Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

Lu Daya stared blankly at the Heli book in her hand. She didn't know how to read, and no one had taught her, so Lu Dongfu pointed to the words on it and read it to her word by word.

After listening to it, she was in tears, sobbing and speechless.

Xiaohu was crawling and playing on the bed, not paying attention to his mother's expression. Ruru is four years old this year and has already begun to understand. Her small fleshy hand stroked her mother's cheek and said, "Mother, don't cry, Ruru be with you."

Lu Daya hugged the child and cried even more fiercely.

Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu didn't comfort her either, knowing that Lu Daya was in a complicated mood and would be fine after crying.

And no matter what, reconciling with Peng An, leaving the fire pit of the Peng family, and living with the two children is a happy event for Lu Daya to regain a new life.

Lu Dongfu walked out of the room and said to Qi Zhongyu, "Thank you, Mr. Xiang."

Qi Zhongyu looked at the sky and let out a long sigh. What happened to Peng An and Lu Daya reminded her of her modern parents.

She sneered, shook her head, and said, "Since the eldest sister and nieces and nephews are all going to live in our house, we have to clean up a room for her to live in. Fortunately, when the yard was built, there was still room for her to live in." After a few rooms, we will tidy up the previous utility room and give it to the elder sister and the two children to live in."

"When the children are older and can live alone, we will find some part-time workers to expand the yard."

Lu Dongfu was very grateful, nodded with a smile, and said, "Then I'll make lunch first, and make it richer today."

Qi Zhongyu responded, rolled up her sleeves and went to tidy up the utility room. After thinking about it, she went down the mountain to Luo Zhenhai's house to order furniture.

Lu Sanya already knew that her elder sister lived in Qi Zhongyu's house, and she even went to visit her once, but at that time, Lu Sanya was in a coma. She was worried about her elder sister these days, and her face was frowning.

It wasn't until Qi Zhongyu said that the elder sister had woken up, and that Heli and the children would live with them, that he breathed a sigh of relief, thanking God and Qi Zhongyu for his care.

He also said that he would go up the mountain with Qi Zhongyu later to visit his eldest sister and niece and nephew.

Luo Zhenhai frowned, and said: "It's just...it's not appropriate to do it this way, after all, there are differences..."

It is not easy for him to talk about these things. In fact, there are also women in the village who are reconciled to their mothers. Yes, I will definitely gossip, one can imagine how ugly it will be.

When people live in this world, they must always pay attention to their own reputation. Even if you are frank and frank, if this matter gets out, it will really not sound good.

Lu Daya is only eighteen or nineteen years old now, and it is impossible for her to spend her whole life guarding her two children, and she might marry again in the future. With such a reputation on her back, how can she get married.

What's more, even if she doesn't marry anymore, what will happen to the two children?How will you get along with others in the future if you are so young and you have to bear the stigma?

Besides, the small courtyard in the mountains is really not suitable for Lu Daya and the two children to live in.

It was too quiet there, except for Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu, there were no other neighbors, let the two young children only accompany the adults, and no children played together, the childhood was deserted...

There were too many bad things, and the expression on Luo Zhenhai's face became more and more worried.

Qi Zhongyu didn't understand what he meant at first, Luo Zhenhai had no choice but to express his thoughts clearly, and then Qi Zhongyu thought in a daze: It's really a bit troublesome, she can't say that she is a woman, and in the eyes of outsiders, she is really disrespectful.

She paused, and said: "You can't let the eldest sister go back to her mother's house. It's not like you don't know the situation of the Lu family."

Yes, although Lu Bei passed away, Mrs. Zhang and Lu Chengcai are still there. Both of them are selfish. The three daughters are all sold by her. It is hard to say whether the other party will sell them again. Daya Lu.

Although she is a woman from Heli, some people in remote villages who cannot marry a wife still

He is willing to spend money to buy a lady back.

At that time, it might be even more miserable than what happened at Peng's house.

Luo Zhenhai scratched his head in embarrassment, Lu Sanya stirred the hem of his clothes, and said in a low voice: "Can... build another yard in the open space next to our house for the elder sister to live in?"

The environment here is quiet and quiet, and there are also several families who know the basics and the basics, and all of them are of excellent character.

There are also children in every household. The two sons of the Luo family play well with them. There are also some who are the same age as Ruru and Xiaohu, so they can play together.

And living next to Luo Zhenhai's house, they can also take care of the life of the eldest sister's family. If there is anything wrong, just call.

It is much safer than living in the mountains. Qi Zhongyu lowered his head and thought carefully, thinking: "Well, let's go back and ask Eldest Sister for her opinion. If Eldest Sister thinks it is better to live in the village, then I will pay Eldest Sister to build a building for her." courtyard."

Luo Zhenhai also felt that this method was good, so he said: "Okay, let's talk about the furniture later. It just so happened that we didn't have time for lunch, so we had the cheek to go to the second brother-in-law's house for a meal."

Lu Sanya also pursed her lips and smiled.

Of course Qi Zhongyu would not refuse, nodded, and said: "Well, let's call your two sons too, my wife has prepared a large table of dishes at home, which is definitely enough to eat."

Lu Sanya thought of Second Sister's superb cooking skills, and said: "They will definitely go with us happily when they hear that Second Sister cooks."

Sure enough, when Luo Zhenhai went to the backyard to ask the two boys for their opinions, they were stunned for a moment, and immediately agreed, went back to the house and changed into clean clothes, and the group walked towards the small courtyard in the mountain.

The two boys came here for the first time, looking left and right curiously, and they had been helping Luo Zhenhai with work, so they had no shortage of strength, so they climbed up the mountain easily, looked at the scenery in the village, and sighed: "Uncle, you are here!" The scenery is really nice."

Qi Zhongyu pushed open the courtyard door with a smile, and said: "If you like, you can come here when you have time, and I will ask your aunt to cook something delicious for you."

The two boys were very happy and nodded hurriedly.

Lu Sanya was nervous, so she went to the bedroom first, and when she saw Lu Daya, she couldn't help but her eyes flushed, and she cried while hugging Lu Daya.

Lu Daya hadn't seen this younger sister for a long time, and she was so excited that she hugged her and wept together.

Seeing the adults crying sadly, Xiaohu also cried, to be precise, howling dryly, shouting at the top of his throat...

Qi Zhongyu was overwhelmed by the devil's voice, and turned around with a headache to look for Lu Dongfu in the kitchen. She had just said hello to Lu Dongfu before going to Luo Zhenhai's house, so Lu Dongfu was not too surprised when he heard that Luo Zhenhai had come.

She said: "Then I have to cook more food, Mr. Xianggong, you should serve the prepared meals on the table first."

Qi Zhongyu responded, brought the food to the table, and set the bowls and chopsticks. Not long after, Lu Dongfu cooked a few more dishes, and everyone sat around the table and began to eat lunch.

Today's dinner table was extremely lively. Lu Daya was used to taking care of her son to eat first. Fortunately, Xiaohu was very obedient and not picky when eating. As long as the food was brought to his mouth, he would open his mouth and eat it with a whimper.

Lu Dongfu helped take care of Ruru, but Ruru was very sensible, but she only ate what was in front of her when she ate, and Lu Dongfu put vegetables in her bowl, and Ruru would always say thank you, very gentle and polite.

Qi Zhongyu said in his heart: Yes, the two children don't seem to have inherited his father's tyrannical temper, but they are very similar to Lu Daya's character. According to Lu Daya's appearance, Lu Daya is also much more relaxed.

After lunch, Qi Zhongyu mentioned the matter of moving to Lu Daya, only then did Lu Daya realize that living in her brother-in-law's house is not good, and hurriedly said: "I'll just move to the foot of the mountain, and I don't need to build a yard, it's too expensive money."

Lu Dongfu paused, exchanged glances with Qi Zhongyu, and persuaded, "Don't worry, elder sister. I also earn a lot of money in embroidery on weekdays. I will pay for this money."

Luo Zhenhai also said: "I will also do my part."

So, the matter was settled in this way, but building the yard is not something that can be done overnight.

Find a good part-time job, make a good design, and then start construction.

Fortunately, Luo Zhenhai waved his hand and said: "If everyone doesn't dislike it, then leave this matter to me."

Qi Zhongyu originally wanted to invite his second uncle to come forward, but since he built a yard next to Luo Zhenhai's house and he made many friends, it saved Qi Zhongyu the effort to go to his second uncle's place.

Luo Zhenhai and Lu Sanya stayed on the mountain until the evening before going back. Before leaving, Qi Zhongyu asked Lu Dongfu to go to the cabinet to get a bank note, and gave Luo Zhenhai 100 taels of silver, enough to build a spacious and bright yard.

Luo Zhenhai was stunned by her generosity, and Qi Zhongyu said: "You know, I have traveled all over the world for many years, and actually accumulated a lot of savings, but it's all such large sums of money, so I only hunt to earn some daily money. I will pay for the money for the expenses, the big sister’s yard, and you can help oversee the work. The extra money can be treated as the carpentry money I gave you in advance. After all, you need to prepare some furniture before you can move in. "

Luo Zhenhai nodded with a smile, and said: "That's fine, then I'd rather be respectful than follow orders, and I'll do it immediately tomorrow."

Qi Zhongyu was very relieved of Luo Zhenhai, because Luo Zhenhai was indeed a reliable person, so he responded and watched them go down the mountain.

Before the new yard is built, Lu Daya will still live on the mountain for a while. Sitting in the main room, Lu Daya said: "Since the utility room has been cleared out, I will take the children to live there. It’s good to occupy your bedroom all the time.”

Lu Dongfu hurriedly said: "Sister, there is no need to do this, you can live here with peace of mind. My husband and I are just two people, we can live in the study for a while, anyway, it's only for ten or so days."

As she spoke, she took out a few banknotes from her pocket and handed them over, saying, "Elder sister, you take this money, and you have to take care of Ruru and Xiaohu in the future, so you can't live without money."

Lu Daya refused, but Lu Dongfu was very persistent, and Qi Zhongyu didn't object, but kept persuading her.

She had no choice but to accept it, and took a look at it in her hand. She didn't know how much it was, but she thought it was only a few dozen taels, but she didn't expect it to be a few hundred taels.

Lu Dongfu didn't tell the truth, and planned to wait for the day when the elder sister moved, and then explain to her, and give her some broken silver and copper coins, so that she can buy things in the village or in the county.

Lu Daya carefully folded the bank notes and put them in her purse. She was very grateful to her two younger sisters, otherwise her natal family would be unreliable. She would never have the courage to reconcile with Peng An and take care of the two children.

Luo Zhenhai was very efficient. In less than half a month, at the end of May, he went up the mountain to say that the yard had been built and could be moved in at any time.

Lu Daya was stunned, she actually lived very well in Qi Zhongyu's house these days, Lu Dongfu would teach her to recognize some common characters, and Qi Zhongyu would play with the two children, she felt that this was not bad, and immediately denounced her selfishness .

So after a moment of daze, I packed up my things and prepared to move in today.

Although she didn't have many things, Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu went down the mountain with her to see the new courtyard.

Sure enough, it was built next door to Luo Zhenhai's house, and the walls of the courtyard were close to each other, but it occupied a much smaller area, but it was well-equipped. There were nine rooms in total, and the layout was very similar to Qi Zhongyu's courtyard on the mountain.

Lu Daya wandered around the house, her eyes filled with brilliance, and she said in her heart: This is the future home for her and the children. Although it is still empty, she really likes it, and her restless heart has settled down.

She thanked Luo Zhenhai and Qi Zhongyu repeatedly, and was even more grateful to her two younger sisters for helping her regain her new life.

Lu Dongfu smiled and said, "You don't have to be like this, you are all sisters of your own family and should do what you should do. Seeing that you are living a good life, we are relieved."

Lu Sanya also nodded quickly, took her hand coquettishly, and said: "Elder sister lives next door to my house now, and you can have dinner with us on weekdays, so as to save trouble. If elder sister feels guilty, you can come with me." Cook together, then I have someone to help me on weekdays, and my nieces and nieces can also be brought here, and my brothers can take them to play with other children in the village."

Listening to her description, Lu Daya couldn't help showing yearning.

Lu Dongfu also smiled and said, "That's not bad, big sister, let's do it this way."

Lu Daya nodded shyly.

Qi Zhongyu waited for the three sisters to finish their intimate relationship, and then said: "Sister, the yard has been built, but the daily necessities are not ready yet, while it's still early, why don't we go to the county together and buy everything we need. "

This matter is very urgent, because Lu Daya will be staying tonight, the bed is still empty, and there is no time to spread the quilt.

Everyone responded, and first handed over the two children to Luo Zhenhai's sons to take care of them, while the adults went shopping in the county together.

Because too many people went there, they paid a lot of entrance fee.

Lu Daya had never been to the county seat, so she looked around curiously, and Lu Sanya seldom came to the county seat, so Lu Dongfu took the sisters' hands and introduced Siyuan County to them.

Qi Zhongyu and Luo Zhenhai walked behind, looking at the increasingly desolate county town, with heavy expressions on their faces.

Luo Zhenhai said in a low voice: "Second brother-in-law, it seems that the current situation is very serious."

Qi Zhongyu nodded and said, "Have you prepared the supplies and food I asked you to prepare?"

A few days ago, when Qi Zhongyu was shopping around, he stopped by Luo's house to tell him, and he didn't know if Luo Zhenhai followed suit.

Luo Zhenhai naturally complied, and said, "It's already prepared. There are two vacant rooms piled up. They should be available until next year."

Qi Zhongyu said: "That's good, but it's rare to come to the county today, if you buy some food back home, I will also buy some, as rations for the eldest sister's family of three."

So, the two of them stopped in front of the grain store for a while, but when they asked the price, they heard that the price quoted by the shop assistant was three times higher than usual. Luo Zhenhai's face was very ugly, and he asked, "Why did the price increase so much suddenly?"

The man smiled wryly. In recent days, every guest who came to the door had to make such an inquiry.

He skillfully replied: "Guest officer, you don't know something. It was a warm winter in the north at the beginning of this year, so until now, it's almost June, and there hasn't been a few rains. If this continues, then this year will definitely be rainy." There is a drought, so the food there is no longer transported to Huainan Road."

"Someone in the south bought grain with a lot of money, which raised the price. The shopkeeper in our store relied on his connections to bring back a few carts of grain, and the price was more than twice as expensive as before. Don't look at the high price of our store. , In fact, I didn’t make much money, you can go to other places to ask, it’s the same situation.”

He said, and then whispered: "If the two guests have money, you can buy more. According to the shopkeeper, food will become more expensive in a few months, and maybe even if you have money, you can't buy it. "

Qi Zhongyu frowned. He has been busy with Lu Daya's affairs for the past month, and he didn't know that the matter had become so serious.

She and Luo Zhenhai looked at each other. Anyway, they didn't lack money, so they really bought a lot of food, but they bought too much and couldn't just carry it back.

Fortunately, the guys in the store knew that they lived in Yuehe Village, which was only half an hour away from Siyuan County, so they were willing to borrow the donkey carts in their store to take the grain back to the village.

So, Qi Zhongyu and Luo Zhenhai thanked them, and after talking to Lu Dongfu, they drove the donkey cart back and forth several times to carry the grain.

When they unloaded the grain into the carriage, they were also seen by neighbors near Luo Zhenhai's house.

They were very curious about Luo Zhenhai's purchase of so many things, and when they learned that they were all food, they were dispirited, and laughed at Luo Zhenhai's fuss.

They also heard from the village head that this year is a warm winter, and they need to prepare more food at home, but few people actually buy so much food and pile it up at home. You know, food will go bad if left for a long time.

However, Yuehe Village is located in the south and is irrigated by the Huai'an River. Unless it encounters a locust plague, it will have a good harvest at other times, and there is no shortage of food at all.

It was only Luo Zhenhai, a carpenter who had a lot of money and didn't farm land, so he would transport grain to his home by truckloads.

Luo Zhenhai didn't care about other people's opinions, he just wanted to feel at ease, and when the last cart was left, Qi Zhongyu went to look for Lu Dongfu and the other three, and only moved to the donkey cart after they had bought everything. Take them back to Luo's house together.

The three sisters of the Lu family helped tidy up Daya Lu's yard, and Qi Zhongyu occasionally helped out. By evening, the yard was almost ready for people to live in.

It's just that the clothes are still lacking. Lu Daya doesn't have many clothes, and she didn't bring them out when she was away. The clothes she was wearing and the only clothes in the closet were all in the yard on the mountain when she was with Lu Dongfu. sewn together.

There are only a few sets, which can barely be changed, but it is still not enough.

Fortunately, Lu Daya can sew clothes herself, and she can work very neatly, so she bought some cloth and came back to sew a few more sets in her free time.

Everyone was tired after a busy day. Lu Dongfu had the best physical fitness. After a short rest, she went to the kitchen to cook. Lu Daya and Lu Sanya helped her.

After eating, Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu went home in the moonlight.

Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Lu Dongfu vaguely remembered that it was the same in the past. She and Qi Zhongyu had dinner at the third brother-in-law's house and rushed home together. At that time...

She couldn't help but look at Qi Zhongyu beside her, and Qi Zhongyu said, "What's wrong?"

Lu Dongfu shook her head with a smile and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered something from the past."

When she said this, Qi Zhongyu also remembered, and she still vaguely remembered the uneasy mood at that time, hesitating to tell Lu Dongfu her real gender, but unexpectedly, Lu Dongfu discovered this secret by herself and gave her such a big secret. surprise.

She smiled and looked down at her, seeing that there were no passers-by around, she put her arms around her waist and kissed her lips.

After the kiss, both of them became a little emotional, and they just started eating meat not long ago, but when they were addicted, they happened to meet Lu Daya.

Since Lu Daya lived in the courtyard, they didn't want to make too much noise, even the frequency was much less.

Now that the matter was settled, Qi Zhongyu felt a little moved, and whispered in Lu Dongfu's ear, "Let's go to the mountain..."

Lu Dongfu's cheeks suddenly became hot, and her face was so red that it was smoking. She bit her lip and gave her a shameful look, and said, "No, you can't be outside..."

Qi Zhongyu opened his eyes wide, and asked sincerely: "Is it really not possible? It's night now, and there is no one else on the mountain except us, and no one will see it."

Lu Dongfu couldn't understand her way of doing things in the wild, obviously the bed is more comfortable.

She shook her head and refused, saying, "No!"

Qi Zhongyu lowered his head in frustration, even his footsteps became much heavier, and climbed up the mountain without saying a word, Lu Dongfu finally gave up, and said in frustration: "Okay, I get it, come on."

Qi Zhongyu's eyes lit up immediately, with a triumphant smile on his face, he pressed the man against the gate of the courtyard, and then took advantage of the faint moonlight to act mischievously...

Afterwards, Lu Dongfu ignored her for a few days. Qi Zhongyu felt his nose and knew that he was wrong. Last night was indeed a little too much, so he waited on him and behaved very obediently.

When Lu Dongfu was stared at by her pitiful eyes, she softened her heart again. As a result, the other party became even more serious, and happily held strange things in front of her, and said, "I made it myself. How about it? Do you want it?" Try it?" Lu Dongfu: ...

The two spent the sweltering June happily, and in the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of July, and Huainan Road entered the rainy season. It rained heavily for eight out of ten days, and occasionally for two days, the sky was also gloomy.

This morning, after eating breakfast, Qi Zhongyu turned over on the bed, not wanting to move.

She has become more and more lazy in recent days, and she has no interest in other things except eating and "exercising".

On the contrary, Lu Dongfu was not affected by the gloomy weather at all, and was still as diligent as a little bee, cleaning the yard spotlessly clean, and even made more women's clothing for Qi Zhongyu.

She is willing to spend money and thought on these dresses, Qi Zhongyu

Thinking of the clothes piled up in a closet gave me a headache.

Fortunately, she is gradually getting used to it now, and wearing women's clothing is also beneficial, so she treats herself as a doll and plays with Lu Dongfu's casual dress.

Thunder bursts came from outside the window. Lu Dongfu put down her needle and thread, kneaded her sore shoulders, and murmured, "There is a lot of rain this year."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, and said, "But Second Uncle said that the north is still dry and there is no rain. It is estimated that God has rained all the rain on our side. It feels like we will be drowned by the rain."

Lu Dongfu said: "You can't say that."

She simply put the embroidery tools aside, opened the window, and the cool rain splashed in through the window, and it was quite comfortable to fall on her face.

Qi Zhongyu looked at her and said, "My lady, be careful not to catch a cold."

Lu Dongfu responded, and obediently closed the window again, leaving only a narrow gap through which rainwater could splash in, and there were no other things placed here, so it wouldn't get wet.

She walked to the bed, Qi Zhongyu sat up from the bed with a grunt, walked not far away, picked up a clean handkerchief on the shelf, wiped her face, and said: "Although you have strong internal energy now, you will be on your period in a few days. Always be careful."

Lu Dongfu raised her head shyly so that she could wipe her cheeks.

After Qi Zhongyu finished wiping, he secretly kissed her on the cheek and said, "Okay, come and sit down for a while, obviously you don't need to embroider so hard, but you just don't listen."

Lu Dongfu was pulled obediently by her to sit on the bed, and then pressed down on the bed by her. She put her arms around her neck skillfully, and said, "It's always free, and I like embroidery very much, and I can earn money to support my family. Why not do it."

In addition to making Qi Zhongyu's dresses recently, she is doing large-scale embroidery work, because she is familiar with Jinxiu Pavilion, and there is a more reasonable price for her, just like the embroidery she is doing now, after finishing it Take it to Jinxiu Pavilion and sell it for 100 taels of silver.

In the past, she would not have dared to think about it, but it may be true that she is extremely talented in this area, as the embroiderer in Xue Yuan's mansion said back then, and she has studied it all based on her interest, so she has made rapid progress, and she has already been called She's a high-level embroiderer.

She was thinking wildly when she was bitten by Qi Zhongyu and said with a whimper, "It hurts."

Qi Zhongyu said vaguely: "Who made you not concentrate."

Lu Dongfu couldn't help giving her a blank look, and she really cooperated with her wholeheartedly...

The rain didn't stop until mid-July. Today is a rare good weather. Qi Zhongyu stretched his waist and said, "If this rain continues, I'm going to get moldy."

Lu Dongfu said: "Master, the food at home is almost gone, I have to go buy it from my second uncle."

Qi Zhongyu snorted, and it is true that she hasn't been to the second uncle's house for a while, since the weather is fine today, let's go to the second uncle's house to visit, and then you can visit Lu Daya, I don't know how she is doing recently Sample.

She told Lu Dongfu, and Lu Dongfu's eyes lit up, and said, "Okay, then let's go now."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, and went down the mountain with Lu Dongfu. The mountain road was muddy and slippery.

She wanted to walk with Lu Dongfu's hand, so she focused on the road under her feet, and never noticed that the Huai'an River at the foot of Yuenan Mountain had changed from being clear in the past to filthy, and it had spread to the shore, and the mighty river was rushing forward. go east.

After finally arriving at the foot of the mountain, sweat dripped from Lu Dongfu's forehead, and she sighed, "Rainy days really have a great impact."

Qi Zhongyu nodded and said, "Next time, just jump off the mountainside, it's too tiring to walk like this."

Lu Dongfu responded, and the two of them rested for a while, then went to the second uncle's house in Yuehe Village.

After entering the yard, I noticed that there were a few strangers in the second uncle's house. They didn't look like ordinary villagers, and the second uncle frowned and sighed, as if there was something bothering him.

Under such circumstances, Qi Zhongyu usually would not step forward to disturb her. She dragged Lu Dongfu to the yard, and happened to meet Qi Anhao who was reading in the yard. He was not far away.

Sitting there was his wife, Jiao Shi, who was talking to the two servant girls in a low voice.

One of the maids saw Qi Zhongyu and the others first, and hurriedly reported it to his wife.

Mrs. Jiao looked over, walked forward with a smile and said, "It's you guys who are here. Mother has something to go out today, and she will come back in the afternoon. Father is discussing important matters with the village chiefs of other villages. Why don't you just sit down and wait."

Qi Zhongyu said: "That's fine too."

They sat down on the stone bench, Qi Anhao heard the movement, put down his book, went to sit next to Jiao Shi, and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing these days?"

Qi Zhongyu smiled and said: "It's not bad, I don't hunt or farm now, I just nest in the yard every day and never go out, life is comfortable."

Qi Anhao sighed twice. Although he was staying at home, he had to read books and practice calligraphy every day. Qi Changle attached great importance to his studies. After learning that he wanted to become a teacher in the government school, he found other teachers for him. Looking at the books, it is busier than taking the imperial examination, and I read more books.

Fortunately, he already liked to study, so it didn't have much influence.

Lu Dongfu and Jiao Shi listened to the two of them chatting, and they were talking about short-term topics of parents, Jiao Shi smiled helplessly.

Qi Anhao kept his ears to the outside world and concentrated on reading the books of sages and sages, while Qi Zhongyu was a lazy fish who didn't step out of the door, so they didn't understand the serious situation that was happening today.

On the contrary, as the daughter of Jiao Yuan's family, Jiao's father, who has the title of "Bao inquiring", already knew what Qi Changle was worried about now, so he was not interested.

In the afternoon, Qi Changle's guests also left one after another. Qi Changle walked out of the main room with a long sigh, and saw Qi Anhao and Qi Zhongyu sitting together. In the past, he would be very happy to see his youngest son talking happily with his nephew .

But now, he was frowning, and forced the corner of his mouth to say: "Zhong Yu is here."

No matter how rough Qi Zhongyu's nerves were, he knew that something had happened, and it might not be a trivial matter, not to mention that she was very perceptive at certain times, so she asked, "Second Uncle, what happened?"

Qi Changle sat on another stone bench and sighed: "The dam of the Qiyang River in the upper reaches of the Huai'an River broke. Dozens of county towns were affected, causing heavy casualties. Not optimistic, hey..."

The Qiyang River is the second largest river in the Great Qi Kingdom, and the first is located in the north. There are two river banks, one south and one north, and nearly half of the population of the Great Qi Kingdom lives. Once the embankment breaks, it will inevitably cause extremely serious consequences.

Qi Zhongyu also looked solemn, and asked, "Second Uncle, will Yuehe Village also be affected?"

Qi Changle shook his head and said: "Our place is already downstream of a tributary, so the situation is not that serious, but we have to make preparations as soon as possible. The fields near the shore are hopeless, but other places can be saved. However, the disaster The implications are extensive, I am worried that those homeless refugees will come downstream to seek a living, when the time comes..."

Qi Zhongyu gasped, and Qi Anhao also frowned and asked, "But father, this is unreasonable. The county magistrate of Siyuan County only asked the people in the village under his jurisdiction to build dams upstream at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. , How could it break the embankment after repairing it?”

Qi Changle smiled wryly, and said: "It's not like you don't know the style of our county magistrate. It is estimated that even the imperial court is greedy for money for building dams. In addition, no one expected that there will be so much rain this year. The two sides together, That’s how it is now.”

But in this way, the county magistrate's arrogance can't be concealed. For such a big event as the Qiyang River broke the embankment and so many people died, someone must stand up and take responsibility. He estimated that even the noble concubine would keep him.

He was right in guessing, the imperial court has already been arguing in full swing, and must investigate this matter!

Not many officials really care about the life and death of the common people, but last year, the imperial household department spent millions of taels to repair the dam. Originally, according to the plan, the dam would last at least ten years, but it was only built at the end of last year. Just burst the embankment, this is a slap in the face naked, absolutely unbearable!

Hubu Shangshu is a middle-aged man in his early fifties, who looks younger than his actual age, he was the first to attack

, this matter must not be tolerated, and officials of his faction will naturally not stand by and watch.

Coupled with the fact that the imperial court has various forces, but they know each other's actions well, the construction of the embankment is mainly entrusted to Yu Wang, the son of Concubine An, to be responsible. Now that such a big incident has happened, Yu Wang must bear most of the responsibility.

As King Yu is the court's most popular candidate for the crown prince, this stain will inevitably be exploited by officials standing behind other princes, and will never be easily exposed...

Such a complicated situation caused the officials to quarrel for more than ten days, but there was no result.

They don't care much about the resettlement of refugees. The refugees have no choice but to flee to other places to escape.

As a result, many refugees flooded into Huainan Road, but the county seat would not come forward to accept these refugees. They could only gather outside the city gate, and even fled to nearby villages.

They have no money, no food to eat, so they can only beg or scramble in order to survive.

Therefore, the law and order in Yuehe Village has deteriorated a lot recently.

Qi Zhongyu lived on the mountain, so she didn't feel that strongly. After hearing about this matter at her second uncle's house last time, although she was worried, she felt that it had nothing to do with her. behind the head.

After leaving Qi Changle's house, he went to Lu Daya's house again, and didn't go home until evening.

Because the family had enough food and clothing, neither she nor Lu Dongfu came down the mountain again, so they didn't know that several villages under the jurisdiction of Siyuan County had been tense in recent days.

And the number of refugees is increasing, gradually gathering together, and even electing a leader, this leader is ambitious, otherwise he would not be able to sit in this position.

He led these refugees, but couldn't get enough food, so he could only gradually go to crooked ways. He set his eyes on the good people in the village, thinking: There must be a lot of food in their homes. Go grab it.