It began to rain again. Not only did the rain not stop in Hongnong County, but also in the capital, Chang 'an, Henan, and many other places, as well as the autumn harvest, which was supposed to be sunny, were also dripping with rain.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were in Hongnong County, but their hearts were all over the Tang Empire.
No matter what kind of crop it was, it was not a good thing to be drenched by rain in the autumn harvest. Some would rot, and some would sprout directly.
"It shouldn't be just a matter of calming down after the price of necessities has skyrocketed, and it shouldn't be passed on to the people. Officials who know that there is a disaster but don't act first and wait until the disaster is serious should be killed."
Zhang Xiaobao did not want to waste his energy on Yan Zheng, a person who had a death wish that was harder than stepping on the heavens. He picked up Xiao Bei and walked towards the city. At the same time, he spoke to Wang Juan, who had disregarded her status and kicked Yan Zheng.
Wang Juan picked up her brother and followed beside him. "It's okay. Now that the country has abundant resources, all the warehouses are full. We'll be in charge of allocation and let the people of the big companies help. When the disaster is over, we'll give them some convenience when they develop overseas."
"I'll help too, I'll help too." Xiao Bei turned his head and waved his little fist to show his presence.
Wang Juan smiled and pinched Xiao Bei's chubby face. "Our Xiao Bei is awesome. Patrol Inspector Zhang Xiaobai, listen to my orders."
"Yes." Xiao Bei first put on a serious face, then smiled and hugged his brother's neck. "What's so fun about this?"
"Organize the children under the age of 12 in Hongnong County. Don't disturb the adults when they are rebuilding their homes. Can you complete the task?" Wang Juan said loudly.
"I promise to complete the task." Xiao Bei also replied loudly. Then he muttered softly, "You're treating me like a child again. Okay, I'll go coax the child."
Zhang Xiaobao's team walked forward, and the people on the road automatically made way for them.
At this moment, many people found that their mood had changed. They were no longer depressed or angry. The rain didn't stop, the flood was still raging, and the lost property didn't suddenly come back.
But for some reason, there was a kind of relaxed feeling. It was as if even if the sky fell down, everything would be fine, even better than before the disaster.
Li Bai, who was carrying his sick body, rushed to Wang Wei's side. After observing the expressions of the people, he sighed, "Brother Mojie, it has changed. It has all changed."
Wang Wei nodded in agreement. "That's true. The eleven treasures of the Zhang Family and Wang Family are all here. It can be seen how important Hong Nong is to His Majesty. If he can't do this, who else can? When will we be able to do that? "
Li Bai did not say anything more. He looked around and remembered that he still had work to do. Dragging his weak body, he continued to arrange for reinforcements everywhere.
It didn't take long for someone to come over and take Li Bai's pulse and auscultate. In the end, the two doctors combined their opinions and took the current situation into consideration. They decided to use intravenous drips to treat Li Bai.
"The two of you have worked hard. Why don't you take a seat and rest?" Li Bai followed the tube from the bottle to the needle that was inserted into the blood vessel in his hand. He didn't know what kind of glue was used to make the doctor stay.
"We don't have time. There are other people waiting for help." The male doctor of the two doctors, who was in charge of traditional Chinese medicine, did not appreciate his kindness at all. He waved his hand and was about to leave.
Li Bai hurriedly stopped him. "Don't. I have to know what disease I have."
"You don't need to know what disease you have. You just need to know that the people who have been treated by me will definitely be cured." The male doctor said confidently.
Seeing that the two doctors were about to leave, Li Bai stopped them again. "I temporarily conscripted you … you … you wait. Who will pull out the tube for me later?"
"The water in the bottle has reached the bottom. Pull it out yourself and press it with a cotton ball. You are a man, but you are more timid than a woman." The female doctor finally couldn't help but turn around and criticize Li Bai.
As for Li Bai's conscription, the two doctors did not care at all. No one could command the people of the Zhang Family and Wang Family without an imperial edict.
Looking at the doctor who was gradually disappearing in the rain, Li Bai sighed and said to himself, "Sure enough, there is no good doctor. Medical ethics, medical ethics. A doctor should have the heart of a parent. Ma San, come here. Find the original doctor of the medical center in the city and pull out the tube for me later."
Ma San was sweating profusely after running around. When he heard Li Bai calling him, he saw that it was a small matter like pulling out the needle. He held back his helplessness and said, "Sir, I will pull it out for you later. The people in the medical center are all busy. That bastard Yan Zheng has made the people in the county suffer. When I passed by the South Gate just now, I took a glance and was really tortured there."
"Ah! Now the officials have no medical ethics, and the doctors have no medical ethics. I don't trust you to pull it out. You should at least tell me what disease you have. "Li Bai was still worried.
"My Lord, why don't you go back to the inn and rest? I'll get someone to prepare a bowl of ginger water for you. Take a nap and you'll definitely recover when you wake up. When I'm done here, I'll look for the doctor and ask him what's wrong with you. I won't give up until I know the truth."
"Uh! This … this is not necessary. He said that I don't know how to use the medicine. Looking at how confident he is, he should be a famous doctor. "
Li Bai no longer entangled himself with the pathology of his body and sent Ma San away. Suddenly, he thought about it. Not to mention the doctor's medical skills, at least his confident attitude made people feel at ease.
"Oh! This is the gap between us. I also need to be confident. " Li Bai seemed to have a better understanding of things. He looked up at the bottle hanging high up and pretended to be calm as he commanded.
*****
Wang Wei did not know where Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan went. He did not chase after them to report the situation to the county. He thought that there was a special intelligence officer in charge of reporting.
At this time, Wang Wei was at the South Gate, directing people to pave the road for the convenience of passage.
With the arrival of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, all kinds of materials collected from other places began to be transported to Hong Nong. Some of the food that came with Xiaobei had already been transported into the city.
The road at the South Gate was even worse. Wang Wei stood at the gate to coordinate. The overall command of the county was naturally handed over to Zhang Xiaobao.
Wang Wei never thought that he could do better than Zhang Xiaobao. It was said that when Zhang Zhong first came to Lu Zhou, the person in charge of the distribution of materials was not Zhang Zhong. It was his eldest son, Zhang Xiaobao, who was not even ten years old.
According to witnesses, at that time, the flood was monstrous, dark clouds covered the world, and the faint cry of a dragon could be heard. It was afraid that it was ordered to come from the Immortal Court and punish the world. Zhang Xiaobao and Cuckoo pointed to the sky and asked the immortals if they dared to fight. The dragon retreated in fear, the clouds dispersed, and the moon and stars appeared.
"It is said that it is just a rumor. What does the house in the sky look like? Ahhh! " Wang Wei muttered and looked at the sky. Suddenly, he sneezed. Only then did he remember that he had not taken the medicine given by the doctor. He walked to a place at the gate where hot water was boiled. He poured the medicine into his mouth and reached out for half a bowl of hot water. Then, he took two deep breaths and swallowed the medicine with water in his mouth. He felt much more relieved.
"It would be better if there was a skewer of mutton. Chicken is fine too." After taking the medicine, Wang Wei faintly smelled the aroma of roasted meat. He looked at the person who was boiling the water and said with a smile.
"My uncle is an official, my uncle is an official."
Suddenly, he heard someone beside him and felt his trouser leg being pulled. Wang Wei looked down.
He saw a little boy holding a skewer of meat and looking up at him. The skewer was filled with pieces of meat dripping with oil. No wonder it smelled so good.
Wang Wei sniffed uncontrollably and gave the little boy a smile that he thought was the most sincere.
The little boy's face that was still stained with dirt also turned into a flower. "Uncle Officer, I will treat you to meat skewers. I was wrong last time. Now I know that there are good things in being an official."
After hearing the little boy's words, Wang Wei recognized who he was. It was the little boy whose family specialized in barbecuing meat skewers. At that time, he said that there was no good in being an official and ran into the rain with anger and disappointment toward the whole Tang Empire.
No matter how hungry Wang Wei was, he could not snatch the food from the little boy. He said with a smile, "So my position is good?"
"Yes, yes! It is good. Eat the meat. I roasted it. I am full. I roasted it especially for uncle. Each piece is one-third of the muscle, one-third of the fat, and one-third of the lean meat. Haha! If uncle doesn't eat it, I will throw it away. I will really throw it away. "
The little boy introduced the meat and pretended to throw it away. He looked at Wang Wei with longing eyes.
Wang Wei was indeed hungry. He looked at the meat skewers and said, "Eat half of it and give the other half to people who need it more. Uncle can't eat more."
Then he asked, "How do you know uncle's position is good?"
The little boy nodded and gave half of the stick to Wang Wei. Then he answered, "Because uncle swallowed when he smelled the barbecued meat. An official who is not a good person would be sick of eating meat. He would not be greedy."
"Just because of this?" Wang Wei did not agree.
"Not really. There is more important. You were not caught by the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. You came back with Patrol Inspector Xiaobei. So your position is good, while the bad ones are suffering."
While speaking, the little boy used the remaining stick to point at Yan Zheng, who was placed at the door. He was thinking about what to do to successfully commit suicide.
Wang Wei did not know whether to laugh or cry. The little boy's thinking was too simple. He actually used this reason to judge whether an official was good or bad. Didn't it mean that Zhang Xiaobei represented the justice of the world?
"Is it not?" the little boy asked Wang Wei.
"Yes, you're absolutely right. Now that you've mentioned it, I've realized that it's indeed the case. You've wasted years of cold and heat without knowing the Lord earlier. Therefore, you have to listen to the good things among the officials. Find a place to take shelter from the rain and don't get sick.
What else could Wang Wei say? He had to coax the little boy away first.
The little boy nodded understandingly, "Then I will go. I will go with Patrol Inspector Xiaobei to save the children in other villages. They are waiting for us. Uncle, don't be sad. I will definitely learn from you."
Looking at the little boy's figure disappearing in the rain, Wang Wei shook his head, "This day."
He took another bite of the barbecued meat in the rain and smacked his lips, "It tastes better than last time. The people in the yamen really don't know how to barbecue meat. They are indeed professionals."
While he was talking to himself, Wang Wei strolled in front of Yan Zheng and waved the stick in his hand, "County Magistrate Yan, I'm afraid I won't be able to take away the benefits from playing mahjong. I wanted to put in a good word for you, but who would have thought that a child who gave me meat skewers would say that I'm a good official. A good official naturally can't speak up for a bad official. That child's family barbecued meat and raised a lot of livestock that they were going to kill for barbecued meat. You killed his livestock, so I'm being generous. Come, I'll let you smell it. It smells good. When I return to the capital, I'll help you in Hanyuan Palace.
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