Xiaowu came back first with the food. Yuan Mingyi rented a warehouse not far from the house where they lived. It was originally a granary and was just the right place to use it.

In order to buy more, Xiaowu did not buy rice, but only millet and corn grits. He also bought a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes. Some of the vegetables were not in good condition. The weather was humid and hot, and the leaves of the vegetables had wilted after a few days of travel.

Qu Ying brought a few maids and rushed to the warehouse. When they saw the vegetables, Chunzhi asked people to move them all to the kitchen of the house.

It was already known that even if there were vegetables, they would definitely not be fresh, so Qu Ying asked Chunzhi to buy a lot of pottery jars, which had already been cleaned and dried.

After returning to the house, several people rolled up their sleeves and started to work. They soaked all the vegetables in water and washed them clean, and also washed the radishes.

They marinated it with coarse salt and chili powder, and it took until late at night to finish the work. The girls' hands were wrinkled from blisters.

"Girl, these look like a lot, but after being pickled with salt, there won't be much left." Chunzhi said, pointing to the pottery jars on display.

Qu Ying also nodded, "Yes, and the weather here is hot and humid, so these things can't be stored. I'll arrange for someone to deliver them to the resettlement camp tomorrow. I can add some flavorful pickles to the porridge we drink every day to make it more delicious."

Xiaowu took the silver and led his men out to collect grain again. Qu Ying instructed him to transport the goods to Zhuo'an.

He also wrote a letter and asked Luzhu to take the letter and go to find Jiang Huai accompanied by a few people. There had to be someone to help over there.

After a week of heavy rain, the water level of the Heihe River has risen, submerging some villages, and the flood is rapidly moving downstream.

Qu Ying's heart finally died down. After two days of rain, she had already arrived in Zhuo'an. Jiang Huai also returned to Zhuo'an, but they did not meet. Jiang Huai was so busy that he could not even be seen.

The situation in Zhuo'an is more serious than that in Lushan. Almost all places here are covered by floods. The situation in the town is better, but the water on the streets is above the ankles. In serious cases, it will even be above the knees.

The nearby villages had long been submerged by floods, with water levels reaching the roofs.

After seven days of heavy rain, the town was flooded. The tent area was the highest place, but the water was still above the ankles.

The situation here was anticipated long ago. There are wooden beds in the tent accommodation area, which is barely enough for temporary rest.

The people were also quite experienced. When the tent settlement area was built, they had already built a very high stove with stones, so that even if there was water, they would not be delayed in cooking.

After the heavy rain on the first day, food in the tent area was distributed according to half a month's quota and piled on high brick platforms.

Several village heads assured that as long as there was no major flood that washed them away, they would not have to worry about them these days as they could take care of themselves.

The city was also flooded, and some homeless and poor people were not living as well as those in the tents.

Qu Ying set up a porridge stall in the city and provided porridge every day. The porridge was thick corn grits or millet porridge, with salty and spicy pickles.

"Girl, girl, please go back. We can take care of everything here." Luzhu braved the heavy rain, waded through the water, and brought Qu Ying an umbrella.

The rain was much lighter this morning, and it even stopped for a while at noon. Qu Ying took advantage of the stop and went to the porridge stall on the street.

Siyun and Changying stayed in Lushan, while Qu Ying took Chunzhi to Zhuoan to meet Luzhu, but they were blocked here.

As soon as we arrived at the porridge stall, there was thunder in the sky, followed by heavy rain.

They requisitioned a teahouse, which could accommodate seven or eight tables. The porridge stall was set up at the entrance of the teahouse. When it rained lightly, they could serve porridge outside. When it rained heavily, they would move it inside the teahouse.

Those who came to get the porridge were all poor people in the city. There was no food due to the rain, and no one was selling vegetables. There were also some people who were already homeless.

They lined up, took shelter from the rain in the teahouse, drank porridge, and then went to other places to take shelter from the rain. They did this every day so as not to take up the space in the teahouse and make it convenient for others to drink porridge in the teahouse.

"Where is my brother?" Qu Ying was wet by the rain that was blown into the house by the wind. He was helping Chunzhi put pickles into the bowls of people who were getting porridge.

Lu Zhu wiped the rain off her face and said, "Lord Lu said that the eldest master is with the soldiers who are helping with the disaster relief, on the mountain beside the Black River, and he hasn't come down the mountain for two days."

It was dangerous on the mountain, but no one could persuade Jiang Huai to come down from the mountain.

The court's disaster relief money and grain will probably arrive soon, but I don't know how long it will take for this flood to end.

Zhou Qian'an came down from the mountain, and Jiang Huai asked him to come back and look after Qu Ying and not to run around in the city.

The first thing I saw when I entered the city was Qu Ying, who was standing in the water, covered in mud, distributing porridge with a smile on her face.

Jiang Yuan and Xie Yunxiao entered Dongshan County more smoothly than expected. After leaving the town, they rushed all the way to Dongshan County and did not see any rebels outside the city.

However, near the gate of Dongshan County, traces of fighting were seen, with remnants of bows and arrows and weapons everywhere, and bloodstains on the ground.

There were traces of burning under the city gate, and the corpses of some rebels were piled outside.

There were also many traces of burning and arrows on the city wall, and it seemed that a direct conflict had broken out here.

Arriving at the gate of Dongshan County, Xie Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief at the guards on the gate. Fortunately, it was still our people, the general who defended the city.

The guards were on full alert. When they saw the soldiers approaching, a row of archers immediately drew their bows and aimed at the people riding horses below. After seeing their clothes clearly, they did not act rashly.

Xie Yunxiao reported his name and official position, and the city gate opened. The situation inside was not very good. The city was a bit chaotic, with no civilians on the streets. It was very quiet and desolate.

The guard at the city gate was waiting inside. When he saw Xie Yunxiao, he bowed and led the way to the general's residence.

"How is the battle going?" This is the question Xie Yunxiao is most concerned about.

The guard said, "The rebels had more troops than us. We clashed twice. The general was brave and fought well. He defeated the rebels twice, but the casualties were not small. The general was also injured."

"The general is injured?" Hearing this, Xie Yunxiao was shocked. He waved the whip and the horse ran wildly.

In order not to cause panic, Li Shan took their people, led by the soldiers at the city gate, to the camp to rest.

Xie Yunxiao and Jiang Yuan went to the general's residence together.

I was led into the house by the guard at the door. Judging from the route, it was not towards the residence, but the main hall. "Where is the general?"

"The general is in the main hall discussing matters with the prince."

"Prince? Isn't Qin Mowei missing?" Xie Yunxiao murmured.

The guard who led the way heard it and replied, "The prince is safe and sound and has returned."

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