From the end to the other world

When they returned to the county government office, Zhao Zhang was already waiting.

Without waiting for Qin Luochuan and the others to ask questions, Zhao Zhang explained his intentions, "Since Mr. Qin has already arranged the dredging and epidemic prevention, I can't help you if I stay here. Besides, I have been here for more than two months. There are a lot of things here that I have to deal with when I go back, and I will get up and go back to the government office tomorrow morning, and Lord Qin will be responsible for the affairs here."

It turned out that he was going to go back, but Zhao Zhang didn't deal with him in the first place. Since he was going to leave, Qin Luochuan was happy to rest assured.

He was fine when he was in Xigu, because of the emperor's order, Zhao Zhang couldn't do anything to him, and at most he would sneer at him if he had any opinions, but he planned to leave Xigu tomorrow, and only Shang Minghe and Pei Qingrong would be there Now, if Zhao Zhang wants to make a stumbling block, the two of them really have nothing to do.

"I don't know when my lord will leave tomorrow." So Qin Luochuan cupped his hands, and didn't say anything about his plan to go south to search and rescue tomorrow. "I have something to do tomorrow, so I'm afraid I can't send you off."

Zhao Zhang glanced at Qin Luochuan inexplicably, "I'll leave early tomorrow morning, the disaster relief is a big deal, Mr. Qin is busy if he has something to do, there is no need to see him off."

Qin Luochuan smiled lightly, "Thank you for your understanding, sir."

The two of them looked at each other and hated each other. Now that they have explained the matter to Qin Luochuan, and the room is full of people who are close to Qin Luochuan, Zhao Zhang didn't want to stay any longer. Without even saying hello, he just flung his sleeves and took his people away. up.

Shang Ming and a few of them are soldiers guarding the border, and they are not in the same way as civil servants like Zhao Zhang, let alone under his control.

Especially Sun Dingping, whose father was a border guard general. Although he was also in Danzhou, he really didn't have the awe that ordinary people should have for Zhao Zhang, the magistrate of Danzhou.

So as soon as the man left, he shrugged and asked, "Shall we eat?"

"Of course." Qin Luochuan laughed, and recalled that when he was growing up, he didn't seem to be able to eat so much, but it was not as much as Sun Dingping had to do every day.

Qin Luochuan thought of something, went to the room he had arranged for him, and when he came back, he had three small oiled paper bags in his hand.

After distributing the oiled paper packets to the three of them, Qin Luochuan said: "I brought this from the capital, take it with you, if you're hungry, eating a piece will relieve you a little."

"If I stay in Xigu, I can still starve myself." Although Shang Minghe said so, he didn't shirk it, and after taking it, he turned it over and looked at it carefully. thing."

Pei Qingrong was pleasantly surprised holding the paper bag, "I still have my share."

Only Sun Dingping swallowed first, thinking that Qin Luochuan said he would keep the food to satisfy his hunger, and now the food will be delivered soon, he struggled for a moment, but put it away properly.

After eating, Qin Luochuan went back to his room to rest, and handed over to Shang Minghe and Pei Qingrong the matters of tonight's patrol and the safety of the granary. After all, he hadn't slept for two days and nights in a row, and there were many things to do at dawn tomorrow. Do it, even if you are in good spirits, you have to rest.

At Maoshi on the second day, when Qin Luochuan and Sun Dingping brought people to the gate of the town, Yu Qi was already waiting there, a group of five people, each carrying a small bag on their backs.

"Can you ride a horse?" Qin Luochuan pointed to the two empty horses at the back of the team, "If you don't have enough horses, ride one with the others."

Yu Qi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes."

For the remaining four, two rode on the remaining horse, and the other two rode with the people brought by Qin Luochuan and the others.

After the group of them left, Zhao Zhang's carriage came out of the town, and then stopped at the gate of the town. The curtain was slowly raised, revealing Zhao Zhang's indistinguishable face, waiting to see Qin Luochuan and the others. After the figure, Zhao Zhang waved his hand and ordered, "Go back to Fucheng."

The road soaked by the flood is difficult to walk, and it is a small matter to slip accidentally, and you are afraid of stepping into the muddy ditch, so even if you are riding a horse, you can't walk fast.

Shang Minghe and Pei Qingrong, who stayed in the nearby villages in Xigu, will arrange for people to clean them up. Qin Luochuan and the others are targeting the deeper plains.

A group of people started in the morning and didn't stop in a certain village until the afternoon.

From the houses destroyed by the flood, it can be seen that there were at least [-] families in this village before, but now they are staying at the entrance of the village, but they have not seen even a sign of life.

Qin Luochuan had a bad premonition, but he still ordered, "Go in and have a look. If there are dead animals, dig a pit and bury them. If you meet someone, don't scare them, and don't touch anything in the village."

This time, the people brought here are all from the capital with Qin Luochuan last time, as well as Sun Dingping's cronies. There are not many people, but they are absolutely reliable in doing things.

Hearing this, they left the two of them watching the horses at the entrance of the village, while the others went into the village to search.

As soon as he stepped into the village, Qin Luochuan had a strong premonition that this place might be an empty village.

Twenty or so households, even including the surrounding land, is not too wide, and the search was quickly exhausted.

Sun Dingping said the results of his own search, "There is no one in the village, not even live animals, only the corpses of three pigs and a few chickens."

Yu Qi followed suit and said, "I checked several houses carefully, and almost half of them were locked from the outside. The traces are not messy after being rummaged."

The terrain of this village is slightly higher than that of the surrounding areas. Judging from the traces, the flood only submerged the village by more than one foot at most, leaving many traces for investigation.

According to various signs, the people in the village should pack up their belongings and drive their livestock away before the flood came.

Qin Luochuan breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Dig a deeper hole and bury the corpses of those animals."

They came out this time to deal with the corpses left by the flood, which was originally one of the main purposes. Only by solving these problems as soon as possible can the possibility of epidemics be reduced.

There are those who are lucky enough to be able to escape, and naturally there are also those who are unlucky. In just three days, Qin Luochuan and the others have seen too many situations. general reaction.

Of course, I also encountered some survivors in the past three days, most of whom have hillsides near the village. Even if they are not high, as long as they are not submerged by floods, the villagers can move their household things to the mountains to survive this difficult time. In the first month, when the flood was over, I came back to clean up the mess left by the flood.

Generally, such people have already planned everything by themselves, and are constantly working hard to survive, and they can live tenaciously without the help of the government.

It's tough, but at least you're alive.

Compared with them, the village that Qin Luochuan and his group encountered on the afternoon of the third day was particularly tragic. Because of the terrain, and the fact that the flood came at night, when the huge waves flooded into the village, the villagers all panicked. After sleeping soundly, it turned out that when Qin Luochuan and the others arrived, what they saw was the dead bodies of people and animals in the village.

In fact, when they were far away, they smelled the soaring stench here, and then followed the smell.

At the entrance of the village, the accompanying medical officer stopped everyone and took out a sachet from the bag, "It will make you feel better if you take this with you."

The moment the sachet was taken out, the surrounding air seemed to be much fresher. Sun Dingping hurriedly hung one on his waist, "Your Excellency has such a good thing, why didn't you take it out earlier."

The medical officer has been familiar with everyone during this time, and replied unceremoniously: "This is only effective for a few hours. Do you want to use it before, or save it for now."

Sun Dingping was blocked, and made a choice without difficulty, "Let's use it now."

This matter is done early and late, and it is necessary to do it. Everyone took the sachet and went to the village to pack it up.

Nearly an hour later, a raging fire was ignited in the open space next to the village. After the fire was exhausted, the ashes and the layer of soil below were shoveled into the nearby pit and buried deep.

After everything was tidied up, everyone's faces were still a little ugly.

After a moment of silence, Qin Luochuan said, "Let's go back to West Valley."

When they came out, they brought enough food, but they traveled to many places in the past three days and met many survivors. Almost all the food was distributed to the survivors, but they themselves, because of this After a few days of doing things, I almost have no appetite to eat, but there is nothing to consume.

When getting on the horse, Qin Luochuan suddenly paused, and then jumped off the horse again.

"What's the matter?" asked Sun Dingping who had mounted his horse and planned to leave.

Qin Luochuan listened attentively for a while, and then affirmed: "There are still people in the village."

"How come?" Sun Dingping showed a horrified expression, "I took people to check it all over."

Qin Luochuan pointed to a stone house not far from the entrance of the village, "Have you checked there?"

Sun Dingping shook his head in embarrassment.

The stone house can be seen at a glance from the entrance of the village, and it is much higher than other houses. Judging from the traces left by the flood, it has not been completely submerged.

But because the stone house is really simple, it doesn't look like a house for people to live in, and in the consciousness of everyone, even if there are still people in this village, they will not be able to hide, so they left out the stone house.

After the embarrassment was over, Sun Dingping personally brought a few people there, only to step into the door, Qin Luochuan heard a series of sharp curses, and then Sun Dingping and the others were covered in dirt, and ran back in despair.

Qin Luochuan frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"There are two people, one old and one young, living inside," Sun Dingping said unhappily while taking off his coat, "They don't believe that we are from the government, and they think we are going to rob them."

The stone house is only that big, and after staying in it for more than a month, even if there is enough food and water, seeing the scene in the village every day, it is easy to have problems in my heart.

But no matter what, you have to bring those two people out first. When Qin Luochuan was frowning and thinking, he listened to Yu Qi's suggestion, "How about I try it?"

Sun Dingping and the others didn't suffer any substantial damage except for being splashed with dirt, and the two inside didn't seem to have much fighting power, so Qin Luochuan didn't stop Yu Qi, and only told them, "Don't force them. "

"I know." Yu Qi nodded and walked towards the stone house.

He stood outside for a while, and then began to speak softly.

The distance was a bit far away, his voice was not loud, and everyone was quite unrecognizable, but not long after, Yu Qi seemed to be relieved, and then entered the stone house.

It took about another incense stick before he came out of the stone house. There was a seven or eight-year-old boy beside him, timidly pulling at the hem of his clothes, lowering his head and not daring to look around.

Behind him was an old woman carrying a burden.

Both of them had sallow complexions and were in a trance.

Qin Luochuan asked someone to bring them some food, and after eating, the two of them looked a little better, and the old lady dared to carefully look up at Qin Luochuan and the others.

Yu Qi found Qin Luochuan and told her plan, "I want to take them back to West Valley."

"Should be." Qin Luochuan nodded, there are only these two people left in the whole village, no matter how to survive or psychological problems, they are not suitable to live here anymore, "I will arrange for them at that time where to go."

"My lord is kind." Yu Qi saluted.

"By the way," Qin Luochuan asked, "How did you convince them to come out with you?"

"I told them that my lord has said that after the dredging is done, the water conservancy will be repaired so that the common people will not suffer from flooding in the Yunjiang River." After speaking, Yu Qi took a deep look at Qin Luochuan, "My lord will do what he says. here, right?"

"Yes," Qin Luochuan nodded. Almost everyone around him knew that he was sent to Danzhou by the emperor. The purpose of repairing the water conservancy was the purpose, and the disaster relief was just incidental. Yu Qi had been working with them for so many days, so it was normal for him to know. So Qin Luochuan added: "If this matter fails, I will not return to Beijing."