"Yes, the few villages that have not changed their venues are doing better. The situation last night was the same when everyone evacuated. Nowhere was dry. Clothes, quilts, and food were all soaked."
"Now that we are escaping from the flood, we have to consider supplies."
"Yes, firewood and quilts are the most important, especially firewood. Without firewood, not only will quilts and clothes not dry, but the most important food will eventually become moldy."
Hearing this, Tao Qiqi said: "Okay, as long as everyone is safe now, we can still think of ways to deal with supplies."
Speaking of this, Tao Qiqi looked at Fu Dong and said: "Shan Ren, do some statistics to see which villages are in need of supplies. Make a statistics of the situation. I will figure out the rest."
"Yes, sir."
"Okay, now that all the villagers have been evacuated to a safe place, and you have been busy all night last night and have not rested today, everyone will go back to Changdao County to wash up, eat, and rest."
"Yes." The group of people agreed in unison.
Tao Qiqi then took them back to Changdao County.
When Tao Qiqi returned to the county, Shan Lin called her to her room.
"Girl, are you looking for us?"
"Close the door." Tao Qiqi motioned to Lixia to close the door.
Then she waited for her to write the last word of the letter in her hand before she stood up and spoke slowly: "I will give you two a task. You two will go to Yongdu. Write down all the things you need to do here, one by one.
I have to complete the work. Remember to leave her breathing until I come over after the year."
After Tao Qiqi finished speaking, she handed the letter she had just written to Fu Dong and Dan Lin.
"After reading it, write down what you need to do, and then burn it."
"Yes." Fu Dong and Shan Lin began to read the letter seriously after receiving it.
When they were watching, Tao Qiqi was still a little embarrassed and pretended to drink tea to relieve her embarrassment.
On the contrary, Shan Lin and Fu Dong had expressionless faces after reading the letters.
Then he burned the letter in front of Tao Qiqi.
"I have remembered everything in the letter." After Tao Qiqi finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and drank tea.
Fu Dong replied: "Remember it all, my subordinates will definitely arrange for someone to serve this person comfortably. The whole Yongdu and the whole world will definitely know what kind of person this person is."
"Ahem——"
After listening to Fu Dong's words, Tao Qiqi spat out the tea in a sip, choking and coughing non-stop.
After he calmed down, he quickly said: "As long as you know it yourself, go down first. Have a good night's rest tonight, get ready, and set off again tomorrow."
"Yes." Fu Dong and Shan Lin responded and all retreated.
When they retreated, Li Xia raised the corners of his lips, handed over a handkerchief and said with a smile: "Fu Dong is really a fool. He dares to say anything directly. I'm afraid they have forgotten that the master in front of them is a girl."
Tao Qiqi took the handkerchief, wiped the corner of her mouth and replied: "It's normal to forget. When they faced me, most of them were dressed in boys' clothes. Although they changed back to girls' clothes in Nanguan City, it didn't take long.
, they don’t face me every day, it’s normal for them to be rash, and now I’m standing in front of them dressed as a man.”
"Girl, are you okay?" Only then did Li Xia remember to care about his girl.
"It's okay. How is the construction of the shed outside the city going? Looking at the weather, I'm afraid there will be another heavy rain tonight." Tao Qiqi quickly changed the subject.
"With more people and more strength, it's just a shed. Those who cut down trees, those who dig pits, and those who tie up haystacks should be able to finish it before dark tonight." Lixia answered.
Tao Qiqi nodded: "That's good, at least now everyone has a place to shelter from the wind and rain."
"The only thing that worries me now is supplies. Food is fine, but things for heating are in short supply. Although winter in the south is not as cold as in the north, it can be extremely cold even on rainy days."
"Well, that's true. Shan Ren asked for statistics on the lack of supplies. How is the current statistics going?" Tao Qiqi asked.
"I'll go ask him." Lixia said and was about to turn around and leave.
Tao Qiqi stopped her and said, "By the way, I'm looking for the magistrate of Qi County and I have something important to discuss with him."
"Okay." Lixia agreed, then turned and left.
Then Tao Qiqi went to the waiting room of the Qian Mansion to wait for the arrival of the Qian County Magistrate.
However, as soon as Tao Qiqi arrived, the servants made hot tea and came over, and the magistrate and Mr. Lu came over.
"Mr. Tao, why are you looking for this official office?" the county magistrate asked as soon as he entered the gate.
When Tao Qiqi saw someone coming, she didn't hide it, she looked directly at the door and said:
"Magistrate Qi and Mr. Qi are here. I want to discuss with you whether we can ask Magistrate Qi to lend a helping hand and save the people of Jinxiang County."
Magistrate Qi didn't understand for a moment and asked with some confusion: "Aren't all the people in Jinxiang County arranged outside the city?"
Master Lu: "Master Tao is talking about the villages below Jinxiang County, right?"
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Yes. The people in Jinxiang County evacuated last night, but the people in the villages below are currently hiding in the mountains."
Mr. Lu: "Mr. Tao, how can we help you? It doesn't matter if you say so."
Tao Qiqi: "The folks need heating supplies in the mountains."
Hearing this, the county magistrate also expressed some embarrassment, "Heating supplies! I can still get some cotton-padded clothes and quilts if I think of ways. But firewood is more difficult. Although I can pick it up casually on the mountain, but with the continuous heavy rain, firewood
Even if it is wet, it will be difficult to burn it."
"Is there any charcoal?" Tao Qiqi asked.
"Charcoal!!" The county magistrate and Mr. Lu frowned at the same time when they heard this word.
Magistrate Qi: "Charcoal is a valuable thing that only wealthy people can burn. Is Mr. Tao going to use it to keep them warm??"
Mr. Lu: "The most important thing is that we don't have a shop that sells charcoal. Those wealthy people order charcoal from caravans."
Tao Qiqi: "No matter how expensive something is, it has real value if it can save people. If there are no shops selling it, then buy it from those rich people. We don't need a lot, just have some emergency supplies."
In addition, I still have some supplies on hand. At the very least, I will ensure that the people do not suffer from the cold. If there is not enough later, I will find another way."
"Buy!!" Magistrate Qi and Young Master Qi once again opened their eyes in shock.
"Then this is a huge sum of money. Mr. Tao has to pay for it out of his own pocket?" Magistrate Qi looked at Tao Qiqi with admiration on his face.
Tao Qiqi: "It's not impossible to pay for it out of your own pocket. But we can try it first and see if anyone is willing to raise funds? Of course, this donation will not be in vain. I, Tao Qiqi, can entertain you at a restaurant in the county for your great charity.
people.
In addition, I will make a list of all the fundraisers and hand it over to the superiors if they have the opportunity. I believe that if you can help Jinxiang County overcome this difficulty, the superiors will definitely not treat you badly."
