Tongzhuang Shili Rice Flower Fragrance

Fu Shuiyao told her father Fu Gao about the demands of Ming's mother and son, but as expected, Fu Gao did not agree.

After all, if Mr. Ming's death, if it is really the evil deeds committed by Du Xian and Liu Chengye, and agreeing to reverse the case, it is undoubtedly a formal declaration of war with a hidden force in Pingle County. Fu Gao is not stupid, he knows this Over the past few years, the reason why Liu Chengye has been able to advance so aggressively is that there must be someone behind him.

For him, it was too risky, and Fu Gao would never push himself into such a situation.

Fu Shuiyao was a little disappointed, not only sad that she couldn't explain what her good friend entrusted to her, but also saddened by her father's way of handling this matter.

"Father, you have been in Pingle for more than 20 years. Don't say anything else. When the old master Ming was alive, he made a lot of contributions to our county and paid a lot of taxes. Now he is poisoned to death. As the people of Pingle His parents, officials, can't help him get back even a single truth, whether it's for the Ming family or the court, it's all—"

"Shut up! You have become more and more presumptuous recently, and you dare to teach me a lesson. There are still too few things at hand. If you don't want to be A Liu, you have plenty of time."

Fu Gao's words made Fu Shui Yao's chest heave with anger, but the other party was her father after all, and now that she had left Fu Gao, she had no right to speak at all.

Thinking of the entrustment from her sister behind her, she gritted her teeth and took a deep breath. At this time, she couldn't freeze the relationship with her father, so she had to swallow the words that came to her lips.

However, before Fushuiyao had time to spread the news, a major event happened in Pingle County—Qingwan Wharf was washed away by the flood.

With the onset of the rainy season, continuous days of heavy rains, the water level of the Wanyang River gradually rises, large and small tributaries converge from the upper reaches, all the way down, the banks along the river have been severely damaged, and countless villages have been flooded Flooded, the flood control embankments, bridges and docks along the road were destroyed one after another, collapsed, collapsed, and homeless victims were everywhere. The number of people who died of starvation and drowning could not be counted for a while, and the situation was very serious.

The Qingwan Wharf in Pingle County suffered the most serious damage. As soon as the flood passed, the entire wharf and the flood embankments along the side collapsed like tofu blocks, and were washed downstream.

At this time, the magistrate of Fu County was in no mood to think about the arrest of the murderer by the Ming family. He stayed on the front line of the flood for half a month and directed the flood relief.

Fu Shuiyao also knew the importance of these matters, so she had to put them aside first.

A sudden flood shrouded the surrounding counties in a gray shadow. Tongzhuang has a superior geographical location. When the water level is low, a branch of the Wanyang River flows to Tongzhuang through the Qingqu, which enables the place to be irrigated. , the land is also nourished very fertile.At the same time, because of an awkward mouth at the mouth of the Qingqu, it can block the flood peak when there is a big flood, and keep one side of the land from being submerged.

The excellent geographical location has made Tongzhuang's grain quality and high yield over the years. From the old man Ming to Ye Qiuniang, they don't have to be too distracted and worried about the rice fields.

Considering that the rainy season is so severe, Ye Qiuniang arranged for more than a dozen people to patrol and dredge the drainage in time to prevent the rice from being soaked due to the high water level in the field. There are so many fertile fields, some people don't know what they will do to survive.

As for the Ming Yan rouge gouache store, although Ming Rou is not there, Zhong Tiantian is in charge of everything in the workshop, and Atao and Zhong Lin are also assisting her. The workers below work normally every day, and the production of rouge gouache has been in an orderly manner. carried out.

The torrential rain continued for several days, and after Yu Fei asked Ye Qiuniang for instructions, several stores in the surrounding counties were temporarily closed, and the staff kept the minimum salary and went home to rest for a few days.

Now that the rain has not slowed down, hundreds of refugees have already gathered at the temporary rescue point at the gate of the city waiting for assistance. Once the rain stops, a large number of refugees will flood into the city, and there will be hatred for high-end shops such as rouge, gouache, gold and silver jewelry. The plot, what's more, they will break into the house and rob.

Considering that businesses such as martial arts gyms and bodyguards must be bleak at this time, Ye Qiuniang negotiated cooperation with these stores and arranged for personnel to guard around the stores, and the rest were deployed to Tongzhuang to assist in protection.

As for herself, she immediately went to the county government office and asked to see the county magistrate Fu.

From Fu Shuiyao, Fu Gao already knew about the relationship between the current Patriarch of Tongzhuang and the Ming family, and he only thought that she came here this time because of the death of the old man Ming, so after receiving the notification, his face was full of displeasure, and he subconsciously said that he did not see any guests However, just after the yamen servant went out, he called him back and asked Ye Qiuniang to be invited in.

Although angry that Ye Qiuniang came to her at this moment, but thinking about the current status of Tongzhuang in the entire Pingle County, and considering the relationship between Tongzhuang and the Ming family, he suppressed his anger and went to see her.

Fu Gao saw Ye Qiuniang for the first time. He thought that she was a shrewd and capable woman of a certain age, but he did not expect that the woman in front of him was even younger than his own daughter, but she looked calm and generous. I felt comfortable right away, and the anger that was suppressed in my heart disappeared a lot when I saw her for the first time.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Ye Qiuniang said when they met was not to ask Mrs. Ming about it, but to hear her say: "It has been raining for days and the floods are flooding. The people under your lord's rule are afraid that they will live in peace. The Ming family in Tongzhuang is willing to work together with you and the court Get over it."

Hearing these words, it was like the sound of heaven, now there are refugees everywhere inside and outside the city, Fu Gao has already ordered to set up a canopy at the gate of the city, and sent people to cook porridge for days to ensure that the victims will not starve to death, but the amount of food in the yamen is limited , at most it can only last for a few more days.

Fugao has already sent people to the grain merchants in the city to plead for cooperation, but most of the yamen officials reported back that the doors of the merchants are closed, no one answers, and there is no way to negotiate. There are not many who are willing to contribute grain and effort, but it is just a drop in the bucket.

Now that Tongzhuang can take the initiative to come to help and help, it can be said to be a timely help, and it can't help but touch Fu Gao's heart.

Of course he knew what Ye Qiuniang was appealing to, so his face turned cold again, and he said in a somewhat unfriendly manner: "In the past, your grain merchants' business went smoothly, and the yamen often provided conveniences. Now, if you stand up for this situation, Pingle County and even the court will remember it. Annals of history, but if you are here for the matter of Mr. Ming, I advise you to stop thinking about it."

Ye Qiuniang smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. Now that the flood is raging and the people are displaced, even if there is no business with Grandpa, Qiuniang will come here today. Your Excellency is right. If there is no protection from the imperial court, our grain merchants will not be able to succeed. To share the worries of the adults is to share the worries of the imperial court, and it is my duty to wait for the merchants, Qiuniang will never dare to threaten other things."

Hearing this, Fu Gao breathed a sigh of relief.

But he also knew that if he accepted her love today, he would no longer be able to stand by and watch when the matter of Mrs. Ming came to the fore. But now the yamen's granary has bottomed out. things.

However, as soon as he answered, he heard Ye Qiuniang say: "About disaster relief, Qiuniang has something to ask."

Fu Gao's brows that were stretched out because of waiting for the rescue suddenly frowned again, and his tone became a little blunt: "Since it is a voluntary disaster relief, why do you need to negotiate terms with me?"

"It's not about embarrassing the adults, but about the arrangements for disaster relief. Tongzhuang is willing to donate five thousand shi of grain to solve the urgent need of the government. The problem of hunger and hunger for the victims is that this rescue site must be branded under the banner of the Tongzhuang Ming family, and the granddaughter of Mrs. Ming will personally deliver porridge to the rescue site, and the yamen will send people to help maintain order and ensure the safety of the young lady. I wonder if the adults can agree?"

Hearing what she said, Fu Gao secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It is understandable to send people to maintain order under the banner of porridge delivery. As the county magistrate, his most important thing is to provide food and clothing for the victims. Nothing is difficult.

"It's all up to you."

Ye Qiuniang continued: "Right now our young lady of the Ming family is still temporarily staying in the original old house, and now refugees are wandering around in and out of the city, in order to ensure the safety of the young lady, can the people in the yamen send someone to pick her up and escort her to the rescue point to help? "

After Fu Gao waited for her to finish speaking, he finally understood Ye Qiuniang's thoughts in front of him. Although he hated the feeling of being led by the nose, he still couldn't help calling Gao Ming a few times in his heart. , this young woman, and her own daughter Fu Shuiyao, the former is calm and has a strategy in her chest, while Ayao is courageous and slick, able to advance and retreat, each has its own merits.

"I will follow your conditions. I will send someone to help you build the rescue site overnight today. The canopy, pots and pans are ready. The soldiers from the yamen will go there at Chenshi early tomorrow morning. How does Boss Ye feel about going to the old house of the Ming family to pick up Miss Ming to the rescue point to distribute porridge!"

"Master Fu is so thoughtful, Qiuniang is very grateful. In addition, Tongzhuang has a large amount of food for disaster relief. If you come to transport food, you must bring enough people to escort it. If it rains, you must do rainproof and dehumidification work. .”

"You don't have to worry about these things. As long as the food is guaranteed to be in place, everything will be fine. The county has already applied for the support of the Linzhou garrison, and we can reach Pingle tomorrow. The food delivery can be guaranteed to be safe."

Now that there is a solution to the matter, Fu Gao felt a little more relaxed.

"Since this is the case, then Qiuniang will go back now and order people to prepare food, and wait for the adults to send people to fetch it."

It wasn't until Ye Qiuniang's figure disappeared at the door that Fu Shuiyao, who had been in the cubicle, came out.

"Ming Quan has a good vision." Fu Gao put his hands behind his back and said concisely.

"I haven't seen Ye Qiuniang for a few days, it was not my idea that she came here this time." Fu Shuiyao spread her hands and said.

"I know, with your brain alone, you can't do what she does."

After being beaten by her father with no expression on her face, Fu Shuiyao immediately shut up and said nothing, but in the end she couldn't help but said, "Will you help them find the real culprit behind Mr. Ming?"

Hearing her mentioning this matter again, Fu Gao's expression sank: "Is it time to talk about that matter now? Tomorrow you and A Liu will go to the relief point at the gate of the city to count the number of victims."