The little cook in the book has fallen asleep

Seeing the corpses turning into ashes bit by bit, the people of Jianshui Prefecture cried. They couldn't even keep the complete bodies of their loved ones after death. When this natural disaster came, even staying alive was a luxury.

At some point, a disaster victim picked up a pile of mud and sand washed up by the water and threw it at County Magistrate Shen. More and more people followed suit. County Magistrate Shen was covered in mud. They knew that they could not cause trouble for the three Lord Chengs anymore, so no one picked up stones!

But County Magistrate Shen, as a fatherly official, only extorted money from the people and threw them out when something happened. He then indulged in wine and women in the county government office, not caring about their lives!

"Chief He, have you checked the spare granary?" Cheng Yiyu and his two brothers were worrying about how to solve the food problem.

Local grain traders are now driving up grain prices. Do they really have to buy these high-priced grains?

"I've seen it. Except for a thin layer of food on the surface, the rest is mud and sand!" Chief He had been in Kyoto, so he didn't know that there were people who really disregarded the lives of the people for money.

The Shen family is over!

"Have you searched Magistrate Shen's house?" Cheng Zhiwen asked. The three brothers felt that since Magistrate Shen dared to transport so much reserve grain, he must have someone above him.

So Chief He took his men to search the Shen family's house, but they couldn't find anything after searching over and over again.

Is Magistrate Shen really an honest official? How is that possible! How can a person who disregards the lives of ordinary people be an honest official? Don't even think about it!

"Your Excellency is wise. We found it. It's right under the study. There are ten large boxes of gold, a total of 50,000 taels of gold! We found a whole box of account books!" Even though he came from a good family, Chief He was still shocked when he saw so much gold for the first time.

A county magistrate wouldn't have that much wealth even if he didn't eat or drink for his whole life! And that account book, who knows how many noble families were involved.

How can aristocratic families be clean? Their He family is no exception, but they will not harm innocent people. This is also their He family's bottom line!

Things are about to change in Kyoto!

"By the way, sir, another big thing has been revealed, which is about the mineral veins!" Chief He took out the account book found in the home of County Magistrate Shen.

"Bandits? They actually colluded with bandits!" Cheng Yiyu took over. When the three brothers got together and saw that the Shen family was colluding with bandits to steal the imperial court's mineral veins, they were so angry that they jumped to their feet!

"Send these secretly back to Beijing immediately! Divide the troops into three groups. One group will march with drums and gongs, and the other will run quietly. The last trump card is on the water. We have to sail against the current and disguise ourselves before we go! Only the four of us know about this!" Cheng Zhiwen said.

Now that they have detained Magistrate Shen, the news has already spread. Those aristocratic families in Kyoto will definitely not let them enter the capital alive.

"By the way, Chief He, you need to arrange some people with good skills, or... spikes! I'm afraid they will never come back!" Cheng Liyao said.

"Okay, gentlemen, I will make the arrangements now. What about the manpower for the third route?" asked Chief He.

"We will arrange this, you go and arrange your things first!" Cheng Yiyu was still wary of Chief He, after all, he also came from a noble family!

"Anjiu, come down for a moment!" Cheng Zhiwen said to the beam.

After a while, a man in black came down.

"An Jiu, you are like this... This is the evidence of the Shen family's crimes that I brought back to you. Don't wear this anymore. Wear this!" Cheng Liyao handed the clean beggar's clothes to An Jiu.

"You can go back through the official route openly. There are so many refugees here, so who knows who?" Cheng Yiyu said. He would also send people back by water, but it would be safer if the evidence was in the hands of the emperor's men.

"Here is the money for your trip. Please be careful!" Cheng Zhiwen handed the purse in his hand to An Jiu.

"Okay, everyone. I'll take my leave now. I'll be back as soon as possible!" An Jiu bowed, changed his clothes, and left through the back door.

An Jiu is the trump card that the emperor gave to Cheng Yiyu and his two brothers, but since they can protect themselves, An Jiu can only do more important things.

Cheng Yiyu also called a guard, gave him a purse, and asked him to return to the capital by water.

After everything was done, the three brothers of the Cheng family began to think about grain. The ten boxes of gold should be enough to buy grain from those grain merchants!

And those who are sick need medicinal herbs to regulate their bodies, so some medicinal herbs are also needed. Cheng Zhiwen called a guard and asked him to find out the price of grain today!

As a result, when the guards came back, they said that if their government wanted to buy it, they would have to pay five times the normal grain price!

"Forget it, let's think of another way. It would be great if my sister was here!" Cheng Zhiwen said.

"Yes, it's good to have my sister here!" Cheng Liyao also missed Xiaojiu. Unconsciously, he regarded his sister as his backbone.

"Alas, it's a pity that there is no if. Let's get moving! Let them make bamboo rafts, find boats, and look around for survivors!" Cheng Yiyu stood up and asked his men to find bamboo and boats.

"Report, sir, Miss Yu Qianqian found three boats, and we made four bamboo rafts!" A guard ran up to the three Cheng Yiyu brothers who were making bamboo rafts with their bare chests.

"Well, that's enough! Let's go! Find someone!" Cheng Yiyu and Cheng Zhiwen carried the bamboo raft out one after another.

"Sir...you still..." You haven't put on your clothes yet! Sir, have you forgotten that he is a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, and the object of the girl's affection.

For example, Yu Qianqian now, she is stealing glances at Cheng Yiyu.

"Second brother, you are such a fool, you forgot to take your coat!" Cheng Liyao's voice was so loud that it could be heard by every woman who was stealing glances at Cheng Yiyu.

These women lowered their heads in shame, but saw Cheng Yiyu running into the study, mumbling something.

Only Yu Qianqian, who was closest to him, saw his red ears! Wow, Master Cheng can be shy! How interesting!

Chief He followed the three Chengs, rowing the boat all the way, looking for survivors, and seeing all the sadness along the way. Sometimes a corpse would float in the river, either an animal or...

"Oh, how many people were harmed by this flood?" Cheng Liyao looked at the body that was soaked beyond recognition and was fished out again.

They had to fish it out because once it rotted and stunk, it would really cause an epidemic. They were now short of food and medicine, and no support from the imperial court had arrived.

So the three of them went from being afraid to being used to it, and sometimes they would even lend a hand.

"Second brother, third brother, I'm here!" Cheng Yu was carried on a horse by Cheng Lixiao and quickly approached Cheng Yiyu and his two brothers.

"No, don't come over! Let's go up!" Cheng Yiyu said immediately when he thought of the corpse on the bamboo raft.

Thinking back to the first day he went out to rescue and salvage bodies, he had nightmares for three days.

"Okay, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, we are here to bring you food and medicinal herbs!!" Cheng Yu said to the three brothers while standing on the shore.

Cheng Yiyu and the other two almost cried. Ah! Who understands? Their sister came to help them on a big horse!

Why worry about food? My sister is here, everything will be fine!

"Sister, sister, I'm so happy that you're riding a big horse to help your brothers!" After all, Cheng Liyao was the youngest. He was the first one who couldn't hold back and immediately ran forward to pick up Cheng Yu.

"What a shame! Wipe your nose and tears quickly! They will all get on your sister!" Cheng Lixiao immediately showed disgust towards his own younger brother.

"Ah? I'm Lord Cheng! No, no, I'm going to the river to wash my face!" Cheng Liyao ran as soon as he said that, and immediately rushed to the place where the boat was parked.

"Hahaha, this little kid also knows how to be shy now!" Cheng Jin stood behind Cheng Lixiao and the others, looking at them happily.

Cheng Shang and Cheng Tian were relieved to see that their sons/nephews were fine!

Then, looking at the devastated land, they were also shocked. How many people must have died!

"Brothers, I miss you so much!" Cheng Xiaoba rushed to Cheng Liyao like an arrow from a distant place, and Cheng Liyao was almost thrown into the river.

What a close call! This little fat guy is really!

"Cheng Xiaoba, you want to take a shower right after you get here, right? You..." Are you asking for a beating? Cheng Zhiwen looked at the little brother he had picked up. The conspicuous big bag on his head was hard to ignore!

"You...what are you doing!" Cheng Liyao couldn't help but asked directly.

"Ahhh, Cheng Xiaosi, do you know that you should not expose someone's weaknesses when you insult him?" Cheng Xiaoba immediately jumped up to his feet. Oh my God, when will the bump on his head go away?

"Alright, alright, you're still restless even after all this!" Cheng Zhiwen held him to prevent him from jumping around and causing secondary injuries.

"Hmph! I don't want to play with you guys anymore! I want to get off!" Cheng Xiaoba was going to settle the score with Xiaoou who was watching the show! It was all because of him that he fell!

"By the way, sister, why are you here?" Cheng Yiyu was shocked when he saw the large convoy!

"My eldest brother went back and told me that there was a flood here. I originally just wanted to donate some food to Yunnan Province, but then we heard that you were coming, so we rushed here without stopping!" Cheng Yu said with a smile. She finally found the main force, and she had more than enough food in her space to eat, so she just used it up.

"Okay, let's go back to the city first!" Cheng Zhiwen looked at the corpses on the boat. This was not a good place, so he took the people they rescued back to the provincial capital.

"Second brother, how many people are settled here?" Cheng Yu asked. She was afraid that the medicinal herbs she brought were not enough, so she planned to exchange some for others.

"About four or five thousand people, what's wrong?" Cheng Yiyu looked at his sister in his eldest brother's arms, he also wanted to hug her!

But thinking about what he had just done in the water, he didn't dare to reach out his hand.

"Three adults, you go back first, and leave the rest to us!" Chief He looked at the whole family and felt that they were very united.

Because they are worried about their son/nephew/brother, they take the trouble to come from far away home with food and supplies!

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Chief He!" Cheng Liyao led a large group of people back to the city in a mighty manner.

Yu Qianqian started to panic as she watched the grain in her own granary dwindle. She was not panicking because of the lack of grain at home, but because the people would soon run out of food.

Those people in the city who were not sick or injured took their tools to look for tree bark and small wild vegetables. Some young people, after watching the flood recede, immediately and spontaneously went to look for prey that had escaped the flood.

Now seeing the three Lord Chengs coming back with so many things, they were so excited that tears filled their eyes. These were their parents!

"Ah! They are saved!"