Chapter 141 Success
Seeing Gu Yanqing fainted on the ground, everyone no longer cared about anything else and threw sandbags to surround Gu Yanqing.
"I'll go get the doctor!"
Xiong Wei checked Gu Yanqing's injuries and immediately ran out of the dock to find a doctor.
The others stayed beside Gu Yanqing, watching Commander Qiu with a defensive attitude, not wanting him to hurt Gu Yanqing in any way.
When Commander Qiu saw that everyone was on Gu Yanqing's side, he was so angry that smoke came out of his head. He swung his whip fiercely.
"Alright, alright! You all disregard the law, don't you? When the time comes, I'll arrest you all one by one and send you to the government. I wonder if he can save you?!"
The whip was swung hard on the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Everyone was a little frightened, but they still protected Gu Yanqing tightly.
"Commander Qiu, we've toiled day and night, but you've seen the results now. Why don't we just follow what Gu Langjun said? If it succeeds, you'll also get some credit, right?"
One of them stood up and spoke to Commander Qiu boldly, and the others quickly echoed him.
When Commander Qiu heard this, he was shaken for a few times. At this time, Xiong Wei had already arrived with a doctor, and the doctor carefully examined Gu Yanqing's injuries.
"This young man's injury isn't serious, but he must not get infected. If he gets infected and develops a high fever, his life will be in danger."
The doctor gave him some detailed instructions, and Xiong Wei hurriedly thanked him, then took the few silver coins he had and exchanged them for some medicine.
Commander Qiu snorted coldly, "He's here to work, not to see a doctor. Who is he pretending to be sick for?"
Xiong Wei's face was filled with anger when he heard this. "Commander Qiu, if something happens to Mr. Gu here, it will be difficult to report to the prefect."
At this time, Li Yayi also hurried over and whispered a few words to Commander Qiu. Commander Qiu was shocked and said, "You guys, why don't you take Master Gu to rest quickly?"
Seeing his attitude change like this, everyone felt contempt for him. Xiong Wei hurriedly took Gu Yanqing to the shed to rest.
Under Xiong Wei's careful care, Gu Yanqing finally woke up from his coma, "Brother Xiong? Did I faint?"
There was a bandage on his forehead, which added a bit of pitiful sickness to his stern face.
Xiong Wei helped him up and told him in detail what had just happened.
At this time, Commander Qiu walked in with a few people with a smile. Gu Yanqing looked at them with some vigilance.
"Hey, Master Gu is awake. Come here, this is the food I bought at Chunshanju specifically to nourish Master Gu."
There was a hint of flattery in Commander Qiu's tone. This change in attitude made Gu Yanqing very uncomfortable. He still maintained his attitude, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Thank you, Commander Qiu. Take these and give them to the brothers for replenishment. I don't need them."
Gu Yanqing's aura was enough to leave Commander Qiu speechless. He could only touch his nose awkwardly and let his men send the food away.
"Mr. Gu and the Crown Prince, have you been in touch recently?"
Commander Qiu asked tentatively, sweating nervously on his forehead.
Gu Yanqing glanced at him indifferently. He knew what Commander Qiu was worried about. If it weren't for the relationship with the prince, how could Commander Qiu be polite to him?
Originally, he thought he didn't need to rely on the prince's connections, but he never expected that he would be unable to move forward without connections. He was too idealistic.
"Don't worry, Commander Qiu. I won't tell the prince about this matter."
His tone was so calm that it was impossible to tell the emotion in it.
Hearing this, Commander Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and leaned forward again, flatteringly, "Could you please tell me again about that flood control method that Master Gu mentioned last time?"
He rubbed his hands and looked at Gu Yanqing with shining eyes.
Gu Yanqing knew clearly that he was just a tool for Commander Qiu to rise to the top.
"Since the commander has spoken, I, Gu, will present my humble opinion."
Gu Yanqing bowed and asked for paper and pen. His bony fingers held the brush and wrote all over the paper.
After a stick of incense, Gu Yanqing picked up the paper with the ink still wet and handed it to Commander Qiu.
"Commander, please take a look."
Commander Qiu hurriedly took it, looked at it several times, and was overjoyed. He immediately ran out and started looking for people to work on it.
At the Gu family, Hongniangzi was leading a few people to move rice from the kitchen, with Shen Jinan directing them from the side.
"Good sister, you have helped your sister a lot."
Hong Niangzi smiled and hugged Shen Jinan's arms, speaking affectionately.
"You're welcome, sister. We are a family. Besides, I'm happy to help the refugees."
Shen Jinan patted the back of Hongniang's snow-white hand, and then carefully instructed the servants to carry the rice bags carefully.
"But this rice can only provide temporary relief. All the fields below me have been flooded, and several tenants have come to me in tears, saying they can no longer farm."
Hongniang frowned slightly. This flood had submerged all the fields, and now they were all waterlogged. Not only would there be no harvest this year, there might not be any harvest next year either.
If this is the case, the number of refugees will only increase.
Shen Jinan thought of the rice seeds in his space, “It’s okay, sister, leave it to me.”
Hearing her say this, Hongniang felt relieved.
"Then I'll be leaving first. Take care, sister."
Hongniang hurriedly left with Mi and the others. Shen Jinan watched her leave and turned to go to the kitchen.
"System, give me the rice technology."
Shen Jinan thought about it, and a scroll with simple rice technology appeared in her hand, along with a small bag of rice seeds.
She called Sui Sui Huan Huan and said, "Sui Sui Huan Huan, Mommy has to go out this afternoon, you two should behave well at home."
The two dumplings immediately said seriously, "Okay, mother, we will wait for you at home obediently."
Shen Jinan touched the fair and tender faces of the dumplings and said sweetly, "Good boy."
After settling the children, Shen Jinan went out with the books and rice seeds, and walked towards the fields.
The once fertile and lush fields are now nothing but water and mud. Many farmers sit dejectedly on the ridges of the fields, crying silently.
"Doctor Shen?"
Several peasant women were surprised to see Shen Jinan coming, and quickly stood up to greet him.
"Aunts, is it impossible to plant the crops in these fields?"
Shen Jinan asked with concern, and the peasant women wiped their tears, "Yes, Doctor Shen, the harvest was already bad today, and now with the flood, life is even more difficult."
"Mochou, I have an idea now. I wonder if the aunts are willing to try it."
Under the expectant gazes of the peasant women, Shen Jinan took out the seeds from his sleeve and showed them to everyone.
"I got this seed by chance. It's called rice and is suitable for growing in paddy fields like this."
The bag of seeds in her hand attracted everyone's attention.
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