[Liang Zhu] Yingtai took me to fly

The rain was pattering on the bamboo hat and coir raincoat, the ground was slippery underfoot, and the air was filled with an earthy smell.

Ma Wencai grabbed Zhu Yingtai's hand and walked straight to Juren Garden.

All the way down, there was no sound and devastation all around.It was also the first time Ma Wencai faced such a disaster scene in person in two lifetimes, and he unconsciously drew closer to Zhu Yingtai.

A lot of sand rushed out of the gate of Juren Garden, completely covering the road in the garden, and several people simply climbed up the courtyard wall.

Standing on a high place, you can see more clearly that all the houses close to the mountain on the east side are impacted by the flood and the sand.Not to mention some houses that were originally built on the hillside, they were completely deformed and washed down the mountain together with the trees and rocks that fell from the mountain.

They are lucky to live tirelessly. The courtyard wall on the east side is a little crooked, and there are some branches and rubble piled outside the wall, but it still stands.They looked at each other with unconcealable joy on their faces.

The yard is still there!

They jumped onto the roof along the courtyard wall and entered the courtyard. Yinxin carried some charcoal, Liuqu carried pots and pans and food, the guard Kang put on two quilts, and Zhu Yingtai and Ma Wencai each carried a few sets of clean clothes. before leaving.

When they went back, they slowed down a lot. Every house they saw along the way would find a way to go in and have a look, or stand nearby and shout a few times.There were one or two very lucky students whose house was on the inside. When the flood came, their strength was already weaker, so the house was more or less preserved, and they also escaped the catastrophe.At this time, someone came to look for him, so he brought some food and things to follow.

The situation of the other teams was similar, more or less they could find something to eat or use to bring back to the Dacheng Hall, but very few people could be found.There were more than [-] people who went out in one trip, but only five were brought back.Fortunately, Mr. Zhou and A Cheng were among them, so that everyone in the academy seemed to have a reliance.

With food, the possibility of survival also increased a lot.The people in the temple forced themselves to adjust their mood and not think about the misfortunes that might happen or have happened.

When the first group of people who went out came back, the second group also went out.Ma Wencai asked Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingjiu to count the things they collected, and give priority to those who went out to collect things and find people, followed by the elderly and the injured, and those who were healthy but only cared about hiding in the palace , he only shared some food less, so as not to let them starve to death.

After the first batch of self-rescue members went out, many students and servants who were not members of the self-rescue society also volunteered to go out to find things to save people. distribute.The people gathered in Dacheng Hall unconsciously formed an order.

Another day and night passed like this, the rain finally stopped, the long-lost sunshine revealed, and soon there was no more water washing down the mountain.

Near noon, people's voices came from the foot of the mountain.The guards of the Zhu family finally brought people up the mountain!

The hall of Dacheng cheered immediately, and many people even wept with joy, holding their headaches and crying, as if they wanted to cry out all the fear and sorrow of the past two days.

The guard came to Zhu Yingtai's side and briefly explained the situation.

In fact, the luck of Nishan Academy can be said to be good or bad.This time, floods broke out in several valleys in the Phoenix Mountains, but the flood in the area where Nishan Academy was located was not considered large.However, some time ago, the Qi family deliberately asked people to cut down trees next to the academy, which made the mountains on both sides loose. In addition, last year's drought and continuous half-month rain washed away, eventually causing many large pieces of the mountain to collapse and hit the academy. .

The way down the mountain is difficult, the original road has basically been destroyed, and the further you go down, the more amazing the traces left after the floods gather and wash away.When we reached the foot of the mountain, we saw that many villages located at the foot of the mountain were almost destroyed by the flood, leaving only a swamp of water.

Ma Wencai couldn't bear to look any longer, he gritted his teeth and walked forward with his head bowed, but the howling and sex along the way continued to reach his ears.

All the way to Qiantang County, countless refugees had nowhere to go, nestled in corners, their faces full of confusion.

It wasn't until he entered an inn with Zhu Yingtai and the others that Ma Wen finally relaxed a bit.

"It's just like this in Qiantang County, and I don't know what's going on in other places." Ma Wen sighed.

Zhu Yingtai squeezed his hand and said: "Don't think too much, it's important to take care of your body first."

Having said that, none of them could rest in peace.

The next day, people from Zhu's family and Ma's family came to pick them up.

Before parting, Zhu Yingtai said to Liang Shanbo: "If your family is also affected by a disaster, come and find me. Zhujiazhuang can still arrange for your family."

Liang Shanbo wanted to refuse again, but Zhu Yingjiu who was beside him said, "Brother Liang, don't refuse." Liang Shanbo blushed inexplicably, and silently agreed.

After Ma Wencai returned home, Prefect Ma and Mrs. Chen finally felt relieved.Kuaiji County is adjacent to Wu County. Many places in Kuaiji County were also affected by the heavy rain. Ma Taishou spent most of his time in the yamen every day.

Even though he was so diligent, the number of people affected by the disaster was too many, and Ma Taishou was already devastated.

Ma Wen couldn't bear it any longer. He took advantage of Ma Taishou returning home one evening and asked, "Father, is there anything I can do?"

Ma Taishou was relieved in his heart, but still shook his head and said: "No need, you can stay at home with your mother at ease."

Ma Wencai frowned, and said unhappily, "Father, I'm already twenty, even if I can't help you, Father can still tell me."

Ma Taishou sighed, and said: "What else can I do, it's those refugees who have been affected by the disaster."

In fact, Ma Wencai knew it well, and he had already made up his mind, and said, "Father, I actually have an idea, which was inspired by my experience when I was trapped in the academy."

"Oh?" Ma Taishou said, "Tell me."

Ma Wencai smiled shyly, and said: "This is also my guess. When the students in the academy are trapped and have nothing to do, they are always worried, but when everyone shoulders their own responsibilities, looking for food and treating fellow citizens, they are all worried. Put your mind on doing things. Therefore, I boldly guess that the same may be true for the refugees. If only relief food is given, they don’t know where to go, and they will worry and despair in their hearts, causing trouble. It’s better to arrange for them to build resettlement It is easy to manage, and the disaster food can also be distributed according to work.”

Ma Taishou's eyes lit up, and he praised without hesitation: "That's right! It also saves a lot of wages, and serves multiple purposes."

Ma Taishou patted Ma Wencai on the shoulder, and was about to study how to implement this method. Ma Wencai hurriedly said: "Father, I have one more thing. Maybe it is unfounded worry, but I still hope that my father can think about it."

"Talk." Ma Taishou said.

Ma Wencai took a deep breath and said, "My son is worried that drought may follow after this flood."

When studying modern geography, he learned that summer droughts and floods in southern China are mainly affected by subtropical high pressure belts.The area of ​​rainfall is usually the intersection of cold and warm air, while the area controlled by the subtropical high is dominated by high temperature and little rain.

According to his speculation, the cold air in the north was weak this year, so the winter was warmer, and the continuous rainfall began in late spring and early summer, which may be the reason why the warm air gradually strengthened and the front lingered here.If this trend continues, the subtropical high will become stronger this year. As the front moves northward, the south will be under the long-term control of the subtropical high, which means severe drought.

But it was difficult for him to explain these things directly to Prefect Ma, he only said that this year is too warm, spring and summer are earlier than in previous years, and I am afraid that summer will be extremely long.

Ma Taishou didn't think so at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it is indeed somewhat possible.He nodded and said: "My son has a heart, and the reminder is right. Even if there is no drought, the insect plague is also inevitable."

He sighed deeply, only thinking that this year might be difficult.

Sure enough, the floods were followed by sunny days, as if all the rain had fallen throughout the year.After being flooded and exposed to the sun, the fields were almost completely deserted.Liang Shanbo's family felt that the situation was not right, so they moved to Zhujiazhuang.

Because Ma Taishou had already made preparations, he calmly arranged for the refugees to help build the water diversion project.Fortunately, the water network in the south of the Yangtze River is crisscrossed. Even in such a drought, some water can still be taken from rivers, lakes, and wells.The seeds sown in spring have been retting, so I took this opportunity to replant some drought-tolerant grains, and I could have some rations.

Although Kuaiji County can barely stabilize, other places are already in chaos.

Floods, droughts, plagues after floods, and insects in droughts make people wonder if God wants to cut off people's way of life.

The Ma family and the Zhu family already had some premonitions, gathered their hands one after another, and acted cautiously.Ma Taishou even asked Ma Wenyuan to call him sick, and took Qiao Shi and Xiao Chen'er back to the mansion.

In June, Ma Wencai suddenly received a letter from Mr. Song Hengji.

Since the last time the Qi family built a palace for the Holy One and was seized by several aristocratic families, the connection between Ma Wencai and Song Hengji suddenly became much less.But because many things happened one after another, he didn't have much time to think about it.

He suddenly received another letter this time, and he also felt a little reunited with an old friend after a long absence.Just reading the contents of the letter, he felt a little strange again, as if implying that something would happen to him?

Before he could figure it out, at the end of Shenshi that day, Zhu Yingtai also came to the door suddenly.

When Taishou Ma saw Zhu Yingtai, his expression was very strange, and he felt even more unspeakable. He was picky about his son-in-law, but also satisfied with his daughter-in-law.

He quickly calmed down and asked, "I don't know what's the rush for nephew Zhu Xian to visit so late?"

Zhu Yingtai cupped her hands and said: "Before talking about this matter, this junior would like to ask the prefect to call Yihua over."

Although Ma Taishou was surprised, he followed him and asked someone to call Ma Wen before he came.

"Xinzhai? Why are you here?" Ma Wencai was a little happy to see Zhu Yingtai. They hadn't seen each other since the academy was flooded.

Seeing him, Zhu Yingtai softened her eyes and said, "It happened suddenly, Yihua, did you receive a letter from Song Hengji?"