The mighty flood turned into a vast ocean, almost submerging the entire Ning'an County in the water. Except for a few houses built on the edge of the county and on high ground, basically all of them were submerged in the flood.
Some of them have not been washed away and their roofs are exposed from the water, but many have been completely washed away by floods, among which the ones near the river are the most serious.
Lin Tianqi and his party stood on the hillside and looked at the situation down the mountain with silent expressions. Although there were no casualties this time, and the people in the county had basically transported food, livestock and other materials to the mountain in advance, but so
Many houses were washed away, which was still a considerable economic loss for them, and post-disaster reconstruction was still a major project.
Even tonight, I'm afraid I can only live in tents or caves on the mountain, because the flood will definitely not subside in a short time. It has risen too much. Although the heavy rain has stopped now, it will not subside in a short time.
I'm afraid the current situation will have to wait until at least midnight or even tomorrow morning before it subsides, and this will only happen if it doesn't rain heavily again.
It was already in the afternoon, and there was a bright light coming from the direction of the mountain in the west, illuminating that area of the sky. It was probably because the sun had just set but was blocked by clouds.
Uncle Jiu looked a little silent, and felt helpless in his heart. Life was not what he wanted. Nine times out of ten, everything would never be perfect. Even though they repelled the dragon and sealed it, the huge Ning'an County still couldn't escape.
To escape the fate of being submerged, they defeated the dragon, but they could not withstand the monstrous flood. This is the power of heaven and earth!
When human power is exhausted, the power of heaven and earth is boundless. Even if they are monks and even dragons, in the eyes of ordinary people, they may be too powerful to be believed, but compared with heaven and earth, they are nothing.
Small, after all, it is just a drop in the ocean. No one can resist even the flood in front of us, let alone the mighty power of the entire world.
"County Magistrate Li, now that this matter is over, Tianqi and I won't stay any longer. I plan to leave with Tianqi now."
After standing on the hillside for a while, Uncle Jiu said goodbye to Li Guofu. The dragon had been sealed and there was no need for them to stay. Moreover, Ning'an County was now like this. To put it bluntly, they could not even look for it at night.
There was no better place to sleep, so there was no reason to stay.
Moreover, it had been almost ten days since they arrived in Ning'an County, including the distance. It had been a long time, and the master and the disciple had also thought about returning to Lantian Town.
"Okay, given the current situation in the county, I will not keep the two masters. After the county is rebuilt, Li will visit me in person when he has time." Li Guofu nodded and did not stay any longer. He also knew that,
With the current situation in Ning'an County, it would be a problem for them to stay at night, let alone entertain guests. He waved at the back: "Bring it up."
Behind Li Guofu, a man dressed as an attendant, Xiao Si, came up, holding a red brocade box in his hand. Li Guofu took the brocade box from the attendant's hand.
"Thanks to the two masters this time. If the two masters had not taken action, the consequences would have been disastrous. For such a great kindness, Li and all the fellow villagers have no way to repay it, so they have prepared some small gifts. I hope the two masters will not delay, please accept it." Li Guofu said.
Said, he handed the brocade box to the master and the disciple and opened it. Inside was a small gold bar with shining golden light.
"Little yellow croaker!" Behind Xiao Lan, the two newspaper assistants immediately opened their eyes, showing a scorching look. Gold bars in this era were also called yellow croakers, big gold bars were called big yellow croakers, small gold bars became small yellow croakers, and a big gold bar
It is equivalent to ten small gold bars. One small gold bar is equivalent to thirty or forty oceans. Ten small yellow croakers are equivalent to three to four hundred oceans.
It's nothing more than the burning look in the eyes of the two assistants. Three to four hundred oceans and ten small yellow croakers, for most people, is probably a lot of money that they will never see in their lifetime, and this is still now, in a few years,
When the war breaks out, the value of gold will only increase. I'm afraid the value of this little yellow croaker will increase several times, at least worth thousands of dollars.
But even now, ten small yellow croakers are definitely a huge sum of money, and only a few people present know that this money was paid for by Li Guofu alone. However, he did not feel any pain. He had met Master Lin Tianqi in person before.
If he could make friends with the two disciples with this little money, he felt that not to mention these ten small yellow croakers, any more would be worth it.
"Okay, then we won't refuse." Uncle Jiu nodded, the light in his eyes flashed, and he said to Lin Tianqi beside him: "Tianqi, put it away."
Lin Tianqi nodded, took the brocade box from Li Guofu and closed it.
"Then County Magistrate Li, everyone, let's take our leave first and say goodbye."
"Farewell"
"Two masters, walk slowly."
"Farewell."
The group of people said goodbye to each other, and Lin Tianqi and Uncle Jiu immediately turned around and left.
"County Magistrate Li, we have to say goodbye too. Goodbye."
After Lin Tianqi and his apprentice left, Xiao Lan also said goodbye to Li Guofu.
"Okay, then Miss Xiao, be careful along the way."
Li Guofu also nodded and said goodbye to Lin Tianqi. After Master Jiu and his disciples, Xiao Lan and his party, they also began to lead people down the mountain.
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"Master Lin, Mr. Lin."
I had just said goodbye to Li Guofu and others and had walked less than a moment when Xiao Lan's voice came from behind.
"Miss Xiao."
The master and the apprentice stopped and looked behind. In their sight, Xiao Lan and his party of four people came from behind with a carriage, and then stopped in front of the master and the apprentice.
"Master Lin, Mr. Lin, it's a long way to Lantian Town. Why don't you two go with us to Ningcheng first? There just happens to be a carriage. We can rest in Ningcheng for one night and then return to Lantian Town."
Xiao Lan stepped out of the carriage, looked at Lin Tianqi and Uncle Jiu and smiled.
"We appreciate Miss Xiao's kindness. However, we have been on this trip for a while, and we have many things to do at home. It is not appropriate to delay any more, so we will not go to Ningcheng. Thank you, Miss Xiao, for your kindness."
The master and apprentice looked at each other, and finally Lin Tianqi smiled and said, declining Xiao Lan's kindness.
Xiao Lan's face pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then he said.
"Well, let's do this. Master Lin and Mr. Lin have a long way to go. You can take our carriage back. This will make the journey easier and faster. As for us, it's not far from Ningcheng anyway, so we can just walk back.
It won’t be long.”
Xiao Lan said again, but after he finished speaking, the expressions of Zhou Jin and the two newspaper assistants behind him changed slightly.
Uncle Jiu also looked blank, glanced at Xiao Lan in surprise, and then glanced at Lin Tianqi next to him.
Lin Tianqi also looked stunned, not expecting Xiao Lan to say these words, but when he came back to his senses and felt his master's gaze, he quickly spoke.
"No, Miss Xiao's kindness is appreciated. However, Master and I are used to walking. It doesn't matter. Miss Xiao doesn't have to worry. On the contrary, Miss Xiao, if we are allowed to ride in your carriage, and Miss Xiao is left alone
When the child walks, I feel too worried."
"Don't worry, Miss Xiao. Master and I have often gone out in the past. We are used to walking long distances like this. It's okay."
Lin Tianqi politely declined. Xiao Lan seemed a little worried when he heard this, but finally nodded.
"Oh well."
"Well, Mr. Lin, can I take a photo with you?"
Suddenly, Xiao Lan spoke again, looking at Lin Tianqi. After saying this, his face turned red involuntarily, as if he was a little embarrassed.
Lin Tianqi was startled again when he heard this, but then he touched his shiny bald head and refused immediately.
"Let's wait until next time. Next time we meet, when my hair grows out, I can take a photo with you."
Originally, Xiao Lan felt disappointed after hearing Lin Tianqi's words. However, after hearing Lin Tianqi's words and seeing his action of touching her joints, she immediately laughed again. The disappointment in her heart was swept away, and she saw Lin Tianqi's thoughts.
Zhan Yan smiled.
"Okay, then when we meet next time, after Mr. Lin's hair grows out, we will take a photo together. It's a deal."
"It's a deal."
Lin Tianqi also said with a smile, but in his heart he said, hair decides.
He didn't want to take pictures with others with his bald head. It would be too detrimental to the image for people to take photos of his bald head and keep them.
I couldn't help but touch my shiny bald head again.
Seeing Lin Tianqi's actions, Xiao Lan couldn't help but laugh again. Zhou Jin and two other newspaper assistants beside him couldn't help laughing either.
"In that case, we won't disturb Master Lin and Mr. Lin too much. We'll just say goodbye and see you next time."
"Don't let this go"
"Farewell."
"..."
Immediately, the two parties said goodbye and watched Xiao Lan and his party leave in a carriage. Lin Tianqi and Uncle Jiu also set out on the road again.
But when he walked on the road, Lin Tianqi couldn't help but asked his master a very serious question.
"Master, when will my hair grow back? Is it really going to stop growing?"
Lin Tianqi asked worriedly. He didn't want to be a bald head all the time. Although it was a sign of a big boss, it was too inconsistent with the image in his mind.
"Isn't it nice if it doesn't grow out? You don't have to wash your hair, it saves trouble."