao sent her there with Qinghe. He was worried that she wouldn't be used to it, so he planned to stay at the academy for two more days to accompany her and get acquainted with Qinghe Academy. I watched it yesterday and it was very good. He Jin and Zheng Yuxin were all accompanying her, which made her feel relieved.
In the evening, my daughter came back.
While eating on Saturday, Xiao Luolan looked at the green color in his eyes and asked: "Is it okay if you didn't sleep last night?"
Zhou Shiliu raised his face from the bowl and coughed: "A bit." Without waiting for his aunt to ask, he said worriedly: "The Huainan Army is currently attacking the city fiercely. I don't know if Xu Huaance can hold it."
Xiao Luolan had already had an idea in his mind. Seeing this, he said: "I am safe and sound in Qinghe. The two thousand ghost slaughter knights left by the prince are wasted staying here. It is better to discuss with the generals where to use them."
Yes, Sect Master Zhou was not worried about her safety when he left, so he left two thousand Ghost Slayer Cavalry to guard her and stationed them at the border of Qinghe.
On weekdays, the Sixteenth Security Guard deployed the two thousand Ghost Slaughter Cavalry. Seeing that the war was getting more and more tense, Xiao Luolan couldn't help but think of the two thousand Ghost Slaughter Cavalry.
Hearing this, Zhou Shiliu spat out a mouthful of soup, coughed, and wiped the corners of his mouth awkwardly. He said with a look of horror: "Auntie, you must not do this. Those ghost slaughter knights are to protect you, how can you do this?" He used it? If my uncle finds out, he will skin me."
What Zhou Shiliu said was unreasonable. Even if he had ten courages, he wouldn't dare to take advantage of the Ghost Tuqi.
Xiao Luolan asked Xia He to serve another bowl of soup, feeling sad, but she was well in Qinghe, so it was a waste to give it to her.
evening.
A down-and-out painter knocked on the door of the Xun family and said that a distant relative of the Xun family came to hide for a while to avoid the disaster of war.
Xunxian Cheng was in poor health and mental condition, and wanted to be dismissed by the concierge. However, when he saw the painter's paintings, he changed his mind and invited someone in.
Xun Yan looked at the painting and felt familiar for some reason.
When he saw the signature in the lower corner of the painting, he put the painting away. He looked at the poor relative and asked, "What's your name?"
Ning Hongcheng replied: "Zhang Shui."
The elderly Xunxian Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and thought of the artist's paintings, which were like an endless river.
"Zhang Shui..." Xun Yan smiled reluctantly. He was frightened by his guess and even had to hold on to the table to stand steady.
Zhang Shui is a homophonic word for rising water, and when you think of his paintings, the meaning is self-evident.
Even though he was very scheming, his hands and feet felt cold.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Father Xun asked.
"Luoyang is very good. I wonder if I would like to be the order of Luoyang." The painter said according to Secretary Han Zhang's words.
Xun's father breathed rapidly, and his originally dark face suddenly turned red. Luoyang Ling, it was Luoyang Ling. His face was twisted, and he deeply grabbed his son's wrist, feeling like he was going to be overwhelmed by this huge joy.
"I..." His throat was very dry, and he found that he couldn't say no words of rejection. What should he reject? That's the Luoyang Order!
"I will go to my post with you at that time." The painter added, "There is no further delay. Please make a decision as soon as possible."
After the painter left.
Xun Yan was caught in a battle between heaven and man. On one side was his father's Luoyang order, and on the other was the tragedy that happened when He Xun lost control.
"The flood season has passed, and the rain continues." Father Xun opened his cloudy old eyes and said, "My son, this is God's will."
As a county magistrate, Xun's father's official position was only subordinate to the county magistrate. What's more, he had been the county magistrate for a long time. No one in the yamen wanted to offend him, and he also had his own manpower.
"Tomorrow I will take over the county government's flood control work. You can lead a group of people to join the people who are strengthening the embankment, and we will take action when the time comes."
"What about hanging flags and lanterns?" Xun Yan asked with difficulty.
The son said it simply, but Xun's father understood immediately. When a flood is about to occur, the government will send people to inform the villages and towns further downstream in advance. The notification methods are not limited to hanging flags and hanging lanterns. This is what the government does every year. Xun Yan was immersed in everything, and he also knew everything about the work in the yamen.
Xun's father said angrily: "They or your father's official position is more important? You don't want the glory and wealth!"
"As long as we do it quickly, no one will know what happened. Besides, the Niluo River is already overwhelmed. It bursts every year and repairs it every year. It doesn't matter if it bursts again this year." Father Xun kept talking, As if to persuade himself, the more he spoke, the more convinced he became: "We have been tied to the official ship. Not long ago, Daizhou had a great victory, the people here in Zhouyouzhou became more and more fierce, and Mu Liangxing of Yuzhou was already in prison. Maybe where God is dead, just think about it, if he told those northerners and foreign generals about us..."
"What will happen to us then?"
Xun Yan finally showed a hint of fear in his eyes.
"We'll leave after we're done. It's just you and me, father and son. I don't want any of the servants and property in the house. When we get to Luoyang..."
Father Xun murmured: "Everything is ready."
Chapter 256
"Why are you looking so sad?"
Xiao Qingxue was carrying the ancient version of the schoolbag that her mother had made for herself. She looked at Shiliu who had been unhappy all morning. She couldn't help but pout a little and said dissatisfied: "Sending me to school makes you feel uncomfortable like this?"
She snorted: "If I hadn't insisted on letting you give it to me, I wouldn't have let you give it to me."
Zhou Shiliu was speechless. What is this? Is he such a fussy person? He was worried about the war, so he took his cousin's schoolbag over and said on Saturday, "Send, send, send, my little ancestor, let's go."
Xiao Qingxue laughed out loud when she heard Zhou Shiliu's resigned teasing.
It was raining heavily outside. Xiao Luolan put on a wind-proof scarf for her daughter and warned: "There is a cafeteria over there at the college. You can eat with Qinghe and the others. When you come back in the evening, I will make something delicious for you."
Xiao Qingxue hugged Aniang's arm and coquettishly said: "I know, I want to eat roasted chicken with chestnuts and steamed fish."
Xiao Luolan nodded in agreement. She looked at her daughter who was about to go to school, smiled, and inexplicably remembered that if nothing happened, her daughter would be in her sophomore year.
"Get along well with people in the academy. If you don't understand anything, you can ask grandpa." Xiao Luolan put away her sadness and said: "He is in the academy. It has been raining these days. I took a cloak from the dormitory when it was cool in the evening. Put it on, don't catch a cold."
Qinghe Academy has student dormitories, and her daughter has a dormitory where she can live alone. It stands to reason that she can have food and accommodation in the academy, but Xiao Luolan is worried about her daughter living there alone at night, even if there are Yu Xin and He Jin. Not worried, he still asked her to come back and stay every night, and the dormitory was used as a place for lunch breaks.
Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Xiao Luolan packed up a lot of things for her daughter and put them in the dormitory for her use.
"I understand." Xiao Qingxue said obediently.
On the 16th, I felt my teeth hurt a little as I listened to my aunt's constant chatter. My aunt really loved her cousin very much. He was the youngest in the family and was already loved by his parents, but my mother never did anything like her aunt did to her cousin. Love in every detail.
"I'm leaving." Xiao Qingxue stood at the foot of the steps, while Xia He held an umbrella for the little lady.
"Auntie, bye bye." Xiao Qingxue waved and said with a smile. Zhou Shiliu felt that sometimes it was strange for his aunt to talk to his cousin. He looked at his aunt under the eaves and said "bye" to him like his cousin. His voice was quite strange. It made Xiao Qingxue laugh out loud.
Xiao Luolan couldn't help but laugh.
After her daughter and Shiliu left, Xiao Luolan took Dongxue to the pharmacy to deal with some medicinal materials. She was tainted with the smell of medicine and found that the Panax notoginseng to stop bleeding was almost gone, so she took Dongxue out.
Dongxue held an oil-paper umbrella to protect her from the rain.
There were not many pedestrians on the road, and everyone had a sad look on their face. Maybe they were worried about the bad harvest this year, maybe they were worried that the war was not over yet, maybe they were worried about their increasingly difficult livelihood. Xiao Luolan looked at the various conditions in the world, It's like walking in a medicine jar of sorrow.
We arrived at a small pharmacy.
Xiao Luolan bought some Panax notoginseng, maybe because of the war, even the herbal medicine became nervous.
"Hasn't Xiao Yinzi come here recently?" Xiao Luolando asked. The medicine shop also collects herbal medicine. It was here that she met a girl named Xiao Yinzi. Her family was poor and she made a living by punting. Occasionally she would go into the house. Shan collected herbs to sell. After Xiao Luolan learned about it, he felt pity for her young age and would buy her herbs at a higher price than the market price.
"Oh, you're talking about the girl who lives in Luhua Village." The pharmacy owner thought about it: "She hasn't been here for several days. Maybe the whole family has gone to find a living elsewhere. After all, it rains all the time. The bridges and roads are all submerged, and no one is taking boats at the pier. If it goes on for a long time, there will be no income, and the business will be difficult." The pharmacy owner shook his head, not sure whether he was talking about Xiaoyinzi or herself.
Xiao Luolan left the pharmacy and paid attention to the food prices in the county.
After finding out that there was no price increase, she felt a little relieved. She heard that many places had already raised food prices.
Just coming out of the grain store, Xiao Luolan happened to meet Magistrate Shen.
When Magistrate Shen saw the princess, he looked up at the grain store behind her, smiled understandingly, and invited the princess to come to the restaurant next door to talk.
"Shen is worried that someone in the county will take the opportunity to drive up food prices. Unexpectedly, the princess is also worried about this." County Magistrate Shen said with a smile: "But please rest assured, princess, as long as I am here, the food prices in Qinghe County will definitely be the same as before." .”
"Since Mr. Shen is here, I am overly worried." Xiao Luolan said.
Magistrate Shen looked at the distinguished princess and said: "Today I rarely have time to go out of the government office, and I can meet the princess to check the price of food. It shows that you go out a lot every time, and you are always considerate of people's livelihood. With you Youzhou is so lucky."
"So, Xunxian Cheng is cured of his illness?" Xiao Luolan asked. She had heard her daughter mention that Xunxian Cheng was ill.
"He was very concerned about flood prevention when he was ill. He had to add more people to prevent the floods from breaking out." Magistrate Shen praised: "Xunxian County Prime Minister is devoted to the people, even his son might as well give in to him for several days. They all took people upstream to reinforce the dam."
"I'm going to pay a visit to Duke Xun with wine later."
“Mr.
The two chatted for a few more words, and after they parted ways, Magistrate Shen took the best wine from the restaurant, got on the carriage, and hurried to Xun's house.
Xiao Luolan went to the street and bought some chestnuts. It was October now, and the chestnuts were already smiling. The chestnuts at this time were the most delicious, soft and golden. When she took a bite, her mouth was filled with fragrance, thinking that her daughter likes to eat sweets. Xiao Luolan bought some more roasted chestnuts.
Qinghe Academy in the distance was shrouded in a thin mist. Qinghe Academy is located on Qinghe Mountain. It stands out among the surrounding short hills and is extremely conspicuous. Xiao Luolan raised his head and glanced at the academy, then went to the book store to buy some books. .
Magistrate Shen knocked on the door of the Cheng family in Xun County and asked in a loud voice, "Is Mr. Xun here?"
The concierge opened the door and said that his master and the young master had gone to prevent floods. "
Magistrate Shen looked at the sky and saw that the gray sky was filled with heavy rain. Mr. Xun was in a hurry when he was in good health. This was not good, so he took wine and rode upstream to look for them. He also advised Mr. Xun to take care of his health. For the most important.
The dirt road was rugged. When Shen County Magistrate walked to the Dongyue Dam upstream, there were many figures in the heavy rain. Flying earth bags were scattered all over the ground, and water flowed all over the ground. There were faint signs of a breach in the dike. Shen County Magistrate felt as if he was struck by lightning. Looking at this scene with belief, he ran forward and shouted angrily: "Stop it all, you are destroying the embankment without permission. Isn't this a capital crime?"
Everyone who was working secretly suddenly turned pale. Look at me and look at you. After all, the gold given by the Xun family played a greater role. What's more, they are not bold. The Dongyue Embankment is so long. What they destroyed It's just a small piece and won't have a big impact at all.
Magistrate Shen was so anxious that he said, "Please fix the dam quickly!"
Magistrate Shen's eyes are splitting. His county is the largest water fall point in the Niluo River. Water has been stored in the mountains for many years. This year's rain has been particularly strong. The upper reaches are already overwhelmed. He only hopes that the rain will stop in two days and he will personally intercept and distribute the water. Water, to prevent it from flooding thousands of miles away, never expected that someone would dare to destroy the dam!
Magistrate Shen was about to go down the mountain to recruit people. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, his shoulder was pressed by someone, his abdomen felt cold, a knife pierced his abdomen, and blood flowed non-stop.
"It's you..." Magistrate Shen's eyes widened, reflecting the pale face of Mr. Xun's husband.
After Xun Yan killed the county magistrate, he faced the people who were too frightened to move and just wanted them to work harder. He saw that the breached dike suddenly cracked a large section without any warning, and a surge of water surged. The river water instantly washed those people down.
Xun Yan was startled and his face became even paler. He hugged the tree tightly to avoid being swept away. Oh no, the situation was out of control.
He left quickly.
The dike that collapsed at one corner was completely out of control. The raging floods carried mud and rocks and poured into the mountains crazily, submerging farmland and destroying houses. Huge waves and heavy rains. Countless people were swept away by the torrent before they knew what happened. It Like a wild horse that has lost its reins, it devours everything in its path and runs towards an irreversible and unstoppable point.
The flood roared, shaking the sky and the earth. Before evening, the sky was already dark. Countless people were running, and they were caught up by the flood and became a member of the flood. The overflowing water was completely opened, and with a rumble, they broke through In the valley, they jumped over the villages, they squeezed towards the city gate, the turbulent water shook the sky, and the screams for help in the distance were drowned in the thunder and wind and rain between heaven and earth.
So fast, so urgent, the overwhelming flood almost came in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Luolan only felt a tremor under her feet, and noisy sounds came from a distance. When she went out, her face suddenly turned pale, and the crowd was dark and crazy, running towards her, and behind them, there was a turbulent, Turbid waves higher than the houses submerged everything.
How is this going? !
