Chapter 325

"Meticulousness can't be eaten as a meal. Handling matters depends on two hands, one is called power, and one is called strength."

Xiang Fang Su stretched his arms, saying one, gripping one, and clenching his two fists tightly.

"In Huazhu County, the official with the highest rank is Yu Dayi. With the flood in front, A-Shui has to suppress him, which counts as having power.

Strength is not. I remember a few months ago, Kaiyun and Yipeng said they had supported a Wolf Smoke expert in Huazhu County to maintain water transport, right?

If even a small water gang has a Wolf Smoke expert, the strength of the entire county goes without saying; it is definitely much stronger than our neighboring Fengbu County."

Ke Wenbin couldn't help but nod: "Huazhu County is indeed much more powerful than other counties. The more chaotic it is, the more you see strength. A-Shui is at a great disadvantage."

"No matter how disadvantaged, A-Shui has to go up."

A voice interrupted their conversation.

"Zhongshi!"

Ke Wenbin and Xiang Fang Su turned their heads upon hearing the sound. Seeing Ran Zhongshi returned from the port with two account books tucked under his arm.

Xiang Fang Su pointed to the tents in the distance: "Are those disaster victims arranged?"

"Basically, it's about the same. Fortunately, the time is not too late. If it were winter, or if the dike collapsed in autumn, there would be more troublesome matters. I don't know how many people would freeze to death, and the cost of treatment would also be much higher. Firewood and clothes cannot be missing."

"It wouldn't collapse in winter; the flood season is all in summer and autumn. It's just that there are many mosquitoes in summer, the weather is dry, and epidemics are very troublesome."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi was stunned: "Now that you mention it, I remember, I haven't heard that Huazhu County has any large-scale epidemic transmission this time? Strange..."

"Isn't it a good thing that there is no epidemic? By the way, why did you say A-Shui has to go up even if he is at a disadvantage?" Xiang Fang Su was very optimistic and turned the topic back again.

"Do you know who Wei Lin sent over there? It's Wei Shao," Seeing Ran Zhongshi didn't dwell on the epidemic too much.

Just as Xiang Fang Su said, it is a good thing that there is no epidemic.

Ke Wenbin nodded: "I know, how could I not know? A-Shui left first, and I didn't have time to tell him, otherwise I would definitely have told him to be careful."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi explained: "Wei Shao is not smart, but he has strength. Wei Lin knows this in his heart, so he sent him to Huazhu County to handle any trouble that might arise at a critical moment.

But how can that show ability? You are six feet six, and it is expected that you eat three catties of meat for a meal. If you are three feet six and eat three catties of meat, people will say you are amazing.

That day the envoy from the Zhili came, many people reacted that you could see it, and they were unconvinced.

Brother Yuelong let A-Shui go, just to give A-Shui a chance to sit firmly in his position.

How does that saying go, 'The women are jealous of my moth eyebrows, and the rumors say I am lewd,' do you understand?"

"No wonder, I said A-Shui is young, why let him handle such troublesome matters."

Xiang Fang Su and Ke Wenbin suddenly realized.

A person must be polished in matters to be able to stand firm.

Liang Qu is young, and he mostly drew bows and shot arrows in the siege of the Guimu Sect, jumping two levels in a row. Many people are unconvinced, so naturally, he has to make some achievements for everyone to see.

It is true that iron must be hard itself, and it is also true that three people make a tiger.

"Of course, Wenbin is also right," Seeing Ran Zhongshi added, "A-Shui is meticulous and clever, his strength is not enough, but he has a brain. Destroying the dike is a major matter, which is no small thing. Brother Yuelong trusts A-Shui, which is why he gave him this opportunity."

Major matters show ability, small matters show attitude, and trivial matters show pattern.

Once major matters are handled well, the gossip will naturally disappear.

On a dirt slope southeast of Huazhu County.

Rainproof oilcloth was tied between the tree trunks, and raindrops fell from the treetops, making a muffled sound.

Unlike Cha Qing, Fan Zixuan, Yan Qingshan, Yan Chongwen, and others, six people in total, were hiding under the oilcloth, bored and eating dry rations. The horses tied to the trees lowered their heads to graze on green grass and shrubs.

Fan Zixuan sat on a stone, puzzled: "Did Lord Liang forget about us?"

Yan Qingshan scratched his head: "No way..."

Unlike Cha Qing denied it in one word: "Don't talk nonsense, the Lord must be too busy to have time to find us."

Before Liang Qu left, he specifically instructed several people not to run around when they arrived at the place and to gather here.

The several people present had high strength and arrived earlier than the River Officials and some River Chiefs, arriving at noon, and now it was almost dark, but they still hadn't seen Liang Qu's figure.

An afternoon, a wait of two or three hours, inevitably made people suspicious in their hearts.

Logically speaking, the first thing after a disaster is to find out the disaster area, rescue the victims, or investigate the cause of the dike collapse.

No matter which of the three, it all requires manpower.

Shouldn't Liang Qu hurry to find them?

"Eh, eh, a boat is coming, a boat is coming!" Zhu Chunqiao on the tree shouted to several people.

Yan Qingshan looked up: "Large boat or small boat? One or two?"

"Not big, not small, one!"

Everyone walked out from under the oilcloth.

A boat four feet long and wide swam from afar, saw Unlike Cha Qing and others waiting on the slope, and took the initiative to approach.

Unlike Cha Qing and others were overjoyed, thinking it was someone Liang Qu arranged to meet them.

Unexpectedly, the boat leader approached and shouted: "Are you trapped on the mountain? Do you want to take a boat? One tael of silver per person, I'll send you to the nearest disaster relief place!"

"Bad luck!"

Fan Zixuan turned and left.

It wasn't anyone coming to meet them at all, just a group of boatmen making a fortune from the disaster, and the cabin was full of "passengers" with tired faces.

Unlike Cha Qing wanted to drink them back, but thinking of Liang Qu's good reputation in Yixing Town, his thoughts turned.

Being a subordinate, one naturally has to cater to the superior's preferences.

Liang Qu's righteousness and helping the village were well-known, aren't these people delivered merits?

Half a cup of tea later.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! Don't hit me, don't hit me! I was wrong, I was really wrong, I won't dare to do it again! I really won't dare to do it again!"

The boat leader was beaten black and blue by Zhu Chunqiao and others, his face looking like a soy sauce shop had opened, red and black all popping out, begging for mercy repeatedly.

"Pah!"

Zhu Chunqiao spat on the boat leader's face.

White foam mixed with blood, and the trembling boat leader didn't dare to wipe it at all.

Yan Chongwen took out dry rations from his bag and distributed them to the disaster victims on the boat.

Unlike Cha Qing took a money bag from the boat leader's waist and returned the money to everyone.

"Everyone don't be afraid, we are the River Earls and River Chiefs from the River Patrol."

A group of disaster victims thanked them repeatedly.

A disaster victim was quite hesitant and carefully reminded: "Lords, this boat leader is from the Liu family... you hit him... it's not easy to handle..."

A four-foot boat is definitely not small. Being able to have such a large boat, it was clearly not an ordinary family.

Unlike Cha Qing said loudly: "Everyone don't worry, we are the subordinates of Liang Qu, the Water Official, Liang Ye. You villagers might not know what kind of official a Water Official is, you just need to remember one point, he is no worse than the Magistrate! Do you think that family dares to move the Magistrate?"

The disaster victims shook their heads.

"Then don't worry about what Liu family or Donkey family he is! If he dares to come, we dare to make him a ghost under the blade!"

The boat leader was horrified, finally knowing the origin of this group of strong people.

It was truly bad luck.

Fan Zixuan grabbed the boat leader's collar: "Where is the nearest disaster relief place you mentioned?"

The boat leader trembled: "Eight miles to the east, there is one, there are about ten thousand disaster victims..."

"Eight miles, not far... Chongwen, Youdong, you two work hard to take a trip, send them there and come back."

"Rest assured."

Yan Chongwen and Ji Youdong jumped on the boat and escorted the people to the disaster relief place.

The sky was getting dark.

A sound of horse hooves sounded from afar again.

A very burly man revealed his figure from the night, wading through the water on a steed, panting from exhaustion.

Behind the man followed a group of River Officials, steeds, Chen Jiechang, and Li Libo were among them.

"Kouzhuang! Jiechang! Libo! You are here!"

Li Libo was quite surprised: "Didn't you wait for Water Brother?"

Yan Qingshan smiled bitterly: "We arrived at noon and waited until now, but we haven't seen anyone..."

Unlike Cha Qing laughed loudly: "That's a good thing, we are all here, no need for Lord Liang to find us in two trips."

Not long after Kouzhuang and others arrived, Yan Chongwen and Ji Youdong rowed the boat back.

Kouzhuang and others didn't ask about the situation.

Half of the people present were River Earls, with higher official positions, so it was not their turn to interrupt what to do.

The night deepened, and the bonfire was burning.

The sound of rain and the cracking of wood mixed together.

The orange light reflected on everyone's faces, and they fell into complete silence.

Liang Qu, could it be that he really doesn't lack people?

At the third quarter of the Xu hour, the sound of oars came from afar.

The boat leader held a torch, looked at the group of people on the hillside, and shouted loudly.

"Are you Lord Liang's subordinates?"

Early the next morning.

Two large boats carrying people and horses merged into the fleet.

Everyone, who was rubbing their hands and preparing to do a big job, looked up at the mighty and continuous huge fleet, as well as the wide deck full of disaster victims drinking porridge, and lost their voices completely.

Such a large fleet...

Was it all done by Liang Qu in one day?