Aunt Zhao's happy life

Rui'er was wearing a bright red cloak, looking at the bright fireworks, but Jia Zheng kept looking at Rui'er's upturned face. Between the flickering of the fireworks, her eyes were so shining, so tender, her cheeks were flushed like children.

The servants and servants were also cheering, and made wishes one after another. Jia Zheng took Rui'er's hand, and Rui'er asked, "Doesn't Zheng'er make a wish?" Jia Zheng said, "My wish is the same every year anyway. Inseparable from your white head!" Rui'er laughed and said, "Me too!"

This rare long vacation made everyone very happy. Jia Zheng was at home, and everyone seemed to have a backbone.On cold days, there was no need to go out, and enough food was stockpiled. A dozen people huddled in the room to chat, play cards, eat sunflower seeds, and some fell asleep a lot, and fell asleep under a thick quilt.

Not in my hometown, and there is no need for New Year's entertainment, the small family seems to be isolated from the world.Rui'er and Jia Zheng are inseparable every day, drinking tea, playing chess, or staying in bed together.When he is in a good mood, Jia Zheng will also take out the guqin and play a piece.

If it is snowing, everyone can't stay idle, and they will pile up snowmen one after another in the yard, or chase each other to have a snowball fight.

Every time there is a snowball fight, Changsheng and Fugui suffer the most, because there are several times more women than men, often Changsheng is still kneading snow balls, and Ruyan takes the lead when he trips over, and the girls and cooks frantically pour water into Changsheng's neck. Xueqiu, Bingde Changsheng shouted good sister a series of times.

Fugui is cunning, he always begs for mercy early, then prepares many snowballs, climbs up the tree, and attacks one by one.Ruier wanted to climb up to fight Fugui, but the tree was too icy for her to climb up.So, she led seven or eight people to shake the tree trunk wildly, shaking Fugui to the ground alive!Then a group of people hurriedly poured snow into Fugui's neck and shoes, and buried him in the snowdrift.

Jia Zheng likes to embrace the fire in the living room and watch the lively scene outside.If Rui'er suffered a loss, he would pretend to stand up and wait and see, and everyone didn't dare to make mistakes, so they had to let Rui'er go and let Rui'er mess around.

When he went to the yamen again in the spring, Jia Zheng was much busier than last year. Things that had been accumulated for more than a month piled up. Every day he was so busy that he fell asleep as soon as he got home.

When the weather warmed up, it was the time to persuade farmers. Unexpectedly, there were continuous torrential rains throughout Jiangxi, and Ganzhou, Fuzhou, Yuanzhou, Raozhou, and Ruizhou were all spared. Nanchang Prefecture has long been a flood country.

At the beginning, Jia Zheng's focus was on whether there were any casualties, whether there were any dangerous houses that needed to be transferred, and whether the fields were damaged.

I thought that the rain would stop after a while, but who knows that there is no tendency for the rain to stop in a few months. Instead, the rain is getting bigger and bigger, and the rain is getting faster and faster.

The elderly and children dare not go out at all, and the middle-aged people can only use their courage to rescue those who can be rescued. Jia Zheng braved the rain to check the disaster situation, and the sound of splashing water and crackling rain was everywhere in the city.Continuous torrential rains washed away countless river banks, and Jiangxi became a swamp country. Hundreds of thousands of fertile fields were washed away. A few months after the beginning of the new year, the people had no source of income and food harvest. Countless houses collapsed, barely survived. It also leaks tiles and water, which is no different from living outside.

The victims were dying, waiting to die. Jia Zheng looked at everyone as if they had just been fished out of the mud.As soon as I asked, people in every family had drowned, starved to death, or were smashed to death by houses. The sound of rain was mixed with miserable cries, and those who had no strength to cry let out heavy sighs.

The victims whose houses collapsed had nowhere to go. They were all disheveled in the heavy rain, looking for a trace of life. A vegetable leaf was enough to start a battle, and one roof was enough to accommodate a dozen people.Even, they don't even have the qualifications to flee, and fleeing requires physical strength. Where can people with an empty stomach go?In a radius of hundreds of miles, the leaves and grass were all eaten up, and wild vegetables were no longer to be found. Bricks and tiles were eaten by extremely hungry people.

While Jia Zheng wrote to the imperial court to ask for relief and tax relief, he actively rescued the disaster and failed to sleep peacefully. He kept asking about the disaster situation everywhere, and went to the front to command officers and soldiers to repair rivers and treat the wounded. It is warm reception.In order to accommodate more people in the house, Ruier arranged for the servants to set up a shed in the yard. The whole family squeezed into three small rooms, and the rest were given to the victims.

But how can such meager strength deal with such a disaster!

Seeing more and more people falling to the ground, Jia Zheng couldn't wait for the approval of the court, so he decided to open a warehouse to release grain.Master Li Su said: "If it doesn't work, do you know the number of people affected by the disaster in Jiangxi? Not to mention far away, you can't save Nanchang Prefecture alone. If you distribute food to the whole city, it won't last for three days."

Jia Zheng said, "Then shall we build a porridge shed?"

Li Su said: "I do a rough calculation. If you cook it as porridge and distribute it, it should last for half a month." Jia Zheng nodded: "Then do it this way!"

Every day, Jia Zheng personally set up porridge sheds along the road with the yamen servants, and the people who still had a little strength helped to help. The rain poured all over their necks, faces, and bodies, as if they were crying silently.Jia Zheng set up porridge sheds all over the city, bringing a little hope to many people who were struggling on the verge of starving to death. The people privately called him Qingtian Jia.

Ruier wanted to help. Jia Zheng said, "It would be great if you take good care of the victims at home!" Ruier said, "There are several people in the family who take care of them, and I want to do my part."

Jia Zheng declined, saying: "You are so weak, there are many people receiving porridge, and the place is messy and dangerous, not to mention that you will get sick if you get caught in the rain!"

Rui'er said: "I am also from a poor family, why should I enjoy life at home?" Jia Zheng had no choice but to take her out.

In order to set an example, Rui'er stood by the porridge bucket in the porridge shed and served porridge for everyone. Jia Zheng, Changsheng and Fugui were maintaining order.Rui'er looked up, and there was no end to the long line. She knew that everyone was going crazy with hunger, so her hands and feet became more and more agile, and she filled everyone's bowls to the brim, her elbows were sore She couldn't bear it, and she didn't say a word.

When the hungry people received the porridge, some ran home as soon as they could, and sent it to their wives and children who were so hungry that they had no strength to come out to get the porridge.

Just when Rui'er was overwhelmed, a lean man rushed forward, grabbed a large spoon and poured it into his own bowl, quickly drank it up and filled it again, the action was so fast that Rui'er didn't realize it at all.Rui'er yelled: "Give it back to me! You can't ask for so much by yourself, and there is such a long line behind!" The man just grabbed the spoon and blocked Rui'er from taking the spoon with his elbow. At this time, the queue behind was in a commotion He got up and rushed forward, almost squeezing Rui'er into the hot porridge bucket, but was grabbed by Jia Zheng who rushed over.

Jia Zheng went to the porridge bucket and shouted: "Folks, I know that a bowl of porridge is not enough. You are all hungry, and you have family members who are too hungry to come to get the porridge, but if you grab it like this, no one can eat it." , in order for more people to eat, please don’t grab it! The next meal is still available, three times a day! If you don’t have enough to get a bowl, please go to the back and queue up again!”

At such a moment, who can listen to advice, the sound of rain is swallowed up by the crowd's quarrel and noise.In just a moment, the remaining half of the bucket of porridge was looted.Those who didn't grab it collapsed and sat on the ground crying. Jia Zheng sighed and comforted him: "There will be more at noon and evening, and we will increase the portion so that more people can eat it! Please don't all crowd together." Every street has it!" The victim shouted, "Which street is not like this? Master, which street is not hungry!"

The crowd pushed and shoved, and the eyes of those who didn't eat were all red with hunger, and the voices of questioning and cursing were endless.

Li Su hurriedly urged Jia Zheng to go back to the Yamen, Jia Zheng looked at the muddy faces and emaciated people, feeling extremely sad.

Back at the yamen, Jia Zheng immediately ordered to double the amount of porridge for the next meal, and Li Su hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No way! If you do this, you won't last for half a month, and the government's relief is still gone! Jia Zheng sighed: "But so many people are starving to death, I am really sad! Go ahead and do it. If the time comes, I will bear it! I have written letters frequently in the past few months, and the relief money should be coming soon." !"

Li Su said: "You are too bookish. There has been no movement from above for several months, so don't you suspect that someone is playing tricks?" Jia Zheng hesitated: "It shouldn't be so? This is condemned by God! "

Ever since she saw the tragic scene among the people, Rui'er felt ashamed, and asked the whole family to eat and dress in a simple manner, and the whole family ate porridge.Knowing her intentions, Jia Zheng persuaded, "You want to endure the disaster with them, but you still have to help me take care of a lot of things, and you have to take care of so many people. If you fail, you will add trouble to us!" Rui'er said: "Look, there are no weeds or leaves to eat outside, how can I swallow food?"

Just when the relief food was about to run out, the relief food arrived!Jia Zheng was so happy that he went to the yamen immediately, but he was stunned when he saw that the relief food was only half a month's supply of porridge.

After half a month, the rain may not stop. Even if it stops, there will be no food for a while to support our livelihood. If we hold on for a few days, what will we do in the future?

Just when Jia Zheng was puzzled, Li Su said, "I just got a notice saying that this year's taxes will remain the same."

Isn't this driving the people to a dead end?

While Jia Zheng was thinking anxiously, another military adviser, Kang Guang, ran in and said, "The Ganjiang River has burst its embankment!"

Jia Zheng was so frightened that he shot up: "Hurry up! Call the soldiers and civilians to plug the gap!"

That night, Rui'er waited at home until midnight, but did not see Jia Zheng.The next afternoon, someone helped Jia Zheng back. His eyes were red and bloodshot, and he coughed continuously.The yamen servant said: "Master Jia choked on water when blocking the gap in the Ganjiang River last night, and now the embankment is almost under control, let him come back to rest for a while."

Rui'er looked at Jia Zheng as if she had aged several years overnight, and she also felt that the burden on her shoulders had become heavier.She is Jia Zheng's lover, and should also be his comrade in arms!