Shi Qing's eyes trembled slightly, and he looked up at Yun Zhi in a daze, unable to react for a while.
Yun Zhi stood up, raised his hand and rubbed his nose, his eyes began to look at her embarrassedly, and looked away, "Shall we go out at night?"
"Not going tonight."
Wait until tomorrow to find out the situation before going.
Shi Qing got up, patted his butt, chased Yun Zhi who was walking into the house, and asked, "Are you drunk just now?"
If he dared to tell her that he had sex after drinking, Shi Qing's dog's head would be wrung off by him!
Yun Zhi raised his hand and hung the sword beside the bed, with a smile in his eyes, and turned to look at her with red ears, "Guess."
Shi Qing folded his arms and stared at him.
Yun Zhi smiled.
Because of a kiss at night, the originally pure chat under the quilt seemed to become more ambiguous.
Shi Qing looked at the progress bar on the transparent panel, which showed brightly—
Seventy percent progress.
It's still thirty, why don't we just take advantage of the moonlight tonight to get things done
It was rare for Shi Qing to fall asleep without touching the bed, but as soon as Nai He turned his head and turned to the side to sleep with Yun Zhi, the male protagonist, he saw that he was already lying on his back and fell asleep.
"..."
How dare you say you're not drunk
Waking up early in the morning, Yun Zhi practiced his sword in the yard, and Shi Qing got up to wash up.
After the two finished their meal, County Magistrate Cao came over, "Here are the county's expense accounts and some measures for flood control."
As he spoke, he put the notebook he was holding in front of Shi Qing, obviously ready for it.
The money has been sent and distributed in several provinces on average, among which the floods are the most severe on the county magistrate Cao's side every year, and Shi Qing came here this year.
County magistrate Cao said, "The people in the lower reaches have already started to migrate to the upper reaches, but there are still a small number of people who are reluctant to leave their farmland and are still reluctant to leave."
"Will these people be compensated every year?" Shi Qing casually flipped through the ledger and asked.
When she was talking about things, Yun Zhi sat beside her and listened.
County magistrate Cao stood by, answering every question, "Of course it will be given. This is the imperial court's regulation, not only to give them a certain amount of compensation, but also to exempt them from taxes for the coming year, but there are still people who are lucky and wait Look at that little field."
"Then find someone to persuade her, and ask whether she wants the land or her life. If she wants the land, she can move it by herself. If she wants the land, you can send someone to help her," Shi Qing said, "She is confused, so you won't be confused."
County magistrate Cao had never used such a strong method, and immediately said that he had learned, "I understand."
The dam is being repaired around the river, and Shi Qing and County Magistrate Cao went out to check.
At present, it seems that the money is still in place, including the account books and so on.
Even the dikes are slowly being built, last year's ones have been washed away, and this year's ones are being rebuilt.
Shi Qing went to the river to have a look. The dykes and dams first use wooden piles as the pile foundation, and the stones as the main body. The stones are connected with stone ingots or iron ingots, and finally lime, glutinous rice, tung oil, etc. are used to joint the joints. .
If the flood comes up at that time, there will only be some sacks piled up on it.
It is only May now, and there is still some time before July and August, and the surrounding rivers that are prone to floods are only laying foundations.
These wooden piles are the foundation. If the wood is not strong, the stones on it will not be able to resist when the flood hits.
County magistrate Cao saw that Shiqing wanted to go to the river, but he didn't stop him, but followed behind.
The wood is good wood, very solid.
Shi Qing wondered, since complete preventive measures have been taken every year, why are there still countless people dying
Is it really a natural disaster
Shi Qing would definitely not believe the superficial facts. If he wanted to find out the local situation, he had to start from other places.
When night fell, Shi Qing and Yun Zhi changed into simple and capable bunts, ready to go out and have a look.
Mihe and Yaqing didn't know kung fu, so they stayed behind to salute and deal with the magistrate Cao.
Yun Zhi saw Shi Qing walking on the street, "Aren't we going to the river?"
"No hurry, ask someone first."
Yun Zhi looked around in a daze to see if there was anyone on the street at night.
Until Shi Qing crouched in a corner.
The common people went home to sleep at night, but the beggars did not.
Now that the weather is hot, they don't even want to find a pile of straw to shelter them from the wind and rain, so they simply sleep under the wall.
When Shi Qing first arrived, she gave each of the beggars a piece of clothing. The beggars would never forget her beautiful and recognizable face.
Shi Qing's money was never in vain, and now he happened to ask them something.
The beggar leader saw Shi Qing coming over at night and thought he was dreaming.
"Dams?" The beggar leader looked at Shi Qing and immediately understood.
She wiped the saliva that fell from the corner of her mouth when she fell asleep, and led Shi Qing towards the river.
The two walked in front, and Yun Zhi was two steps behind holding the sword.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that he and Shi Qing were being watched.
It seems that someone has followed them since they left the Yamen.
Among them, one line of sight is the most obvious and very familiar.
"Do you think the embankment is okay? That's someone surnamed Cao fooling you." The beggar leader blurted out, then realized who he was talking to, and immediately said with a smile, "I, I..."
Shi Qing was young, and she didn't seem to have any airs when she was not putting on an official position. She forgot her sense of proportion when she spoke.
"It's okay, tell me." Shi Qing was also curious, can County Magistrate Cao really do it well
The beggar leader continued, "She is only superficial, but she is rotten on the inside. If she doesn't collect money, how can she honor those adults in the capital? How can she get promoted?"
Mr. Cao is thinking of climbing up, after all, who is an official, who is willing to be a county magistrate for the rest of his life.
The workers who worked by the river during the day have gone back, and now there is only a pile of wood and stones brought over on the ground.
"It's a good thing you came early. If you were later, you might not have found it." The beggar leader moved a wooden stake and let Shi Qing see it under the moonlight. "Look."
Shi Qing squatted on the ground, turned around and stretched out his hand towards Yunzhi, palm facing upwards.
Yun Zhi lowered his eyes to look at her, then glanced at the beggar leader next to him, hesitantly for a moment, he pursed his lips and passed his hand over Shi Qing's palm, holding her hand and squatting beside her.
"...???"
Did he think that he wanted to hold hands with him coquettishly
Shi Qing almost laughed out loud, "Little fool, I'm asking you to borrow your sword."
She is a hand, not a claw, not sharp enough to scrape wood. Among the two, only Yunzhi was holding the sword.
Yun Zhi's eyes widened when he looked at Shi Qing, his body froze, and his face became hot.
He thought that Shi Qing wanted to drag him to watch it together.
Yun Zhi blushed and handed over the sword, "You don't make it clear."
She didn't expect Yun Zhi to be so proactive.
Shi Qing drew out the green sword and stuck it into the stake twice.
I thought the wood must be very hard, but Shi Qing used 100% of his strength, but the blade easily sank into it, as if it was stabbed in cotton, and almost missed her waist.
Shi Qing was stunned and tried several times.
It's not that she is strong, nor is the sword fast, but that the stake is really soft.
Only the bark on the outside looks hard, but the inside is already rotten like cotton wool.
Such wood is reserved for firewood.
"Cao, who is willing to buy good wood, buys this kind of wood every year. So if you come early, if you come later, the wooden piles are all buried under the ground, but you really can't see them."
County magistrate Cao never tampered with stones, but moved these invisible places, so even if the court sent people to investigate, it was useless.
In particular, some imperial envoys only go through the motions, and it’s okay to take a quick look and think that there is no problem. Clean and good official boots never walk on the mud by the river. Where can I find these.
The beggar leader also saw what Shiqing did during the day, and felt that she was credible, otherwise he would not have told her these things, lest the officials and officials protect each other and finally Cao County Magistrate was fine, but she was arrested first.
Shi Qing looked at the piles of wood that had already been buried over there, "The good wood that Feelings deliberately used during the day is for showing me a show."
From the moment she arrived in the county here, and County Magistrate Cao received the news immediately, Shi Qing guessed that there might be something wrong with her, otherwise she was afraid of some kind of imperial envoy.
From this point of view, it is not that the people in the lower reaches are unwilling to relocate, but it may be that the court compensation has not been paid.
The common people will definitely starve to death if they have no rations in the winter after moving. If life was not difficult, who would be willing to gamble with their lives.
The disasters are serious every year, and countless deaths are caused, probably because of this reason.
Shi Qingqi laughed, holding the sword in his hand and stabbing it heavily on the ground, "She treats me like a child?"
Clean up the things in the underworld, and don't do the things in the yang world.
She came down to be down-to-earth, not to the ground.
Why are there all kinds of monsters and monsters
Shi Qing took a deep breath, and sincerely thanked the beggar leader.
If it wasn't for her today, Shi Qing might not have noticed that the wooden stakes during the day were different from the wooden stakes at night, and then set off for Beijing two or three days later, thinking that he had saved the common people from disaster.
The beggar leader smiled and cupped his hands with Shi Qing, "We are the ones who thank you."
Seeing that there was no place for her to use, she was about to go back, but she remembered something, and said one more thing, "My lord, be careful, a strong dragon can't overwhelm a snake."
After all, the age of the imperial envoy Shi Qing seemed really young, as if nothing had happened.
Magistrate Cao was willing to fool Shi Qing, probably because he felt that she was a Beijing official who would not offend her, and Shi Qing did not discover her crime.
If Qing had already known the situation of the dam when Cao County Magistrate found out, things might be difficult.
"Don't worry, I know."
When Shi Qing just wanted to get up, Yun Zhi suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist and pressed it to her side. At the same time, he raised his head and said to the beggar leader, "Run south, hurry up."
The beggar leader was stunned for a moment, probably because he was more sensitive to danger, and ran south quickly without any hesitation.
There are smoke and alleys there, and she is very familiar with the environment, so it is easy to hide.
Shi Qing also realized that something was wrong, and quickly took out the signal flare and released it.
However, it would take at least half an hour before the Imperial Forest Army arrived, but she and Yun Zhi had already been surrounded by a group of men in black.
The last time I saw this scene was when Qian Huanhuan returned to Beijing, and they happened to run into him at night.
Who knew that in just one or two months, the people who were besieged were replaced by her and Yun Zhi.
What a turn of events.
When I cleaned around, there were about 20 people on the other side, and they all looked tricky.
Her palms were slightly cold, and she tried to steady her mind, "Can you fight?"
Shi Qing asked Yun Zhi in a low voice.
It might be difficult for the two of them to run back to the county seat, but fortunately there is a river behind them, and they can still hide by jumping in.
Yun Zhi probably thought so too, he blocked Shi Qing behind him, reached out and pulled out the sword she had stuck on the ground just now, with a rare serious tone, "I'll try."
When it was over, he still turned his head and said "try".
Shi Qing leaned towards the river as much as possible.
Perhaps seeing their intentions, the man in black rushed over with a weapon in his hand without saying a word.
It is said that the villain died because of talking too much, but none of the group of people who came today reported their family background, but used fierce moves, all of which were aimed at killing people.
Yun Zhi threw the scabbard to Shi Qing, and he bullied himself to meet it.
Normally, he seldom kills in fights, and today he didn't think about taking someone's life, he just circled around and tried his best to delay the time until the Imperial Forest Army came over.
"We surround him, you go and kill Shi Qing."
It seemed a bit difficult for twenty people to hold one against Yun.
One of them was afraid of failing the mission, so he planned to attack Shiqing first.
Compared with Yun Zhi, Shi Qing is much easier to deal with.
"No one left alive."
The four words were gloomy, with undisguised hatred.
There were obviously a group of people in black, but Shi Qing could still tell who said those words at a glance.
She saw that the other person's figure was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.
"What a hatred, what a hatred."
She asked, "Did I dig your ancestral grave in a dream?"
Shi Qing tries to hide behind the wood.
She is good at long-distance attack, and bow and arrow are the best. But whoever goes out always carries a bow on his back!
Shi Qing reasoned with the other party, "Who sent you here? I will pay double the price the other party paid."
"Why don't you speak, dumb?"
"It's okay, we don't discriminate against this, you can make gestures with me, I have learned to understand."
The man in black who came to kill Shiqing with a knife was buzzing in his head, and his thoughts couldn't help but follow her. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, "Shut up!"
"There's so much to talk about when death is imminent!"
Shi Qing walked around the stake with her, "Shut up if you say shut up? Then you didn't listen when I told you to stop."
She was just stalling for time.
The man in black who gave orders just now withdrew from the battle with Yun Zhi, and walked towards Shi Qing with a knife in his hand.
"Today you must die!"
Shi Qing said stubbornly, "You say that I have to die if I die? I want to live!"
It's easy for one person to deal with, but it's a bit difficult for two people.
Seeing Shi Qing being besieged, Yun Zhi was a little anxious, his moves were chaotic for a moment, and his cheek was almost cut by the opponent's blade.
He was desperately stopped, and it was difficult to pass.
The other party saw that Yun Zhi was unwilling to take someone's life, so he used his weakness to surround him while attacking him.
And Shi Qing, who was caught between the two, reacted faster than Yun Zhi imagined. She supported the wooden stake beside her with her hands and turned over, just dodging the knives cut by the two.
The heart almost jumped to the throat, and the cold light on the back of the knife under the moonlight almost brushed the tip of Shi Qing's nose.
On the other side, Yun Zhi also picked up the opponent's knife and came out from the surrounded crowd, stretched out his hand to pull Shi Qing's wrist behind him, and hid her behind his back.
If it continues like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait until the Imperial Forest Army arrives.
Yun Zhi pursed his thin lips and struggled in his heart, the knuckles of his fingers holding the sword hilt turned white.
The other party approached the two of them, Yun Zhi led Shi Qingxu to shake for a while, then avoided everyone's sword light and walked towards the river.
Seeing that the two were about to run away, the leader in black threw a dart at Yun Zhi's back and heart in a hurry.
The moment Shi Qing saw the dart reflecting light under the moonlight, Shi Qing suddenly remembered who the man in black was.
I'm afraid it's a little hard to avoid it completely.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Shi Qing hugged Yun Zhi and turned around, avoiding his heart, and the dart passed by Yun Zhi's arm.
With a "plop", the two fell into the water at the same time and disappeared without a trace.
The head of the man in black stood by the river with a gloomy face, and stuck his knife at his feet angrily.
The dart actually forgot to quench the poison, otherwise the opponent's life would be taken!
She originally thought about bringing more than 20 people here, but Yun Zhi and Shi Qing couldn't escape anyway, and because she was afraid of revealing her identity, she rarely used darts.
It's just that when Yun Zhi and Shi Qing were about to run just now, he subconsciously placed the hidden weapon, but forgot that it was not poisonous.
In the whole capital, only this husband and wife were able to avoid her darts twice.
Such a good opportunity was actually escaped by Shi Qing!
With Shi Qing's penny-pinching and cautious temperament, if he failed to succeed in one blow, it would be even more difficult to kill her next time.
The man in black felt oppressed in his chest and breathed heavily. He was so angry that he tore off the kerchief covering his face to breathe.
Under the moonlight, the slightly hostile face of the guard of the Sun residence was completely exposed.
The guard's surname is Sun. Because she is the eldest in the family, outsiders call her Sun Da.
Seeing that the Imperial Forest Army was approaching, Sun Da took a deep breath, covered his face scarf again, lowered his head and pulled out his knife, and gestured for retreat.
She asked people to search down the river. It would be best if they could meet them, but if they couldn't, they could only wait for the next opportunity.
Getting rid of Shi Qing and Yun Zhi was a bit difficult, but the journey back to Beijing was so long, she didn't believe that the two of them hadn't let down their vigilance.
Besides, Shi Qing and Yun Zhi went downstream along the river.
After guessing that the other party could not catch up, he climbed ashore.
The surrounding area is pitch-black, and it looks like a village in the mountains and forests, which has already left the county seat.
Shi Qing wiped the water off his face, before he had time to rest, he knelt and stretched out his hands to pull Yun Zhi's skirt.
The dart rubbed against his arm, but he couldn't see it when he rolled up his sleeves.
Under the cold moonlight, Shi Qing's face was pale, his breathing was tight, and his heart sank heavily, fearing that the dart would be poisoned.
She took off her clothes with such a serious expression in her eyes that Yun Zhi couldn't even blush.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, covered the back of Shi Qing's cold hand with his palm, and said in a firm tone, "It's okay, there is no poison on the dart."
He knew medical skills, and he knew there was no poison at the moment he was hit by the dart.
It is also fate and good luck.
Yun Zhi also recognized who the man in black was, but he didn't know how she escaped since the Sun Mansion was gone.
This person is conceited, perhaps because she thinks that no one can escape her dart, and disdains to quench poison on it. Including the fight against Shi Qing in Babao Pavilion last time, there was no poison on that dart.
Shi Qing looked straight at Yun Zhi, saw that his expression was not as usual as if he was lying because of poison, so he breathed a sigh of relief, his back went limp.
She loosened Yunzhi's skirt with her fingers, knelt down to calm her beating heart, looked at Yunzhi's face, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yunzhi, you scared me to death."
Scarier than being assassinated on a spring hunt.
Because the injured person is Yunzhi.
Shi Qing never thought that one day, she would value other people's lives more than her own.
It's not just for the so-called task progress.
Yun Zhi looked at Shi Qing, couldn't help wrapping one hand around her neck, put his palm on the back of Shi Qing's head, pulled her closer, tilted his head and lowered his eyes, and kissed the light-colored lips.
Grind lightly.
Like a soothing kiss.
Shi Qing, on the other hand, turned against the guest, reached out to hold Yun Zhi's face, and pried his lips apart to widen the distance between the two.
Yun Zhi was pushed down on the grass behind her, and it was only when the other party reached out to pull his belt that he blushed and reacted.
"?!"
He panted and turned away, his uninjured hand held Shi Qing's wrist to stop her movement, his eyelids fluttered heavily.
Why is he lying down passively? !
Although he had never done it, Yun Zhi vaguely felt that he was the one above.
Shi Qing looked at him suspiciously, Yun Zhi said softly, "Someone is here."
He then added: "It's not the man in black, his footsteps are heavy, like an ordinary villager."
Shi Qing got up from Yun Zhi, looked at Yun Zhi who was lying flat on the ground by the moonlight, stared blankly at a certain place, raised his eyebrows slightly, and almost whistled.
Yun Zhi followed her gaze and looked down, breathing hard.
The rascal!
Yun Zhi glared at her, turned his back to Shi Qing and bent his legs in an attempt to cover it up, wanting to wait for his body to calm down before getting up.
Shi Qing was also a little embarrassed, after all, it was the first time, but whenever Yun Zhi felt shy, she stiffened.
Shi Qing smiled and poked him in the back, "What are you hiding, it's not like I won't be able to see you in the future."
When saying this, Shi Qing touched the tip of his nose unnaturally.
Yun Zhi's breathing was hot at first, but now it was even hotter, and he gritted his teeth with difficulty, "Don't talk."
His voice was low and hoarse, unnatural and indescribably seductive, obviously thinking about it.
Shi Qing rarely blushed, his eyes flickered and he looked away, as if looking for something to do with both hands, he twisted the water on the hem of his clothes, bowed his head and smiled.
"Who are you? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"
A woman's voice came from not far away, and she sounded about forty years old.
Shi Qing followed the movements, and Yun Zhi also sat up.
Shi Qing was sitting by the river, the moonlight reflected on that beautiful and bright face.
She was so strikingly good-looking that it was almost unforgettable.
The other party blurted out, "Master Shi?"
Both Shi Qing and Yun Zhi were slightly taken aback, they didn't expect anyone to recognize them.
The middle-aged woman came out of the shadows with the cage in her hand. In the light, Shi Qing realized that the other party had met her in the clothes shop.
It was the woman who had been humiliated by Xiaoer.
The woman's surname was Zheng, and she made a gesture to salute Shi Qing, "Your Excellency, just call me Lao Zheng."
Shi Qing got up to help her, "It's late at night, we don't like this."
Shi Qing and Yun Zhi definitely couldn't go back to the county government right now, and Yun Zhi's arm was injured, although it wasn't serious, it had to be bandaged.
The two looked at each other and asked if they could stay overnight at Lao Zheng's house.
Old Zheng nodded again and again, "Of course, of course, I will guide you. You haven't eaten yet, my lord. I just asked my husband to cook for you. It's just country food. I hope you don't dislike it."
She was a little nervous and nervous, but she didn't ask why Shi Qing and Yun Zhi appeared by the river wet.
"We have some people who go to the river to catch shrimps in cages at night, especially when the moon is good."
Old Zheng smiled, and showed Shi Qing the shrimp pot in his hand, "The one at home likes this, so I'll try to get some for him."
If he hadn't come out to get out of the cage, he might not have met Shi Qing.
The three of them walked forward, and arrived at Lao Zheng's house after about half a cup of tea time.
"My daughter has gone out to earn a living. My husband and I are the only two at home. It happens that you sleep in her room at night, and you usually keep it clean."
Lao Zheng put the cage at the door and called out to the man in the room, "Look who I met."
Lao Zheng's house is not big, with an earthen house and a small yard.
Old Zheng Fulang came out of the house, and seeing Shi Qing and Yun Zhi couldn't help showing surprise in his eyes, and his face was full of disbelief, "Xiao, Master Shi?"
low profile.
Shi Qing never expected that his casual actions would be remembered by others, nor did he expect to meet again.
Shi Qing saluted as a junior, "I'm sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother, don't bother." The man looked at Shi Qing and Yun Zhi nervously. Although the two of them were soaked and looked a bit embarrassed, their temperament and appearance were still outstanding, and they felt out of place when they entered his house.
"Oh, that's right!" The man remembered, and said softly, "It happens that hot water is boiling on the stove, you can wash up, and I'll get you clean clothes to change into."
Lao Zheng rummaged through the medicine box for Yun Zhi.
There is no good medicine at home, but there are still some medicines to stop the bleeding.
Fearing that the two of them would freeze, Zheng Fulang even cooked ginger soup.
Shi Qing was wearing old Zheng's daughter's old clothes, which had been washed and turned white, and Yun Zhi was wearing Zheng Fulang's clothes.
Shi Qing looked back at Yun Zhi wearing such an old-fashioned and deep gray, and called him teasingly, "Old Yun~"
"..."
Yun Zhi originally wanted to call "Old Shi", but Shi Qing's clothes were pretty in color, so the word "Old" really couldn't be uttered.
"You go out, I'll apply the medicine."
Yun Zhi raised his chin to signal Shi Qing.
"Meet Shaoxia Yun." Not only did Shi Qing not intend to go out, but he rolled up his sleeves and said enthusiastically, "I can't do it myself~"