Farming in Nongmen: After breaking off the marriage, she became the favorite of Lord Hou

Chapter 182 Yu Qingqing went to Yingzhou
Win state.

There has been a drought this year, and there has been no rain for several months. The crops have died of drought, and I am afraid that we will face the danger of famine.

The court sowed tens of thousands of taels of disaster relief money, but it was of no help. The main reason was that there was no water, and the people were miserable.

That's why the frontier prince used Princess Lianxue as a threat to take the opportunity to occupy Yingzhou.

Before leaving, Yu Qingqing explained that if he encountered a difficult problem, he would ask his subordinates to come back and report it.

A few days later.

She received a letter that said "Qingqing, the situation is urgent, the drought has lasted for several months, and the people are in dire straits. Secret guards, come quickly."

That night, more than [-] secret guards gathered outside An Guohou's mansion, just to protect Yu Qingqing's safety along the way.

It was Zuo Du who took the lead. He was dressed in black, standing majestically at the front, holding a long sword, with his hands folded around his chest, looking into the mansion.

When Yu Qingqing was about to leave, the old lady also knew about it, and specially sent her to the gate of the mansion, handed her over to Mr. Zuo Du, and gave her some instructions.

This trip was not only to help Lord Hou give advice, but more importantly to save the people in Yingzhou and rescue Princess Lianxue from the frontier prince.

Zuo Du thoughtfully prepared a white horse for her, which was beautiful and shiny, and Qingqing liked it very much.

Both she and Zuo walked in the front, and with the sound of horseshoes, they rushed out of the city gate quickly.

She was not good at equestrian skills, but under Wei Yu's careful teaching, she has become like a young girl now.

Run all the way.

Finally arrived in Yingzhou seven days later, Yu Qingqing's butt was almost worn out.

Win state.

Beacon towers, flags of flames fluttering, smoke rising everywhere, and the walls of the city are full of Wei family troops.

Accompanied by Zuo Du, Yu Qingqing said that he had to cross the busiest long street in Yingzhou to reach Wei Yu's barracks.

Along the way, it was steaming, and the ground was like a big furnace, making the common people miserable.

And because of the drought for almost half a year, the common people were displaced, the hungry died of starvation, and the thirsty died of thirst.

All the refugees flocked into the official street of Yingzhou, beggars can be seen everywhere, and young and weak ordinary people hid on the long street to swallow their breath.

Yu Qingqing frowned, and murmured, "Zuodu, how did this Yingzhou become like this? He...does His Majesty not care?"

"Hui Qingqing girl, Yingzhou is either drought or flood, all kinds of natural disasters, the money allocated by the saint every year is at least a few 10 taels, but it still doesn't help."

"The number of refugees is increasing every year." Zuo Du said calmly with a blank face.

He can see this kind of scene everywhere every year, and the corpses of those refugees who are carried out are piled up into mountains.

In the current situation, it is more difficult to drink a drop of water than to reach the sky.

Yu Qingqing looked up and found that the refugees on both sides of the street, some of them had pale lips, as dry as tree bark, as if they would lose the whole skin if they were pulled.

When passing by the blacksmith shop, she stopped and looked at the blacksmith shop.

Zuo Du was stunned for a moment and said, "Girl Qingqing, why did you stop?"

She got off her horse, looked at Zuo Du, and said softly, "Lord Zuo Du, I need pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Although Zuo Du was puzzled, he still bought a set himself and handed it to her.

She found a shady place, raised her pen and began to draw.

Generally, only a sharp foreign shovel and a foreign pick are needed when the opening of the well is manually dug, and when it is more than two meters, it will be used to lift the mud bucket and stir the frame.

There are also three ropes for well casings. If you can't buy well casings, you need to prepare a few curved templates and flatten them with yellow mud. She drew all the things in her mind on them.

He also told the blacksmith to make these things twice as big, and he would pick them up in a few days, and paid a deposit.

Zuo Du was at a loss, but couldn't help asking curiously, "Girl Qingqing, who are you?"

"If you want to stay for a long time, you must first solve the problem of water sources." She said without changing her face. Although her education level is not high, she still reads a lot of historical books.

"It's still Qingqing's thoughtful thinking." Zuo Dou was an unusually indifferent and difficult person, and couldn't help but praise her.

I have to admit that Miss Qingqing is a hero among women, much better than those delicate and scheming women in the Holy Harem.

Along the way, Yu Qingqing glanced at the refugees without even stretching her brows. It was so horrible that they all looked at them with begging eyes.

Soon, several people arrived at the barracks.

Commander Wei Yutong was already waiting outside the camp. When he saw Yu Qingqing for the first time, Lord Hou said with a smile on his face, "Little girl, you have worked hard all the way."

Yu Qingqing smiled without saying a word, it was indeed hard work, walking non-stop for seven days and seven nights.

She just wants to take a good rest and have a good meal now.

Wei Yu had already seen her expression, and hurriedly took her to her room, and said softly, "Little girl, you live here, it's quieter, and I will prepare food for you."

"Thank you, my lord."

Not seeing each other for a few days, even though she was very tired, she gave Wei Yu a big bear hug.

Wei Yu froze for a moment, the corners of his mouth raised wildly, and after a while...he stepped out of the room.

Yingzhou is hotter than the capital, and the sun is so hot every day that there is no cool air.

It is even more difficult in the military camp. Each person only has one bowl of water for two days, let alone washing his face and taking a bath. Having this little water is considered a luxury.

For Yu Qingqing, it was really miserable. After filling her stomach, she didn't have time to change her clothes, so she said to Wei Yu, "Master Hou, we have to find the groundwater source as soon as possible. I can't last a day like this, let alone What about those refugees?"

"This Marquis knows." How could he not know?

His eyebrows and eyes are high and low, and he is dressed in black to look more dignified. With thin lips, he whispered, "little girl, how to find the water source?"

Yu Qingqing lowered her head and thought for a while, then scratched the bridge of her nose, and asked, "Are there any mountains, dry land, etc. nearby?"

She was thinking that there is moisture on the ground at the foot of the mountain, and near dusk, when the water vapor rises like a mist, or there is moss growing on the side of the rock, and there should be water sources in places where there are often traces of water flow after rain.

Wei Yu took out a tan map as quickly as possible, studied it carefully, pointed to the map and said, "Look, Qingqing, there are a total of more than a dozen mountains in Yingzhou. Turned into dry land, full of fissures."

"The closest to us is Hongshi Town behind the official street. There are two big mountains on both sides of the town. Why don't you go and have a look?"

"Of course we have to look. When dusk is approaching, look for it at the foot of the mountain." Yu Qingqing looked at the map with eyes like torches.

That word frowns and wrinkles, it may take a lot of manpower to find the water source.

She raised her little head, looked at Wei Yu, and said softly with her pink lips, "Master Hou, you need to send more people. This is a big project. We have to search one by one and touch one by one."

"This Marquis knows, but it's a bit far away from Hongshi Town, can you bear it? Or..."

"No, I can." She knew that Wei Yu was worried about her, but the days without water were especially uncomfortable.

According to her inquiries from Lord Hou, there are also several old wells in Yingzhou, but none of them can produce water, and now even the bottom of the wells that are dry have cracks.

……

Dusk is approaching.

Under the leadership of Wei Yu, a group of people hurried to Hongshi Town.

Those who went were Ruhu and Tianyi, all Wei's troops, and the Imperial Forest Army guarding the border.

I have to say that the "people of my own family" are handy to use.

Therefore, the Wei family army obeyed Yu Qingqing's command and tried their best to grope at the foot of the mountain with their hands inch by inch.

Yu Qingqing was not idle either. In the key places, she directly picked up the soil on the top, and searched hard with the shovel she brought, regardless of her own image.

Tian Yi and the others were stunned by her operation, he couldn't help leaning closer to Ru Hu, and murmured cautiously, "Hey, don't you think Miss Qingqing is not human?"

"You are not like a human being. If Master Hou finds out, he will cut you off." Ruhugu stared wide-eyed. If he didn't think there were too many people here, he might give him a big slap in the face.

Tian Yi moved closer, looked in Yu Qingqing's direction, and said in a low voice, "Oh, I didn't mean that, think about it, Miss Qingqing is still young, but she knows so much, just like that fairy who descended to earth."

"Always provide advice and advice for our Lord Hou at critical moments."

"When you say that, it's true. Do you think she fell from the sky?" Ruhu is just a fool, frowning and looking at the sky, as if thinking.

Tian Yi rolled his eyes at him, and said disgustedly, "Are you a pig, if you fall from the sky, you will fall to your death."

"Didn't you say she was a fairy?"

"I……"

Suddenly a lump of loess hit Tian Yi directly on the forehead, he couldn't help but swayed and stood still, looked around, and shouted loudly, "Who is plotting against me, believe it or not..."

His gaze instantly became dull, and his angry facial features gradually softened.

He also nodded and bowed his head and said, "Master Hou, you...you are a bit heavy-handed."

That good-for-nothing appearance made the others laugh.

Wei Yu raised his eyes and gave him a sharp look, and said indifferently, "Hurry up and get down to business."

Two hours have passed...

Suddenly a guard shouted from the other side of the col, "Master Hou, there is a new discovery here."

Yu Qingqing raised her head quickly, she first glanced at Wei Yu, then raised her feet and ran over.

The scared Wei Yu followed up and shouted, "Little girl, please slow down and watch your step."

The ground was covered with vines, and he was visibly worried, so he rushed up and grabbed her little hand.

The few people soon came to the guard's place, and saw that the grass and trees on the ground were densely growing, and they were still green. Compared with other places, they were definitely different.

She squatted down, picked up some grass, squeezed the soil under the grass roots, and then looked at Wei Yu.

Wei Yu understood instantly, waved his hands to Ruhu and said, "Dig and look down."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Yu Qingqing stood beside her, panting from exhaustion, Wei Yu hurriedly handed her the only half pot of water left on her body, "Hurry up and moisten your throat."

She took it, took two sips, and returned it.

"Miss Qingqing, look." Ruhu's rough voice rang in her ears.

She squatted down again, grabbed a handful of soil from the hole they dug, and smelled and squeezed it.

After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Dig again."

Soon, a large pit appeared, surrounded by soft soil, which slid down from time to time.

Yu Qingqing grabbed it again, a smile gradually appeared on her face, she murmured, "There must be water under here, maybe..."

Before she finished speaking, she lay on the ground directly, with her face sideways, her ears on the ground, and her eyes were smiling like crescent moons.

Standing up, he patted the dirt on his body, and continued, "Maybe there is a Yin River below."

"Yinhe?" Everyone looked at Yu Qingqing in shock.

She never tires of it. Although she is not [-]% sure of the shape of the surrounding mountains, she is [-]% sure.

Wei Yu went to the place where she had just lay down, and also bent down. He has very sharp ears, and he has been fighting all the year round to listen to the enemy's thousands of troops.

"How is it? Master Hou." Yu Qingqing stared at Wei Yu expectantly.

Wei Yu stood up expressionlessly, met his gaze, and said in response, "I'm sure, it's worth a try."

"The tools I ordered at the blacksmith's shop haven't been finished yet. It would be easier to dig manually for two days first." Yu Qingqing's eyes were particularly bright under the afterglow.

If water can be obtained one day earlier, the relationship between the common people and water and fire can be resolved.

Wei Yu agreed, and ordered Ruhu to follow the rules in the morning and let the villagers join.

This was an exciting good news, and soon it spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yingzhou.

When night falls.

There are many refugees standing at the foot of the mountain in Hongshi Town, watching eagerly.

The Wei family army is guarding the back mountain, no one is allowed to act rashly.

The sky gradually turned white, and the breeze blew across the valley.

Wei Yu took Yu Qingqing back to the barracks, and after dinner, he took her up to the beacon tower.

The smoke was everywhere, Wei Yu wore a long robe and looked down from a distance.

With a cold gaze, he pointed to the front with a gloomy face and said, "Look, little girl, there is a frontier prince's camp there."

Yu Qingqing looked up, and there were dots of white spots on the edge of the endless sandy sea, which should be the frontier camp.

"The distance is quite close. Where is Princess Lianxue now?" She asked suddenly.

That woman had a sincere affection for Master Hou, and she still remembers her reluctance in her eyes back then.

She tilted her head, watching Wei Yu's every word and deed.

With the breeze blowing against his face, his handsome face rose against the wind, and he said with flickering eyes, "It should be in the enemy camp. This Marquis promised the Holy Majesty to bring her back to Beijing safely."

"Master Hou, you don't need to explain, I understand." She smiled sweetly, she really understood.

Her smile is very beautiful, especially touching, just like he is An Guohou, and he can't escape the law of true fragrance at this moment.

Suddenly he opened his arms and said to Yu Qingqing, "Little girl, give me a hug."

How many people yearned for that embrace, she grinned from the corners of her mouth to her ears.

In an instant, he pounced on it.

She hugged Wei Yu tightly with both hands. She was much shorter than him, and her small head was only shoulder-length with him. She raised her small head, stared at the perfect jawline, and said coquettishly and playfully, "Master Hou, kiss."

Such shameful words, my face flushed red after speaking.

Under the moonlight, she is like an attractive red grape, tender and crystal clear.

In an instant... the soft touch, like the touch of a dragonfly, gently brushed over her small mouth...

"Hmm... Lord Hou, can you make an agreement?..."

"The Marquis is not willing either, good boy."

"Uh...uh..."

(End of this chapter)