[Red Mansion] Reborn Lin Ruhai

The muddy land is full of dirty stagnant water, wet and ferocious broken branches and filthy rotten leaves, inserted into the soil or clinging to the ground in all directions.After the flood washes away, what remains is a palpitating yellow.As far as the eye can see, there are bumpy potholes and yellow turbid sewage everywhere.Groups of ragged, yellow and hungry people passed by.Everything shows that a serious disaster happened here not long ago.

Although he had fantasized about the disaster area in his mind countless times, and witnessed this rather severe scene with his own eyes, Xiao Zhelin couldn't help being shocked.He is constantly grateful for the decision to go on tour in microservices, if not for this, he probably would never have imagined the seriousness of this disaster.Since Lin Ruhai had met him in his previous life, he was much calmer than Xiao Zhelin.Even so, there was no small shock in my heart.The impression left in my mind is still so insignificant compared with this grim fact.

Looking at each other, both of them were slightly shocked, even Chen Zhong and the guards behind him were no exception.

When you get off the boat, you step into such a piece of land.Lin Ruhai and his party were well-dressed, and when they got off the boat, there were horses and chariots to pick them up.It was obviously out of tune with the surrounding environment and the crowd, and many people looked at it one after another. A few bold children even came over and looked at them with longing and surprise with wide open eyes.

Lin Ruhai felt uncomfortable, and so did Xiao Zhelin.These are the people under his rule. He does not ask that under his rule, the people can live and work in peace and prosperity like the ancient sage kings ruled the world, but at least they must be able to eat and drink well and have no worries about food and clothing!But now... Although natural disasters cannot be avoided by manpower, he is incompetent after all for making the people hungry and cold.

Xiao Zhelin turned his head and looked at the people around him, it was still the case that he was fully prepared in this life.One can imagine what it was like in the previous life when he was unprepared and corrupt officials were rampant.No wonder Ruhai is always brooding over this matter, no matter who witnessed it with his own eyes, he will never forget it for the rest of his life!Xiao Zhelin tugged at Lin Ruhai's sleeves: "Get in the car first! There is nothing you can do at this moment, go back and find a way."

Xiao Zhelin's original intention was to prevent Lin Ruhai from seeing this situation, lest he feel uncomfortable.On the contrary, Lin Ruhai wanted to see the situation in Jiangnan.So in the end, the luggage and other things were loaded and transported back first. In order not to attract too much attention, Lin Ruhai and Xiao Zhelin only took Chen Zhong and two guards and walked all the way.

The road is not easy to walk, there are several small puddles every few steps.The original clean clothes of the few people were splashed with mud spots after a while, like blooming flowers, simple and unpretentious, but kind and infinite.These taints narrowed the distance between them and ordinary people, and the eyes cast on them, although still puzzled, brought a little real intimacy.This is exactly what Lin Ruhai hoped, and at this moment he has already chatted with the nearby villagers.

From the mouths of the villagers, Lin Ruhai learned that the county magistrate here is still in charge.At least the daily porridge for disaster relief is provided in a timely manner, and there is no act of cutting corners.It's not like what he heard in his previous life: withholding relief food and boiling porridge like plain water.

An old man was very enthusiastic. Seeing Lin Ruhai and his party walked a lot, he specially invited them to his home to rest.Of course, since the flood has receded soon, the temporary houses built by each family are very simple.But this is already a good sign, at least it means that the people have started to build their homes.When the flood subsides completely, all kinds of grains can be planted.But at the moment, food is still in short supply.

The house of the old man's house is a small courtyard, and now only two of the original five main rooms in this small courtyard have been washed away by the flood.A little boy about five or six years old was jumping and playing on the ground.Seeing the old man walking in, he ran over: "Grandpa, who are they?" The old man pulled his grandson to bow to him one by one. He timidly made a few bows, then lowered his head and remained silent.

Lin Ruhai touched the child's head and asked, "Are you hungry?"

The child opened his eyes wide in horror, hid behind the old man, poked his head out again, and nodded heavily.Lin Ruhai smiled and beckoned him to come over.The child looked up at the old man, and seeing his grandfather nodding, he lowered his head, twisted his tattered clothes with both hands, and walked over three inches at a step.Lin Ruhai took the cakes from Chen Zhong, stuffed a few into his hands, and said with a smile, "Eat it!"

The child looked at the old man, then at Lin Ruhai, tentatively took a bite, and devoured one.I didn't want to eat too fast, so I choked.Lin Ruhai was about to ask Chen Zhong to find some water, when he saw the child cough violently, and ran to the old man, holding the pastry in his hand: "Grandpa, eat!"

Tears welled up in the old man's eyes, he touched his grandson's head and said, "Grandpa is not hungry, you can eat!"

The child still refused, and he just stuffed the pastry into the old man's hand.Lin Ruhai hurriedly asked Chen Zhong to take out all the pastries he had brought and gave them to the grandparent and grandson.The old man took his grandson to pick it up with great gratitude. He is nearly seventy years old and has a long history.These people seem to be quite tall, these pastries may not be a big deal to them, but to their grandparents, they are indeed life-saving things!

Xiao Zhelin and Xiao Zhelin sat for a while, and then they wanted to leave.

The old man didn't force him to stay, the main reason was that he didn't have anything to entertain guests at home, that is, he had to go to get the disaster relief porridge distributed by the government later?They are also starving if they are left behind, so he said: "Masters, go slowly, and when the masters come back next year, the little old man will definitely treat you to your heart's content!"

"You don't need to give it to the old man." Lin Ruhai waved his hand.The old man refused, and just sent it to the entrance of the village.Lin Ruhai stuffed some more coins into his hand, but the old man insisted on refusing, Lin Ruhai talked all kinds of things, but it was useless.Xiao Zhelin got extra money, stuffed it into his hand, and said, "Take what is given to you!"

When Xiao Zhelin said this, he didn't deliberately exude power.The tone is also a normal tone, but as someone who is used to giving orders, even the normal tone has a bit of majesty.The old man couldn't help but trembled in fright, he boldly glanced at Xiao Zhelin, met his slightly sharp eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head in fright.Lin Ruhai glared at someone indiscriminately, motioned him to restrain himself, and smiled at the old man, "Leave him alone, he was a soldier before, he's used to being rude, and he didn't mean anything malicious."

Only then did the old man have the courage to take another look at Xiao Zhelin, who helplessly put on a pleasant appearance in his clothes.The old man was a simple and honest person, once Lin Ruhai said it, he believed it.He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looking at Xiao Zhelin with admiration and admiration in his eyes: "As expected of a soldier, he is different from us little commoners, but the little old man bumped into him."

Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "Don't compliment him, he's always been arrogant, he'll be confused for a while." The old man responded with a smile, and Lin Ruhai looked at the child hiding behind him, and said : "You keep the money and buy some food for the child to eat. It is to grow the body, so don't shorten his chewing ability at this time!"

The old man just put it into his arms, and was about to kneel down and kowtow with tears in his eyes. Lin Ruhai quickly helped him up and said, "Don't be too polite, old man. You must not tell others about your money. The world is in chaos now, so as not to cause disaster .” The old man nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and sent Lin Ruhai and others to the entrance of the village.

After leaving the village, seeing no one around, Xiao Zhelin quietly approached Lin Ruhai, and said with a smile, "Ruhai, am I so arrogant, and I still can't figure it out?" Lin Ruhai glanced back at him, and said nonchalantly, "Why, I Just say it casually, and you won't let it go, I didn't know you were so stingy?"

"I'm not stingy, you don't know?" Xiao Zhelin smiled, his eyes lingering on Lin Ruhai's hand.I still gave up the plan to hold his hand, the sky is bright and it is a public place, if he really does this, Ru Hai will turn against him!Xiao Zhelin's role as emperor for so many years was not for nothing, he was used to thinking about the consequences before taking action.Therefore, it is better not to overdo it at this moment.

After walking for a while, there was a small water beach in front of me.It is not accurate to say that, it should be a small waterway formed due to its low-lying location.It is about four or five paces wide, and not too deep. Although the water is turbid, the bottom can be seen vaguely.There are several poplar trees lying here and there on the waterway, which should have been washed down by the flood.At this moment, the straight trunks were lying across the waterway, and the people cut off the extra branches.In this way, each branch becomes a natural single-plank bridge, which saves time and effort.

Lin Ruhai looked at the tree trunk, and raised his eyebrows to look at Xiao Zhelin, meaning: Let's get through here!Xiao Zhelin shrugged and smiled dotingly, without saying a word, but the meaning was self-evident.Lin Ruhai knew that he agreed, so he stepped on it.In fact, even if Xiao Zhelin disagreed, he would still let it go.Besides, would that person disagree?seems unlikely...

In two lifetimes, this was the first time for Lin Ruhai to cross a single-plank bridge, and it was such a crude single-plank bridge.When he first stepped on it, he couldn't help shaking for a while, Xiao Zhelin hurriedly supported him from behind.Lin Ruhai patted his hand with a smile, and said, "Let go, it's okay! This tree trunk is thick enough to not fall off, it's just that I didn't get used to it just now..."

"Let me help you go!" Xiao Zhelin gripped tightly, although the water was not deep, it could kill him.But the water is dirty, and if you drop it, you will inevitably get muddy all over your body.He couldn't find any clothes to change for a while, and he could only suffer by himself. He didn't want Ru Hai to be like this.

"Don't worry, it's fine." Lin Ruhai turned his head and said, Xiao Zhelin had to be convinced by his firm eyes.

Xiao Zhelin let go of his hand slowly, still staring at Lin Ruhai with good eyes, in case of any accident.In just a few steps, I walked with fear.But it was nothing more than worrying, Lin Ruhai walked very smoothly all the way.Turning around, he glanced at Xiao Zhelin provocatively, and met the other's deep eyes, and couldn't help but suffocate, his chest was warm.From this encounter, it seems that every time I look back, it is the same?

The two looked at each other, smiled, and sucked deeply into each other's eyes, as if there was only each other in the world.