The bonfires and torches at the construction site at night turned the sky in Xuyang City red.
The kitchens are lined up in a row, with twenty or thirty pots and stoves working at the same time.
There are big pots and small pots, soups, stews, and lambs roasted. The old Yao family showed off their wealth to reward these workers who were busy on the front line.
Yao Yue and the master chefs were busy moving pots and pouring water. They were so busy here that the eldest daughter of the Yao family could not be seen at all.
I lay down on a chair and looked at these busy people.
I couldn't stop wiping sweat from my head.
It is strange to say that such a huge project, lighting up a bonfire that reaches the sky, and making such a big noise, the entire Xuyang City did not attract people to watch as they imagined, as if what was happening around them had nothing to do with them.
The local people seem to be very approving of the officials' construction and renovation of the site. I also accepted the guidance of the traffic staff, and went around the second-class streets to go my own way, detouring when I should, and chatting when I should.
The people in Xuyangcheng are really obedient. They don't hold up banners or write blood letters to petition and complain, as I imagined.
At this time, measurement work had begun on the main line of the road. When the gravel on the first floor of the road slab had been thrown away, a dark cloud rolled up from the northwest, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and soon there was a heavy rain. , the river suddenly filled up, and the water pipes that had been lifted into the river bed were all submerged underwater.
The workers could not drain the water, and the diversion channels that had been built were washed away layer by layer.
All the workers could only huddle in a few empty rooms in the health care hall, shivering.
Those near the kitchen secretly ate a few pieces of hot meat and were secretly happy.
Mr. Yao never thought that God would not be kind to him.
Ask me what to do.
I also shook my head. God's calculation is not as good as that of man.
"But fortunately, the king doesn't know about our action. I think this rain will pass in a while! After it passes, we can organize the force to clear out the silt and go to the restaurant in time. Now the roads are broken, and all parties are actively cooperating, and it will be completed. Mission.”
Lord Yao nodded, then shook his head.
I can only wait for the weather to clear up.
But, how did he know? The heavy rain didn't stop, and the entire sky was covered with dark clouds, turning the day into darkness.
The thunder and lightning were deafening.
It rained continuously for two hours, and the pots, lamps, and firewood in the kitchen were all soaked.
My head was covered with clothes and my feet were bare. The organizer carried the soup pot and delivered the still-steaming soup to where the workers gathered. Let them warm up first. Once the rain stopped, we went to the construction site together to clean out the pipes. .
Although everyone was like a drowned rat, they felt that our attitude towards them was good and they were convinced, "Don't worry, we will continue to work as soon as the rain stops. It will be easy. We have a lot of energy!"
The working people, as long as they see that they have something to eat, as long as they care about them, as long as they treat them as human beings, they are still sympathetic and have a heart to help others. Seeing this, I feel that these simple people The workers are respectable and lovely.
But the rain kept coming. From noon until dark in the evening, the rain never stopped or got lighter. Some workers began to worry, and no matter how delicious the soup was, they no longer wanted to make it.
A middle-aged laborer said, "If this rain doesn't stop, my mud house will collapse!"
Others said, "My house is just downstream of the Xuyang River. Can it be washed away?"
Some people chatted to the side, "It's okay, your thatched house isn't worth much, so just build it again!"
"Don't say that. The key is that there is a cowshed next to my room. If I don't go back, I'm afraid my family won't be able to repay the debt!"
An elderly man said, "I see, it's not clear today, there's no wind, and the thunder is getting louder and louder. The lightning is so powerful, it's daytime, why is it like dark? I'm alive At this age, I have never seen Tianer like this."
Just as he was talking, a cooking tent over there was overwhelmed by the rain above, and several people nearby hurried over to help it up.
The elderly man said, "No, I have to go home and see. My wife is still at home!"
The worried young man just now said, "I have to go home too. I wonder if my mother will be flooded?"
While talking, some people picked up their tools and ran out in the rain.
When some people in charge at the construction site saw something bad, they started to call them back. But at this time, it was raining heavily, with thunder and lightning. Who could hear what those people were saying? After a while, those people under the tent disappeared. How much is left.
Upon seeing this, Lord Yao stamped his feet and put his hands behind his back, then stamped his feet again and put his hands behind his back again.
I came behind Mr. Yao and helped him hold up the umbrella that Zhao Yue handed over.
"Wait a little longer, it's too late, so even if we stop now, we won't be in a hurry. As soon as the rain stops, we will have time to regroup." These are just words of relief.
Master Yao said nothing and smoked his pipe.
Yao Yue raised her head and looked at the sky, looking at the rain flowing down like a waterfall from the edge of the umbrella. Her white face was either covered with sweat or rain.
There was actually nothing I could do at this time. I couldn't say too many words of comfort because I had no choice but to wait.
The surrounding torches and bonfires had been extinguished by the heavy rain, and the entire construction site was darkened under the shroud of dark clouds.
Master Yao could only let the workers run around and go back to their homes. He was also carried back to Yao Mansion by Yao Yue holding an umbrella.
I stayed on the construction site to prevent secondary disasters from destroying the houses facing the Yao family's street, and organized people to divert the downstream rainwater.
The lightning and deafening thunder in front of me almost shook my heart out. It was almost life-threatening.
After a while, I felt like I was shaking all over and my head was hot. I might have caught a cold, but the doctor from Yao Mansion was not at the scene?
After a pause, no one in the Yao family knew where they were going at this time. Master Yao should also be very anxious at this time. Yao Peng, a woman's family, cannot have too big a charter, and she has to get through it at this time.
At this time, a house slave who was wet from the rain ran from behind and called me back. What did I ask him? He said he didn't know.
Let him stare here, running in the lightning with his feet in the mud.
The door of Yao Mansion was open, and the Yao family was waiting for me at the door holding an umbrella under the rain.
As soon as I stepped onto the steps, the door was pushed open, and the servant urged me to change my wet clothes behind the screen.
Master Yao looked out at the window sill, and the rain outside was still falling.
I wiped the water off my head and the mud on my face and asked,
"Sir, do you have something to do with me?"
"It's like this. Jin Suo just sent a letter in front of him despite the rain, saying that King Liang will be back tomorrow and will be in Xuyang City after noon. He can't worry about the capital being in a heavy rain. This is earlier than expected. Jinsuo tried hard to delay but it didn't come to fruition. He must come back tomorrow, but depending on the situation, the rain hasn't stopped yet. Can it recover now? What else can you do?"
"Since the golden lock can delay King Liang for one day, let him think of another way, because the difficulties for us now are too great. Don't you see, my lord, the rain is still falling, and it has not diminished at all. Let us right The river water on the side has risen and has covered the street. The foundation that has been built under the opening we opened has been washed away. People will fall into the water if they are not careful, and people will die. Such construction It’s difficult to accomplish, and you have to respect the facts.”
"Then what should we do! Do you know that if you don't finish it, someone will die!"
Mr. Yao had white bubbles on his mouth.
It seems that my hair has turned a lot whiter at this moment.
An old man's hair became very messy and the wrinkles on his face became more wrinkled as evidenced by the lightning and thunder outside.
I said, "Is it okay to look at it this way?"
"At this time, we can only use our urban construction and water conservancy departments. These Liang family members have ready experience in construction operations, especially in the event of a major disaster, they are well prepared."
From the beginning of our project to the present, they have not used any force, and they have only come in symbolically.
However, this project was approved by them, and if it cannot be completed, they are also responsible. If we investigate, they won't be able to escape! "
"So, what I mean is to ask them to send out large-scale construction machinery to block the upper reaches of the river and slow down the rising trend of the river water."
"Second, as long as the water is intercepted upstream, we can use larger tents here to set up. Then repair it side by side. As long as the water does not wash away the foundation of the river, as long as the road surface is more than 30 meters wide, we can use The machine pushes the pipe down so that it is not washed away by the water, and it has fixed piles. If we fully cooperate with the operation, although the speed is slower, there will be progress. Don't be afraid of being slow, just be afraid of standing still."
"Then how do you find the construction workers?"
"If you can't find it, there is only one way, which is to mobilize again. You have to pay a lot of money. Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. It is best to let Meihua find the Xianyang order in person and ask him to mobilize labor from house to house. All the labor that can be used will be used Go ahead and let them participate in the big battle. If we have enough manpower, if I can provide better logistics support, it will be easier to push this matter forward."
"The third thing is to tell Jin Suo that it is best to delay for a day, even half a day. In this case, the traces of erosion on the road will be weakened, because the river has surged, and the entire river and the main road are soaked in water. The traces are almost the same, which can just make up for and cover up the traces of our construction.”
After hearing what I said, Mr. Yao only patted me on the shoulder and said nothing. He called his servants and gave me some instructions.
When I go back again, to Prime Minister He’s Mansion.
It was already a week later.
