Opposite the entrance hall

After the people underneath were rescued, the ruins that were not supported by truss beams collapsed completely, and the rumbling sound was very clear in the heavy rain.

The spring was cold and the wind and rain were biting. Ji Si and the others soaked in the rain for four hours, and the sky gradually darkened. The rain had no intention of stopping.

Qi Ran's lips were turned white from the cold. Du Heng and Cui Hao were housed in that simple canopy, and the already narrow place was even more crowded. He was standing under a tree beside him, completely soaked.

At this time, he squinted his eyes and stared at the other half of the storehouse to think, and then asked someone to call Wang Zhigui and said: "Wang Judge, Mr. Du and the chief envoy have been under pressure for four hours, and they have been exposed to rain and cold. It's really not like a place for people to rest, don't let it be that you get sick again after going through this hard time, you bring people and horses to send Mrs. Du and the others back to the mansion, the doctor prepares hot water soup and medicine in advance Yes, hurry up and don't delay things. When the food in the refugee camp is over, call people over, and then send people to find some loads, baskets, and tarpaulins for the cart. If there is no food in the government office, go buy it. If you can't buy it Just go door to door and lend it to the common people, in short, it has to be delivered in half an hour."

Wang Zhigui was panting while running with his wet robe in his hand, and before his breathing subsided, he heard Qi Ran give an order to make arrangements, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes... yes... my officer will make arrangements now!"

When the people walked away in a panic, Qi Ran took the coir raincoat handed over by the guard and put it on, and pressed down the brim of the hat. Although the clothes were soaked, it was better than being drenched in the rain all the time. After putting them on, he got into the In the rain, he walked extremely fast, splashing muddy water all over the ground, and bent over from a gap knocked out in the wall to enter the other half of the warehouse.

In order to facilitate the management of the warehouse, only one exit was fixed during the construction. Coincidentally, it was the part that was crushed. Now it is tightly blocked by gravel and broken wood. They have no choice but to smash it from the wall. A hole for easy access.

After Qi Ran went in, he found that the rain was rushing in from the gaps in the ruins. The sound of splashing water was very clear. From time to time, tiles and stones would fall from the roof. The sand is clogged, and the accumulated water can't be drained. It has spread over the ankles, and it is very turbid mixed with loess and dead leaves.

He waded in the water and walked in the direction of Ji Si in front of him, and asked, "what's the matter?"

Hearing the voice, Ji Si glanced back at him, with a bad expression on his face, instead of answering first, he asked instead: "Send it back?"

Although he didn't point out who it was, both of them knew it in their hearts, so Qi Ran nodded.

Then Ji Si continued: "According to the accounts, there should be [-] dans of grain left in the warehouse in Xiangzhou, and the [-] dans of grain borrowed by the chief envoy have not yet been registered in the warehouse. Including this is a total of [-] dans of grain, which is probably enough for Xiangzhou for more than half a month, but half of the warehouse has collapsed. I just calculated with Liu Canzheng that the total is about [-] tans. It also includes those soaked in water, according to the current situation in Xiangzhou, it can last up to ten days."

Liu Renxin said with a sad face: "The flour here will be soaked in water, but there will be nothing left, and the soaked millet can't be eaten. If you soak it for a few hours, you will get sick. .”

"It's okay," Qi Ran frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Take it back first, and carry all the ones that can be transported back. Think about it, it's edible, and it's better than piling it up here, and then it won't be covered by sewage. Soaked is to collapse and be crushed underneath.”

"Sure," Ji Si nodded, "The hole is too small, I'll see how it can be lifted out more conveniently, Ziheng has to work hard to guard the outside, the house's foundation is not stable, maybe it won't last long It collapsed, and we need to hurry up to transport the grain here.”

Since becoming an official, the servant is a master who is used to being pampered. On weekdays, when he travels in Lin'an, he is not surrounded by a group of servants, uses a sedan chair, eats delicacies, and does not have a trace of dust on his body, but now he is covered with mud The rain, the wet hair was tightly pressed against the forehead, the face was covered with injuries, the sleeves were rolled up high to reveal the white and slender arms, and the hem of the robe was lifted up and wrapped around the waist.

Xu Shi had been frozen in the wind and rain for a long time, his face was pale at this moment, and he turned his head to talk to Liu Renxin beside him in a low voice, without the flamboyant and flamboyant feeling he had before, making it even hard to imagine that this person is a traitor minister.

Qi Ran turned around and walked a few steps, hesitated to speak, turned around after thinking about it and said softly: "Master Ji, be more careful."

Hearing this, Ji Si was stunned for a while, and when he realized it, there was no one in sight.

Nothing.

He hooked his lips and smiled.

There is ample time.

By the time Dou Yuanliang led the people to carefully transport the remaining grain in the warehouse back to the Xiangzhou government office, the sky had completely darkened, and because of the rain, it was even darker than usual. Go thick to see things.

The chief envoy and the complicated people from Xiangzhou soaked in the rain for a whole day, each of them seemed to have rolled a few times in the mud pit, and there was no clean spot in the whole body. Qi Ran led the talents to transport the first batch Grain, from the warehouse to the government office in the rain, the road is dark and can only move forward in the dark, the mountains are slippery, the raindrops hit the ground, and the mud spots jump around. This is not an easy road. Everyone held their breath and gritted their teeth. As soon as he unloaded the burden on his body, he slumped on the ground and gasped for breath, raising his hands and legs even lost his strength.

Ji Si didn't go back to the government office with the people who delivered the grain, but was still here at the warehouse. He had to guard the people to dig the intercepting ditch at the foot of the mountain again, or else the grain hadn't been shipped yet, and everyone would be killed if they went down the mountain again. All have to be explained here.

This happened in a hurry, no one was ready for the whole day, even the guard soldiers who were used to crawling and rolling were a little bit tired, not to mention Ji Si, who was well-clothed and well-fed, who used to be in the Shuzhou military camp Working with the soldiers, his body is indeed good, but Lord Ji's body is extremely weak. Not long ago, he passed away at the gate of hell and was still sick. It stands to reason that he couldn't hold on.

Liu Renxin stayed with him for a day. He thought that the minister would collapse after a long time, but unexpectedly, several of the chief envoy fainted. admire.

Two hours later, the ditch was barely dug, and the grain in the warehouse was the last one left. Qi Ran came by night on a horse, followed by a team of grain transporters. He commanded the grain to be put on the pack In the basket of the cart, it was carefully covered with an oilcloth stained with sand, and Liu Renxin was asked to lead the way with a lantern, and then returned one by one according to the way they came. Everyone went back slowly. Then it quieted down, leaving only the sound of the rain and the sound of stepping in the puddle.

Qi Ran tightly reined in the reins, and the horse paced back and forth impatiently, sticking out its tongue to sweep away some rainwater, then raised its head and let out a wheezing sound, and glanced over one by one, only then did it realize that something was wrong.

He drove his horse forward and walked up to a soldier and asked in a deep voice, "Did you see Mr. Ji?"

"Master Ji?" The soldier shook his head, then pointed to the front, "Maybe it's at the front."

Hearing this, Qi Ran's face was not very good-looking, he turned his horse's head and walked around Cang Bing, "Ji Si!"

His voice was drowned out by the sound of rain, unable to pass through the thick rain curtain.

There are no lights around, only a little faint light, blocked by rain and fog, and the things that can be seen are limited, crackling and smashing on the ground, like soybeans rolling in a sieve, disturbing.

Qi Ran's breathing was a little heavy in the rain, his tight lips and frown revealed his displeasure, and he was full of evil spirits. He calmed down and thought for a while, then turned his head and walked to the temporary canopy. In the light of lightning, he saw the figure sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Ji Si was woken up by the hissing of horses mixed with the sound of rain. He had planned to get some bamboo hats for the soldiers who were digging ditches. , Abdominal cramping, eyes darkened, everything changed direction in a whirl, before he could react, he passed out.

In fact, he didn't faint for a long time, and his consciousness didn't dissipate, but his limbs were a little sore and weak, and he couldn't lift up. He heard the sound and rubbed the back of his head and sat up. I don't mind being covered in muddy water. I raised my eyes and looked forward. Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared in the sky. The dazzling light pierced the sky and lit up everything in the world with a zigzag trace. Looking at his own Qi Ran.

The light was fleeting, and in the blink of an eye there was darkness again, and in an instant, there was a loud bang that shook the sky and exploded like a mountain shaking.

"Why are you sitting here? What's wrong with you?" Qi Ran frowned and asked warmly.

Ji Si shook his head dully, and finally thought that the sky was too dark to see clearly, so he cleared his throat and said softly, "It's okay, just take a rest for a while."

After finishing speaking, he returned to his usual appearance, bent his right leg, rested his elbow on his knee, tilted his head to support his head and joked with a smile: "Why did Ziheng come here? Could it be that he didn't see me... ...come and find me."

"Well," Qi Ran replied lightly, "I came to look for you."

Now it's Ji Si's turn to answer the question, he didn't know how to answer, he intended to tease Qi Ran, never thought that Qi Ziheng would reply in a serious manner, but it made him flustered, he looked away awkwardly, touched the tip of his nose and smiled.

The surrounding area was very quiet, Qi Ran stared down at the man's side face, and said calmly, "It's raining heavily, shall we go?"

"Ah?" Ji Si was a little dazed after soaking in the rain for a long time.

"There is only one horse," Qi Ran explained, "Master Ji is wronged to ride with me."

Ji Si smiled wryly twice, and pointed down, "My legs are numb, I can't move, I have to trouble Master Qi to carry me on the horse."

The feeling of being drenched in the rainstorm is uncomfortable, and Qi Ran doesn't know what's wrong with him tonight, why he came to look for this person, why he stood here chattering with this person, why he regretted it, there were too many reasons, he felt that his patience was about to run out After using it up, he was like the brown horse below him, pacing back and forth extremely irritable.

He frowned, got off his horse and walked slowly to Ji Si.

As soon as he possessed his body and raised his eyes, the rain hit the two of them with some difficult meanings.

The embarrassing Lord Assistant narrowed his eyes and hooked his lips and smiled, like a cat that has caught a fish in the river, with a smug attitude.

"Thank you." Ji Si stretched out his arms and said with a smile.

Qi Ran nodded slightly, then stretched his hands forward to block the man's waist, lifted the man's head back against his shoulders with his wrists, and used his feet on the ground to use his strength to get on the horse and galloped out.

Ji Si clicked his tongue, a little displeased, but he understood the principle of accepting as soon as he was good, carefully put his forehead on Qi's back, lowered his head and curled his lips into a smile.

The coolness brought by the spring rain and cold wind hits the face and penetrates into the clothes. The coldness that should have been biting is dispelled by the faint heat on the forehead. The wind moves the treetops and the rain moistens everything. Own.

The rain didn't stop for a day, and it didn't stop until the next morning. The breath of spring gradually became stronger. The willows sprouted and the flowers bloomed. Even the air was filled with the moist earthy smell after the rain. The wind blowing was warm and warm. It was different from yesterday's howling wind.

Du Heng was lying on the bed with trembling eyelids, his fingers twitched unconsciously, and his brows were slightly frowned. When he slowly opened his eyes, the light that caught his eyes was a bit dazzling. The pain was excruciating, and then a cold sweat broke out all over his head. He took a slow breath and supported the bed railing to lift up, when he heard a voice from the door: "You're awake."

He turned his head slowly, and saw Ji Si was leaning against the door frame with a bowl of soup in his hand, with a smile on his lips, and saw his gaze walking over to put the soup away, and carefully helped him up.

"Where is it uncomfortable? Ask the doctor to take a look at it for you."

"I..." Du Heng heard his hoarse voice as soon as he opened his mouth, and his throat hurt even more.

"Drink some water first." Ji Si said and poured out a glass of warm water.

After drinking a glass of water, the pain in the throat really dissipated a lot. Du Heng cleared his throat, "What time is it?"

"It's noon," Ji Si replied, "You've been sleeping for a long time, and I'm really afraid that you won't be able to wake up from this sleep."

"How was the Huashan incident arranged? There were casualties, and how much food is left?"

Ji Si sighed and said, "Three people were crushed to death by the chief envoy, two were killed in the Xiangzhou government office, Sicang was crushed to death by a truss, and most of the food was gone."

"This..." Du Heng frowned, "Is Xiangzhou destroyed by heaven!"

"I don't know whether the sky is dead or not, but there are people who want to die in Xiangzhou."

"What does Master Ji mean?"

Ji Si leaned close to Du Heng's ear and whispered, "The intercepting ditch has been destroyed."

Du Heng's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Xiangzhou has been raining for days, and the intercepting ditch has been destroyed. It's just a coincidence. If the mountain was not slippery yesterday, it will be slippery tomorrow. It will be slippery one day, sooner or later." Ji Si said with a sneer.

"Who did that?"

"Who do you think it is?"

Du Heng lowered his head and thought for a moment, a little puzzled, "If the warehouse collapses, the food will be gone. There are still so many refugees in Xiangzhou. What good does it do him?"

"There are many benefits." Ji Si took a sip of tea by himself, "If you want to be famous, you need money to have money, and whoever doesn't want it."

What he said was cloudy, and Du Heng was a little ignorant, "But the food in Xiangzhou can't last for a few days, so why don't you pass me a booklet for Lin'an to distribute the food?"

"No need," Ji Si raised an eyebrow at him, "Tomorrow at the latest, someone will bring us food."

Du Heng was even more confused.

At the same time, Emperor Chengde was also confused. He closed the booklet and asked again in disbelief, "I asked Ji Si to go to Xiangzhou to recruit emperor merchants to supply food?"

Sun Hai nodded and nodded, "That's indeed the rumor outside."

"Who passed it on?" Emperor Chengde asked.

"The slave doesn't know, but it's said that this matter is confidential, and it's all spread in private. All the major commercial houses are eager to try, and want to use the title of imperial merchant to make a comeback."

"Interesting," Emperor Chengde smiled, "Let him go, I'll see what tricks I can come up with."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

When Qi Ran didn't know that Ji Si was Li Si:

Ji Si: [Face like a baby] I fell down, and I had to hug Ziheng to get up.

Qi Ran: [with no expression on his face] he carried the person on his shoulders and threw it over.

When Qi Ran knew that Ji Si was Li Si's queen.

Ji Si: [spoiled face] I fell down and asked Ziheng to kiss... Woo...

Qi Ran: [with a smiling face, he rushed forward and flicked Ji Si's tongue with his own tongue] Do you still want to hug and hold him high?

Ji Si: [blushing]

Handsome author: [sneering] Man, your name is Double Standard.

ps: I think the smart little friend already understands what Master Ji is playing!

The intercepting ditch is used to intercept the running water on the hillside and divert the water, and is generally used together with the drainage ditch.