Xu Zhi lifted the curtain and looked outside. She saw that the corn in the fields on both sides of the road was already more than half a person tall. Looking into the distance, the vast expanse of green looked like huge green carpets. Xu Zhi felt heavy-hearted. These were the lifeblood of the people. If the Miaozhou River dam collapsed, these crops would be the first to be affected. After the New Year, when food was scarce, the people would suffer even more.
There are no mountains along the way, only plains. That's why the Miao River had nothing to stop it after the dam broke, and it just flowed away.
Zheng Boyuan had already received news that Xu Zhi was coming, and he and Feng Shaoli were waiting below the embankment early on.
Xu Zhi was surprised that Zheng Boyuan had become so dark and thin after only a few days of not seeing him. But thinking about it, it made sense; there was nowhere to shelter from the sun on the embankment, so it was no wonder he was exposed to the sun like that.
Zheng Boyuan helped Xu Zhi down from the carriage and saw that He'er and her two sisters were already surrounding Feng Shaoli, chattering away to their father. This pushed Ping Shi, who had a lot to say, aside. Ping Shi looked at her three daughters and shook her head helplessly.
Zheng Boyuan helped Xu Zhi sit down under a tree below the embankment and said, "The weather is so bad, why did you come all the way here by yourself? You could have had someone deliver it to you on horseback once it was ready."
Seeing that Zheng Boyuan's face was covered in sweat, Xu Zhi took a handkerchief and wiped it for him, which made Zheng Boyuan feel a little embarrassed. However, he also felt very sweet thinking about how they were husband and wife and how Xu Zhi had come all this way to visit him.
Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for several days. I've been missing you a lot, so I thought I'd come and see you."
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