Chapter two hundred and forty-eight after the disaster
After more than 40 days of rain, it finally stopped and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. County Magistrate Zhao and his men came back in the afternoon to replace Zixuan and asked Zixuan to go back and rest.
"Mr. Zhao, the rain has stopped now. Although the water level cannot be seen to drop, it will not rise. Look at it for a while this afternoon, just leave a few young and strong patrols in the evening, and all the rest will go back to rest. These days, everyone is exhausted. This time, the whole county works together to overcome the difficulties. This official will report to the court and give me a reward." Before leaving, Zixuan told Zhao County Chief a few words.
"Don't worry, sir, I'm watching here. If there is something wrong, I will definitely ask for advice. As for commendations, it's not an extravagant request. We are all natives, and it's a blessing to be able to protect our homes." Zhao County Chief said with a smile. According to the court's regulations, officials could not be officials from their original homes. However, it was still a short time since Zhendong belonged to the court, and many people in the county government were looking for them from the local area, and Zhao County Chief Chief was no exception.
"Speaking of this, everyone has to thank the adults. If it weren't for the foresight and knowledge, they had built the dam in advance. This time, our town east would have to suffer heavy losses like other places." Someone next to him said.
Zixuan shook his head with a smile, "This flood depends on the unity of the people of the county and unite to save danger at critical moments. No matter how capable I am, I only have one hand. What can I do? Well, now is not the time for us to praise each other. Although the embankment has been preserved, the situation in various places is still not optimistic. We still have to cheer up and be careless."
Everyone laughed and laughed, and then Zixuan led some people back to the village. They had not had a rest for a long time. Under the arrangement of the village chief, they lay directly on the village kang and fell asleep.
Zixuan and others slept very sweetly until the next morning, and no one could get up. The women in the village prepared breakfast, and then the village chief came outside Zixuan's door, knocked on the door, and told everyone to get up.
After a night of rest, although everyone was still a little tired, they looked a lot more energetic. Everyone got up and had breakfast, and then Zixuan took people to the dam again.
The weather today is already pretty good. Although the sky has not completely cleared, the rain is no longer there, and the clouds in the sky are not so thick. Zixuan stood by the river and looked at the gradually declining water level. A heart that was hanging in the air finally felt relieved. "It seems that Noni River should be nothing big, I just don't know what else is going on? In this way, Lord Zhao, you can immediately send people to see if there are any disasters. Haven't we also sent some people to guard the first position? If it's okay, let those people come back. Next, it won't be easy. The crops in the fields will probably reduce their yields, alas."
"This is a blessing, and adults don't need to worry. Fortunately, there are no casualties among the people, some crops in the fields are lost, and the rest is almost the same as food. At most, the income is less. After the disaster, it is good to fill your stomach, and we can't be demanding anything else." Zhao County Magistrate advised.
Seeing that there was nothing big about here, Zixuan was so tired that he couldn't relieve himself, so he took his people back to the county government.
Jinghan has been worried these days, afraid that something would happen to Zixuan. At least he looked at Tianqing and felt a little more at ease. Suddenly, he heard someone in front of him saying that the master was back, so he ran out without caring about anything.
When he came to the door, he happened to see Zixuan coming in from outside. Jinghan stopped at this time and watched Zixuan approach him step by step. Jinghan smiled and saw his beloved appearing in front of him intact. The confused heart finally came to his place for the past few days. As he smiled, he shed tears. Jinghan did not wipe the tears from his face, but just smiled, letting his tears fill his delicate face.
Zixuan walked to Jinghan a few steps, reached out and wiped Jinghan's tears with his sleeve. "Silly lady, why are you crying when I'm back?"
Jinghan's tears were wiped more and more, and finally she couldn't help but throw herself into Zixuan's arms and hugged Zixuan's waist. "You are finally back, I'm so worried about you."
Zixuan hugged Jinghan hard, put his chin on Jinghan's head, and patted Jinghan's back with his big hand. "Okay, my wife won't cry. Isn't you back well for your husband? Look at you, it's been sunny this day. If you cry again, be careful of the flood again."
Although the two of them were not considered a separation from life and death, this kind of worry made them cherish the time they spent together. Zixuan waved his hand and asked the servants in the yard to do whatever they should do. Then, hugged Jinghan and the two entered the room.
Qian and Chunxing hugged Qingyuan and Qingyao respectively, and looked at the couple with a smile. "Okay, let's go to the front to play and let your parents stay for a while." Qian said to Qingyuan.
Although Qingyuan is young, he is very sensible. "Well, okay, my mother is crying, let my father coax her. Otherwise, my aunt will find two candies for my mother. When I cried before, did my aunt coax me like this?" On her tender face, there was a touch of seriousness and soft voice that was not of this age, which made people feel much better when they heard it. Originally, Qingyuan should have called Aunt Qian, but Jinghan thought it was too awkward, and it was better to be more accustomed than Aunt Qian, so Qingyuan and Qingyao called Qian aunt.
Qian kissed Qingyuan, "Good boy, let's go find Tang later. Now let's go to the front with my aunt and grandma first." As he said that, he hugged Qingyuan and left. Chunxing hugged Qingyao and followed him to the front yard.
In the room, Jinghan finally stopped crying, and his hand was still around Zixuan's waist, without any intention of letting go.
Zixuan took a handkerchief in his hand and was wiping Jinghan's face. "It's all the mothers of two sons, and she still loves to cry so much." Zixuan said while wiping. When the tears on his face were wiped dry, he held Jinghan's face and put his forehead against Jinghan's forehead. "My wife, it's wrong for her husband. I haven't sent you a letter back, so my wife is worried. No matter where she goes in the future, she will find a way to let her husband know about her husband's situation." Zixuan said in a low voice.
Jinghan shook his head, "A real man should have ambitions on all sides. His husband is a parent and a commoner, so how can he only care about his children's love? Jinghan knows it in his heart, so he has not been able to find you by the river these days. I am just a little worried. Now that I see my husband's well, I can't control it for a moment and cry. What should I do in the future? There is no need to worry about Jinghan. Jinghan is not from those little girls who are young." Jinghan said, and he felt a little embarrassed. He couldn't help it just now, so he lost his composure. Now, his life's wisdom will be ruined.
Zixuan hugged Jinghan and heard Jinghan's gentle words with infinite affection, and couldn't help but feel moved. He lowered his head and kissed Jinghan's forehead gently, then his lips turned down to cover his delicate lips.
The two of them had been entangled for a long time, and Zixuan let go of Jinghan, "If it weren't for this day, I really wanted to be intimate with you." There was a clear desire in Zixuan's voice.
Jinghan looked up at Zixuan. The fatigue of the past few days made Zixuan lose weight. There was obvious blue and black under his eyes. You could tell at a glance that he hadn't had a good sleep these days. "Look at your hard work, your eyes are full. I'll ask the kitchen to make some delicious food for you later and make up for it." Jinghan stroked Zixuan's face with distress.
Zixuan held Jinghan's hand, "Stop talking about me, aren't you losing weight?"
The two of them snuggled up to each other, Zixuan whispered some of the situations on the dam, and Jinghan listened without saying a word.
God seemed to have really gone crazy enough, and since then, it has not rained anymore. Zixuan sent people to check everywhere in the county. Fortunately, the protective measures in various places were done well, and there was no dam collapse. It was just that there was a lot of water in the ground, and it seemed that it would take a few days to disappear.
It was the best for Zixuan to get such news. The hungry heart for several days has finally been given up. With this year's spring drought and summer flood, the crops in the fields are bound to have to be reduced. Fortunately, Zhendong is not just focusing on the grain, as long as the remaining grain is enough for the people to eat.
Zixuan gave these people in the yamen a few days off and asked them to go home and have a good rest for a few days. Ziwen was very tired after being busy for a while, but he was thinking about his family, so he told Zixuan that he would go back to see the house.
Zixuan naturally agreed. Although he understood that his family was full of mountains and normal floods could not invade there, he was still worried about it without any definite news. Besides, the situation here should be known to his family, otherwise the family would be worried.
So Zixuan sent Changxing to follow Ziwen and went home to report the news.
Although the flood receded, the subsequent problems were not completed. In the entire Longzhou area, the disaster was mild because the east was mountainous. However, from the central to the west, there were plains. Except for the east of the town, the rest of the other places were severely affected.
The magistrate of Longzhou is now full of anger. It would be fine if the entire jurisdiction was affected, but this natural disaster could not be avoided. However, there was nothing wrong with Zhendong. The reason was that the magistrate of Zhendong took precautions in the beginning of spring. In this way, isn’t it showing his incompetence?
"People come and sent people to Zhendong to collect grain. Now that people are suffering from disasters, the crops in the fields are flooded, and the people can't even eat. Since Zhendong is fine, just collect a batch of grain from there to use to relieve the disaster." Such a reason should be considered very legitimate, right?
Chapter completed!