Chapter 98: The drought continues to worsen

Zhou Ju, Cheng County Magistrate and others left in a hurry after lunch in the restaurant. Only Song Jinggong and the people he brought were still eating and drinking in the restaurant. It seemed that they were going to chant at night tonight. There was someone with poor alcohol tolerance who had already drunk too much and fell asleep, but they didn't leave. They just waited to get up at night and could continue to fight.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't expect Zhou Xie and Cheng County Magistrate to bring much income to the restaurant. Usually, one person is in the state, and it takes several days to come once. It is impossible to come here to drink if you have something to do. The same is true for the County Magistrate Cheng. He went there every time and almost had a day, and it was not worth it just to have a meal.

The purpose of finding them is to wait until the construction of Xiao Luoshui is completed and contact it with it, so that some people who see the interests and want big ideas will know that these two places are protected by the county magistrate and a military officer in the state. At that time, consider the weight and do not make do with those who are not qualified. Those who are qualified will have to deal with it in another way.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were already waiting for Zhou Yu to come and ask about things, but they left after eating. It seemed that they had forgotten that there were experts here, which made the two of them much more relaxed.

The Dragon Boat Festival has passed happily. This year, in addition to Zhang and Wang’s villages handing out rice dumplings to the merchants, the Ge family also learned to give some. This year, the Ge family did not have to pay grain to the court, but the merchants wanted to pay a lot of money to the master’s family. They gave a lot of money, so they took out a little in advance.

Besides, the restaurant has also opened and the three companies operated together, so they can no longer be stingy. After the rice dumplings are distributed, the Ge family's merchants have indeed raised their chests, and when they meet the merchants of Zhang and Wang, they have something to say.

After coming to support the scene, County Magistrate Cheng, who hurried back to the yamen, took a break for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he called the county magistrate Zhang Mingsheng and prepared a few side dishes and a small jar of wine. Taking advantage of the evening night, he began to discuss matters.

"Xuyang, it's been so many days since the rain has not fallen. Not to mention the reduction in grain production, people and livestock are about to lose water. If you don't think of a solution, people will be thirsty to death." County Magistrate Cheng poured a bowl of wine for the county magistrate and sighed, the sorrow on his face lingering.

The county magistrate held the bowl in both hands, and when the county magistrate finished pouring it, he gently put it in front of him. He also said sadly: "Six days ago, it rained a little in the east of the county, and it stopped within an hour. The ground was not very wet. Now many places in the county have cracked the ground, and there is no water coming from the well."

County Magistrate Cheng also knew about this situation. He stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the food, but stopped again, drank a big sip of wine, and exhaled the smell of wine. "There is less water in the well, so how can I dig it down? Can I dig out the water?"

"It's ok, but the well is not like when it was excavated. Now if you want to go straight down, except for some large wells, no other wells can be done. If you want to dig, you have to dig it out. If you can use a rumbling sound like the Xiangrui well, the water will come out, that's fine. Now the well is still supplying water for many people."

The county magistrate accompanied him to drink a sip of wine and followed the county magistrate's words. As he spoke, his face, which was originally embarrassed, suddenly showed some hope. Xiangrui and the county magistrate knew how it came out. Zhangjiazhuang used this to exchange with the people in the state, but the well came out after a rumbling sound. It has not been seen yet.

When Magistrate Cheng heard this, his eyes lit up. Yes, what can’t be done by Zhangjiazhuang? Why didn’t he think of asking them to ask them? Since one well can produce water, so many wells should be able to produce water.

"Okay, it's really great. Xuyang, you have made a contribution. If the matter can be solved, the people of Sanshui County will thank you. Hurry up, call Chen Dong and let him arrive at Zhangjiazhuang immediately. Ask him to ask for people, it will be related to the lives and deaths of so many people. If it really doesn't work, even if I knelt there for a long time, I would have to get out the water."

County Magistrate Cheng made up his mind. He didn't know how the people from Zhangjiazhuang made the wells out of water. Perhaps they borrowed some magical power, which might also affect their lifespan, but he had no other way. When asked, if it would really reduce the longevity too much, he could only think of other ways, after all, it was not a well.

If it is reduced by a few days, then a sacrifice for immortality will be built in the county and tell the people in the county who tried their best to get water for them at this time. This will also send documents to the superiors, first make them out and then send them documents.

Chen Dong happened to be on the night tonight, and he came when he heard the greeting. He waited for the county magistrate to finish his words and promised: "Sir, don't worry, the younger one must hurry over as quickly as possible, let the anxious place know where to find out. I believe that Zhangjiazhuang will not stand by."

"Go quickly. If someone can't scream when he sleeps, wait. When it's dawn, the restaurant there opens. Just wait there. Maybe you can still eat orders and drink some wine." County Magistrate Cheng told him a few more words not to delay things, so he asked Chen Dong to leave.

"Come on, Xuyang, drink together. I really don't want to eat. There is still food here, and some of the people may not even be able to drink water." County Magistrate Cheng, who was temporarily relieved, came to his spirits again and called the county magistrate to eat vegetables and drink.

Chen Dong also knew that the matter was serious, so he brought two horses out from the yamen and did not stop. He transferred all the way and rushed to Zhangjiazhuang after an hour and a half. Seeing that the restaurant was still brightly lit, Chen Dong licked his mouth and really wanted to go in and have a bowl of wine. At the same time, he also knew that people would not charge him money and he could not ask for it.

But it was still important to do things. I endured the thirst in my mouth and came to the outside of the Zhang family yard. I knocked on the door twice. The guards opened the small door and saw that it was the yamen runner-up. At noon, the county magistrate just left. Could it be that he got lost when he went back, and the people in the yamen came to ask if they couldn't wait for anyone?

He couldn't take care of this matter. He ran to the back and woke the housekeeper up. Butler Zhang had just fallen asleep. Others could go to bed earlier. He couldn't take care of a lot of things. He got up reluctantly and walked to the living room. The yamen runner Chen Dong was already waiting here.

The tea came up and poured two bowls of it in a row. Only then did I tell the purpose of it, waiting for Butler Zhang to reply, at least I had to ask the experts.

Butler Zhang estimated the time and said to Chen Dong: "You can wait here for a while, I'll ask. Whether it can be done or not, I'll come back and tell you."

After saying that, Butler Zhang left the living room and walked towards the young master's yard. He knew that the young master and the young lady were about to get up to study at this time, otherwise he would have to let the yamen runners come back tomorrow morning.

When Butler Zhang arrived, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were having a meal. The child grew up quickly and was hungry quickly. He could eat something if he had time.

After waiting for Butler Zhang to repeat the matter, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took a look and reached a unified state, and said to Butler Zhang:

"You go and tell the yamen runner that he will draw an icon for the well that needs to be released and send it here, and don't worry about the others. Also, tell him that not every well will have so much water out by then. Let me talk about it, this kind of thing will cost you life, only once."

Butler Zhang received the order and left. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other again, and sighed at the same time. He had to do a lot of gunpowder now, and he had to talk about life-saving things. Otherwise, someone above would let the other two big places and bomb one by one, and would not be able to bear it.

"Xiaobao, otherwise it would be artificial to increase rain. Recently, there are always clouds floating on it, but it doesn't rain. I'm trying to make some earth shells. Do you think it's OK?" Wang Juan suggested.

"Okay, then you blow me up. I will pour it to the water with one bucket of water in one hand. Even if you can make earthen shells and the firing tools are simple, I can't make dry ice." Zhang Xiaobao said as he reached out to touch Wang Juan's forehead, wanting to see if she had a fever.

"Don't touch it, I just say it casually. People always have to have some hope. Work hard with hope. I believe that you will make dry ice, or even liquid nitrogen in your lifetime." Wang Juan knocked Zhang Xiaobao off his hand.

"Dry ice? Believe it or not, I'm so anxious. I'll turn into a mummy tomorrow. Eat it quickly. It'll be cold in a while. This is black fungus soup, which is expensive."

Zhang Xiaobao knew that Wang Juan was just talking casually to ease the atmosphere. If anyone knew that artificial rain increases, there was no need to think about it at this time.

After waiting for a bowl of soup to drink and eating something, Wang Juan said, "How to arrange it? You can't let others discover this secret. You can only fry it when others are not paying attention. That is tonight, and people have to arrange a few. Erniu is one, and his brother is one. Who can be absolutely reliable?"

"The tiger is fine, but others don't know. Just the three of them will go there. They have to spend a lot of money to buy materials. They can't get reimbursed to County Magistrate Cheng. This matter is decided so I read a book." Zhang Xiaobao didn't have a good candidate for a while, so he could only work hard for the three people.

Butler Zhang said the young master to Chen Dong. Chen Dong was happy as soon as he heard this. He got up and wanted to rush back to tell the good news to the county magistrate, but was stopped by Butler Zhang and said that he had gone back to the county magistrate and slept. It would be better to wait until the hour of Mao to rush back, and the county magistrate got up.

Of course, there was no need to arrange to live in the yard during this period. I found a night patrolman and asked him to take Chen Dong to the restaurant to eat something and have a good rest. The horse also had to eat and rest.

When Chen Dong arrived at the restaurant, he arranged two dishes, one meat and one vegetable dish, four plates, a small pot of wine and a bowl of rice. Because it was a joint business of three families, he had to keep a separate account and counted as a special hospitality fee.

Chen Dong had no intention of enjoying it, so he hurriedly lay down and fell asleep. The next day, he woke up without anyone asking him to help him, and he didn't even eat breakfast. He rode his horse and rushed back.

When he arrived at the yamen, he didn't care whether the county magistrate got up or not, so he ran inside, shouting, "Sir, it's done, it's done."
Chapter completed!