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Chapter 49

Chapter 44

According to the folk customs of the Jokhang Kingdom, a woman can get engaged and get married at the age of fourteen, which is an important adult year.Therefore, Ming Yu's 14th birthday next month's [-]th, the Jiang family attaches great importance to it.A few days ago, I just got busy with my father's birthday, and I kept my daughter's birthday in mind as soon as I came back.That night when her husband Ruan Hongtian came back, she mentioned Mingyu's matter to him.

"Since my father came back, I saw that you were so busy all day long that you couldn't get your feet off the ground. You came back late and wanted to say something more, so you have already gone to meet Duke Zhou. Why do you have to worry about the shop at home so much? Ah Yu’s 14th birthday will be in half a month. I’m thinking about how to spend my life. As a father, why don’t you talk about it?”

Jiang said half distressed, half complaining.

Since Ruan Hongtian asked Xie Ruchun for the matter of protecting the pond a few days ago, because the matter was of great importance and the time was tight, he did not dare to neglect, so he let go of everything else in the past few days, and together with Steward Liu and Master Xie's family, The river pond was repaired along the Yanlaiwan area non-stop, and whenever any collapsed and weak points were found, they were immediately reinforced.It was inevitable that he would be a little tired when he came back, and he had forgotten about Ming Yu's birthday.Hearing Jiang's reminder at this moment, he remembered it, and said to himself, "I forgot! Fourteenth is a big year. You have to celebrate it. You can do it yourself."

Jiang pinched her husband's arm, and said angrily, "You are so boring. I couldn't come up with any new ideas, so I asked you to ask them. Fortunately, you kicked me back again. .It's useless to ask. And you, a father, don't worry about such a big thing as your daughter becoming an adult, and it's useless for your daughter to be so close to you!"

Ruan Hongtian was speechless for a moment, after thinking for a while, he asked Jiang to come closer, and whispered the story of the breach of Yanlai Bay that Hu Banxian had calculated in a low voice.

The Jiang family had heard Hu Banxian's name long ago, and he was shocked when he heard the words: "What should I do? I heard that Hu Banxian is very good at divination. If it is true, it is a trivial matter that my farm under the Yanlai Bay was flooded. I'm afraid that so many people in and out of the village will suffer disaster! Hurry up and get ready."

Ruan Hongtian said: "The matter of Hu Banxian's divination is a bit too mysterious after all. It is not known whether it is true or not. If such a big event is spread, people will be panicked. If the words are false at that time, Mr. Xie is also afraid that people will use false beliefs. Wu Bu came to impeach. Therefore, besides me, only Master Xie and his nephew know about it.
Don't make a fuss outside.I've been so busy these days, it's precisely because I'm preventing this matter with Mr. Xie and others, that's why I neglected the family affairs.It's your daughter's birthday, you can figure it out.Fortunately, Ayu is just a girl in a boudoir, and does not have many red tapes like adults.Invite some girls she has been friends with on weekdays to come over and set up a drink to celebrate. "

Jiang's heart was pounding, he patted his chest and said: "It turns out that I really blamed you! I just hope that Hu Banxian can't be sure this time! Just go as soon as you can. I understand."

Although the matter of Yanlai Bay is important, only in the mother's heart, the daughter's coming-of-age ceremony is also an extremely important event.Although she didn't bother her husband anymore, she couldn't help thinking about it for a few days. Zhou's mother saw it and said casually: "Madam, what are you thinking about? I think the girl is a person with ideas in her heart. She How to spend my birthday, maybe I have been thinking about it for a long time. The wife thinks it out, but the girl may not like it. Why don't the wife ask the girl?"

Jiang Shi was awakened by a word, and he didn't ask anyone to call him, so he went to see it himself.

In the Yilu Building, because the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Ming Yu, Chun Yuan and other maids are making Mid-Autumn Festival sachets together with Ming Pei who came over.It turns out that Jiangzhou has a local custom that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Every August [-]th, no matter how small or small, unmarried girls will make their own sachets, stuff them with cinnamon leaves and handkerchiefs embroidered with their wishes, and arrive at the On the fifteenth day, people hung on the osmanthus branches of the old osmanthus tree in front of the Queen Mother Temple in the city to worship the moon and beg for blessings.On the second day, the temple wishes will be collected and burned in the cauldron in front of the statue of the Queen Mother, to express the wish and reach heaven.Every year.It's just that that day, it was inevitable that some Menglang teenagers in the city would watch them, and there were even some who sneaked into the Queen Mother's Temple at night to climb trees and steal sachets. Until a few years ago, there was a romantic lawsuit. Therefore, every time this day came these few years, the magistrate Xie Ruchun would send people to strictly guard it, which prevented those young people from having romantic thoughts.

Ming Yu remembered that in this year in the previous life, she carefully made an extremely delicate embroidered sachet, and the four characters "Who will reward you" were embroidered on the veil inside, which fit her state of mind at that time.It's just that before the Mid-Autumn Festival came that year, there was a flood first.Not to mention praying to the moon and begging for blessings, even my 14th birthday will pass hastily.

In this life, she has been planning for this Hong Ze for a long time.In the past few days, he checked carefully, seeing his father leaving early and returning late, and knowing from Chunyuan that both Liu Shenghe and his son were busy at Yanlai Bay, and knowing that the medicine he gave Hu Banxian had worked, he felt a little more at ease.Seeing the maids yelling to start preparing the Mid-Autumn Festival sachets, even Chunyuan also mentioned something, so she took advantage of the interest and called Ming Pei to come and make it together.The girls in the room were chatting and laughing, this one said that your pressure line is crooked, the Queen Mother must not like it, the other one said that sunflower yellow with azurite, lotus with purple sauce are good, they were busy, and suddenly saw Jiang coming over That's it, the girls just quieted down.

Ming Yu welcomed his mother into Huage, and Ming Pei also followed.Jiang first asked her about their new autumn clothes, and then said with a smile: "As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, it will be your 14th birthday. Mother is thinking how to celebrate it. Do you have an idea? "

The 14th birthday in the previous life passed hastily because of a flood.To re-live this life again, I don't want to be beautiful, but I hope that this new birthday gift can bring a different future to myself and my family.

"Mother, when the time comes, invite the girls from various families with whom we usually have contacts, and have a feast together." Ming Yu laughed.

"I have an idea. Why don't we just park a big boat on the lake in my family's Yiyuan, and everyone go to the boat to watch the moon and eat wine, and then park another boat to set up a stage and invite the theater troupe to come. In this way, there are moons and wine on the lake And Gele, isn’t it fresh and interesting?”

Ming Pei on the side interjected.

Jiang's eyes lit up, and he praised: "That's a good idea. It's really lively and out of the ordinary."

Ming Yu thought it was good, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Second Sister, for your good idea."

Ming Pei said: "Sister's birthday is a big event, and I should come up with ideas."

Seeing that after half a year of being taught by the foster nun who was invited here, Jiang's every move in the past two years is almost the same as that lady who came out of everyone, and she felt relieved, stretched out her hand to touch her hair, and said with a smile: "You will be fourteen in two years, and my mother will definitely give you a good time."

"Thank you ma'am."

Ming Pei saluted and thanked him.

On the tenth day of the eighth month, there were only three days left to the thirteenth that Hu Banxian said.But the sky was still scorching hot with the sun, the sky was clear and cloudless, and there was no sign of strong wind and heavy rain.Xie Ruchun listened to the advice of his nephew Xie Zuiqiao before, even though he sent letters to the governors of the neighboring prefectures, the tide of the river and the sea tends to rise in August and September, and it is even worse around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Jiangzhou has already taken precautions. Take precautions.In fact, he himself was a little vacillating, and Hu Banxian seemed to have got into the ground without any news. Seeing this situation, he gradually became less at ease, and did not ask any more questions for several days.On the contrary, Ruan Hongtian was reminded by Jiang from time to time, thinking that he has been busy for a long time anyway, and only the last few days are left. If he slacks off, he will regret it if he is really hit by Hu Banxian, so instead of not relaxing, Instead, more straw bags and bamboo fences were piled up in the Yanlai Bay area in case of emergency.

Ming Yu remembered clearly that in the previous life, it was indeed such a sunny day in the first few days, and it was only at midnight that the wind suddenly blew up and changed the sky.Fearing that everyone would let down their vigilance, he urged his mother to remind his father every few days.Now knowing that although Xie Ruchun from the governor's office has slackened down, but his father is still tight-lipped, he is a little relieved.How can I still think about preparing for Mid-Autumn Festival and birthdays now? The closer the day is to the thirteenth, the whole person seems to be pulling on a bowstring, and the tension is getting tighter and tighter.

On the twelfth day, the sky, which had been clear for many days in a row, actually turned cloudy, and the wind gradually picked up over the river and sea.Only then did Xie Ruchun get nervous, and hurried to the riverside, seeing that he was well prepared, knowing that Ruan Hongtian and his nephew had been watching over the past few days, he was relieved.Sure enough, it was very windy and stormy that night, and on the thirteenth day, it was raining like a torrential rain. When we reached the riverside, we saw the waves swelled and turbulent, and the wind made people feel unsteady.

Such a sudden change in the sky was caught by Hu Banxian's words.That night, Xie Ruchun didn't dare to be negligent, and mobilized thousands of civilians to guard the Yanlai Bay area to prevent a breach.I, Ruan Hongtian, Xie Zuiqiao and others stayed at the home of a small farmer at the mouth of Yanlai Bay of the Ruan family, only half a mile away from the pond.In the middle of the night, amidst the wind and rain, they suddenly heard noises outside, and hurried out to check. Someone had already reported that the Dongtang Dam could not withstand the tide, and it collapsed and loosened.Immediately raising their arms and shouting, the peasants rushed up to protect the dam.Fortunately, Ruan Hongtian had prepared enough straw bags, bamboo fences and other things before, and finally stabilized the danger.

At dawn, the wind and rain stopped.The biggest surge was over, Xie Ruchun ordered people to stay and continue to guard, and then he went back with Ruan Hongtian, Xie Zuiqiao and others who had stayed up all night.

Ming Yu hardly slept that night, and stayed with Jiang's room all the time. Both mother and daughter were a little frightened.Until dawn, seeing that there was only ankle-deep rainwater accumulated on the ground of the courtyard, and it was too late to drain away, I knew that I must have escaped the flood.After waiting for a while, I finally saw the drenched and exhausted father return, and knew that the danger in the middle of the night had been stopped.Jiang said "Amitabha" repeatedly, and hurriedly asked his servants to bring hot water for the master to bathe and wash himself.Ming Yu breathed a sigh of relief, only then did he feel tired after not sleeping all night, went back to his room, and lay down to catch up on sleep.

The storm came and went quickly, and the next day was a fine sunny day.If it weren't for the low-lying places in the city being submerged by stagnant water, how could we have seen the horror of that night.

The mood of the prefect Xie Ruchun these two days can be described as extremely fortunate.Fortunately, the mansion under his rule escaped the catastrophe.The counties under the administration were flooded to the waist at the deepest point. Only some old houses could not withstand the storm and were blown down, killing and injuring some people.It's not like the nearby counties. Although I have sent letters to remind them, those adults are not at ease. The breach blew thousands of miles away, and the low-lying area became a vast ocean. Humans and animals drifted away, causing heavy losses. The flood did not recede until today.Many people in Jiangzhou were grateful for their gratitude, and went to the gate of the magistrate's office to bow down and thank them. They said that it was all because of Xie Zhifu's dedication to the people, which saved the people under his rule.

Xie Zuiqiao personally experienced the night when the tide hit on August [-]th, and his curiosity about that Hu Banxian had reached its peak.If the murder of Li Dahu last time was considered a coincidence, this time he is a true prophet.Seeing that his uncle had been busy in Jiangnan Governor's Mansion and nearby state capitals for the past two days, he went to wait in the teahouse opposite Hu Banxian's house in Temple Street when the weather turned better.On the first day, I waited in vain. At noon on the second day, I saw a middle-aged man with a bag open the door. I knew that Hu Banxian had returned in all likelihood, put down the money for tea, and went straight there.

Hu Banxian was coerced a month ago to report the "heavenly secret" that he had "divinated". If he is punished for the crime of "confusing the crowd", then all the money that he has exchanged for this year with a glib tongue will be in vain.The more I thought about it, the more afraid I became, so I didn't sleep all night, so I simply got up and packed my clothes, and quietly left the city early the next morning, fled to the nearby Yinzhou, and lived in a foot shop.According to his plan, if he was not selected by then, he would simply leave and go to other places to make a living.If he is lucky enough to get it right as before, then he can return to Jiangzhou swaggeringly. At that time, let alone the magistrate, even if he reaches out to Rongyin Hall, the reward will definitely not be less.So I hid like this for a month.On the night of the thirteenth day, I was awakened by the sound of a gong beating in my sleep. Only then did I realize that my whole body was soaked in water, and I got up in a hurry, knowing that Yinzhou had been flooded in the middle of the night.Because of the low terrain where he lived, the water rose quickly, and he didn't know water, and he was reluctant to throw away the silver. If he hadn't grabbed a tree trunk that was washed up by the water, he would have been drowned there. .After being sleepy for a day and a night, he rushed back to Jiangzhou when the water gradually receded. At this time, when he entered his house, he was still in shock, so he sat down on a stool and fell into a daze.

But Hu Banxian was in a daze, when he heard a knock at the door, he regained his composure and went to open the door.I saw a young man standing outside, handsome and handsome, with extraordinary momentum.He usually tells fortunes for people, although three points depend on blindness and seven points rely on guessing, but it is necessary to look at people's eyes, otherwise how to guess?Seeing that this person must have a background, he was three points short, and hurriedly bowed with a smile and said, "What's the matter, young master?"

Xie Zuiqiao originally imagined that Hu Banxian should have a bit of immortality, even if he doesn't have immortality, at least he has a good-looking appearance.Seeing that this man is dry and thin, with mung bean eyes and a goatee, he has no sense of immortality.It's nothing, the so-called real people don't show their faces in the market.It was just that his eyes were dull, as if he had just been frightened, even his clothes and shoes were covered with yellow mud, and he looked like he had just rolled out of the muddy water, he was extremely embarrassed.He couldn't help hesitating for a while, and asked, "You... are you Hu Banxian?"

Xie Zuiqiao originally imagined that Hu Banxian should have a bit of immortality, even if he doesn't have immortality, at least he has a good-looking appearance.Seeing that this man is dry and thin, with mung bean eyes and a goatee, he has no sense of immortality.It's nothing, the so-called real people don't show their faces in the market.It was just that his eyes were dull, as if he had just been frightened, even his clothes and shoes were covered with yellow mud, and he looked like he had just rolled out of the muddy water, he was extremely embarrassed.He couldn't help hesitating for a while, and asked, "You... are you Hu Banxian?"

(End of this chapter)