fake prince

Chapter 523 The Gap Is Filled

Thun An

An ox cart is moving forward in the dark night, the slanting rain is falling, the curtains of the car are already soaked, and the feeling of the wind blowing, even if it is a summer night, whoever enjoys it will know.

Sitting inside, without a coat to shelter from the wind and rain, is not as warm as a person wearing a coir raincoat outside.

But even if she was shivering from the cold, Madam Zhou, who was protecting the food basket in her arms, ignored her. Now she was anxious and just wanted to see her husband Qi Hongxin as soon as possible.

"Did the old man just go out in the heavy rain just now, and he didn't know how to cherish himself?"

"Even if you need to sit in town due to the flood, can't you sit in the yamen? Do you have to come here? Master Su and other adults are not here?"

"After being in a coma for so long, what kind of body is the dead old man himself not aware of?"

"If there is something wrong with him, what can we mother and child do?"

The husband and wife who have been married for many years have walked hand in hand. After so many years, Mrs. Zhou and Qi Hongxin naturally have a deep relationship. At this time, no matter how docile a woman is, she is afraid that she will also be angry.

But no matter how uneasy she was, Mrs. Zhou did not dare to urge the driver to speed up.

The road we are traveling now is not far from the front of the dam. Because of this, even though it is along a slope, and the water rushing down is not so fast, it is only as deep as the middle of the wheel, so it is quite feasible. strenuous.

When the wheels ran over, muddy water splashed everywhere. A layer of water was spread on the road, and the bottom was wet and slippery mud. If you go fast, there is a danger of rolling over at any time.

The driver who drove the carriage was a veteran, and it was precisely because of this that he dared to take over the job of escorting Mrs. Zhou over.

But just like that, after walking for a while, the wheels of the ox cart accidentally got stuck in the mud pit. It was just a coincidence that it got stuck and couldn't move for the time being.

"Why did it stop?" Madam Zhou was anxious when she found that the ox cart stopped before it arrived, and immediately opened the curtain to ask.

The coachman jumped out of the car to check the situation, wiped the rainwater off his face, and explained with a bitter face: "Madam, the wheel is sunk in the pit, let's see if I can lift it out!"

That's what he said, but he was the only one, so he might have to stay here for a while.

Mrs. Zhou glanced at the embankment that was close in front of her. There were torches flickering on it, and she directly lifted her skirt and jumped off.

Ignoring the coachman's exclamation, she said "you wait here", and ran towards the embankment with one foot deep and one shallow foot.

The cold rain mixed with mud made Mrs. Zhou's feet very cold.

But these are not as good as her worrying about her husband making her anxious.

The rain was much lighter than before. The person holding the torch was wearing a coir raincoat, and the raindrops poured on the torch, causing the flames to rise and fall.

Just when Mrs. Zhou had reached the dam, she was stopped suddenly and was about to explain her identity when suddenly there was a burst of cheers in front of her.

"Closed! Closed!"

"Haha, we made it, we made it!"

The levee is blocked, closed?
Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment when she heard the cheers, and she also showed surprise.

The biggest problem is solved, the old man can finally go home to rest, he doesn't have to be busy in the rain when he just woke up, right?

Who can understand the uneasiness and panic that suddenly rose in her heart when she learned that her old man went out in the rain?
Madam Zhou regained her senses, and immediately said to the two county soldiers who stopped her: "I am the wife of the prefect of Qi, and I am here to bring him food..."

The two county soldiers sized her up and checked the basket. It was indeed ordinary food in it, but it was completely cold. They didn't dare to stop her, and even a county soldier led her to the place where the Qi Zhifu was staying.

After getting on the dam, Mrs. Zhou saw that the dam was closed again. The water that was flushed downstream, when the dam was closed, the overflowing water became less and less until there was no more water flowing out.

Several officials rushed over when they closed the door. They were all pleasantly surprised when they saw the scene. They saw Mrs. Zhou in a blink of an eye. Some officials who had seen Mrs. Zhou before immediately saluted her: "Mrs. Zhou? How did you come here?"

This dress, this appearance, is really a bit embarrassing.

Usually, even when she was on the way to be transferred, Mrs. Zhou was able to take care of herself neatly. It was a habit developed by a woman who lived in an official family since she was a child, and it was difficult to change in adversity.

But now, her hair is wet, and her face, body, and legs are covered with mud spots. Only the basket in front of her looks the cleanest.

Of course, for some of the people present, there is no need to laugh at anyone else, one counts as one, they all look like they have rolled in the mud.

Mrs. Zhou suppressed her uneasiness: "I'm here to look for your prefect Qi, is he here?"

It's not here, why can't Lao Qi be seen in the crowd?

She looked around the crowd, and knew that there was no one she was looking for.

In fact, the few officials had just arrived not long ago, and when they heard the words, they hurriedly looked at the county soldiers who had been guarding nearby, and asked, "Is Mr. Qi here?"

A county soldier immediately replied: "Master Qi just went to rest in the bullock cart because he was tired."

"Oh, that car?"

Looking at the bullock cart parked at the corner about tens of meters away, several officials breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was no accident before they didn't know it would be right.

At this time, another small official came over and reported: "My lord, all the places where the embankment broke have been filled in!"

An official who is not a water control yamen, usually only heard about the dam repair, is not very clear about the matter. At this time, he was a little surprised when he heard the report from the small official, and asked: "It's all filled in? Are you sure?"

"Back to your lord, Master Su led us to build the dam. The design of the blueprints is excellent. It is built according to the terrain. There is a plan to deal with the break of the embankment, and the water that rushes out will not enlarge the gap."

"Furthermore, several dike breaks were actually artificially blown up. As long as the gaps are filled, the work will be completed."

While talking, the rain falling from the sky became much smaller than the naked eye could see. It was still pouring before going out, but now it was actually light rain.

With this kind of rain, it is almost impossible to accumulate enough water to wash away the gap.

Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and she was finally relieved at this moment.

The biggest problem has been solved, the rain has lightened, and it looks like it will stop, giving people a chance to breathe. As long as the embankment is not blown up, there will be no more serious floods.

Although the raging flood may affect the achievements of the old man, the old man has already gone to the bank to beg for his bones. As long as the subsequent impact is not significant, the couple should still be able to return to their hometown safely with their son.

Just then, someone in the distance suddenly shouted: "The imperial envoy is here!"

"The imperial envoy is here! The imperial envoy is here!" More than one person shouted.

The officials just remembered, yes, I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy over, and because of the sudden dike collapse and heavy rain and flooding, they all paid attention to plugging the gap, and sent the imperial envoy to come. I just forgot about it.

(End of this chapter)