Chapter 107 Heavy Rain
That night, Zhao Zhen rested in Bai Zhi’s room. He hadn’t seen each other for a few days, and because of Jin Cuilian, Bai Zhi seemed particularly enthusiastic that day. He even took the initiative to take out the bottom of the box and imitate the movements inside. , I became a Pinxiao person for a time.
The next day, Zhao Zhen woke up and Bai Zhi helped him put on his clothes. Listening to the whistling wind outside the house, Zhao Zhen opened the door and stood under the eaves. Looking at the pomegranate trees in the yard swaying in the wind, the whole sky was so gloomy that it made people breathless. Zhao Zhen said: "It seems that it rained well today."
Bai Zhi also came out, looked at the sky and said: "It's very dark today, I'm afraid it's going to rain."
As he said this , there were thunders in the sky one after another, and lightning flashed in the sky. The wind also got stronger and stronger, blowing hard, and the branches in the courtyard were blown by the wind. In an instant, heavy rain fell.
Zhao Zhen said: "It's raining heavily."
At this time, Jin Cuilian also came out of the house next door, walked up to Zhao Zhen and said: "Master, sister, I'm afraid I can't go out today. "
Bai Zhi turned to Zhao Zhen and said, "Guard, why don't you play elephant show at home?"
Zhao Zhenyou looked at the sky and said, "You can't go out today. , just play with the two young ladies."
After breakfast, the three of them sat down in Bai Zhi's room. Bai Zhi took out a set of chess pieces and set up the elephant play. Bai Zhi said: " Do you want a lottery ticket? ”
Zhao Zhen said: "Each take ten golden melon seeds to count, and the time limit is noon. The winner will make a request, and the loser will comply."
Angelica dahurica and Jin Cuilian both agreed. Bai Zhi first explained the rules: "My game of chess is an elephant game. The chess has eleven vertical and horizontal paths, and the chess is thirty-two. Try to make a game of nineteen horizontal and vertical chess, and the chess is ninety-eight. The old and new methods are the same as the vertical and horizontal chess. The nine horizontal roads are different. In the ancient eleventh road, the soldiers were on the middle road three. Now on the middle two road, on the first road, the cannons were next to the two soldiers, and the soldiers were on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth roads. The artillery and horsemen are facing each other, the artillery is unmounted, the horses are walking aside, and the front men are not out of the curtain, so the three of them are not engaged in provocation."
Zhao Zhen and Jin Cuilian have also played chess. It's slightly different, but it doesn't bother the two of them. Bai Zhi and Jin Cuilian played first, Bai Zhi won, and Jin Cuilian lost a golden melon seed. After that, Bai Zhi and Zhao Zhen played chess, and Bai Zhi still won a golden melon seed.
In each round, the losers will continue, and the winners will not move. In this way, at noon, the three of them counted the golden melon seeds in their hands. Zhao Zhen had fifteen golden melon seeds, and Bai Zhi had fifteen golden melon seeds. Seven coins, Jin Cuilian held eight coins, but Zhao Zhen won.
The three of them went out to eat, and the wind calmed down a bit. The rain had subsided a little. Zhao Zhen was eating in the main hall, and Zhao Yuanli was waiting on him. Zhao Zhen said: "The rain is too heavy. Is there any water in the village?"
Zhao Yuanli said: "Master, this rain is the heaviest this year, and it seems like it won't stop today. If I had known there would be this rain, I would have just planted the persimmon trees directly in Dongxi Village. With this rain, the persimmon trees also Can take root."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Pay more attention and look at the houses in the village. If there are any leaking houses that cannot be lived in, quickly move them to empty houses and repair them after the rain. After the rain, let Ding Chou arrange the drainage. "Master, we have arranged it. The water in the front yard bath has overflowed for fear of the four-tailed carp," he said. As the rain ran away, people took turns to scoop out water, and arranged for a few villagers to go to Baishigang Manor to look after the fish pond. "
Zhao Zhen said: "Arrange to cook some ginger soup in the kitchen for those who have been exposed to the rain. Zhuang Ding drives away the cold, don't get sick."
Zhao Yuanli said: "Don't worry, Master, the coir raincoat and ginger soup are all ready."
It rained for two days in a row, and on the third day, the weather cleared up. Only then did Zhao Zhen leave the backyard. In the past two days, Zhao Zhenjing had been playing games with Bai Zhi and Jin Cuilian. Zhao Zhen rubbed his lower back and felt a little happy. This bonus was enough, and the three of them rested together for the past two days. For Zhao Zhen, the feeling was indescribably wonderful. There is a poem to prove it:
In the shadow of the light, in the shark gauze tent. A jade arm is waving, a golden lotus is held high;
A warbler is chirping, and a swallow is murmuring.
It is like Jun Rui meeting Ying Niang, or Song Yu stealing the goddess.
Zhao Zhen sighed in front of Bai Zhi: "My uncle is still thoughtful. This [Yishen Pill] is really good. Miss Bai, go ask your uncle for some more. There are not many classes left now." Bai Zhi scolded: "Master, no matter how I say this, you should go and ask for it yourself." Jin Cuilian listened on the side, covered her mouth, and couldn't help laughing.
On this day, Zhao Zhen had breakfast and inspected Xixi Village with Dingchou. He also sent people to Kushutun and Dongxi Village to visit. Five houses in Xixi Village were destroyed and are now resettled. As the weather cleared up, Zhao Zhen asked Tao Zongwang to lead the construction team to repair the damaged houses first.
In the low-lying farmland, orange trees were set up to drain water. The trees everywhere were fine. Fortunately, the wind calmed down after the rain fell, and only many branches were broken.
Everything is fine in Baishi Gang. After all, Baishi Gang is considered a high place, and the stream water has risen a lot. Even the moat on the south side of White Rock Manor was full.
After seeing Xixi Village and Baishi Manor, Zhao Zhen returned to Xixi Village, and several villagers who went to Dongxi Village and Kushu Village also returned.
Wang Wuyi, who was covered in mud, spoke first: "Master, I went to Kushu Village and met with Tang Senlizheng. I told the owner about Kushu Village and asked if the heavy rain would cause any harm. Manager Tang Sen asked me to take the lead. It turns out that the houses in Kushu Village are all newly built, and the fields are on high ground, with no damage. The streams on the mountain are much richer, and the vegetation is much lusher."
Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Yuanli to take it out. Wang Wu was rewarded with a jug of good wine, and Wang Wu was asked to go back, change his clothes, and drink to ward off the cold.
Zhao Si walked on the waterway and felt much drier. Seeing Wang Wu finish speaking, Zhao Si said: "Master of the village, I also brought the words to Tang Lizheng. According to what Tang Lizheng said, Dongxi Village More than ten houses were destroyed, and the paddy fields were already infested by wolves, fighting and trampling on them. Many of the rice fields were in a state of lodging. Now that they have been soaked in water for two days, the harvest may not be optimistic, and a reduction in production is inevitable. Yes, let the village owner prepare early."
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frowned after hearing this. He also asked Zhao Yuanli to get a pot of good wine and reward Zhao Si. After Zhao Si retreated, Zhao Zhen said to Zhao Yuanli: "Yuanli, let brother Tao Zongwang allocate manpower to repair the dozens of destroyed houses in Dongxi Village first, and then let Zhao Si Zhuang Ding, who is single in the village, went to Dongxi Village to help people with no young men to drain the fields. By the way, he also solved the matter of Zhuang Ding, who was single in the village."
Zhao Yuanli agreed with a smile and went to make arrangements. Zhuang Ding went to Dongxi Village to discuss the blind date.
At noon, Zhao Zhen was having dinner with Guang Hui in the hall when he saw Ruan Xiaoqi rushing in. When he saw Zhao Zhen, he did not bow and said, "Master of the village, something happened."
Zhao Zhen was startled and said: "Brother Xiaoqi, what happened?"
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Master, it has rained heavily for two days, and the pines on the sunny slope of Xiaoliang Peak at the northern foot of Liangshan Mountain and the northern end of Qinglong Mountain have Under the emerald green forest, there is a cave under the mud and rocks. Next to it is a pedestal and a double-dragon pan-headed monument. Brother Han Bolong has sent a team of men and horses to guard it. I drove the speedboat to report. The owner of the village, please give me an idea about what happens next."
Zhao Zhen took a deep breath and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, come and have lunch together, this matter can be easily handled. I’ll go to Liangshan after dinner.”
Seeing that Zhao Zhen was not in a hurry, Ruan Xiaoqi calmed down and went to the table to have lunch with Zhao Zhen and Guang Hui.
(End of this chapter)