Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

at night.

Two boats appeared on the water. Chen Lang stood at the bow, holding a lantern and shouting Li Xiaohu's name.

Li Xiuzhi stood in the middle of the boat, wearing a "life jacket" that Chen Lang had made for her temporarily, and was also shouting loudly for Li Xiaohu and Zhao Chunhua.

When the boat was halfway between Nanhe County and Hezhong Village, several blurry figures appeared in Chen Lang's sight.

Then the sound of the wind brought Li Xiaohu's voice: "Brother-in-law, I'm here!"

When Li Xiuzhi heard this voice, she instantly collapsed and burst into tears while sitting on the boat.

Chen Lang signaled the boatman to come closer.

"Dad, Mom, I told you that my brother-in-law would come to save us." Li Xiaohu said excitedly.

Zhao Chunhua's parents were also in tears at this moment.

The past few hours seemed like a lifetime to them.

Although Li Xiaohu had been reassuring them, saying that Chen Lang would come, as time went by, this trust gradually declined and was almost disappearing.

Fortunately, Chen Lang finally came.

When the boat reached the slope, Chen Lang first helped Zhao Chunhua's parents onto the boat, and then after some effort, he got the cow onto another boat.

More than an hour later, the two ships returned to Nanhe County safely.

Because of the flood, Nanhe County did not close the city gates, but only dispatched many additional officers to guard the gates.

At the same time, ivory plates are no longer checked when entering the city, and anyone can seek refuge in the city.

This rule was also set by Fan Cheng before he was thrown into prison.

His meaning was very clear: in the face of disaster, we must save lives at all costs.

People are the most important production resource in an agricultural society, no doubt about it.

Back at the tofu shop, everyone's tense nerves relaxed instantly. Everyone felt quite tired. After washing their faces and feet with hot water, they went to rest.

Inside the house, Li Xiuzhi hugged Chen Lang tightly, and said with red eyes: "Erlang, thank you for saving Xiaohu's family."

Chen Lang pinched her chin and said, "I've already told you that you don't need to be so polite to your man."

"If you say that again, I'll punish you."

Li Xiuzhi said angrily, "You've been tossing and turning for most of the night, and you still have the energy?"

Chen Lang smiled and said, "Of course, my husband is not a delicate scholar. He has plenty of strength and means."

Li Xiuzhi bit Chen Lang's chest. Seeing that Chen Lang was about to press forward, she quickly protected her chest with both hands: "Good Erlang, I have no strength left."

Chen Lang kissed her and said, "Then don't tease me. I have plenty of energy."

Li Xiuzhi moved her body a little further away from Chen Lang and said, "Erlang, how long do you think this flood will last?"

Chen Lang said, "Let's see when the rain stops. If it stops, it will be over in two or three days. If it doesn't stop, it may take half a month."

"But the flood itself is not scary. What's scary are the various problems that arise after the disaster, such as comforting the victims, preventing plague, and rebuilding homes. These are the real difficulties."

"If Fan Cheng wants to have a say in the county government, it depends on whether he can seize this opportunity."

Li Xiuzhi frowned and asked, "Erlang, why are you so optimistic about this county magistrate?"

Chen Lang sighed: "It's not that I'm optimistic about him, but I have no choice."

"When I was chatting with Fan Cheng before, he accidentally mentioned the name Zhao Xiongwei, saying that Zhao Xiongwei had become the county magistrate's advisor."

"Zhao Xiongwei once knelt down and begged for my forgiveness in public. Now that he has become my advisor, he must be looking for revenge."

"I definitely can't go to Shi Liguo for refuge, so I can only choose Fancheng."

Li Xiuzhi asked curiously, "Why?"

Chen Lang said, "The fact that Shi Liguo can trust and use someone like Zhao Xiongwei shows that he is a fool."

"Your man is so smart, how could he possibly curry favor with a fool?"

"Although Fan Cheng is a bit stupid, he is still better than Shi Liguo."

Li Xiuzhi stuck out her tongue and said, "Erlang, just because you got first place in the exam, you think everyone else is an idiot?"

"So am I stupid in your heart?"

Chen Lang said: "A little bit."

Li Xiuzhi refused: "You really are starting to dislike my stupidity. Are you looking for a smart kid?"

Chen Lang laughed out loud and said, "Xiuzhi, you are becoming more and more feminine. Your husband likes you."

Li Xiuzhi turned around and said, "Humph, I'm a stupid woman. I don't want you to like me."

However, what Li Xiuzhi didn't expect was that when she turned around, her entire body was pressed perfectly against Chen Lang.

Chen Lang moved completely out of instinct.

Li Xiuzhi immediately let out a soft cry of "Ah".

Chen Lang was a little embarrassed and said, "Xiuzhi, it's not my fault. It was really a subconscious action."

Li Xiuzhi's face flushed red as she bit her lips lightly and said angrily, "You're so bad."

Chen Lang chuckled and said, "Do you want your husband to continue being bad?"

"Humph, no."

"Really not?"

"Um……"

……

County government office, prison.

Fan Cheng, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a burst of hurried footsteps.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the leaders of Class 3 and Room 6 standing in a row at the prison gate.

"Sir, there's a flood. Several villages around the Fuyang River have been flooded."

Fan Cheng stood up, strode to the prison door, pointed at the lock and shouted, "Why don't you open it?"

Captain Bai hurriedly took out the key and opened the prison door.

Fan Cheng asked, "What are the casualties?"

The head of the household department said, "Sir, the casualties in each village are currently unavailable. There have been some casualties around the county town, but the total number is less than twenty, most of whom are elderly."

The workshop manager said, "Sir, I believe the villages didn't suffer many casualties because, according to your instructions, the people we sent out had already arranged for the villages to evacuate to higher ground."

Fan Cheng said coldly: "I don't want estimates or guesses, I want numbers!"

"How long until dawn?"

The head of the household department replied, "Less than an hour."

"After daybreak, immediately dispatch personnel to each village to investigate the situation! I want to know the casualties in all villages before noon!"

"Yes!" everyone agreed in unison.

Fan Cheng said, "Also, after the flood, there will inevitably be a plague. Send someone to invite Dr. Sun to come to the yamen. I want to ask him if there is any way to prevent the plague."

When everyone was about to leave, Fan Cheng asked one last question: "Has the county magistrate returned?"

The head of the household department said cautiously, "No, I heard that the county magistrate is trapped in Hewei Village."

Fan Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Send a few ships immediately to bring the county magistrate back."

"In the face of such a disaster, the county government cannot do without him, the Minister."