The turbid flood was vast, and countless debris were floating on the water surface, including clothes, bedding, weeds, firewood, and the number of dead livestock. There were also some corpses mixed in between. These corpses were men, women, old and young, because they were soaked in the water, terrifying and terrifying.

Old Master Qi stood on a high place and watched the scene with a terrible look on his face.

Suddenly, a yamen officer shouted: "The rain is getting lighter, sir, the rain is getting lighter."

When Magistrate Fang heard this, he rushed out and shouted in surprise: "The rain is really small, it's small."

After a while, the rain stopped.

Mr. Qi looked at the happy look and said with a calm face: "It's too early to be happy now. The flood has receded in two days, and there are still many things to do. First, crack down on bandits and maintain public order in various counties and towns; second, prepare for epidemic prevention for the people; third, do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction."

Priest Fang nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

Although Mr. Qi has retired, the Qi family has made great efforts in this matter. Therefore, the prefect is willing to listen to him in many things.

Of course, the most important thing is that Old Master Qi has a large amount of food in his hands, and he has to rely on him for disaster relief.

The heavy rain stopped and everyone saw hope. Those who had made trouble no longer made trouble and became quiet. Everyone was waiting for the flood to recede and then return to their homes.

Old Mrs. Gu was uneasy and avoided everyone and asked Qingshu: "Will the rain really stop falling again?"

Qingshu nodded and said, "I remember it stopped when the heavy rain stopped at the end of the month, and then it didn't fall again."

She didn't remember many days, she only remembered stopping at the end of the month. Then several days later, they moved back to Taohua Village. They were doing hygiene at that time, but they didn't pay attention to the outside.

The flood receded very quickly, and the next morning, the exposed Pingzhou City could be seen. Then the people on Siyuan Mountain all started to wear summer clothes.

Qingshu and the Qi family and others who had houses in Siyuan Mountain did not panic and went down the mountain. Now the foot of the mountain must be dirty and messy, so it would be better to stay on the mountain. At least it is clean and safe.

In just half a day, there was no one on the mountain. The Qi clan members who lived in their family moved back to the Qi family.

Mrs. Qi came over and said to Old Mrs. Gu: "Sanniang, we will go back to Fuzhou in a few days."

Old Mrs. Gu was stunned: "Why should I rush back to Fuzhou so anxiously?"

"Everyone in Pingzhou knows about your storing grain. Do you think you will have a peaceful life when you stay in Pingzhou? Sanniang, we have done everything we should do, and we can't do anything we can keep with us. Let's leave the follow-up work to the government!"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, no one can erase your credit. Even if the prefect Fang wants to do this, the old man will not agree."

Old Mrs. Gu never thought of the benefits at all. She nodded and said, "Okay. When I go to Taifeng County to see the old man's grave, we will go back to Fuzhou."

Mrs. Qi shook her head and said, "Sanniang, you are now everyone's fat sheep. You want to visit the grave. When I come back with you at the end of the year, it is not suitable now."

Old Mrs. Gu smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I will listen to you."

Mrs. Qi looked at Qingshu who had been silent and said, "Qingshu, you will go to Fuzhou with us. When you arrive in Fuzhou, you will take a boat to the capital."

Qingshu knew that she couldn't help even if she stayed in Pingzhou, and no one around her could allow her. There was no way, she was too young.

"Okay, let's go to Fuzhou."

Wu Yian disagreed: "Qingshu, if you want to go to Fuzhou, you can go by yourself, I want to stay and help the victims."

Qingshu asked back: "What can you help the victims?"

Wu Yian said angrily: "The flood has just passed through all over the place and must be dirty and messy. I can't do anything else. Can I help bury the bodies and clean the streets?"

"As long as Uncle Yan agrees, I have no objection."

How could Uncle Yan agree: "Girl, let Hou Wu and the others stay to help those victims, you should follow Miss Lin to Fuzhou!"

Wu Yian was so angry that he was dying.

Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes. On the third day after the flood receded, someone from the Lin family reported the funeral that Mrs. Lin was dead, and asked Qingshu to rush back to attend the funeral.

Qingshu was a little disbelief when he heard the news and asked, "Uncle Cheng'an, what's going on? I went back to see my grandmother last month, and she was in good health."

It is said that good people don’t live long and will last for thousands of years. Moreover, after her death in her previous life, the old lady was very strong. So, she really couldn’t believe that Mrs. Lin died just like that.

Lin Chengan sighed and said, "Before the flood, your grandfather and your second uncle didn't go back to Taohua Village, and your grandmother was worried and forced your third uncle to find them. At that time, the flood was at the foot of the mountain. How could your third uncle go to find them? Even if he had this intention, he couldn't get out. Your grandmother was anxious and fainted at that time. Fortunately, your third uncle saved a ginseng and used it to hang her life. She let her survive until the flood receded and went there for the last time when she saw your grandfather and second uncle."

Qingshu said with an oh, "Then you wait a moment, I will change my clothes and go with you."

It would be fine if my grandmother passed away. Now I'm here to inform you, so Qingshu will definitely not be able to go back.

Mrs. Qi came after receiving the news. She said to Qingshu: "I will go back to Fuzhou with your grandmother tomorrow. After the funeral is over, you can also come to Fuzhou quickly."

Old Mrs. Gu was unwilling to do so and said, "How can I feel at ease if I let Qingshu stay in Pingzhou alone? We will go to Fuzhou together after Qingshu attends the funeral."

Mrs. Qi said: "You can be safe and sound if you leave Pingzhou Qingshu. On the contrary, she will be in danger if you stay here. At this time, food is life. Everyone is staring at you with so much food in your hands."

"But I have handed over these grains to the government."

Mrs. Qi said, "They don't believe it. And they want to catch Qingshu and force you to give it to you. Wouldn't you try every means to get the food for them?"

Wu Yian asked in confusion: "Grandma Gu has donated the food. They will know when the government provides disaster relief. Why don't they believe it?"

Mrs. Qi glanced at Yi An and said, "Pingzhou has mostly kept food in her hands because of Sanniang's warning and the government's notice. However, other places where the disaster was affected are not known yet. If the situation is more serious than Pingzhou, the imperial envoy will definitely recruit this batch of food. Therefore, the victims of Pingzhou may not be able to eat these grains. At that time, the victims who are hungry may vent their anger on her."

And this is also the reason why she asked Mrs. Gu to return to Fuzhou quickly.

Wu Yian said: "Even if the food is really retracted, what will happen to Grandma Gu as the imperial envoy?"

Qingshu said in a hoarse voice: "I'm so hungry that I'm a certain level of eating, so how can I care about these things?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu sighed bitterly, "Okay, I will go back to Fuzhou with you tomorrow. Qingshu, you must pay attention to safety during this period and not be separated from the guards. When your grandmother passes the first seventh day, return to Fuzhou immediately."

"good."
Chapter completed!