Next, Zhao Xian began to organize the items in the storage space. Half an hour later, all the items were organized and placed on the shelves, making the space much neater.
He had just done physical labor, but he hadn't sweated, only felt a little thirsty. So Zhao Xian bought a case of mineral water in the system, opened the cardboard box, took out a bottle of mineral water, and drank it.
It seems that he can also shop in the storage space. Looking at the empty bottle in his hand, Zhao Xian began to wonder if the empty bottle could go out with him if he went out.
As soon as I had this thought, a system prompt appeared in my mind asking whether I wanted to leave the storage space.
Zhao Xian made his choice immediately, and instantly emerged from the storage space, returning to his room with the empty mineral water bottle in his hand.
It seems that if I can bring the items out of the storage space, I can also bring the person out if I bring them in.
Li Guang sat down and began to think. Since he could enter the storage space, he had another way to avoid danger.
If someone around you is in danger, you can bring them into the storage space, provided that the secret is not leaked.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Xian prepared to rest, as he had important things to do tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Zhao Xian went to see the village head, gave him important instructions, and then boarded the merchant ship with Li Xue.
In order to protect Li Xue, in addition to bringing Li Xue's four guards, Zhao Xian also selected several soldiers from the military camp to accompany the princess on the ship.
Of course, these soldiers were excellent swimmers, and with them around, Princess Li Xue felt much safer.
The fleet transporting disaster relief supplies traveled very fast in the canal, and it took only half a day to sail out of the canal and enter the main river in Yingkou Town.
The fleet traveled on the main river for a day before entering the Xunjiang River. The Xunjiang River was very wide and had many boats. The fleet, consisting of more than ten boats, was very conspicuous as it sailed downstream.
Looking at the vast river, Li Xue was very excited. This river was very beautiful and magnificent, but if it were to unleash its power, it would be devastating.
There must have been multiple breaches along the banks of the Xunjiang River, with Xunzhou being just one of them. Many other areas must have been affected by the disaster this year.
After sailing on the Xunjiang River for a day, the fleet arrived at Xunzhou Wharf at noon on the third day.
Today marks the fifth day since Li Guang sent the message by carrier pigeon, and the remaining grain in Xunzhou is running low.
If relief supplies don't arrive in Shuixian Village today, the disaster victims will go hungry.
At this moment, Li Guang was still a little apprehensive. He had sent three messages by carrier pigeon, and he didn't know if Brother Zhao had received them all. If the carrier pigeons made a mistake on their return journey, the letters would not be delivered.
Of these letters, the third one is the most important. If Brother Zhao receives the letter, the relief supplies should arrive within the next day or two.
Early in the morning, Li Guang instructed Prefect Jiang to arrange for someone to go to the dock. If relief supplies were delivered, the Xunzhou government would have to send someone to receive them.
The rain continued, and people had long been accustomed to it; it had been going on for many days, and to go out, one had to be submerged in water.
Xunzhou Wharf is located on higher ground and will not be flooded by the river. There are also warehouses on the wharf. Because the roads leading from the wharf to several resettlement sites were flooded, the disaster relief supplies sent there could only be stored in these warehouses.
The officials who were assigned to the task arrived at the dock early in the morning. They anxiously watched the upper reaches of the Xunjiang River, but by noon, they had not seen any ships carrying disaster relief supplies.
Despite the continuous rain, the visibility on the river was still very high, with boats visible at least ten miles away.
The officials stared at the river for a long time, then sighed. It seemed the rescue boats wouldn't be coming today, and the disaster victims would go hungry starting tomorrow.
Just then, a sharp-eyed constable seemed to have noticed something and quickly spoke up:
"Sir, look over there. What's that? Could it be a rescue ship?"
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound, but due to the distance, they could not see clearly. There should be more than one ship, but they could not be sure if it was a fleet.
"Let's wait and see. If it's transporting disaster relief supplies, there should be several large ships."
And so, everyone stood on the dock, watching with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.
Soon, everyone could see clearly that it was a fleet of more than ten ships, all of which were merchant ships.
Although everyone was excited, they were still not sure if the convoy was carrying relief supplies. If the merchant ships did not dock but left directly, there would be no hope.
Gradually, the merchant ships slowed down and began to approach the dock, and the crowd immediately cheered.
The merchant ships were drafting deep and were loaded with cargo, covered with tarpaulins. It is now confirmed that these merchant ships were transporting disaster relief supplies.
Everyone immediately stepped forward to help the merchant ship approach the dock. The ship's mooring rope was thrown over and caught by the dock workers, who secured it, and the merchant ship quickly came to a stop.
Xunzhou Wharf is very large and can accommodate many merchant ships. Once a few merchant ships have docked, they can dock with each other.
Because of the fast current in the river, it was not easy to moor all the merchant ships. Several more ropes had to be used to secure them.
More than an hour later, all the merchant ships came to a stop, and Zhao Xian led Li Xue and the others off the ships.
After being introduced to each other, the official learned the identities of Zhao Xian and Li Xue. He had not expected that the Marquis of Zhengyang and the princess would personally deliver disaster relief supplies to Xunzhou.
"Greetings, Marquis Zhengyang, greetings, Princess," the official quickly bowed.
"No need for formalities. Where is General Li Guang now?"
"Reporting to Marquis Zhengyang, General Li Guang and Prefect Jiang are at the same resettlement point."
"Very well, then please take us to see General Li Guang and the Prefect."
"Due to the breach in the river embankment, floodwaters have inundated most of Xunzhou, and people need to travel by boat to reach the resettlement sites."
After the official finished speaking, he led Zhao Xian and the others away from the dock.
Zhao Xian and Li Xue, accompanied by more than a dozen guards and attendants, followed the official to the resettlement site.
This area is on higher ground, so the flood could not reach here. After walking for a while, the road ahead was flooded.
Several small boats were nearby. The group boarded some of the boats, and the constables began rowing, quickly propelling the small wooden boats away.
This place is several miles away from the disaster relief site, and the area the small boat passed through was all fertile farmland.
It is evident that this flood inundated vast tracts of farmland, resulting in substantial losses.
Moreover, the small boat passed through several villages, and all it saw were houses that had been flooded.
Only some brick and tile houses still had their roofs visible, while the mud-brick houses collapsed quickly after being soaked by the flood.
The devastation along the way was shocking. Seeing this, Zhao Xian and Li Xue were amazed. Without experiencing the disaster area firsthand, they had no idea how serious the disaster was.
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