Fortunately, Qin Tiange had branches all over the place, and these people were quickly settled in. In order to prevent Lan Xiuyuan from discovering the problem, each household also sent a laborer to the dam.
Qin Kou'er stood on the high embankment, riding her horse, watching everyone struggling to move forward in the wind and rain with their backpacks and carts. Her eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.
This is all Lan Linxue's doing. I really don't know how she will ever be able to repay this debt. So many kind people have given up their homes for his scheme. If this matter is exposed one day, I really can't imagine what the world will become. And what will become of Lan Linxue?
He'll undoubtedly face universal condemnation, and he'll likely lose most of the people's support. What will he do without the people's support?
Qin Kou'er was lost in thought in the rain, unable to think about the future at all.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind. Qin Kou'er turned around and saw a group of people dressed in black and riding black horses galloping towards her.
Qin Kou'er knew that it was Lao Qi and Gui Tou.
These are all Lan Linxue's personal guards. They are efficient and decisive in their work, and they have already helped them a lot.
After collecting the silver from the wealthy families, Gui Tou and his men came directly to the dam to help.
Qin Kou'er was familiar with Lao Qi, but she was not familiar with the man behind him who was always silent and had many scars on his face. She only knew that Lao Qi called him Gui Tou (Ghost Head).
"Miss Qin, we've already checked the town, there's no one there!"
Was it a thorough search?
Qin Kou'er, still worried, quickly asked.
Old Seven chuckled憨厚ly. He pointed to the ghost head behind him, "Don't worry, Pavilion Master Qin, wherever the ghost head searches, not only will people fall, but even grass will be felled!"
Qin Kou'er couldn't help but laugh. What kind of metaphor was that? "Does that mean that wherever you pass, not a blade of grass grows?"
Old Seven was taken aback for a moment, then immediately burst into laughter.
The seventh brother really liked Qin Kou'er. He felt that working with Kou'er and the brothers of Qin Tiange was incredibly pleasant, much more comfortable than working with those officials.
Qin Kou'er smiled slightly, then turned her head and pointed to a small village ahead, saying, "Now, almost everyone in the towns has been evacuated, but because the disaster area is so vast, there are still some small villages and scattered households behind. We can't abandon them. We must bring them out as well!"
"But those people are too scattered. We only have so many people now. If we search for them one by one, who knows how long it will take? And we might not even be able to find many of them."
Qin Kou'er nodded heavily, "That's the real headache! Some of these people live in the forest, and if there's a flash flood, they won't even be able to run away. So, we'd better come up with a way to get them to come to us on their own initiative."
The seventh brother scratched his head, then stared intently at Qin Kou'er.
He's never been good at coming up with ideas; he's fine as long as he follows orders and does what needs to be done. If there's something that even someone as smart as Qin Kou'er can't figure out, he'll basically just give up, because thinking about it would be a waste of time.
Looking at those people, Qin Kou'er couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being.
However, Gui Tou, who had remained silent until now, suddenly said in a deep voice, "I know a method, but I don't know if it will work."
"Oh? What method is it? Tell me!"
Qin Kou'er turned to look at the ghost head.
Gui Tou walked to the front and pointed to the houses below, saying, "These people live so close to the mountains and forests, so many of them must be hunters. When we were in the north, we heard that hunters used a special kind of firecracker to send messages, and everyone would rush to their aid once they saw it. It must mean they'd been attacked by a wild beast. So, why don't we put one down here too, so everyone can see it and come quickly? That way we can gather everyone together! I just don't know if this custom is the same in the south!"
After hearing this, Qin Kou'er suddenly slapped her forehead, "Oh dear, how could I have forgotten about that!"
Qin Kou'er felt incredibly stupid; why did she need Gui Tou to remind her of such an idea!
Qin Kou'er turned to the people below and said, "Quickly! Quickly raise the smoke signal on the ridge. Then you all wait here until everyone comes over, understand?"
"yes!"
The subordinates quickly carried out Qin Kou'er's instructions.
Qin Kou'er smiled and looked at Gui Tou, saying, "We don't use rockets here. We call it 'Lingqian Yan' (岭前烟). It means making smoke by starting a fire on the spot. Because it rains a lot in Jiangnan, the forest is even more humid, so starting a fire will produce thick black smoke first. This way, it's both safe and convenient. Therefore, we hunters here all use 'Lingqian Yan'!"
As she spoke, Qin Kou'er looked down and suddenly said, "This time it's all good, everyone is finally saved! All that hard work wasn't for nothing!"
Old Seven started laughing like an idiot standing to the side, and even Ghost Head, who was usually silent and expressionless, couldn't help but laugh.
At night, the torrential rain intensified.
Qin Kou'er was still worried, so she took some people to check on the villagers who had been arranged to come, to see if everyone had food and if they could sleep peacefully.
As it approached midnight, Lan Linxue began to worry because Lao Qi and Gui Tou had not yet returned.
Aside from taking the medicine, he couldn't eat a single bite. He just stood at the door, coldly watching the raging wind and rain outside.
Shuanghua was also very worried and kept sending people out to inquire.
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