Chapter 304 Especially the pretty girls
"Miss, boiling vegetables is convenient, much more convenient than cooking." Lianxin held the bowl and ate the boiled vegetables. She adjusted the flavor of the soup base, and everything she cooked tasted delicious.
Lianxin especially likes the dry vermicelli inside.
"It's really convenient to go out." Xiao Jiuyue drank a bowl of soup, picked out the dried shrimp in it and ate it, then had a bowl of vermicelli with some chili sauce and fried peanuts. The taste was so delicious!
"Everyone, eat well. There are still many fans in the carriage." Xiao Jiuyue reminded: "If there are not enough, cook more."
"Miss, I'm full." Jin Wen and Jin Wu each held a basin. The basin that the young lady had custom-made was indeed very convenient and could hold a lot. It was not like a bowl of rice, where you wouldn't feel full even after eating three or four bowls.
"Sister Yue, I'm full too. It smells so good. I've never eaten anything so delicious before." Shang Yifan ate the noodles with big mouthfuls. He had already finished his second bowl from the large bowl. The dried shrimp and kelp in it smelled particularly good.
The soup base was so flavorful that he almost wanted to lick the bowl clean.
"Okay, everyone, pack up after eating. We still have more than ten kilometers to go to reach the Jinjiang embankment." Xiao Jiuyue put down the bowl, and Lianxin, Luokui and the others quickly cleaned up the dishes and washed them.
Jin Wen, Jin Wu, Zhao Sheng and Zhou Lin also put the pot and pot stand into the carriage, and chopped some dry firewood and put some in the carriage, so that when they needed it, they would not have to go around picking it up.
When they arrived at the Jinjiang embankment, the sun was no longer so scorching. Xiao Jiuyue held a fan in her hand and kept fanning herself. There was no air conditioning or fan, and in summer, people had to wear long shirts and long skirts. Xiao Jiuyue almost never let go of the fan.
"Miss, we have arrived at the Jinjiang Embankment." Hua Qing's voice rang out. Xiao Jiuyue lifted the curtain and saw the Jinjiang River and the well-built Jinjiang Embankment from afar.
Xiao Jiuyue got off the carriage and looked more closely at the Jinjiang River embankment. It was very different from the embankment she had in mind. She asked, "This is the newly built Jinjiang River embankment. If the summer floods really come, can it hold back the floods?"
Just by watching from a distance, Xiao Jiuyue saw that the embankment was not stable. She said, "The embankment was built too high."
"Miss, if we don't build a higher dam, how can we stop the water?" Lianxin asked in confusion.
"Sister Yue, the Jinjiang River embankment has been repaired quite well. The dam has been reinforced in the past two years, and it's in great shape." Shang Yifan said, "The Yexi River embankment in Yizhou hasn't been repaired this well yet. It's been repaired every year, and it still breaks every year. The people downstream are used to the flooding."
"No, the higher the dam, the better. The higher it is, the more water it can hold back. But if the dam is not stable, the risk of it breaking is greater. If it is too low, floods will overflow the top and the dam will also be prone to breaking."
Although Xiao Jiuyue hadn't studied dam construction specifically, she did understand a bit about its principles. Looking at the newly built Jinjiang embankment, she said, "I hope the engineering is done more solidly."
"It should be solid." Shang Yifan said uncertainly.
Xiao Jiuyue said, "Let's go and take a look."
Xiao Jiuyue decided to take a walk on the embankment and experience it for herself.
"Minmin, don't be so depressed." A man's voice yelled, which scared Xiao Jiuyue. With a splash, someone fell into the water, and then a man also jumped into the water.
"Miss, someone jumped into the water." Lian Xin protected Xiao Jiuyue. The people who were looking around before also slowly moved towards Xiao Jiuyue, fearing that something unexpected would happen.
"He can swim." After seeing the man jump into the water, Xiao Jiuyue swam towards the woman who fell into the water. It was obvious that he could swim, but soon, Xiao Jiuyue realized that something was wrong. This man didn't know how to save people.
How could you enter the water and then swim towards the drowning person face to face? Once you are entangled by the drowning person, no matter how good a swimmer you are, you will not be able to save them.
"Who among you can swim?" Xiao Jiuyue asked. There was a woman next to her, crying anxiously. They looked like a family.
"I can." Hua Qing raised her hand. She was the one who went into the water to rescue Song Yu in the provincial capital last time.
"Just wait and see. If he doesn't rescue the person, go and help." Xiao Jiuyue said. Seeing Hua Qing's eager look, she reminded him, "Saving people comes second. Your safety comes first."
She didn't want to sacrifice Hua Qing in order to save a stranger.
"Don't worry, Miss. I'm a good swimmer." Hua Qing grew up by the water. To her, water is like a fish taking to water.
"If you're a good swimmer, you need to be more careful," Xiao Jiuyue repeatedly reminded her. Seeing the man in the water being grabbed by the woman who had fallen into the water and about to die, Hua Qing said, "Miss, I'm going to save him."
Hua Qing jumped into the water directly, and Jin Wen beside her also jumped into the water, leaving a message: "Miss, I will go to save people too."
Soon, the man and the woman were rescued. The man choked on the water and struggled to crawl to the woman's side. Hearing her coughing, he angrily said, "Minmin, even if we have to die, we should die together as a family."
The man's eyes were red as he looked at the woman who had fallen into the water. A crying woman beside him came crawling over, kowtowed and thanked Xiao Jiuyue and the others. She hugged Minmin, patted her back, and said, "Your father is right. Even if we have to die, our family must die together. Minmin, my poor daughter."
The woman cried so loudly that her crying almost broke my ears.
"Lao Luo, how's it going? Minmin's back, right?" Several men ran over. Seeing that they were all fine, they breathed a sigh of relief and cursed, "It's all those bandits' fault. If this continues, we won't be able to survive."
"At worst, we'll die together. No one will think about it." Another man shouted.
After they finished arguing, he looked at Xiao Jiuyue beside him and asked, "Who are you..."
"They are Minmin and I's saviors. If it weren't for them, Minmin and I would..." Luo Yuan stood up, knelt down towards Xiao Jiuyue, and kowtowed, "Thank you, thank you."
"You're welcome. It's just a small favor." Xiao Jiuyue answered casually.
Luo Yuan looked up at Xiao Jiuyue for a long moment before saying, "Girls, you should leave quickly. It will be too dangerous to go to the capital city after sunset."
"We are going to Xiangcheng to visit relatives. We came here to rest when we passed by the river bank. May I ask, how far is it from here to the provincial capital?" Xiao Jiuyue asked pretending to know nothing.
"How did you get to our place from Xiangcheng? The only way to Xiangcheng is Xingfeng Town. The sun is about to set, and you..." Luo Yuan looked up at the sky and didn't dare to reveal more. He just said, "Be careful, especially the pretty girls."
After saying this, Luo Yuan ran away with his daughter and all the villagers.
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