flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Reconstruction 1
Chapter 139 Reconstruction 1
The rain gradually stopped. Shen You knew that Wushang could calculate some celestial phenomena, so she asked Wushang to calculate when the rain would stop.
Although Wushang is not very old, he is really good at this thing. He said that there is a high possibility that the rain will stop tomorrow, so Shen You plans to pack up and go to the county government office with Zhou Ning tomorrow.
Shen You took out the wooden tag he had been wearing around his neck. It had become a little hot in the past few days, so Shen You realized something was wrong. As soon as he took it out, he found that the shape had changed a little, and the word "Yuzu" could be vaguely seen on the wooden tag.
Look at Zhou Ning's piece, it's the same.
Both wooden signs are half-moon shaped and fit together perfectly.
Shen You put on the wooden token and carefully checked Zhou Ning's before saying with relief: "I don't know who that Taoist priest is, but this thing is a bit strange. We are both souls from another world. I see that your physique has been getting better and better in the past two years, not like at the beginning. Maybe it's really the effect of this wooden token. You must keep it well and don't lose it."
Zhou Ning agreed verbally, but was mentally thinking about how to arrange the herbs most cost-effectively.
The rain stopped the next day, and Liu Qingxiu asked Shen Zhong to take Shen You and Zhou Ning to the county government office.
Qi Ji and Bai Zhao followed.
But Wushang did not follow. After all, he was from the previous dynasty and was not suitable to appear in front of Daqian officials.
After the rain, the road was extremely difficult to walk on, with potholes and mud everywhere.
Zhou Ning barely managed to avoid falling into the mud thanks to Shen You's support.
After a flood, the bodies of humans and livestock were left to rot on the ground without anyone to clean them up. There were also all kinds of excrement and rotten houses. How could it be described in one word?
Zhou Ning studied medicine and Shen You studied agriculture, and they both couldn't stand this scene, not to mention Qi Ji and Bai Zhao, who were both from aristocratic families.
However, seeing that the two women were still enduring it, Qi Ji and Bai Zhao felt embarrassed to be pretentious. They even found something to pad the particularly dirty places and let Zhou Ning and Shen You make do with it.
The situation in the village is like this, and the situation in the town is even more terrible.
When the flood came, the town was like a lamb to be slaughtered, with nowhere to hide.
In fact, Zhou Ning and Shen You were not sure whether the county government was still there or whether County Magistrate Lin was still alive.
Houses and other things had long been washed away, and people were lying on the streets, crying, making a fuss, or lifeless. The scene was very bleak.
Zhou Ning, Shen You and their companions were wearing very old clothes, which were covered in mud from walking all the way, and their hair was messy. Even so, they were not snatched away by the people.
Relying on his memory, Shen You found the county government office.
The place was surrounded by people with no way to survive. Only a few yamen runners were still working, protecting the besieged County Magistrate Lin.
Magistrate Lin had a worried and angry look on his face. He said, "I've already told the court. You, you, hey, hey, stop pulling my clothes—"
Before he finished speaking, County Magistrate Lin saw Shen You and said, "County Lady!!!"
A few people thought about it for a moment. County Lord, they had also heard that a county lord had appeared in their Junlai Town, who was more powerful than the county magistrate.
The people swarmed up, Qi Ji hurriedly stood in front of Shen You, while Bai Zhao took Zhou Ning's hand and threw her behind.
Bai Zhao was very strong and Zhou Ning felt like his hand was about to break.
"It hurts, it hurts, please let go, hurry up and let go." Zhou Ning patted Bai Zhao's hand, asking him to let go quickly.
This child, why is he so fierce?
Shen Zhong stood in front of the four people, protecting them.
The people are innocent, but those who are desperate don't care about others and may even come to rob.
Shen You said anxiously: "What are you standing there for? Run."
After saying that, he pulled Zhou Ning and ran away.
Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best. Shen You and Zhou Ning quickly ran away, leaving a few "weak" men behind to deal with it.
Shen You took Zhou Ning around and walked behind County Magistrate Lin.
"County Magistrate Lin." County Magistrate Lin turned around and saw Shen You smiling in a particularly creepy way.
Thinking of his behavior of diverting trouble, County Magistrate Lin said with a guilty conscience: "County Master, I was just too excited to see you just now. I didn't mean it."
"It's okay. I have something important to discuss with you." Shen You found a place to sit down.
Zhou Ning stood beside her to support the county lady.
County Magistrate Lin thought: What business can a little girl have? But he still tried to save face and said, "Please go ahead."
Shen You hooked his finger at Zhou Ning, and Zhou Ning took out the written plan.
"How did you report to the court?" Shen You asked.
County Magistrate Lin did not complain about almost drowning, but said: "It just stopped raining yesterday, and I immediately wrote a memorial to explain the situation here and request the court to exempt taxes and allocate disaster relief funds, and then sent it out."
Shen You nodded and asked, "How much money do you think the court will allocate?"
County Magistrate Lin shook his head and said, "I don't know. Although there is no clear news yet, I estimate that the affected area will not be small. It is not certain whether they can allocate money to us."
"In this case, we must prepare for the worst." Shen You resisted the urge to sigh and tried his best to appear calm and dignified.
County Magistrate Lin thought that this county lord was really strange. She only had the empty title of county lord and no fiefdom. Logically, she should protect her money and hide for a while, and should not make such a big fuss and act like a savior.
Seeing him staring at her blankly, Shen You said, "Why are you looking at me? Is there something written on my face? Look at this."
It’s over. I’ve been teaching children in the factory for too long and have developed an occupational disease.
County Magistrate Lin came to his senses and did not intend to express his thoughts. What was going on? He finally found a county lady who was willing to help share the responsibilities. Could he really drive her away?
"Go and count all the things in the county government office, from gold, silver, and jewelry to wood and stone, and especially grain. All of them must be recorded in the register. I want to see it."
County Magistrate Lin called his servant, who soon produced a booklet. He presented it respectfully and said, "I have already compiled the numbers. Please have a look, my lady."
Shen You thought to himself: This County Magistrate Lin is quite good at being an official. Even in such a chaotic situation, he still remembered to count the supplies.
It’s a pity that there is not much recorded on it, and the silver can only be exchanged for about ten days of grain in the entire county.
Shen You closed the booklet, handed it to Zhou Ning, and said, "Ning, make a copy."
Zhou Ning took the booklet and began to copy it. It was inconvenient for her to stand, so County Magistrate Lin was considerate enough to ask someone to find a chair for Zhou Ning.
"To survive this disaster safely, there are two things we need to do: reconstruction and prevention."
"These houses, city walls, people's fields, and shops all need to be put back together. You will go and count the people in the town later. The situation of each person's family and health condition must be recorded in the register."
"Then today we will select healthy adult men to collect the bodies. Both the human and animal bodies will be burned."