Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 65 Encountering Floods
Since mid-April, heavy rains have generally fallen in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The journey for Jia Qiong and others also became more difficult, and many times they had to walk in the rain.

In late May, a group of people from Wansong Academy came to the vicinity of Hukou, Jiangxi.

This is the intersection of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. As soon as we arrived here, we encountered a violent storm.

Huge waves rolled in Poyang Lake, and no ship dared to launch at this time.

Therefore, they could only stay in Hukou County by the lake, find a small inn to stay, and wait for the weather to calm down before finding a boat to cross the lake.

The wind and rain stopped in the middle of the night, and the air washed by the rain was exceptionally fresh, mixed with the fragrance of earth and vegetation, making people intoxicated.

The sky is filled with stars, the bright moonlight shines on the earth, and insects and frogs chirp one after another. This is a wonderful night.

Jia Qiong lived next to the yard on the first floor. He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard noises coming from the stable.

He thought there was a horse thief, so he got out of bed, picked up the sword on the bedside and went out.

The sound of Jia Qiong getting up just now woke up Song Mian, who was in the same room with him. When he saw him going out with his sword, he quickly followed him out.

When they arrived at the stable, they looked around but found no sign of the thief.

Song Mian said: "It's okay, Yu Jing, go back to sleep. If the rain stops, you will have to get up early and start your journey tomorrow."

Jia Qiong nodded, and just about to go back, he vaguely heard the barking of dogs outside. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he hurriedly turned to look at the horses.

At this glance, he realized that the eleven horses in the shed were in a very wrong mood.

They tap the ground gently from time to time, their tails hang between their legs, their ears are pressed back, and their nostrils are wide open. These are all signs of nervousness and fear.

Horses are very intelligent animals and can sense approaching danger.

Jia Qiong thought about the recent continuous heavy rain and the faint barking of dogs, and immediately realized that it was probably a flood that was coming.

Hukou County happens to be at the intersection of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, where the Yangtze River has a clear turn.

Therefore, the Yangtze River has experienced major floods ten times, and eight times it has burst here. This time the rain is so heavy, the flood will definitely not be small.

"Shu Heng, I predict the flood is coming. Get everyone up quickly. We need to prepare early."

Song Mian was stunned when he heard this, and Jia Qiong shouted: "Stop being stunned, hurry up!"

"Oh, I'm going right now!"

Song Mian knocked on the door one by one to wake up his classmates, while Jia Qiong returned to the room, took out his luggage, and put on the bullfighting uniform he had brought just in case.

When they came out again, many classmates had already heard the noise and calmed down. Their eyes widened when they saw Jia Qiong coming out in a big red robe.

Jia Qiong was not polite and gave direct instructions: "I don't know when the flood will come, but judging from the performance of the horses, it should still take some time.

There are big mountains not far to the east, and we have horses, so it’s no problem to avoid the flood.

Now let's take action separately. I will go to the county government office and ask the county to organize the evacuation of the people.

You work in pairs and go to various places in the city to shout, asking the people to evacuate from the east gate immediately.

Then disperse to nearby villages and towns to inform the people that they can save as many as they can. Don't waste time just because some people are unwilling to leave.

By the way, if you say that you are an official, the people may not believe it.

If you have a sharp mind, when you see the flood coming, run to the nearby mountains immediately and bring more dry food.

If we are separated by the flood, we will meet on the east mountain outside the city after the flood recedes. "

"Shu Heng, give me this Golden Guard Thousand Household Token for you. You can take my grandpa to the east gate first and ask the city guards to open the gate.

Take good care of my grandpa. "

"Don't worry Yu Jing!"

"Everyone take care!" "See you on the mountain!"

Everyone in Wansong Academy mounted their horses and dispersed in various directions, shouting "The flood is coming" along the way to ask the people to evacuate.

Jia Qiong went straight to the county government office. When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, Jia Qiong directly beat the drum of injustice. The huge drum sound woke up the entire government office.

Not long after, a disheveled servant opened the gate of the county government office and ran out.

He was sleepy, and before he could see clearly, he pointed at Jia Qiong and cursed: "How dare you, beat the drum in the middle of the night and disturb the county magistrate's sleep, you don't want to live, do you?"

Jia Qiong didn't waste any time, and slapped the man to the ground, pointed his sword at him and yelled: "I think you don't want to live anymore!
Open your dog eyes and take a look. I am the Jinyi Guard Qianhu. Let your county magistrate come to see me quickly!If you dare to delay, I will kill you! "

"Ah, Jin Jinyiwei! Go right now, little one, go right now."

Menzi woke up immediately when he heard that Jin Yiwei was wearing it. When he saw the dragon robe that Jia Qiong was wearing, he was so frightened that he ran to the county government office.

Jia Qiong followed, came to the lobby, and sat on the imperial chair.

Soon, Zhou Hui, the magistrate of Hukou County, ran out in a hurry. When he saw Jia Qiong, he was so frightened that his legs went weak.

Just now, the disciple only said that a guard in golden uniforms came, and he yelled to be beaten and killed as soon as he came up, but he didn't say that the person was wearing a bullfight uniform.

Not everyone can wear this, and the entire Jin Yiwei can only wear it in one hand.

Zhou Hui fell to his knees with a plop and cried: "Sir, I am unjust for my humble position..."

When Jia Qiong saw the county magistrate's behavior, he knew that he was undoubtedly a corrupt official.

But now is not the time to talk about this. He slapped his hands and shouted: "Shut up, I'm not here to get you."

Zhou Hui immediately stopped talking and asked cautiously: "Ah? Then why do you come here late at night?"

Jia Qiong said: "There will be floods crossing the border tomorrow. I order you to quickly organize police officers to evacuate the people in the villages and towns along the lake.

In addition, we ordered people to gather laborers and rush to transport food, herbs and other important supplies up the mountain. If you dare to delay, we will settle the old and new accounts together!Go quickly! "

Zhou Hui quickly got up from the ground: "Yes, I will arrange it immediately, arrange it immediately!"

As soon as he turned around and came outside the lobby, he shouted to the Zuo Erguan and the scribes and historians who were peeping their heads: "What are you looking at? Didn't you hear what the Lord said? Hurry up and gather people for me.

Zhuxian Cheng organized the people to evacuate. Sun Shushu sent people to inform the people everywhere, and Ma Dianli went to recruit laborers and move food. Go immediately! "

The county government office instantly became lively, with people shouting and screaming.

At this time, the master quietly leaned next to Zhou Hui and whispered: "Sir, you haven't checked that person's identity yet.

How can he wear a bullfighting uniform at such a young age? Don't be fake. "

Zhou Hui heard that it made sense, so he returned to the public case and asked carefully: "I don't know what you call me, what is your current position? Do you have proof?"

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "Why, do you doubt my identity?"

Zhou Hui said with a smile: "I don't dare, it's just that the matter is serious, and I still have to confirm your identity before I can rest assured."

Jia Qiong waved to him, "Come here, I'll show you something."

Zhou Hui walked up to Jia Qiong without knowing why. Jia Qiong took off a jade pendant from her waist and waved it in front of his eyes.

He took a closer look and saw that it was a black jade dragon pendant. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, mentally greeting the eighteenth generation of the master's ancestors.

Jia Qiong said coldly: "Listen to me, if you fail to rescue the disaster this time, I will kill you!"

"I don't dare, sir. You must work hard for your humble position and don't dare to slack off at all."

"Then hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)