Chapter 97：

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

"It's not a nuisance at first sight. The water in the pot is hot. Let's take a hot bath." Xu Qing put the dirty clothes that Li Changfeng had changed into the bucket on the side.

"I want West too! Father!"

Tuantuan hugged Li Changfeng's trousers, eagerly said.

"Okay, let's wash together." Li Changfeng hugged Tuantuan. Suddenly, he was startled by the high Tuantuan, and then he laughed non-stop.

"I don't know who this kid takes, he always likes to laugh." Xu Qing doesn't think he loves to laugh, and Li Changfeng is even more boring.

"This is the child, let's go to wash it, don't be busy here, I'll come later." Li Changfeng specifically exhorted Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn’t stay idle, and did everything he could. The child in his stomach was very good. Xu Qing didn’t have any reaction during pregnancy. Apart from feeling a lot of flesh with "life", he really didn’t think. He broke the child, Li Changfeng often said, such a well-behaved child must be a brother.

Sure enough, the rain did not end in just a few days. Seeing that the rain stopped for four or five days, the villagers began to feel a little anxious. Some people even said that last year was a famine, and this year will not be a famine, right? !

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart. At any rate, the famine can buy some food for storage. This famine is far more powerful than the famine! The house is not strong enough to be even more anxious. It is only the two broken planks that are not washed completely!

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

A village meeting is being held in the village, urging every family to make a sure-fire plan. Once the rain does not stop, they have to go to higher places to take refuge.

After the meeting, Li Changfeng was not calm. At this time, he suddenly remembered what the old man said Xu Qing, "The Yintang was dark, and his life was worrying!" If the next disaster really comes, does it mean that Xu Qing will be at this time? ...!

Li Changfeng didn't dare to let himself think further, he hurried back home.

Xu Qing looked at the straightened eaves with no expression on the water, not knowing what he was thinking.

Tuantuan was young, only knew that it was raining and could not go out to play. After tossing around at home for a while, he fell asleep now.

Li Changfeng hurriedly pushed open the door of the courtyard soaked by rain, went to the eaves, and put away his umbrella.

"Why stand outside here, go in quickly."

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

"What did the village chief say?"

Li Changfeng exhaled, "Let's be careful, get ready, and come in."

Xu Qing looked at the pouring rain outside the house again, his face moved slightly, it was time to make preparations.

For the next three consecutive days, the rain continued to flow, 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 is the Huang family?" Xu Qing asked.

There is only one widow in the Huang family. The house was washed down this morning. He was a thatched house for many years and could not withstand such a heavy rain.

"The people are okay, they have been sent to the ancestral hall to live first. When this happened, the villagers became more panicked." Li Changfeng was not in the mood to drink water. He was upset looking at the water now.

"You are pregnant..."

"Changfeng!" Before Li Changfeng had finished saying this, Aunt Xie appeared in a hurry at the gate of the courtyard.

"Changfeng, something happened! Something happened! Hurry! Go to the ancestral hall with me!"

As soon as Uncle Xie's words fell, Xu Qing and Li Changfeng heard the sound of a brass gong from the village. The sound of the brass gong would only be heard in a very urgent situation.

"Go! I'll tell you on the way!" Hearing the sound of the gong in the village, Uncle Xie pulled Li Changfeng into the village under the rain. His steps were very anxious. Li Changfeng knew nothing about it without asking. Good thing.

"Daughter-in-law, stay home!"

"Go!"

Xu Qing's heart was jumping wildly, he always felt that something was going to happen.

"The moat outside the town was almost washed away by the flood. Just now a group of officials came to our village and said that everyone in the family, as long as they are not too old or young, have to repair the river embankment!"

Uncle Xie walked very fast, but he was in a much more anxious mood now than he was at his feet!

After Li Changfeng heard a fierce bang in his heart, if he went to repair the river embankment, only Xu Qing and Tuantuan were left at home. Xu Qing was seven months pregnant. If he was not there, the rain would be so heavy..., Li Changfeng I can't even think about it!

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

Uncle Xie shook his head heavily, "If it can be solved with money, officials will not be so laborious. What they lack is people and coolies!"

When Li Changfeng and Uncle Xie arrived at the ancestral hall, the ancestral hall was already full of villagers, and everyone's faces were unsightly. Especially seeing the officials sitting above the ancestral hall, the peasant family trembled.

"Official man, all the people in the house are here."

After counting the people, Li Zheng said in front of one of the officials.

He stood up and looked at the villagers in the ancestral hall.

"I don't talk too much nonsense! The time has come for the town's river embankment to need the folks! The court has ordered all officials to resist the flood! Defend the fields! Therefore, all the men in the family who are above 15 and below 50 years old All follow us!"

As soon as these words fell, there was a burst of noise in the ancestral hall.

"I'm the youngest in my house. If I leave, he won't be able to see it! How can this be!" a thin man in his thirties said with a grimace.

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

"I'm leaving, what about my daughter-in-law?"

"My daughter-in-law is still pregnant! This is about to give birth!"

...

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

Li Changfeng clenched his fists. He couldn't go. If he left, Xu Qing wouldn't have any trouble, he wouldn't believe it!

"Can't you donate money!"

Li Changfeng's low and powerful voice rang into everyone's ears, and those with money left in the family looked at the official with hope.

The officer looked at Li Changfeng, who was the first to make a sound.

"no."

It's not impossible, it doesn't work.

Looking at the folks in Xingfu Village, Li was filled with helplessness.

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

Lizheng's words made the ancestral hall become quiet.

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

"But we don't worry about our children, daughters-in-law, and the elderly. Once we leave, what should happen in the village! What do you use to ensure that when we come back, we can see our family members intact! "

Li Changfeng's words expressed the feelings and consideration of the villagers in Xingfu Village.

"Yeah! Lizheng, we still don't know if we are alive or dead!"

"We are not afraid of death! But we are afraid that we will not see our family when we come back!"

"right!"

"right!"

When the officials saw Li Changfeng's words, the villagers who were still more obedient to the arrangements became restless and immediately angrily said.

"This is an order from the court! It's not that you don't want to go! I will give you half a day to go home and clean up. If people are not there tonight, hum, the consequences are not something you can bear!"

After speaking, he walked away with the people behind him, and there was another Anle Village without notice.

After the officer left, Li was looking at the people who were looking at each other and sighed, "What are you still trying to do? Go back and clean up."

Lizheng is forty-six this year, and his son Xia Feng has passed the age of fifteen. Even if he doesn't want Xia Feng to go, there is no way he can do it. He is also worried.

Wei Lao Er, Li Changfeng, and Uncle Xie went out of the ancestral hall together.

"Hey, I really don't leave a way for people to survive, and I don't know if there is a chance to see my child born."

Wei Lao Er said in a sour tone.

"If you say anything frustrating, you just hold your breath and come back to see our family!" Uncle Xie couldn't hear the frustration the most.

"I'm going back first." Li Changfeng opened his umbrella and disappeared into the rain.

Xu Qing was putting on small clothes for Tuantuan who woke up. The rain outside was so loud that Tuantuan didn't like to listen, so he buried his head in Xu Qing's arms.

"Hey, it's ready."

Xu Qing touched Tuantuan's little head and placed him on the ground.

"Father!"

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

Li Changfeng hugged Tuantuan, gave him a few kisses, and embraced Xu Qing, who was looking at him.

"I'm going to build a river embankment outside the town... I don't know when it will come back. You and your child, must wait for me to come back." Li Changfeng sniffed the familiar and reassuring taste of Xu Qing's body, and couldn't bear to let it go. Open hand.

Xu Qing felt the stiffness on Li Changfeng's body, and the man was afraid.

"Don't think too much, you forgot that the old man also said that I would have a way to protect myself and nothing would happen."

Xu Qing hugged Li Changfeng back, looked at Xu Qing, then at Li Changfeng, with a small mouth grin, stretched out his short fat hands and hugged Li Changfeng's head with great effort.

No matter how unwilling the family is to be separated, no matter how uncomfortable and reluctant, they can only pack things for Li Changfeng who is about to leave.

"You don't need to bring so many clothes, I guess you can't wear it." Li Changfeng opened Xu Qing's baggage and took out the extra clothes. There were only two pieces left to change and wash.

Seeing that it was late, Xu Qing took out a small bottle from his arms. This was the spiritual spring water he had installed. One bottle can be used for a long time.

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

Li Changfeng took the bottle and put it in his arms without further questioning.

He squatted down and leaned 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 great that you are so good, but don't toss you during the time when Father is out."

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

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Of course." He won't get into trouble so easily.