A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 841 Downstream
The misty rain made his figure more handsome and deep, and his face was plain. After a while, a layer of tiny crystal clear water droplets condensed on his clothes and hair.

It was as if there was a faint mist between his brows and under his eyes.

The hand he held her was very moist, and Meng Yan twisted the edge of his robe covering her head with the other hand, and the two walked out of the deserted house together.

Chongyi and Chongxiao had already followed Yin Heng's orders first, and Meng Yan was not afraid that Chongyi would hear, and suddenly asked, "Master, do you think Chongxian is still alive?"

Yin Heng didn't answer for a while.

The subordinates who have been with him for many years, whether they are Chongxian or Chongli, he treats them strictly but not simply strict; they are not only his subordinates, but also members of Yinwu Palace.

Meng Yan didn't ask any more questions.

These days, Chongyi and Chongxiao are not feeling well, and she knows that he is not feeling well either.

There was no expression on his face, but he never showed his face.

When getting into the carriage, Yin Heng answered her, "I don't know. But he shouldn't be planted here."

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The embankment of Sankou City was stabilized for the time being. Although the weather later on was mostly gloomy with light rain from time to time, it was not as flooded as before.

There are imperial envoys in Sankou City, and Qiu Ke left some people to guard the dam, and took some people downstream.

The dyke needs to release part of the flood pressure every day. Soldiers are responsible for clearing the sediment deposited by the flood upstream every day, and the downstream must also clear the river silt as soon as possible, otherwise the flood will still flood downstream.

When the soldiers chased down to catch the brothers who fell into the water before, they saw the floating corpses in the downstream, so Qiu Ke sent someone to salvage the floating corpses.

The bodies that were picked up were so soaked that they were almost unrecognizable. Usually, where there were obstacles floating on the river surface and where several bodies were intercepted, a stench that spread day by day could be smelled.

The salvaged bodies must be incinerated immediately.

The downstream is connected to towns and villages. Recently, a large number of corpses are piled up and burned every day.

When Qiu Ke went downstream, she occasionally saw corpses floating on the surface of the water before being salvaged and cleaned up. Not only human corpses, but also animals and other things had been submerged in the river for a long time. This rancid smell cannot be eradicated at all. .

The entire river was polluted, and there was a rancid smell.

Anan followed Qiu Ke to the downstream. Qiu Ke carried him on a horse, and he sat on the horse in front of Qiu Ke.

Anan said that his grandmother's house is in the town below, and he walks there many times a year, and is very familiar with the downstream roads.

Qiu Ke and the others really needed someone who was familiar with the road, so they took him with them.

The downstream river course was almost blocked by sediment.

When there is no flood discharge upstream, the river water in the downstream gradually decreases, and the soldiers can take this opportunity to remove the sediment.

When encountering an obstacle lying on the water surface and intercepting a pool of floating animal corpses, it was so stenchy that Qiu Ke took two brothers to paddle the raft to the surface of the water, salvaged all the intercepted objects and burned them.

Anan could only stand on the shore and watch. He was young and didn't have much strength, so he couldn't help.

What's more, Qiu Ke didn't let him touch the filth.

The river water has been seriously polluted, and he told everyone not to be soaked in the river water where there are skin injuries, let alone get their eyes, ears, nose and nose with the river water.

Anan said that the town in front of him was not far away now, so he went to the town to call for help.

Qiu Ke allowed two soldiers to take him to the town first, but only a few people were brought.

According to them, the towns below were also severely affected. Right now, the things in the river are basically washed down from Sankou City. Large pieces of floating corpses have been salvaged before. There is not enough manpower, so it is inevitable that there will be omissions.

The town below was also washed by the flood, and many people were swept away, and the remaining people in the town were busy trying to save themselves.

During the day, everyone was busy dredging the river. In the evening, Qiu Ke led the soldiers into the town to station.

The town was not as badly damaged by the flood as Sankou City, and some houses were still livable.

Some soldiers came to the town to help fight the disaster and rescue the people, and they heard that the imperial envoys settled down in Sankou City, and then they would come here to distribute food and relief. The people in the town finally cheered up, actively cooperated and supported each other.

The town was filled with a sense of death, and the corpses brought back from various places by the townspeople were all gathered in the spacious open space in front of the ancestral hall in the town.

There are still a few piles of fires on the open space that are not extinguished, which are specially used to burn corpses; when they are not in use, a simple shed is built above the fires to prevent rain and wet wind from time to time , put out the fire.

Once the bodies were gathered together, the townspeople removed the shed and added fuel to the fire.

Strands of green smoke rose from above the open space, filled with an aura of sadness.

The expressions on the faces of the townspeople waiting for the bodies to be burnt out in the open space have changed from the initial mourning to a little numb.

Too many people have died, they can no longer care about the pain, and must continue to do everything they can for the survivors.

The soldiers were assigned to settle in the townspeople's homes in the town, and Qiu Ke took Anan out to find his grandmother's house according to Anan's memory.

When passing by the open space where the corpses were burned, the two stopped and watched for a while.

When Anan faced those horrific swollen floating corpses, he no longer felt too scared.The reality forced him to grow up rapidly.

He only held Qiu Ke's hand tightly, without saying a word.

Then Qiu Ke said, "Let's go."

One big and one small passed through the open space and walked along the river.

Qiu Ke noticed that the river channel flowing through the town had been hastily cleaned up by the townspeople, and when the flood was discharged from Sankou City, when a certain amount of river water flowed through here again, it should not cause a big impact again.

Qiu Ke looked at the sinking sky, suddenly remembered this, and said to herself, "What time is it?"

Anan also looked up at the gray sky above his head.

Qiu Ke then asked someone to pass on his words to let the townspeople know that the dykes in Sankou City will release flood water every day. In consideration of people dredging river channels during the day and providing disaster relief, the flood discharge time is set at You hour every day. At night when it intersects with Xu time.

At that time, no one is allowed to approach the river, so as not to be washed away by the river again.

Everyone was busy during the day, so they didn't bother to mention this matter for a moment.

When the townspeople heard the news, they immediately found a gong and yelled along the street while beating it.

Now it's Xu time, and the river from Sankou City's sluices will flow into this town, so it should be soon.

Anan pointed to the front and said, "Cross this street and enter the alley to my grandmother's house."

But before the end of this street, the sound of rushing water suddenly came from a distance, and it was heard that the sound came from the direction of Sankou City outside the town.

(End of this chapter)