Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Some villagers were puzzled and asked why it was buried. Li Hu explained:

"The water has just receded, and these things have been soaked for so long, there are dirty bugs inside, and you will definitely get sick if you eat them.

We buried it for everyone’s sake.”

The county government office was also in a mess. As soon as I walked into the main hall and stepped through the door, I kicked a swollen wooden bench leg.

The stool had long fallen apart, the wood had been soaked and rotten, and it would leave marks if you pinched it with your hands.

She glanced around the room; the tables, cabinets, and even the old file boxes piled in the corner were all deformed by the flood.

Some of the wood had a thin layer of green mold growing in the cracks, and it was obvious that they could no longer be used.

Without hesitation, she turned to the yamen runner behind her and said, "Throw all this away! Move it out and pile it up outside the yard. When it's dry, use it for burning. It's better than letting it rot in the house."

The yamen runners responded and took action. Several of them worked together to carry the soaked cabinet out.

Just as I reached the door, the bottom of the cabinet collapsed with a loud crash, and broken pieces of wood fell all over the floor.

Bai Wanwan looked at Zhiwei and said:

“We seem to have over fifty carpenters here, right?

Please help me build a few tables, cabinets, and beds first. I'm afraid we'll have to live in this county government office for a while."

She also considered that carpenters would be needed for post-disaster reconstruction, so she brought a lot of people with her.

Zhiwei came down very quickly, and in just half a day, Bai Wanwan received the wooden bed, cabinets, and tables and chairs for the county government office that she wanted.

Bai Wanwan nodded and said, "That's right. After all, they are one of our own, so they are fast."

Zhi smiled and said, "They've already started cleaning the mud inside the county government office, and they're planning to dig out a toilet."

Bai Wanwan nodded and said, "By the way, build a shower room, otherwise I can't stand it."

It is really a torture to have no place to take a shower. It is far from the boat and inconvenient to go back and forth.

Zhiwei nodded quickly and said, "I don't know where the Eighteenth Prince has gone. You can't even handle such a big trip if you are asked to arrange it!"

Bai Wanwan sighed and said, "He was being hunted by Qin Biao, so he couldn't care less."

Gu Sinian offended Qin Biao directly for the sake of food. Now Qin Biao's men are looking for him everywhere, so he can only hide in the deep mountains and forests.

Bai Wanwan had just sat down when she heard a yamen runner outside say, "Someone's coming from the mansion..."

As the two government officials stepped into the courtyard, they were stunned when they saw Bai Wanwan.

"You...you have no one left in Qingshui County? You actually sent a baby to be the county magistrate?

"You haven't even grown all your hair yet! Do you know how to read an account book or repair a riverbank?"

Another officer also sneered:

"Could it be that the water shortage has driven people crazy, and they're using a child to mess things up?

If the prefect finds out, you will be in big trouble."

Li Hu listened and said in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense, both of you! Our Lord Bai is the county magistrate specially appointed by the Eighteenth Prince. Here is the prince's document!"

The leader glanced at the mess in the yard and said straight to the point:

"County Magistrate Bai, the prefect has learned that thirteen counties in the southern border have suffered disasters, and has sent us down to investigate.

It is said that your Qingshui County was the worst flooded. How severe were the losses?

How much grain is left in the granary? How many riverbanks have collapsed? What are the casualties among the people? You must report all of these one by one. Your Excellency is waiting for your reply!

Another officer added:

"The prefect said that no matter how severe the disaster is, we must first calm people's hearts.

All counties must count the losses as quickly as possible, compile a list and report it. If anyone conceals the information or does it perfunctorily, don't blame us for being rude.

The disaster situation is extremely difficult everywhere right now. Your county must find a way to hold on and prevent the people from causing chaos."

Bai Wanwan's heart sank, but she remained calm and said,

"I'd like to trouble you two to send my elder brothers on a trip. I'm having someone calculate the losses in Qingshui County, and I'll have a list ready for you to take away by evening.

But the food reserves in the county are really tight, and most of the people’s homes are empty. I hope you two can find some food after you go back.

If you could have said a few more words to the prefect, urging the delivery of disaster relief grain, the people would have suffered more if you were delayed for even a day."

The leading officer curled his lips and didn't respond, only saying, "Hurry up and get the booklet. We'll be waiting in the side yard. Don't keep us waiting too long."

The servant beside Bai Wanwan walked in and stuffed ten taels of silver into each of them. Only then did the two yamen runners smile more:

"Well! You'd better prepare well. The higher-ups won't help you. If you don't have food, you'll have to find a way on your own.

Now every county magistrate is asking the prefect for help, but what can he do?

The news they heard was truly despairing. The yamen runners were stunned when they received the list: "Only a few hundred people died in Qingshui County this time. Not bad, not bad. You didn't falsify this list, did you?"

"No, the Eighteenth Prince arrived in time this time and saved a lot of people." The person next to him explained.

After the people from the government office left, Bai Wanwan sighed and said, "To put it bluntly, the prefect means he can't help us and just lets us fend for ourselves! How interesting!"

Zhiwei looked at her and said, "Miss, I don't think this job is something we can take on. Why don't we just forget it?"

Bai Wanwan looked at her seriously and said:

“I know it’s difficult, and I also know that if I just let go, there won’t be so many troubles, but what about these people?

Many of them didn't even have a pass, so they couldn't escape even if they wanted to."

Zhiwei also knew that his master was extraordinary, so he said no more.

One day, the front hall had been cleaned up. Bai Wanwan had a fire lit and said, "We'll stay in the hall tonight. Let's go to bed early!"

Zhiwei and the others quickly made the bed. Bai Wanwan was tired after a day and fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.

Gu Sinian was mainly in the mountains, which were full of mud.

Zhang Quande gasped for air and said, "Master, we can't stay in the mountains forever, right?"

Gu Sinian looked at him with a half-smile and said, "What's the point of staying in the mountains for the rest of your life? You want to, but I don't!"

Zhang Quande looked at him and said, "The water supply line is a mess. If we hand this mess over to the eldest princess, I wonder if she can handle it."

Gu Sinian smiled faintly and said, "If Wanwan can't do it, no one else can do it. Even I can't do it."

Fifteen chuckled and said, "You are quite self-aware. You always give all the dirty work to Wanwan."

Gu Sinian said:

"I really didn't intend to hand this matter over to her. It was because she volunteered that I gave it to her.

Now she must be having a headache! This Qingshui County is really empty now, there is nothing at all."

Fifteen looked at him and said, "We can't stay in the mountains forever, right?"

Gu Sinian smiled and said, "I'll just stay for a while. When Qin Biao forgets about me, I'll leave. How can I, the Eighteenth Prince, be afraid of him?"