Lin Yutong returned to the house, changed her wet clothes, added firewood to the stove in the house, and boiled ginger soup in the earthen pot. She sat in front of the stove, trying to connect the series of things together.
Fan said, this is a fight between gods and gods.
The only thing Xiao He said was that he was afraid that the Qingyang River would rise and be flooded.
Could it be that what Fan was referring to was the rising water in the Qingyang River.
Lin Yutong looked at the rain curtain outside. Whether the water rose or not depended on God's will. Why could Mrs. Fan know in advance?
Unless, what we are about to face is not a natural disaster, but a catastrophe.
On both sides of the river, one village is next to another, and the Yin family and the Lin family are all close to the river bank. If the water really rises and a wave comes, no one can escape.
If this is really the case, Mrs. Fan still has the nerve to say that she is nosy. It concerns the lives of the whole family, but to her, it is all nosy?
This is really unreasonable.
It's a pity that so little is known.
Lin Yutong looked through the window towards the wing where the third bedroom lived.
I deliberately dropped the money, so I think the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were tempted. The money is so attractive that they must be happy to ask for a share of the sealed money from Mrs. Fan.
I wonder how long this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can endure it?
The ginger soup on the stove made a beeping sound, and the smell of ginger soup filled the room.
"What are you thinking about?" Fourth Master's voice sounded from behind.
Lin Yutong suddenly stood up and quickly peeled off the wet clothes on his body.
The Fourth Master sat on the edge of the Kang, and Lin Yutong wrapped the warm quilt around him. "It's okay, it's not that cold."
Lin Yutong saw that his feet were soaked and wrinkled, so he was rude and poured ginger soup into the basin. Using this to wash his feet would also have the effect of driving away the cold.
As soon as his feet entered the hot water, the fourth master shuddered.
"Look, I'm still feeling cold." Lin Yutong complained, and quickly poured another bowl and handed it over, "While it's hot, I drank it all in one breath."
Fourth Master responded with a smile, "Go outside and take a look, you really got something good today."
Lin Yutong didn't want to be disappointed. She stood inside the door and looked at the basket that was still in the rain. She poked her head and saw that it was really good stuff. Four two-foot-long grass carp, two one-foot-long carp, and half a basket of crucian carp.
pieces and an old turtle the size of a small millstone.
"I stewed the old turtle at night." Fourth Master looked at the thing and said, "It's a big supplement, so it's not worth selling it."
Lin Yutong responded, turned around, knelt down, wiped the fourth master's feet, and pulled a quilt to cover him.
Then he looked outside and whispered to Fourth Master what happened today.
The fourth master's face became more and more serious. After a long time, he said: "This is not something Fan County Lieutenant dares to do alone. The Qingyang River is just a tributary, and the main stream is Xi, but the Xi River does not pass through Shunping County."
Therefore, if someone really wants to use the Qingyang River to discharge floods from the main stream, it is not something that a small county captain can make the decision.
But this should be aimed at County Magistrate Zhao.
"I'm afraid the things here are a bit complicated." Fourth Master hugged the quilt and looked out the window, "If the upstream must discharge floods, then does it really have to be the Qingyang River? But does this require flood discharges, right?
The choice of Qingyang River involves officials from all aspects."
"Can't control it?" Lin Yutong asked.
The fourth master looked out the window, "If it is really out of public interest to discharge floods, why bother to do it secretly? We don't know the amount of rainfall in other places, and we can't judge it. But I heard that the dam on the Xihe River was built by the previous magistrate when he was in office.
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Lin Yutong was shocked. She suddenly knew what the crux of the problem was?
It's the river dam's problem.
Whether the Heba has cut corners or cut corners, and whether there is pocketing for personal gain. This is not a matter of Shunping County, it is a matter of the entire Tai'an Prefecture.
The people who are responsible for building river dams, from top to bottom, are probably not clean. From the capital to the local areas, they are exploited layer by layer...
Once the river collapses, so many officials, big and small, will lose their heads. Of course, officials cannot lose their heads. It will only be up to the people along the river in Shunping County to lose their heads.
Lin Yutong clenched his hands. This was the sorrow of Sheng Dou Xiaomin.
Except for them, most people are still kept in the dark at this moment. They don't know which night they will be swallowed up by the flood.
Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong on the back, "It's okay! It's okay! You are here."
"What do we have to do?" Lin Yutong grabbed Fourth Master's finger and said.
The fourth master looked towards the door. From this position, he could just see the fish that were soaked by the rain and kept rolling.
"Didn't you tell everyone to evacuate? This is simple." Fourth Master looked at the fish outside, pointed at it and asked Lin Yutong, "What allusion did you think of?"
Lin Yutong's eyes suddenly lit up: "It's a pill written on silk that says 'King Chen Sheng', and it's placed in the belly of a fish." She lowered her voice, "I want to... pretend to be a ghost."
The fourth master nodded, feeling a little helpless, "Such things, when spoken from the mouths of human beings, create rumors and disturb people's hearts. When spoken from the mouths of gods and Buddhas, they are meant to guide the common people and show compassion for others. What people say is nothing.
People really believe it. After all, this means leaving home and career behind. But most people will be afraid of what ghosts and gods say."
Lin Yutong looked at the fish outside, "Are these... still for sale?"
"Sell! If you sell it for a good price, more people will go down to the river to catch fish, and then they will have the opportunity to do tricks." Fourth Master said, getting up, "I'm going! The flood discharge needs to be done through the rain.
Momentum." Therefore, if there is a change, I'm afraid it will also happen in these few days.
Lin Yutong went to get him clogs, "Wear these, straw sandals won't do."
The fourth master went out, picked up the basket, and glanced at Lin Yutong hesitantly, "This old turtle..."
"Sold them together." Lin Yutong said with a smile, "I'll catch a bigger one for me later." To build momentum, naturally the more money you get from selling it, the more coveted it will be.
Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong and smiled: "Okay! I'll catch you a bigger one later."
After the fourth master left the house, Lin Yutong prepared to make lunch. He baked scallion pancakes and brought seven or eight to Yin Laoer and Qian. He also brought a jar of big bone stewed radish.
"Mom, there's no need to turn on the fire." Lin Yutong said when he saw Qian adding fire to the pot.
Mrs. Qian glanced at Yin Laoer and had to accept it. Then she made a sign with "four" and pointed to the door. She meant to ask where the fourth master had gone.
Lin Yutong smiled and gestured, "Such a big grass carp, such a big carp, and an old turtle weighing several kilograms. I rushed to sell them."
Yin Laoer hurriedly said: "Let's eat. I'll go and take a look after dinner."
Lin Yutong smiled and was about to quit. There must be many people tempted.
However, Qian grabbed Lin Yutong, pointed to the third room opposite her, made a two sign, and then pointed to the house where Fan lived.
It means that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the third room went to Fan's house.
Lin Yutong thought to herself, this mother-in-law is really a clear-sighted person. She nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, Mom, I can't bear the loss."
Qian pointed to herself, meaning to call her if there was trouble.
Lin Yutong responded, turned around and went back to his house.
As for what Mrs. Fan and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, she was no longer interested in knowing.
The rice was hot in the pot, waiting for the fourth master to come back. Unexpectedly, he did not wait for the fourth master, but an angry Mrs. Fan.
"Have third sister-in-law eaten?" Lin Yutong asked. He had already guessed that Xiao He and Fan would reveal their secrets when they met.
"Are you deceiving me?" Mrs. Fan lowered her voice and glared at Lin Yutong, "Isn't it easy to take advantage of me?" She almost died of anger. Xiao He did hear some words, but according to her, she didn't do it at all.
I told Ms. Lin. Then it could only be that Ms. Lin saw something wrong with Mr. He and came to blackmail her. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were also greedy and asked for a hundred taels. In the end, they gave away the fifty taels. But
Most of her own dowry was put in. How could she be so willing? I really don’t know how to write the word “death”.
Lin Yutong looked at Mrs. Fan in surprise, "Where do you start talking about this, third sister-in-law? How did I deceive you? You deliberately praised the second son of Jiang Zhizhou's family, didn't you want to trick your sister-in-law into marrying someone else? Who doesn't know that my sister-in-law
It's the old lady's pet peeve, but you dare to scheme. First, the old lady was tempted, and then she reluctantly made a match. The benefit was for your mother's family, but the loser was the girl from the Yin family. You also said it was your father.
I had no choice but to rely on Jiang Zhizhou. Then if I don’t ruin your business, isn’t it worth the money? If you feel unwilling, you can take the money.” After saying that, he stood up and took out the money from under the quilt.
Put it on the kang table, "Please!"
"Is this what you're talking about?" Fan looked at Lin Yutong in shock.
"Apart from this, what else is there?" Lin Yutong looked at Mrs. Fan up and down maliciously, "It seems that Sister-in-law 3 has a lot of things that others should not know about?"
Mrs. Fan felt relieved, it turned out that she was talking about something different.
It was also because I was too nervous.
Remembering that she couldn't make trouble at this time, she smiled and said, "Actually, this is not something that cannot be known. If my sister-in-law can get married, then she is wearing gold and silver, right? Okay! Keep the money for your younger siblings..." Buy medicine and take it.
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She cursed silently in her heart before turning around and going out, "Brothers and sisters, be careful. If you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts."
Lin Yutong smiled nonchalantly, "People are scarier than ghosts. I'm not afraid of people, but I can still be afraid of ghosts."
He is really sharp-tongued.
Fan went out, held up an oil-paper umbrella and walked into the rain.
Lin Yutong thought of what Fourth Master was going to do next, so naturally he would not let it have anything to do with her family. Even if Fan was suspicious in the future, Lin Yutong could guarantee that she would not dare to let her father know that the news was leaked from her.
Otherwise, her father would be afraid that she would be the first one not to let him go.
Looking at the rain outside, Lin Yutong felt uneasy at all. He thought it was a stable farmhouse, but who knew it would be full of dangers. For someone like Fourth Master, who has a humble position but never forgets to care about the people, he must be in pain.
The weight is too light, but the things to be done are too big.