Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 33 Guarding the Yamen
  Xu Shi.

Jiang Xihe returned to the county government office.

The people living in the west of the city all left their homes under the persuasion of her, Han Fang, and the government officials on duty.

Most people chose to take refuge in the county government office, while some went to the east of the city to deal with the problem on their own.

In just two hours, the west of the city turned into a vast ocean.

The courtyard of the county government's front hall was crowded with people and very noisy.

Only two of the temporary tents reserved by Pei Zhizhao were set up in the heavy rain. There were not enough manpower and no one was directing them. Now the place is in chaos.

When Han Fang saw this scene, he had a headache for a moment. He only thought of gathering the people to the county government office, but he did not expect that hundreds of people would gather here temporarily on this rainy night, and problems would arise one after another.

When Jiang Xihe rushed to the backyard, several people had a quarrel because of scratching. They cursed and got violent. The situation became increasingly difficult to control.

The officer on duty was waving his long sword and gesticulating, and he could usually calm the scene, but at this moment no one cared at all.

When the Korean side heard the news, they came with a very ugly face and said, "Stop, everyone."

Although the two parties stopped fighting, they were still swearing.

Jiang Xihe stood behind Han Fang, clenching his fists in anger.

"How long are we going to stay here? The house at home is flooded and will collapse soon. Are you going to let us wait here?" The middle-aged man who was fighting was soaked all over. His trousers were rolled up to his knees, revealing his dark and strong body. Calf, he's tall, raises his voice, and doesn't look easy to mess with.

"This heavy rain was unexpected. Let's deal with it here tonight. When the rain stops and the general comes back, we will discuss what to do next." Han Fang's voice was hoarse, trying to calm everyone's emotions.

"Why wait? There is no water or food here, so we are just allowed to sit here?" The middle-aged man coaxed, and many people around him echoed.

Han Fang was very angry, and Jiang Xihe saw that he was suppressing his emotions. "I said, we will wait until the general comes back to talk about everything." She saw Han Fang's hand holding the handle of the knife tighten, and the scar diagonally below his eyebrow bone became more obviously distorted. stand up.

"We are thirsty and need to drink water. The rain is so heavy and the wind is cold. If we stay here like this at night, we can't sleep at all." The middle-aged man shouted.

Jiang Xihe also discovered this problem. Although the tent was large enough, many people came in and out, heavy rain flowed along the terrain, and the wind kept pouring into the tent.

Han Fang was at a loss for a moment, "Please wait a little longer, get through tonight, and see how the rain goes tomorrow, okay?"

The middle-aged man pressed forward, "The county magistrate summoned us, so he has to take responsibility for us. Also, the west of the city is flooded. What should we do with our family? Are we just relying on it? It's better that he doesn't show up and doesn't know." Did he run away?"

Han Fang has been following Pei Zhizhao. In terms of ability, he has the ability to fight on the battlefield, but when facing the angry people, he cannot fight or scold, and he is depressed for a while.

The general doesn't know when he will come back, and he doesn't know if the heavy rain will delay his return. If the general comes back late, the county government won't even have a person in charge, and Han Fang will have one head and two heads.

Jiang Xihe was behind Han Fang and saw his embarrassed look. After getting in touch with him for a while, Jiang Xihe knew that Han Fang was not good at words, but his character was excellent.

Jiang Xihe thought about it and took a step forward: "I can understand everyone's mood. Like everyone else, my family is gone."

Jiang Xihe wiped the rainwater from his face, pushed his messy hair behind his ears, and said, "Mr. Pei has long been thinking about repairing the drainage ditches in our county. Think about it, in the past, there will be heavy rains next month. This year Is it an exception?"

Jiang Xihe is beautiful, tall but slender. He has been outside mobilizing people to move. He is only wearing a raincoat, and the rain is dripping from the poncho onto his embroidered shoes.    She is very embarrassed, but she also has a kind of indifferent beauty.

"Master Pei has prepared emergency supplies early. Why don't you put everyone at ease? You said that Master Pei doesn't care about the people. If he doesn't care about the people, why do you still send people to inform us door to door?"

The middle-aged brother said nothing, not because Jiang Xihe's words were so good, but because Jiang Xihe was young and had a low voice, but he had a persuasive tenacity.

"Jiang Xihe, you are from the yamen. Of course you speak for the yamen. It's useless to say anything else. Hurry up and cook for us." Someone in the crowd shouted playfully, and someone immediately laughed in agreement.

Jiang Xihe raised his head to look at the sky, with a smile on his face: "This elder brother is really good at joking. It's already passed, who's going to eat at this time? It's not as good as usual. If you don't eat, you'll be hungry. The Yamen doesn't care about the food."

Han Fang glanced at Jiang Xihe, he was afraid that the people would cause trouble.

Jiang Xihe smiled indifferently, and then raised his voice: "Master Pei cares about the people and provides us with a temporary resting place. However, Master Pei did not ask us to come to this place. It is not good to reject it. You can go to the east of the city to find an inn to stay. This place is reserved for those who need it.”

Jiang Xihe was not polite, and the person who made the noise just stopped talking.

"Mr. Pei is considerate of the people. We can't push ourselves too far. We don't have food. We don't eat at home. It's not good to be embarrassed here. If you want to drink water, you have to see if the Yamen has manpower."

Jiang Xihe's words were reasonable. There was an old man in the crowd who couldn't stand it and followed Jiang Xihe's words: "Okay, stop arguing. It's raining so hard. The house is ruined. What are we arguing about here? Please be quiet." Bar."

Jiang Xihe stopped as soon as it was good and pointed at the stormy sky: "I don't know when the rain will stop. Let's get together. I just hope that the rain will clear and our family will be fine. Just leave if you don't like this place. Say goodbye to those who stay." Picky and picky, Mr. Pei is protecting our people, if he doesn't care, where can you go to cause trouble?"

The middle-aged man pretended to be calm, snorted coldly, kicked the person squatting next to him, and said harshly: "Go aside, give me some space."

When the tent became quiet, Han Fang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Xihe gratefully.

Jiang Xihe's skirt was covered with mud, and his cheeks were streaked with rainwater. Han Fang apologized and said, "You have worked hard today. When the general comes back, I will tell him the truth."

Jiang Xihe shook his head and said softly: "Brother Han, I don't know when the rain will stop. It's easy to say today. If it's still like this tomorrow morning, I'm afraid the people will cause trouble. What are your plans?"

Han Fang's already gloomy face became even gloomier, and the peaks of his eyebrows were twisted into the character "Sichuan".

Jiang Xihe saw the sad look on his face and lowered his voice: "I will definitely have to provide breakfast tomorrow. It's okay if the yamen has rice. Tomorrow I will set up a shed and give porridge at the yamen gate. I'm afraid we will have to find a way at noon."

Han Fang had no idea at all, "It should be okay for the Yamen to give porridge, but then I'll have to trouble Miss Jiang."

Jiang Xihe shook his head, "Brother Han, you don't have to be polite to me. Mr. Pei is not here. We have to guard the Yamen. Apart from this, dealing with waterlogging is the key now."

Jiang Xihe thought about it, "The water in the west of the city cannot be drained out because there is a problem with the drainage channel. As long as there is light rain tomorrow, we will have to organize everyone to open the drainage channel out of the city despite the rain."

The Korean side did not know the situation in Ping'an County and felt unsafe: "Is it dangerous to repair the canals in the rain?"

Jiang Xihe shook his head, "The terrain in the west of the city is low. The waterlogging this time was due to heavy rains. The drainage ditch was blocked by the people who built the ditch before. There are many young people in the county with good water quality. As long as more drainage channels leading to Qingshui River are opened, The water will go down quickly.”

Jiang Xihe was confident, and Han Fang saw some hope.

(End of this chapter)