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Xin Wan cried again when she saw the farmer, but this time she wept with joy.She didn't care about the rush of the wind and rain, and ran out of the car without even putting on her coir raincoat, knocked open the door of the nearest farmer's house, and cried to the old man who came to open the door: "Elder, save my son!"

It was as dark as the doomsday, and a hundred or ten men stood outside the door silently, watching a pitiful woman who was doused by the rain crying to him, begging him to save her son.The old man felt that the situation was weird no matter how he looked at it, and he wanted to close the door directly.

That's why when Xin Wan couldn't stand crying, he reluctantly took her and Xie Qing in. No one else was allowed to enter the hospital. Even Ji Chengchu insisted that he was a doctor. Room.

Although the farmhouse is a bit crude, it can make a fire and cook medicine, so that Xie Qing can sleep on a dry kang.Love is such a situation that every day should not be called the earth is not effective, there is really no room for people to be picky.What's more, for them who have been in the heavy rain for an unknown amount of time, this is already very good.

Ji Chengchu gave Xie Qing a decoction, and asked Xin Wan to cover him with a dry wolfskin mattress to sweat.After such a toss, Xie Qing finally woke up later.

When Ji Cheng first saw him, he seemed to be awake, so he quickly asked Xin Wan to pour him a bowl of hot porridge, and then pushed him back to sleep.

Xie Qing wanted to set off early the next morning, insisting that he had recovered from his illness.Ji Chengchu saw that he had to take a break after walking two steps, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Xie Changshi, it's raining so hard outside, I don't know where I'm going to find a place to stay. What if you If you get sick on the road—oh, no, you must be sick on the road—but what should I do? You can save me a little trouble!"

Xie Qing thought for a long time, but found that there was no way to refute, so he closed his mouth angrily.

But here is probably not far from Pingyuan County.Since Xie Qing couldn't leave, he simply went to chat with the old man who took him in.

The old man's surname is Yu, his wife died early, and he lives here with his only son. He mainly lives by his son's hunting.However, Xie Qing chatted with the old man for a few words, and felt that the old man's speech and behavior did not look like a mountain villager.But people didn't want to say more, so Xie Qing didn't ask more.

After saying a few words, there was a commotion outside the door.Xin Wan ran in and said anxiously to Xie Qing: "My lord, go and have a look, there is a fight outside."

A young man outside the door was fighting fiercely with several guards.The guards that Zhao Yanzhi brought to Xie Qing were all elites, but this young man was able to fight three against one without losing the slightest advantage.The young man stood among the three trees, turning left and right, and no one could get close to him easily.Xie Qing raised his eyebrows. He has read a lot of books and has learned a lot. Between the young man and Sankeshu, there is a vague shadow of the five-element array handed down from ancient times, but it has been artificially evolved to be much more subtle.

This small mountain village is really a hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

"Changqing, stop!" Yu Weng, who hurriedly came out behind Xie Qing, stopped him urgently.

Hearing the words, the young man named Changqing promised, and almost at the same time flew back three feet, but still stared at the guards warily.

"Mr. Yu, I was just being rude when I stayed here." A warm and pleasant voice came from behind Yu Changqing, and he couldn't help but look back.

A tall and handsome young man with picturesque eyes, even though he is wearing a heavy coir raincoat, it can't hide his elegance.Yu Changqing's anger at being stopped and refused to enter the house was half dissipated the moment he saw Xie Qing.

It turned out that Yu Changqing went hunting in the mountains. Yesterday, because it was late and the rain was too heavy, he found a cave and stayed all night.As a result, before he got home today, he found that his house was surrounded by water from two miles away.Yu Changqing was taken aback, and immediately went through all the things he had done in the past two years in his mind, and found that he had never committed any crimes, so he prepared to go home confidently.

However, before he got close to the door, he was stopped by Xie Qing's guards.Yu Changqing didn't have a good rest all night, he was cold and hungry, so his temper was naturally bad; but the tempers of the guards who had been poking outside for half the night were also not very good.Therefore, when the two sides disagreed with each other, they raised their hands.

It doesn't matter whether they are dedicated to their duties or overreacting, no matter what, it is their fault to stop the owner from entering the door.Therefore, Xie Qing sincerely apologized to Yu Changqing, and Yu Changqing felt embarrassed instead.

He faintly felt that Mr. Xie was like a heavenly man, even if he was a little rude, that was fine.

Xie Qing took a fancy to Yu Changqing's talent at a glance, and became friends with him.It has to be said that as long as Xie Qing is willing, no one can not feel good about him.The two of them talked very happily and became more and more speculative. Although they had only known each other for an afternoon, the two of them seemed to have endless conversations. When they went to bed, they still had more than enough to talk about. ——Although later Xie Qing thought of Zhao Yanzhi but did not do so in the end.

Xie Qing was stuck on the road by heavy rain that day and delayed his trip, but fortunately, he gained a lot.Yu Changqing has never been an official in his life, but he has always been Xie Qing's most trusted advisor and most trusted bodyguard.

"Father..." Yu Changqing called out cautiously.

Old Yu's expression seemed extremely exhausted. He looked at his son's eager expression and let out a long sigh.After all, Shenlong cannot be trapped in the shallow abyss, so how could he expect his son to be buried in this small mountain village for the rest of his life like him.

"Go," the old man finally waved his hand, "It's the fate of the heavens, and it is up to me to break it. Xie Qing is indeed a heart-wrenching character. But, you must remember that the family precepts cannot be violated."

When Xie Qing and his party reached the plain, it was still raining.Along with the floods came famine that was out of control, and there were yellow and emaciated hungry people everywhere along the way.Their homes were destroyed by floods, their food and clothing were lost, and there were many people who sold their children.

Xie Changshi, who was born in wealth and honor and grew up in Qiluo, had never seen this scene before, and he was so uncomfortable that he didn't think about eating or drinking.The food they were going to eat on the road and the ingredients that Zhao Yanzhi specially prepared for him were all taken out by Xie Qing to help the victims, but it was still a drop in the bucket.Xie Qing put on a disgusted expression towards the food that Xin Wan brought him that night. Xin Wan felt that the visual impact must be too intense today, which caused Xie Qing to have unreasonable hatred for the food.

From Yu Changqing's point of view, Xie Qing's current state is like a child throwing a temper tantrum, and he is completely different from the unparalleled Xie Qing.When Yu Changqing went to see him, he was still sighing at the food.

"Huaifang." Yu Changqing took off his strong attire and changed into a broad robe and cloth crown. He really looked like a scholar.

"Changqing is here, sit down." Xie Qing was still listless.

Yu Changqing laughed and knelt down beside Xie Qing, looked at his untouched food on the table, and said, "You just recovered from a serious illness, why don't you eat? Your maid is about to cry."

"It's nothing, I can't eat it." Xie Qing absently poked the bowl of meat soup in front of him with a chopstick, and said to Yu Changqing: "Changqing, I never knew the suffering of people's livelihood. It was really shocking to see it suddenly. I used to , It’s superficial. Looking at the things on this table now, I will think of those hungry people outside, who really can’t eat.”

"Oh, this time, this time is not the worst. The Yellow River has been uneven since ancient times, and floods are so common. When I was young, I saw people cannibalizing each other." Yu Changqing said naturally, he found that , Xie Qing's expression immediately turned into panic.

"In a peaceful and prosperous age, how could it be..." Xie Qing couldn't believe it, but he lacked confidence.

"In a peaceful and prosperous age, what do you have to do with the hungry people?" Yu Changqing's words were full of sarcasm: "Huaifang will not know that disaster relief has been exploited layer by layer, and how much will be left in the hands of the hungry people?"

Probably felt that his tone was a bit wrong, Yu Changqing changed his tone of teasing, and said with a smile: "Huaifang, eat quickly, it's not easy to be an official like you in Pingping, don't starve yourself to death, let alone those disaster victims saved."

The county magistrate of Pingyuan County is an ordinary-looking middle-aged man named Du Yu.Du Yu is still working as a small county magistrate in his old age, probably because of his lack of ability.Because Xie Qing can tell at a glance that this is a character with many faces. If it is because someone offended someone that hinders his official career, Xie Qing simply finds it inconceivable.

As if he had the ability to read people's hearts, County Magistrate Du could tell at a glance that Xie Qingqing didn't like ostentation, so he arranged them in an ordinary post house, but the facilities inside were well-equipped, the layout was elegant, and it was truly clean and comfortable.

Xie Qing's house didn't have any extravagant ornate things, but in front of the window, according to his preference, two pine trees were planted on the windward side.This season, the smell of rain mixed with rosin blows into the house, which makes people feel refreshed.

Apart from Zhao Yan who only had a few close friends with him, not many people knew about his hobbies.

It can be seen that the Du county magistrate is used to please people.Even if it was only the great Sima Changshi who came, even if the court didn't even have the great Sima, he still had a clear idea of ​​Xie Qing's preferences.Xie Qing rubbed his chin, how could such a person who knows how to read people's eyes become a county magistrate until now?

There are no particularly expensive dishes in the morning food, and the craftsmanship is not very appetizing to Xie Qing. It is just a big pot of water shield soup just out of the pot, which Xie Qing drinks warmly.During the dinner, Du Yu kept apologizing to him, saying that it was an extraordinary period, and he could save as much as he could, and he really neglected the distinguished guests.Not flattering the superior, simple and straightforward, loving the people like a son, this is probably the type of official that Xie Qing likes the most.In less than a day, Xie Qing almost had a good impression of the county magistrate Du.