As they traveled, they saw that many villages and fields had been flooded. Hordes of refugees were making their way toward the county seat.
Hua Manman asked curiously.
"Didn't the county seat get flooded?"
Jin Ling'er explained, "I heard they dug channels near the county seat. The water all flowed away through them, so it doesn't pool up inside the city."
Hua Manman asked again, "Then why not build channels in other places, too?"
Jin Ling'er answered sheepishly.
"I don't know about that.
We're from out of town, looking for relatives. We aren't from Fu'an County.
Most of what I know is just hearsay, so I only have a vague idea of things."
Hua Manman asked, "Are the relatives you're looking for right here in the Fu'an County seat?"
Jin Ling'er nodded, then added with some embarrassment.
"To be honest, we were heading to the county seat anyway. Guiding you was just on our way."
Hua Manman waved a hand dismissively. "It's fine."
