Encounter with the Four Great Talents

When Hua Ding Wen Hua Ding Wu received the emperor's official order to leave Wu County to accompany King Rong to fight the disaster, more than a month had passed, and some areas had experienced major or minor droughts after the water receded.

The scorching sun completely dried up the water, revealing cracks one by one, the water level of the river dropped rapidly, and the wells became much shallower.In particular, most of the water sources in the wild are polluted. No matter how much water is around, it is inedible. If you don’t drink it, you will die of thirst, but if you drink it, you will die of illness.

Looking all the way, the young and passionate King Rong couldn't wait for a day, time is life, after he arrived in Suzhou, he had a rest in the yamen for a day, and immediately called the Hua brothers, ready to go.

Because the five thieves were very familiar with the Jiangnan area, they were also taken away. Except for Weiting and Fang Xingzhou, most of the ones left in the Tang family were ordinary nursing homes, but they were enough.

Tang Shen held Hua Dingwu's white fingers, and looked at him motionless stupidly.He didn't say a word to keep him away, but his clear eyes just stared at him straightly, he couldn't tell how many emotions of reluctance, sadness and worry were mixed in it, which made Hua Dingwu feel so distressed, he stretched out his hand to grab it and pulled it into his arms hard The kiss was so fierce that the two of them almost died and were reluctant to part.Sticking to his forehead, holding his face in both hands, gently wiping away his tears with thumbs: "Don't be afraid, for you, I will come back safely."

Tang Shen raised his hand to hold him, his voice hoarse: "Take care."

"I will." Kissing his eyes again, Hua Dingwu looked at Tang Yin, and said with a trace of earnestness and pleading: "Shen'er's illness is not yet fully recovered, and I will entrust you to take care of her during these days."

Tang Yin earnestly promised: "Lord Hua, don't worry." Hua Dingwu nodded and put his hands down.

Tang Shen never felt that he was a person who couldn't let go, but when Hua Dingwu let go, he really wanted to pull him back.He didn't have any bad premonition, he knew that Hua Dingwu and Hua Dingwen were well prepared, so there should be no problem.But he still didn't want him to go, they never separated after being together.

Looking at Hua Dingwu's calm face and gentle eyes, Tang Shen finally sighed and withdrew his hands, put them into his sleeves, then raised his head and curled his lips: "Go and come back."

Hua Dingwu laughed, nodded and got on his horse.

After the people left, Tang Yin turned to look at his younger brother. Tang Shen's neck was stretched out, and his face was tangled.He smiled and said, "Master Hua will return safely."

Tang Shen looked away, sighed and got into the carriage.Forget it, anyway, with his force value and Mr. Hua Dingwen's medical skills, it is estimated that nothing will happen. He should just go back and lie down to recuperate.

Fang Xingzhou was patrolling Tang's house, and when he walked to the door, he saw that the porter's stone and another porter were shaking their heads while trying to close the door, but it was obvious that someone was blocking the door, which made their actions not very smooth.Fang Xingzhou frowned and went over, put his hands on the door panel, and closed the door with a slam. Hearing the sound from outside, it is estimated that someone else fell because of his sudden hand.

But no one opened the door to look. The stone was against his head, and the other immediately put the bolt on the door, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Xingzhou frowned and asked, "Didn't you tell me not to open the door easily?"

Shitou said helplessly: "Master Zhang just sent someone to look for the uncle. How could he not open the main door? But once the door is opened, it cannot be closed."

"Master Zhang? What did you say?"

Shitou scratched his head and said, "I just left, I don't know yet."

Just as he was talking, Chen Guanshi came over and said, "Fang Wei, you are here, come quickly, the uncle and the second master want to see you."

Fang Xingzhou nodded and walked over. Chen Guanshi led him to Tang Shen's yard and said, "Master Xu from the yamen came just now and sent an official document about the porridge shed. Our place is nearby, but It's not good to hear what the old man said, and it is estimated that many people will be sent to take care of him, so you have to make arrangements accordingly."

Fang Xingzhou understood immediately, nodded and said, "That's fine, it's open at the door every day, it's messy enough."

"Yes, the victims refused to leave. If our house hadn't been strictly guarded, I don't know how much trouble would have happened. These days are really hard for you."

"It should be, this is the responsibility of the subordinate."

When the two entered the yard, they saw Tang Shen and Tang Yin enjoying the cool air under the eaves.The weather was scorching hot, Tang Shen's yard was filled with running water, so it was relatively cool, and the two brothers usually discussed things here.But also because it was relatively cool, Tang Shen, who was sitting on the rocking chair, had a blanket covered his stomach.

Sitting beside him, Tang Yin was holding a cup of tea and was whispering something to Tang Shen with his head bowed. Judging by his expression, it didn't seem very pleasant.Tang Shen was lying with his eyes closed, and Dongyue behind him was gently rocking his chair while fanning him. The yard was very quiet, but the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy.

Seeing him coming in, Tang Yin raised his head: "Brother Fang is here, sit down." The Tang family has always been very polite to Fang Xingzhou. Fang Xingzhou was not used to it at first, but now he doesn't refuse anything anymore. After saluting, he sat down up.

Steward Chen sat on the other side, seeing that everyone had arrived, Tang Yin then took out the official document sent by Master Xu just now and handed it to Fang Xingzhou.Fang Xingzhou blinked and took it, looking from top to bottom and frowned. "This, sir, it's not that the subordinates are talking nonsense or being disrespectful to Mr. Zhang. The position of our family is really not good."

Chen Guanshi was startled, and immediately took it over to look up and down, his brows were knit into a knot: "Master, second master, this position is not only bad, this is... but... this is a dead place! Everyone knows that The local disaster victims are sick, what if we send people to catch them!"

Tang Shen still had his eyes closed, but raised his hand to stop him from speaking.Then he opened his eyes and sat up, took the official document and looked at it and said, "This is near the city gate, and it's one of the places with the most disaster victims, right?"

The three present nodded in unison, with worried expressions on their faces.Tang Shen asked: "Are you sure that the cause of death is really illness?"

"It is true that some people died of illness." Fang Xingzhou said with certainty: "In our city, there are always people who distribute porridge, and not many people really starve to death, and there is always a porridge shed at this point. It is said that half of the people who died died of illness. "He said worriedly: "Recently, more and more victims of disasters have flooded into the city. Mr. Zhang is righteous and does not drive them out forcibly, but the current situation is getting more and more difficult to control. More and more people are dying in the city. , Many old and weak died of starvation or disease, although some people cleaned it every day, many people still fell ill."

Chen Guanshi followed up and said: "Moreover, most of the people who escaped recently are also sick. Some of the medicinal materials in our city have been used by the prince, which is probably not enough. How can this be good?"

"The emperor will not ignore medicinal materials or something. Since the prince can bring a batch before, it is not enough now, and it is a matter of time to get another batch." Looking at the official document in his hand, Tang Shen was also a little depressed, "But this porridge Sheds still need to be built. There are more and more victims in the city, and many families have already refused to distribute porridge on the grounds that there is no more rice. If our family does not distribute porridge, it is estimated that more people will die.”

"Many disaster victims outside the city have started to rob unripe grain. This year's harvest is unlikely to be harvested." Chen Guanshi is very worried. A lot of transfers have been made, and if they are not transferred again, it will be troublesome.”

Tang Shen propped his chin and shook his head and said: "In the past few years, the weather has been smooth and there has been no war. The court still has enough food. As long as the roads are repaired, it will be soon. What we have to endure is only a month. "

A few people think about it, and it seems to be right.The Tang family always likes to store more food to be prepared, but it's not that they can't afford it for this month.Then hold on, what else can I do.

"What's important right now is that the arrangement of this porridge shed is really not good." Tang Shen didn't understand the worries of the few people, "There are people who are sick there, and there are many victims of disasters. If something is not right, accidents will happen. It's really dangerous. land."

The three of them nodded in unison, and Tang Shen thought for a while and said, "According to Mr. Xu, there must be a shed in this place, but other families refuse to go there. The reason why it is pushed to our house is because Our family has experience, the second is because it is not far from our home, and the most important thing is that the Hua imperial doctor left some prescriptions for us to use before, which is a bit more guaranteed than other families."

Having said that, the three of them calmed down, but they were still unhappy.Tang Shen snapped the official document on the small table, leaned back in the chair and snorted, "I thought I didn't know, but it was just that other people spent some money. It is said that Mr. Zhang is tired and sick these days, and many things have to be handed over. Leave it to the people below, thinking that our family didn’t pay any money, so someone pushed it out.”

Chen Guanshi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and Tang Yin's face became even more gloomy. He didn't expect that the Hua Ding, Wen Hua Ding Wu all came to his house, and the county magistrates in a small county would dare to use the Tang family as a raft.But according to Tang Shen's analysis, they thought they had found a reasonable reason, and it could be said that they did this "as a last resort" in the future.

Tang Yin was helpless: "Then what should we do?"

Tang Shen waved his hand: "It's impossible to change places now, just go. Their reasons are not wrong. Compared with others, our family does have more guarantees. But we have to be more strict about the cloth porridge."

So the four of them got together, put the pen and paper in the middle, Tang Shen said, and the three of them added while listening. After brainstorming, a set of layout similar to a modern train ticket window was designed.As long as it is properly arranged, a lot of manpower can also be saved.This made the four of them very satisfied, and Fang Xingzhou immediately went to arrange it.

Manager Chen was in charge of selecting the candidates, and because he was not at the gate of the house, the three of them disagreed with letting the girl go, so they decided to send Tang Yin's servant, Gao Fu, who was newly promoted to be in charge.It's just that there are not many servants in the Tang family, and if these seven or eight people are arranged to go out now, there may be a lot fewer people in the family.Once something happens at home, there are not enough people.

Tang Shen thought for a while and said, "Make some arrangements. From today on, the old lady and the two aunts will temporarily live in the north courtyard. It's cooler there and the courtyard is remote. Tell them not to come out when you have nothing to do, and let the maids and women They are all carefully taken care of. There are still a few vacant rooms in my yard. My eldest brother and sister-in-law will work hard and bring the children to move here. Our warehouse, except for the things prepared for distribution and ten-day rations, everything else Go to the basement under the Buddhist hall." After thinking for a while, he said: "Send half of the things donated, and only keep half outside. Without my order, those things are not allowed to be used."

Chen Guanshi nodded in response, and Tang Shen continued: "Except for the servants in the two courtyards, the rest of the people live together. Don't live in the Buddhist hall, but in the warehouse." Tang Shen rubbed the bridge of his nose, Think about whether there is anything to add, and then said: "Talk to Brother Fang later, we don't arrange anyone to clean up our house during the day, except for the kitchen, other boys will be arranged by him to guard and patrol. .Special time and special treatment, as long as you get through safely, it doesn’t matter even if the whole yard grows weeds.”

Manager Chen naturally understood the seriousness of the matter, and nodded in agreement.

Tang Yin added: "Important things are also boxed and put away, leaving some space. If something really happens, let the two children live there too. Also send more people in the kitchen to watch over the food and the well. At home Everyone is monitoring each other, and no outsider is allowed in!"

Chen Guanshi was taken aback: "My lords, what is going to happen?"

Tang Shen sighed: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case." Tang Yin also sighed and nodded: "Be careful."

Chen Guanshi looked at the two of them, and was a little relieved that the two masters had grown up and provoked the whole family.He nodded and said, "Yes, you two, don't worry."