From the end to the other world

The departure time of the two teams was finally set on the day after Shang Qingyue's birthday.

Except for the few fishermen, Qin Luochuan's side were all acquaintances who had searched and rescued together when they were in the West Valley, and there were only a dozen of them in total, so they made an appointment to meet at the gate of the city, so that they could leave a little later.

Shang Qingyue woke up early in the morning and cooked breakfast for Qin Luochuan herself, then took Xiaotuanzi to the door and took him to the door. Looking at Qin Luochuan's back that he had packed up personally last night, she pursed her lips, lowered her head and said nothing.

With just this one glance, Shang Qingyue's eyes were about to overflow with reluctance, Qin Luochuan sighed secretly, stretched out his hand to put behind his ears the strand of black hair that had fallen down because of bowing his head, and said softly, "I'll be back in a month at the latest when I go out this time. You... Take good care of yourself at home."

"I know." Shang Qingyue nodded earnestly. He also knew that Qin Luochuan was going to do something serious, but he thought that since they arrived in Rongcheng, they had been together for less than a month in three months, and Qin Luochuan would go out again. It is inevitable that I will be reluctant.

At this time, telling him not to think about himself is useless, so Qin Luochuan changed his angle and said, "The person sent to Yuxi Town should have arrived a few days ago. If the father's speed is fast, maybe when I come back Father can also reach Rongcheng."

As soon as Qin Yan was mentioned, Shang Qingyue diverted some attention, "I have already bought some charcoal for winter, and the last batch ordered will be enough for our family to use in winter, and my father's winter clothes have also been prepared. almost……"

In the past few years, Shang Qingyue has been handling the trivial matters at home, so Qin Luochuan is naturally relieved. Hearing Shang Qingyue rambling about preparations for Qin Yan, he didn't answer the conversation, and just watched with a smile.

After a while, Shang Qingyue stopped, and also looked up at Qin Luochuan.

Qin Luochuan stretched out his hand, hugged him in his arms together, and lowered his voice, "Wait for me to come back."

"Okay." Shang Qingyue replied softly.

After a short hug, Qin Luochuan got on his horse and rode alone to the agreed place.

Originally, Shang Qingyue wanted him to bring a servant to serve him, but just like the previous search and rescue in the Yunjiang Plain, the soldiers who were with Qin Luochuan were all of excellent physical strength. In turn, someone needs to take care of him, so he had to give up.

When Qin Luochuan arrived at the gate of the city, everyone else was already waiting.

There were only a dozen or so people in total, and they could be confirmed from a distance, so Qin Luochuan didn't even slow down, and raised his hand after getting close, "Let's go."

There are only two mountains between Rongcheng and the nearest section of the Yunjiang River. They can't get there by riding a horse alone, so they can only go to another place by detour. It took them nearly an hour to reach the riverside.

There are mountains and forests down the river, even if there is a section that is not a high mountain but a rocky beach occasionally, it is impossible to walk on horseback, and to survey the water quality and terrain, you must either get close to the water or go to the top of the mountain to observe, and you can only walk.

Fortunately, including Qin Luochuan himself, everyone is a person with excellent physical strength and endurance, and it is no problem to climb mountains and mountains every day.

But even so, Qin Luochuan's inner worries became more and more serious day by day. After a few days of investigation and walking a long stretch of river, not to mention finding a terrain that completely met his needs, there was no one that was even barely similar.

If there is no natural terrain to complement it, although Qin Luochuan can find other ways to remedy it, but since it is a remedy, the effect will definitely be worse, and it will cost more manpower and material resources.

On the evening of the fifth day, Qin Luochuan confirmed his location on the top of a mountain, and asked people to put away the map and the pen and ink recorded.

Sun Dingping was puzzled, "Is there no need to record here?"

"We don't need anything after that," Qin Luochuan shook his head, "The position we are at now can be regarded as a point. If we go further down, even if the river channel is opened, it will be almost the same as the two existing artificial rivers below. During the spring flood Even if it can play a diversion role, it won't have much effect."

Sun Dingping doesn't know much about these things, but he has been influenced by his father since he was a child, and he is still very sensitive to geographical location and other things, and he also knows that the new river channel they dug this time is not just for flood control, "Yes, after passing here, even if If the water is diverted to the Yunjiang Plain, it may be difficult for the upstream counties to be irrigated."

"That's true," Qin Luochuan nodded with a smile, "So in the following section, we only need to consider whether it will affect the nearby residents if the water level drops by half."

A fisherman next to him interjected, "Don't worry about this, my lord. There are mostly high mountains along the Yunjiang River. Even if there are people living there, they are hunters or fishermen, and it won't cause too much impact."

"That's not the case." Qin Luochuan waved his hand, "Even if there is only one family, and it is affected by the drop in the water level of the river, we have to arrange them properly."

What Qin Luochuan didn't say was that if the water level drops, it will also affect the animals and plants in the nearby forest. These effects may not be obvious at the moment, but they still need to be considered.

The fisherman froze for a moment, then saluted and said, "It's the good fortune of us people in Danzhou to have your lord come to control the water."

"This is what I should do," Qin Luochuan shook his head, and then ordered, "Let's stay here tonight."

Along the way in the past few days, I didn't even see a few farmhouses. At night, I chose a higher place to light a fire and rest. Therefore, upon hearing Qin Luochuan's order, the others turned around and went to prepare.

Only he and Sun Dingping were left on the top of the mountain.

The rolling river flows through the foot of the mountain. Two months after the flash flood, it has become much clearer. After staring at it for a while, Sun Dingping asked, "Did your lord choose a suitable place?"

"No." Qin Luochuan shook his head.

Sun Dingping opened his mouth, showing a worried look.

Although Qin Luochuan himself was also a little worried, but he was always calm, patted Sun Dingping on the shoulder and said: "Isn't there still a long way to go up Rongcheng without surveying? You can always find a suitable place, and even if there is no suitable place , there will be a solution.”

Sun Dingping didn't know what he thought of, nodded his head and said, "That's right, my lord has always been blessed. I just came to Danzhou back then, and the torrential rain that lasted for more than a month stopped. I'm sure we can find the most suitable terrain here."

This time it was Qin Luochuan's turn to have nothing to say. He wanted Sun Dingping to stop being so superstitious as a general, but then he thought about his own fate all along, so he didn't say anything.

The subsequent reconnaissance is much easier than before, because there is no need to carefully check the trend and speed of the water flow, just pay attention to whether there are people in the nearby forests, and then Qin Luochuan draws the detailed direction of the river and the nearby forests into a map. It can be seen at the highest point, and Qin Luochuan's way of drawing maps is also different from that inherent in this era. It is not only clear, but also simple and convenient to draw.

Therefore, when we reached the crossing of the two artificial rivers downstream, it was a few days earlier than previously estimated.

Fortunately, anticipating the possibility of this situation, the people arranged by Qin Luochuan were already waiting nearby.

During these more than 20 days of eating and sleeping in the open air, everyone has long missed the days when Rongcheng had hot meals and beds to sleep in. Therefore, no one said that they wanted to take a rest. After finding a place to eat a hot meal, they immediately drove to the Back to Rongcheng.

Riding a horse was already fast, but they took a shortcut. By the time of the third day, the group had already returned to Rongcheng.

According to the habits of other officials, they must go to the Tongzhi Office first, but Qin Luochuan is different from others, and there is nothing to gain from this trip. Even if they go to the Tongzhi Office, there is nothing to discuss, and it is already It was almost evening in the afternoon, so he simply waved his hand, "Everyone go home, and we will go over to discuss matters tomorrow morning."

The soldiers were overjoyed when they heard the words, they cupped their hands and said, "Thank you sir."

Since they were in Xigu, they have discovered that Qin Luochuan's work is obviously different from other officials. As long as he handles affairs under him, as long as the work is done properly, other matters, as long as he has what he has, he will not treat him badly. people around me.

Therefore, after arriving in Rongcheng, these people also like to work with him, even Sun Dingping is no exception.

Qin Luochuan couldn't control their thoughts so much, he was thinking of coming back a few days early, so he had to hurry back to surprise Shang Qingyue.

Shang Qingyue really didn't expect that he would come back early, after hearing the concierge's report, she ordered Su Xue and the others to prepare food and hot water while walking towards the door.

It's just that Qin Luochuan was faster than him, and before he could get out of the small courtyard where they lived, people had already entered.

Seeing Qin Luochuan with a scruffy beard and dirty clothes, Shang Qingyue hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and hugged her: "Husband."

His tone was full of surprise, but his brows were barely visible. Qin Luochuan laughed when he saw this, and distanced himself a little and said, "My husband is dirty, so I'll hug him after washing."

Shang Qingyue didn't open her eyes and talk nonsense, she just said: "Dirty is also a husband."

Qin Luochuan pinched Shang Qingyue's nose, "Go and prepare clean clothes for me."

"Okay." Although Shang Qingyue didn't want to leave Qin Luochuan's side at the moment, since they got married, he had been arranging Qin Luochuan's clothes. Even after there were maids in the family, Shang Qingyue didn't let them intervene.

By the time Shang Qingyue took her clothes to the bathroom, Qin Luochuan was already soaking in the bathtub.

After hesitating for a moment, Shang Qingyue put the clothes on the screen, then stood by the bathtub and rubbed Qin Luochuan's back.

As early as when Shang Qingyue came in, Qin Luochuan heard it was him from the sound of footsteps, so he didn't even open his eyes, but put his arms on the edge of the tub, and put his head on his arms to facilitate Shang Qing month action.

The just right force made Qin Luochuan heave a long sigh of relief, and asked after a while: "Did anything happen during the few days I was away?"

Shang Qingyue's tone was a little disappointed, "A few days ago, my father sent someone to send a letter, saying that there are some things to deal with, and he will not be here until the end of next month at the earliest."

If they will arrive in Rongcheng at the end of next month, it will be more than a month later than they originally estimated, and when they come here, it may start snowing on the road. Qin Luochuan wondered, "Did father say that he is going to do something? ?”

"No." Shang Qingyue shook her head.

After a short silence, Shang Qingyue said again: "A few days ago, a young man named Yu Qi came over and said that when you were in Xigu, you made an appointment with him and waited for his family to deal with it. Come here to do something for you."

"When did he arrive?" Qin Luochuan originally planned to wait for Yu Qi to arrive before going to survey the upstream section of the river together. Since the person has already arrived, there is no need to wait any longer, so there is inevitably a little surprise in his tone.

"I arrived two days ago." Shang Qingyue's hand that was originally placed on Qin Luochuan's back drew a deep red mark because he didn't have the strength to turn around.