Great Tang Idyll - Chapter 895

[Chapter 519 People are moving under natural disasters]

Chapter 519 Under the natural disaster,

Li Bai and Wang Wei, who were unknowingly followed by a group of ‘terrorist’ ‘militants’, ate their breakfast slowly, stayed under the shed that covered the rain, and watched the ground outside. One after another, the bubbles smashed by the heavy raindrops felt the dampness and coolness brought by the wind and water mist, and remained silent for a long time.

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“It is estimated that it is really rushed. It rained for the second half of the month, and the natural disasters resisted. Poetic interest, full of melancholy sigh.

Wang Wei slapped his mouth twice, but also felt dull, suddenly remembered an important thing, and said, “This is supposed to be half of houses in the city, why is there no water?”

As he spoke, his eyes fell to the ground again. The rainwater gathered into the river looked at it, and at a glance, it showed a gratified look, and said: “It turns out that a series of drainage ditches have been dug out. Look at there, there are wooden stakes, for fear that people will accidentally fall and be washed away.”

Li Bai followed and watched, isn’t it, the small rivers that converged into the artificially widened drainage ditch, tossed away towards the distance.

“In this way, the local officials are still a group of capable officials. What is the meaning of the two of me being sent by the imperial court?”

For a while, Li Bai felt that the imperial court was a bit stupid.

Wang Wei was about to nod his head in agreement, when a lot of figures suddenly appeared in the rain screen, some old and young, some wearing scorpions, some letting the heavy rain fall on them, getting their clothes wet, and sticking to them sticky by the wind. body.

“Dad, Daddy, this is this place, Chengdong Steamed Bun Shop, Dad, let’s go, mother, there are buns to eat.” A seven- or eight-year-old boy shouted excitedly in the rain, pointing his little finger to the breakfast shop’s sign, The other hand pulls a woman’s clothes.

Seeing the people who suddenly appeared, Wang Wei was stunned. It could be seen from the clothes on the people’s body that the living conditions of this group of people should be good, the clothes of muslin cloth and the shoes of Melaleuca, although the face was a little dry. The vicissitudes of life brought by life, but that can only show that people are hardworking.

It is normal for children to be literate. They are taught in schools, and they have the appearance of baby fat on their faces. At a glance, they know that what they usually eat can keep up with the nutrition.

The problem is that a group of people are not staying at home, what are they going out in the rain?

And children, why don’t they go to school?

In doubt, a group of people crowded in. Some people went to look for the owner of the store. They were far away. The sound of rain and thunder outside was loud. Wang Wei and Li Bai couldn’t hear what the person who came in told the owner of the store.

After a while, the

newcomers found a place to sit down regardless of the humidity. Another woman brought food to everyone, a large bowl of millet porridge in front of each person, but did not see any other fried dough sticks, steamed buns, or cakes. .

Only the little boy had a peeled boiled egg in front of him, and there was more rice in the porridge.

Without waiting for Li Bai and Wang Wei to ask curiously, the woman opened her mouth first and said to those who came after: “The county will give 20 cents of money every day to be responsible for the relief, or wait until after the heavy rain and give it before the winter. I owe it all on credit, I really can’t bring out anything else, he’s in charge, and he’ll bring you some fried dough sticks for the baby.”

The owner inside came out, put a dough stick in his hand, and put it in front of the child, the child stood up very obediently , gave a bow, “Thank you, Uncle.” The

owner was happy and hurried into the house. When he came out, he came out with a big goose egg in his hand. It was salty at first glance, and he placed it in front of the child.

The child thanked again, peeled off the goose egg swiftly, used chopsticks to pick out the oily yellow and put it in the mother’s bowl, and then tore more than half of the fried dough sticks into the father’s bowl. The egg was sent to the old man to prevent others from returning the things. When he came back, he said, “I can read at home, so listen to me.”

As for the other adults, they didn’t seem to belong to the same family, so he didn’t care.

Li Bai and Wang Wei looked at each other for a moment, and Li Bai said, “Each person adds two steamed buns, and it counts for us.”

Seeing someone paying, the owner of the small shop naturally wouldn’t stop them, and they took out the steamed buns and gave them away one by one. Everyone quickly got up and thanked Li Bai and Wang Wei.

Li Bai and the others did not leave in a hurry. They sat down and asked the owner to serve cold meat dishes with some wine. They also used this as an excuse to sell two bowls of wine, and listened to others chatting while eating and drinking.

Listening and listening, the expressions of the two became serious, and Li Bai, who had previously praised the county officials as capable officials, did not continue to praise them.

It turned out that all places in Hongnong County were washed away except the county seat. In order to prevent the county seat of Hongnong County from being washed away, the Honglu River had already been dug and burst its banks.

This is nothing to Wang Wei and Li Bai. It is normal. Zhang Xiaobao mentioned in the disaster relief measures that Zhang Xiaobao wrote.

It doesn’t mean that the countryside is not important. This redemption refers to the resettlement of people in the countryside, only the land and houses in the countryside, not the people, because if the city is flooded, the cost of rebuilding is too much, which is several times that of the countryside. , even dozens or hundreds of times.

The problem is not here, it is about property when a group of people are talking.

As a place between Chang’an and Luoyang, Hongnong’s breeding industry is very large-scale. It is close to the river. There are ponds for raising ducks and geese, flocks of pigs, cattle and sheep, countless chickens, not to mention fish and shrimp. Those who could not sell it happened to take advantage of the convenience of the Yellow River, and the salt transported from Jilizhou was put together with the fish and shrimp, and put it into a jar to make a marinated sauce.

From the clothes on these people and the family education of the children, it can be seen that the life of the people in Hongnong is not bad.

Since it’s not bad, what about the money?

What about things?

Don’t you take other animals and family money with you when you avoid the flood?

The surprised Li Bai and Wang Wei continued to listen, and after listening for another half an hour or so, they understood.

Except for the county seat, the people in other places in Hongnong were all sent to the county seat by the officials of the county. When the Nahong Lu water and its tributaries did not reach the breaking point, they thought that they had been dug up in advance, because materials were used for construction. Well, it’s all solid rock and cement, so it’s a bit laborious to dig.

The river opened, and the heavy rain kept falling. The officials in the county made a lot of guarantees, and the people followed. As for the various things that were farmed, as well as the family’s belongings and money, all the pamphlets were made, saying that they would wait for the disaster to pass. Give it later.

Those who do not agree will be enforced, or they will be left unattended and let the flood come.

Therefore, these people who have undergone several inspections and body searches have no money on their bodies, and can only wait for assistance from the county yamen.

The county does not distribute food, and Chang Pingcang does not open anything, but only distributes the people who receive it to various restaurants and shops to eat, and does not give cash to the restaurants and shops, and owes money on credit.

The combination of several things gives a very awkward feeling.

Wang Wei is from the Ministry of Industry, but he has also done things in the local area before. He is in charge of the warehouse, and it is not far from here. He has been instructed by Xu Si, and when he sees that something is wrong, he asks Li Bai, “Brother Taibai, What do you have to say?”

Li Bai is from the Ministry of Household, even if he is unwilling to take the initiative to learn, he must do the forms he should do, and he must listen to what he should listen to.

After listening to Wang Wei’s question, he felt a little dry in his mouth, took a gulp of wine, took a deep breath, and said, “This means that someone is in urgent need of money, and just dares to go to a natural disaster and be used by him or them. It’s smart, but it’s not used in the right place. His heart can be punished, so we…”

“So we were sent here. The emperor seems to know it, and he can’t trust the local officials. Let our two court officials clean up the people.” Wang Wei was a little angry, and then With such a trace of pride, he thought that he had come with Li Bai to explain the importance the court attached to the matter, and put the burden on the two of them.

Li Bai nodded his head vigorously, his eyes filled with a firm look, solemn and solemn.

Of course, they would never have imagined that Li Longji sent them here to examine them. One is for ability and the other is for integrity. What Li Longji really trusts is the nine children who are about to get off the train. If the two of them If it’s done, then the nine kids will come to play. If they don’t do well, no matter how difficult the things they encounter, and whether they will join forces or not, Xiaobei and the others will settle it as soon as they make a move.

The train stopped at Hongnong Station with the harsh braking sound. Hundreds of people rushed out of the carriage. As soon as they reached the platform, they dispersed in all directions, and soon disappeared into the rain.

The five people who stayed on the platform for three days looked around suspiciously, and one of them said, “There are so many people here today, they are in a hurry, and they don’t look like officials. Do you think there will be any The officials went directly into the city to investigate without any entourage?” The

person next to him also seemed rather puzzled, and after thinking about it carefully, he said with confidence, “What are you afraid of, if there are officials who go in alone, don’t want to do anything, you are allowed to enter the city and not allowed to leave, UU Read the book www.sonicmtl.com Look, what is that?”

The man said, pointing to the carriages hanging behind the bus that passed by just now, the bus in front was gone, but someone was dragging the carriages in the back. Entering the other track, dragged by a group of mules, the speed is very slow, and the load in the car is obviously heavy.

“Go and have a look.” Those who spoke earlier rushed over first, because of the independence of the railway system, they could not know the news from the inside of the railway at all.

The five people came over and waited for a while. After all the carriages came in, the canvas covered on the top was opened, and there was an oilcloth inside. The canvas brought something down. After a closer look, they found that it was rice.

“Food.” The person who spoke first spit out two words, looking very nervous, and the expressions of the other four also changed.

The second person who spoke just now looked around and said, “Quick, go back and report, grain has arrived. Who is so powerful, knowing that the price of grain in Hongnong County has risen?”

One person ran away immediately. , get on the horse and go away outside the platform.

[Niu Wen’s ad-free novel dedication]

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