All three parties were satisfied with the result, and it was a complete success. Then everyone ate delicious food, sipped wine, and started chatting about the world.
The friends Hu Wei made were all descendants of officials. The topics they talked about were either related to those descendants of officials, or what happened on the territory of a relative.
As we chatted, we naturally talked about what happened to Xingyang County and Dongdu. This flood affected the northeastern area of Dongdu, as well as the entire Xingyang County.
The most serious thing was that after the flood receded, the plague was raging in Xingze County. Hu Wei's eyes fell on Yang Qian. "Speaking of this plague, Brother Yu, I have to respect the virtuous.
Just one cup for me."
Seeing that Yang Qian's entire face was already as big as a monkey's ass after taking a small sip, Hu Wei couldn't help but smile. "Brother Yu, I'll drink all this cup, you can do whatever you want..."
"Except for the Zheng brothers and Zhao Xiandi, the rest of you must not know why Hu is like this. Now Hu will tell you what great things my good brother has done."
"...A few days ago, after the flood receded, Brother Yu was supposed to return home for a visit. However, it happened to be when my husband had to take exams, so he was delayed for a few more days."
"Unexpectedly, after this delay, a plague appeared in our Xingze County..." When he mentioned the word plague, Hu Wei also took a breath with some fear.
"Brother Yu was really frightened at that time. He wanted to go home to visit his parents, but unexpectedly, the area was closed and no humans or animals were allowed to enter or leave Xingze."
"Those days were really difficult. From Brother Zheng, I learned the news about Xingze. Almost people died every day due to the plague."
"No one expected that, my dear brother, you would become the savior of the entire Xingze County."
After Hu Wei publicized what Yang Qian had done when the plague was raging in Xingze County, all the guests and friends couldn't help but look at Yang Qian, a young man who was too young, with admiration.
Just now I just thought that he was somewhat capable at throwing pots, but I really didn't expect that at such a young age, he had already done such a big thing and even alerted the court.
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The two Zheng brothers had a very good impression of Yang Qian, and they were full of praise for Yang Qian's character.
"Yes, my second brother mentioned this in his letter home from Dongdu, and even the emperor praised Yang Xiandi's song "Compassion for the Peasants"."
"And being able to deal with Brother Yang Xian today makes our brothers feel like a spring breeze..."
"The sequelae caused by this flood have finally passed, and with the good prescription provided by Yang Xiandi, we no longer need to fear the typhoid epidemic in the future."
At this time, another guest just thought of something and said with a bitter smile.
"It seems that you haven't lost some information yet. I heard something. Maybe it won't be long before another disaster is coming to Xingyang."
Others were just surprised, but the faces of Zheng brothers, Hu Wei and Yang Qian, whose families lived in Xingyang and Xingze, all became extremely ugly.
"What does Brother Wang mean by this?"
"Yes, Brother Wang, you must be responsible for such words."
“Everyone, Brother Hu Xian, Wang’s words are absolutely not malicious, and there is no intention to curse.
Let’s put it this way, before Wang came to Xingze yesterday, he just heard from my cousin in the Ministry of Household Affairs that there was a locust plague in Linfen County, which was affected by a severe drought in the Fenshui area.”
"Locust plague?!" Everyone present could not help but take a breath of cold air. Among natural disasters, in addition to floods and droughts, the most frightening thing for farmers is the terrible "locust plague."
Due to the large number of locusts, crops in the fields will become the first choice for locusts to vent their anger. The locusts will enter the country and eat a large number of crops and plants, causing the crops to be depleted. The consequences of the depleted fields will be the outbreak of more serious famines.
Yang Qian's head, which was a little dazed after drinking, suddenly cleared up. "Locust plague...Linfen County in Fenshui?"
Brother Wang nodded and said with a very serious expression. "The scale of this locust plague is really not small. Several counties in Linfen County have been affected by the disaster. I am afraid that those counties will have no harvest this year.
Moreover, those locusts are migrating to the southeast, and they happened to enter Changping County a few days ago. People from the Ministry of Household Affairs speculated that judging from the movements of the locusts, Hanoi County to the north of Xingyang County will also be affected by the disaster in a few days...
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At this moment, everyone fell silent, and their faces became extremely ugly...
"Oh my God, what's going on? The floods have just ended, but the plague is coming again. The plague has just stopped, but there is a plague of locusts coming again. Are you trying to kill me all in Xingze?" Hu Wei couldn't help but muttered with a gloomy look.
Yang Qian motioned to the servant of the Hu Mansion beside him to bring a wet towel and wiped his face vigorously, trying to make himself more awake.
Zheng Yuanxun stood up with a darkened face. "Brother Wang, can the news be confirmed?"
"Brother Zheng Xian, although Wang's cousin is only a small person in charge of the household department, this matter has been spread throughout the household department. If you don't believe it.
Just contact the officials in Dongdu to know the authenticity."
"If the trend is really as Brother Wang said, then our Xingyang County will also suffer from the locust plague." Zheng Yuancong said with a gloomy face, stroking his short beard under his chin.
"This is just the inference of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. After all, the locusts have migrated hundreds of miles. Even if they reach Xingyang County, they should be at the end of their war..."
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A rush of footsteps sounded from outside, and brothers Zheng Yuanxun and Zheng Yuancong stood up when they saw the person coming.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
"I have met the third young master and the fourth young master. The second young master has sent news from Dongdu, asking you to return to Xingyang quickly to take charge of the overall situation." The middle-aged man took a breath and stopped talking.
"Is it because the locust plague is coming?" Hu Wei suddenly said this at this time. The middle-aged man couldn't help being stunned, and then looked at the Zheng brothers.
"Uncle, we are not outsiders here. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"What Mr. Hu said is true. My second son received news in Dongdu that there is a locust plague coming from the northwest. Signs of the locust plague have been found in Hanoi County today.
The counties in Hanoi are giving orders to kill them, but looking at the force, I am afraid that it will continue to spread to the southeast, and in a few days, it will cross the Yellow River and come to Xingyang."
At this moment, everyone in the hall fell silent. This strange atmosphere made the visitor from the Zheng family a little surprised. "Is it possible that you already know about this?"
"That's right, not long before you came, uncle, we just found out..." Zheng Yuancong nodded with a bitter smile.
"Nowadays, Xingyang County has experienced two disasters in a row. The government is exhausted and the people are in shock. If there is another locust plague, the land will be thousands of miles away.
Not to mention that it is difficult for ordinary people to maintain their livelihood, I am afraid that even we will suffer heavy losses..."