HCB Chapter 209 We must impeach him!
Chapter 209 We must impeach him!
Previously, the little wolfhound that He Dashan gave to the Gu family was carrying a pheasant and wandering around the tree shed, which made the passing villagers extremely envious.
Some villagers speculated that Gu Sanlang couldn't bear to see his wife, children, and family suffer, and was protecting them from the shadows.
Otherwise, how can we explain that after Gu Sanlang passed away, the entire Gu family seemed to have been transformed, with even Gu Da Niang, a woman we hadn't seen for a hundred or two hundred years, now able to stand on her own?
When these things reached Lin Chang'er's ears, she simply smiled.
People in this era tend to believe in supernatural forces rather than in the results of human effort.
However, there's no point in arguing about it; they think this way, saving her the trouble of coming up with reasons to explain!
The villagers on the mountain came down one after another, but Lin Chang'er was in no hurry.
After the flood, bacteria and viruses are secretly and wildly growing.
Normally it would be fine, but now her second sister-in-law is still in her postpartum period, and her little nephew is not even a month old.
For the sake of both her and her child's health, Lin Chang'er decided to first go to the city to transport quicklime back to disinfect the house, and then go down the mountain two or three days later.
The Gu family members never say no to Lin Chang'er.
However, Lin Chang'er hesitated, "But the conditions on the mountain are rather simple. We'll leave it at that, but it will be hard for Second Sister-in-law and Xiao Yunji to make do."
Gu Erlang was grateful and quickly shook his head, saying, "We are not wronged. Third sister-in-law thinks of them and their children in everything. We are too grateful to even have time to express our gratitude."
"As for Xiaoman and the deer, they ran around in the forest like crazy every day when it rained a few days ago."
"Now that the weather is clear, they must be overjoyed!"
Mr. and Mrs. Gu nodded, "Leave the things at home to us, and we'll have to trouble our younger brother and sister-in-law with the things outside."
Lin Chang'er smiled, feeling quite pleased to see that her family understood.
When the Huo family heard about the Gu family's plans, they asked the men who had been taking care of the Gu family to stay for a few more days.
Lin Chang'er then told Zhou Hai about the matter. Originally, the older villagers who were in poor health were not in a hurry to come down the mountain, and only the able-bodied men in their families were allowed to come down first to tidy up.
Once the house is ready to live in, family members will take it down the mountain.
When Zhou Hai heard that Lin Chang'er was going to the city to get quicklime, he shamelessly said, "Chang'er, although we didn't have these customs before, I trust you. You know a lot."
"You're the only one in the whole village with a donkey cart. So, could you please bring some back for the village as well?"
"Of course, I can't let you give them away for free. Uncle will go and ask which families are willing to buy them, and you can help buy some and bring them back."
"After all, it is said that floods and epidemics are like weights on a scale, inseparable. Every time there is a major flood, there will always be a major epidemic."
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Uncle, even if you hadn't said it, I would have done it anyway. Lord Wu should have been able to figure it out as well."
"Before that, I discussed with Lao Zhu and a few others about stockpiling a batch of quicklime, which we planned to donate to the county government, which would then distribute it to the villages and towns."
"Of course, we should always take the lead in this kind of thing! I'm going to town today to bring back the quicklime that our village needs. Uncle, you can take some people to supervise each household to do a good job of disinfection."
"This, this is wonderful! Chang'er, you're so thoughtful." Zhou Hai was delighted and immediately said, "Chang'er, you've provided both money and a car, so how about this, I'll go and select a few reliable men to come along and help."
Although Lin Chang'er already has a pair of twin stepson and stepdaughter, she is still a little girl in terms of age!
This kind of physically demanding work shouldn't be done by the young girl.
Lin Chang'er waved her hand, "No need. Lord Wu gave me people before, and I just need to send them back to the city. I'll ask them to help me again. Uncle can bring people to meet me at the village entrance."
Seeing that she had a plan, Zhou Hai didn't say much, only telling her to be careful on the road.
Lin Chang'er then led the seven people that Wu Qingfeng had previously sent to her into the city.
The floodwaters receded earlier in the city, and when Lin Chang'er went there, Old Zhu's house had already been covered with quicklime.
Upon seeing her, the old man chuckled, "I knew you should come to town today. Last night, Old Chen, Old Zheng, and Old Li were still talking about when to go and discuss this matter with Magistrate Wu!"
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "The floodwaters had just receded where I was, so I rushed over. To be honest, the day the floodwaters were released in Xin'an County, my second sister-in-law was giving birth."
"Both the baby and the adult are still not out of labor. I'm in a hurry, my donkey's hooves are practically spitting fire."
Upon hearing her words, Old Zhu's face lit up with joy. "Congratulations, Chang'er! I wonder if you've just had a new nephew or a niece?"
Lin Chang'er: "It's a young man."
Old Zhu laughed heartily, "The addition of a new baby is a joyous occasion. Don't forget us old buddies at the full-month celebration later."
Lin Chang'er nodded, "Yes."
Old Zhu's face darkened. "The magistrate of Xin'an County is a real bastard. He used a clever trick to divert the floodwaters, turning one floodgate into three. Our county is a little better off, but in Yu'an County, many families didn't even have time to evacuate!"
"He managed to protect Xin'an County, but he completely disregarded the two counties downstream from us."
"Now that the flood has passed, I wonder how Lord Wu and Magistrate Yu'an will deal with this matter."
Lin Chang'er narrowed her eyes; she should have expected this outcome.
Even though Wu Qingfeng promptly arranged for his officials to notify the villagers to evacuate, not every village was prepared in advance like they were.
Ninghai County is only slightly better than Yu'an County.
She was really reluctant to talk about these human sufferings, and only said: "We ordinary people have no say in the affairs between adults. All we can do is offer our condolences to our compatriots who are suffering from the disaster."
Old Zhu nodded. There were many people outside, and he quickly loaded the amount of quicklime that Lin Chang'er needed onto the donkey cart. Old Zhu also gave two extra bags as spares.
Just then, Old Chen, Old Li, and Old Zheng also arrived.
The group then hurriedly headed to the county government office.
Wu Qingfeng, who was in charge of flood relief efforts, hadn't had a proper night's sleep for several days.
Now that the floodwaters have receded, he is busy arranging for his subordinates to visit towns and villages to assess the disaster situation.
When Lin Chang'er and the others arrived, he was in the council hall, discussing post-disaster reconstruction with County Magistrate Li and Registrar Zhu.
County Magistrate Li was filled with righteous indignation: "Shameless old man! If it weren't for the tricks played by Xin'an County, how could our two counties, Yu'an and I, have suffered such a severe disaster?"
We must investigate him!
Wu Qingfeng naturally agreed with his statement. Even if it was all for the sake of the people, Xin'an County could have proposed flood diversion and water diversion much earlier.
In this way, even when all three sluice gates are opened as a last resort, the flooding will not be so severe.
Zhu Zhubu sighed, "I heard that when the flood was at its worst, Magistrate Yu'an County wanted to jump in and end it all several times."
"Although that old man didn't care much about the pirates disturbing the people, he still cared about the common people to some extent."
Wu Qingfeng nodded in agreement. He was genuinely exhausted and felt as if he could fall asleep the moment he closed his eyes.
Now he was just waiting for the officials who went down to investigate to return as soon as possible, summarize the disaster situation, and then submit a report to his superiors.
Just then, a servant came to report, "Lord Wu, Lord Li, Lord Zhu, Master Zhu, Master Chen, Master Li, Master Zheng, Miss Lin from Linshui Village requests an audience, saying she wants to discuss matters related to disaster relief with you gentlemen!"