Anyang Prefecture.
Zhao Mingyue helped Zhang Xiantao stand on the beach, gazing into the distance, followed by thousands of soldiers. At this moment, a light drizzle was falling from the sky.
Five days ago, Anyang Prefecture was swept away by a hurricane. Many houses in the fishing villages near the coast collapsed. Fortunately, the casualties were not serious. However, the government had no time to react before the hurricane arrived.
Anyang Prefecture has been dealing with a lot of things lately, and the officials there don't have the ability to observe celestial phenomena. Who knew that a hurricane would suddenly appear, and with such great power, causing considerable damage?
Along with the hurricane came torrential rain, and Zhao Mingyue could only lead her officers and soldiers to do their best to resettle the suffering people and maintain stability.
After finally settling the suffering people and with the hurricane over, Zhang Xiantao urged him to bring people to the beach to check the situation. Zhao Mingyue told her not to come, as she was pregnant and the roads were muddy and difficult to walk on after so many days of rain. What if she slipped?
“The baby is settled in. I’m very healthy, so I don’t need to slip while walking. You’re being too nervous. I have to go check on it, otherwise I won’t feel at ease.”
Not long after the princess set sail, she ordered the soldiers to bring back the people who had been captured by the Japanese pirates. The soldiers had only rested for two days and had not yet returned to bring the princess back when a hurricane struck, preventing the ships from setting sail.
If the inland area was so badly hit by a hurricane, the situation on the island must be even worse. Zhang Xiantao was really worried about the princess and her entourage.
She was unaware that an earthquake had occurred on the island. If she had known, her worries would have gone far beyond that. When the hurricane struck, several coastal cities experienced aftershocks, but everyone's attention was focused on the hurricane and torrential rain, so they overlooked the impact of the minor earthquake.
At this point, no matter how worried Zhang Xiantao and Zhao Mingyue were, it was to no avail. In this kind of weather, it was impossible for anyone to go out to sea to find the princess, and who knew if the hurricane had completely ended.
"If something happens to the princess on the island, how can I explain it to the Emperor? And what about Erfu, Sifu, and Young Master Zhu? I'm so worried." Zhang Xiantao felt her eyelids twitching badly these past two days, which made her even more anxious.
“The princess is blessed with good fortune and will be fine. The two brothers Fu are also lucky, and Young Master Zhu and the others are not ordinary people. How could they be in trouble so easily? They will definitely come back safe and sound,” Zhao Mingyue said with certainty.
After being comforted by Zhao Mingyue, Zhang Xiantao felt much more at ease. That's right, the princess is a lucky star, how could a lucky star be in trouble?
Young Master and his companions are extremely skilled in martial arts, able to protect the princess's safety. The two Brother Fu are also very fortunate people, otherwise how could they have recognized the princess as their sister?
They'll definitely be alright; they'll be back once the weather gets better.
Zhang Xiantao comforted herself before she felt relieved. The weather had been chilly for the past few days since the rain started, and the constant cold wind blowing from the sea made her feel even colder. Although she had worn an extra long robe and a cloak when she came out, she still felt a bit overwhelmed by the sea breeze after a while.
"Let's go back first. In a few days, when the sea is calm, I will immediately send people out to sea to bring the princess and her entourage back. Right now, we can't see the outcome just by standing here." Zhao Mingyue noticed that her body trembled slightly and was very worried.
Zhang Xiantao was indeed tired, so she stopped trying and left the beach with Zhao Mingyue.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua had no idea that Xingxing, Erfu, and Sifu had gone to the island, nor did they know that a terrible earthquake had occurred on the island.
The rain has been so heavy these past few days that the rice paddies are flooded. The villagers are busy digging ditches to drain the water, otherwise the rice will sprout as soon as the weather clears up.
At this time of year, the millet has only just sprouted. Even if it doesn't sprout, it will shrivel and become shriveled if soaked for too long. After harvesting, it may only have husks and no grains. In short, the villagers have been extremely busy these past few days, constantly worrying about the crops in the fields.
"Thankfully, the heavy rain stopped, otherwise the next season's rice harvest would have been ruined. Fortunately, it was stopped in time. If there had been another flood, I don't know how many more people would have had to flee." Zhao Guihua watched as the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed and were no longer pressing down on her head, and her heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled down.
Old Zhou leaned closer and whispered, "If another flood occurs, forcing people to flee, we should worry about that guy in the capital. Since he took office, disasters have been almost constant, and his reputation is already bad. If this natural disaster gets worse, something bad might really happen. If something happens to him, then our daughter will be in trouble too. So this natural disaster can't happen again."
"Indeed, thankfully it was a false alarm." Zhao Guihua wholeheartedly agreed. If the emperor were to fall from grace, Xingxing would also be in trouble, so the emperor had to be safe and sound.
Because of the rain and hurricane, the restaurant has been closed for the past few days. Everyone is staying at home and afraid to go out, so no one is going to the restaurant to eat.
A few days ago, Zhao Guizhi and Chen Shunping originally planned to go to the prefectural city, but they were prevented from going by the heavy rain and had to wait for the weather to clear up.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua will also go to the prefectural city together. In the past few years, Zhao Guizhi and her husband have saved up a lot of money and plan to open their own restaurant.
If this restaurant opens, it might steal business from the restaurant managed by Li Quan. After discussing it, Zhao Guizhi and Chen Shunping decided that their restaurant would not sell mulberry wine and bayberry wine.
"If you don't sell these two kinds of fruit wine, then do you sell baijiu or huangjiu? You don't know how to brew these two kinds of wine either, so are you going to buy them from someone else?"
Zhao Guihua felt that her sister and her husband were overthinking things. They were all family, so why were they making such a big deal out of it? If Meizhoulou had fewer customers, so be it. The profits were still in their own hands, so what was there to fuss about?
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