Create a home with a system

Chapter 108

The Tang family also had a sense of belonging to Pingyuan Township.

After the flood, Li Zhang Guo met the heads of other villages and found that there was no sound in Pingyuan Township. He couldn't help being surprised. Whenever there was a flood in previous years, there would always be a group of people in Pingyuan Township. The team came over and complained that the house was gone, the food was gone, the people were gone, people from other villages had come this year, but the other side of Pingyuan Township was uncharacteristically quiet, something was wrong, something was wrong!Is it really annihilated?
The more Guo Lichang thought about it, the more flustered he became, he staggered up from the rocking chair, knocked over the small coffee table, and said anxiously, "Come here! Prepare the carriage, I'm going to Pingyuan Township!"

The servants were frightened by Guo Lichang's face, so they didn't dare to ask any more questions, so they quickly prepared their horses. Along the way, the coachman hesitated to speak several times, and there were many villagers coming and going to the town, but they didn't see the direction of Pingyuan Township coming. of.

Even the coachman thinks of the worst, let alone Guo Lichang.

"It's over, it's over, it's over!" Guo Lichang sat on pins and needles in the carriage, wishing he could arrive at Pingyuan Township immediately.

The driver also involuntarily accelerated his speed, whipped his horsewhip, and ignored the villagers who passed by. When he arrived at the entrance of Pingyuan Village, what he saw was the expected barrenness. In the far wasteland, some farmhouses can be seen at the entrance of the village, but now there seem to be several farmhouses missing, and the remaining ones, except for the three with high foundations, all look crumbling, which is obviously uninhabitable!

The houses are like this, what about people?
With the help of the coachman, the chief got out of the carriage, and ran anxiously towards the farmhouse. Seeing so many empty houses, his heart sank and his eyes were so red that it was unreasonable. I never thought that the whole village would disappear!
Just as Guo Lichang was kneeling and weeping bitterly in front of a farmhouse with only adobe left, a suspicious voice suddenly came from behind him, "Isn't this Master Lichang?"

The visitor walked up to Guo Lichang, bent down, looked at the house, and asked curiously, "Is this your relative?"

Guo Lichang was stunned, and couldn't recover for a while because he was too shocked.

"Master Lichang, what's the matter with you? Let me tell you, the man in this family disappeared before. The orphans and widows are really pitiful, and they are still living in other people's homes! If you are relatives of his family, you have to help!"

As the man got up, he was about to turn around and leave, but was grabbed by the driver, "Wait, where are the people in this village? Where have they all gone?"

From the man's words, the coachman heard that nothing happened to the family with only orphans and widows left. Even this kind of family is fine, and other families should be fine. This is really surprising news!
The man pointed to the field surrounded by dense walls, and said as a matter of course: "Of course I'm doing farm work at this time, otherwise would I drink the northwest wind after the autumn harvest?"

"Do the farm work! Are the crops okay?" The coachman was even more surprised, and could swallow an egg with his mouth wide open.

Seeing the coachman's reaction, the man also understood, he laughed and said: "Master Li Chang would not think that our Pingyuan Township suffered heavy losses! To be honest, if you had guessed correctly before! But this year is different! We had prepared for a long time, and with the help of the Tang family, we made it through smoothly, but this house is not very strong. Look at the house of the Tang family, the Wei family, and the Huang family, how magnificently it was built!
The flood did not cause any damage. We have discussed it. After the autumn harvest, we will build a house similar to theirs. You know everyone is poor, but remember to send our disaster relief money! "

After the man finished speaking, seeing that Guo Lichang didn't object or agree, he grinned and went straight to the field with his hoe on his shoulder, humming an out-of-key tune.

Guo Lichang was the first to come back to his senses, holding the driver's hand and slowly stopped, turned his head to look at the three rising farmhouses, and said, "Let's go! Let's go to Tang's house!"

The two managed to climb up the steps, and after looking at the door for a long time, no one came to open the door. In the end, they could only touch the fields, and only then did they see the Tang family father and son.

Tang Junsheng obviously didn't expect that the head of the village would dare to bring a servant here at an old age, he was stunned for a moment, quickly wiped his hands, and stepped forward to greet him, "Master Li, why are you here?"

Guo Lichang was still immersed in the ecstasy of the entire piece of golden rice, and his mind couldn't turn around.

The coachman was even more excited than him, "Master, the rice is really growing!"

Li Chang Guo nodded again and again, his heart almost jumped out, "That's right! Hurry up and send a message to the magistrate, just say it, just say it."

"What are you talking about?" the coachman seemed to be listening attentively.

Li Chang Guo couldn't continue, looked at Tang Junsheng, and asked, "How is Pingyuan Township affected by the disaster this time?"

"You ask me?" Tang Junsheng was a little confused, but he replied honestly: "Because most of the walls are not there, some walls are not high enough for water to enter, and some have cut corners for water leakage, other people are fine, of course, those Needless to say, there is no fence, and a year of hard work is in vain in the end."

This result was much better than Guo Lichang expected. He smiled all over his face, and then asked, "Where is the person? Has something happened?"

Tang Junsheng shook his head, "I didn't hear that anyone was gone. The rain started to rush into the house, and the villagers went up the mountain together. Only a mother and son failed to evacuate in time. Later, they came up to the water and wanted to leave but couldn't. Fortunately, they met my daughter. They were rescued and returned home, and they stayed at my house for a few days after the flood receded, but the woman contacted her natal brother and left with the child!"

"So that's how it is!" Guo Lichang stroked his little beard, smiled, and nodded in satisfaction, "It's not easy for you, just tell me about what happened in Pingyuan Township during this time, so that I can ask for credit for you." .”

Tang Junsheng was flattered and shook his head again and again, "Fellows in the village should help each other."

Afterwards, Tang Junsheng told Li Zhang carefully how Tangning ran back and forth during that time, and how she helped everyone tide over the difficulties.

Li Chang Guo learned all the information and left with satisfaction.

After returning from Pingyuan Township, Li Chang Guo asked the coachman to take him to the county government regardless of the lateness of the day.

It will be dark tomorrow, and there are still many refugees squatting outside the county government office. They are all villagers who have suffered heavy losses in this flood. There are too many people, and the people in the government office can't handle it. See, it's not surprising anymore.

Guo Lichang went all the way into the backyard of the county government office, and after many notifications, he finally saw the county magistrate who was still ill.

"My lord, I have already visited Pingyuan Township!" Guo Lichang said slowly.

It sounded like thunder to the county magistrate's ears. He immediately struggled to get up from the bed, opened the curtain and asked, "How?"

(End of this chapter)