Soon after, Qi Kangfu, who had been scouting the road ahead, came back and brought good news. There were several large caves connected together about ten miles ahead, and there were stove pits built with stones outside the caves.
Qi Kang'an first called the men next to him, "Go and inform everyone so that everyone can speed up."
Then he ran to the foot of Old Man Qi's horse and shouted: "Dad, take Bao'er to the cave first, we will come behind."
Old man Qi looked at the increasingly dark sky without saying anything. He looked back worriedly, then twitched his horse's ass and galloped forward.
After seeing his father and daughter, Qi Kang'an went to find Mrs. Tian again, hoping that Qi Kangfu would send her to the cave first.
Unwilling to do so, Mrs. Tian pulled her son away to hold her hand, "As long as Bao'er and your father don't get wet, I have to keep an eye on the things at home. Besides, we're going to the cave now.
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Ouch, why is my mother disobedient at this time? Qi Kang'an was so anxious that she immediately picked up Mrs. Tian on her shoulders and trotted to Qi Kang'an to deliver her.
"What are you doing, what are you doing, put it down, put it down quickly." His head was spinning.
Qi Kang'an refused to listen and carried the person to the side of Qi Kang'an's horse. As he had some strength, he directly lifted up Mrs. Tian and carried her to the horse.
"My mother, just listen to me this time. If you are angry, you can beat me up later."
Qi Kangfu cooperated and pulled Mrs. Tian in front of him, turned the horse's head and ran away without saying a word.
This end is a mess, and the other end, Old Man Qi and Qi Bao'er, have arrived at the cave that Qi Kangfu mentioned.
In fact, it's not that far. It took them less than a quarter of an hour to get here on horseback. They could have arrived in thirty or forty minutes by walking faster.
Just looking at the dark sky, it's a long way to go in these thirty or forty minutes.
The cave is not on the side of the road, but there is a mountain road that is smaller than the one they are walking on now, but can still pass a cart, winding up halfway up the mountain.
There are four caves connected to each other, the middle one is the largest, and it can accommodate even the people from their Qijia Village.
Old man Qi and Qi Baoer had just dismounted, and behind them Qi Kangfu and Mrs. Tian also arrived.
As soon as she stood firm, Mrs. Tian wanted to turn around and give San'er a shake, but Qi Kangfu slipped away quickly and got on his horse again.
"This is specially designated for people passing by to rest." Old Man Qi pointed to several stove pits built with stones in adjacent areas outside the cave.
Mrs. Tian is no longer annoyed now. She is worried about her sons being filial. She just couldn't turn her head when she was weighing the food at first.
First, she ran to see the stove pit next to the largest cave. Mrs. Tian pursed her lips and said, "If we knew there was such a place, we wouldn't have set it up by ourselves by the river last night."
Old man Qi had sharp eyes. He had already entered the big cave and took a quick look. He noticed that there was also a place for a stove in the cave. He was not far from the entrance of the cave. This was an advantageous position.
I went out and asked Mrs. Tian: "The location is good. You can go in to determine the tide, but you are not too close to the entrance of the cave, so the rainwater can't come in."
Tian Sanglan smiled and punched the old man Qi, "It's you."
"hey-hey."
The couple had fun in their misery. After seeing the big cave, they didn't go to the smaller cave next to it. Instead, they waited anxiously at the edge of the mountain road coming up.
At this moment, the clouds were closing in on them, and the strong wind caused the branches to bend and scream.
The trees on both sides of their road are very dense, which helps block the wind, but the road below is next to the river and is wide. You don't have to think twice to guess that it is difficult for them to navigate now.
Time seemed to pass very slowly at this time.
Qi Baoer was held tightly by Old Man Qi and Old Mrs. Tian with one hand and one hand, and she was not allowed to go anywhere. The more dangerous and tense the situation, the more they felt that people had to be under their noses to feel at ease.
I don’t know how long it took, but Qi Baoer suddenly said: “They are here.”
Sure enough, as Qi Bao'er finished speaking, the old Qi family's cart horse appeared at the entrance of the mountain pass. Da Lang was pulling the horse's reins hard to pull it forward. Behind him, Ye Sanni was standing in a bow shape behind the cart.
Awesome push cart.
Old man Qi and old lady Tian hurried down to help, and Qi Baoer was finally freed and ran over to help Dalan pull the horse together.
With the help of the three people, the carriage soon arrived at the entrance of the cave.
Old man Qi asked Mrs. Tian to lead Da Lang to push the cart to the position he chose in the cave, and then he and Ye Sanni went back to help the other carts.
Lao Qi's family had horses and oxen, which was faster. What followed Lao Qi's family were not people from Qi's village, but refugees with nothing but the food they had exchanged.
Old man Qi quickly let go of his hand and ran back to the cave.
"This is the only cave in our village where we can hide. There are several caves next to you where you can hide."
They were given a place to hide from the rain, and the refugees had nothing to choose from, and they knew they were on guard against them at this time.
Old Qi stopped running down and stayed at the entrance of the big cave. All the belongings of Lao Qi's family were inside. Who knew if there were more and more refugees, they would rush over and rob them?
Qi Kang'an watched as more and more refugees crossed Qijia Village and thought of the seriousness of the matter, urging the team anxiously.
"Everyone, please work harder, it's going to rain."
Everyone gritted their teeth and hurried slowly, no one looked like anyone else. Finally, the team from Qijia Village gradually began to turn up the mountain.
The refugees were all quite honest, which may have something to do with the fact that not long after Lao Qi's family arrived, Doctor Gao and his family of horses and cows also gradually arrived.
At this time, a bolt of lightning seemed to strike across the sky, and then a thunder seemed to ring above their heads.
There were still many people in Qijia Village and on the mountain road below. They were all in a panic, and their panicked shouts reached straight to the cave.
"Hurry up ahead, but hurry up."
A refugee looked around and ran away.
Then the second, the third, and more and more people ran down one after another.
When ordinary people are not forced into desperate situations, most people remain simple.
There are five to six hundred people in Qijia Village. Why are they willing to trade with people like them who have nothing for something that can be found in the mountains and rivers?
Rather than looking at them in pity, they are kind-hearted and helping them in disguise!
Many refugees calmed down after the out-of-control confrontation and figured this out. They were already very embarrassed to face the people of Qijia Village. They were in trouble right now, and we couldn't retreat any further.
With the help of the refugees, the people in Qijia Village also helped those who had entered the cave before going out. Finally, just before the heavy rain came, the last cart was pushed into the cave with all their strength.
"Wow~" The heavy rain poured down suddenly, giving no one time to dodge.
Many refugees are also trapped in large caves.
People in Qijia Village felt like they were surviving a disaster, and many women with messy hair could not help but squat on the ground and cry in their arms.
It's just that little bit different, just that little bit different.
