Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 140 Lake

"Miss Qi." Pei Ye walked up and said hello.

The woman turned around, her face no longer as pale as that day, but her brows and eyes were still a little tired.She looked at Pei Ye and was stunned for a while before showing a surprised expression.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I haven't been in good spirits these past few days, and I didn't recognize the young hero for a moment." The woman raised her eyebrows and saluted quickly, "I was not in my mind that day, and I forgot to ask the young hero's name."

"No problem, my name is Pei Ye." Pei Ye returned the greeting and asked, "Is it Bai Sibing who just sent the girl out?"

"It's Lord Bai." The woman nodded, "My name is Qi Zhaohua. Thank you so much, young hero, for saving me that day."

"It's just a trivial matter. Miss Qi, are you asking Mr. Bai about Brother Cheng's case?" Pei Ye asked with concern. He remembered the cold attitude of Zhao Canjun and guessed that the woman had hit a wall there.

However, Qi Zhaohua was startled: "No, I'm ashamed to say that I haven't paid much attention to his affairs these days."

The young man's words seemed to trigger the memory that had been temporarily forgotten. Qi Zhaohua looked at the large lake at his feet and was silent for a while.

"The flood season is about to pass. If we want to start construction, we have to hurry up. I can't spare time in the past two days." The woman said softly.

Pei Ye looked at her blankly: "What kind of work are you doing?"

Qi Zhaohua leaned forward slightly and raised his arms to rest on the railing.

"Of course it's Zhu Yuehu - I'm sorry, I'm really dizzy and forgot that the young hero is a foreigner. What do you think of catching the moon lake?"

"It's big, flat, quiet, and beautiful." Pei Ye thought hard, "Sorry, I'm not good at speaking."

"You're right, this is indeed a good lake." Qi Zhaohua nodded and suddenly smiled, "There was a street wash after the rain the night before. Did the young hero see it?"

"Ah, I saw it!" Pei Ye remembered that scene, "It's really amazing. I haven't seen it in Fenghuai."

"Actually, you can't see it in most other cities. This is a special scene in our Bowang city." Qi Zhaohua's lips curled up, "Where did you see it, young hero?"

"I was at the intersection after leaving Changdao Martial Arts School."

"Oh, Xiaoyang Tower. It's quite nice there, but it's actually used 'waste water'." Qi Zhaohua said, "If you want to see the real wonder of this move, young hero, you have to go further south. It will be soon after passing Bowang Garden."

Pei Ye looked south curiously.

Qi Zhaohua was still looking down at the lake, as if his mind had reached that scene: "Looking southward from the waves, the streets are paved with dark black stones. The stone surface is as smooth as jade, and the seams are difficult to penetrate. The slope of that section of the street is extremely steep. Slowly, when the water flows down, it is clear, slow, slippery, quiet, without any ripples, just like a layer of transparent oil."

"The most rare thing is the night after the rain. At that time, the sky is clear and you can see thousands of miles away. The stars and the moon are projected onto the quiet water street, and the Milky Way falls down, like a street in the sky." The lake breeze gently lifted her long hair, Qi Zhaohua's voice became softer, "Between heaven and earth, it seems that only silver, night and cold jade are left."

"." Pei Ye imagined that scene in his mind, his breathing became lighter unconsciously, and he was fascinated.

"It's really beautiful." Qi Zhaohua sighed softly and suddenly changed his subject, "But do you know where the water for washing the streets comes from?"

"Rain accumulation? - Ah, is it Zhuoyue Lake?" Although the rain the day before yesterday was continuous, it was not too heavy.

"Yes, it's Zhuoyue Lake. The lake water accumulates above. Once it rains, in order to prevent the water from overflowing, the street usually has to be washed once," Qi Zhaohua said.

"Well, it turns out that's the reason." Pei Ye found it quite clever, "This is actually killing three birds with one stone."

Drain water, wash the streets, and watch the scenery.

Qi Zhaohua smiled: "The price of these three gains is to put 5000 million Junshui in a high position."

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"Bowang City is a high-rise and low-rise city from south to north." Qi Zhaohua looked to the north. The view here is excellent. From a distance, the entire North City seemed to be a painting within reach. "Six years ago, there were three days of heavy rain. , Zhuoyue Lake overflowed, and a dike burst destroyed a fifth of the northern city, causing countless casualties of humans and animals."

"." Pei Ye was speechless.

It's not surprising that the young man didn't have this insight. Since he was born, the only "business" in his mind has been cultivation and fighting, and he has never thought about these things.

"Is there no way to solve this?"

"Yes, strengthen the dams and reorganize the waterways." Qi Zhaohua said, "But it will all cost. The essence of this matter is that Bowangzhou City cannot easily support such a large lake."

"Support?" Pei Ye didn't understand. "After repairing the dam, wouldn't it be enough to just let it stay there? Will it cost every year?"

Qi Zhaohua seemed to be facing the question of a young child. She smiled gently: "How can it be easy to confine so much water at a high place? Last year, the state and city tax revenue was more than [-] taels, and one-tenth of it was spent here. On the lake."

"Then, what Miss Qi said about starting construction is..."

Qi Zhaohua looked at the north in silence. When she talked about this matter, the soft temperament brewed by the books in her body seemed to harden.

She gently raised her arm and stretched one arm in front of her, using it as a ruler.Taking this ruler as the boundary, Zhuoyue Lake is divided into northern and southern halves.

"This is the boundary, go to the south and stay in the north." Qi Zhaohua said in a calm voice. "

Pei Ye made a mistake.

"This lake does have many benefits, but the biggest benefit is just the view. It cannot provide much fish, and it is difficult to irrigate the fields. Even if you wash the streets - you should live in Beicheng - see if the people in Beicheng are more happy or annoyed How many? Only two wide canals take up too much space." Qi Zhaohua said, "The only advantage is that water is convenient in the city, but there is no need for such a large area."

"So, you want to remove half of it?"

"Yes, guide the water from the south side and transport it back to the Lu River. In this way, the annual expenditure on this lake will be reduced by at least three-quarters, and the freed land will be promising no matter what is done. , it’s better than being flooded.”

Pei Ye nodded slowly in shock - although he had always known that many things were planned by meat-eaters, this was the first time that he felt so intuitively that someone was really taking things that people were accustomed to and changing them in a better direction. Go design.

"Then, will construction start this year?" Pei Ye asked with some anticipation.

Qi Zhaohua sighed softly: "I hope so, but it depends on the state government's decision."

"Doesn't the state government agree? Why?" Pei Ye thought of the corpses in the storybook and frowned, thinking of those bad officials who only care about the wind and the moon, regardless of the people's livelihood and suffering, "They can't bear to see this scenery?"

Qi Zhaohua smiled slightly: "That's not the case. It's because removing half of Zhuoyue Lake is a more time-consuming and dangerous operation. Even with this money, there are too many things to consider. The first thing to solve is the autumn harvest. The problem of insufficient labor during the season.”

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"That's it! Sorry for catching you talking so much." Qi Zhaohua closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead, and said with a faint smile, "I have convinced Bai Sibing and Sun Sihu to go visit Qian Sicang again, Judge This almost makes sense. Before that, can you ask the young hero for another favor?"

"please say."

Qi Zhaohua handed him a ruler: "There happens to be a part of the embankment that I haven't measured yet. From here to under the tree, young hero is very skilled. Can you go down and help me?"

"Easy to do." Pei Ye supported the railing, jumped down, and came back after measuring the size. "Okay." Qi Zhaohua didn't have a pen or paper in his hand, and he didn't have any cultivation skills. He was really in a bad mental state at this time, so he muttered it several times before remembering it in his mind.

Then the woman smiled: "Thank you very much, Mr. Pei."

Pei Ye waved his hand, and he suddenly remembered Zhao Shenjun's words in front of the casino, "What is your official position?"

Thinking in his mind, he already asked: "Miss Qi, may I ask what your official position is?"

Qi Zhaohua was startled for a moment: "I have no official position and I may go to Beijing to take the exam next year, but before that, I must solve the matter of catching Yuehu first."

"What's wrong, Mr. Pei, if you want to visit an adult, I can recommend him to you."

"No, I'm just here to visit Bai Sibing - I have his letter of recommendation."

"Well, just go ahead and won't disturb me."

"Miss Qi, please also pay attention to rest."

Qi Zhaohua nodded and said goodbye. Pei Ye watched her leave and knew where the mud on the skirt came from - the skirt was of good style, but the skirt was not high off the ground, so it was only suitable for walking on flat roads. , once going uphill or downhill, the front and back swings have to touch the ground.

The heavier mud marks on the shoes may come from the "measurement" work she just mentioned.

After the woman walked away, Pei Ye turned around and walked over and knocked on the door of Bai Mansion.

After a while, there were footsteps inside and the door was opened.

It turned out to be Bai Sibing himself.

Pei Ye did not expect such an unexpected meeting. He thought there would be a servant to lead the way, so he quickly straightened his clothes and saluted: "Sir Bai, I have Pei Ye in my arms. I have been recommended by you to the Longmen class, so I came here to pay you a visit."

"Oh!! Young Master Pei! You are so polite, so polite." Bai Sibing said with a smile, and quickly held his hand, his posture was too low, "Young hero, please come in quickly."

Pei Ye quickly lowered her waist and entered the yard with the old man.

"Are you still used to practicing in the martial arts school?" The old man gently held his arm.

"Very good. The masters are very dedicated and the classmates are also very friendly." Pei Ye said, handing over his hand, "Thank you for your recommendation."

"Hey, it's worth a special trip here." Bai Sibing couldn't stop laughing, "Just use this time to study hard."

"It's not just that, people say that the quota is full and there is no place to live. It's because of your face that you accepted me."

"Listen to his nonsense! Last winter, there were about thirty people in Bi Zheng, Shou, and Xu Gu, and those who couldn't live in a bakery and inn were not able to learn the same thing?" Bai Sibing patted his hand, "You are new to the world, and you like to be treated by others. Lie, how can he not make money if he has money?"

The two sat down at the stone table, and Pei Ye presented a small gift that he had prepared. Bai Sibing naturally frowned again.

"You're too polite." The old man took it and put it down casually, sighing, "You don't know my relationship with Chang Zhiyuan."

"Ah? You and Uncle Chang"

"We got to know each other during the scientific examination, and later worked together in the state government." Bai Sibing said, "It wasn't until 12 years ago that Brother Zhiyuan was transferred to Fenghuai County Magistrate.

"Oh" Pei Ye didn't know whether it was rising or falling, but the old man answered him in the next sentence.

"He is far more capable than me, but he has a temper that would rather break than bend." Bai Sibing sighed, "We have a very good friendship. Otherwise, you would think that I am an old man and my position is not relevant, so why are you rushing to go there?" Fenghuai ran."

The two chatted for a while, and Pei Ye asked: "Master Bai, you said before that Zheng Shou and Xu Gu were both in the Longmen class last winter, but from what I've seen in the past few days, they seem to have some grudges."

"Ah, outsiders don't actually know much about this." Bai Sibing recalled, "As far as I know, Zheng Shou and Xu Gu were almost like a family during the winter competition last year. Except for the fact that the quotas were not mixed, everything else was All the same - the expenses for Xu Gu’s Longmen class, hotel accommodation, and even meals were all paid for by Zheng Shou.”

"...why?"

"Although the two sides have not disclosed this to outsiders, I think it can still be seen - they should want to join forces to fight against the sect."

Pei Ye opened his mouth slightly, his brain working rapidly.

Yes, he had thought before that if both sides wanted more quotas, there were not many other counties, so they could only get enough fresh meat from the other side.

But if the pattern is bigger, it is actually the sect that occupies a huge number of places.

Although the total quotas between sects and counties are almost the same, the sects' monopoly on quotas is much greater than that of counties.

Due to geographical restrictions in the county, there may be people with good qualifications who do not have access to famous teachers and cannot become successful. In order to give these people opportunities, some quotas must be given.The sect is different. They join based on their qualifications. There is absolutely no saying that "even though this sect is full of unqualified people, they must still be given a quota."

The quota of sects is not allocated, but confirmed by the joint competition. If you can't compete for it, you can't compete for it.

Therefore, among the sixty or so quotas allocated to the seven counties in the county, only three sects have almost allocated them all.

——Can the quotas occupied by the sect be transferred to the county?

Of course you can, but it must be based on your martial arts performance.

From this, we can imagine the grandeur of Zheng Shou's move. He spent his own money to improve the strength of Xu Gu's candidates, just to jointly compete for one more top eight or four top positions from the sect.

"What's more important is that Xu Guzhen had a potential candidate to win the championship that year." Bai Sibing stroked his beard, "Zheng Shou also devoted almost all his efforts to training her - at least I remember, Zheng Shou bought a girl at the beginning of last year Men's sword skills are very good, but it was Zhang Junyu who used them during the winter competition."

Pei Ye nodded slowly: "But, she didn't win the first prize, so there was discord between the two families?"

Bai Sibing shook his head: "Then I don't know, but I remember that she actually didn't even make it to the final, and lost to Shang Huaitong in the semi-finals."

Pei Ye nodded: "Thank you, Master Bai, for clearing up the confusion."

The two chatted for a while, until Bai Sibing took the initiative to see the guest off, saying that his practice could not be delayed.

As soon as the two got up, they heard another knock on the door.

"Bai Sibing's place is really crowded."

"Actually, you are already the third person to come, and there are at least three more coming after you." Bai Sibing said with a smile, "Today, some of you have made appointments with me in advance, and some of you have planned to come today."

The two of them walked to the door and before opening it, Pei Ye heard the breath of the person outside.

(End of this chapter)