Chapter 1073 Changping County Lord 21
The city guard was also smart and quickly asked someone to hold an umbrella.
He looked respectful on the outside, but what he was thinking in his heart was that it was such a hot day and the sun was so bright that it was impossible to see the city wall.
Walking to the top of the city wall, there is a five-meter-wide walkway. Oh my God, the sun is baking the ground so hot that my feet can feel hot through my shoes.
Xining also pointed curiously: "There are two lines on the city wall, and there is such a big space in the middle. Is it just empty?"
I really admire the county leader's "good taste". The city guard did not dare to use the same umbrella as the county leader and hid in another umbrella: "This is Wengcheng. After the gate was lost and the enemy entered, the second gate was Block them in, and the soldiers shoot arrows, set fire, and throw stones around, killing the enemies in the urn city."
Xining couldn't help but nodded. The wisdom of the ancients was really powerful, but in order to save his life, of course, he had to think of any way.
She asked: "The same is true for the gate in the north of the city. Is there an urn city?"
The city guard said: "Exactly, because the Huns are in the north, there are three gates in the north and two in the urn city."
Two urn cities and three strong gates still could not stop the Xiongnu's iron hoof.
It's almost done here, Xi Ning walked down.
"County Lord, be careful!" Jing'er responded from the front. The stairs were stone steps, steep and narrow, and could only be passed by one person.
The city is not for viewing and entertainment. It is inconvenient for you, and it is even more inconvenient when the Huns come. Such a staircase only requires a strong general to stand, and he can block the enemies on the stairs and pick them off one by one.
After getting off the city tower, Xining saw a well inside the second city gate: "Is there a well here too?"
"This place is dry, and this well no longer produces water." The city guard said: "There are many wells in the city that have no water. Last year was hot, and this year is the same again. The water demand is higher than in previous years."
Xining immediately asked: "Is there still water in the well at the North City Gate?"
The city guard replied: "There is no water anymore. I heard that a month ago, the wells in Beicheng dried up and there was no more water."
Xining said as he walked: "How can we get through this hot day without water? If some people faint when passing by, without enough water, their eyes may be closed and unable to open."
Then he said: "Steward Xiao, go find the well digger and help connect these two wells with water. If there is really no water, investigate nearby and dig two wells."
When the city guard heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "The county lord is really kind and righteous for the people. I would like to thank the county lord."
In fact, digging a well is also good for them. On a hot day, the water in the well is cooler. It is much more comfortable to wash your face and chill a melon. Get some water and sprinkle it on the ground, so it won't be so dry and dusty.
After Xining read it, he returned to the house. As soon as I got off the car, I took off my hat and walked quickly to my bedroom: "Oh, it's so hot, it's so hot for me!"
Jing'er shouted from behind: "Hurry up, go fetch water and get more ice. Hurry up and bring the chilled sour plum soup and mung bean soup to the county boss."
When we got to the room, a group of maids were already busy. Shi'er and Hua'er brought basins and towels.
Jing'er soaked the handkerchief in the water and picked it up. Xining grabbed it and wiped it on her face and neck.
"Oh, County Lord, please be patient. It's hot and cold, so be careful of getting prickly heat." Jing'er quickly twisted another hand towel, knelt down and gently wiped the County Lord's legs.
"Why is it so hot in this damn weather?" Xi Ning was not so careful and wiped his body haphazardly.
After wiping myself down and changing into light clothes, I finally felt relieved. Just now, my whole body felt like it was getting cooked due to the terrible weather. Jing'er served the chilled sour plum soup: "County Lord, drink slowly, drink less, just this one bowl."
There was plenty of pickled plum juice, and it was still chilled in the ice cream, but people in this era believed that women should not eat too much ice.
Xi Ning didn't care and drank it all in one go: "Bring the mung bean soup. I'll eat it slowly!"
Jing'er was about to say something, but when she heard it, she was speechless and handed over a small bowl of mung bean soup with ice cubes.
Xining took it, scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth to chew. Thinking of Jing'er, he pointed at the iceberg with the spoon: "You eat it too! It's probably too hot. Let others take care of it from now on."
"Thank you, County Master!" Jing'er was also pitiful, her face was so hot that her face turned red, just like cooked shrimps, but she still had to wait on her when she came back.
With permission from the county magistrate, she went out, wiped herself first, then went to another place to get iced mung bean soup and started eating it.
Xining slowly ate spoonfuls of mung bean soup, glutinous rice juice mixed with lime, and saw that the city wall was still quite strong... Well, it seems that you need to buy some glutinous rice, you can eat it even if you don't need it.
Allocate twenty taels of silver to dig a well! Money makes things easier. Butler Xiao immediately found the person who dug the well. There are two wells in the north and south of the city. If you dig five meters deep in the south of the city, water will come out, but if you dig ten meters deeper in the north, there will be no water.
There was a senior old man in the city. Hearing that the county boss was digging wells to provide water for the people, he recommended himself there. In his sixties, he personally went down to a well nearly fifty feet deep, holding torches and candles to check.
After looking at it, he said that water could be produced, so he dug again.
After digging for more than five meters, water finally came out. The water quality is clear and sweet, and it is the best well water.
Butler Xiao didn't dare to be greedy this time. He had a few silver coins left, so he asked the people who built the granary to build a windlass at the mouth of the well to facilitate drawing water. After all, these two wells are so deep that it would take a long time to pull them by hand.
The weather is hot, and every time people pass by, they will bring some water to drink for themselves and for their animals. The officers and soldiers guarding the city would also fetch water to take a shower or something when it was too hot, which was very convenient.
The people simply named the two wells Changlin and Pingyi, separated the title of the county owner and the name of the county and reassembled them. Because the Lord of Changping County entered through the south gate, it was called Changlin. The northern city, which was close to the Huns, was called Pingyi.
The granary was built, and the purchased grain began to be poured into it. During this period, Butler Lin and Xiao Zhan came and went four times, and Xia Tian passed unknowingly in their busy schedule.
Sometimes it's like this, it feels hard every day, but it really passes and each day passes quickly.
"County Lord, eat grapes!" Jing'er slowly peeled a grape and put it on a plate with a toothpick next to it: "It's very sweet. This is a tribute from the Western Regions."
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This was a reward from the King of Han, and only the favored ladies in the palace could eat the tributes from the Western Regions. The king of Han also gave her a portion for the sake of a few melons.
Speaking of melons, the King of Han didn't pay much attention at first. But after the lady finished eating, she said it was sweet, so he tasted it, and it was indeed sweet and delicious. But the melons were finished. I heard they were sold outside, but as a majestic emperor, he couldn't ask people to go out and ask for the melons they bought.
Unexpectedly, after half a month, another second car was delivered. This time the King of Han enjoyed his meal. Just after eating, the third wave came again.
So much so that when the King of Han was eating melons, he often sighed that the Lord of Changping County seemed to have grown up and knew that he was loyal to the emperor and loved him.
Xining took a look and said: "You can eat this, I'd better pick it myself and eat it myself." After speaking, he twisted off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
(End of chapter)