Chapter 1171 Sacrifice
Qingxing brought over a cup of tea and replied, "There has been no news from the Xu residence, and this servant does not know what happened between Prince Luo and Lord Xu."
In short, the two reconciled, putting Lin Yuesha's mind at ease.
As for the floods in the south, as expected, the riverbanks breached, causing widespread suffering. Several cities in the south were affected, and many people were displaced and homeless.
"Alas, if the river problem cannot be solved, it will be the people who suffer."
Good weather and abundant harvests can only be achieved by praying to God. In the southern villages near the river, some even have the outdated custom of using living people for sacrifice.
Although the government explicitly forbids it, it cannot keep a constant watch, and there are always poor boys and girls who are thrown into the river and drowned.
Since her transmigration, Lin Yuesha has held a deep reverence for ghosts and gods, but she is extremely disgusted by unfounded rituals.
Relying on government intervention is ultimately just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The most urgent task is to develop water conservancy projects to solve the livelihood problems of the villagers on both sides of the river.
Lin Yuesha only remembered that there was a large-scale South-to-North Water Diversion Project in modern times, but she knew nothing about how it was actually carried out.
As long as this concept is in place, finding capable people in Daqi will definitely solve the water conservancy problem.
More than a month ago, Qi Heng had anticipated this flood and made various preparations to deal with it.
They promptly transported relief supplies such as grain and medicine. To prevent further outbreaks of plague, they even found suitable locations for quarantine and dispatched hundreds of doctors from various parts of the north to provide support.
Currently, there is no shortage of food, medicine, or doctors in the south. With food and shelter, the affected people are living much better lives and are in stable condition.
"At this time, we should replenish our nutrition, write a letter to Zhao Jingya, and send dried sea cucumbers to the disaster victims."
Lin Yuesha leaned against the bed, fiddling with the little golden silkworm in her hand. She had promised the village chief and the villagers to meet, but she hadn't yet fulfilled her promise.
She felt even more exhausted in the last two days.
Lin Yuesha estimated that her period might be approaching, and because she hadn't fully recovered from the excessive blood loss, her reaction was quite severe.
"This is a letter from Miss Jiang."
Qi'er had just received it and hurriedly delivered it to her young mistress.
"Sister Baozhu wrote a letter!"
Several years have passed, the two sisters have married and are now separated in different places, and Lin Yuesha is the most reluctant to part.
Jiang Baozhu's letter mentioned names that were both unfamiliar and familiar; these people were somewhat distant from Lin Yuesha's memory.
The letter mentions Master Jiang and Zhang Jing, both of whom married barbarian women.
"Uncle Jiang passed away two years ago."
Jiang Huai had been doing business with the barbarians for many years, and he was also sick from avoiding war. Two years ago, his health deteriorated day by day. Before he died, he kept thinking about his daughter Jiang Baozhu and wanted to see her one last time.
But even as he closed his eyes, he never saw it.
Zhang Jing married a barbarian woman, and they had a son and a daughter. He moved to a border town of Daqi to teach, and he lived a decent life.
"Master Jiang has always wanted a son; it's his obsession. How could he possibly still be thinking about Miss Jiang?"
Qingxing pouted. On the surface, Master Jiang and his wife seemed to be deeply in love, but in reality, he had already married another woman and had a whole brood of children. Now that he was about to die, he suddenly remembered Jiang Baozhu, his daughter who had no one to care for him.
And then there's Zhang Jing, a liar who doesn't keep his word.
"The past is the past; we must look forward."
If she hadn't experienced setbacks, Jiang Baozhu wouldn't have married Gu Yi by a twist of fate. Moreover, Jiang Baozhu's rebirth and escape from the great tragedy of He Xinghe's previous life was the best outcome for her.
When Jiang Baozhu wrote the letter, she was already six months pregnant. She consulted an experienced doctor, who told her it was a girl.
“Sister Baozhu was especially happy. She said that even if she was not destined to have a son in this life, it didn’t matter. She would spoil her daughter to the extreme.”
Gu Yi does not favor boys over girls, and the couple sets aside time every day to prepare for the arrival of their daughter.
Lin Yuesha was speaking when, after a moment, there was no further sound.
Qingxing and Qi'er exchanged glances, and quickly lifted the bed curtains, only to find their young mistress sleeping soundly.
"Dr. Yan said that Miss has lost too much blood and is too weak. She needs to recuperate for a period of time."
They had seen some improvement before, but those of them who were servants should not let their guard down.
Lin Yuesha slept until evening, and when she woke up, she felt refreshed.
Today is the Ghost Festival, and the household is eating vegetarian food. Lin Yuesha made vegetarian dumplings for the sacrifice, prepared snacks and fruits, and sent someone to the paper horse shop to buy paper money.
As soon as it got dark, Qi Heng came from the palace to fetch the person.
Recently, due to floods in the south, there are many trivial matters to attend to in the court. Despite the help of Prince Luo, Qi Heng is still too busy to get away.
That's good too. Lin Yuesha is free and independent, which saves Qi Heng from always thinking about intimate things when he's around.
The carriage stopped in a courtyard in the inner city, and Qi Lu got on the carriage with Bai Cha.
The two had just gotten married. Bai Cha, with her delicate features, blushed upon seeing Lin Yuesha and said, "Miss."
"Bai Cha, you need to change how you address me. Since you're marrying your cousin, you should call me sister-in-law from now on."
"I never expected that Bai Cha is of a higher generation than me," Lin Yuesha joked.
"Please don't flatter me. When I first followed you, I swore an oath that I would be yours from that day forward."
Bai Cha shook her head repeatedly, saying it was impossible for her to change her form of address.
"You're mine, you'll have to ask my cousin if he agrees!"
It's inappropriate for a princess to keep referring to herself as a servant.
Lin Yuesha hopes that Bai Cha will be more confident and show more spirit.
These servants, in particular, are the most adept at bullying the weak and oppressing the powerful; there are countless examples of servants bullying their masters.
Bai Cha nodded obediently, knowing that she had left with her mistress and wouldn't embarrass her.
In the past few months, a large-scale construction project has been carried out outside the city to build the imperial mausoleum, and the tombs of the Qi family ancestors have also been moved here.
Back then, the entire Qi family was slaughtered. Some people couldn't even have a complete corpse left, and in the end, only cenotaphs remained.
Qi Heng buried his parents' coffins together; this was the first time he and Lin Yuesha had formally paid their respects.
Several years ago, Lin Yuesha had already paid respects to his mother. This time, the ugly daughter-in-law was about to meet her parents-in-law.
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law has arrived."
Lin Yuesha knelt before the tomb, touching the stone tablet with her hand, and was naturally drawn into a sorrowful mood.
Judging from the notes left by Lord Qi, he was an optimistic and open-minded person with a mild temper who rarely argued or got angry with others.
Madam Qi was in charge of the household. She was stunningly beautiful, gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and fiercely protective of her own family.
If her parents-in-law were still alive, Lin Yuesha would definitely have two more close friends.
What she didn't say was that she envied Wuya because Wuya was pampered by Madam Xu.
Madam Xu once said that she and Qi Heng's mother were once close friends, and that they had something in common in their personalities.
If her mother-in-law were still alive, would she stand by her side, and would Madam Qi always step in to beat Qi Heng whenever she was wronged?
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not destined to be together and had never met.
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