Li Zhifeng didn't follow him today. First, the people of Quan Rong were eye-catching for fear of being seen by the prince. Second, Li Yan ordered him not to go, so Li Zhifeng sat in the courtyard. In the summer night, fireflies were flying around, and the children were gossiping about the sour plum hall in the courtyard. When You Miao came back, he said, "Li Zhifeng."
Li Zhifeng was drinking tea with Zhang Wenhan and Zheng Yong in front of the porch, and when You Miao came back, he got up to wash the towels.
But You Miao followed him in and said, "I heard that there is a flood in Jiangnan today."
Li Zhifeng frowned slightly and said, "Has Yangzhou been soaked?"
You Miao said worriedly, "I don't know, what should I do?"
You Miao changed out of her sweaty brocade robe and went out wearing a tulle scholar robe. Li Zhifeng came over with a towel to wipe his face and said, "Jiangbo Villa will also be soaked?"
Zhang Wenhan listened and asked, "Is there a flood?"
You Miao nodded, her eyebrows knitted tightly, Zheng Yong said, "Hong Xun comes fast and retreats fast, but I'm not worried, I'm afraid of floods."
Li Zhifeng said, "Or should I go back and have a look today?"
Zhang Wenhan said: "Don't be afraid if there is a flood. My parents have been planting land in the villa for decades, and I haven't seen any flooded in. At most Anlu, Guozhuang will be fine."
You Miao was relieved, nodded and said, "That's good, what about other places?"
Zhang Wenhan said: "Jiangcheng Mansion is next to the river. It's hard to say. Biyu Villa is on the ancient tea-horse road. It will be fine. Is it raining? I am afraid of waterlogging. The rain will not end and affect the harvest."
You Miao couldn't explain clearly, Zheng Yong nodded understandingly and said, "It's not easy for a peasant to eat while watching the sky."
You Miao glanced at Li Zhifeng. It happened that Li Zhifeng was also looking at him. You Miao said, "I was worried about our waterwheel. Master Huang said at the beginning that if the waterwheel can withstand a flood, the waterwheel can be considered complete."
Li Zhifeng thought for a while, and said, "I'll go and find out more."
"Where did you go to ask?" You Miao said, "The Six Divisions know about this now. I heard Qin Shaonan said that he would only mention it early tomorrow."
Zhang Wenhan said: "Young master, don't worry, Uncle Qiao is an expert. If something happens, he must send someone to report. If no one goes to Beijing, then it's fine."
When You Miao thought it was reasonable, she nodded slowly, Zhang Wenhan said, "I will have the test in a few days, and I will go back after the test."
You Miao said, "I'm not afraid of anything else, just that the waterwheel won't be able to withstand the flood."
Li Zhifeng sat down beside him and said, "It can withstand rising water."
You Miao said: "There is a lot of water upstream, and the river channel on the north and south banks of the villa is very narrow, so the flood will be dangerous."
Li Zhifeng was silent and said, "Either add four dowels and stop the waterwheel first."
You Miao's eyes were full of anxiety, and she said, "Just you and I know the blueprints, but my uncle doesn't understand."
Zhang Wenhan said again: "No way, how can such a big Hong come from. Don't worry, young master. After the exam, I will take the test. I will go back and have a look."
Although You Miao was worried, he had no idea, so he had to keep this matter for the time being.
A few days later, on the first day of the seventh lunar month, the scorching summer seemed to be on fire up and down the ground. The students went to the National Children's Supervisory Committee for the examination. There was only one person in one room. Just annoying.
The examiner issued a question, which was exactly the sentence in "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Tao is not far away, everyone is the Tao, and the far people can't be the Tao." You Miao had suffered from this sentence, and when she saw this sentence, she remembered the scene where Sun Yu was fierce and wicked, and then a book slapped her face. It was both funny and helpless, and I sighed that I was lucky, so I started writing and wrote an article.
Halfway through the exam, he heard someone talking outside the exam room, vaguely Cheng Guangwu's voice, and You Miao panicked. After writing hastily, she suffered in the room for two days. Like a big steamer.
When You Miao saw that Cheng Guangwu was indeed there, he said, "Go back and tell me, don't panic."
When he returned to Taixue, Zhang Wenhan also passed the exam. He saw that Cheng Guangwu was sweating profusely and his robes were attached to his body, as if he had been scooped out of the water, and said, "Master, Jiangnan is flooded with water."
"I know." You Miao said, "I heard from the people in the court, let's talk about our family first?"
Cheng Guangwu said: "The villa is fine, the water can't reach the top, but it is still raining for six days in a row. When I left the villa, the water of the Yangtze River has risen ten feet high."
You Miao couldn't hear it, she frowned and said, "Where's the waterwheel?"
Cheng Guangwu said: "It's all right now, I'm afraid it will be bad if the water rises. Uncle asked me to ride a horse and tell the young master that there is no shortage of money in our villa. If it breaks, we will find someone to follow the original appearance. Just do one."
Back then, the group of craftsmen were invited from all over the south of the Yangtze River. After making the waterwheel, Mr. Huang left. Later, You Miao wanted to ask him to help build a mill, but he couldn't find anyone, so where could he go to hire a craftsman
Cheng Guangwu: "There is another matter to ask the young master's idea. Uncle dares not open the position. Ask the young master what to say."
You Miao said: "What are you doing to open a position?"
"Disaster relief." Cheng Guangwu explained: "It rained for two months, all parts of Yangzhou, south of Liuzhou, and even Suzhou were flooded, the people's fields were completely wiped out, Anlu became a vast ocean, and only a roof was left. I don’t know how many people starved to death…”
You Miao couldn't believe it and said, "So serious?!"
"The flood that is rare in fifty years." Zhang Wenhan said, "I also heard about it a few days ago."
Only then did You Miao realize the seriousness. It seemed that his waterwheel could still handle it.
Cheng Guangwu said: "My uncle sent a few boats to bring people from the nearby villages to the villa, and let them build a shack to live in the eastern mountain. My uncle didn't dare to make up his mind about rations, so he let me Come to Beijing to ask."
You Miao said: "It's just such a reason, you can't die without help. You go back and tell my uncle that we have enough food for our own villa for a year, and open the warehouse to cook porridge and distribute it to them."
Li Zhifeng said: "I'll go back. Leave Guangwu here to serve you."
You Miao said, "You go back... um... no, how long will it take to go back?"
You Miao didn't want Li Zhifeng to go away, but Li Zhifeng said, "I also built the waterwheel, with four iron tenons inserted into the mechanism, so I stopped it first, and the people next to me didn't know what to do. Old man Huang said, When the river rises to the line, it will not be washed away in this way."
When the waterwheel was made, the wooden wheel would rise with the water level, but there was also a top line on the cliff. If the water flooded the top line, it might be damaged. You Miao said again, "Why can't you bear it like this?"
Li Zhifeng said: "Then unload all the water buckets, and put them back on after the water recedes."
This remark awakened You Miao, You Miao said, "Yes, but..."
"I'll be back before the palace exam." Li Zhifeng said.
Today is the third day of the seventh lunar month, and the palace exam will be a month away from the fifth day of the eighth lunar month. You Miao neither wants to let Li Zhifeng leave, nor does she want to.