Lu Cijian said earnestly, "To them, Mianmian is their savior."
First, he devised a way to control the flood. Then, when the government office was besieged by villains, he stepped forward and single-handedly saved so many soldiers guarding the city. He also successfully rescued General Wei, ensuring that he was not harmed in the slightest.
In that case, how could he not be the savior of the people of Qingnan?
If this story were to reach the capital, the people of the Great Jin Dynasty would likely regard you as their savior.
He actually returned quite late that day. If Mianmian hadn't managed to calm the city guards, the people in the yamen would probably have been slaughtered long ago, and there would have been no chance for the Southern Guards to come to the rescue.
He felt that the people of Qingnan were worthy of being called his saviors.
Jiang Yimian stared at the people gradually disappearing outside the yamen, smiled helplessly, and didn't take Lu Cijian's words to heart at all. She just asked curiously, "Has Zhou Shiwen's crime been investigated and clarified?"
Lu Cijian nodded, "Naturally, Zhou Shiwen embezzled the government's disaster relief funds for many years, and his son Zhou Ling acted arrogantly in Qingnan, abducting many respectable women into his mansion, whose fates are unknown."
Many ordinary people can testify to this, and the large amount of property of unknown origin in Zhou's residence, along with the list of disaster relief supplies, all prove Zhou Shiwen's guilt.
Although Qi Shang refused to speak these past two days, he had found out a lot about what Zhou Shiwen had done in Qingnan.
This person is simply too arrogant; a closer look would uncover a great deal of wrongdoing.
Accepting bribes, embezzling disaster relief funds, threatening the people, extracting confessions under torture, and deceiving the emperor—any one of these crimes could land the Zhou family in jail.
Jiang Yimian nodded, looking at the clear blue sky outside the carriage, and simply said, "The sky is clear."
The Zhou family father and son had committed countless evil deeds. Now that one is dead and the other is imprisoned, the people of Qingnan can finally rest easy.
However, these alone were not enough to warrant killing Zhou Shiwen to silence him.
She was genuinely curious about what the person who killed Zhou Shiwen was trying to hide.
Thinking about it, she asked the question.
Lu Cijian shook his head. "It's not clear yet. Recently, Wang San and his group have been keeping an eye on Liu Zixun, as have others. So far, they haven't found anything. That person is too cautious and hasn't given anything away."
The fact that the person who killed Zhou Shiwen in the chaos could do so without being discovered proves that they were quite capable.
It's not them who are anxious now, but that person.
As soon as the carriage stopped outside the city, Zhang Duyun rushed over, "Sir, Miss Jiang, you've finally arrived! Those people are shouting and clamoring to see you."
Not far away, a number of people were standing in front of a newly built shack, led by the villagers of Baiyun Village.
The woman, along with Xiaobao and Liu the Madman, were prominently featured in the group.
As soon as Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian walked over, all those people knelt down in front of them.
Both of them were startled.
Jiang Yimian quickly stepped forward to help the woman up, saying, "What are you doing, everyone? Get up quickly."
The woman simply smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, Lord Lu, we are truly grateful to you. If it weren't for you, the flood in Qingnan would probably have lasted for who knows how long."
We don't know if we'll survive, and we don't know how to thank you enough. Please accept our bow.
Village chief Li Dahai, who was standing to the side, also said, "Miss Jiang, Lord Lu, we owe you a great debt of gratitude for the flood relief efforts in Qingnan. Please accept our bow."
As they spoke, everyone bowed to the ground.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian were at a loss for what to do, and quickly helped Li Dahai up.
The others then stood up as well.
Jiang Yimian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Dahai, "You can stay in the shack for now. Once the river channel reconstruction is completed and the reservoir is finished, you can go back to the village together if you want."
The government will provide you with silver and grain, so at least you won't be homeless.
The disaster relief funds this time are quite substantial, thanks to the King of Chu's share. Once the river channel construction is completed, there will be enough funds to resettle these people.
Lu Cijian also said, "Don't worry, everyone. The Princess will report the matter of Yuncheng Prefecture to His Majesty. Once the river is completed, you can return to your village."
Upon hearing this, everyone was moved to tears, feeling as if the mountain weighing on their hearts had finally disappeared.
I thought the officials from Beijing this time would just come to make a show of it and leave, like in previous years. I never expected that these people would actually be working hard to solve the flood in Qingnan.
In just a few days, the shacks were built and the people were moved down from the mountain. In the past few days, they have been busy building river channels and reservoirs.
There was no sign of laziness or half-heartedness; it was clear they genuinely wanted to resolve the Qingnan flood.
When they first saw these people delivering grain, everyone thought they must have some kind of conspiracy, and that was their belief until they came down the mountain.
But after staying here for a while, they had porridge and steamed buns to eat every day, and a place to shelter from the wind and rain. The officers and soldiers were also very polite to them, unlike before when they were high and mighty.
They would also be given herbal medicine to drink, and those who had a cold or fever would not be driven away, but would live in separate shacks, with medical officers coming to treat them every day.
These people can pretend to be providing disaster relief by distributing food, but the details and attitude cannot be faked.
What's more, the eldest princess came in person.
They are truly saved this time; the imperial court has not forgotten them.
Da Niu was a little embarrassed when he saw the two of them, until Shan Zi pushed him from behind and he said, "Thank you, thank you."
When Zhang Duyun first asked him to come down the mountain, he thought that this man had some ulterior motive.
It wasn't until they saw Liu Fengzi and Xiulian and their son that they learned from them that Lord Lu and Miss Jiang were good people who had even saved them.
He had only begun to believe it, but after hearing about what had happened at the government office outside the city in the past few days, he admired the two men even more.
He felt a little guilty thinking that he had initially thought the two had ulterior motives and had even almost beaten them up.
Fortunately, he didn't have the chance at the time; he only hit Chen Tongzhi. Otherwise, he probably would have been scolded to death by Li Dahai.
Little did he know that these people were actually there to provide disaster relief.
Jiang Yimian didn't seem to mind his discomfort. She nodded to him, said a few words to Xiao Bao, and then went to inquire about the condition of the medical staff present. After confirming that only a small number of people had mild colds and the others were fine, she went to the riverbank with Lu Cijian.
There are quite a few people busy in the river right now.
Because the irrigation ditches had been dug long ago, and the weather had cleared up, the water flow in the river was not as rapid as it had been a few days ago, and the water level had dropped considerably.
When Zhao Jie saw the two approaching, he quickly waved to them and said with a smile, "Lord Lu, Miss Jiang."
As soon as the sound came, many people busy in the river looked over, their eyes gleaming as if they were staring at some delicious food.
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