Song Xinghai pulled up Song Xiner, who was kneeling beside the bed, and said:
"Child, don't worry too much.
I've just checked your mother's pulse. She fainted from hunger, cold, and a fever. I'll go make some medicine for her right away!"
Hearing this, Song Xiner wiped the tears from her face and asked:
"Didn't we start providing free porridge and tents here a month ago? Why is mother still starving and freezing like this?"
Si Jinxing said:
"It's not too late to ask about these things after your mother wakes up. You should take good care of her. If there is anything, send someone to find me.
I heard the magistrate had returned, so I went over there."
She looked at Song Xinghai again, said goodbye, and turned to walk out.
Seeing this, Song Xiner hurriedly said from behind, "Farewell, Master!"
Song Xinghai was startled when these words came out. After the county lady left the yard, he immediately pulled Song Xiner aside and asked:
"What did you call the county lady just now?"
Song Xiner knelt on the ground and said:
"Dad, I've made up my mind. I want to learn skills from the county lady, and the county lady also agrees that I can follow her.
I have met many women, but I have never met anyone as confident, independent and capable as the county lady. She is stronger than many men!
Dad, I'm not trying to escape from the Zhang family. I just want to live for myself in the future.
Dad, please forgive me for being unfilial. I may have to leave you and mom for a while."
Song Xinghai was startled when he heard this, then he reached out and helped his daughter up, choking with sobs and saying:
"Okay, okay, if you think this way, Dad will be relieved!
The county lady is a person of great ability. Not to mention that the prescription for the epidemic belongs to the county lady.
Just in the northern suburbs of Xuzhou, the exquisite medical skills of performing cesarean section to deliver a baby are unmatched in the world!
If you can learn a thing or two from the county lady's medical skills, it will benefit the people in the area and it will be a blessing for our Song family!
Your mother and I both wish you the best. As long as you decide on something, we will support you!
What's the point of talking about forgiveness or not? "
Having said this, Song Xiner held back her tears, turned around and left the house, brought over the hot water she had boiled earlier, added some cold water, and used a towel to help Lian wipe her body.
Song Xinghai left the room to stay up late for Lian.
As for Si Jinxing, as soon as she walked out of the yard, she saw the county magistrate striding towards her.
Li Kunzheng bowed to Si Jinxing and said, "County Lady, I am back!"
Si Jinxing nodded, walked forward with Li Kunzheng, and said:
"How is the matter going, Lord Li?"
Li Kunzheng sighed and said, "The bricks and tiles will arrive tomorrow, but I'm worried about where to find so many craftsmen!
When the county lady came, she also saw that only the house on the east side was still intact, while the house on the west side had basically collapsed and must be rebuilt.
This requires a lot of craftsmen, and they don’t even know how to cover it before it freezes!"
Si Jinxing thought for a moment and said:
"I do have an idea, please listen to it, sir."
Li Kunzheng always felt that the county lady was a decision-maker, so he quickly and humbly asked, "Please speak, county lady!"
Si Jinxing paused, looked towards the gate of the government office, and said:
"Who's going to live in those houses after they're built? The last thing we lack right now is manpower!"
Li Kun was looking south along her line of sight, and when he heard these words, his eyes lit up and he said:
"The county lady is right!
Most of the work involved in repairing and rebuilding a house is physically demanding, so selecting young and strong people shouldn't be a problem at all!"
Si Jinxing continued to walk forward and said:
"Now that the people know that the imperial court has intervened in this matter, they have enough food and drink to make trouble. You should have heard the rumors outside when you came back.
So, find them some work to do.
Although the house is built for them, it would be better if they could see some ready-made benefits!
What do you think, sir?"
Li Kunzheng thought carefully for a moment and said, "The county lady means to pay them some wages?
Si Jinxing nodded and explained, "Yes, but not a lot.
After this disaster, the people were basically penniless and everyone was looking forward to the opportunity to make money.
The significance of wages is to motivate everyone to work hard and complete the repair and reconstruction as soon as possible!
Naturally, for houses that only needed repairs, the adults gave out half a copper coin as compensation to prevent the people from destroying the new houses intentionally if they wanted to live in them.
With these small amounts of money in their hands, the people now have hope for life!"
Upon hearing this, Li Kunzheng bowed deeply to Si Jinxing and said:
"The county lady is so young, yet she's so thoughtful. I admire her!"
Si Jinxing pursed her lips and smiled:
"Thank you for your compliment, sir. When Lord He arrives tomorrow, we two lords will discuss and decide."
In the next few days, Tongshan County, the worst-hit area in Xuzhou Prefecture, began to repair and rebuild!
Based on Si Jinxing's suggestion, He Wenqin and Li Kunzheng adopted and refined it, and selected 5,000 people from nearly 50,000 people!
Of these 5,000 people, 1,000 were left in the county town, and the remaining 4,000 were sent to various villages and towns to repair and rebuild houses!
It can be said that the officials and the people are united, full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm, and the repair and construction speed is extremely fast!
However, Si Jinxing did not dare to relax, and still asked Fang Yongzhi and Gu Anxu to conduct random inspections on the people in the tents every day!
To prevent the resurgence of the disease!
Compared with the busy Xuzhou Prefecture, Jianzhou City is a bit deserted.
Heyang Street, Prince Rui’s Mansion, Ju Ran Hall.
When Qi Nanyue heard what the secret guard reported, he immediately threw the fine inkstone on the table to the ground!
Everything has been going wrong lately, which has really given him a headache!
First, Liu Zuhe of Qingcheng County confessed to murdering people from Anping County, and also implicated Xuzhou prefect Jia Wensheng.
Then, the powerful Red Gang suddenly sent a letter, saying that they would cut off all cooperation and refused to talk anymore!
Then, the death of Jia Wensheng dealt him a heavy blow!
He was the one who promoted Jia Wensheng and placed him in the north specifically to counter the Lan family army's control over the north.
Doing so would be like his arm being broken off!
Now, I heard that Xuzhou Prefecture was able to survive the disaster safely with the help of that woman!
This time, the prince is probably even more arrogant and complacent!
His eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said to the secret guard in a cold voice:
"Go ahead and tell them that I agree with what was written in the letter!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a hurried voice outside the door: "Your Majesty, something happened!"
Qi Nanyan glanced at the secret guard and saw him quickly slip out of the window before he said, "Come in!"
As soon as the housekeeper Liu Xun entered the room, he saw broken inkstones scattered on the ground!
He secretly raised his heart and whispered:
"Your Highness, Concubine Liu from Tingyu Pavilion...she..."
Qi Nanyan was already feeling upset, and when he saw Liu Xun stuttering, he became even angrier, and said with a dark face:
"She's pregnant now, so just give her whatever she wants!
No need to ask me about everything!"
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