The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 482 Blushing

Zhang Shaoqing's words immediately made Situ Minyue blush.

"Father, can you please stop talking nonsense? Besides, I just thought Lord Chen Er was too tired."

Situ Minyue immediately offered a defense, but her voice grew softer and softer, and even she felt that the reason was too absurd.

Zhang Shaoqing bluntly exposed Situ Minyue's excuse: "Girl, I've been sweating just as much as Brother Chen Er, and I haven't seen you wipe my sweat."

"It's true what they say, 'A daughter is like a bird that flies away when she grows up.' It seems that this saying is true."

Not only was Situ Minyue somewhat problematic, but even Chen Er found it hard to listen to.

"Hey, Lord Zhang Shaoqing, I've always regarded Situ Minyue as my little sister. You can rest assured that there's nothing going on between us!"

“I will definitely take good care of your precious daughter,” Chen Er said immediately.

"Sir, let's not work so hard here anymore. Let's go back and cook something. Only with the strength can we lead the team to complete all the dikes."

“They will all become magnificent, and then the flood will not be able to break through them,” an old man said very seriously.

Chen Er thought about it for a moment and felt that what the old man said made a lot of sense. People need food to survive; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.

"Everyone, hurry back and eat. I believe we can fight a perfect and beautiful battle tonight."

Chen Er was right. His idea was very simple: after finishing his meal, he would come back and add more soil to all the low dams.

Even if it's a raging flood or a ferocious beast, no matter how arrogant it is, it won't be able to destroy the dam I've built.

Surrounded by the people, Chen Er and Zhang Shaoqing happily went back to eat. In fact, Chen Er did not know that Sun Yunhe and Qin Zhongting, together with Ma Qiang, had set a trap for him. Moreover, this time they had directly used the lives of ordinary people to set the trap. If Chen Er knew, he would want to skin all three of them alive.

After finishing his meal, Chen Er led everyone to the dam once again. This time, even Situ Minyue didn't go back to sleep, and kept wiping the sweat off Chen Er's forehead.

"Chen Er, you are the strongest and greatest general I have ever met in my life. If the Ming Dynasty had more people like you, the Ming Dynasty would surely be full of love!" Situ Minyue thought for a moment and then spoke her heart very seriously.

Hearing Situ Minyue's words, Chen Er felt embarrassed: "Don't praise me anymore. You've been praising me all day. You must be thirsty. Go home, drink some water, and go to sleep. This isn't a place for girls to suffer."

Chen Er carried a burlap sack on his back and asked everyone to add more burlap sacks to his shoulders.

Everyone gasped in astonishment. Who would have thought that Chen Er, a mere second-rank official, possessed such immense strength?

It was several times more than the sacks that some ordinary men carried, which made Situ Minyue very distressed.

"Lord Chen Er, you can't get fat in one bite. Let's take it slow, there's no need to rush. If we don't finish tonight, we can continue tomorrow night."

Situ Minyue was genuinely worried about Chen Er's safety, but Chen Er was somewhat dissatisfied with Situ Minyue's statement.

“Situ Minyue, human lives are at stake. Perhaps we can go back and sleep comfortably for one night, but do you know how many people will die in the flood that night?”

"So I would rather not go back to sleep than not complete this task. I cannot let down the people's trust in me."

Chen Er corrected Situ Minyue's idea once again.

Zhang Shaoqing also sighed: "Chen Er is right. Now we can only rely on our own hands to create a better world for the people."

After saying this, Zhang Shaoqing suddenly thought of something.

"Chen Er, why don't I see Ma Qiang? That scoundrel is the local official! We're suffering here now, where has Ma Qiang gone?"

Zhang Shaoqing grew angrier the more he thought about it. He was, after all, an official appointed by the imperial court. Now, despite all the hardships and exhaustion, he was working to support the people and create a better world for them.

"To be honest, gentlemen, when I went out to buy groceries just now, I passed by a restaurant and guess who I saw? I saw Ma Qiang drinking with two strangers."

"Tell me, what kind of behavior is this? Two high-ranking officials from the imperial court have come to help the people build dikes, while our local officials are still drinking."

The old man's words immediately made the common people grit their teeth in hatred.

Some even immediately suggested: "Lord Chen Er, I propose that I report Ma Qiang, that scoundrel. He does nothing good for the people and is just bullying men and women."

"I hope you can remove him from his post." One person said this, and several others began to echo it, until finally it became a unified cry from the common people.

Chen Er laughed. This was the kind of guy he hated most in his life. How could someone who didn't care about the people's well-being be worthy of the title of "parent official"?

But what surprised Chen Er was that Ma Qiang was drinking with two strangers, and he didn't know what was going on.

Chen Er suddenly thought of Sun Yunhe and Qin Zhongting. These two guys had never shown their faces since they came to the Jiangnan area.

This puzzled Chen Er greatly. Logically speaking, the two of them should at least put on a good show. Why would they not show up at this crucial moment?

Could it be that they are trying every means to deal with him? Chen Er is not stupid. Since entering the court, Chen Er has realized that there are many things that must be taken seriously.

Perhaps if I'm not careful, I'll fall into an endless abyss: "Don't worry, I assure you all, once we successfully escape this time..."

"I will definitely report everything to the Emperor. Those who deserve punishment will be punished, and those who deserve reward will be rewarded."

Time passed, and as they moved eastward, the sky finally began to lighten. Chen Er yawned and looked at the massive dam in front of him.

The crowd cheered again. Chen Er was now sweating even more, and his clothes were covered in mud.

“Sir, you are truly our savior. We can never repay your kindness in this lifetime.”