Chapter 16

Hua Yang woke up from a nap and learned that Chen Jingzong was sent by his father-in-law to inspect the back mountain, to see if there were any signs of landslides in the mountain, and then lead people to find a flat area to build some sheds in advance, so that if the people in the town need to move, they canThere is a place to rest from the rain.

Not long after, the mother-in-law Sun also came to visit in person, explaining to her that the whole town must prepare for flood protection, and asked Si Yitang to put valuables in boxes, so that it is convenient to take away when transferring, which is inconvenientThe ones should also be moved to the table and tied up so that they will not be flooded.

"Princess, don't worry. We are just being prepared. There may not be a real flood."

All of these are similar to the previous life.

Hua Yang knew the result, so he was not afraid, but Chaoyun and Chaoyue were different. The two maids who also grew up in the palace turned pale when they heard the word "flood".

"Princess, why don't we go to Lingzhou City to hide while we can still cross the river?"

Chaoyun walked around the house like an ant on a hot pot, really not in the mood to pack up, so he went to the master's side to give an idea.She was afraid of death, and even more afraid of something happening to the princess.

Hua Yang was leaning on the couch, holding a story book in his hand.

She has already read the few books she brought from the capital, and now all she reads are the new books that Chen Jingzong bought from other towns with prey a while ago.Become a son-in-law, and marry the princess as his wife when he becomes the number one scholar in high school from a poor family.

Hua Yang purely took these as jokes and used them to pass the time.

Seeing that Chaoyue and Chaoyun were equally anxious, Hua Yang explained: "The town is only for flood prevention, and the flood may not come. If we leave at this time, the people will definitely feel panic when they see it, and panic will easily lead to chaos."

Chao Yun asked softly, "Is the flood really coming?"

Hua Yang said with a smile: "Isn't there still a mountain behind, no matter how big the flood is, it can't be submerged. The elder Ge and the local people have rich experience. Let's just follow the command and don't make trouble."

Because her master was too calm, Chaoyun and Chaoyue grasped the backbone and gradually calmed down.

"Princess is really powerful. Mount Tai collapsed in front of her without changing her face. That's what you said."

Chaoyun really admired his master very much.

Hua Yang smiled without saying a word.

In her previous life, she was more panic-stricken than the two maidservants, and her father-in-law suggested that she be quietly sent to live in Lingzhou City, forty miles away, at dusk, but Hua Yang was so good at face, that she was afraid that the flood would not come, and she would be ridiculed by everyone in the Chen family, so he rejected his father-in-law's kindness.

"Everyone brings a set of clothes, shoes and socks for a change of clothes, and then some things for grooming. Move other valuables to the table in the east wing, lock the door and take the key."

Hua Yang instructed them how to clean up.

Chaoyue was startled and said, "You don't even bring any silver, banknotes, jewelry?"

Hua Yang remembered that in his previous life, Si Yitang had packed four boxes and asked the guards to carry them up the mountain. It was a waste of manpower, and finally they were carried down in vain.

"No, lock them all to the east wing."

The whole family will start to move in the afternoon tomorrow. If things are piled up in the upper room now, it will be an eyesore and a hindrance.

Chaoyun and Chaoyue took Zhen'er and Zhu'er to and fro in a hurry, while Hua Yang sat by the window calmly, and finished reading another bad story book.

It was getting dark, and Chen Jingzong finally came back. He was completely drenched by the rain without wearing a coir raincoat, and the thin summer fabric was tightly attached to his body, outlining a tall and strong body of a military officer.

He walked in with dripping water, and Chaoyun quickly backed out.

Chen Jingzong's whole body was clammy and cold, and he was not a particular person in the first place. As soon as Chaoyun left, he closed the door of the inner room and started to take off his clothes regardless of Hua Yang watching from the side.

Hua Yang turned his face away, and only took a quick glance when Chen Jingzong walked towards the closet.

After being soaked in the rain for too long, his light wheat-colored flesh seemed to be a little whiter.

After Chen Jingzong wiped his body and changed into a white coat, and sat on a chair and wiped his head with a towel, Hua Yang frowned and asked, "Why aren't you wearing a coir raincoat?"

Chen Jingzong: "The rain is too heavy, the coir raincoat is useless, and it also hinders hands and feet."

He had to lead people to transport timber up the mountain, whether it was going up the mountain or building a rain shelter, he had to let go of his hands and feet to work.

Hua Yang looked at his clothes that were still dripping in front of the washstand, and asked, "Did Father arrange errands for the eldest brother and the third brother?"

"Well, the eldest brother is responsible for checking the inconvenient families in the town, and the third brother is responsible for raising dry firewood and pot food. If you really go to the mountains to avoid floods, you have to make a fire to cook and decoct medicine."

A sneer flashed across Hua Yang's face.

Although the three brothers all received errands, Chen Jingzong, the youngest brother, did the most dangerous and hard work.

The whole family dislikes Chen Jingzong as a rough martial artist. When it's time to use it, don't you make the best use of it?

Chen Jingzong just focused on wiping his head. After wiping for a while, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Hua Yang and asked, "Why did you ask the eldest brother and the third brother?"

His eyes were bright, and Hua Yang avoided him with a guilty conscience. After all, in her previous life, before Chen Jingzong died in battle, she was the one who disliked him the most.

"I'll ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of ginger soup."

Not giving Chen Jingzong a chance to question, Hua Yang turned around and went to the main room.

Chen Jingzong looked at the hanging curtain, paused, and continued to wipe his head.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Jingzong tied up his hair, and Chaoyue also cooked ginger soup and brought it over, a large bowl full of steaming heat.

The soup was going to cool down for a while, Chen Jingzong asked Hua Yang: "Every courtyard is packing up the cages, why is there no movement on your side?"

Hua Yang: "It's cleaned up and locked into the east wing. I will only bring the key with me. With my father's local reputation, there shouldn't be any thieves taking the opportunity to steal it?"

Chen Jingzong: "No one dares to come except for those who think their lives are too long."

Hua Yang smiled.

It was already evening, the light was dim, and the maids lit the lamps ahead of time.

The light was soft, reflecting the beauty's face like a dream.

But Chen Jingzong was just dreaming before, never dreaming of such a beautiful woman.

"Aren't you afraid?" Chen Jingzong still felt that she was too calm, which was beyond his expectation.

Hua Yang's tone was relaxed: "What are you afraid of, there is a father in charge."

Chen Jingzong: ...

Ever since she married, he discovered how much she disliked him, and how much she admired and trusted the old man!

In the storybook, many princesses would marry the number one scholar. Chen Jingzong was very skeptical. If Hua Yang and the old man were of the same generation, the old man would probably have been picked by Hua Yang to be the son-in-law when he was the number one scholar in high school!

When Cao Cao arrived, Zhen'er ran in holding an umbrella and said that the master and the old lady were here.

Hua Yang had expected it a long time ago, got up and went to the door to wait.

Chen Jingzong didn't move, he rubbed the soup bowl with his fingertips, it was still very hot.

"Father, mother, why are you here at this time?"

Hua Yang stepped aside and asked the elders to come in.

Chen Tingjian waved his hand, pointed to a coir raincoat and said, "It's too troublesome to take it off and put it on, so I'll just stand here and talk."

Hua Yang listened attentively.

Chen Tingjian glanced at the youngest son who was still sitting inside, snorted, and then respectfully told Hua Yang about going to Lingzhou City to shelter from the rain.

No matter whether the flood comes or not, or whether it is serious or not, Chen Tingjian and his family will not leave the people to escape by themselves, but the princess is different, he cannot let the princess be in danger.

Hua Yang said with a smile: "Father loves the people and is willing to advance and retreat with the people. Is it possible that I, the princess, want to run away instead?"

"What's more, I'm also the daughter-in-law of the Chen family now, and I definitely have no reason to leave my family behind. If my father persuades me again, he will force me to be that villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

In just two sentences, Chen Tingjian's mouth was successfully blocked.

Pavilion Elder Chen, who has been in the officialdom for more than 30 years, respects the princess only because of his status. He never thought that the little princess who was only eighteen years old could say such a thing.

He bowed in shame: "Princess understands righteousness very well, it's because I think I'm smart."

Hua Yang gave him a hand, looked at Sun and said, "I heard from the son-in-law that my father has been traveling outside for a day, mother, please help him go back to rest, we are all ready here, you two don't have to worry about it anymore."

Chen Tingjian's heart moved slightly. Did the fourth child mention his deeds in front of the princess?

He looked towards the chief seat unexpectedly.

However, Chen Jingzong interpreted that sentence as Hua Yang turning a corner to compliment his father, he snorted, and ignored Huayang's parents who were fawning on him at the door, he picked up the soup bowl and took a tentative sip.

His mouth was a little hot, and he didn't want people to see a joke, so Chen Jingzong took another sip as if enjoying himself.

Chen Tingjian's brows were about to be twisted into Sichuan characters. The more the princess understands righteousness, the more vulgar and rude the fourth child will appear!

"It's getting late, I will take my leave first."

It was not easy to get angry in front of the princess, Chen Tingjian could only suppress his anger, and left side by side with his wife.

As soon as he walked out of Si Yitang, Chen Tingjian couldn't help accusing his wife of his son's impoliteness: "If he doesn't respect me, I have to respect you, right? The princesses are standing at the door to welcome us, but he is lucky, his eyes are blind, and he is ashamed to drink soup."!"

Sun pretended to be confused: "Yes, where did he get the ginger soup?"

Chen Tingjian is so smart, he paused, and then said: "It's just that the maids are careful. In such a heavy rain, they are worried that the son-in-law will catch cold. It's normal to cook a bowl of ginger soup, but it doesn't mean that the princess really cares about the fourth child."

Sun: "You have your reasons, and I have my eyes. Anyway, I see that the princess and the fourth child are not just married."

Chen Tingjian hummed back.

If the princess is a phoenix, and the fourth child is a wild boar in the mountains, can the phoenix fall in love with a wild boar?

Si Yitang and Hua Yang also scolded Chen Jingzong: "The second elder came here in the rain, why don't you come to salute?"

Not to mention that he has been educated at least, even ordinary people who can't read big characters don't treat their parents like this.

Chen Jingzong looked at her faintly: "They came for you, and your standing there will make them more happy than me giving them three slaps. Why should I be an eyesore?"

Hua Yang: ...

Tanhua, the new and old champion of the Chen family, couldn't get cheap from him, so Hua Yang shut his mouth wisely, not wasting words with him.

It was raining heavily at night, and the people in every household in the town could not sleep well.

Hua Yang slept soundly, but he felt that Chen Jingzong woke up several times in a daze.

At noon on the second day, the flood flooded into the town like in the previous life.

Chen Tingjian made a decisive decision, and together with Li Zheng, he directed the people to move up the mountain.

Si Yitang.

Hua Yang brought two sets of oil coats from Capital City. The oil coats are made of silk with grease on the outside. They are light and thin and can protect against rain. They are much more convenient than heavy coir raincoats, and are especially loved by dignitaries.

They were all women's styles, Hua Yang wore one for himself, and asked Zhu'er to give the other to her mother-in-law.

According to her observation, father-in-law and mother-in-law are relatively frugal people, and they rarely use these fancy things.

"It's really filial, it compares to my own son."

Chen Jingzong went outside and came back, just in time to hear her order Zhu'er.

Hua Yang ignored his ambiguity, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice: "Now do you believe that the old lady gave me dreams?"

Chen Jingzong was silent, just looking down at her.

He is obviously an unscrupulous and rude person, once he stares at someone seriously, his eyes are strangely sharp, as if he can see into people's hearts.

Hua Yang was beating his heart, fearing that Chen Jingzong just wouldn't trust her, and couldn't even take the first step, so how could he use the old lady to order him to do other things?

"Go up the mountain first."

This is not the time to study this in detail, Chen Jingzong took the lead in changing the topic.

Si Yitang didn't have much to take away, the four servant girls each carried a package wrapped in oiled paper and they were ready to set off.

Hua Yang is the most precious and needs the most careful care.

The oil coat can prevent her hair and body from getting wet, but as long as she steps on the ground, her shoes, socks and pant legs will definitely get wet.

Hua Yang watched Chen Jingzong step out, stood under the steps of the door, and called her back: "Come here, I will carry you."

A rough and tough person, his tone was not gentle, and he looked at her with a bit of disgust, as if looking at her as a burden.

Exactly the same as in my previous life.

This day was also the day she remembered the most after his death.