"And you just said last night that we are all a family, so you don't need to worry about these false etiquette. Come sit down and eat. We will set off as soon as we finish eating."

"Yes, father-in-law!"

"Yes, Daddy!"

After Zhu Xiuyuan sat down again, the worries in his heart completely disappeared and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

It seems that Shuyu didn't care about this...

However, Zhu Xiuyuan's thoughts changed again and he thought: "Strange, why doesn't Shuyu care about that matter? Aren't women in ancient times the most important people in reputation? Or...Shuyu actually has feelings for me too...then

Does it mean anything?"

Tangled!

With random thoughts in his mind, Zhu Xiuyuan took a few mouthfuls of porridge, then returned to the east courtyard and changed into his official robe.

When he went out, he took Chang Suiyan Dashan with him, took a carriage, and came to Jiangzhou Yamen with his father-in-law Dong Cheng.

…

In fact, the heavy rain that lasted for several days turned to light rain in the second half of last night and almost stopped.

But starting from dawn this morning, the rain suddenly became heavier and turned into a heavy rainstorm.

The rain was even heavier than the previous days!

On the way to the Yamen in a carriage, Zhu Xiuyuan once opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside.

I saw that the street paved with bluestone slabs was already filled with three or four inches of water...

In Jiangzhou City, waterlogging has begun!

The situation is not optimistic.

After arriving at the yamen, my father-in-law immediately summoned the six military officers and the leaders of the three squads of yamen servants to gather in the signing room where the military officers were recorded to discuss matters.

The problem of raising food for disaster relief was resolved yesterday.

It was like a huge boulder that was weighing on everyone's hearts was lifted, and everyone felt relieved.

So everyone made suggestions, expressed their opinions, and gathered broad ideas.

After Dong Cheng assigned the task, they did not complain, rolled up their sleeves and went to work without saying a word...

Zhu Xiuyuan still doesn't have any specific tasks, he just needs to stay with Dong Cheng.

His job is to observe and learn.

At the same time, he also put forward some suggestions, opinions, perspectives, etc. that made Dong Cheng's eyes brighten.

…

Throughout the morning, the two sons-in-law stayed in the signing room where they were recorded to join the army.

And in the entire yamen, the "three giants", the Governor, the Chief Secretary, and the Sima, seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

In fact, they stayed in their rooms and never stepped out of the room.

He also did not interfere in any way with Dong Cheng’s arrangements.

Even Zhu Xiuyuan almost thought that his father-in-law, Dong Cheng, was the only high-ranking official in the entire Jiangzhou government office.

Other things like governors and governors, etc., are all in the air...

In the afternoon, Dong Cheng left the Yamen with Zhu Xiuyuan and went to inspect and inspect various places in person.

They first went to the largest charity warehouse in the city. After seeing that there was no abnormality in the charity warehouse, they then went to the Chenghuang Temple.

The victims gathered yesterday were placed in the Chenghuang Temple.

Those victims... were really miserable.

Their clothes are in rags, their hair is disheveled, and their faces are withered.

A bunch of people sat around the fire, quiet, with dull eyes, like walking corpses.

"Oh, it's so pitiful. All their houses were destroyed by the heavy rain, and the only belongings in the houses were also washed away by the flood... Some even lost their fathers, some their mothers, some their sons, and some

My dead daughter..."

The small leader of the state soldiers who was responsible for maintaining order in the City God's Temple shook his head and sighed.

After hearing this, Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan, Yan Dashan, and everyone present were all speechless.

What the little leader of the state soldiers said, "So and so, so and so will die," was just a sentence.

But for these victims, it’s like the sky is falling and the earth is falling!

Because of this heavy rain and this flood, they have lost too much!

Houses, belongings, possessions, and even relatives that can survive...

Fortunately, they can at least fill their stomachs.

"Lord, record the events and join the army!"

When Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan walked into another room, an old man struggled to get up from the straw-paved ground. His old body was trembling. He was supported by two juniors on the left and right, and he slowly walked towards

Dong Cheng and others came over.

Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan and the others heard the sound and looked over, only to see a large group of people standing behind the old man and walking over together.

Dong Cheng glanced at the little leader of the state soldiers. The little leader understood and explained in a low voice: "Sir, this is the patriarch of Lijia Village outside the city..."

Dong Cheng nodded, went up to greet him, and said with a smile: "Old patriarch, what are you doing?"

The old patriarch of the Li family opened his mouth slightly, and his hands were trembling with age, but his voice was very loud: "Sir, there are hundreds of people in my Li family village, and I rely on your kindness to survive. Please allow me to pay my respects...

…”

After speaking, the old patriarch of the Li family actually knelt down and worshiped on the spot.

Dong Cheng and others were so frightened that they quickly helped him.

After helping him up, Dong Cheng held the hand of the old patriarch of the Li family and said: "Old patriarch, Jiangzhou has suffered a rare flood in a hundred years. As a state official, I joined the army to assist the governor in governance.

Naturally, we will not ignore you..."

"Sir, the common people all know this in their hearts. If it weren't for your mediation, how could the five hundred state soldiers gather the victims..."

After Zhu Xiuyuan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, you should be careful with your words, be careful with your words!" and winked at him.

Patriarch Li has lived for most of his life, and he is the leader of the clan, so he is certainly not a fool.

As soon as he heard Zhu Xiuyuan's words, he immediately understood that these words were of no benefit to Dong Cheng.

It can only bring hatred to Dong Cheng.

"The common people have made a mistake, the common people have made a mistake!"

"Hey, it's okay."

"Sir, in addition to using mediation to gather the victims, the grassroots people also know that this relief food is not easy to come by..."

"That's also everyone's credit."

"Sir, you are such a good official. The common people are all alone now, and they really can't repay you... The common people heard that there is still a shortage of people on the river embankment. Although all the young people from Lijia Village have been dispatched, if there are still more people,

, I, the woman from Lijia Village, can also help."

"Yes, sir, although we are women and are not as strong as men, a team of three to five people should be as good as one man..."

"Sir, we also want to go to the river embankment to help..."

"Okay, okay!" Dong Cheng waved his hand to stop all the female relatives in Lijia Village who were rolling up their sleeves, and said loudly: "Everyone, please listen to me. If it comes time to need you, I will definitely send someone to notify you.

Yours, but we have enough manpower now, so please be patient."

After getting rid of the over-enthusiastic villagers of Lijia Village, Dong Cheng took Zhu Xiuyuan to the river embankment.

They stayed on the river embankment until dark before leaving...
Chapter completed!