The current was very turbulent, the water was turbid, and all kinds of broken trees and sundries were swept down, turning the water into a Shura field. Cheng Jia drank a few sips of water, and in his panic, he wanted to float up more and sank more, and the objects in the water hit him even more painfully.
I didn't expect that I, Cheng Jia, would be buried here. Cheng Jia simply relaxed his body and watched the light fade away, but he seemed to see that person's face in front of him.
She was the one who thought of him at this moment? Cheng Jia was a little annoyed, and then felt a warm thing approaching, passing through the soft and fierce body in one breath, bringing him back alive from the edge of suffocation.
Pulling Cheng Jia out of the water, Ling Qingyu shouted to Yan San who was running along the bank: "Take the rope." Then he pushed Cheng Jia up with all his strength.
Yan San had already wrapped a noose in his hand, and seeing that Cheng Jia's body was visible, he swung the noose over to trap him accurately, lifted it hard, pulled it back, threw it on the shore, pulled his hand, and untied it. Rope, continue to chase down.
Cheng Jia watched dumbly as Ling Qingyu dived into the water again, bobbing up and down in the river like a big fish.
Wang Xuanzhi knew how to draw water a little, but the clothes on his body were complicated. After tossing a few times, his hands and feet were bound and he sank.
His official uniform is crimson, which is still conspicuous in the water. When Ling Qingyu saw him, there was a big tree stump rushing towards him behind him.
Without time to think about anything, Ling Qingyu plunged forward, hugged Wang Xuanzhi and sank down, the tree stump rushed over their heads.
Without looking at Wang Xuanzhi's wide-open eyes, Ling Qingyu held his breath in the same way. Seeing that he was relieved of suffocation, he dragged him to the surface of the water.
Because of the avoidance just now, the two of them were a little far away from the shore, Ling Qingyu said loudly: "Don't move around, I will take you up."
Wang Xuanzhi nodded, and Ling Qingyu put one arm under his arm and swam to the shore.
The rain was heavy, and there were various suspicious objects floating around, but the woman had a determined face, clear eyes, strong and powerful arms around her, and quickly avoided those objects rushing from above.
At that moment, Wang Xuanzhi was a little dazed, just quietly looked at her face, following her ups and downs in the water.
A little closer to the shore, Ling Qingyu lifted Wang Xuanzhi a little higher, and Yan San followed the same pattern and dragged him up.
With no encumbrance, Ling Qingyu plunged back to the shore, and borrowed Yan San's strength to climb up the embankment.
"Damn it, don't be a good person next time!" Ling Qingyu, whose whole body hurt from the bump, cursed, lying in Yan San's arms, and said, "Yan San, I can't move anymore."
Yan San hugged her tightly, kissed her on the lips with a slight smile, then picked her up and walked to the places he came and went.
Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi had already been supported by those who were chasing up from behind.
"Is she okay?" Cheng Jia asked anxiously after seeing Yan San.
"Nothing, just a little bit out of strength." Yan San replied.
Although it didn't take long, they had already been washed down a long way. When they returned to their original place, they saw that the embankment was already in a mess, and there was also a puddle inside the embankment.
"Fortunately, the water is not very deep." Ling Qingyu said with relief.
Before she finished speaking, there was a burst of gong sound from the downstream side.
Cheng Jia's face paled suddenly, and he said, "Somewhere the embankment has burst."
There were seven days of heavy rain in the upper reaches, and five days in the middle reaches. The water in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River rose by tens of feet. The floods submerged several cities in Bayu, Hezhou and other places, and the essence of the city was washed away. However, the embankment on the south bank of the Yangtze River on Jinghu North Road was washed away in Songzi, and the flood flowed directly into Dongting Lake, leaving nothing in its reach. The levee on the north bank broke through the Confucian Tan, and the Jianghan Plain in the north of Jing became a vast ocean, and countless government houses and fields were flooded. Jingnan South Road was damaged by the breach of the Yangtze River. The flood overflowed from the head of the embankment, and the embankment collapsed, leaving no survivors.
This is a strange disaster that has never been seen since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Due to the warning from the government in Jiangling, most of the residents went to the high ground and the city towers. Although there were heavy losses, fortunately, there were not many dead. Hearing the tragic situation elsewhere, they felt sorry for each other. I heard from the yamen servants that the warning from the government was Master Cheng offered his head as a guarantee in exchange for it, so everyone called Cheng Jia Cheng Qingtian.
Cheng Qingtian is now eating and drinking in Ling Qingyu's tent again.
"Master Cheng!" The corners of Ling Qingyu's eyes twitched again. This person is now rationed. He eats hers instead of his own. How can this not make people angry.
"Don't be so stingy." Cheng Jia said with a smile. Thanks to preparations, no matter whether it is the common people or the government, a lot of food has been put in the highlands. Otherwise, Jiangling will start to panic about food like other places.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, you should be very anxious now, what are you doing so leisurely?" Ling Qingyu snatched a piece of meat, fortunately she asked Sum to prepare not only food but also dried meat. It's hard not to eat green vegetables.
"It hasn't rained in the past few days, and the weather is fine. The water will recede after a while." Cheng Jia said with a smile. Both he and Wang Xuanzhi have written several papers, asking the court for disaster relief, but now they have not responded at all. No, he was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were bubbling. Only when he came to Ling Qingyu could his heart calm down a little.
"That's it, don't you think the weather is too hot these days?" Ling Qingyu said.
"Yes, after the catastrophe, I'm afraid of the plague." Cheng Jia's eyes darkened, and then he smiled again: "When are you going to leave?"
Ling Qingyu put down his chopsticks.
Her tent was also built on the city wall, and she had called Sum to snatch it early in the morning. From the high city wall, she could see the endless plain outside. Oh, it was still water at this time, and the rice for this season was completely gone.
"Hey, Cheng Jia." Ling Qingyu called out.
Her eyes flickered, making Cheng Jia's heart twitch, and sure enough, Ling Qingyu continued: "Help me get some fields here, and I'll transfer 200,000 shi of grain to rescue the disaster."
Cheng Jia raised his forehead and asked, "When you let Han Bian go, you already started raising food, right?"
"You have to do me some favors! Or I'll be a loser!" Ling Qingyu stared at him and said.
"The fields here are not good. The affairs of the King of Chu have not been finished yet. There are too many disputes. I'll get you some in Dongting Lake, okay?" Cheng Jia said helplessly.
"It's a deal!" Ling Qingyu said happily, and then said: "Don't wear a tail!"
"Cough cough."
When the two turned their heads, Wang Xuanzhi was standing at the door, looking at them.
"Your location is the best here, and this official will also move here." After Wang Xuanzhi finished speaking, he backed away from the door.
Ling Qingyu glanced at Cheng Jia, Cheng Jia shook his head, Ling Qingyu stood up and walked outside the tent. The place she wants Sum to occupy is a turret. Although it is not big, it has walls and a roof to protect against wind and rain, and it is higher than the city wall, and it is relatively dry. Those who want to snatch this place will be captured by Sum. He took the knife and frightened him back, and then Cheng Jia ostentatiously squeezed into a small tent inside, so no one dared to snatch it.
But now another tent squeezed in!
Cheng Jia can understand Wang Xuanzhi. Even the city tower provided by the county magistrate is very crowded in other places. Although this place is small, it is cleaned cleanly and there are not so many troubles. A few guards stand below No matter whether those officials or wealthy households, they would not run over to make friends without knowing their ways. The most important thing is that no one climbed into the tent in the middle of the night!
Seeing Ling Qingyu's angry face, Wang Xuanzhi said in his heart, you think I want to come, if I didn't know that you would never climb my bed, I wouldn't come.
Cheng Jia walked over to Wang Xuanzhi's servant, and asked in a low voice, "Is there someone else last night?"
"Yes, the daughter of Cheng Dahu's family said that she would like to be the young master's maid." The servant also whispered, catching two in one night, these young servants can't stand it, the young master has not fallen asleep for several nights.
After two days, the water began to recede, but the rescue from the court still did not arrive. Most of the residents began to go back to their houses. Although the houses were dirty and ugly, it was better than sleeping outside.
There were fewer people on the wall.
Ling Qingyu still didn't leave. The first is that no one has gone back to clean up the inn, and the second is that she plans to leave.
The carriage was still there, but the horse had already been washed away. Sum went back to the inn every day to clean the carriage, and it was almost cleaned up. As long as he found the horse, he could leave.
"Didn't the county government clean up the room for you two? Why don't you leave?" Ling Qingyu said disgustedly to the two guys who were eating her lunch again.
"Don't dare to go, the girls in Jiangling are too enthusiastic." Cheng Jia sighed.
"Ah? Oh? Hahahaha!" Ling Qingyu pointed at the two and couldn't help laughing wildly. On the second day after Wang Xuanzhi moved in, Yan San asked about the gossip.
Wang Xuanzhi is the number one scholar in the current department, the son of Wang Xiang, and he himself is a beautiful young man who looks as gentle as jade. All the big families in the city are squatting on the city wall, so all the noble ladies in the city have seen this dream. Young man, of course, Mr. Cheng Jia Cheng is also very popular. He is the number one scholar in the past, the first son of Cheng Xiang, and the handsome Mr. Pian Pianjia of Yushu. The city wall is only so big, and after the catastrophe, after the shock and surprise, people don’t pay much attention to those sub-rules Yes, and if my daughter can really climb up to these two, that would be a good thing, so all kinds of encounters, sexual intercourse, physical encounters, and finally bed encounters unfolded.
Wang Xuanzhi's face darkened, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, got up and left.
"Are you leaving?" Cheng Jia asked after she finished laughing.
"Yes, logically, Han Bian's food should have arrived, but now the food has not arrived, the boat has not arrived, and there is no news at all. I am a little worried." Ling Qingyu nodded. Although all the traffic was cut off, there shouldn't be any news.
Cheng Jia swallowed his words and went back, remembering what Wang Xuanzhi said, if this matter gets out, I'm afraid it's really unfavorable, the plague has already started to spread in the Dongting Lake area, and the imperial court has sealed off all the roads there, and the Ling family's boats may also be affected. Well, neither the food team nor the food team can make it through. But it's a good thing for her to go, at least she can leave this dangerous place.
"My lord, the carriage has been fixed." Su Mu said standing at the door.
"Okay, let's see if we can find a horse." Ling Qingyu looked at Cheng Jia, and they were court officials who still had horses.
"I see, the man-eating hands are short." Cheng Jia sighed and stood up.
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng!" Ling Qingyu said with a smile all over his face.
Cheng Jia shook his head and walked out.