Lucky husband

To Li Mingxia's surprise, after staring at Brother Jin's little house for a long time, her younger brother suddenly turned away, as if he had lost interest and didn't want to look at it.

Li Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief, she liked Brother Jin very much, and she didn't want any unpleasant things to happen because of Li Ming on Brother Jin's birthday.

After lunch, Li Chengli took the children back for a lunch break. It was raining and there was nothing else to do, so it was good to fall asleep listening to the sound of the rain.

After a while, Li Chengshi went to old man Li and old lady Li alone: ​​"Father, mother, I plan to go back to the county office when the rain subsides."

Mrs. Li was puzzled: "Third brother, didn't you come back to rest for two days this time? It's only been half a day. Why do you want to go back?"

"Is it because of the rain?" Old man Li thought more clearly. After all, his son was working in the county government, and the sudden rain after many days of drought would not have a small impact on the county government. If he wanted to go back, he should go back.

Li Chengshi nodded: "Well, I don't know how big the rain will be, how long it will last, and how it will affect the drought. Your Excellency attaches great importance to the drought. It is estimated that the county government will be busy. I will go back and help do something."

Zhao Chengze trained Li Chengshi as his confidant in Changping County from the very beginning. Li Chengli is a native of Changping County. Not to mention he is familiar with the affairs of Changping County.

To reciprocate, Li Chengshi knew that Zhao Chengze was very busy, so when he was working in the county government, he tried not to take it to Zhao Chengze when he encountered something that did not need to disturb Zhao Chengze, and discussed it with his master to solve it.

This year, Zhao Chengze encountered a severe drought just as he took office. Today it finally rained and the county government will definitely be very busy. He wants to go back early to help.

Mrs. Li was very reluctant. Her son hadn't been there for a full day before returning from the Mid-Autumn Festival. She planned to make dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut that he likes at night.

But she won't stop her son from leaving, the county government's affairs are definitely more important, and he can't delay his son's business because of a bite.

Old man Li would not have any objections, after all, he understood why his son did this from the very beginning.

After talking to his parents, Li Chengshi went back and told his wife.

To be honest, Jiang Zhiyun was more reluctant to leave Li Chengshi than old lady Li. This man was her husband, and she wanted him to be by her side all the time, but because he was working in the county government, they could see each other once or twice a month. So she cherishes every time she spends with her husband.

Reluctant to give up and return, her thinking is still the same as that of Granny Li and the others, not to delay the husband's business.

Li Chengshi had already agreed to leave, but after an hour, the sky was still dark and the rain showed no sign of decreasing.

From noon to Shen Shizhong, the rain gradually began to decrease, but the sky was still gloomy.

At this time, it would be too late if Li Chengshi didn't go to the county seat. He picked up the bamboo hat and coir raincoat under the eaves, and finally said hello to his family, and rushed into the rain.

Looking at his back, Mrs. Li told him: "It's raining so hard, I don't know what the road will be like, third child, be careful and walk slowly."

"Master, you can work hard in the county government at ease, and don't worry about us." Jiang Zhiyun endured her reluctance, and shouted as well while standing under the eaves of the courtyard gate.

Li Chengshi didn't look back in the heavy rain, he just waved his hand.

After sending Li Chengshi away alone, the courtyard of Li's family seemed to be much quieter suddenly, and everyone went back to the house to do their own things.

Li Chengshi went all the way from Shanghe Village to the county government, the rain basically didn't change much, and he looked up at the sky while walking on the road, all he could see was dark clouds, and there was no clear place. It is estimated that the scope of this rain should not be small. And it won't be over anytime soon.

After so many days of drought, what Li Chengshi hopes most is for the drought to end quickly and for a few more rains to return to normal.

As an errand in the county government, he heard the adults say how severe the situation in other places is. It hasn’t rained. People in the north don’t even have to talk about food. , can only sell the fields and flee to the south to survive.

Changping County is located in the center of the former Han Province, and the number of people from the north who escaped is not too large. Zhao Chengze built shelters for them outside the city, distributed relief money, and called doctors to see them regularly. The life of this group of people is still passable. , without any accident.

However, the former Han Province and the county towns and state capitals on the edge of several nearby southern provinces are full of people fleeing from the north. It is so dark that officials from all over the city dare not open the city gates to let these people in. Relief food, refugees can only wait outside the city gate, lack of food and water, no doctor to see them when they are sick, old people and young children can't make it through, just die like that outside the city, with no one dead receive.

If the rain and drought are over now, at least one more season of sweet potatoes can be planted. Although the harvest will definitely decrease, at least they can survive the cold winter. After the spring, they can look for wild vegetables and wild fruits in the mountains to eat, so as not to starve to death.

However, if the drought continues after the rain today, many people will definitely die this winter, such as starvation, freezing, disease, and so on.

When Li Chengshi returned to the county office, Zhao Chengze approached him before he had time to change out of his soaked clothes. Because of the heavy rain, Zhao Chengze rarely had a happy expression on his face.

Shortly after it started to rain at noon, Zhao Chengze sent his people to check the area of ​​the rain near the county seat, and the people who went out to check have not returned yet. He thinks it must be because the area of ​​the rain is very wide. It's a great thing.

However, a lot of people left, and there were more affairs in the county government. Li Chengshi came back just in time, and Zhao Chengze hurriedly asked him to take over the affairs.

It was the end of Shen Shi when Li Chengshi returned to the county government, and another hour later, at the end of You Shi, the people Zhao Chengze sent out at noon finally returned.

Zhao Chengze immediately went over to them and asked them, "How is your trip going?"

"Responding to my lord, I ran a long way until I reached the border of Changping County. The rain did not decrease, and the sky was covered by dark clouds, so I couldn't see the end. I guess it was raining heavily in several neighboring counties." Among those who went out The leader stood up and replied.

Zhao Chengze was so happy that he laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, you guys need to refresh a bit, and set off for a farther place tomorrow morning, walk a few more places, and see if there is a heavy rain in other places today."

The rain at noon finally stopped at Haishi at night. Without the cover of dark clouds, the moon on August [-]th was bright and round.

The moonlight shines through the window and the house is bright everywhere. Li Chengshi leans on the bed to rest. After he has been busy all evening, he looks at the moon and thinks of his beautiful wife and young children at home. His father was talking about going to the grave of his grandparents tomorrow morning, and his elder brother said that the four of them, the father and son, and the four brothers would open a small bottle of wine and have a drink if they didn't have mooncakes tonight...

After thinking about it, Li Chengshi gradually became sleepy and fell asleep on the bed.

Early the next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, Li Chengshi woke up suddenly listening to the sound of raindrops outside the window.

He opened his eyes and looked at the drops of water dripping down from the eaves. His mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this moment, a gust of cool wind blew in, causing goose bumps on his hands stretched out from the quilt, and Li Chengshi's head suddenly became sober, without sleepiness.

He sat up from the bed, found a coat from the box and put it on, watching the rain dripping from the eaves, the smile on his face couldn't stop.

One autumn rain and one cold, the first rain began on August [-]th, and it rained every morning for the next ten days. noon.

Wearing summer shirts before August [-]th will make everyone feel hot. During the rainy days, all colleagues put on one or two outer shirts.

The people Zhao Chengze sent to other places to investigate the situation came back on the night of August [-]th. They went to nearby counties and prefectures about two days away. a heavy rain.

The scope of their investigation basically covered most of the original Han Province, and they could draw a conclusion that the heavy rain on August [-] covered the entire former Han Province.

As for places farther away, I can't be so sure.

On the way out and back, the group of people walked through the same area as Changping County, where it rains every morning.

With the increase of rain, the water level of the rivers in the former Han Province has risen. Take the shallow river outside Shanghe Village as an example. The continuous rain has caused its water level to rise by at least ten feet.

This water level is not as high as that of the Qianshui River when the water level was the highest in summer in previous years, but if it continues to rain, the water level will definitely continue to rise.

Looking at the ground with small puddles due to the rain outside the house, Zhao Chengze frowned: "Master, you said that it didn't rain before, and I was worried when the ground was dry and dry, but now it rains every day, look at The water level is getting higher and higher day by day, and I can't let it go. Tell me, is it possible that this year there will be a drought and then a flood?"

In the past, Zhao Chengze hadn’t started taking the imperial examinations, but he was studying in the Imperial College. Although he could learn from the records in various books and the Zhuangzi outside his hometown that the life of the people was not easy, but he really realized the difficulties of the people because he went out to be an official. some time.

"Responding to my lord's words, the weather is not predictable." The master was also frowning. In the first few days when it started to rain, he was looking forward to more rain every day. Now that it has rained a lot, he has to worry again.

It is reasonable to say that the rain in autumn will not be as frequent and large as this year. What he is worried about is that there has been no rain after a few months of drought. Is it possible that all the rain has accumulated together, and now it will be rained at once? enough.

If God doesn't let the common people live, the common people's life will be difficult.

The troubles of being an official, the thoughts of the refugees living in the shacks outside the city are much simpler. Since it started to rain every day, they can't wait to pack their bags and return to their hometown one after another.

Author's Gossip: Thank you for your support)