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Chapter 19
Ouyang Rong discovered that the water in Dragon City was really deep.

After going down the mountain, the official road to Longcheng County is blocked by temporary "lakes" from time to time.

The fields outside Longcheng County, like a piece of white paper being filled with circles drawn by children, have been cut into a whole country.

Fortunately, the incense in Donglin Temple is very prosperous, and many fishermen went boating to pick up and drop off pilgrims. Ouyang Rong, Xie Lingjiang, Yan Wuxie and others hurried on their way in this way, and sent Xie Xun to Penglangdu on the Butterfly Creek, and successfully sent him to Jiangzhou Xie Xun will transfer there and return to Bailudong Academy.

Speaking of it, Butterfly Creek is not a stream, but a wide river. This big river is winding and shaped like a wing of a butterfly, so it is called Butterfly Creek by the people of Longcheng, and there are various butterfly flowers blooming beside the creek.

It is located between Yunmengze in the south and the Yangtze River in the north, and it is also the main connecting waterway of these two major water systems.

Therefore, Penglang Ferry connects the north and the south. If you go north, you can go to the hinterland of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the most prosperous Jiangnan Road, and if you go south, you can go to Lingnan Road. The merchants trade is very lively.

And Longcheng County is distributed on the east and west banks of Butterfly Creek, and it is prosperous around it. Most of the buildings, including the county government, are crowded on the east bank, while the west bank is relatively loose, and there are some rich people in Longcheng. House and property.

Right now, even though the flood in Longcheng has not affected the bustle of the pier and the portability, only the refugees living on the streets with their families in and out of the city can vaguely describe the tragedy of the flood.

Ouyang Rong, Yan Wuxie, and Xie Lingjiang stood at the bustling pier on the east bank, watching Xie Xun's boat drift away.

Zhen Shi only sent Xie Xun down the mountain, then went back to pack up his things to move to the county office, but did not follow.

The wind at the ferry was a bit strong, and the morning sun shone warmly on my body.

"Junior Junior Sister, please take care of me in the future."

"Brother Lianghan, let's address each other as equals, let's just call each other."

"also."

Ouyang Rong didn't care about Xie Lingjiang's politeness, he turned his head and squinted at the other side of Butterfly Creek.

"Is there a market nearby, I'll go get something."

Xie Lingjiang asked, Yan Wuxie pointed her in the direction, and then only the young county magistrate and the blue suit were left in place.

"Ming Mansion, where are we going now? Should we go back to the county government office? I have already notified Diao Xiancheng and the others according to your instructions. They should all be waiting for us at the county government office now."

"Not in a hurry." Ouyang Rong shook his head, suddenly pointed to the opposite bank and said, "Whose family owns the high castle compound built on the mountain on the opposite bank? And what are the smoking workshops around the mountain doing?"

Yan Wuxie didn't even look at it, he knew what the county magistrate was referring to, so he replied directly:

"That's the Liu family compound. The workshop at the foot of the mountain is the famous Guyue Sword Shop in Jiangnan Daodu, and it's also the property of the Liu family."

"Guyue Sword Shop? Liu Family?"

Yan Wuxie patiently explained:
"Our Dragon City was the land of Wu and Yue in ancient times. In the pre-Qin period, it was a famous place for making swords all over the world. It seems that there was a sword-making master named someone who dug a mountain by the Butterfly Creek and set up a furnace for the emperor and princes. Sword casting... so some sword casting techniques have been handed down locally, there are many swordsmiths, but after the founding of this dynasty, this business in Dragon City has gradually declined, and there are only a few sword shops left, and Gu Yue is one of them A time-honored brand.

"And the Liu family is the largest powerful family in the local area. Their ancestors made their fortunes in Longcheng by doing water operations. However, they have always been just a powerful landlord before, but the young head of this generation of Liu family is very courageous. They spent a lot of money to take over in the early years. The decaying Gu Yue Sword Shop was merged with several other sword shops, and its business became more and more prosperous after that.

"We people love swords. Right now, the swords produced by the Gu Yue Sword Shop have long been popular among the upper circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I heard that they have become treasures on the desks of the royal family and the powerful in Guanzhong. It is already recognized as a famous sword-making shop. Even The swords made by the most skilled master craftsmen in the sword shop are hard to come by, and the governor of Jiangzhou has to queue up when he comes."

"Then isn't the Liu family suddenly rich?"

"It's not just about getting rich. A few years ago, the Liu family also used Luoyang's nobles to offer swords to Empress Wei. Long Yan was very happy, and was rewarded as a temporary honorary officer of the sword envoy. She was ordered to forge swords. Now even the local tax is exempted. Mostly.

"The Liu family is now the No. [-] wealthy family in Longcheng, and other gentry and wealthy families only look up to them. The west bank of Butterfly Creek is full of their sword stoves. A small half of the fertile land and properties in Longcheng belong to their family, and half of the people in the city belong to them. The business under my command is to make a living, and many foreign ships stop here to buy swords."

"Well, master the pillar industry of the whole city..."

"The Ming government knows, why do the people in Longcheng call this Liu family?"

Ouyang Rong thought for a while, then smiled, "Isn't it Liu'bancheng?"

"Hey, this is quite appropriate, but they are all the same. The people privately call the Liu family the Dragon King family, and say that the Liu family on the west bank is the Dragon King Temple that cannot be washed away by floods. Over the years, no matter how big the flood in Dragon City is, it has not been affected at all. It doesn't affect them, but they get richer and richer, isn't it just like the Dragon King."

"Then let me guess, um, is the Liu family still a great benevolent person?"

Yan Wuxie was a little surprised, "How does the Ming government know? Could it be that they have heard of it before?"

He also said: "The young master of the Liu family is the young master Liu Ziwen, who is usually kind and charitable. In this flood, he was invited by the prime minister of Diao County. He also took the lead in building a porridge shed. He is indeed well-known in the county."

Ouyang Rong looked at the row of sword furnaces on the opposite bank, squinted his eyes and said to himself, "Is this a local snake?"

Yan Wuxie suddenly remembered something, and raised his mouth, "Ashan's family is the official slaves in the Gu Yue Sword Shop, so they follow the master's family name as Liu."

Ouyang Rong nodded, and finally knew why the word 'Yue' was carved on Ah Qing's forehead.And there are not many official slaves and craftsmen like this in the sword shop opposite.

The young county magistrate stood quietly for a while, looking around the dilapidated wharf with the wind blowing from the river.

I just walked from Donglin Temple to Penglangdu, and the images of hungry people along the way are still lingering in my mind.

It wasn't that he was cold-blooded and dereliction of duty, turning a blind eye to the refugees sleeping on the street behind him, and strolling slowly to enjoy the breeze.

He wanted to figure out a problem. Before the problem was figured out, no matter how much he devoted himself to disaster relief, it would be half the effort, because he would never be able to grasp the main contradiction.

Sometimes, man-made disasters are more terrifying than natural disasters...

At a certain moment, Ouyang Rong finally turned around.

"Let's go, go to Xishi to find my junior sister, let's go back to the county government."

……

In a busy city about half a mile away.

There is food falling from the sky.

It really fell from the sky.

Roast chicken.

Grilled fish.

bird's nest.

shark fin.

Tamales.

Wait, wait, these precious and delicious foods in the county are all falling from the sky.

It fell on the old stone slab of the main road in the downtown area.

It's a pity that there is no bowl to catch it, and the fallen food is covered with dust, but it still looks and smells delicious.

Piping hot, still oily.

It was a lame little beggar who was the first to discover the miracle of "pie falling from the sky". A piece of braised pork fell on the top of his head, holding his anger in his hands, he was at a loss at first, then rubbed his eyes, and then wolfed down, Almost bit off my fingers together.

Then, the lame little beggar pounced on him, let the food fall on him, and greeted him with his arms raised up.

If I guessed right, I wanted to use someone as an "empty dish", but soon, the aroma of the meat also attracted other "empty dishes".

The starving people who were already hungry on the street swarmed up.

Or lie down, or stand, or jump.

Crying, laughing, crying and laughing.

And tens of meters above their heads, there is an open window.

There is a big hand, grabbing delicacies, and throwing them out of the window, plate after plate.

It turned out to be no miracle.

Instead, someone feeds.

"Hey, I can't just let my elder brother do good deeds alone. I have to do good deeds too. Our family is full of good people. They say that good people are rewarded with good things. I quite agree with it. How about you, don't you cruelly disagree?

"So, please serve the food quickly. If you delay my good deeds, you and the cook will fly out together. You know me, and everyone who flies out praises me for keeping my word."

　The first volume may write some bold things that I want to write... But the old practice, Xiao Rong is kind-hearted, just like the sword girl in Uemoto, she will not abuse the master and the heroine, everyone can eat with confidence

　　
　
(End of this chapter)