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The car had been driving for about half an hour. In theory, it should take a little over two hours to reach Hualin.
Yang Chen nodded and said, "The information is correct, but a few days ago, there were three days of heavy rain, and the mountain torrents washed out the road and bridge leading to Hualin. So we have to take a detour, which will add more than two hours to our journey."
"Over the past few years, every flood season, the route to and from Hualin has been blocked. County Mayor, if you really want to make some political achievements, find a way to control the river channel, build a road and bridge that can withstand a once-in-a-century flood, and the people of Hualin will remember you for the good you've done."
Tai Man sat up straight and ordered, "Yang Chen, take me to see the destroyed road and bridge."
"Okay." Yang Chen drove the car towards the normal entrance and exit section of Hualin Road, "County Chief, if you can really repair the bridge that is almost washed away every year, you will establish your prestige and stabilize your position at Hualin."
"Destroyed every year? Why doesn't the county allocate money to build it more solidly?"
"No money. The Department of Transportation and Ministry of Water Resources have worked with experts to carefully study that at least five million is needed to improve the waterways and build a strong enough bridge. But the county's annual allocation is only a few hundred thousand."
It's difficult to cook without rice, even for a clever woman!
The car drove for nearly an hour and then stopped.
Yang Chen turned around and said, "County Mayor, we're almost there, let's walk over."
The road ahead is all blocked by the mud that has overflowed. If they continue driving forward, it's very easy to get stuck. Once the car gets stuck in the mud, they will be trapped here.
Tai Man opened the car door, stepped into the mud, and half of his shoe sank in. His little white sneakers turned into mud shoes, and every step he took was unsteady, at risk of falling at any moment.
"County Magistrate, let me support you." Yang Chen was about to step forward to help Tai Man.
Tai Man quickly refused, "No need."
Tai Man doesn't want to have any physical contact with Yang Chen at all.
Yang Chen also doesn't insist, muttering, "Wait until you fall into the mud later, let's see if you can still be so tough."
The two of them walked cautiously, the mud getting deeper as they went forward. As they approached the river channel, the mud was almost up to their knees. Tai Man stubbornly refused Yang Chen's help.
Arriving at the river channel, they could see a nearly twenty-meter wide river with yellow water churning and flowing downstream.
Yang Chen introduced, "Originally, the river channel wasn't this wide. It widened a little every year. If we only build a bridge, it wouldn't cost much. The county's finances could make it work. But if we don't repair the river channel and stabilize the embankments on both sides of the bridge, it will slowly become a bridge in the middle of the river!"
Tai Man walked down along the bank and asked, "I suppose a lot of the fields on both sides of the bank have been washed away, right?"
"inevitably, county will provide subsidies based on the loss of land."
"The farmers' losses can be compensated, but the lost land cannot be recovered!"
Yang Chen nodded, "But if we protect both sides of the riverbank completely, it won't be something that can be solved with just a few million. When old cadre was around, he went to the urban area many times for this matter, but urban area only allocated some subsidies."
"This issue must be resolved," Tai Man stated firmly.
"Put you and me on the river channel embankment?"
Tai Man is thinking too naively. When old cadre was around, the roads, bridges, and river embankments were his constant concern, but it was never resolved. Tai Man hasn't even taken office yet and is already making big promises.
Tai Man said nothing, took out his phone, and took a series of photos of the river channel and its surroundings. After putting away his phone, he said, "Let's go back."
As he turned around, Tai Man found that his right leg was stuck in the mud, and as he twisted his body to free it, he fell sideways into the mud.
"County Magistrate!"
Yang Chen felt secretly pleased, finally she fell. It serves her right for not letting me help her. But without stopping, she hurried to Tai Man's side and helped her up.
Tai Man Half of the body is covered in mud, turning into a mud figure.
Sigh...
Tai Man made a hissing sound with his mouth.
"What's wrong?" Yang Chen looked at Tai Man and asked nervously.
"My foot seems to be twisted. It hurts whenever I move."
"Take it slow," Yang Chen supported Tai Man, helping her slowly pull her foot out of the mud. As soon as her foot touched the ground, Tai Man made a hissing sound and her face twisted in pain.
Yang Chen worriedly asked, "It's not a fracture, is it? If it's a fracture, I'll be in trouble."
"Don't worry, I won't blame you for it."
Tai Man Tried a few more times, still didn't dare to walk.
"I'll carry you."
"There's no need."
"It's already this late, so stop pretending to be strong." Yang Chen forcefully carried Tai Man on his back.
Walking in the mud is already difficult enough, let alone carrying another person on your back. Yang Chen almost stumbled several times, gritting his teeth as he managed to get Tai Man back into the car.
Once Tai Man was in the car, Yang Chen collapsed into the mud, panting heavily.
"Yang Chen, are you okay?" Tai Man asked with concern as he saw Yang Chen sitting in the mud.
Yang Chen waved weakly, "I'm fine, just need a moment to recover. You should clean the mud off your head first, and then I'll help you check your foot injury. Hopefully, it's not a fracture."
"Can you heal people?" Tai Man asked curiously.
Yang Chen struggled to stand up and replied, "My grandfather and father are both well-known traditional Chinese doctors in the surrounding area. I have also learned some basic skills from them."
Yang Chen said, as he took off Tai Man's shoes and was about to help her take off her socks, he was kicked by Tai Man's other good leg and sat back in the mud.
Feeling wronged, wanting to cry...
Yang Chen looked at Tai Man with a grievance, "I just wanted to help you see if it's a fracture or a sprain. Why did you kick me?"
Tai Man felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't intentional, it was just a reflex. "You didn't say anything either. You just came up and took off a girl's shoe, and even wanted to take off her socks. Who wouldn't kick you?"
Yang Chen muttered quietly, "Still feeling shy, I wonder who was so bold to take off someone's clothes and pants so aggressively and crazily."
"What are you muttering about?" Tai Man didn't hear clearly, but felt it was definitely not a good thing.
"I praised our great county magistrate for being unsullied by the mud, still as beautiful as a celestial being." Yang Chen stood up again and said in advance, "I'm going to help you take off your socks, no kicking me again."
The socks were taken off, revealing jade-like feet, fair and clean enough to be foot models.
Yang Chen appreciated it for a while, then reached for the ankle, "It's okay, just a sprain, fortunately not a fracture. You might have to endure a little bit of pain."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'll help you reset the dislocated bone."
"Don't mess around. If you cripple me, I'll kill you." Tai Man doesn't believe in Yang Chen's mediocre medical skills.
"Don't worry, hold on!" Yang Chen pressed on Tai Man's knee with one hand and grabbed her foot with the other, pulling hard.
Ah...
Tai Man grimaced in pain and let out a miserable cry.
"It will be better soon, just bear with it," Yang Chen said as he twisted the jade foot to the left.
"Ah..."
Another scream, she grabbed Yang Chen and tore off his right shoulder clothes, then bit down.
"Ah..."
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