The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 95 Borrow a grain of rice from you

Fang Yu didn't look at the scene in the river. He squatted down and helped Axiu clean the wet mud from his clothes.

Then he touched Axiu's face and asked, "Axiu, does it hurt?"

In summer, my clothes are thin, and it will definitely hurt if a piece of wet mud hits me.

Axiu's tears welled up in her eyes and she whispered, "It hurts."

Fang Yu picked her up, sat down by the river and said, "Then we will watch the little naughty being beaten until Axiu no longer hurts."

The man was relieved when he saw that the people on the shore did not go into the river.

But they haven’t left either, so what should I do?The man had no choice but to increase the intensity by two points and continue to spank his butt with "pop, pop" sounds.

The "little naughty" was still stubborn at first, but now he was finally beaten until he burst into tears.

Axiu couldn't bear it anymore, took Fang Yu's hand and said, "Dad, Axiu doesn't hurt anymore."

Fang Yu nodded and then shouted: "Brother, that's almost it. Stop fighting."

The man listened to what he said, but put on a look of lingering anger on his face. He gave it up a few more times before he gave up. He also cursed: "Wait for me to go back. What do you think I will do when I go back?" Get rid of you!"

After letting go of his son, he quickly climbed up along the river.

When he got close, he knelt down and apologized: "The villain Hong Qi has met the official. I didn't notice for a moment and let the little boy in the family offend the lady. Please forgive me."

Fang Yu asked someone to help him up and said, "I'm not an official. I'm from Xincheng. Have you heard of Xincheng?"

Hong Qi nodded and said cautiously: "The villain knows Xincheng."

Now, who among the people living in the surrounding areas doesn’t know about Xincheng?
It is said that the boss there has great hands and eyes, and he can ask the gods to make it rain, and he can ask the gods to transform into steel city walls.

I also heard that there are mountains of gold and silver there. People who live there have no worries about food and clothing, and live like they are soaking in a honey pot.

Now in their village, when someone is scolded, they use the words "Why do I look at you like a Xincheng native?"

Fang Yu wanted to ask him something, but seeing that he was very scared, he winked at Gao San and Luo Shangwen and asked them to take the people back away.

When Hong Qi saw them leaving, his expression immediately relaxed.

Fang Yu saw that he was all wet, so he asked, "Brother Hong Qi waded over from the opposite side, right? Does the village he lives in be far from the river bank?"

Hong Qi hurriedly bowed and said in fear: "A villain cannot afford to be called a noble person. A noble person can just call me Hong Qi."

Then he said: "The village where the villain lives is called Hongjiacun. It is the closest to the Juma River. It is only three or four miles away from here."

The young man in front of him had a gentle expression, but Hong Qi didn't dare to neglect him at all.

He was accompanied by a group of people wearing big-brimmed hats, accompanied by imperial officers and soldiers. He must be a big shot in charge of affairs in the new city.

As for the owner... Hong Qi didn't think about it that way.

The only reason is that Fang Yu is a fair-faced young man, while the legendary boss of Xincheng is either a kind-hearted old man or a Taoist priest with an immortal demeanor.

Fang Yu asked him again: "Do you take your children down to the river every day to touch fish and shrimps?"

Hong Qi replied: "There are few fish and shrimps in the river, so we can only touch them once in a while. I also go to the river on weekdays, just to carry water to water the crops."

Fang Yu calculated the time and asked, "It didn't rain very long last time in the county. And it rained so hard that the Juma River was filled. There should be a lot of water stored in your fields." That’s right, why do you have to choose it yourself now?”

Hong Qi shook his head and said: "The drought has been too long, the sun in the sky is so strong, and the water in the ground disappeared in a few days, but..."

Hong Qi looked grateful and said to Fang Yu: "If our boss in Xincheng hadn't prayed for this rain for us, our crops would have withered long ago. If we just carry water by ourselves, we won't be able to save the crops even if we die from exhaustion." "Fang Yu understood. The rain caused by Teacher Pan indeed saved their crops, but if they wanted to get a better harvest, they had to carry water from the river one by one.

Fang Yu continued to ask him: "Are there many people going down to the river to carry water?"

"More. Our Hongjia Village is closer to the river. People in the village have to go down to the river to pick up more than a dozen loads every day. Some of them, risking their lives, can pick up more than 20 loads a day."

Fang Yu looked around in the river and asked, "Why don't I see anyone else here?"

"The river bed here is wide and the water is shallow. Walk three miles down and there will be more people carrying water."

"Are they all from your Hongjia Village?"

"Not only that, there are also Zhaojia Village, Baiheba Village, and Tanxi Village that are close to the river. They will also go down to the river to carry water..."

Fang Yu's scalp felt numb when he heard it. Fortunately, he came here to take a look today.

How could Teacher Pan notice the people carrying water in the river bed...it seemed to be beyond the scope of the "map"?
In short, when the time comes, she pokes the water bag with a small needle in the living room, and a huge river flows straight down... I don't know how many villagers downstream have died inexplicably!
This is different from when the water slowly rises when it rains. Even if they were killed, they would never think that a big river would come down from the sky!

With such a high drop, the water must be very strong. The distance of three to four miles would be reached in an instant. They would have no time to escape anyway.

Fang Yu was thinking about something, but Hong Qi suddenly blushed as red as pig liver.

He hesitated for a moment, then took off the small basket from his waist and handed it to Fang Yu, asking: "My lord, could you... could you please help me bring these fish and shrimp back to the new city and give them to my boss?"

Fang Yu looked at him, and Hong Qi said with shame: "My boss prayed for rain for us, saved our crops, and also saved the lives of the villain's family. The villain... the villain wanted to give something to the boss, but the villain didn't I really can’t come up with anything else, so please stop making fun of me..."

Fang Yu looked at the basket and saw that there were only a few small shrimps, three or four white strips, and two two-finger-wide cocked mouths in it.

When Hong Qi saw the noble man looking at them carefully, the look of shame on his face became even more intense. He was afraid that the noble man would dislike these things and refuse to take them back for him.

Fang Yu took the basket and said with a smile: "Such wild small fish are rare. They are very fragrant when fried. I will help you take them back to your boss. He will definitely like them too."

My boss has mountains of gold and silver. Do you want to eat anything good?Of course, you won't like these small fish and shrimps.

Hong Qi knew that Guiren was comforting him, and he was so moved that he almost shed tears.

What Fang Yu said was true... but he knew that the crops were not ripe now, and this little thing was probably the daily ration for Hong Qi's family.

Seeing Hong Qi about to leave, Fang Yu stopped him again.

"Don't leave yet," Fang Yu said, "I can help you take your things back, but our boss has a strict rule."

Hongqi stopped.

Fang Yu said: "Our boss never accepts other people's things for nothing. Now that I have collected it for him, I must repay the gift to you."

Hong Qi was shocked when he heard what he said.

He quickly declined and even backed up, planning to leave as soon as possible.

Fang Yu waved his hand and asked the sophomore to come over and catch him.

Then he shouted to Luo Shangwen: "General Luo, let me borrow a grain of rice from you."

After a while, Fang Yu took the senior high school student, general Luo Shangwen and others on horseback to the lower reaches of the Juma River. (The second year of high school left behind to take care of A Xiu)

Two private soldiers (the governor's pacesetters) took off their pants and prepared to wade across the river. Next to them was Hong Qi, who was in a daze, and a white, round super rice.

(End of this chapter)