When the scenery is right

Shi Qing and Jing He, Jing He felt that a warm bath in winter was more practical than any grand occasion.

Jing He took a comfortable bath, wrapped himself in a thick fur coat, and went to the evening banquet.This clean-up banquet was full of Sichuan-style delicacies, and Jing He burst into tears as he ate it. The place is too humid, and a plate of oily and spicy dishes warms the heart and stomach.After he finished eating, he still clicked his lips, and leaned into Meng Shiqing's ear and whispered, "Jiang Dao really knows how to be a man."

Meng Shiqing smiled slightly and said: "It turns out that I spent half a day arranging for him, a small county magistrate, to please him."

Jing He was stunned, and when he realized it, he almost hugged Meng Shiqing's thigh and shouted, "My lord is so kind! My lord is a thousand years old!"

While drinking, Jiang Dao confessed a few words about the waterlogging. Jing He and the others both went into his left ear and came out of his right ear, but Jiang Dao kept saying "there are different numbers in the sky", and Jing He couldn't miss it.

He hurriedly asked: "What is the difference in the sky?"

Jiang Dao woke up in an instant, his face became stunned by Jing He, and he said: "My lord and Mr. Jing don't know, we have little rain in winter, and the floods in previous years are only in summer. Who would have thought that?" There will be floods in this winter.”

Meng Shiqing took a look at Jinghe and said, "Magistrate Jiang, I want to see the water control records here later, please send them to me later."

Jiang Dao hurriedly waved his hands and bowed: "No trouble, no trouble, my lord, just tell me if you need anything, and I will let you get the water control records for you." He turned around and told the people behind him, He walked away quickly with the attendant.

In the evening, Meng Shiqing was pondering the water control records in the house, and Jing He came to help, so he was naturally embarrassed to hide in the house alone and sleep soundly.He leaned on the couch and carefully looked through the files and records. Although he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, the more he looked at the files, the more he felt that Jiang Dao's saying "heaven has strange numbers" made sense.

"Meng Shiqing, why do you think there are still floods in winter?" Jing He straightened up and looked at Meng Shiqing who was frowning in thought, and said, "Usually, floods only occur in summer. How come the water has risen since winter this year?" Woolen cloth?"

Meng Shiqing beckoned him to go over, pointed to several places in the file and said, "Look here, the land of Shu is different from the capital city. The moat in the capital city will be frozen as soon as winter comes, but the land of Shu will not. However, according to this year's records, this place Many rivers are now frozen."

Jing He doubted: "If it is said to be frozen, then there should be no waterlogging."

Meng Shiqing raised his eyebrows to look at him, and said with a smile, "Get up early tomorrow, and go with me to see the flooded places."

Looking at his smile, Jing He felt a little dazzled, and coughed unnaturally: "Then I'll go to bed now, and you should go to bed earlier. Goodbye."

Meng Shiqing said, "Sweet dream."

☆、Water Control ([-])

The humid winter in the south is much more difficult than that in the capital city. The humidity in Sichuan is too heavy. Standing by the river, you can only feel the water vapor on the river rushing towards your face, and there is a piercing cold.

Jing He tightened his fur coat, and moved two steps towards the river. In the early morning, the sun had just lifted its head, and the white mist on the river had not yet dissipated, and a thin layer of fresh snow had accumulated on the withered grass.

Jiang Dao stood aside, his face flushed from the cold, he rubbed his hands and said, "It's cold this year, how are you, my lord and Young Master Jing?"

Jing He was afraid of the cold, holding the stove in his arms and refusing to let go, shivering and nodded.

Meng Shiqing said with a normal expression: "Let's go downstream and have a look." The group of people followed him again.

Jiang Dao was quite talkative, he could talk for a long time when he caught something along the way, and he could talk for a long time when he saw someone washing clothes by the river.

Jing He pointed to the bamboo cage floating in the river and asked him what it was, Jiang Dao hurriedly replied: "Master Jing doesn't know something, the women here will put their clothes in the bamboo cage, and soak them in the water for a while. Su, wash the clothes again the next morning, and the clothes will be much cleaner after washing."

Jing He thought it was a good idea, and planned to talk to Lvyou later.

The group of people traveled for more than half a day to reach the downstream, and saw that there were many broken ice blocks in the river, and the river could not flow through, which caused the upper part of the river to flood.

It is not difficult to solve it in this way, as long as the accumulated ice is broken.There are quite a few rivers where this kind of situation has happened this year, and the prince personally supervised it. It is expected that the ice will be resolved in a few days.

Meng Shi understood the principle. It turns out that some rivers in Shu flow from south to north. However, this year, Shu is colder than in previous years. Many rivers in the lower reaches of the north began to freeze as soon as winter entered, and the rivers flowing from the upper reaches of the south have not yet arrived. When it was frozen, the way was blocked by the frozen river water downstream, which led to flooding and flooding along the coast.

After hearing this, Jiang Dao hurriedly complimented "the prince is wise".Jing He walked by the river for a day and almost fainted from the cold. Jiang Dao had good eyesight and said that he arranged a restaurant for them nearby, and asked them if they wanted to hurry back to their residence or stay in the restaurant while the sky was getting dark.

Meng Shiqing took a look at Jing He, who was pale with cold, and said, don't worry about it, let's live in the restaurant first.

After drinking a cup of hot wine to warm up, Jing He felt that he had come back to life.

Meng Shiqing cleaned his hands and ate without haste, while listening to Jiang Dao's rambling.Jing He felt that Jiang Dao's enthusiasm was good, but in the past two days, he only saw Jiang Dao complimenting them, and the expressions on the faces of everyone other than him were either fearful or disgusted.

"Magistrate Jiang, is it too cold for everyone to freeze?" Jing He asked.

Jiang Dao stopped talking, and he didn't realize the meaning of Jing He's words for a long time, so he asked cautiously: "Young Master Jing, what do you mean...?"

Jing He said, "Why are everyone's faces so ugly?"

Meng Shiqing couldn't help laughing while listening to Jing He and Jiang Dao's conversation amusedly.

Only then did Jiang Dao understand what Jing He meant, and he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Even if you give them ten heads, they wouldn't dare to disrespect you."

Meng Shiqing looked at Jiang Dao and said flatly, "Magistrate Jiang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Jiang Dao is also a smart person, knowing that he would have no good fruit to eat if he stalks the horse, he straightened his expression and sighed: "Even if it offends you if you say this, my lord, you have given me the courage to say it. You also know that the imperial court allocates funds to us for water control every year. In the past few years, there have been several water control officials. Those huge projects have paid off in the short term, but once they left, the dams they supervised were built. The ditches went on strike not long after, and those projects look good, but they are actually used... Hey, we all know in our hearts, what did they do with the money."

Meng Shiqing said: "Don't worry, with my king here, this kind of thing will never happen again."

Jiang Dao poured a glass of wine for Meng Shiqing, and said helplessly, "My lord, I have thought about breaking the ice that you mentioned. I have also sent people to break the ice. However, there are so many rivers here, and I can see it in a day or two." I'm afraid it won't work after a long time."

Meng Shiqing said: "This plan is not a long-term solution after all. I read the file, and there are many mountains here. Once it rains, the mud and rocks rolling down from the mountains will easily cause the river to be silted up. According to this king, I am afraid that it is necessary to dig through the mountains. river."

Meng Shiqing's phrase "drilling mountains and opening rivers" sounds light and easy, but it is a huge project to implement it.

Human, material and financial resources, once fully invested, can no longer be stopped.Counting nine cold days, all things are chilled.Although Meng Shiqing didn't have to roll up his sleeves to do the work himself, he went to the engineering office to check and give pointers from time to time.He was just a half-baked guy before, but under the pressure of reality, he forcibly became a water conservator.

Jing He was on the sidelines to make suggestions. After staying here for ten days and a half months, I felt that I was deceived by Meng Shiqing, because I had to conduct on-the-spot investigations from time to time. The gourmet delicacies.

The local people saw that Meng Shiqing really wanted to solve this matter, and his attitude was much better than when they first arrived.

That day Meng Shiqing stood on the top of the hill and watched the river rushing down, and Jing He squatted beside him to watch.

Jing He squatted for a long time and felt that his feet were numb, so he raised his head and said to Meng Shiqing, "Give me a hand, my feet are numb, and I can't get up."

Meng Shiqing stretched out his hand to pull him up amusedly, "Why don't you keep standing when you are always squatting?"

"It's comfortable." Jing He stood up and patted the cloak that was stained with dead leaves.

Jing He asked: "Is it a sense of accomplishment to look at your own project?"

Meng Shiqing said with a smile: "Yes, you also contributed a lot this time."

"Is there any reward?"

"what do you want?"

Jing He thought for a while, and there seemed to be nothing lacking in basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation, "No, I don't seem to have anything I want, and I feel that I am at a disadvantage if I don't ask you for something. How about this, please say something nice to make me happy."

Meng Shiqing stared blankly at the mighty river flowing eastward in the distance, just when Jing He thought he didn't intend to say anything, he said, "May Xiao Jing be happy and healthy in this life, with a full family of heirs."

When spring arrives, the river water that has been frozen for a season gradually melts, and the year passes, and the trees along the river are dyed with dots of light green.

The wind on the top of the mountain was harsh and unrestrained, but Jing He felt gentle and comfortable wrapped in the fur coat to keep out the cold.

Meng Shiqing was still looking into the distance, with a soft star in his eyes, as if the spring wind of the lingering winter had blown into his eyes.

"Happy and healthy. The house is full of heirs... forget it."

Meng Shiqing asked in surprise, "Why?"

Jing He shrugged and said, "I'm a child myself, and I don't have the patience to raise children."

Meng Shiqing smiled and admitted, "It's true that I'm still a child."

Jing He glared at him, and said strangely: "Speaking of which, you are not too young, why didn't you think of finding a princess or something?"

Meng Shiqing lowered his head and smiled, "I haven't met anyone I like."

Seeing the shyness in his brows and eyes, Jing He felt as if he saw something new, so he poked his face with a smile: "You're still shy."

Meng Shiqing grabbed his hands and rubbed them together, "I really thought everyone was as skinny and shameless as you. Why are your hands so cold? Are they cold?"

Jing He said that he was not cold, but his hand sneaked into Meng Shiqing's cuff like last time, but he was caught as soon as he reached in.

Meng Shiqing's face was full of helplessness, and he simply held his hand in his own to warm him up, "You are the only one in the world who dare to do this."

Jing He acted like a good boy when he got cheap, and said with a smile: "Your hands are warm. Why are you so not afraid of the cold?"

Meng Shiqing glanced at him and asked back, "Why are you so afraid of the cold?"

So at night, everyone watched the prince and his "Guest of the Curtain" walk down the mountain hand in hand. Jing He's face was already blown by the cold wind so that he couldn't make any expressions, but his hands were still warm.Meng Shiqing is simply a walking stove.

As if thinking of something suddenly, Jing He grabbed Meng Shiqing and asked in a low voice, "Can I sleep with you at night?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Meng Shiqing's eyes, "What? Why?"

Jing He moved to his side and bit his ear, "It's too cold for me to sleep alone..." He looked at Meng Shiqing's expressionless face and smirked for a long time, and finally choked out another sentence: "Well, if it really doesn't work, forget it. "It's a pity, a pity, what a warm natural heater.

Meng Shiqing rubbed his head, "I brought you here, so I must be responsible to you. Let's sleep together."

Jing He was immediately happy, Meng Shiqing was really easy to talk to.Can you be a little arrogant!I am embarrassed to speak so well!Hahahaha...Wait a minute, why do you always feel that something is weird..."I brought you here, so I must be responsible for you"...Is there something wrong?

Jiang Dao was busy with trivial matters in the county, so he helped them arrange a place to stay and hurried back.The place where I live is not far from the big river that I saw during the day. After taking a bath, Jinghe can clearly hear the sound of the river rushing by lying on the bed. The bell was ringing, and the sound of water hitting dark stones and flowing through the eardrums echoed.

Meng Shiqing sat there reading his book calmly, and from time to time he would add a pen to the book.He looked up at Yan Jinghe, who was lying on the bed and winking at him innocently.

Meng Shiqing: "?"

Jing He said bitterly: "I was looking for you to warm the bed, why did the cart before the horse?"

Meng Shiqing put down his book and walked over to pull the quilt that wrapped him tightly, "Is it still cold now?"

"Cold feet."

Meng Shiqing let go again, "Then I can't help it. You go to sleep first, and if you want to be cold, you should be cold first."

Jing He saw the smile in his eyes, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that he deserved a beating.He stretched out his hand to hold Meng Shiqing, and said weakly, "My lord, come to bed early, don't let the slave's house freeze." After seeing Meng Shiqing visibly trembling when he heard his words, Jing He shrank back into the quilt with satisfaction and continued Staring at Meng Shiqing's work.

Meng Shiqing simply threw away the book and stopped reading, lay down on the bed and grabbed the quilt with Jinghe, but Jinghe was too domineering, and only got a poor corner of the quilt after robbing for a long time, Jing He even gave him some of the quilt on purpose , pretending to say kindly, "Cover it for you, don't freeze it, my lord."

Meng Shiqing had no choice but to get up again and took a musty quilt from the cabinet.Jinghe also felt embarrassed now, but the quilt was more than enough for one person, but it was obviously not enough for two people.

"They're all men, Meng Shiqing, just make it up." Jing He took the quilt from Meng Shiqing's hand and covered it on top of the current quilt. He pulled Meng Shiqing to lie down and hugged him tightly.The quilt was finally enough.

Meng Shiqing was helpless when he played with him, he just felt that all the good temper in his life had been spent on this person.

Jing He buried his head in the soft and comfortable quilt, and mumbled, "It's almost Chinese New Year."

Meng Shi responded lightly, and said for a long time: "In the past, you lived with your mother. I'm afraid you won't be able to go back to Beijing this year. I'm really sorry to take you out for so long."

When Jing He was drowsy, he replied vaguely: "So Meng Shiqing, you have to treat me better and don't make me feel wronged..."

Meng Shiqing watched his eyelids close and close until he fell asleep, and sighed almost inaudibly.

"Xiaojing...you must not fall in love with the wrong person."

The author has something to say: about why the ringing of the bell is exciting. .Because Xiaojing is a foodie, everyone understands.

☆、Water Control ([-])

On New Year's Eve, every household hangs up red lanterns, and the whole of Sichuan is filled with festive new year.

Even the flood that destroyed thousands of households did not wash away the people's tenacious will to survive.Farmers have cleared new fields alongside former river banks, preparing for the new season's sowing.

Meng Shiqing decided to return to the capital after the beginning of spring and after everyone finished planting and made sure that there was no problem with the irrigation of ditches and rivers.These days, he and Jing He are temporarily staying at Jiang Dao's house.

"My lord, there is a letter from the capital."

Meng Shiqing looked up from the book to his subordinates standing in the room, "What did the letter say?"

"The prime minister and others have made some moves. Many people have visited the Ninth Prince's residence recently. The queen mother said that you should return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Meng Shiqing frowned after listening to his words, and waved his hand to signal him to back down.

When Jinghe returned to the room, he saw Meng Shiqing's men walking out of the room.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Jing He asked.

Meng Shiqing looked normal and said, "It's okay, are you homesick?"

A few days ago, Jinghe sent a letter to Lvyou to report his safety, so he has nothing to worry about right now, "It's okay. Are you homesick?"

Meng Shiqing said: "I'm afraid there will be big disturbances when we return to Beijing this time."

Jing He asked him what was wrong, but he shook his head and said nothing.Jing He didn't bother to ask him if he didn't say anything, anyway, he would naturally know when he returned to Beijing.

"By the way, the daughter-in-law of County Magistrate Jiang just said that there will be a night market at night, do you want to go see it?" Jing He asked cheerfully.

Seeing his expectant look, Meng Shiqing nodded and said, "Go, are you going?"

"I must go!" Jing He said as a matter of course: "I have been here for so long and I haven't had a chance to understand it well. I have been busy thinking about mountains and rivers all day long."

People like Jing He who lived in the private sector rarely had the chance to see such a lively night market, let alone the pampered Meng Shiqing.

Jinghe would join in wherever the excitement was, and Meng Shiqing followed Xinqi when he saw it.

A street is full of fresh gadgets and delicious snacks, and the cries of selling come and go.On New Year's Eve, the loving couples, the peaceful and happy family, and even the women who have lived in the boudoir for a long time invited three or five female companions to walk in the night market together.For a time, the whole street was crowded with people.

"Have you seen such a lively night market before?" Jing He turned his head and asked Meng Shiqing who was following behind.

Meng Shiqing smiled and shook his head, "I've never seen it before."

Jing He walked backwards to his side, and said in his ear, "Those who have been in high positions for a long time must be lonely."

Meng Shiqing was amused by the endless words he said, and after thinking about it, he felt that the words made sense, so he nodded too.

The two of them wandered around, and heard the cry of a child as they walked. Jing He followed the cry and walked over, and Meng Shiqing also followed.

But at the intersection of streets and alleys, a few half-grown children surrounded a little boy, speaking the Sichuan dialect, which Jing He couldn't understand, and seeing the children crying face flushed, choking out of breath, Feeling distressed for a while, I shouted: "What are you doing!"

The leading child yelled something, and the other children made faces at Jinghe and ran away. The crying child wiped away his tears and glanced at Jinghe.

Jing He said to Meng Shiqing: "Help me buy candied haws. Thank you!" Then he walked up to the child, patted his head and said, "What's wrong? A man can't just cry casually."

The child was quite stubborn, curled his lips and refused to speak.

Jing He said with a serious face: "Have you been bullied? My brother told you that if anyone wants to bully you in the future, you will beat them back and see if they dare to bully you in the future."

Meng Shiqing came back after buying two bunches of candied haws, one of which was given to the child, and the other was stuffed into Jing He's hands. He wiped the tears from the child's face and said softly, "Don't listen to this brother's nonsense. If you are bullied in the future, remember to find an adult and tell your parents."

Jing He glanced at him, and said inarticulately with a hawthorn in his mouth, "Why do I think this is a bad idea of ​​yours."

Unexpectedly, the child suddenly burst into tears, Meng Shiqing and Jing He were stunned on the spot when they heard the shrill cry.

Two big men hurriedly comforted a child, who wept and said intermittently: "A Shi...no father...mother...mother is gone..."

Jing He was stunned, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Meng Shiqing simply picked up the child, hugged him in his arms, wiped his tears and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't cry, don't cry, Ah Shi is a good boy. A man can't shed tears casually."

Jing He stood at a loss, watching Meng Shiqing foolishly teasing the child.

Meng Shiqing raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then suddenly reached out to touch his head and sighed: "Xiaojing."

Jing He came back to his senses and said, "I'm fine." He asked Meng Shiqing to put the child down, and the three of them sat side by side on the boulder at the corner.

Jing He said: "Ashi, brother is just like you, brother was often bullied when he was young."

Ah Shi stopped crying all of a sudden, raised his head and looked at Jing He in a daze.

Jing He touched his face and said with a smile: "Ashi, my brother's mother said that a man should not cry all the time, and those who bully you will be punished for what they did one day. You should hurry up." grow up happily."

Ah Shi listened to him in a ignorant way, then nodded with a vague understanding, and asked, "Doesn't my brother have any parents?"

Jing He replied: "I don't have a father. So Ah Shi is much stronger than me."

Ah Shi nodded, and said: "Grandpa said that Ah Shi's parents were washed away by the water."

Meng Shiqing and Jing He looked at each other, speechless.

After a long time, Meng Shiqing said in a low voice: "Ashi, don't worry your grandfather from now on. You have to become a man and take good care of him."

A Shi wiped away his tears and said, "A Shi will be a man." After speaking, he put the candied haws in his hand back into Meng Shiqing's hand, "A Shi is changing his teeth, so he can't eat candy."

Meng Shiqing smiled and gave the candied haws to Jing He again, and praised: "A Shi is really a good boy."

Later, Ah Shi's grandfather found him, thanked him repeatedly, and led Ah Shi home.Jing He sat on a rock and watched a group of children across the street set off firecrackers, accompanied by several adults, their eyes full of smiles.

Meng Shiqing said: "The first emperor left early, and the little emperor left before he had time to see him."

Jing He let out a "hmm", then remembered something, and asked, "What's the relationship between you and the Empress Dowager?"

Meng Shiqing thought for a while and said: "The queen mother is the youngest daughter of the Chen family in the capital. Before entering the palace, she grew up with me. After entering the palace, I watched her step by step into the back seat until she became the queen mother."

Jing He teased and said, "Lang came here on a bamboo horse, and went around the bed to grow green plums. You still have such a romantic past."

"What are you thinking about? It's nothing. We just grew up together."

Jing He raised his eyebrows and said, "Just because you are ruthless to others doesn't mean they have no intentions towards you."

Meng Shiqing glanced at him and said, "I know about the mother coming to see you that day."

Jing He responded lightly, and began to be in a daze after listening to the sound of crackling firecrackers.

"I'll tell you everything when I get back to Beijing." Meng Shiqing's voice became distant and hazy amidst the resounding firecrackers, Jing He turned his head to look at him in confusion, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he pulled a beautiful Radian, who is obviously such a gentle person, why does he always give people a cold feeling.

Jing He suddenly wanted to hug him on this cold and lively night, so he did whatever he thought.

Meng Shiqing was startled by Jing He who suddenly rushed forward, and he hugged his shoulders tightly.Jing He rubbed his shoulders, laughed happily and said, "For you, Young Master Jing's New Year gift!"

Jing He seemed to be able to infect every part of his body with the joy that filled his body, but the young man who was fascinated by Ah Shi's words just now hugged Meng Shiqing tightly.There was a strong and throbbing heartbeat from the chest where the two were touching.

The whole street was lit up red by the high hanging lanterns, dyeing Jinghe's face crimson.

Meng Shiqing gently hugged him back, and replied, "Master Jing, this is a New Year's gift from Meng Shiqing."

Two days later, in the early morning, Jing He was still lying in bed, but Meng Shiqing was already struggling to deal with the paperwork that his subordinates kept handing over.Jiang Dao was sweating profusely on the sidelines, saying, "This is what to do, what to do..."

Meng Shiqing sent someone to wake Jing He up. When Jing He hurried to the court, he saw that everyone's faces were ugly, and he asked in surprise, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Jiang Dao said with a bitter face: "Last night, it rained for the first time since the beginning of spring. The rain was too heavy. The dam that the prince sent people to build was washed away by the water..."

"What?" Jing He looked at Meng Shiqing in shock, then shook his head and said, "How come? This project was supervised by the prince himself, how could it be so fragile?"

Jiang Dao said: "It's not the dam's problem, but the rain is really heavy. If it weren't for the prince's previous act of digging mountains and rivers, the water would be even bigger now..."

Jing He had never seen Meng Shiqing's sullen expression before, and he felt a little flustered.

Meng Shiqing stood up and said, "Magistrate Jiang, I want to go and see the place where the embankment broke."

Jiang Dao's legs softened and he almost knelt down. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "You mustn't do it, my lord! The water is rising too fast there now! You may be in danger if you go!"

Meng Shiqing said coldly: "It's dangerous for the king to go, but the people who live there are not in danger? Don't talk too much, take the king there quickly."

When Jing Hezhen got there, he could understand what Jiang Dao said, "If the prince hadn't excavated the mountains and rivers before, the water would be even bigger now."After Meng Shiqing diverted the original several entangled rivers into canals, one can use them for agricultural irrigation, and the other is to prevent all rivers from converging into the main river when the water is flooded.

Other rivers are now swollen, but not enough to flood the farmland on both sides.Only in the main river channel, the river rushing down from the upper reaches forcibly washed away one dam, and the stones in the remaining several dams were continuously carried downstream by the river. If the water was not stopped in time, those stones might be destroyed The downstream will block the river again.

Jiang Dao said with red eyes: "The water rushed down all at once, and the dam couldn't hold it back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jing He saw a boulder being washed away from the embankment by the raging river, and the rumbling sound was dull but rang the ears of everyone present.

Meng Shiqing was almost drenched in the pouring rain. He stood alone in the front, his figure lonely and frail.Jing He tried to pull him back with an umbrella, but Meng Shiqing looked down at him and said, "You go back first, I don't know what the problem is if I don't see clearly."

"No! Are you stupid! How dangerous it is to stand here! What if the water suddenly rises!" Jing He tried to pull him back, but Meng Shiqing pulled his hand away.

"Don't mess around. County magistrate Jiang, take Jing He back!"

Jing He seemed to have heard the big joke, but instead hugged his arm tightly and refused to let go: "Young Master, please bid farewell to life and death! You are the prince! What will you do if you die!"

Meng Shiqing laughed and said: "It's really dangerous, Jiang Dao, they came to drag me early, don't get in my way."

After hearing this, Jing He let go.Meng Shiqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and took another two steps towards the river.The torrential rain cast a curtain on the mighty river, and two figures walked towards the river one after the other in the white rain curtain.

Sensing footsteps behind him, Meng Shiqing turned around and cursed, "Go back!" Jing He still stubbornly followed behind him.

Meng Shiqing didn't go back until the rain subsided.Seeing Jing He looking seriously at the river behind him, he froze for a moment, then rushed over and hugged him tightly.

☆、Water Control ([-])

Jing He patted Meng Shiqing's back and asked in a low voice, "Meng Shiqing? What's wrong?"

The spring rain was still spreading along the riverside with the still cold air of winter, Jing He was shivering from the cold, Meng Shiqing hugged him tightly, and whispered in his ear, "Are you okay?"

Jing He said with a smile: "What's the matter, it's freezing to death, go back quickly."

After returning to Jiang Dao's house, after changing into clean clothes and drinking a cup of warm ginger tea, Meng Shiqing's face looked much better.Jing He was wrapped in a quilt and sat cross-legged on the bed. Meng Shiqing came over and touched his forehead, and reprimanded him, "Don't mess around next time."

Jing He said: "I can see clearly. The river is all hitting those dams. The water is too strong, no matter how strong the dams are, it can't stop it."

Meng Shiqing sat on the edge of the bed and responded lightly.

Jing He bumped his waist with his elbow, "Aren't you angry?"

"No."

Seeing his serious face, Jing He shrank his neck and did not dare to speak. After a long time, Meng Shiqing sighed and said, "Blindly stopping the water will only let the river wash down the dam."

"How can the river flow out naturally..."

Both of them were disturbed by the sudden breach of the embankment, and it was not until Jiang Dao ordered someone to bring the food that they realized that it was time for the meal.

"What if we use stones to stop the river water? The cracks in the stones can allow the river water to flow through, so that the momentum of the river water will not be too strong?" Jing He randomly stuffed a few mouthfuls of rice into it and asked.

Meng Shiqing looked up at him, shook his head and continued to eat: "No, you can see that even the stones on the embankment have been washed away, let alone the piled stones."

Jing He lost his appetite, put down the bowl and chopsticks and held his head in a daze.Meng Shiqing added some more vegetables to his bowl and said, "Eat first. Don't be impatient."

Jing He gave him a dissatisfied look, "Not hungry."

Meng Shi continued to eat calmly at the side. Jing He watched him eat and was hungry again, so he picked up the bowl and continued to eat.

"If only we could hold those stones together."

"Hey, do you think the rope will work?"

Meng Shiqing laughed when he heard his whimsical idea, "What do you think?"

Jing He also found it strange when he heard it, so he curled his lips and said, "No."

After the two of them finished their meal chatting without chatting, Meng Shiqing went to Jiang Dao to discuss the water increase.

Jinghe sat on the threshold and watched the raindrops falling from the eaves.It has been raining all day and night, and the water tank in the middle of the yard is full of water.Jiang Dao's daughter-in-law carried a bamboo basket and walked under the eaves.

"Why is Mr. Jing sitting here?"

Jing He saw her stop and talk to him, so he smiled at her: "My lord is going to discuss something, I'm fine, I'm just sitting here in a daze. What are you doing madam?"

Jiang Dao's daughter-in-law raised the bamboo basket, "It's been raining for several days, I'll take these clothes to the back room to dry."

Jing He glanced at the bamboo basket, "Go and do your work, I won't bother you."

Jiang Dao's daughter-in-law left, Jing He followed the bamboo basket in her hand, one step, two steps... until Jiang Dao's daughter-in-law walked around the corner, and the bamboo basket also left Jing He's sight.

Jing He suddenly thought of something, he was startled, and then quickly got up and ran to the front hall.

While Meng Shiqing was drinking tea, Jing He rushed out suddenly, and ran into him without stopping. Meng Shiqing turned his hand away, and the tea splashed directly on Jiang Dao.

Fortunately, the tea was not hot, Jiang Dao wiped his face with his sleeve twice, his face was embarrassed, and he looked extraordinarily funny.

Jing He was indescribably happy seeing him like this, and started laughing before he could stand still.Meng Shiqing helped him straight up helplessly, and said "sorry" to Jiang Dao by the way.

Jiang Dao waved his hands carefully and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Jing is fine."

"What's the matter? What's so happy?"

Jing He stood up straight, stretched out his hand to take off the two pieces of tea leaves hanging from Jiang Dao's collar, and said with a smile, "Magistrate Jiang is so sorry, I'm so excited." He pulled Meng Shiqing to sit down, and cleared the Then he said in a straight voice, "I have figured out a way."

Meng Shiqing asked in disbelief: "What method?"

Jing He raised his eyebrows at Jiang Dao: "Thanks to Mrs. Jiang for reminding. Didn't magistrate Jiang say that women here like to put clothes in bamboo cages and soak them in water? If we put stones in Bamboo cages, and then build up the bamboo cages one by one. As long as the bamboo cages are big enough, there will be enough stones in them that they won’t be washed away by the current.”

Meng Shiqing and Jiang Dao looked at each other, and Meng Shiqing began to think about the possibility of this matter. He imagined in his mind how big this so-called bamboo cage should be, and whether what Jing He said was feasible.

Jing He was staring nervously at his face, and just now he ran over excitedly, without carefully pondering whether it would work or not.Now that everyone was silent, they realized whether they were too impulsive. If it didn't work, wouldn't they be happy in vain?

Meng Shiqing glanced at Jiang who was standing aside and dared not speak, and said, "Magistrate Jiang, you are going to have someone make a bamboo cage three feet long and two feet wide, and fill it with pebbles. Go quickly."

Jiang Dao nodded repeatedly after listening, agreed and retreated.

Jing He looked at Meng Shiqing happily and asked, "Is it really useful?"

Meng Shiqing said: "I can't think of any reason to refute you, and I have to put it in the water to find out whether it is useful or not."

Jing He calmed down, nodded, sat back in his seat, took a sip of tea and said, "I was too excited just now, so...so I came to talk to you before I made up my mind."

Meng Shiqing gently touched his head, "I didn't mean to spoil your interest by saying this just now. Xiao Jing is such a kind-hearted person, if it's useless, how can I let Jiang Dao do what you say? Woolen cloth."

Jing He held the teacup and said gratefully: "I understand, I understand, thank you for your willingness to believe in me."

Meng Shiqing looked at him and smiled, and said, "I sent someone to ask where Ah Shi's house is, but fortunately, the flood didn't affect his house."

Jing He didn't know what to say, so he poured a cup of tea for Meng Shiqing silently, and then served the cup of tea with great care. Meng Shiqing looked at his slightly trembling hands, reached out to take the cup and teased: " You have used this cup."

Jinghe was stunned for a moment