After Emptying the Enemy’s Warehouse, He Carried Supplies To Survive the Disaster Years

Chapter 100 Flooded Jiang Mansion

Since the sensible Xiao Luo moved into the new house, he has been accompanied by the white tiger and the white bear, and he no longer pesters Ziyu all the time.

A group of children, mainly Xiao Luo, spent their days playing with the well-raised animals in the valleys and bays, and they got carried away.

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 Jiang Mansion.

Heavy rains hit Jiangfu, and rivers overflowed. Large areas of fertile farmland were flooded, and the hope of planting was once again in vain.

 The rolling river destroys everything in its path.

 There was the desperate old man who did not want to stay away from his homeland or drag down his descendants, so he plunged into the flood.

The dock was in a mess, as if it had been looted, and the ground was covered with brown mud.

The former prosperous Jiang Mansion has long been famous, and no matter who it is, everyone will want to go to Jiang Mansion immediately.

“The floods are rolling, dragons are swimming around, people on both sides of the river must not wait, monsters are rising from the depths.”

 “Okay, little brother, you’re smart!” Bao Jiu shouted in a hoarse voice.

I heard that most of Jiangfu was flooded and the crops in the fields were washed away. There are now refugees everywhere in the city.

“Bao Jiu, boil sea water and steam water.”

 “Set the boat and rest at the nearest dock!”

“There are so many people in our family, it’s not that easy to move in a hurry.

People who were so thirsty that they wanted to lie down on the deck and lick the accumulated water took action one after another.

 The rickety walls and the roofless house made Ziyu and Wang Xingwang look at each other.

Thinking of this, Mei Yongde sounded the alarm in his heart and said to his second son, Mei Xuan.

 Ziyu and Wang Xingwang took two boatmen into Luye Town together. Every shop on the street was cleaning the mud, and a small number of old and weak refugees were sitting on the street begging.

Judging from the news reported by the servants, none of the big families in the city were moved, but only ordinary people and small families were moved.

 The items in the cabin were all over the place, and the fragile things were damaged to the point where not a single thing was intact. The ship can no longer sail normally and can only drift with the waves on the sea.

Whether it is refugees or Beimang people entering the south, Jiangfu will be the first to bear the brunt.

“Master, we’d better move to Baili Mansion as soon as possible while the water is low.

No one thought of the method of steam dripping water when it encounters cold. In the past, it was boiled dry, and every time we arrived at a new dock, we had to get off the boat to replenish fresh water and food.

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“Master, this place belongs to Xingyuan Prefecture, and the flood this time came from Jiang Prefecture.

 “I’m not going to Jiang Mansion, I’m going to Xingyuan Mansion!

 Go back as soon as possible after finishing the work. You can't stay outside for long, otherwise things will change if you wait too long. "Ziyu said decisively.

“Sir, is there too much rain this year?” Mei Miao said worriedly.

The terrain there is high and it is at the junction of the north and the south. It is definitely safer than Jiangfu. "Mei Miao suggested.

 “There was a flood here!” the two of them affirmed at the same time.

Standing high up, watching the crowds of people leaving on the street was so shocking that he had better just go with the flow.

He ordered to go down and have each room prepare the most important supplies and be ready to leave at any time. "Mei Yongde said he was not in a hurry, but his brows were furrowed.

Many stores have water-blocking sacks stacked in front of them, but water still slowly seeps into the stores, with light items floating on the water.

Seventeen saw that his young master's face was getting darker and darker, and he did not dare to say any more.

 Ziyu remembered that the map showed that the branches of millions of mountains separated Xingyuan Mansion and Jiang Mansion.

There are also those who are not afraid. They stand on a high place and look at the rolling floods, and their poetic nature flourishes.

“Brother Ziyu, there is no fresh water on the ship, we can’t hold on very far.”

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There are people everywhere carrying their luggage and carrying their families to higher places in the rain.

Luyewu, a small pier under Xingyuan Prefecture, is crowded with ships docked here to take shelter from the wind and waves.

 A wealthy family with a big business would have tall grain sacks placed on the front and back doors, blocking the doors tightly, creating two distinct worlds with the floods that were indiscriminately encroaching on the street.

 Ziyu, who was swaying unconsciously when walking, took the opportunity to go to the toilet to replenish some fresh water and cooked food.

　　The people standing on the mountain cried loudly as they watched their houses collapse in the flood.

The city gates in the city were closed, the turbid water in the streets was up to the legs of adults, and the low-lying houses were flooded.

The Daxia, which could not enter the dock, could only park at the outermost edge, put down the boat and row to the shore.

Stepping on Ziyu in the mud, he found that there were only two stone pillars standing upright on the pier.

Three days later, the sea finally calmed down. Ziyu and the others’ lips were so dry that they cracked after eating the natural food for three days.

The high green brick courtyard wall remained motionless, not paying attention to the flood in front of him.

 The people could only climb up the nearest mountain, and the heavy rain made them muddy.

“Brother Yao is very talented in literature, let me go first!” A scholar who was with him hurried downstairs.

The pouring rain made it hard to keep one's eyes open, and the people hiding in the cabin were swaying along with the rocking ship.

There is no movement from the grandson-in-law's side yet, so we'd better advance and retreat together with him.

The water in Meifu slowly rose, wandering around like a naughty child exploring an unknown land.

Ziyu's simple words, the people present could understand the operation immediately, just like they usually boil water.

Mei Xuan, who could not sit still for a long time, got up and left in a hurry. Mrs. Mei was so anxious that she tore the silk handkerchief in her hand and moved her feet back and forth under her skirt.

“It’s indeed a lot, but our house is still fine.

 The carriages and mule carts passed by at high speed on the street, splashing water as high as a person's height.

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 “Zi Heng, send someone to Futai Mansion to inquire about the news.”

The fish and shrimps brought up by the waves on the deck of the Daxia fell from a height and were knocked unconscious.

In the Mei Mansion with the door closed, valuables in each room were moved to higher places. The masters, who did not need to do anything themselves, gathered in the attic and talked while watching the continuous rain and fog.

“Seventeen, go find out how the situation is!” Ziyu said to a boatman who came ashore together.

Since she didn't want to think too much, she simply ranked the servants she bought later by numbers and gave them the Xia surname of Da Xia Fort.

Jiangfu has experienced a flood only once in a century and has always had good weather, but the weather in the past two years has been particularly strange.

 At sea, the wind and waves increased, and big waves hit the merchant ships one after another.

 Some remote and poor places are actually easier to preserve.

Wang Xingwang checked the remaining supplies on the ship and came out. Two blisters appeared on the side of his mouth in a hurry. The pain caused him to **** in air.

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 There is also bad news. The Beimang people are coming, and many refugees from the north are pouring into the south. "

Have people build two more rows of sacks behind the door to prevent the door from being rushed open. "

"Dad, I'm afraid that my servants can't tell what's going on outside, so I'd better go there myself."

The deck was full of people staggering around to get some air. Everyone had dry lips and cracked lips, and their voices were hoarse.

 The situation is about to change in just two years. Emperor Tianqi, who is sitting in a high position, should be very worried. Ziyu kindly worries about the emperor.

 In a general store, I replenished the bowls, plates and other items needed on the ship. A coarse bowl costing two cents each was sold for ten cents each.

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 Food prices have also doubled. The most expensive items are vegetables. A cabbage as big as a fist costs 20 yuan.

Due to flooding, the wells in the town were so turbid and mixed with sea water that they were undrinkable and had to be abandoned.

 (End of this chapter)