Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 207 Rain Disaster
After three days, the sky finally cleared.The bright sun shines down, and the fresh and moist air is filled with the smell of fresh earth and the fragrance of green leaves and flowers. The gloomy and gloomy.

It just so happened that the last batch of grain from the Yao Family Rice Company had also arrived at the pier in the past few days, and Yao Cunhui immediately arranged for people to quickly transport it to the warehouse for storage.

When the last bag of grain fell into the warehouse with a "snap", Yao Cunhui's heart was finally relieved.

People in the capital are excitedly planning spring outings, outings, viewing flowers, and inviting friends to make appointments. Their dreams are filled with the smell of tender green grass and the bright and sunny atmosphere of spring.

Unexpectedly, one night, heavy rain poured down, accompanied by rumbling thunder and thunderbolt lightning piercing the sky, once again washing the entire capital.

The next day, the thunder stopped, the lightning disappeared, but the rain became heavier!

The torrential rain was pounding, and the white rain poured down from the eaves, pulling up waterfalls with sufficient sources. Into a vast ocean.

The ditches in various places in the capital were flooded, and the streets were full of stagnant water, with vehicles and pedestrians complaining incessantly.

Those who had to go out, holding barely useful umbrellas, walked in the rain with difficulty. Before walking far, their bodies were wet by the rain, not to mention the shoes on their feet.

"It will be good at night!"

"Tomorrow will be fine!"

Looking at the overwhelming rain and the sloshing water, everyone felt comforted by themselves and each other.

Because the heavy rain and showers are different from the continuous spring rain, and the stamina is insufficient. At most, it will last for half a day, and the longest will not exceed one day, and then it will stop!

After the heavy rain, the sky is still clear and the spring is beautiful again!

Everyone thinks so firmly.

At night, accompanied by the sound of the rain, imagining the beauty of the rain hitting the plantains, except for the people whose homes were leaking, most of the people in the capital slept very peacefully and soundly.

Unexpectedly, the next day's rain still maintained the momentum of the first day, pouring down, creating bursts of fog. Under the rain curtain, the vision was blurred, and the damp rain that hit the face was even more disgusting .

People began to feel a little more impatient and annoyed, and looked up at the gray sky in resentment, cursing in a low voice while not forgetting to comfort themselves and others.

"Tomorrow! The rain must stop tomorrow!"

"It shouldn't be too long! There hasn't been such a heavy rain in the capital in all these years! Seriously! Could it be that the Milky Way in the sky has burst!"

In the house of the Yao family's rice shop, shopkeeper Hao, Yao Cunhui and others looked at the sky helplessly, and everyone laughed with a bad-tempered witty remark from the second master Yao.

"What if the rain doesn't stop?" Yao Cunhui said suddenly.

"how come!"

"impossible!"

Everyone whispered in unison, you looked at me and I looked at you, their faces were solemn, and their hearts gradually became heavy.

The sound of pouring rain washed over everyone's eardrums, as if announcing its occupation and ownership.

"You just like to disturb people's hearts!" Master Yao gave Yao Cunhui a white look, frowned and said, "I've lived in Beijing for most of my life. I haven't seen rain like this before. It's only two or three days at most!"

"It's best!" Yao Cunhui didn't argue with him, but said: "We still have to make preparations early, and the best policy is to be prepared!"

Master Yao Er curled his lips disapprovingly, and ignored her.

Shopkeeper Hao frowned, but sighed: "Second Miss said, this rain is indeed a bit strange! There have been such heavy rains before, but there are always periods of rest or weakening in the middle. One day at a time, it didn't stop and weaken for a moment, I'm afraid—at least, we have to be mentally prepared!"

After listening, everyone nodded.

Sure enough, it rained continuously for five days and five nights. During these five days and five nights, the rivers, ditches, and ditches in central and suburban areas of Beijing surged, countless houses collapsed, mountains and rocks collapsed, and roads were buried and destroyed... …

The peaceful and stable life of the people in the capital and surrounding areas is in chaos, and they are complaining endlessly!

Officials from Shuntian Mansion and the Beijing Garrison were ordered to inspect, and the whole city fell into unprecedented trouble.

After five consecutive days and five nights, the rain weakened slightly compared to before, but it was still astonishingly heavy than usual, and it continued to fall in a steady state without any sign of stopping.

After another five days passed, everyone was already in despair: the capital city encountered a rare rainfall in a century!And it's still going on!

The water in the canal was so high that shipping had long since ceased.The turbulent river water is like a wild beast that has escaped from the control of the river channel. It is full of joy and yellow waves, and it has washed away countless warehouses and shops on the pier and on both sides of the river. Bankrupt for it!
Half a month later, the sky was still gray and gray, and the rain continued without end. Both the court and the people were plunged into infinite misery.

Due to the suspension of the canal and the unsmooth official roads, the supply of various goods in the capital is also tense, especially daily necessities, daily necessities, rice, oil and salt.

The firewood that Yao Cunhui bought at a low price was sold at this time, making a huge profit.At this time, everyone was struggling to survive, and the price she offered was not high, only twice as high as usual, and it was sold out within a few days.

But other merchants are different. Who doesn't make money if they make money?The behavior of raising prices intensified, which aroused public anger, and even several fights occurred, so that the government had to come forward to suppress it. Shuntian Prefecture Yi posted a notice prohibiting merchants from raising prices outrageously.

There are no other things, and the amount of oil and salt is not large, but food is more precious than gold in these seasons.Once there is a shortage of food in the city, it will inevitably cause panic and turmoil, which will bring uncontrollable consequences, so that the government has to pay attention to it and summon the leaders of Yaojia Rice Company and other large grain merchants to discuss it.

The rice shops in the capital are headed by the Yao family. The Yao family rice shop has indicated to the government that there will be no major fluctuations in grain prices, and the price has only increased by less than [-]%, including the increased transportation and management costs due to bad weather. , the rest of the grain merchants had nothing to say, and expressed their intentions in the same way.

Fortunately, the Yao Family Rice Bank has sufficient grain reserves, together with several other major grain merchants, after the government announced and comforted them, the panic buying of grain finally passed safely. At least the people in the capital don’t have to worry about running out of food at home .

After a month of continuous rain, the cloudy sky finally cleared up, the sun tore a hole, the heavy dark clouds quickly receded to both sides, and the whole sky was high and bright!

The people in the capital are even happier than the New Year. Everyone is smiling and clapping their hands to celebrate.

However, before people could be happy, as night fell, large swaths of dark clouds gathered quietly, and the pattering rain regained the temporarily lost territory.

After waking up overnight, the entire capital city was once again shrouded in mist and mist.

The people in the capital pointed at the sky and scolded their mothers!

In this case, after the non-stop rain continued for nearly 20 days, it finally stopped completely.

This time, no one dared to laugh, no one dared to rejoice, and after a sigh of relief, I became a little more cautious, for fear that it was another joke from God.

After three days of clear weather, everyone's hanging hearts finally settled down.The entire capital city has fallen into a new round of busyness from the private sector to the imperial court.

For the people, houses need to be repaired, the front and back of the house need to be cleaned, the vegetable gardens need to be tidied up, firewood needs to be replenished, and all clothes, bedding, and household items need to be exposed to the sun...

The imperial court was extremely busy, post-disaster relief and reconstruction, inspections and inspections to help spring plowing, dredging roads and canals, settling the victims, opening warehouses for relief...

Down the canal, countless affected people are waiting for the government's arrangement!
However, at the same time as the floods occurred, there was also a flood in the Sanmenxia Great Bend of the Yellow River. The flood broke through the Sanmenxia Dam and swept through countless villages and towns.
I heard that in order to appease the victims in the Sanmenxia area of ​​the Yellow River, this time the imperial court specially sent a highly respected old prince to help the disaster.

Shopkeeper Hao and the others felt lingering fear, they all wiped off their sweat secretly, and praised the second lady for her foresight!Otherwise, if the Yao family rice shop can't sell rice, there is no need for the Lu family to suppress it, and it will greatly damage its reputation!If there are such opportunistic and opportunistic obstacles, it will be even more debilitating.

While the imperial court was busy with the relief of the Yellow River disaster and the aftermath of the capital, it did not forget to offer rewards to stabilize people's hearts. The merchants who played a great role in stabilizing the capital during the rainy season were also praised by the imperial court, and the Yao family rice line was naturally indispensable.

To everyone's surprise, it was Yao Cunhui's name that was named when the imperial court issued an order to praise Yao's family rice trip. The queen mother in the palace praised her a pair of gold hairpins and a jade ruyi handle to point out to her.

Shopkeeper Hao, Accountant Lin, etc. naturally didn't have any objections, instead they felt honored and smiled brightly.

However, Master Yao Er was also smiling on his face, but he felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.

Yu Gong, he is the second owner of the Yao family rice shop; Yu private, he is the elder of Yao Cunhui!Before the eldest brother left Beijing, he handed over the seal of Mihang to himself. Although Yao Cunhui had a private seal in his hand, he was indisputably the first to speak. Shopkeeper Hao and others were also the first to report things on weekdays. Find yourself!

Why, let Yao Cunhui show off when something good happens?

Yao Cunhui smiled wryly.The Empress Dowager is in charge of the power of the world as a woman. It is not easy for the people to produce a woman who can do something. Certain courtiers who want to fawn on her will naturally speak to the Empress Dowager. Yes, the Empress Dowager will be gratified in her heart, once again proving that women can also do great things, and women do not give way to men!Then when you are in power, you can't tolerate people questioning your ability!
Therefore, it is reasonable for Yao Cunhui to receive special rewards and awards.And her reputation quickly spread in the capital, and the signboard of Yao Family Rice Shop was even covered with a layer of shiny gold rims, flourishing like the sun.

Although he gained fame abroad, the rift between Yao Cunhui and the second master Yao became even bigger because of this!Yao Cunhui herself knew this very well, but she was helpless.

There is no way to explain this kind of thing!

(End of this chapter)