Chapter 823

Wu County, Lou county.

Lou county is located in the easternmost and east of Wu County.

It's near the sea.

Once Lou County, because it was close to the sea, could make a living by basking in salt, and could also salvage fish from the sea.

It can be said that Lou county is quite rich.

Lou county people, every family is rich, do not worry about food and clothing.

However, a heavy rain came down.

Strong wind, heavy rain washed, many seem to collapse, the ground has been soaked in rain.

In the silted water, there are many big trees lying on the ground.

Countless people's families have been destroyed, which is extremely miserable.

The common people were affected, even crying for help. What's more, the bodies of many dead people were floating in the water.

If the people are like this, the county government is no better.

The county officials of Lou county were also irrigated by rain, and countless people were detained in the city.

Countless people were affected.

At this time, the rain continued to fall.

In the county government, although there was a lot of water, stones had already been piled up, and county magistrate Lou Xiao worked directly in it.

As an official of the state of Chu, Lou Xiao came out of lumen Academy.

He graduated from the Academy with an ambition to show his talents.

It's just that he met such a thing just after he took office.

In the face of difficulties, Lou Xiao was not discouraged.

During this period, Lou Xiao constantly sent people to transport grain to nearby high and low storage, and arranged for soldiers to go to the city to search for people who had not yet evacuated.

Since the storm continued, Lou Xiao has not had a good sleep.

Just tired, just squint for a while.

"Newspaper!"

Suddenly, a soldier waded in.

The soldier, dressed in coir raincoat and hat, went into the room full of water and said, "magistrate, there is still a family in the city that won't move. It's hard to deal with the old man. "

Lou Xiao raised his head and said, "just carry it away, directly carry it away!"

For those who do not want to move, Lou Xiao is compulsory.

In today's situation, there is no room for delay.

To stay in the city is to wait for death.

Especially after such a long period of torrential rain, there is no sign of weakening at all. There is no hope at all.

The soldier shook his head and said, "the other party is a father-in-law in his 70s. He still has a dagger in his hand. Once we get close, the old man will commit suicide. It's hard to deal with. "

After hearing this, Lou Xiao couldn't help sighing: "let's go, take my official to have a look."

He put away his letters and put them close to his body.

Now it's raining hard. If you leave the letter in your room, it may get wet. Put it close to the body, then put on the coir raincoat and wear the hat to ensure that the letter is not wet.

Lou Xiao put on a coir raincoat and a hat, and left with the soldiers.

After leaving the county office, he walked to the northwest of the county for nearly two quarters of an hour.

This is the higher place in louxiao.

Although such a place has not been attacked by heavy rain for the time being, it will rain continuously according to the current situation, which is sooner or later.

In this area, there are many houses.

But almost everyone has moved away and moved to the highlands.

However, another house did not move.

The man left behind was an old man in his 70s.

He stood under the eaves, eyes wide open, holding a dagger in his hand, and roared: "I said that even if I die, I will die here. This is the ancestral hall of my yuan family. I won't leave. I want to guard here. Get out of here, all of you. My life and death have nothing to do with you. "

The old man looked at the soldiers outside the house, very angry.

The dagger in his hand was also waving from time to time.

Lou Xiao heard the old man's words. He came out of the low-lying land and came to Yuan's house. Although it's raining here, it's not affected for the time being and hasn't been flooded by the heavy rain.

Lou Xiao came to the door of the mansion and said with a smile, "I'm Lou Xiao, the magistrate of Lou county. My father-in-law is very polite."

Seeing Lou Xiao, the old man snorted, but his attitude was a little gentle.

After all, it was the county magistrate who came.

The old man held his head high and said stubbornly, "magistrate Lou, you can go. I won't move. I'm the only one left at home. I'm going to stay here. "

Lou Xiao was not impatient and said, "my father-in-law, I didn't come here to make you move. I'm here to find out about you. "

As soon as the words came out, the father-in-law gave a long sigh of relief.

The tense look on his face eased slightly.

To Lou Xiao's wariness, also slightly relaxed, no longer like just so impatient.

Lou Xiao took another two steps forward. He said with a smile, "my father-in-law just said that there is no one at home. You are the only one left. What's going on? What about the father-in-law's children and grandchildren? "The old man said, "they are all in Wu County."

Lou Xiao said, "since all the children and grandchildren are in Wu County, why don't you go to Wu County and accompany your family?"

The old man snorted and said, "don't you know that this is the ancestral hall of my yuan family? At any time, there is no shortage of people to watch. The ancestral temple is here, and the yuan family is there. If all the ancestral halls of the yuan family are lost, will the yuan family still be the yuan family? "

"The younger generation wanted to arrange for people to come back, but I didn't worry about it."

"My yuan family has been in louxiao for hundreds of years. How can it be completely gone because of a heavy rain?"

"All the servants in my family have been dismissed. I will keep them to the end by myself."

"I'm here. The ancestral hall of the yuan family is here."

The old man had a firm look in his eyes.

For an old man, returning to the roots is the most important thing.

Where is the ancestral hall of the family and where is his root, so the old man watched the heavy rain continue, but the yuan family was not flooded, so he did not want to leave.

The old man continued: "magistrate Lou, my yuan's house is higher. The heavy rain will not affect the weather here for a few more days. So you don't have to worry. You go. "

After hearing this, Lou Xiao understood everything.

The old man didn't want to leave because he couldn't put down the ancestral hall of the yuan family.

Lou Xiao said: "father-in-law, it's raining heavily, and from time to time there are dragons absorbing water. Once the wind blows, you can't avoid it."

"Since the ancestral temple is here, take away all the tablets of the yuan family."

"Why do you want to stay here?"

"The people in the city have been moved one after another."

"It's too dangerous for you to stay alone."

Lou Xiao's words were sincere and said, "move away. It's not suitable for you to stay here."

The old man shook his head and said, "the memorial tablet can be taken away, but once the ranking is taken away, the yuan family will be empty. If anything goes wrong with the ancestral hall of the yuan family, I will not be worthy of my ancestors. If I don't go, I'll never go. "

After hearing this, Lou Xiao frowned slightly.

The old man in front of us is really stubborn.

Lou Xiao turned his eyes and said, "father-in-law, I have a few questions to ask. Can you answer them truthfully?"

"Of course!"

The old man answered directly.

Lou Xiao said: "my father-in-law is a man who has lived through wind and rain for more than 70 years. In your experience, when will this heavy rain and gale end? "

The old man said truthfully: "the heavy rain has not stopped, and there are more gales from time to time. I'm afraid it won't stop for a short time. "

Lou Xiao said: "since the father-in-law understands, he should know the danger."

After hearing this, the old man shook his head.

Obviously, the old man refused to leave.

Lou Xiao continued: "since my father-in-law knows the danger, he knows that once the wind comes, Yuan's house will be destroyed. Since there is such a risk, in case the father-in-law has a problem, do you know what kind of pain his children and grandchildren should feel? "

"It's understandable that the father-in-law is old enough to keep the ancestral hall well and want to return to his roots."

"But in fact, the people of the yuan family are here, and the ancestral hall of the yuan family is there."

"If there is no one in the yuan family, the ancestral hall is useless."

"Especially once the father-in-law has a problem, what can the children do?"

"The father-in-law's guarding the ancestral hall is the maintenance of the yuan family."

"But the real maintenance is that the father-in-law moves quickly to ensure your safety. As long as the father-in-law is healthy, you are here, and your children and grandchildren are here, then the yuan family is there, and the yuan family's ancestral hall is there. "

Lou Xiao closed his hands and arched his hands and said, "please think twice."

After hearing this, the old man hesitated.

Finally, he threw away the dagger and sighed, "just, just, I listen to the county magistrate's arrangement."

Lou Xiao was relieved to see this.

Lou Xiao sent someone to pick up the old man and turned to leave.

"Newspaper!"

Suddenly, a soldier stepped on the water and ran quickly. The soldier stood in front of Lou Xiao and said in a loud voice, "my Lord, the king of Chu is outside Lou county. The king of Chu sent a messenger to ask you to go out of the city. "

When Lou Xiao heard the news, he was excited.

At this critical moment, Liu Xiu came in person. This is the real encouragement.