After the rebirth of Madam Hou Clan, her heart was sealed with cement

In the dilapidated thatched house, the little girl and her mother had been relying on each other for a long time.

Now I really can't hold on anymore.

Tan Zhixu's eyes were filled with tears when he saw this scene.

Gu Huaijing felt distressed and slowly came to Tan Zhixu, "It's okay. This situation will never happen again in the future."

Tan Zhixu believed in Gu Huaijing. After all, everyone else was here. Naturally, he would not let the people suffer such hardships this time.

The little girl looked at Tan Zhixu pleadingly, "Miss, can you help me bury my mother? Don't worry, I will make cows and horses for you in the future."

Looking at the little girl who suddenly knelt on the ground, Tan Zhixu burst into tears and quickly helped the little girl up, "Get up, don't worry, we won't let your mother go to the mass grave."

Too many people died here in the west. The people had no money and no food. Many of the dead had no relatives and were dumped directly in mass graves.

Thinking of those lively, lonely and helpless days, without even a place to stay after death, Tan Zhixu couldn't help but want to cry.

She was originally a very weak person, but once again, she looked down upon life and death, thinking that when she faced life and death again, there would be less trouble.

But today she realized that she had never encountered anything so sad.

Once again, she almost controls everyone's life and death. Of course, she can't decide other people's life and death, she just knows other people's affairs.

If she had the intention to take over the Hou Mansion in one fell swoop, no one in the entire Hou Mansion would be spared.

But thinking about what she had experienced in her previous life, she would never let the people in the Hou Mansion simply die.

Moving to silver first is the key.

The subsequent catastrophe will be a disaster for everyone, and she must lead everyone through it within her own capabilities.

"Thank you, miss."

The little girl wrapped her mother up, and Gu Huaijing asked Teng Xi to take the others to the burial.

"Can I call you Yu'er from now on?"

"Ah."

Tan Zhixu took Yu'er to the tailor shop to pick out some suitable clothes, and then asked Yu'er to go to the porridge shop to find Guyu.

"After Guyu, you take the fish with you."

"It's a girl."

Gu Yu still liked Yu'er quite a lot, and she couldn't wipe away the tenderness in her eyes when she looked at the little girl.

After settling the fish, Tan Zhixu and others went to the mass grave.

Many people here died of illness or starvation. In order to prevent diseases from arising here, they must dispose of all the corpses.

The gangsters from the yamen brought corpse-turning water, filled the huge corpse pit, and then buried it around it.

There was no grass growing here, and now even if the bodies are burned, it will not have any impact on the land.

Having eliminated future troubles, what you should do now is drink water.

Gu Huaijing told Tan Zhixu what he had investigated about Nanhu and the West.

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixu also joined in the planning.

The people now don't have enough food or water to eat, so naturally they don't have the energy to do anything.

After much deliberation, Gu Huaijing and Tan Zhixu went to Nanhu.

Tan Zhixu brought a lot of money this time and directly asked the magistrate of Nanhu to summon all the young adults in Nanhu.

It's just before the autumn harvest, and it's not very busy yet. Many people have been wandering around the fields and villages, and there is nothing important to do.

"Everyone, I think you all know about the things in the west without me saying more, right?" The people in the audience looked at each other, but no one said anything.

The magistrate of Nanhu County looked helplessly at Gu Huaijing.

Gu Huaijing came to the stage to meet everyone's attention, "Everyone, I am Gu Huaijing, the admiral of the Beijing Canal, and I have been ordered to come to rescue the people in the west. I know that you now think that what happened in the west has nothing to do with you, but let me ask, you Can we really sit back and relax?"

"Your water source is abundant now. Are there still fewer people who are harmed by water every year?"

"Now the imperial court is giving you two taels of silver to divert the excess water to the west. It can not only solve your own problems, but also solve the problems of the west. Why not?"

Gu Huaijing's words are true. Even if the people don't understand something in their hearts, it's time to think about it for themselves.

Finally, some among the quiet people began to whisper.

Tan Zhixu was in the crowd, listening to the people's comments, the corners of her mouth raised, forming a beautiful arc.

It seemed that Gu Huaijing's impassioned attitude was effective.

"Do you think this Master Gu is telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true. I heard that the western side has received a lot of supplies. In fact, the imperial court has always given supplies to the western side, but they have been occupied by those high officials. This time, Mr. Gu showed no mercy and directly transferred those supplies. Everyone was arrested, and I heard that people from the imperial court were also involved."

"so smart?"

"Yes, actually what Mr. Gu said is right. If we don't divert the water, we ourselves will suffer!"

The people were still discussing, but Gu Huaijing had already announced that anyone who wanted to do it would go to the side of the stage to sign up.

Following Gu Huaijing's order, some government officials had already begun to take action, "I'll sign up."

Someone took the lead, and the others stepped forward.

So many people took action, and the people followed suit.

So, in half a day, almost all the people and young adults on Nanhu side went into battle.

When Gu Huaijing brought this news to the west, the local people and officials all cried bitterly and lamented Nanhu's righteousness.

Mr. Wang took the lead.

"Your Excellency, please send a message to Nanhu County Magistrate. When the west becomes developed in the future, Nanhu will not be forgotten."

"It's natural."

Gu Huaijing and Tan Zhixu divided their forces into two groups, one group excavating in the south lake and the other group excavating in the west.

According to their calculations, it will take less than half a month to get through.

The people in the west are like getting chicken blood every day. Now that the people in the west have food, they can divert water from the South Lake. They are also full of strength. Even if they eat very little, they are as strong as an ox.

Hard work can always be rewarded, and now they have been rewarded.

Tan Zhixu and Guyu used the fewest ingredients to cook the hungriest meals for the people every day, and the women also followed.

The entire population of both towns was involved.

This matter soon spread back to the capital. People in the Hou Mansion knew that Tan Zhixu was going to promote business and saw the suffering of the people in the west, so they used the name of the Hou Mansion to send charity money.

The emperor was overjoyed. In addition, Tan Zhixu did well in the business conference and received many rewards from the Hou Mansion.

When the reward arrived at the Hou Mansion, the old lady also received a letter from Tan Zhixu.

"Mother, my daughter-in-law has seen a lot of sufferings for the people in the west in the west. My daughter-in-law is here to help the disaster relief officials do good deeds in the name of our Marquis. I hope my mother will not blame her."

Song Ling'er was in Jing'an Hall at this moment. When she saw the old lady looking unhappy, she came closer and said, "What's wrong, mother?"

Song Ling'er had always done whatever she wanted, but now that she saw the old lady looking messy because of a letter, she took the letter away directly.