"What, Muddy Water Village? What's going on?"
Hunshui Village is a large village with nearly a thousand people with the same surname. It is located downstream of Laohu Town. It was originally a low-lying earthen village and was once a place where rivers converged.
However, after several violent floods, the river course changed and the water flow deviated from its original path, gradually eroding a valley. This area of land is relatively fertile.
The location of Hunshui Village itself is several meters lower than the terrain of Qingshui River. Once the Qingshui River bursts its banks, the entire village will be completely submerged in the valley.
I don't know why the Shui clan members took a liking to this place and settled down here.
It used to be under the jurisdiction of Laohu Town. However, since Laohu Town became increasingly deserted and plagued by tigers and wolves, Hunshui Village no longer looked down on Laohu Town.
Seeing that the life in his village was getting better and better and that several scholars emerged, the relationship between Hunshui Village and Laohu Town changed from subordinate to equal under the operation of some people.
The bridge between the two places had long been blown up by the previous generation of clan leader and village head of Hunshui Village.
Even though Laohu Town is developing rapidly, Hunshui Village still looks down on this village with mixed surnames.
When Qiao Xin was recruiting people and choosing sites, she intentionally or unintentionally bypassed Hunshui Village.
Large villages like this where people of the same clan have been operating in one place for hundreds of years tend to be very hostile to outside forces.
Any new things and reforms will encounter great resistance. Instead of spending time dealing with them, Qiao Xin would rather build a novice village from scratch.
The two villages have always been in a state of "you look down on me, I ignore you, and we don't interfere with each other."
Now that they knew the dam on the other side had burst, Manager Cao and Li Zhong had no intention of gloating. Instead, they thought about whether they should organize people to go and have a look, after all, their village had a boat.
The merchant ship that the Wang family brought recently has not yet departed due to the rain, and Laohu Town also has bamboo rafts for collective use.
In this big village of more than a thousand people, there must be quite a few people who survived!
Normally, they didn't have any life-and-death conflicts, at most they just looked down on each other. But now, at this critical moment of life and death, they really had to stand by and watch, which was unacceptable to their conscience.
After much thought, I decided to do something.
Li Zhongxin thought that it would be great if the old lady was here, why would she need to make the decision on this matter?
The old lady's heart of a bodhisattva would not ignore it. From her usual attitude towards servants, it can be seen that Qiao Xin really treats people as masters.
Manager Cao had already asked the boy who delivered the message: "You haven't even left the village, how did you know the news?"
"The old lady came back and happened to pass by, so Brother Shunzi went back to the village to ask Uncle Lizheng to organize people who are good at water management to go and have a look. The dam has only been breached for more than an hour, so there is still time to save people."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? What are you waiting for? Go back now!"
Manager Cao and Li Zhong hurried down the river bank, taking one deep step and one shallow step, and hurried back through the mud.
When the old lady was away, the affairs of the Qiao family's inner quarters were managed by Xu and Qin, while the affairs outside were managed by Manager Cao and his second apprentice Gousheng.
Shunzi has resigned from the position of second steward of the Qiao family and taken the position of chief steward outside.
It's okay for him to pass on the message, but to mobilize personnel, Xu must speak up in person, and only then can Manager Cao get things done.
The Qiao family now has one of the most influential people in Laohu Town. The villagers who received the news came very quickly. Many of them were young and strong men and the guys who had been on the ship during this period.
Even Manager Huo and the boatmen from Wangjia Village were there.
Xu stood on the steps, looking at the crowd below, and said directly, "Since you are all here, there is no need to waste time. You have heard about the incident, right? This time we are going there to save people, and it is all voluntary. If you can't swim, don't join in the fun."
Manager Huo, please let the boatman go with us. We in the Qiao family will not treat you unfairly in the future."
Manager Huo bowed to Madam Xu and said, "You are too polite, Madam. It is my duty and I shall do it."
Manager Cao shouted at the top of his voice, "Did you hear that clearly? That's right, those who can't swim should not cause trouble. Don't worry, everyone, the old lady has gone first. Everyone, bring ropes and wooden basins, and protect yourself while saving people.
And the bamboo rafts, bring them with you, so that the bamboo rafts can pass through places where the big boats can't enter...
Also, everyone should bring a water bag, and don't be lazy and drink the water from the river. Just think about it, there is no telling how much dirt has been soaked in this river water.
The hygiene issues that we teach you on a daily basis are life-saving at this time. If you get diarrhea and catch an epidemic, it won’t just be your problem.”
Cao Guanshi and Shunzi both knew how to sail, so it was not a problem for each of them to command a boat. The servants of the Qiao family always taught them about various hygiene issues. Everyone is used to drinking hot or cold boiled water, but the boatmen of the Wang family do not have such a living habit.
Manager Cao said these words to us.
Manager Huo was also a straightforward person. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll talk to them myself!"
Epidemic is something that scares people to death and everyone tries to avoid it. But now that we know where to prevent it, we will not take it lightly anymore.
Manager Huo got on board and gathered all the men on board first, then repeated what Manager Cao and Xu had said.
He said to the boatmen, "These days, everyone has more or less things to do.
Even if they knew, they kept silent in their hearts, and they could not blame everyone for turning a blind eye. After all, disaster relief was the government's responsibility, and it was easy for the Qiao family to be a good person, but it was easy to be disappointed when they stepped forward to do things.
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