Chapter 203: Arrived in Ku County

Lei sharply pointed his ears, laughing and shouting: "Daddy, my brother and I are not monkeys!"

"What is it that is not a monkey?" Qin Mian easily jumped from the tree, silently landed beside Lei Tie, and took the water glass he handed over.

Lei Ruilin's eyes rolled, and his brother ran over, "If my brother and I are monkeys, you and dad--hehe!"

Qin Mian raised his eyebrows, which was a bit interesting.

Lei Ruilin lay on his back, leaned to his ear, and whispered: "Daddy, brother and I have known for a long time, brother and I were yours."

"Puff—" Qin Mian spouted the water before he could swallow, staring at him dumbfounded.

"Daddy, rest assured, my brother and I won't tell others." Qin Ruiqi patted Qin Mian's shoulder comfortingly.

Lei Tie lowered her head, the corners of her lips curled up sharply.

"Lei Tie! Take care of my son!" Qin Mian jumped up, gritted his teeth and shouted, gasping Lei Tie hard, his face flushed, I don't know if it was reflected by the fire.

"Yeah." Lei Tie nodded, and easily pulled the two sons over with both hands, pressed them on his knees, and slapped their buttocks separately, but there was no sound, and he looked up at Qin Mian, meaning Yes: Wife, I take care of it.

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin snickered and ran away quickly.

Qin Mian wrapped his arms around his chest and looked down at the innocent-looking man. For a long time, with a faint smile, he walked to a tree not far away and sat down against the trunk.

After Lei Tie roasted the venison, sliced ​​it and put it on the plate, "Wife, you can eat it."

Qin Mian walked over, took the plate, and ate with relish.

Lei Tie waited for a while and didn't hear him say it was delicious, a little disappointed.

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin ran over and both got a set.

"Daddy's baking is really delicious." Lei Ruilin has always been straightforward.

Qin Ruiqi nodded in agreement.

"Daddy, right?" Lei Ruilin turned to ask Qin Mian.

Qin Mian nodded without speaking.

Lei Tie felt frustrated and asked, "Is it enough?"

Qin Mian nodded, still silent.

Lei Tie suddenly understood that Wife was angry.

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other. They are really unaccustomed to Dad not speaking.

Lei Tie looked at Qin Ruiqi and then at Lei Ruilin, "I was born."

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin were stunned.

"Puff ha ha ha..." Qin Mian laughed proudly and patted his two sons on the shoulders, "Now understand, who is the boss of our family?"

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin looked at each other and smiled, put down the plate, knelt down on one knee at the same time, and gave a fist to Qin Mian, "See the boss!"

"No gifts and no gifts." Qin Mian was amused by his two sons again.

Although the people who were sitting a little far away couldn't hear what they were talking about, they could see and were infected with faint smiles on their faces.

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Lingzhou is located slightly south of the west of Daxia State, and is not close to the capital. Leaning on the spring water of Qin Mian, the group of people almost kept running during the day and entered Lingzhou in less than eight days.

Mr. Cai, the prefect of Lingzhou, got the news earlier, and led officials of all sizes in the state to welcome him at the gate of the city. The four members of this family are of high quality, and no one dare to neglect.

Lei Tie has always been reluctant to deal with officials. With only a few words of greeting, he ordered Master Cai to take them to Kuo County immediately, and it took them two more days to reach Kuo County. When they arrived, they could barely see a piece of ruins.

The treatment in Ku County was fairly timely. At least, Qin Mian glanced briefly and found that there were many porridge sheds built on the roadside; almost all the victims looked ragged, although they were a little thin, their complexion was not bad.

Qin Mian and Lei Tie walked around and made sure that there was no problem for the time being, they ordered the soldiers to camp on the spot first, and then have a good meal and rest.

Cai Zhifu led the Qin Mian family into a house that was intact. This house was built of stone bricks and survived the earth movement.

"Duke Zhen, the magistrate of Qin, Xiao Shizi, and the Duke of Anping County, the four aggrieved people wait a moment, I have ordered someone to prepare meals."

"You have Lord Lao." Qin Mian said, "You don't have to be polite, Lord Prefect. Our two children can just be called'little sons', lest they be proud."

Lei Ruilin smiled and said: "Well. Cai Zhifu can also directly call us "Ruiqi" and "Ruilin"."

The prefect of Cai followed goodness, "Well, I will call the two "little sons"."

Qin Mian said: "Cai Zhifu, please, let's sit down and talk."

"Okay, please." Although Qin Mian is only a county magistrate, he still has another level of identity. The prefect Cai didn't dare to neglect him. After making a "please" gesture, he took a seat.

"Master Cai, what is the situation in Kuo County now?" Qin Mian asked.

Cai Zhifu sighed, "Now the people in the whole county rely on rice shipped from other places to survive. If this continues, the state will not be able to support so many people; in addition, many fields have been destroyed. Many people have already set off to go abroad to join relatives and friends; what the official is most worried about is that it is summer, and a little carelessness can easily cause plague."

Qin Mian has not surveyed Kuo County carefully and will not lie. He only said: "After lunch, I have to trouble Cai Zhifu to take us around." He naturally has no right to let Cai Zhifu take them personally, but Lei Tie is still there. , Cai Zhifu didn't dare to leave even if he wanted to. "

"This is a matter within the official branch."

Before long, the food was served, two vegetarian dishes, two meat dishes, bacon fried green peppers and potato stewed chicken. The cooks are so skilled, but neither Qin Mian nor Lei Tie are picky people. Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin have always been sensible again. No one complained, and no food was wasted.

Cai Zhifu's heart rose sharply, and he said that it is no wonder the emperor trusted Zhen Guo Gong's couple so much, and also heard that the emperor liked Zhen Guo Gong's twin sons very much.

After eating, Qin Mian let the two children stay in the blue brick house obediently, and leave with Lei Tie and Zhifu Cai. By the way, the former county magistrate of Kuo County is still alive, but he is seriously injured and unable to work. The handover is not in a hurry.

Cai Zhifu's concern was not unreasonable. Some of the corpses under the masonry were not treated in time, and the smell was already emitted; the county town was dirty and messy everywhere, and the sanitary conditions were obviously not good enough; because of the cracked land, the fate, The water in ponds and rivers dries up, the people don't have much water for them to bathe every day; the crops in the fields are also short of water...

All of this shocked Qin Mian. He said to Lei Tie: "ATie, it's not easy to clean up such a large area. I think we still have to consider the possibility of relocating Kuxian."

Lei Tie nodded.

Cai Zhifu was taken aback, but since the emperor gave Qin Mian the task of rebuilding Kuxian, he didn't need to interfere, so he didn't interrupt.

Qin Mian pondered for a while, and said: "I will prescribe a prescription to let people boil the medicine. Everyone will drink a bowl to increase immunity and prevent the plague."

Lei Tie said: "Prefect Cai is familiar with the situation here, so he will handle the matter. Let's go further afield first."

Cai Zhifu naturally said yes.

After Qin Mian wrote a prescription for him, he gave a small bottle of spiritual spring water to Lei Qin Zhong and asked him to add two drops to all the pots and leave with Lei Tie.

After leaving everyone's sight range, Qin Mian and Lei Tie flew away directly, looking down in mid-air over the surrounding terrain centered on Ku County.

The epicenter of the earthquake was not far from Kuo County, so it affected Kuo County severely. Fortunately, there are almost mountains all around, and there are no other towns, otherwise more people would die.

Qin Mian looked into the distance, and the plain less than twenty miles away was the territory of Tuluo Kingdom. From Kuo County to the east about 30 miles, the terrain gradually began to grow, and the towns and villages became denser.

"It's no wonder that Emperor Xiaohui would say that Kuo County is the gate of the Great Xia Kingdom. Once Kuo County is breached, Tuluo people can indeed easily drive straight into it."

Lei Tie nodded, his complexion stained with dignity, "In other words, it is not appropriate to relocate Kuo County to another place."

Qin Mian frowned, "Yes. However, there have been two earthquakes here in ten years. It probably happened ten years ago. Do you continue to let the people live here and wait for the next earthquake?"

Lei Tie suddenly said something inexplicable, "These mountains don't look like they cracked ten years ago."

Qin Mian followed his gaze and nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it can be judged by so many hundred-year-old trees on the mountain-don't you mean moving Kuo County to the mountain?" He was incomprehensible. Looked at Lei Tie grimly.

Lei Tie nodded, "Why not?"

Qin Mian said: "It can be, but it will take a lot of time. Let's think about it."

After returning to the county seat, Lei Tie sent several teams to find water. He and Qin Mian had seen a river and a lake in the deep mountains when they were in the sky, but it was inconvenient to say that they could only point out a few different directions and send people to look for them. Later, he sent several teams to hunt in the mountains. According to preliminary estimates, the number of people surviving in Kuo County is about 30,000, and with the addition of 10,000 elite soldiers, the rice grains sent from the state government can't be consumed.

Qin Mian used a pen to draw a picture of the entire county so that he could analyze it more comprehensively.

Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin are very well-behaved. After playing for a while, they go to take a nap, and sleep soundly right now. A little bit of white and golden retriever are guarding. The golden eagle did not know where he was going, most of them went to play in the forest.