Play Luan Policy

The morning light is twilight, the dew is bathed in the wind, and there are only a few passers-by on the street, stepping on the hurried pace, bowing their heads and hurrying.

Bringing simple dry food and luggage, Qi Xiao and Yang Huai drove their horses to the Xunkou Dam. The sound of horseshoes echoed in the empty streets from near to far, and disappeared under the rising sun, melting the coldness of the night.

Qi Zhi stood at the door until she could no longer hear any sound, nor could she see her vigorous figure, and Wei Chiyu tugged on her sleeve, before returning to the room.

Before leaving just now, Qi Xiao promised to return in three days at the latest, but thinking about it, it was just the alternation of two sunrises and sunsets.But my heart is full of uneasiness. Since leaving the palace, the two have been together day and night, especially since they had a physical relationship that night, the relationship between the two has become even closer. I feel empty in my heart, seeing that the pagoda trees in the courtyard are covered with a layer of loneliness.

Seeing that Qi Ping had a bad temper, Wei Chiyu became upset along with him.

But she was worried about Qi Xiao's safety. Although Yang Huai was extraordinary, she was no match for him, and there were shadow guards secretly protecting her, but she couldn't help worrying.

The master and servant sat in the house, sighing.

On the other side, Qi Xiao rode his horse and galloped all the way to the Xunkou Dam without stopping. It was more than a hundred miles from the city to the dam, and it took only half a day to reach the dam.

The surrounding flood has receded, the vast river is boiling, and the sound of rushing water is like the fluttering of thousands of silver snakes, pushing the dikes and dams on both sides of the bank, rolling up eddies, and rushing eastward.On both sides of the bank, you can also see the wreckage left behind by the flood, quietly scattered along the coast, as if praying to let people remember the tragedy at that time.

It will be the scorching sun, and the workers on the embankment are shirtless moving the sand and soil, and some other people are tied to a boulder with a long rope as thick as the wrist. The boulders were thrown up and hit heavily on the still soft soil to ram the dam.

Someone noticed the person coming on the black horse, and the White Clothes Piaojue was incompatible with this place, so he couldn't help but look at it a few more times to save his heart.The man on the horse didn't move, but looked at the monotonous and rough work, and his expression was unpredictable. After a long time, the foreman finally couldn't bear it anymore, ordered his subordinates not to be lazy, straightened their clothes, and walked to Qi Xiao there.

"Young Master, why are you here to visit?" The foreman is a countryman who doesn't know any arty politeness, so he just pretended to learn some literati's elegance, which really forced him.

"It's nothing serious." Qi Xiao got off his horse and glanced at the embankment in front of him, "I just want to see this embankment."

The foreman saw Qi Xiao's extraordinary demeanor. He was afraid that it was someone sent by the boss to inspect, and he was also worried about other things, so he didn't dare to ask more questions, but carefully instructed: "The river is low tide, but the water is rough, young master, you still have to be careful."

I took the horse along the embankment to the east, and after walking less than a kilometer, I saw the damaged Xunkou Dam. The dam was built in Tianzhu years ago, spanning the Yangtze River. Usually, the dam is unblocked. The gates with wooden piles as thick as large vats poured with fine sand will be closed and intercepted. This time, the flood gates were destroyed during the interception, and the floods swallowed the rice fields of the surrounding villages.

The dams on both sides stood still, and the gate in the middle was washed out a big hole by the flood. The magnificent scene of previous years has long been lost. Several workers are laboriously moving the poured wooden piles onto the dam.

A junior worker picked up a load of sand and passed by Qi Xiao, and yelled to stop him. Qi Xiao asked politely, "Little brother, are you a local?"

The young man quickly put down his burden, knowing from his clothes that Qi Xiao must be a powerful person, folded his hands in front of him, and replied respectfully: "Well, my family is not far from Dashi Village, what are your orders?"

Qi Xiao smiled lightly, so that the young man wouldn't have to be too nervous, and pointed to the dam not far away: "I happened to pass by here, and it's a pity to see this dam in ruins, and I don't know why it happened. become like this?"

The young man glanced at the dilapidated dam, his eyes dimmed, and a red mark was rubbed on his drooping and thin shoulders, "It rained continuously for half a month before March, and the tide rose suddenly. The sluice blocked the flow, but within half a day, it was washed away by the flood, and the surrounding rice fields were completely destroyed, even my house..."

The last few words popped out between the teeth, and the words were so painful that the young man was unwilling. Qi Xiao felt a trace of pity in his heart, and slowed down his tone: "* can be avoided, natural disasters can be avoided, little brother, don't be too sad."

"What kind of natural disaster..." The young man wanted to continue, but fell silent.

Qi Xiao casually looked at the rolling river and said, "The Xunkou Dam has been around for a hundred years. Didn't you notice any abnormality before it was destroyed?"

The young man swallowed, and finally poured out the words he held in his stomach: "The dam has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is no longer strong. In the past, it was only the interception of light rain, and the loose knocking of the gate stakes can be heard. , My father and uncle both know about this, and it’s useless to talk to the government officials. The sluice was closed that day, and my father knew it was dangerous, so he took the whole family to hide on a slightly higher mountain overnight. Don't want to leave the farmland, alas."

"Since the defect has already occurred, why didn't you remedy it earlier?" Qi Xiao couldn't help raising his voice three points, and the harsh expression made the young man take half a step back.

At this time, a man cursed from the dam: "What kind of bird is playing there, little bastard! Come here quickly."

Picking up the burden quickly, the boy Qi Xiao arched his body and ran all the way to the dam in a panic.

Qi Xiao and Yang Huai walked around the dam for a long time, Qi Xiao didn't say a word along the way, Yang Huai knew that she was troubled by what she said just now, so he led the horse and followed behind silently.

In the evening, the setting sun illuminated the orange and red ripples on the river, and also illuminated the two people's clothes in thin clouds and faint red. Gradually, the scenery on the other bank became blurred, and the rumbling sound of the river hitting the two banks was long and deep all the year round. constant.The workers had already finished work and returned home. Qi Xiao took one last look at the river and the dam in the mist, and got on his horse and drove away.

I found an inn to make do with one night, and early the next morning, Qi Xiao hurried back to Jiangzhou City. When he arrived in the city, he came to the door of the temporarily rented house, thinking of his lover waiting for his return inside, Qi Xiao unexpectedly There is a sense of comfort that a long-time traveler finally returns home.

As soon as he stepped into the front yard, before he had time to tie up the horse, he heard screams from behind the house, which clearly belonged to Qi Ping and Wei Chiyu.

Trembling all over, Qi Xiao pulled out the long sword from the saddle, and ran all the way to the back room looking for the sound, Yang Huai didn't bother to tie the horse and followed behind, alert to the movement around him.

The sound came from a room in the backyard. The two of them smelled a strong smell of burnt smoke before they got close. The person covered in black smoke stumbled out from the inside, choking and coughing while fanning the thick smoke around with his sleeve.

The room was still billowing with thick smoke, and Qi Ping and Wei Chiyu, who were blinded by the smoke, wiped their tears, and found that Qi Xiao and Yang Huai, who were standing blankly not far away, suddenly wiped their faces with their sleeves in embarrassment. The face covered with soot was instantly painted as a big tabby cat.

Seeing Yang Huai from behind, he couldn't help bursting into laughter for a moment, Qi Xiao relaxed his shoulders and lowered his sword hand, looking at the two people coldly, but the corners of his mouth twitched a few times uncontrollably.

Qi Zhi was overjoyed when he saw Qi Xiao's return, and then remembered that she had seen him in such a mess, so he couldn't help standing there and twirling his fingers. If it wasn't for his face being smeared, he would be considered extremely beautiful.

"Master, you're back." Wei Chiyu was very unrestrained, not caring about her pretty face, but she wrinkled her nose suddenly, and shouted in panic, "Forget, forget, Huohuo!"

Qi Xiao and Yang Huai were still confused, and seeing Qi Ping panicked as if he had just woken up from a dream, he and Wei Chiyu rushed into the smoky room again, Qi Xiao and Yang Huai held their breaths and fanned them with their hands. Eyes of thick fog, ran into the house.

The room is not big, and I barely opened my eyes to see choking black smoke coming out of the fire door of a stove, and a raging fire was burning in an iron pot on top, and some people lying in it could not tell their original appearance. The black ingredients made a sizzling sound.

Qi Ping, who was in a mess, tried his best to use a shovel to put out the fire, while Wei Chiyu took a ladle and scooped a large spoonful of clear water from a water tank in the corner of the room, and rushed to point at the burning pot to pour the water Sprinkle in.

"Don't! Stop..." Yang Huai stopped it loudly, but it was no match for Wei Chiyu's movement of pouring clear water.

After the clear water came into contact with the hot iron pan, it made more violent crackling sounds, and the splashing flames made the house resound with screams resounding through the sky. Qi Xiao pulled the stunned Qi Ping out of the room, carefully After checking that she was not burned, he went back into the house and put the wooden cover on, and Yang Huai quickly used the tongs to take out the firewood that was full of fire from the stove.

Wei Chiyu, who took the water ladle, stood there dumbfounded, and finally the smoke cleared and the fire went out. Wei Chiyu saw Qi Xiao, who was dressed in white and blackened, loosened the water ladle and fell to the ground, kneeling on the ground with a slap , Bow down and kowtow to plead guilty.

Qi Xiao squinted at Wei Chiyu, who was covered in gray and black, and then scanned the blackened walls, clapped his hands and flicked away the charcoal dust between his palms, "What are you doing, are you going to demolish this?"

"It's my fault." Qi Ping came in from the house, and knelt beside Wei Chiyu to intercede for her, "It was I who planned to cook, so I asked Chi Yu to help, but unexpectedly, the two of them licked the firewood and kept turning black smoke, tossing the stove and forgetting to add oil to the rice stems in the pot, and when I found out that it was all flames."

"Cook?" Qi Xiao was hesitant, it was just late, lunch was over and dinner was too early, and how could these two young Miss Wei and the princess, who were not in the sun, think of cooking? He raised his chin to make the two of them stand up, "You two haven't eaten yet?"

Standing up, Qi Ping looked at the messy stove, and replied: "Eat, Chi Yu packed some from the store."

"Then what are you cooking for?" Qi Xiao asked Yang Huai to clean up the stove.

"Hey...wait, I..." Qi Ping stepped forward and held down the cutting board and kitchen knife that Yang Huai was about to pack away, "I...I haven't finished yet."

"You still want to do it?" Qi Xiao looked at her in disbelief, and then at the kitchen that almost disappeared. If she and Yang Huai came back later, the consequences would be disastrous.

He bowed his head and said nothing, Qi Ji still pressed his hands on the cutting board, as if he was determined to cook by himself, and raised his eyes from time to time to glance at Qi Xiao, hesitating and hesitant to speak.Wei Chiyu moved sideways to Qi Ping's side, and poked Qi Ping a few times with his elbow.

Although Qi Xiao has become more approachable and approachable recently, her natural imperial disposition has long made her used to subordinates obeying her orders and obeying her orders. Now Qi Xiao is determined to go against Qi Xiao's will and go her own way. If Long loses his temper, they will have no good results. eat.

Yang Huai was caught in the middle of a dilemma, one side was the master's order, and the other side was angered by Qi Ping who was holding on to things, neither side was easy to offend.

Seeing that Qi Xiao's eyes were getting colder and colder, and Wei Chiyu was ready to kowtow again to admit his guilt, Qi Wei finally spoke, and said lightly: "I want to do it for you, Xiaoer."

A simple sentence melted the freezing atmosphere in the room, his shoulders trembled slightly, and his previously cold eyes melted, because Qi Xiao, who didn't know what kind of expression to use, turned his head waveringly, and said dryly: "Nonsense, almost If there is a fire, just buy some outside for dinner."

Seeing that Qi Xiao's attitude softened, Wei Chiyu nodded hurriedly, not forgetting to secretly pull Qi Ping's sleeve to let her quickly respond to Qi Xiao, but he didn't want Qi Ping to accept Qi Xiao's affection, so he bit his lower lip and said She lowered her eyes: "I'm afraid that Xiao'er won't get used to the taste here, so I want to cook by myself... Xiao'er doesn't want to eat the food I cook?"

These soft words were full of grievance and loss, which made Qi Xiao's back stiff, and turned away from looking at them, facing the door.The sunlight outside illuminated Qi Xiao's outline and cast a shadow inside the house, and the indifferent tone came from behind the golden light: "Who says no, Yang Huai, you are here to watch the fire for me. I, I will go outside to tie the fire." horse."

Abandoning this sentence, Qi Xiao walked out of the room without looking back, her thin lips couldn't help but smudged beautifully, reflecting the sunshine in early June, exaggerating the warmth of summer at the corners of her usual icy and stern mouth .

The author has something to say: Let’s love each other while going through the plot

Thank you again for your support, the author is very touched (wiping away tears