Zhang Zhong was shocked. Didn't his daughter-in-law just say a few words in a dialect? This person's reaction was too big, wasn't it?
"Cuckoo, what did you say to him?" Zhang Zhong was puzzled. What did his daughter-in-law say to scare him like this?
"He didn't say much. He just said that there's going to be a flood and asked the people in the mountains to come down and hide. Even if they get washed away by the water, there's a boat that can take them to a higher place. If the mountain collapses, it's over," Wang Juan explained.
"How did you know that there's going to be a flood?" Zhang Zhong's heart tightened. He could not believe what others said, but if it was his son and daughter-in-law, he had to believe it even if he did not understand. Even if his daughter-in-law said that the moon would fall tomorrow, he would still organize people to move, let alone a flood.
Wang Juan saw Zhang Zhong's worry and said a little embarrassedly, "Father, it wasn't me who said it. It was Grandpa Zhang. Grandpa Zhang is Zhang Jiuling's butler. He's very good at martial arts and forced Xiao Bao to use methods that he shouldn't have used. Only then did he force him to retreat. He used to be a guard and even knows how to raise pigeons. Xiao Bao is still suffering."
"Ah? Xiao Bao is injured? Why didn't I see it? He didn't say anything? "Zhang Zhong forgot about everything else and only thought about his son.
"What's there to say? It's just sore and painful. Just bear with it. I'll give him a good massage before he goes to bed tonight." Wang Juan knew the pain, but she knew what kind of person Zhang Xiaobao was. He did not care about this little bit of pain.
"Then Cuckoo, you'll have to take care of him tonight. Do you know when he's going to have a flood?" Zhang Zhong did not know what his daughter-in-law meant by using methods that he shouldn't have used. He thought that it was a demon or a celestial's method. Otherwise, how could two people force a former guard to retreat?
He knew that his son could endure the pain. Presumably, the two of them had their own ways of dealing with it. The thing that worried him the most was the flood. He had heard of Zhang Jiuling before, but he didn't expect that his family would be here. It wasn't easy for the state's middle school to improve. If it was washed away by the flood, everything would be gone.
This was especially true for the crops planted here. It was almost time to harvest, and they could continue to plant crops. They could harvest twice or thrice in a year. It all depended on what they wanted to plant. If the rice that they had prepared at home were to be washed away by the water, there would be a shortage of food for this season.
Wang Juan was also a little worried about the flood. It would delay a lot of progress, but she was not afraid. She still had a few days to prepare. The loss of property was a small matter. It was fine as long as the people were fine.
"Dad, there are still about five days left. Grandpa Zhang didn't calculate it himself, but some old people here said it. Some said it would be seven days later, and some said it would be five days later. Many old people said so, so we have to believe it. At least five days, at most seven days."
Wang Juan summarized what the old man said when they left and said to Zhang Zhong.
"Dad, everything has been arranged. But when I came here just now, I heard that the river that we prepared to drain water from the artesian well has risen a lot. Hurry up and arrange for the disaster relief. This time, we are really going to lose money. Some of the money that we borrowed was used to buy the shops. We can't let the people who damaged the houses bear the cost of the flood."
Zhang Xiaobao came back at this time. He was in a bad mood. He calculated and calculated, but in the end, he could not calculate a natural disaster.
That tree, who was standing at the side, heard everything the three of them said. When he heard that it was a flood, he immediately became anxious. The tribe would be flooded once every year. No matter how they changed the location, it was useless. When the flood came, it would not go back to the original location.
Zhang Zhong was also worried. When he saw that tree looking at him, he said to him, "Brother Tree, don't worry. Send people back immediately. Don't bring anything with you, just some food and water. It should take less than six days. Go back and ask people to cut trees and make rafts. When the water is big, they can come down.
That tree had no other choice. He could only say a few words to two of the six people who were faster. The two people turned around and were ready to run out, but they were stopped by Zhang Xiaobao. His movement was very simple. He was 1.2 meters tall. He jumped up from the ground and jumped 1.2 meters in the air. He flew two feet in a row, and the two people had to retreat.
"What's the hurry? Take the things with you before you go. " Wang Juan rushed to the door. Zhang Xiaobao was half a body's height. Wang Juan happened to stand beside Zhang Xiaobao and said to the two anxious people.
Only then did the two people realize who they had offended. They knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up. Get ready immediately. Remember to go back quickly. Even if you die, you have to spread the news." Wang Juan said to the two people again. She ran out with Zhang Xiaobao to arrange food and water. This was simple. They just had to find a guard. They had things that they always prepared.
The four slow people and the injured tree were left in the house. They anxiously waited for news from the other side. It would take at least ten days.
Zhang Zhong had no time to chat. He said a few words and left in a hurry. The notice was written in the blink of an eye. He asked people to hold umbrellas and read it loudly in the provincial government for the people to hear.
The content was to let the people be prepared to leave at any time. The small boats on the 18 big boats were all lowered. The guards of the Prince's Mansion and the strong people in the inner courtyard all went out to cut trees. The people followed suit. The construction of the docks stopped. People evacuated and made rafts.
The things in the houses that should be moved were moved to welcome the arrival of the flood. The honesty of the provincial government was different from before. The people did not doubt. Some families who knew how to read the weather responded positively.
In the midst of the busy work, Fan Jianxi and the other three people were secretly laughing. They hoped that the water would be bigger and stronger. They hoped that all the houses would be washed away. Even the houses behind the unfinished provincial government would be washed away.
Zhang Xiaobao held his chin with his hands. He looked outside at the rain that showed no signs of stopping. He blinked and said, "The sky is falling …"
"Okay, don't memorize these things. It's not easy for you to learn. Keep them. Ah, think of a way to reduce the loss." Wang Juan crossed her arms. She heard Zhang Xiaobao mumbling and nudged him.
Zhang Xiaobao stopped. He looked at Wang Juan and asked, "Do you want fame or money? I can't make up my mind now."
"What fame and money? The flood is coming. It's terrible. Fame and money are too far away. Think about how to save the lives of the people in the province. "
Wang Juan was worried about the coming flood. In this kind of situation, some experienced people were more accurate than the weather forecast. After checking the weather, they could say when the flood would come.
Zhang Xiaobao pinched his thigh hard and said, "I'll listen to you. If you want lives, prepare to take other people's lives and let them come over to develop. This move is a little immoral, but we have to make up for the loss of our side in the flood, and it's also a good thing to save people.
It's a pity that there are not enough boats. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have let the cooks and workers go back so early. I'll let them stay for a few more days. Now start to collect the ropes. Be quick. "
Wang Juan was stunned. She looked at Zhang Xiaobao and asked, "Comrade Xiao Bao, you don't want to calculate when the flood is coming, do you? You just watch those people be drowned by the flood? You just watch the children cry alone? How can you do this? You want to make money from the national disaster? How did your grandfather, the dean, get you promoted in the first place? "
Wang Juan was really angry. Usually, she would accept Zhang Xiaobao's calculations. However, at this time, based on Zhang Xiaobao's words, he wanted to make up for the loss. He wanted both money and fame.
Zhang Xiaobao chuckled and said, "It's a misunderstanding. How can I forget that scene? I was thinking whether I should ask them for money after saving them or treat them well to gain a good reputation. When you said that, I made up my mind. We need people. Lu Zhou's population is too small."
"What do you mean? I don't understand. "Wang Juan was still angry.
"Nothing much. It's just that this rain is not normal. When I went to arrange according to my father's instructions, I heard someone say that they had picked up a few big fish in the county. They fell quite heavily. Why do you think the fish fell? Could it be that they found it too lonely in the water and flew into the sky? "
Zhang Xiaobao narrowed his eyes and said.
Wang Juan paused for a moment before she asked tentatively, "Could it be a typhoon? Isn't this the wrong season? "
"A typhoon is coming. What's the right season? Let's go and make arrangements. We'll save more people. To be honest, I hope that everyone will be safe. However, this is only a wish. Let's do our best. "
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he pulled Wang Juan and rushed out without opening an umbrella.
15 minutes later, a new announcement was made in the provincial capital. The servants were also shouting in various places, asking the people to demolish their houses and pack up their belongings, especially those with roof beams. They were to unload the logs and use strong ropes to make wooden rafts.
They did not want the other miscellaneous items in their houses. If they could be packed, they could be put on the wooden rafts and get people to prepare more ropes.
The fast horses could only spread the news in Ulei County and Yushan County. The two counties further away could not do anything. Although they had sent people there to make preparations, they did not have time to demolish their houses.
Everything was prepared. The entire province was under martial law. The two counties further away might not be able to do it, but the two counties here had no problems. At the same time, the matter of loans was also announced. All loans would be waived. All goods that had been paid for in advance would be given away for free. After all, nothing would be left behind in the end.
The Zhang family would bear this loss alone. The people also understood that this matter was serious. The new good official gave up so much money directly. He was definitely not lying to them.
The people in the two counties began to demolish their houses according to the announcement. They tied up the wooden rafts one by one and took their belongings with them. They waited for the good official to make the next arrangements.
At this time, there were still some people who were in a hurry. Along the way, they met people on fast horses who came to announce the announcement. When the horses reached dangerous places, they could not run. The people on the horses could only give up on the horses and run to the two counties on foot.
"Do you want to live? If you want to, follow me and run quickly. When you reach the provincial capital, help organize. If you do well, maybe Governor Zhang will spare you this time. "
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