Su Hua was slightly taken aback, then quickly stepped down from the carriage. "Please, everyone, there's no need for such formalities. Please rise!"

The crowd of people remained unmoved upon hearing this, and instead kowtowed three times before smiling with red eyes.

"No matter how many gifts you offer, Princess Le'an, you can accept them all!"

"Yes, if it weren't for you, Lady of Le'an, exempting us from taxes and allowing the rice harvest to be harvested, and also spreading the news of the flood, all our crops would have been washed away by the flood!"

"Back then, I was greedy and afraid of the flood, so I couldn't bear to give up any extra harvest in the autumn. I only harvested half of the twenty acres of land, but even that half was enough to support the family until next autumn's harvest!"

"If it weren't for the Lady of Le'an County, the scene of corpses strewn across the fields and roadsides lined with bodies from the great flood a hundred years ago would have been repeated!"

"You have saved the entire population of Tangshan Prefecture. You are a living bodhisattva to the whole of Tangshan Prefecture. A few kowtows are not enough to thank you..."

"A living Buddha?!" Liu Yuxian looked at the crowd of people with red, tear-filled eyes, so angry that her hair stood on end. "You bunch of idiots, you actually kneel here to a wicked person, have your brains been eaten by dogs?"

Su Hua clearly knew about the flood, but she refused to say so, only caring about the people of her Qingshui County. She watched helplessly as our Tangshan Prefecture suffered heavy losses, and you are actually grateful to her? It's absurd!

Upon hearing this, the people stopped sobbing and glared angrily at each other.

"You're the one who's causing trouble, your whole family is a source of trouble!"

"How can a flood be predicted with absolute certainty? Even the Imperial Observatory in the capital can only give a rough estimate. As soon as the Princess of Le'an noticed signs of a flood, she immediately ran between the county and the prefecture, but your father, the former prefect, didn't take it seriously at all!"

“If it weren’t for your father Liu Wenchou’s obstruction, our Tangshan Prefecture would not have suffered any losses this time.”

"You run a restaurant and harm people, your father embezzles money and harms people, your Liu family is a scourge of Tangshan Prefecture, get out! Get out of Tangshan Prefecture right now, we don't welcome you, get out..."

As the group finished speaking, they became increasingly agitated. Those who lived nearby rushed home to grab rotten eggs and swill to throw at the Liu family.

As for leafy greens, there are none available. After days of hail, leafy greens are now extremely precious.

Liu Yuxian hurriedly tried to dodge, but her hands were already firmly held down by the yamen runners. In no time, she was covered in swill and eggshells.

His mouth smelled terrible.

All that remained were his fox-like eyes, staring intently at Su Hua.

From the first time we met at Qichi Manor, she had always acted aloof and arrogant. Now she has transformed into the Princess of Le'an County, while I have been trampled into the mud and reduced to an ordinary person who is nothing and has nothing.

All of this is Su Hua's fault!

Su Hua wanted to turn around and leave, but the glaring gaze was like a thorn in her back, so she turned her toes and thought, "Miss Liu must be extremely resentful!"

But if Miss Liu really wants to blame someone, she should blame herself.

If you hadn't been so greedy, all this misfortune could have been avoided.

Liu Yuxian's heart skipped a beat, then she gritted her teeth, "You're talking nonsense! Why blame me? My Liu family is what it is today because of you, Su Hua! If it weren't for you seducing the Third Prince..."

"Enough!" Liu Lin roared, interrupting her. "Where did she go wrong? If it weren't for you, would our Liu family be in this situation today?"

Haven't you done enough harm to the Liu family?

"Hurry up and leave! If you don't leave now, I'll go and dig up the city wall of Gucheng all by myself!"

Liu Yuxian trembled from the shout, but it made her a little more sober.

Yes, the Third Prince left long ago, on the very day the hailstorm struck, leaving the Liu family with this mess.

He didn't even glance at her again.

Her dreams of becoming a royal concubine or empress are now impossible.

If the family wants to save their lives, they must not utter a single word about the Third Prince, for that man is the most ruthless and capable of anything.

The noise subsided, and Qin Fang waved his hand, "Quickly send the Liu family away, and forbid them from ever entering Tangshan Prefecture again in their lifetime!"

Huang, the squad leader, quickly agreed, "Yes, I will send them away immediately."

The minor disturbance in front of the government office quickly subsided, and Qin Fang ordered Master Yuan to lead a group of people to announce the donation for disaster relief with drums and gongs.

He then led Su Hua and Xiao Jinhan into the inner hall of the government office, took out a scroll from under the desk drawer, and handed it to Su Hua, saying, "Hua'er, take a look. This is the map of the mountains and rivers of the Great Yu."

For Yu the Great, detailed maps were military secrets, and he didn't have any, but he did happen to have a simple map of mountains and rivers.

Su Hua took the map and slowly unfolded it, revealing a territory outlined like a wild goose.

At first glance, it bears a striking resemblance to the territory of China before she traveled there.

Yu the Great was located in the center of the continent, surrounded by three countries on the north, south and west sides: Nanjiang, Beiming and Xirong. To the east was the vast sea, on which a few small countries were scattered.

Su Hua examined the map carefully for a long time, and then pointed to the southwest corner of the map. "Uncle Qin, what is the terrain like to the north of this place?"

"The terrain from Tangshan Prefecture northwards to the capital?" Qin Fang looked in the direction she pointed and was stunned.

If you were to ask him what mountains, rivers, prefectures, and counties were in this area, he would know them all. However, the terrain over these thousands of miles was beyond the knowledge of a civil official like him.

Xiao Jinhan's eyes flickered slightly. "Tangshan Prefecture is mostly mountainous, located in the southwestern border region of Dayu. Going north through Wuxi Prefecture, Ningzhou Prefecture, Baoxia Prefecture, and Yongchang Prefecture to the capital, the terrain gradually slopes down, showing a trend of high in the south and low in the north."

“High in the south and low in the north!” Su Hua’s almond-shaped eyes lit up upon hearing this. “This terrain is just right. However, judging from the map, it seems that there is no complete river system flowing through the area.”

“That’s right.” Xiao Jinhan nodded slightly. “There is a large river from Tangshan Prefecture to Wuxi Prefecture: Wuxi. But further north from Wuxi Prefecture, there are only scattered small rivers and lakes. As a result, the people in the northern prefectures often suffer from drought and lack of water.”

Su Hua frowned slightly. "It's a pity that this place has good terrain, but there is no complete river. If we want to divert water from the south to the north, we must dig a canal."

"South-to-North Water Diversion Project?" Qin Fang and Xiao Jinhan were somewhat surprised.

What is the South-to-North Water Diversion Project?

They seemed to have never heard of this word before, nor had they seen it in any miscellaneous histories or biographies.