On that day, countless river water gushes out from the huge hole in the ice wall. After three days and three nights of venting, the ice wall, which had long been cracked and was out of shape, suddenly collapsed!
The ice wall collapsed, and the big ship, along with it, finally shattered into pieces of wood, drifting down the river.
But at this time, the remaining water can no longer cause much damage to the river embankment downstream.
At most, some places were overflowed by rivers, submerging some roads, bridges, and land.
Compared with the floods that we imagined at the beginning, this is already a better result!
It is said that when the governor woke up from his coma and heard the news, he immediately rushed out of the house barefoot and kowtowed to God.
He thanked God for saving Luoyang City and the people nearby. At the same time, it also saved him and the Cui family behind him!
But is all this really the work of God?
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At the entrance of Liujia Village, several old people were gathering under a crooked willow tree that had lost all its leaves, discussing in low voices what happened in the upper reaches of the river a few days ago.
Because this place is located downstream, the young adults, children, women and children of Liujia Village were all urgently evacuated by the government a few days ago and moved to other places.
They are the only old people left in the village who would rather die than die in their hometown!
Of course, although they have made the decision to live and die with their homeland, it would be nonsense to say that they are not afraid at all!
The most difficult thing in life is life and death!
After these old people sent their families away, the strength they showed immediately disappeared without a trace, and they lived a life of fear in the village all day long!
One day, they suddenly discovered that the big rivers and ditches around the village were filled with water overnight!
The old people thought this was a sign of the coming flood! They were all so frightened that they hid in their homes, closed the doors and windows tightly, and some even lay down directly in the prepared coffins!
But after hiding like this for a whole day, they didn't see the floods destroy their houses, destroy the land that their ancestors had relied on for generations, let alone the overwhelming glaciers attack and freeze them in the ice.
However, although what they imagined did not happen, no one dared to step out of the room. In the end, an old man who was really hungry and couldn't bear it walked out of the house timidly.
Pushing open the door, the first thing the old man saw was not the raging flood, but the same peaceful scene as usual.
If we have to say something different, at most it is that the water in the ditch overflowed and carried some lively small fish and shrimps to the fields.
"How is this going?"
At that time, the old people were confused by the scene in front of them!
They believe that the government will not lie to them! They will not play tricks like beacon fire to trick the princes.
But since the government will not lie, how should we explain all this?
Could it be that this is the legendary flood?
Is this the kind of flood that makes the whole village unable to even take care of their homes, and they run out all night carrying large and small bags?
Isn't this water too childish?
"Haha, old man! Don't worry! The flood has receded!"
Finally, craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry came to inspect the river defense and informed the elderly that the crisis was over. They no longer had to worry about floods and could live as usual.
As for how the water faded away?
An old man asked the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, but the answer they got was unclear. They only said that a hole was broken in the ice wall upstream and the water was released! As for how the hole came from? There is no clear explanation.
"Hey! Do you know? The reason why the ice wall blocking the upper reaches of the river suddenly broke open is not because of God's mercy, but because of one person!" Under the willow tree, an old man wearing a dog-skin hat and holding his hands
He said mysteriously to the other people.
"Old Li Tou, where did you hear the rumors?"
When an old man sitting opposite the old man heard this, he sneered shamelessly and said sarcastically: "Didn't you say at the beginning that this flood was a disaster from God and that there was no way to avoid it? I heard that you even ordered a coffin.
On the ground, I'm afraid it will be washed away by the flood!"
"Ahem..."
Being poked at the pain point, Old Man Li immediately started coughing in embarrassment, his face even turning red!
However, having already lived to this age, Old Man Li is not a young and energetic young man with a good face. After a short awkward moment, he quickly returned to his usual appearance.
"Liu! Don't think that because your family has the most popular surname in the village, you can do whatever you want! Nowadays, we are the only ones in the village! If you piss me off again, huh..." He glared at the old man Liu who was causing trouble.
After one glance, Old Man Li patted his chest and shouted unceremoniously.
"you you!"
The old man Liu who spoke was choked back, and his face quickly turned red! He just wanted to mock him a few more words, but looking at his thin body, he finally swallowed his breath and just muttered in a low voice: "
Pretending to be a ghost, pretending to be mysterious!"
At this time, the old man wearing a dog-skin hat obviously heard his old enemy's muttering, but he was too lazy to pay attention to this person. He only lowered his voice mysteriously and said to several other old men: "I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm fine today.
When I went for a walk by the Sudden River, I met an acquaintance! He was the nephew of my cousin’s younger brother’s brother-in-law’s third cousin!
He used to be an errand man in Luoyang Zheng'er Ba Jing! He received a salary from the imperial court! Today he came down to patrol the river, and suddenly saw the old man me, so he quickly asked the old man to sit down and have a sip of tea!
Tsk tsk, that tea is said to be from the medicine mountain outside the city! When the old immortal Sun came to Luoyang, he drank it too, and after one sip, his mouth was full of aroma..."
"Hey, hey, aren't you talking about the ice wall? Why are you talking about tea again? Besides, do you know how to drink tea? A veteran who chews peonies, can you still taste the tea?"
Although he had a look of disdain on his face, after Old Man Li started speaking, Old Liu couldn't help but pricked up his ears and leaned in! And then, after listening to Old Man Li for a long time without getting to the point,
He couldn't help but urge him.
Old Man Li was in the middle of his talk when he was interrupted again. He immediately opened his eyes and said angrily: "I don't know how to drink tea, but you can! You drank the leaves that the old man casually pulled from the back mountain last time, and you drank them with gusto.
?You also said that this tea leaves are worth at least a dozen or so taels?!"
"You and I!"
It was obvious that Old Man Liu was no match for Old Man Li when it came to talking skills. He would choke on his words and roll his eyes.
