kingnovel Chapter 1359 Finding Shen Zheng!
Chapter 1359 Finding Shen Zheng!
"Boom—"
Large raindrops fell to the ground along with the thunder.
The scout looked up at the sky and the rain, his eyes filled with despair.
House seemingly endless rain.
If God wanted those dozen or so miners dead, these mortals couldn't stop or stop Him.
His bones ached, and finally, unable to resist the exhaustion, he slowly closed his eyes.
"Snapped--"
"Don't sleep!"
Shao Weishan patted his cheek hard, shook his shoulder, and asked, "How fast is the water level in Kang Le Well rising? How long can the miners in the chamber hold on? Answer me!"
"..."
The only response to Shao Weishan was the ever-growing sound of rain.
"Someone come here!" Shao Weishan bent down, picked up the scout, and placed him on the guard's back. "Have the army doctor treat him immediately!"
"Yes!" The guard carried the scout into the camp and gradually disappeared into the rain.
"Let's go!" Shao Weishan mounted his horse and extended his hand to Gao Cheng. "I'll go back to Linjiang with you!"
Gao Cheng let the large raindrops pelt his face, muttering, "Wei Shan, how many days can those miners hold out at most...?"
Despite the fact that there was a lot of dry food in the chamber, despite the small ventilation holes above the chamber, and despite the fact that the collapsed mine tunnel could block a lot of river water.
But... water seeps through the cracks in the rocks, and the cave will be filled with river water sooner or later.
When that time comes, the dozen or so trapped miners will drown...
Those are more than a dozen lives lost.
Gao Cheng was completely unable to calmly consider rescue methods.
He feared being held accountable by the imperial court, even more so the loss of those dozen or so precious lives swallowed by the mud and water, the sight of their families' broken eyes, and the burden of being labeled "negligent, incompetent, and failing to save lives" whenever he thought of this disaster.
He was unjust...
"boom--"
His left cheek was bruised and swollen.
"boom--"
His right cheek was hit harder.
"I don't have time to wallow in self-pity here!" Shao Weishan mounted his horse again, wiped the rain off his face, and said angrily, "Instead of complaining, we should head to Jiangbei immediately and try to save them! Those are more than a dozen lives; we can't just let it go like this!"
A sharp pain shot through him, and Gao Cheng's eyes cleared instantly.
His gaze fell on Shao Weishan's arms.
There, a corner of the letter was visible.
This letter is from Shen Zheng.
It was Shen Zheng who made steelware.
Shen Zheng was also the one who made the telescope.
What they can't do, perhaps... she can.
"Find Shen Zheng! Send someone to Tong'an County to find her!" He grabbed Shao Weishan's horse reins as if they were a lifeline. "She has a way! She definitely has a way!"
He thought he might be making hasty decisions based on his desperation.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, he was standing in the training ground thinking—Shen Zheng doesn't know how to raise dogs.
At this moment, he entrusted the lives of more than a dozen miners to Shen Zheng.
I'm a complete jerk.
He despises himself from the bottom of his heart.
However, throughout history, it has been found that underground rivers flowed into mines, making it extremely dangerous for miners to survive.
Now... he can only pin his hopes on Shen Zheng.
Shao Weishan looked down at him for a moment, then raised his hand to summon his personal guard: "Have you heard everything about the situation in Linjiang?"
The guard nodded: "Reporting to the general, I understood!"
"Go to Tong'an County and seek Lord Shen's help!" Shao Weishan gritted his teeth. "Tell Lord Shen for me that as long as she is willing to go to Linjiang to help with the rescue, I am willing to give her the camp's puppies, regardless of the outcome, without her having to exchange anything. Also, General Gao and I promised her that if... the rescue is not successful, we will not implicate her!"
"Yes!" The guard accepted the order, mounted his horse, and galloped away, disappearing into the torrential rain.
Shao Weishan reached out his hand to Gao Cheng again: "Let's go!"
......
Tongan County Government Office.
Since the construction of the official road connecting Tongan County to the prefectural government and Quanyang County began, Balezhan has come to Tongan County almost every day.
He came again at lunchtime that day.
The yamen runners were already used to this, and after announcing his arrival, they led him into the backyard.
In the kitchen, Shen Zheng was poking at the stove with a tinderbox. Fang Ziyan stared longingly at the stove, swallowing hard, and asked, "Sister Shen, is it ready yet?"
"Boom-"
Shen Zheng took a sweet potato the size of a palm out of the stove and let it roll twice on the ground.
Shen Zheng poked the sweet potato skin with a tinderbox.
"Click—"
The sound is crisp.
"Alright." She used a tinderbox to move the sweet potato in front of Fang Ziyan. "Eat it."
Fang Ziyan was overjoyed and immediately grabbed it.
"Thank you, Sister Shen—it's so hot!"
He kept saying "It's hot," but his fingers kept gripping the roasted sweet potato tightly.
As soon as Ba Lezhan entered the kitchen, he smelled the tempting aroma of roasted food and couldn't help but drool, but he tried his best to hide it: "Oh dear, Lord Shen, you're busy!"
"..." Shen Zheng inserted the tinder into the stove and poked the next sweet potato in two quick movements. "Lord Ba, what brings you here today?"
Ba Lezhan swallowed hard as he watched Fang Ziyan begin peeling the sweet potato.
"Lord Shen..." he chuckled, "This humble official just wanted to see if there's anything I can do to help. Please feel free to give the order!"
"Boom-"
A sweet potato the size of a fist fell from the stove, kicking up a cloud of ash. Seeing this, Ba Lezhan swallowed hard.
Ever since he tasted the roasted sweet potato the day before yesterday, he hasn't been able to eat or drink, and he's been dreaming about it constantly...
Fragrant.
It smells so good!
He stared intently at the sweet potato on the ground, when suddenly, the sweet potato rolled towards him!
Shen Zheng poked the sweet potato with a tinderbox and asked with a smile, "Lord Ba, would you like some?"
A voice from heaven!
Ba Lezhan was afraid that Shen Zheng would change her mind, so he did the same thing as Fang Ziyan had just done.
A moment later, he tasted the world's delicacies again and squinted his eyes in bliss.
Shen Zheng started cleaning the stove again.
One stove can roast a maximum of eight sweet potatoes.
The county government's kitchen had six stoves, capable of roasting forty-eight sweet potatoes at a time, but even so, it wasn't enough for everyone in the county government.
Furthermore, there are not many edible sweet potatoes left; the remaining beautiful sweet potatoes are all seeds for next year.
After lunch, Shen Zheng made a decision—
"Uncle Lai, come here, I'll teach you how to cook a dish."
"Here it is, sir! What dishes are served?"
Candied sweet potato!
......
At dinner, candied sweet potatoes were served and everyone eagerly grabbed their chopsticks to devour them.
After eating and drinking their fill, Yu Shizhang called for everyone to gather around the table and play mahjong. Shen Zheng and Xu Yunyan joined the game. Faced with the situation of having three players but one short, Shen Xingjian hesitated for a moment before finally sitting down at the table.
"Five of bamboo!"
"bump!"
"Sanjo!"
"Ten thousand."
"Ninety thousand."
"..."
After one round, Yu Shizhang suffered a crushing defeat, Shen Zheng narrowly lost, Xu Yunyan won by a hair's breadth, and Shen Xingjian emerged victorious.
"grown ups!"
Suddenly, a yamen runner came running up and reported, "Sir, the garrison from Fuzhou has arrived and says they have urgent business with you!"
"Urgent?" Shen Zheng paused in her hand as she touched the cards, then stood up. "Take the person to the main hall."
Yu Shizhang stood up as well, his eyes filled with doubt: "How long has it been since the letter was sent? How come we've already received a reply?"
Tell him directly that something is wrong.