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Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Five

This typhoon alleviated the drought in the south. Except for the people of He Lu who felt that it was incredible, the people in other places were suffering from the most powerful. No one would have expected the drought to come so violently for several months, so he was not prepared at all. The crops in the fields did not have time to pick the fruit trees on the mountain, and they were blown down all over the ground by the wind. The lychees and longans of this season fell all over the ground, and the crying ruined the hearts of many fruit farmers. The rice in the fields was also blown by the wind and soaked in the water.

The worst thing is the villagers' houses. Except for Xinghua County, most of them are thatched huts. The anvils on them have not been repaired this year, and there are many leaks in the houses. The wind blows first, lifting the roof, and then the rain water pours down, and the whole house seeps water everywhere. The tiled houses in Xinghua City are not necessarily good. A large area of ​​tiled flowers were swept up by the wind, and it is a blessing that it will not hurt people when it hits the ground.

The typhoon lasted for two days, and the wind eased slightly on the third day, but the rain was not weak but strong. The rain seemed to be worthless, and it never stopped from morning to night. I originally thought that the rain was brought by the typhoon, but when everyone saw that something was wrong, it seemed that the typhoon was brought by the rain.

As soon as the wind stopped, the class continued to start in Tsinghua School. Children came to class one by one in the adults' straw raincoats at home. It is quite rare to be an umbrella. After all, no one can hold an umbrella when they go to work.

The villagers stayed at home for two days, and after they finished their food, they had to go out to buy it. It was fine if they stayed in Helu, but they didn't feel how powerful the typhoon was. Once they arrived at Xianshui, passed Lianqian and Chihe, they could only realize that the typhoon caused harm to the three villages. There were only two rooms left in the house, which were neat. Large areas of houses were lifted with half a lid, and the water in the house kept flowing out, as if the water was guttered at home.

As if a large market town like Fengshan, although they are all tiled houses, they are not as strong as He Lu. They all look like they are half a dozen. This time, the people of He Lu saw that a typhoon caused them to the least harm in these years. Only then did they know why Liang Chuan had to lead everyone to reinforce the houses one by one, and now everyone has a deep understanding of the good intentions.

After this profound experience, their first reaction was to take out all the savings in the family and run to Zheng Ji’s rice shop. They bought as much rice as they had and moved them hard. But Saburo said that there would be a heavy flood after the rain, and the rice price would rise sharply in the future.

The shopkeeper of Zheng Ji Rice Store received a notice from their eldest lady, saying that he should pay close attention to the trends of rice prices in the past few days. He has not received any news of price increases yet, so he sold them to these villagers according to the daily price of rice. This has not been flooded yet. If his family raises the price, he will come to buy rice.

Zheng Ruoying waited for the wind to pass, and Fan Dianyuan and the others were also anxious about their sugarcane land. Fortunately, after hearing Liang Chuan's words, he thickened the sugarcane cultivation land a little. The sugarcane roots were quite solid, and even if there was a fall, they were only a few. After a little support, the roots were not broken. It depends on whether they could continue to survive. The loss was not too great.

She held an umbrella and didn't care that her body was wet, so she made a special trip to Liang Chuan's house. Now she really admired Liang Chuan so much. People who are proficient in astronomy and numerology, and those who are also good at business are not as good as that. Although the flood has not yet arrived, the rain has lasted for another two days, and Xinghua City will soon be flooded.

Liang Chuan was not at home, so he and He Baozheng took a few young people from the village to patrol the mountain. His tea garden did not suffer any loss in this typhoon, but the rain was a bit heavy, and some land collapsed in the terraces on the mountain, and it needed some repairs.

As expected, the valley on the mountain turned into a river as soon as the rainstorm came. The turbid rainwater gathered together. It is still a stream, washing away the soil and rushing down the mountain. After cleaning the river, it will not block the rainwater. Occasionally, a few dead branches that were broken by typhoons fell into the valley. Liang Chuan would take the young people down to pull the wood open. If these woods are not cleaned up in time, and if they are silted, it may block the valley, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

I inspected the valley Liangchuan and inspected the fields at the foot of the mountain. The fields were cleared because the ditches had been cleared and there was almost no water accumulation. As soon as the river water was increased, it was discharged into the south stream. Several people stood on the river bank beside the south stream. Looking from a distance, they rubbed their eyes and couldn't believe what their eyes saw.

The water in Nanxi, which had reached a very low point, returned to its former magnitude. The water in the stream was also turbid, gathering the mountain spring water everywhere, surging and roaring towards Fengting downstream. The stream water used to be considered a gentle sheep, but now it is a completely evil wolf. No wonder the people on this side are unwilling to deal with Nanxi. If anyone dares to say the stupid words of a man who can conquer the heavens, it can be considered a madman. If you enter the water, you will definitely be swallowed by this beast.

Looking at the villages next door, it is better to say it is a country of marsh than farmland. Large areas of farmland are soaked in rainwater. Most of these are dry crops, and they like drought but not wetness. Long-term soaking is definitely not good. For example, those winter wheat and millet are also millets. This is the harvest season. If you continue to put them in the ground, you will definitely have no harvest.

"They are afraid they have to go out to beg for food this year. If the rain keeps going." He Baozheng stood beside Liang Chuan, and the few people were still scared when they looked at this tragic situation. When a few young people dug the trenches and bought rice, they still remembered the scene of Shanshui and other villages mocking them. If Liang Chuan hadn't insisted that they dig the canals and prepare early, they would definitely look the same in the fields now. The beggars that He Baozheng said would have their share.

"It's good that the water level in Nanxi is not high now. If the stream continues to rise, I'm afraid that these paddy fields will be over." Liang Chuan said worriedly.

"The situation is not good. The river embankment on the south bank has not returned to solid. There are several places I know of. Everyone thinks there will be no water this year. Who knows that God loves to joke so much. Water comes as soon as the fragile river embankment is lost, and everyone in Xinghua will have to go begging for food this year." He Baozheng said worriedly.

"It's not about begging for food, but when the time comes, I'll buy rice from the Zheng family, I might be slaughtered by them." Liang Chuan said with a smile. He had already given Shi Tou a prosperous road to make money. Although it was a bit unethical to make money like this, if the Zheng family didn't make money, the Li family's Wang family's rice shop was rushing to raise prices. The one who suffered the loss would not be these merchants with rice in their hands, and they would have to pay the bills for the people.

He looked at the surging river water. The opposite side was not considered a dam. At most, it was a ridge with a heightened height. When there was no water in the river, everyone knew that there was this dam blocking it. If the river water was fierce, this small earth dam could block the river water and there would be ghosts. It was not as good as the natural river bank on the north bank.

"Your mind is very good. You will know that it will rain before it rains. When it rains, you will know that the rice will increase in price. Nothing can escape your eyes."

Liang Chuan's ability is like Kong Ming. When one can borrow the east wind and the other can calm the rain, He Baozheng can't care about the lives and deaths of the others in Xinghua. It is his greatest blessing to protect He Lu's safety.

"I can observe all these things. Pay more attention when you live, and you will have experience in the future." Liang Chuan said lightly.

When the group returned home, Zheng Ruoying couldn't wait for Liang Chuan and had already gone back first. She planned to go to find her cousin Shi Tou and ask for some grain. It seems that what Liang Chuan said would become a fact. Damage to Xinghua is inevitable. According to Liang Chuan's calculations, the rice price will rise by then. If Shi Tou needs some rice, he will not give his cousin a face.

In Xinghua City, Shi Tou was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days. He had been waiting for two months and was anxious, but the rain at the end of July finally came late. Now he must ensure that there is no problem with the storage of these grains. He mobilized all the staff of the Zheng family to raise all the rice in the rice warehouse overnight, and make waterproof and moisture-proof. Grandma's, finally got it over to Jinshan, and it became mud when it was flooded.

Zheng Ruoying asked him for food, and this cousin's face had to be sold. Anyway, it was either to lose money or to make money from his own people. It was much better than to fall into other people's pockets.

County Magistrate Song was mixed in his heart when he saw the rain. He was worried about how to send Liang Chuan to Chaozhou. Now Liang Chuan was right now. He also listened to Liang Chuan in the court. He advised himself to prepare for waterlogging as soon as possible, but he had never listened to it. Now, if the rain continues to fall, the flooding will not be able to escape. At that time, the entire Xinghua will be overwhelmed. How to calm the public grievances, all negative words will be blamed on himself, accusing himself of being a stupid official, a position of corpse, and ignoring the lives and deaths of the people.

The person who tied the bell needs to be untied. What should I do now? Liang Chuan could foresee this heavy rain three months ago, and he must have a countermeasure. The flood has not yet arrived. It should not be too late to ask him for advice to make up for the loss.

"Master Lu, go and call Zheng Fucheng for me!" County Magistrate Song couldn't sit still for a moment, and the hot pot was so anxious that he was spinning around.

"Sir, Li Chengfu is pursuing the bandits and is still in Jinlou and has not returned." Master Lu said.

"Nothing! He has been blocked by the Jinlou for several months, and he has not even caught the shadow of a bandit. He still has the face to go to the Jinlou every day to make trouble!" Song Guangdou was so angry that Hu Fei was so angry that he was still unable to get along with those prostitutes who were in a flesh-and-deal business. Why didn't there any of his subordinates have a talent like Liang Chuan?
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