Xu Chongguang hesitated when he heard this: "Old Bai, are you exaggerating? I don't think so!"
"As for! Lao Xu, you should know that people in high positions don't know the suffering of the people. They only see what they see. Therefore, they think watermelons are expensive and think that the Li family has made money. But no one knows the truth better than you and me."
Xu Chongguang didn't know how ordinary people lived before he left the capital and took office.
After coming here, he realized how difficult it was.
And this is still a prosperous place.
Before coming, in his impression, since it was a prosperous place, every household of the people should be rich and live an extremely comfortable life.
However, this is not the case, and people still have to rely on God to have enough to eat.
So, maybe what Lao Bai said is right!
Thinking this way, just when Xu Chongguang wanted to show that he knew, a strange voice came from the distance.
"In the carriage in front is Mr. Xu, please wait!"
Because it was raining too hard outside and there were still hail falling down, Xu Chongguang didn't dare or didn't want to stick his head out to see, so he let Master Bai go.
"Old Bai, go and see who he is?"
Master Bai walked to the entrance of the carriage, picked up the big bamboo hat placed aside, put on the raincoat that was hanging, and then walked out.
Because the light was still very dim, he couldn't see clearly who was coming, so he could only stand there and wait.
When the person got closer, he didn't see clearly who it was, and the horse he was riding was actually wrapped in an oilcloth, and there seemed to be something underneath the oilcloth.
Bai Yan finally caught up with the person and asked, "May I ask, brother, is Mr. Xu in this carriage?"
Master Bai knew how to save Xu Chongguang's face, and nodded when he heard this, "Yes! Because we care about the people, we didn't take care of ourselves when the heavy rain came. Unfortunately, we were hit by hail and injured a little. At this moment He's lying in there and can't get up. I wonder who you are?"
"My name is Bai Yan, and the master is Chen Hao from the General Protector's Mansion. This time, on the order of the master, I came to escort Lady Li and her clan to Luyang Mansion. When I got up early this morning, Lady Li saw that the weather was not looking right, and she was afraid that something might happen. She cared about the common people, so she gave her coir raincoats, bamboo hats and other items to them. She had nothing, so she asked me to give her a few oilcloth raincoats that she had prepared earlier."
Bai Yan said, opened the oilcloth, untied a large package of things from the top, and handed it to Master Bai.
It was also at this time that Master Bai saw clearly that under the oilcloth on the horse's back, there was actually a straw mat half as thick as an adult's finger.
Yes, the rain is so heavy and the horse can run so fast, how can it be unprepared?
Otherwise, if the hailstones fall down, the horse will be injured even if it does not die, so how can it run?
For example, their horses and oxen are now covered with quilts because they are used to pull carts.
Compared with straw mats, using cotton quilts is really luxurious.
But there was no way. It was such a mess before, they didn't expect hail, and the preparations were insufficient, so they didn't think of how to solve it for a while.
Later, when I saw someone walking with their heads wrapped in quilts, I thought of borrowing quilts from ordinary people.
This method was good, but the rain was too heavy and they didn't have extra oilcloth, so the quilt became heavier and heavier after it got soaked.
In this way, it is also a burden for the cows and horses, and people need to twist it from time to time...
Feeling emotional, Master Bai asked Bai Yan after taking the things, "I wonder where Mrs. Li and the others have gone. Is everyone okay?"
"We are almost at the junction with Liufeng County. Everyone is okay. Madam Li was concerned about you and thinking that we were not far away, so she asked me to deliver things here. Okay, since the things have been delivered, then I Let’s go first, let Mr. Xu rest more, and do what you can do to not worry him.”
"Okay, let's say thank you to Mrs. Li for us adults, and have a safe trip!"
"Will do!"
As soon as Bai Yan left, Master Bai dragged the things into the carriage.
Xu Chongguang, who never showed up, became even more convinced that what Master Bai said was true after hearing Bai Yan just give some symbolic warnings.
When he saw something now, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Xie Xian and his wife are both good people!"
Master Bai didn't speak, just nodded. When he took the things out of the basket, he found a piece of paper inside.
It was written on the paper that this thing is called an oilcloth raincoat. How many pieces were sent in total, to whom they were given, and how to wear them.
Not only Xu Chongguang was not used to wearing raincoat, but Master Bai was also the same.
After reading the contents of the note carefully, the two of them picked up their raincoats, shook them off, and put them on.
In order to verify the quality of the raincoat, Master Bai walked out wearing a raincoat and a big bamboo hat without Xu Chongguang's instructions.
He stood in the rain for about half an hour, touching the clothes on his body under the raincoat, and then went back and said to Xu Chongguang: "Old Xu, this thing is really good. If everyone wears a big bamboo hat and wears With this raincoat, we don’t have to be afraid of the hail and wind and rain. Our hats are big and thick. As long as the hail doesn’t fall head-on, it won’t hurt anyone at all. Even if it hurts, it’s better than directly smashing the person to death or smashing it. It's good to have a bloody head. Unfortunately, we don't have many bamboo hats or oilcloths."
Xu Chongguang didn't care about that much. Anyway, he had done his best to protect the people.
Nowadays, it counts as many people as we can protect. It is simply impossible not to kill or injure anyone.
What he wants to do most now is to save his own life.
As for the rest, it depends on his life.
Therefore, the raincoat given by Li Yuan was a rare good thing for him.
Why should I be afraid of hail? If I put on a big bamboo hat, a raincoat, and a raincoat, would I still be afraid?
Li Yuan had no idea that the Li family had avoided a major disaster because of Master Bai's persuasion.
As time passed, she figured out that everyone, the cattle and horses needed to stop and rest, and then got up and walked outside the carriage shaft.
Before she could walk out, she heard Li Qinghua's voice coming over again.
"Everyone, please work harder. After a hard day's work, we will find a place to rest after walking for half an hour. No matter what, we must reach the junction of the two counties today."
Wang Can, who had already filled the carriage with spiritual spring water, was secretly glad when he heard this.
Fortunately, when the clan asked everyone to weave coir raincoats, Sister Yuan asked everyone to make some straw mats for cattle, horses and donkeys.
However, the purpose of weaving straw mats in the first place was just to prevent the cows and horses from being hurt if the rain was too heavy.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the huge hail was isolated.
Everyone in Lijiaao has a raincoat and a big, thick bamboo hat, so they are not afraid of these.
But those animals used as means of transportation must be scary.
Fortunately, fortunately, Sister Yuan was thoughtful!
