Under the leadership of Wei Chengzong, Yongshan County embarked on a difficult disaster relief operation.
To facilitate management and post-disaster reconstruction, the tents that Jiang Qinyu brought out were distributed to various affected villages and towns.
She remained at the county government office, working overtime to re-plan the water conservancy projects and some defense facilities in Yongshan County based on the latest situation.
However, since Lu Yanzheng returned, Liu Shuli and the others dared not work with her anymore, so Jiang Qinyu had no choice but to have them deliver the relevant information to her courtyard.
Lu Yanzheng was a man, so it was inconvenient for him to live in the backyard. However, apart from going back to see Old Man Lu and Madam Chen at the beginning, he lived in the front yard of the county government office and ate with Jiang Qinyu every day.
That day, Village Chief Li drove his mule cart to find him, but Lu Yanzheng was not there. Jiang Qinyu had Jin Suo take him to the courtyard where she lived.
"Uncle Village Chief, what brings you here?" Jiang Qinyu asked first.
Although Dingshui Village was not affected by the disaster, at Wei Chengzong's request, the entire village is working hard for the upcoming planting industry in Yongshan County, and Village Chief Li will definitely be very busy.
Village Chief Li said with a smile, "The vegetables you planted in your yard have grown well. Your father originally wanted to bring them to you, but he couldn't leave the fields, so he asked me to bring them over."
"Food?" Jiang Qinyu looked behind him and her lips twitched.
Well, two large baskets full of fresh vegetables, still covered in dew, clearly picked this morning.
Village Chief Li scratched his head. “You only brought one basket of food from your family. The rest is still in the field. Your mother said she’s saving it for Shufan and Pan’er. We’re bringing you this batch first. The rest is from the villagers. They all told me to advise you not to just focus on your work at the county office, but to take care of your health.”
Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "Uncle Village Chief, please thank everyone for their concern. I'm doing well here."
"What's so good about it? You've gotten quite thin," Village Chief Li said, looking at her with some concern. "But I brought some meat with me this time. Have the people here prepare it for you properly; we need to replenish ourselves."
Jiang Qinyu was both amused and exasperated. "Uncle Village Chief, the magistrate and his wife are really good to me. They haven't let me go hungry."
Village Chief Li pursed his lips, his face full of displeasure.
It hasn't been that long since he last saw her, but his eldest niece's face has become so thin, and she looks unwell. If she were in their village, no one would be allowed to be this tired.
If Jiang Qinyu knew what he was thinking, she would speak out for Wei Chengzhong.
These days, Wei Chengzong and Lu Yanzheng are extremely busy. She can stay at the county government office to do planning and draw blueprints, but the two of them are really running around between various construction sites to personally supervise the construction.
These include reconstruction projects for Qiaojia Village and Hongya Village, as well as several river management projects along the Qionghe River.
In addition, the entire county was severely affected this time, and the people were in a state of panic. The county magistrate's wife spent her days gathering the wives of local gentry and wealthy people to discuss opening soup kitchens for disaster relief.
But getting people to take out their money is not an easy task. Although the ladies would attend the banquet because of the magistrate's face, many of them dared not easily agree. Madam Wei was very worried about this and even personally represented the county government to go to the soup kitchens outside the city to set an example for disaster relief.
"Anyway, niece, don't deprive yourself of anything here. If you want to eat something they don't have, just send a message home and we'll bring it to you," Village Chief Li said generously. He then added, "And Zheng, take care of him when you have time."
Upon hearing him mention Lu Yanzheng, Jiang Qinyu belatedly realized that she hadn't really paid much attention to him these past few days. She immediately felt a little guilty and replied dryly, "I will, don't worry, Uncle Village Chief."
Village Chief Li continued, "You don't need to worry about anything in the village. We've got you covered. Thanks to the preparations you had us make during the heavy rain, our village suffered almost no damage. Although some mud and rocks fell behind Old Meng's house, they were all stopped..."
He explained the situation in the village in detail, and after a while, Jiang Qinyu asked, "Are my parents and Shufan and Pan'er all alright?"
"They're doing great, especially the two little ones. Shufan is indeed the son of a scholar; he's very clever at such a young age. The other day, he even pointed out a mistake to his grandfather, making us work faster!" Village Chief Li gave a thumbs up.
Jiang Qinyu was slightly taken aback, and then asked in detail what it was about. After listening to what Village Chief Li said, she gave up immediately, because she couldn't understand it.
However, it's a good thing that Shufan is liked by the villagers. Even though she's not with the children, she should still be rewarded.
So, Jiang Qinyu seemingly took two boxes from her sleeve pocket, but actually from the system, and handed them to Village Chief Li, saying, "Please take these back to Shufan and Pan'er, and tell them that I will be back soon."
After several days of hard work, the blueprints are almost finished, and now it's up to Wei Chengzong and his team to implement them.
“Sure!” Village Chief Li readily agreed.
Jiang Qinyu asked him to stay for lunch, but Village Chief Li insisted on going back.
"Ten mules aren't enough for the village right now. I drove one away today, so I need to hurry back and finish today's work," said Village Chief Li, waving his hand.
Now that the rain has thoroughly soaked the land, they must take this opportunity to turn over all the soil and also cultivate a batch of the wasteland that the county magistrate has allocated to them.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu did not keep him any longer and personally saw him out.
Jin Suo said to Jiang Qinyu with envy, "Madam, the people in the village are so kind to you."
A basket of vegetables may not seem like much, but the villagers' goodwill is something money can't buy.
"It's pretty good." Jiang Qinyu smiled, already thinking about what she had bought from the system and what she could use in Dingshui Village.
The third floor of the mall isn't open yet, but the random task of collecting mushrooms last time rewarded unlimited shopping in the mall.
Jiang Qinyu could only stare at the dazzling array of goods because she had too few points.
These past few days have indeed been too tiring, so much so that she hasn't had time to plan how to sell more of her products.
Because of the restocking function, Jiang Qinyu doesn't have to worry about not having anything to sell, but her points are too few, which is a huge limitation.
Sigh, I'll have to wait until I get back to the village to figure out what to do. I need to find a way to earn system points.
...
That night, Jiang Qinyu had already gone to sleep, but she vaguely sensed someone approaching. She immediately became alert, turned her head without making a sound, and squinted into the room.
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
Lu Yanzheng's voice rang out in the darkness.
Jiang Qinyu felt relieved, but soon asked in a low voice with a hint of doubt, "Why didn't you use the main entrance?"
"The Seventh Prince has arrived. He wants to see you," Lu Yanzheng said in a deep voice.
With just one sentence, Jiang Qinyu understood.
Xiao Ruiming was imprisoned in the imperial jail by the emperor, so he naturally couldn't appear in other people's sight casually.
"Why does he want to see me?" Jiang Qinyu asked, puzzled.
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