Hearing this, Xiao Wu sneered.
"Yes, the court believed it and allocated funds to him. However, the dam, which was supposed to be built of rice-slurry sandstone, ended up being built of grass and mudstone. Just a few months after it was built, it was breached by a flood."
If there were trees here, they could have blocked the disaster and Qi County would not have suffered this disaster.
But all the trees had been cut down, and over the years, the people thought that Qi County would no longer suffer from floods, so they gradually moved here, and the land gradually moved closer here.
Therefore, the disaster caused by this flood is extremely great, which could have been avoided.
"Furthermore, Qi County used to have fertile land and a good grain yield, but that beast Sun Shufeng bought all of it at low prices. Now, after this disaster, he's selling the grain at dozens of times the price. If we don't buy, we'll starve. But how can the money we have sustain us for that long?"
Even if there is no flood tomorrow, it will take at least half a year for the next batch of new grain to mature.
With Sun Shufeng's grain prices, it would be great if the money they have can last for a few days.
Fang Qingyue frowned deeply, and even Shen Yuhan's face turned gloomy.
Xiaowu wanted to say something else, but he heard an old cough behind him.
He turned around quickly, got close to the person who was coughing, and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, are you okay?"
Only then did Fang Qingyue see that there was a person lying not far behind Xiaowu.
His face was full of wrinkles and he made a ragged coughing sound from his throat, as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs.
There was still a wound on his forehead, but in such a dire condition, it had already become festered.
"This is..." Fang Qingyue couldn't help but ask when she saw his appearance.
Xiaowu shook the old man's hand firmly, brushing the hair off his forehead. Then he said viciously, "It's all that damn Sun Shufeng's fault. My home was originally quite far from the flood site, but I was out begging at the time. When it rained, Grandpa was worried about me and came out to look for me, but he was swept away by the flood."
Fortunately, my grandfather was standing on a relatively high ground at the time, and the flood only reached his knees.
Although he was knocked to the ground, he was not washed away and managed to barely survive.
But he had soaked in water, and his forehead accidentally hit a stone when he fell. Although it was not serious, the wound became festered and could not heal.
He even coughed non-stop.
"Let me take a look." Fang Qingyue knew medical skills herself, so she didn't plan to ask Xiaowu to find a doctor.
After taking the old man's pulse, she knew his condition and wrote a prescription for Xiaowu.
Shen Yuhan also took out some money and said to Xiao Wu, "I see you're smart. Would you be willing to take care of the victims in the dilapidated temple? You can use this money to appease these people, or to mobilize troops. It's up to you."
"Just avoid Sun Shufeng, okay?"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded eagerly, "Of course, thank you both so much."
As he said this, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Qingyue and Shen Yuhan.
"Hey." Fang Qingyue paused and said with a smile, "We're not doing this just to get you to kowtow to us. Take care of these disaster victims first. Don't worry, Sun Shufeng will never have a happy day with the two of us working together."
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The next morning, Shen Yuhan invited Sun Shufeng to dinner at a restaurant in the city.
Sun Shufeng had received documents from the capital and was extremely excited when he learned that Shen Yuhan was the King of Jian'an.
He put on his official uniform that had been put away for a long time and hurried to the restaurant.
The city was dilapidated, but the restaurant was built exceptionally prosperously, with three stories high.
A stage was built in the first floor hall, and people were singing and dancing in the middle.
There are more than a dozen tables below for guests to dine.
The second floor is an ordinary box with windows facing downstairs, from which you can see the scene in the center of the stage.
One floor up is the premium private room. The room is huge, much larger than the one downstairs. If you want to watch the dance or listen to the music, you can ask the girls downstairs to come up.
Shen Yuhan was the host, so naturally they had to stay in the private room on the third floor.
In addition, he also ordered several singing girls and waiters to recite poems and sing songs while they were eating.
Sun Shufeng saw all this clearly, and a sarcastic smile appeared in his eyes.
Fortunately, he heard that Shen Yuhan had always enforced the law impartially in the capital and was not interested in women. Now it seems that he is also a man who likes romance.
On the surface, he was still respectful: "You clearly came here to solve the disaster, but now you want to spend money on me. I really feel ashamed to accept it."
Shen Yuhan said calmly, "I have been in Qi County for two days. Although the people have suffered from the flood, it seems that everyone is living in peace and prosperity. Lord Sun is indeed capable."
Even when he was praising, his tone did not fluctuate much.
The more this happened, the more proud Sun Shufeng felt.
After three rounds of drinks, Shen Yuhan seemed to casually look up at a singing girl who was singing: "Jiangnan is indeed a good place to raise a man. Even the women are more beautiful than those in the capital."
Sun Shufeng heard the hidden meaning in Shen Yuhan's words and couldn't help but smile and said, "It's an honor for them that the prince is interested in them. It just so happens that I have a few good-looking servants in my mansion."
As he spoke, he raised his voice and shouted, "Come here, call Chunhua and Qiuyue from the mansion."
After a while, two beauties stepped into the box.
The two of them were extremely beautiful. One had eyes and eyebrows like light smoke waves, with a hint of water color.
The other one's eyebrows and eyes were like flames, bright and compelling.
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