628 Huo Zhi panicked
Returned to camp safely.
"Master, I met Erqiang, Chen Xuan, Fang Wu, and Hu Zi in the city. I didn't let them tell my parents. They also met Fu An and Madam Fu on the way."
"Oh? What a coincidence."
Sun Sicheng didn't say anything else. To him, he hoped that Xier and Chang Zhicheng would be together. Although the two children were seven years apart in age, they were really a perfect match in all aspects.
But he has no objection if Ping'an's parents want to marry into the Fu family, as Fu An is also a good young man.
Let these things take their course. The one who is anxious right now is Jiangnan. Twenty days have passed since the incident happened, and it will take at least another twenty days to arrive, which means more than a month.
How much could happen in just over a month? He had no idea, and could only hope that the local government would handle the situation properly and that he could hold out until the imperial court sent someone over.
Jiangnan, Yuhang.
"Boss, this is not a solution. There's a long queue of people buying medicine, and people want all kinds of medicine. It won't be long before the counters are empty." Manager Huo came over hurriedly.
Huo Zhi let out a long sigh.
"If we don't let them buy it, they will be even more panicked. Ping An and his men have been away for half a month. They will be here in the next twenty days. Sell it. There's no need to raise the price too much. The Huo family doesn't need this little money."
But it is not possible to keep the price unchanged, as other medical shops will have objections. The output of medicinal materials has dropped significantly this year, and the situation is the same now. It is conceivable that the price of medicine will be much higher.
If Huashoutang doesn't want to attract attention, it can't do anything too eye-catching.
Ping An sent him a message before he left, and he just received it two days ago. The imperial court was able to send so many people and bring so much food and medicine, so it should not be difficult for them to hold out for twenty days.
But the prerequisite is that the rain cannot continue and the river embankment cannot continue to collapse.
My father said that such a scene had not been seen in Jiangnan for decades. It started raining intermittently in early July. It would rain for three days after one day stopped. Finally, it rained heavily for several days and nights in a row and the river dam could not bear it.
He delivered the letter of safety to the government office in time, and the government office also received a letter from the court the next day. Only then did the officials feel a little more at ease.
After the news spread, the people in the city felt more at ease.
But this is only in Yuhang City.
There were too many disaster-stricken areas outside the city, and several villages and towns were directly submerged under the river dam. It is still impossible to determine how many people died and how many escaped.
Countless tents and temporary wooden sheds were set up at the city gate. There were already tens of thousands of people fleeing, and more people kept coming.
The prefect had mobilized the wealthy families in the city to donate money or grain half a month ago. His family was a big medical family, so naturally they donated medicine.
It started to rain continuously in early July this year, which was originally the time for summer harvest. Many families wanted to wait until the weather was a little clearer before harvesting, because most families simply did not have extra space to dry the crops. However, they waited and waited, and instead lost the opportunity to harvest the crops, and almost half of the year's harvest was wasted.
The medicinal herbs in his family were slightly better than the grain, but the loss was also considerable.
Two herbal medicine shops were more than half flooded, and the remaining medicinal materials on the hillside were basically useless.
Huo Zhi looked out the window into the yard and saw his father holding an umbrella and chasing his brother.
After grandfather passed away, the grandson stayed at home in mourning for a year. A year later, the eldest brother used his connections to go to a county town not far from the urban area to serve as a county magistrate. This was a great thing, but who would have known that this time, Qionglin County would also be a severely affected county.
Fortunately, they were not within the impact range of the dam and no one has been drowned so far.
Yesterday, the eldest brother went to the government office to do some work, and the two brothers said goodbye this morning. However, his father wanted him to wait a few days before leaving, fearing that something bad might happen to him. If he really couldn't make it, he would resign.
How is this possible?
How could a general leave the battlefield at the most critical moment of a battle?
Similarly, how could a county magistrate leave his county office at this time?
My father is not old but he is a little confused.
Huo Zhi watched the father and son arguing with each other. The eldest brother bowed and left.
My father just stood there holding an oil-paper umbrella, motionless.
Huo Zhi didn't want to go out and persuade them at all.
In this family, he was the one his grandfather loved the most, but his grandfather had been gone for more than three years.
Parents love their eldest son the most, no matter how well he does.
Even his wife and his children were considered much inferior to his eldest sister-in-law and their children in the eyes of his grandparents.
If Ping An had not rescued him that year when he went to Yingtian Prefecture, he would have died for many years. After he came back, his grandfather was furious, but his father was even more indifferent to him and blamed him for bringing the matter to the government.
Why didn't he think about it? In that situation, Huo Xun had already hired someone to kill someone, and even almost killed people in the Minzhou military camp. How could he not go to the government?
His mother didn't show him much concern for this, but just kept complaining that he wasn't careful enough.
Forget it, I don’t want to think about these anymore.
Ping An is coming soon. He is his best friend in this world and the person who treats him most sincerely.
How nice it would be if the weather wasn't this damn bad.
In fact, no one knew that he was really panicking.
Huashoutang has so many farmers, so many doctors and shop assistants who need to eat and drink every day. The medicinal materials collected this year are less than 40% of previous years, and it is unknown how long this weather will last. Will it get worse in the future?
He now has two doctors and three waiters dispensing medicine and porridge at the city gate every day.
Although it is not a precious medicinal material, the large quantity and the long time will add up to a huge expense.
…
When Erqiang and his friends returned to the inn, they felt very uncomfortable.
Wan Changsheng asked, "What's wrong with you guys? Even Chen Xuan is acting weird? Did something happen on the street?"
Er Qiang shook his head: "I feel uncomfortable after hearing some things. Uncle, please don't ask me. I will ask the waiter to bring some hot water."
Wan Changsheng looked at Erqiang who was running away in a hurry, and he was even more certain that this kid must have something on his mind.
I just went out for a walk, what could happen?
It’s impossible that something happened to Ping An. One is in Beijing and the other is in Jinzhou. What are you thinking about?
"What are you mumbling about to yourself? Someone who doesn't know you would think you are a fool." Mei Niang said angrily.
Pingxuan laughed.
The journey was so boring. He had regretted more than a thousand times that he should not have gone back to his hometown with his parents. It would have been better for him to stay in the capital like his sister.
During those three months, I missed both my studies and my martial arts practice. It was really not worth it.
Wan Changsheng finally smiled when he saw his son, who had been unhappy all the way, but it was because his mother called his father stupid.
"What are you laughing at, little brat? We'll be home in five days.
My dear, Ping An was seven and a half when we came out. Now fourteen years have passed, Mu Yang is two and a half years old, and we are old too. "
Mei Niang smiled and said, "I see that you are indeed old. Otherwise, I would say one thing and you would say another. I am asking you what you are mumbling about. If you are talking about old age, is forty-one old? Then I am one year younger than you, am I also old?"
Wan Changsheng chuckled.
He looked at his wife with a smile. To be honest, his wife was not much older than she was fourteen years ago. She was still as beautiful as ever. In fact, she looked even better because of the different clothes and appearance.
"Mei Niang, you are more beautiful than before, really, I am not lying to you."
Wan Changsheng saw that his wife was blushing and stopped teasing her. His youngest son was still smiling mischievously and said that these things were indeed inappropriate.
"I saw Erqiang and his friends coming back from a trip to the street. They, including Chen Xuan, seemed to be worried. When I asked him, he didn't say anything. He just said it was nothing and that he just heard something on the street."
Mei Niang didn't care: "What's wrong with just going to the street? You're just being suspicious. My husband, I really miss home. I miss my son and grandson, Awu and Xi'er, and even my mother-in-law and Ping'an's two wives. It's too far to go back home."
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