"Thank you, old man."
After Fu Manxing received the news, he quickly thanked and left.
"It's just a small matter."
The old beggar didn't expect that he could get so much money for free just by answering questions that everyone knew, and he was immediately very satisfied.
However, when he thought of Lord Li's anxious expression in the afternoon and the young man with extraordinary temperament, he looked at Fu Manxing's back and suddenly felt a little worried.
Is there really nothing big going to happen?
After Fu Manxing left, he asked another passerby, and after a lot of trouble, he successfully got on an ox cart to Lijia Village.
"Miss, it's a pity that we have to go back to Li Village to move our things, otherwise, in this heavy rain, we might not be able to get anyone to take us there."
The big brother driving the ox cart said happily.
"Big brother, will everyone in Li Village move away?"
"Yes, this year the Huai River's water level has reached the flood-prone red line. A few days ago, Lord Li sent someone to notify the residents of Lijia Village to move quickly."
"Is that so? Then Lord Li is truly a good official."
Fu Manxing agreed but felt a little worried.
Since the people of Lijia Village have already evacuated, why is God still warning her of a major disaster?
After an hour's ox cart ride to the village, the heavy rain had gradually stopped.
Fu Manxing took off the straw raincoat prepared by the boy on the ox cart and stepped onto the muddy ground.
At this time, there were only sporadic raindrops in the sky, and her clothes were almost dry. She held her coat tightly around her and moved closer to the Huai River.
Although the villagers of Lijia Village have moved for several days, there are still many villagers whose belongings need to be moved.
She watched the horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts leaving the village one after another, and walked towards the village carefully avoiding these people.
The evacuation of the village was relatively quick thanks to the help of soldiers.
At the same time, Nangong Yunzheng and Dan County Magistrate Li were at the end of the village, looking at the turbulent river in the distance.
"Master Li, has this ever happened during your tenure?"
Nangong Yun stood like a pine tree, looking solemnly at the muddy river water in front of him.
"Sir, in the more than ten years I've been in office, I've never encountered such heavy rain as this year. I don't know what's going on this year, but there are so many days of heavy rain, it keeps coming back and forth, and it reaches the red line as soon as it reaches the Huai River."
Lord Li stroked his white beard and looked at the river in front of him with a somewhat sad expression.
"But I looked through the data on heavy rain in Dan County. Floods occurred 20 and 50 years ago, and at most, they only inundated this village. Evacuating everyone in this village would have been enough."
The two were chatting when they suddenly heard the neighing of a frightened horse in the distance.
"Hey, old man, be careful!"
When Nangong Yun heard the familiar female voice, he turned his head sharply and saw Fu Manxing, whom he had met once before, and an old man trying to stop a cart that was slipping and moving backwards. The horse pulling the cart had broken free and was running forward.
Fu Manxing looked at the cart that was still moving backwards and tried to support it with both hands.
Just when he didn't know what to do, the originally heavy cart suddenly lost its force. Fu Manxing looked up in surprise at the large hand that suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Thank you—Mr. Su?"
She was just about to say thank you when she met Nangong Yun's calm eyes.
Although she speculated that the benefactor might be Nangong Yun, she did not expect to meet him in such a situation.
"Miss Man, what a coincidence! Why are you here? Could it be... your relatives are in Lijia Village?"
Nangong Yun steadied the cart, lowered his eyes and straightened his sleeves as he asked.
Lord Li, who was far away, came to his senses and hurriedly called on the surrounding soldiers to come over for help.
"Where are the guards? Go over and help. Prince, are you okay?"
Lord Li was so nervous that he almost blurted out something, but fortunately, Nangong Yun stopped him at the critical moment with a look.
Soon the nearby guards also hurried over to help.
"No, I came to Lijia Village to check on the river situation."
Fu Manxing looked at Lord Li who was running hurriedly from a distance, and his plan changed slightly.
The old man hiding behind Fu Manxing looked at the soldiers rushing over, quickly came to his senses, and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you, young lady, and thank you, young master."
The old man was about to kneel down as he spoke, but fortunately Fu Manxing stopped him with his quick hands and eyes.
"It's okay, old man. The ground is dirty. Get up quickly."
"Hey hey."
The old man began to tremble and thanked again.
After the others were helped away by the nearby guards, Fu Manxing had time to turn his gaze to Nangong Yun.
"Mr. Su, are you here with Mr. Li?"
She felt a little excited when she saw the other person changed into a light-colored gorgeous brocade dress.
If the other party is really a noble person from the capital, then she should know about the Fu clan, so more people will believe what she says.
"Well, how did Miss Man know there was something wrong with the river here?"
Nangong Yun was suspicious of the sudden appearance of Fu Manxing.
Almost no one knew that he was coming here. If Fu Manxing really came to Danzhou to look for his relatives, he should not be able to find him.
"I don't know. I just came to take a look. Sir, can you go with me to the front to take a look?"
Fu Manxing shook his head and pointed to the fenced-off riverbank.
She knew there was going to be a disaster, but she needed to see how it would happen by looking at the river.
"Okay, Miss Man, be careful."
Nangong Yun gave Lord Li a look that told him to go and get busy first, then followed him over.
Fu Manxing stood on the shore looking at the rapidly flowing river. After carefully comparing the map of Dan County in her hand, she had a guess.
This year's flood will not only submerge Lijia Village but will also impact the nearby Li Village.
Even the Lijia Village has just been evacuated, so there must be no movement in the Li Village which has never suffered a flood. This must be a disaster foretold by God!
"Mr. Su, can you please excuse me for a moment?"
After confirming his guess, Fu Manxing turned to look at Nangong Yun who was standing aside. This matter could not be delayed.
"Go help the people."
Nangong Yun looked at the anxious Fu Manxing and raised his hand to stop the soldiers from following him, and led them to an open space.
"Master Su, Li Village will also be flooded. Can you mobilize officers and soldiers to evacuate the people?"
"Are you sure about this?"
Nangong Yun turned the jade board in his hand and thought to himself.
also?
This shows that she has determined that Lijia Village will be flooded.
"I'm sure! Heavy rain will break through the cliffs on both sides of the canyon. Under the impact of these huge rocks, the river will change course and rush straight through Lijia Village to the Li Village behind."
"Master Su, I know there's no basis for what I said, but it's been raining for so long, so it's better to be safe than sorry. Send someone to tell the people in Li Village to leave."
Lord Li, who had just finished dealing with some business, rushed over and heard this. He interrupted the conversation in a serious tone.
"Little girl, don't say anything careless. Li Village is far away from the river. No matter how much the flood is, it will not flood there. The important thing now is to get Li Village to leave."
"Master Li, I didn't lie. Everything I said is true. If you're late, it will be too late."
Fu Manxing looked at Lord Li who didn't believe her and frowned anxiously. She couldn't let him delay the rescue because of her.
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