Restart the Disaster of Another World

Jing Yao's goal is to build the new city into a small county town with complete facilities and amenities. Now he has everything ready and can finally start construction.

In fact, before this, they had already measured the land and drawn a map. Jing Yao had already conceived how to build this new city. He wanted to turn it into a prosperous commercial city. Since others were unwilling to provide him with convenience, he would open a commercial city himself!

In Jing Yao's plan, the new city is divided into four different areas: the southwest area is a residential area; the northwest area is a concentration of colleges and hospitals; the southeast area is where workshops gather; and the northeast area is where shops are concentrated. At the same time, each area will set up a special guard station to maintain the safety and order of the area.

However, before starting these constructions, there are two important tasks to be completed, namely underground construction and surface construction. The so-called underground construction is actually laying the sewer system, which is a very difficult task, but it is one of the essential infrastructure.

The terrain in the south is not flat, which makes it difficult to drain rainwater in time. Once heavy rain occurs, the problem of water accumulation on the ground becomes particularly serious.

In order to solve this problem, the planners of the commercial city took a series of measures, the most important of which was to lay a good underground water system. However, when they first proposed this plan, many people did not understand its importance.

“Why is it taking so much effort and time to dig sewers?”

Someone questioned: "We can just build the house on the ground!"

In response to these questions, Jing Yao patiently explained: "If the sewer is not laid, there will be serious water accumulation problems here in the future."

Despite this, some people felt that it was unnecessary to go through so much trouble, but they finally agreed to the plan.

In this way, they began a long and tedious project - first digging sewers, then laying cement, and finally rebuilding houses. The whole process took a lot of time, manpower and material resources, but when it was finally completed, people found that this move brought unexpected benefits.

When the sudden flood hit, many places were submerged and the water could not be drained. However, the commercial street quickly drained the water from the city after the weather cleared, greatly reducing the damage to the houses. At this time, everyone realized Jing Yao's foresight and deeply realized the importance of sewers.

Therefore, when Jing Yao mentioned the concept of sewers again, everyone stopped objecting and nodded in agreement. They finally understood that this seemingly insignificant infrastructure actually concerns everyone's quality of life and safety.

Royal Palace

The autumn wind was bleak and the rain was continuous. It should have been a cool and refreshing season, but it suddenly started to rain heavily. Emperor Qingde was reviewing memorials late at night when he was chilled by a gust of cool wind and shivered. Soon after, he began to feel unwell and was eventually diagnosed with typhoid fever.

"Beast!" Looking at the memorial in his hand, Emperor Qingde slammed the table in anger. Due to his emotional excitement, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and coughed violently.

Seeing this, the eunuch Li Gonggong standing nearby hurried forward to pat him on the back and said with concern: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

"Hmph, what's the point of talking about putting the dragon's body first? I think these rebellious sons are hoping that I will die sooner rather than later." Emperor Qingde was in a heavy mood, his tone full of disappointment and anger.

It turned out that the eldest prince had colluded with important officials in the court to embezzle the tax money. In order to cover up their tracks, they even went to the gambling house to check the accounts. What's more abominable is that in order to fight for power, they did not hesitate to harm the interests of the country and falsely accused the prince of leaking the examination questions.

Emperor Qingde felt a chill in his heart. He waved his hands exhaustedly and said weakly, "Okay, all of you leave now."

"Yes, sir." The ministers kneeling on the ground bowed their heads to express their gratitude, then cautiously left the room.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li has stewed some rock sugar and snow pear for you, please have some." Eunuch Li immediately presented Emperor Qingde with a bowl of wine.

Emperor Qingde took the teacup and gently opened the lid. A faint pear fragrance wafted into his nose, but he did not taste it immediately. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

He murmured softly, "Little Li, do you think the prince knows about that?"

Eunuch Li lowered his head slightly, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: "Your Majesty, I dare not speculate. But with the intelligence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, perhaps..."

Before he could finish his words, Emperor Qingde raised his hand to interrupt him.

Emperor Qingde took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

In the distance, smoke from cooking rises, like wisps of smoke floating into the sky. Several villagers are busy cooking, and white smoke comes out of the chimneys, which contrasts beautifully with the surrounding green mountains and trees.

Several old ducks quacked and flapped their wings as they waddled home from the creek. They seemed to sense the approaching night and could not wait to return to their nests to rest.

In the sky, a bright moon gradually appeared hazy, and the moonlight shone down, illuminating the whole village, like a peaceful and tranquil painting.

Wen Qun felt a little sleepy after eating. He snuggled up to Jing Yao, closed his eyes and enjoyed this moment of peace.

The weather was extremely hot, making people feel suffocated. The water in the river evaporated very quickly, and we had to go to the river every day to fetch water to meet our daily needs.

However, not long ago, the stream that surrounded the village dried up for six days! This made the villagers panic because in their memory, the stream had never dried up.

The disappearance of the river water has caused great distress and worry to the people. They can't understand why the river suddenly stopped flowing, and they don't know if this will happen again.

Those kids were really disobedient. They could obviously apply the juice of camphor tree leaves to avoid mosquito bites, but they were unwilling to do so.

As a result, these children were bitten badly by mosquitoes and their bodies were covered with large, burn-like blisters.

In the past, people didn’t care about this situation. After all, every summer when it’s hottest, there are always a few people bitten by mosquitoes. However, in general, these wounds will heal on their own after a period of time, and will not leave scars. At most, they will just be a little uncomfortable.

But this year the situation was different, the children who were bitten by mosquitoes showed abnormal symptoms. Not only did the blisters on their bodies repeatedly become inflamed and pus-filled, but they also eventually left very obvious scars.

This incident caused great panic among everyone because a terrible plague was breaking out in the neighboring county, and this plague was spread by mosquitoes.

So when the parents saw the scars on their children, they were filled with fear and worry. So, the adults took their children to Jing Yao's home to seek help.

Although Jing Yao said that the problem was not serious and it would heal after two days of herbal compresses, the naughty children were still severely punished.

The leaves on the branches slowly turned yellow, summer was over, autumn was approaching, and the weather was getting cooler. At the same time, more and more disaster victims came to harass the village, and they became more and more difficult to deal with.

These disaster victims realized that they could not succeed by using tough measures, so they changed their strategy and adopted a soft approach. They waited at the entrance of the village every day, and once they saw villagers passing by, they immediately kowtowed and cried for help.

At this time, the villagers were still relatively kind-hearted. Although they themselves could not eat meat, every household had stored hundreds of kilograms of food, so they would not starve for the time being. Therefore, when the disaster victims knelt down and begged, many villagers would give them some food more or less. However, once this behavior started, it was out of control.

After hearing the news, more victims flocked to the village. At first, the villagers might be willing to give a small amount of food, but as the number of people increased, they did not have enough surplus food to distribute.

When begging was no longer effective, the victims negotiated with the village, hoping to exchange food for helping with farm work. The construction site in Jingyao was the one that recruited the most workers.

This was a familiar job. Many people on the construction site were refugees from other places who were in urgent need of work to make a living. They were all refugees, so he didn't distinguish between them. He paid more to the skilled and less to the unskilled.

Many people brought their children with them. The kindhearted villagers gave them some work to do. Children are timid and easy to manage. Although they can't do heavy work, they can still water the land and weed.

Originally, no one wanted these children, after all, one more mouth means more food. However, children also need to eat, and if there are adults to take care of them, they may be able to get a meal; but if there are no adults, they will have to go hungry.

Look at those children again, they are wearing tattered clothes, revealing their skinny bodies. They all have big heads, thin necks, and bulging bellies. I don’t know if they gnawed on tree bark or eaten soil.

The villagers were moved by the innocent and tender eyes. After some discussion, they finally decided to hire these children to help collect firewood, fetch water for irrigation, etc., and provide them with two meals a day.

Wen Qun was a gentle person, and his heart was even softer. When he saw these pitiful children with their eager eyes, his heart couldn't help but soften. Especially when he learned that these dozen children were all orphans, he couldn't help but turn his eyes to Jing Yao.

Jing Yao looked at the group of children in front of him, and a ripple appeared in his heart. He actually didn't like children, but he couldn't refuse Wen Qun's request.

He sighed and said helplessly, "Send them all to the other courtyards. Someone will take good care of them there." He added, "As long as they are not those who have bad intentions and are restless, they can stay. Anyway, we have a lot of people here, so it doesn't hurt to raise a few more."

Jing Yao's words were like a reassurance, making these homeless children smile with surprise.

They had been wandering in the village for several days and naturally knew about the luxurious blue brick and tile house in the village, with its roof inlaid with expensive colored glaze.

They learned all this from the villagers, and they knew how precious the glittering colored glass was. Although they had heard many stories of rich children being unkind and unforgiving, they were now starving and had no choice but to come and try their luck, hoping to get some leftovers.

However, they never expected that these two rich people would be so kind that they would not only take them in, but also give them a warm home.

The children looked at each other, then lowered their heads and pretended to be well-behaved. They knew that their fate had changed from then on, and this luck came from the generosity and kindness of this kind-hearted person.

Jing Yao saw the little actions between them, but he also understood that such a young child, wandering alone in such a chaotic time, would not be able to survive without a little bit of cunning.

Jing Yao thought, after all, the world has become like this, how can he ask these children to remain innocent? As long as they don't use their eyes on their own people, he will turn a blind eye to it.

After all, they are children, and they can be taught slowly. They will eventually be taught well. Thinking of this, Jing Yao's heart softened.

After seeing them off, Wen Qun jumped into Jing Yao's arms like a happy little bird, raised a smiling face and said to him: "Ayao, you are so nice."

Jing Yao touched Wen Qun's head lovingly, with a faint smile on his face, "You only feel that I am good now."

Wen Qun shook his head, his clear, bright eyes full of sincerity and love, "No, A Yao has always been very good."

Jing Yao's heart softened when he heard his words, and he couldn't help laughing, "Your little mouth looks like it's covered with honey."

Wen Qun chuckled, then stood on tiptoe, gave Jing Yao a light kiss on the face, then turned and ran away.

Jing Yao looked at his receding back, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. He knew that Wen Qun's words "you are the best" were not just a casual remark, but a feeling from the heart.

Jing Yao wanted Wen Qun to know that he would always protect him and let him feel more warmth and love.

Jing Yao thought about it while slowly following Wen Qun. He wanted to tell him that no matter what happened, he would be by his side.

Wen Qun was running in front, his laughter was clear and sweet, like the most beautiful melody in spring. Jing Yao's eyes were always on him, with a gentle light flashing in his eyes.

They chased each other like this, and the distance between them became closer and closer.

Jing Yao suddenly quickened his pace, grabbed Wen Qun's hand and hugged him tightly in his arms.

"Are you tired from running?" Jing Yao asked softly.

Wen Qun panted slightly, with a happy smile on his face, "I'm not tired. I feel very happy to be with you."

Jing Yao caressed his face distressedly, "We will have to walk a lot of roads together in the future, you must take good care of yourself."

Wen Qun nodded vigorously, "Yes! I will, because I still have you."

Jing Yao smiled, his eyes full of determination and commitment, "Yes, I will always be by your side, accompanying you through every beautiful moment."

They smiled at each other, with only each other in their eyes, as if they were the only two people left in the world. At this moment, time seemed to stop flowing, and everything became so beautiful.

Jing Yao gently took Wen Qun's hand and continued walking with him. Their figures gradually went farther and farther away, leaving behind laughter and joy along the way.