Chapter 280 Revisiting the old place(2/2)
Here, I saw a large number of policemen patrolling back and forth, and even set up a few small tents for temporary rest.
By the river, people kept taking bamboo poles to measure the water level, and some people rushed to here to transport bamboo baskets by carriage, which were stuffed with gravel.
A person who looks like an officer was talking to everyone: "The water level is temporarily safe. Everyone should be energetic and not neglect. Especially at night, you must pay attention to the water level and transport some soil and rocks. Once a backflow occurs, the problem will be serious."
Zhu Zhanqiu looked from a distance and thoughts were everywhere.
Zhu Qiyong asked, "Father, what are you looking at?"
"Go back first!"
Zhu Zhanqi waved his hand, and he felt a lot, but it was not something that could be explained clearly in just a few words.
I walked through a street again, and some people wearing soap clothes were busy. In such heavy rain, wearing straw raincoats was inconvenient to walk, but everyone seemed to be very motivated.
Someone saw King Xiang’s carriage and went up to persuade him, “It’s too rainy. Hurry up and find a place to shelter from the rain. There is a tea shop in front of you, and it’s all the way!”
Zhu Zhanji ordered the groom to walk forward, and sure enough, he saw a tea shop at the end of the streets and alleys.
The father and son got off the carriage and found out that the good guy was already crowded, with a hundred people.
Some are street vendors, while others are passers-by from other places. There is really no place to hide from such heavy rain.
There are also some people nearby who are old and may collapse under heavy rain. They were notified by the police from Shuntian Prefecture to come here for a temporary avoidance.
As soon as Zhu Zhanji came in, he saw the shop's servant coming up: "Why are the guest officer still wandering outside at this time? There is still a place behind, so hurry up and drink ginger soup to get rid of the cold."
Zhu Qiyong hesitated and said, "No need, let's take shelter from the rain and leave when the rain is low."
The guy smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't have money."
Zhu Qiyong said in surprise: "Don't have money, do good deeds?"
The guy said enthusiastically: "The official from Shuntian Mansion said hello, cooked a few pots of ginger soup, and hanged it on their account, but our shopkeeper ordered some ginger soup and tea. If you can't spend a lot of money, you can simply entertain it for free, which can be considered a good relationship. If the guest official is satisfied, he will take care of the business of the small shop in the future."
Zhu Zhanqi nodded and thanked him, and took Zhu Qiyong to find a seat to sit down.
The guy brought the ginger soup and after drinking it, he felt that his body was hot and his whole body was much more comfortable.
Looking around, there were merchants from other places who had difficulty communicating with various accents.
Some nearby residents who were resettled were muttering, saying that they didn't know if the river would flow backwards, otherwise it would be bad.
There are also some owners of nearby shops who have no business now. Instead of hiding in their own shops, it is better to come here to join in the fun.
People sighed and said that the heavy rain this year was unusual.
"Don't worry, no big deal should happen. There will naturally be definite news later. Everyone sit down. By the way, some dried fruits have just been in my store and asked the guy to pick them up and everyone can taste them."
It turned out that this person was the owner of the dry goods store next door. Soon, a friend went to the store next door to pick up dried fruits and divided some on each table.
Zhu Qiyong took a bite and said curiously: "It is said that merchants only make profits, but the merchants here are not very similar."
Chapter completed!