The rain fell suddenly and fiercely, diluting the breath left by Qiao Xin and others along the way.
Zhang Jun and his companions found some firewood in the dilapidated temple and started a fire. The heat wave soon covered up the cold.
Qiao Yunqing looked at Qiao Xin who was standing by the side. The firelight was shining brightly on her side, which made her look even more mysterious.
"How did my mother know this place?"
"During the period of suppressing bandits, I had nothing to do, so I traveled around. I have a certain understanding of the topography of Yuncheng. Otherwise, how would I know that the land in Changnan Town is suitable for making pottery?
"When I was helping you collect herbs, I came here once. During a casual chat, I heard about this path from a herb farmer. If I dare to come and rescue you, I won't do any preparation, right?"
"The old lady's familiarity with Yuncheng makes us feel inferior!" Master Wu sighed.
Everyone was shocked and couldn't help but look at Qiao Xin.
If a suspicious person heard this, he would think that Qiao Xin was controlling every aspect of the Second Master's life.
Of course, Yuncheng was one of the choices I had made for my retirement. Couldn't I learn more about it? The fertile alluvial plain alone was enough to make her salivate. Nothing could attract Qiao Xin more than fertile land.
But later on, everyone tended to settle down in Weizhou Prefecture, so that their children would be closer to the capital and have better development opportunities. This is just like modern people who have to spend all their wealth to find a place to settle down in a big city in order to give their children a better education. In fact, in their hearts, they are still thinking about the self-sufficient farmhouse retirement home!
It's a pity that such a beautiful place has been devastated by natural disasters and man-made calamities.
Qiao Xin looked at Master Wu and said with a half-smile: "I have been thinking about this place for a long time!"
No one expected Qiao Xin to express her thoughts so directly!
"This place has mountains and land, rich resources, and is also a major transportation hub. It is blessed with unique advantages compared to Weizhou Prefecture. Why not learn more about it?"
The local yamen runner squatting not far away couldn't help but interrupt, "But there have been floods and banditry here for years, and the people are living in unrest. Their personal safety is not guaranteed. They work hard all year round to grow some crops, but they don't even get any money. Everyone who can leave has left. What's there to worry about?"
"Aren't you adults solving them one by one? How can you expect to achieve everything in one go and become rich overnight? How can such a good thing happen in the world?"
Yamen runner: "???"
Qiao Xin grinned, "Isn't it? The bandit problem has been solved for you. Water conservancy dams are under construction, and floods are no longer a problem. Then the next thing is to solve the problem of food. Although Yuncheng has a lot of land, the production is small, and there is basically nothing that can be sold for money. If this problem is solved, will everyone still be willing to flee to other places?"
"Of course I'm not happy. There's nothing better than my own doghouse!" The man muttered and then reacted: "Madam, do you think you can make sure everyone has enough food?"
Master Wu rolled his eyes at her and said, “You only know this now, kid. I told you a long time ago that the people in Laohu Town have been following the old lady and have been well fed and well clothed for a long time, but you just didn’t believe it!”
"Of course there are, but if you want to have a good harvest by digging for food in the soil, you just have to adapt to local conditions and act according to the times. A thorough survey of Yuncheng's environment is a must."
Qiao Xin has now explained why he is so familiar with the terrain of Yuncheng!
What's more, she didn't lie. She had indeed been here and collected a lot of medicinal herbs. The high-quality ones were processed by Doctor Mo, and the inferior ones were transported to Nanliang by Shunzi and sold at a good price.
"Did the old lady find any crops suitable for our area?"
"Yes! But agricultural changes are very serious. Without seeing the real results, do you think people will be willing to change the crops they grow now? What ordinary people fear most is that the higher-ups will reform at any time!"
"Then what should we do according to Auntie's opinion?"
"If something is delivered to your door, it's not a deal. Turn passivity into initiative. If you have a piece of land in front of your house, no matter how nice others say it is, it's better to let them see with their own eyes how prosperous you are. Then we won't have to beg everyone to change it."
Turning passivity into initiative, everyone murmured these words, memorized them in their hearts, and pondered them!
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, as if something collapsed.
"Sir, how about I go out and take a look?" Zhang Yun stood up and wanted to take people out to investigate.
Qiao Yunqing subconsciously looked at Qiao Xin, wanting to know what she meant.
Qiao Xin had received a system alert that the narrow stream they had just passed through had collapsed and had a flash flood. This had completely cut off the possibility of the enemy catching up. As for whether the enemy was buried by the flash flood, that was not something she had to consider.
"No need to go. It's raining too hard outside. I think there's a landslide. We're safe for now. It won't be too late to check again after the rain stops."
"Then wait!"
When it comes to surviving in the wild, Qiao Yunqing knows that he is far less experienced than Qiao Xin, so naturally he will follow her opinion at this time.
The rain lasted for two hours before it gradually stopped and the sky had already darkened. If we didn't set off now, we would probably have to sleep outdoors in the wilderness.
After the rain stopped, Zhang Yun took the initiative to go out to get information. At this time, he reported excitedly: "My Lord, Madam, there was indeed a flash flood on Houxi Road, which washed down a lot of mud and rocks. It will take a lot of time to clean it up, and it will take even longer if we take a detour. It's because of this that we blocked the enemy's pursuit. I have seen that their losses are not small, and I am afraid they are no longer able to track us."
"I saw smoke rising from a hilltop not far away. We can go and take a look today."
Qiao Xin was not surprised. She was familiar with this road, otherwise she would not have been so confident to lead Qiao Yunqing and the others directly here.
Qiao Yunqing turned aside and asked Qiao Xin for her opinion: "What do you think, mother?"
"Let's go! There is indeed a village ahead. We will stay there tonight!"
Zhang Yun led the way, Qiao Xin followed closely behind, while Mo Jiaquan supported Qiao Yunqing and Zeng Shiye and others and walked behind. While paying attention to the surrounding environment, he listened to Qiao Xin's explanation of the possible situations along the way.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and a dim light was shining from a distance.
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