138 Summer
◎ What's more, you and I are not at the county government office right now. If something really happens...◎
Time flies by, poplar catkins are flying, and the cuckoo is squatting on the tree branch and chirping non-stop.
"It's only the beginning of summer, why is it so hot?" Ye Yunzhao looked at the rising sun, wiped the sweat from his face, and said with a rather resentful tone, "Was it this hot last summer?"
Following behind her, County Magistrate Han also wiped his sweat and said strangely, "No... This year's weather is awful. After the New Year, it rained heavily for several days. Now it's barely summer, only late spring, and yet it's been this strangely hot. It's truly rare."
Hearing this, Ye Yunzhao was startled. She shouted and tightened the reins. The donkey under her walked even slower. She glanced sideways and asked, "County Magistrate Han, do you think there will be a severe drought this year?"
County Magistrate Han was worried. The heat this year was indeed unusual, but it didn't seem like a severe drought.
He thought for a moment and replied, "I went to Dongxiang a few days ago, and I saw that the river water level was normal. It didn't look like a severe drought."
With Han County Magistrate's words, Ye Yunzhao's heart was relieved a little. She nodded in understanding, raised her hand to fan herself, and said with a smile: "You can see the Dongxiang Village Chief when you go to Dongxiang?"
"No," County Magistrate Han asked bewilderedly. "What's the matter? What's the matter with him?"
"Pay closer attention next time," she said with a smile. "For the past two months, he's been dying to run to the paddy fields every day. The sun's scorching, and now he looks like he's just crawling out of a pile of stove ashes! I guarantee you'll be overjoyed when you see him!"
After saying this, she recalled the appearance of the Dongxiang village chief and burst into laughter. County Magistrate Han didn't react to her with such impunity, only chuckling a few times. "Speaking of which, he's so concerned about the paddy fields this year, it's all thanks to you. I heard the fish fry are now as big as fists."
"That's right, it's because of their ability that they can raise them so well."
Speaking of this, Ye Yunzhao was overjoyed. In the past two and a half months, the people of Dongxiang have taken good care of the fish in the paddy fields. There are many edible things in the fields, so there is no need to feed them. The fish will fall into the paddy fields and become fertilizer, which is much easier than growing only rice in previous years.
In addition, fish like to burrow into the bottom. Because the fish fry were released later, the rice seedlings have grown very strong. Occasionally, there are fish that like to burrow into the mud, which actually helps loosen the soil.
But it wasn't all fun. Every now and then, a fish would float up in the paddy fields, belly up. At first, Dongxiangli was so nervous she rushed to the county government office to find Ye Yunzhao. This was perfectly normal, so she had him chop the fish up and throw it back into the paddy fields, just enough to improve the fish's diet.
In general, everything in Dongxiang is getting better and better under Ye Yunzhao's arrangement.
The official road in the city has almost been paved. She went to check it out when she went out this morning. She saw that there was still about twenty meters left. She estimated that it would be completed in the next three or two days.
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap pulled Ye Yunzhao out of her memories. She was startled and asked, "What's going on?!"
Han County Magistrate, standing nearby, was also startled. He looked around anxiously, but for a hundred miles, there were endless green mountains, and no sign of anyone. "Why was there such a loud noise just now? It sounded like thunder to me."
"Thunder?" Ye Yunzhao looked up at the sky suspiciously. It was cloudless, the sun was shining brightly, and apart from a cool breeze, there was no sign of thunder. "Han County Magistrate, you must be joking. How can there be thunder on such a sunny day?"
As soon as she finished speaking, as if against her, another thunderclap sounded!
This time Ye Yunzhao saw it clearly. As soon as the thunder sounded, there was a bright flash of lightning next to the sun!
"Why is it so strange?!" County Magistrate Han also saw it and was shocked. "Could it be that the gods from heaven have come down to earth to experience the tribulation?"
"This... is impossible..." Ye Yunzhao didn't believe it at first. She was a child who grew up under the teachings of materialism. But even such a strange thing as time travel existed. It seemed normal for some supernatural things to happen...
Before she could react, soon, almost in the blink of an eye, bean-sized raindrops began to fall "pat" and "pat", hitting her clothes and the little donkey's head, and quickly soaking into its fur.
"It's raining!" Ye Yunzhao said quickly, "I think we're almost at Yuezhou City. Let's go quickly!"
Han County Magistrate quickly agreed and patted the donkey, causing the bell tied around its neck to jingle rapidly. "County Magistrate Ye, it's nothing serious. We've had sun showers like this before, and it won't be long before it stops."
Although he said this, his hands did not stop moving. He kept patting the donkey. Soon, Han County Magistrate's clothes were stained by raindrops. He said angrily: "How can I be so unlucky? I came to collect my salary, but I encountered something like this."
"It's okay, it's okay." Ye Yunzhao took the time to comfort him, "I heard from fortune tellers that water represents wealth. Well, it's a good omen. Let's hurry on."
"Really?" These words truly comforted Han Xiancheng. He rode on his donkey and laughed up to the sky: "More rain, more rain, it's good to have money——"
Seeing him so crazy, Ye Yunzhao smiled helplessly. It was just a joke and he didn't take it seriously.
But she never expected that the heavens seemed to take it seriously. The blue sky, which had been bright and sunny just a moment ago, gradually darkened, dark clouds gradually gathered, and the raindrops grew larger and more numerous. In just a quarter of an hour, it was like a leak in the sky, pouring down with a continuous "clattering" sound.
"Oh! County Magistrate Han, stop talking nonsense." Ye Yunzhao adjusted the hat that was originally used to block the sun, but it was almost useless in such heavy rain.
A gust of wind blew by, and the hat was like a fallen leaf, rolling a few times in the air, and then disappeared lightly into the bottomless valley.
The two men were almost speechless at the moment. The wind blew the raindrops at an angle onto their faces, making it almost impossible for them to open their eyes. When they arrived at the Yuezhou government office, the two men looked as if they had just been fished out of the river.
County Magistrate Han stood in front of the government office, taking shelter from the rain. He raised his hand and wrung his clothes, letting the rain patter all over the ground. "Oh my God! What's wrong with us today? Why is it raining whenever I say so? I wonder if our donkey will get sick. It's even a question of how we're going to get back home after collecting our salaries!"
Ye Yunzhao also stood aside, squeezing and pushing. The donkey had already been led to the stables in the side yard by the yamen runners. "The sunshower came and went quickly, so it should be only for a while. Go get your things first and wait a little longer."
Things had come to this point, and there was nothing else to do. The two men quickly received their salaries. Perhaps because it was raining, and they were worried that it would be difficult for them to bring things back, this time they were given copper coins.
The two of them happily put the heavy purses into their arms and stood under the porch waiting for a long time. They thought the rain would stop in an hour at most, but they never expected that they would wait for three days.
For three whole days, the rain got heavier day by day. Ye Yunzhao, who was originally quite optimistic, could no longer smile. With such heavy rain, she didn't know what Dongxiang would be like, let alone the newly paved road. Her right eyelid kept twitching.
The same was true for County Magistrate Han. The heavy rain after the New Year was already terrifying, and many trees fell on the mountains near Lingnan County. The current rain was even heavier, and the dark clouds were looming, making it impossible to guess when it would stop.
In such a dire situation, Ye Yunzhao actually suggested going back in the rain. She stood by the window, frowning as she looked at the string of rain outside, and said in a deep voice: "Han County Magistrate, we have to go. I see that the rain has no intention of stopping. If we wait any longer, I don't know if there will be rocks rolling down.
What’s more, you and I are not in the county government office right now. If something really happened, I can’t imagine how panicked the people would be…”
"Go back now?!" County Magistrate Han suddenly said, "County Magistrate Ye, you must be crazy. The mountain road is already difficult to travel, and how can we go back in the torrential rain?"
He said in a rather dissatisfied tone, "I know you're worried about something happening in the county, but if they're all staying at home, what could possibly happen?"
Ye Yunzhao said calmly, "What if you weren't at home?"
"Where else could we be if we're not home in such heavy rain?" County Magistrate Han said nonchalantly, "Don't let your imagination scare you. Let's stay here for a few days. It won't be too late to go back after the rain stops."
She looked out the window and said word by word, "When the rainstorm comes, the water in the paddy fields will overflow, and the fish fry will also rush out. I'm afraid..."
The Dongxiang people's cherishment of the fish fry was obvious to all, and Ye Yunzhao was quite worried. The Dongxiang village head was a very responsible person. She was afraid that they would be too responsible and would disregard their own reputation for the fish in the paddy fields. If that were the case, Ye Yunzhao would never be able to sleep peacefully.
"No, no." Han Xiancheng said this without much confidence. He had dealt with many people in Dongxiang and was stubborn.
But he didn't dare to say what he was thinking. There was a large section of the river bank in Dongxiang that was missing. With the heavy rain, it was likely to have already burst. If that were the case, not only would the fish in the paddy fields be gone, but anyone who wanted to come to Dongxiang would...
He hadn't mentioned this matter at first, and he didn't dare to say it now. He could only keep trying to persuade Ye Yunzhao to give up the idea. But she seemed to have eaten a weight, determined to leave, and even borrowed two raincoats and bamboo hats from the yamen runners.
Ye Yunzhao put on his raincoat while looking at him with an expressionless face and asked, "Are you going to leave or not?"
Seeing her like this, County Magistrate Han didn't want to leave, but he couldn't say it out loud. He just stood there, muttering to himself as quietly as a mosquito or a fly.
"Are you leaving or not?" She put on her hat. In fact, she had already seen through his thoughts, but Ye Yunzhao didn't want to believe it.
Speaking of which, County Magistrate Han was quite popular in the county government office. From time to time, people would bring their own pickled vegetables or freshly picked fruits and vegetables to him. At first, she was secretly jealous of him for a long time.
Ye Yunzhao never expected that in such a situation, he would not even consider the people of Lingnan at all. He sighed in disappointment and said, "If you don't want to leave, I'll leave by myself."
After she finished speaking, she straightened her hat and ran up.
County Magistrate Han gritted his teeth, then thought of something. He quickly put on his raincoat and followed, "County Magistrate Ye, wait for me!"
【Author’s words】
I plan to finish it this month. I estimate there are still three or four chapters to go. I will hurry up and follow the relationship between the male and female protagonists [hug]
I was a bit stuck today and thought I couldn't write anymore. I even put in a note for leave, but this old workhorse still finished coding and will work hard to update every day until the finale. In the next chapter, County Magistrate Han will... [dog head]
After the main text is finished, I will update a few chapters of welfare extra [milk tea] Thank you all for your support~ You can check out other pre-collected articles in the column, and it is expected to open a new article in November~ [kiss]
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