Chapter 97

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Sure enough, when Li Changfeng came back, he was all wet by the rain. While changing the clothes prepared for him by Xu Qing, he said, "I'm afraid it will rain for a few days."

"This day is not easy to mess with. The water in the pot is hot. Go take a hot bath." Xu Qing put the dirty clothes changed by Li Changfeng into a bucket.

"I want West too! Father! "

Tuan Tuan hugged Li Changfeng's trouser legs and said eagerly.

"OK, wash together." Li Changfeng picked up Tuan Tuan and was suddenly startled by the high Tuan Tuan, and then giggled.

"I don't know who the child is. He always likes to laugh." Xu Qing doesn't think he likes to laugh. Li Changfeng is a muggy gourd.

"This is the child. We'll wash it. Don't be busy here. I'll come later." Li Changfeng specially asked Xu Qing.

Xu Qing is not idle. He has done everything he can. The child in his stomach is very good. Xu Qing has no reaction during pregnancy. In addition to feeling more meat with "life", he really doesn't think he has broken the child. Li Changfeng often says that such a good child must be a brother.

The rain really didn't end after only a few days. Seeing that the rain didn't stop for four or five days, the villagers began to be a little worried. Some people said that last year was a famine, and this year will not be a flood?!

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. At least he can buy some food for the famine. The famine is much worse than the famine! The house at home is not strong, but it's even more anxious. It's strange that these two broken boards are not washed clean!

Although the courtyard wall of Xu Qing's family is made of large stones, the rain fell from the sky. Once the yard is filled with water, let alone livestock, people will also be threatened.

A village meeting is being held in the village, urging everyone to make a comprehensive plan. Once the rain doesn't stop, they have to take refuge at a higher place.

After the meeting, Li Changfeng was not calm. At this time, he suddenly remembered what the old man said to Xu Qing, "the Yintang is black and worried about his life!" If this disaster really comes, does it mean that Xu Qing will!

Li Changfeng didn't dare to think about it. He hurried home.

Xu Qing looked at the straightened eaves on the eaves. The water surface was expressionless. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Tuan Tuan was young. She only knew it was raining and couldn't go out to play. After tossing around at home for a while, she fell asleep.

Li Changfeng pushed open the rain soaked gate, came to the eaves and put away his umbrella.

"Why are you standing outside? Get in."

Xu Qing withdrew his eyes and looked at Li Changfeng whose clothes were wet by the rain.

"What did the village head say?"

Li Changfeng breathed, "let's pay attention, get ready and enter the house."

Xu Qing looked at the pouring rain outside the house again. His face moved slightly. It was time to get ready.

After three consecutive days, there was still continuous rain, and the water level of the river kept rising in the worried eyes of the villagers.

Li Changfeng came back in the rain again.

"How's the Huang family?" Xu Qing asked.

The Huang family has only one widower. The house was washed down this morning. He is a thatched house for many years and can't stand such a heavy rain.

"I'm fine. I've sent people to the ancestral hall to stay first. As soon as this happened, the people in the village were even more flustered." Li Changfeng doesn't even feel like drinking water. He is upset when he looks at the water now.

"You're pregnant..."

"Changfeng!" Before Li Changfeng finished, uncle Xie appeared in a hurry at the gate of the hospital.

"Changfeng, something's wrong! Something big happened! Come on! Go to the ancestral temple with me! "

As soon as Uncle Xie's words fell, Xu Qing and Li Changfeng heard the sound of gongs in the village. The sound of gongs would ring only in a very emergency.

"Go! I'll tell you more on the way! " Uncle Xie heard the sound of gongs in the village and pulled Li Changfeng to walk to the village in the rain. His steps were very urgent. Li Changfeng knew it was not a good thing without asking.

"Daughter in law, stay at home!"

"Go!"

Xu Qing's heart was jumping around. He always felt something was going to happen.

"The moat outside the town was washed away by the flood. Just now a group of officials came to our village and said that every man had to repair the river embankment as long as he was not too old or young!"

Uncle Xie walked very fast, but his mood is much more urgent than that under his feet!

Li Changfeng heard a loud bang in his heart. If he went to repair the river embankment, there would be only Xu Qing and Tuan Tuan left at home. Xu Qing is pregnant for seven months. If he is not here and the rain is so heavy... Li Changfeng dare not think about it!

"Can't you use silver?" Li Changfeng said.

Uncle Xie shook his head heavily. "If it could be solved with silver, the officials wouldn't spend so much effort. What they lack is people and coolies!"

When Li Changfeng and uncle Xie arrived at the ancestral hall, the ancestral hall was full of villagers, and everyone's face was not good-looking, especially when they saw several officials sitting above the ancestral hall, the farmer's heart trembled.

"Officer ye, everyone who can be in charge of the family has arrived."

After counting some people, Li Zheng went to one of the officers and said.

The official was very rough and straight. He stood up and looked at the villagers in the ancestral hall.

"I don't talk much nonsense! It's time for the riverbank in the town to need the villagers! The imperial court has ordered officials from all sides to strive to resist the flood! Defend the field! Therefore, all men over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 follow us! "

As soon as these words fell, there were bursts of noise in the ancestral hall.

"I'm the only one in my family. If I leave, he can't see! How come! " A thin man in his thirties immediately said with a sad face.

"No! There are only a few children in my family! "

"I'm gone. What about my daughter-in-law?"

"My daughter-in-law is still pregnant! It's all coming! "

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For a time, the cries of the ancestral hall fluctuated and became louder and louder.

Li Changfeng clenched his fist. He can't go. If he goes, he won't believe Xu Qing if there is no accident!

"Can't you donate money!"

Li Changfeng's low and powerful voice rang to the people's ears, and some of the family who had spare money looked at the official hopefully.

The officer looked at Li Changfeng, who was the first to make a sound. He was a good man and a good strength.

"No."

No, no, No.

Looking at the villagers in the happy village, my heart is also full of helplessness.

"Folks, the moat dam must be resisted! Once this dam is lost, our homes and fields will be destroyed, and even our family's lives will be lost! "

Li Zheng's words made the ancestral hall quiet.

Just as the officer was ready to speak, Li Changfeng spoke again.

"But we don't trust our children, daughter-in-law and old people. Once we leave, what if something happens in the village! What do you use to ensure that when we come back, we can see our family intact! "

Li Changfeng's words expressed the aspirations and concerns of the villagers in the happy village.

"Yes! Li Zheng, we don't know whether to live or die! "

"We are not afraid of death! But I'm afraid we won't see our family when we come back! "

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Li Changfeng's words, the official made the villagers who had been more obedient to the arrangement agitated, and immediately said angrily.

"This is an order from the imperial court! It's not that you don't go if you don't want to! I'll give you half a day to go home and clean up. If people don't arrive this evening, hum, you can't afford the consequences! "

Then he took the people behind him and left without notice.

After the official left, Li was looking at the people who looked at each other and sighed, "what are you doing? Go back and clean up."

Li Zheng is 46 this year. His son Xia Feng is over the age of 15. Even if he doesn't want Xia Feng to go, there's nothing he can do. He's worried.

Wei Laoer, Li Changfeng and uncle Xie went out of the ancestral hall together.

"Alas, I really don't give people a way to live, and I don't know if I have a chance to see my child born."

Wei Laoer said in a sour tone.

"Say what despondent words, is to hold a breath and come back to see our family!" Uncle Xie couldn't hear the most discouraged words.

"I'll go back first." Li Changfeng opened his umbrella and disappeared into the rain curtain.

Xu Qing is dressing Tuan Tuan when he wakes up. The rain outside is very loud. Tuan Tuan doesn't like listening. He buries his head in Xu Qing's arms.

"Good, put it on."

Xu Qing touched Tuan Tuan's cerebellar bag and put him on the ground.

"Ah Fu!"

Tuan Tuan saw Li Changfeng entering the room and shouted softly.

Li Changfeng picked up Tuan Tuan, kissed him fiercely, and hugged Xu Qing who looked at him into his arms.

"I'm going to build a riverbank outside the town... I don't know when it's time to come back. You and your children must wait for me to come back." Li Changfeng sniffed the familiar and reassuring taste of Xu Qing and was reluctant to let go.

Xu Qing felt the rigidity of Li Changfeng. The man was afraid.

"Don't think too much. You forget that the old man once said that I would have a way to protect myself. It'll be fine."

Xu Qing held Li Changfeng back, looked at Xu Qing and Li Changfeng again, grinned, stretched out his short fat hand and hugged Li Changfeng's head.

The family can only pack up things for Li Changfeng, who is about to leave, no matter how uncomfortable and unwilling they are.

"I don't have to bring so many clothes. I don't think I can wear them." Li Changfeng opened Xu Qing's packed baggage and took out the extra clothes. There were only two pieces left to change and wash.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qing took out a small bottle from his arms. This is his Lingquan water. A bottle can be used for a long time.

"Take this with you. If you have a cold or something, drink a little. Don't drink too much. Just a little."

Li Changfeng took the bottle and put it in his arms without asking anything.

He squatted down on Xu Qing's stomach and listened to the movement inside, but there was no response. Li Changfeng smiled and stretched out his hand to touch it.

"It's nice of you to be so good. Don't bother you while Ah Fu is out."

Then he stood up and looked straight at Xu Qing, "you must be safe, you must."

Xu Qing said with a smile, "of course." He won't have an accident so easily.