The weather was slightly cool, but the hot pot was slightly spicy and steamy. After eating Shuangxi, my whole body was warm. After eating, I fell asleep tiredly.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Shen Mo had already finished taking the county exam. However, the rain did not stop. Instead, it felt like it was getting heavier and heavier.
Shuangxi was worried, thinking about what he would do if he really got flooded.
In recent days, those who were slow to respond have begun to notice the unusual weather conditions and have begun to stock up on food.
But before I could buy much, the grain merchants started to raise prices.
What's more, some small grain shops have simply closed their doors and stopped selling to the public, intending to save all the grain for their own consumption.
Then panic begins.
Whether in ancient times or in modern times, following the trend is always inevitable. When some people start to be anxious, a large number of people will follow suit, and then it becomes an uncontrollable situation.
The streets were full of people running around in the rain, trying to get more food.
Qingshan County currently does not have much food in stock. This food was transferred to several surrounding counties half a month ago in response to the imperial court's order.
The big and capable families had saved enough food, but the small families were in dire straits this time, and some people were really starting to go hungry.
As soon as this person is hungry, he starts to think of ways to grab food...
Shen Ziyan warned Shuangxi not to leave the mansion. Fortunately, Cao Mansion was right next to it. Cao Genzi dispatched a few soldiers to guard in front of these two mansions. In addition, the gates of these two mansions were not big and they looked small.
It looks like a rich family. So it's relatively safe for the time being.
Shuangxi became really anxious. The rain had begun to spread into the house. If it continued like this, there wouldn't even be a dry place in the house.
"Ziyan, why don't we...leave Qingshan County." Shuangxi said solemnly.
Shen Ziyan said: "That's fine, it just so happens that Shen Mo is going to Beijing for the imperial examination. We can go to Beijing temporarily and come back when the water recedes."
This decision was approved by the whole family.
"It's not too late. Let's pack our things quickly." Shuangxi said, looking at the rain that was getting heavier and heavier. Even if the road was blocked, we had to go out!
"I'm going to see Cuiping first." Shuangxi continued, saying that before leaving, he would inevitably have to tell Cuiping. It would be best to take Cuiping away with him. It's really too dangerous here.
Ancient times were no better than modern times. In the event of such a natural disaster, corpses would literally float thousands of miles away.
Shen Ziyan nodded: "Let's go and sort things out."
Going to Cao's house, which was only a few steps away, Shen Ziyan didn't think much and let Shuangxi go alone.
Who knew. As soon as Shuangxi left the house, he heard a click. Then there was a rush of water, and then there was a big water rushing over from the road.
At this time, Shuangxi couldn't think anymore and could only shout: "I'm wet! Run away!"
She wanted to rush back to the house and call the men, but she was squeezed and thrown to the ground by the man running in front of the water.
She felt pain all over her body, as if someone had stepped on her. Her cloak could no longer protect her from the rain. Her eyes were covered with water and she couldn't see north or south clearly.
At this moment, she seemed to be helped up by a pair of hands, and then she was hugged and rushed forward.
She was stepped on many times, the ground was covered with water, she choked on some water, and her mind became unclear.
Countless houses were washed down, and the flash floods were so fierce... Everyone just wanted to escape and couldn't care about anything else. They didn't even care about taking a few of the belongings at home. At this time, it would be great if people could come back alive.
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There were not many people on the road where Shuangxi and the others were on, but when they turned out, there were all kinds of people running for their lives.
In just one hour, most of the entire Qingshan County was turned into a vast ocean.
This water potential has a tendency to gradually expand.
In the evening, Shuangxi woke up faintly, but he was on a high ground, with many refugees gathered around him. The rain was still falling, but the rain was not very heavy now.
Shuangxi felt that her head seemed to be blocked by something. She stretched out her hand and took it away. It turned out to be her crushed bamboo hat, which was also covered with a man's clothes.
It must have been purposely used to keep out the rain.
"Are you awake?" A young man's voice sounded in Shuangxi's ears. It was not pleasant to the ears, but it was definitely the kind of voice that made people feel comfortable.
Shuangxi reached out and wiped his eyes, then looked intently.
I saw a handsome young man in the rain. He was wearing a gray dress and neat trousers, with the trousers tied inside cloth shoes.
It's just that at this time, the clothes are stuck to the body. Through the clothes, you can faintly see the chest muscles of this young man who is not strong.
His hair was tied into a neat bun, without any decoration, just wrapped with a piece of purple cloth.
This boy... looks so familiar...
Shuangxi thought about it again and again before remembering that this seemed to be Shuisheng... She asked a little embarrassedly: "Shuisheng?" There was a strong uncertainty in her tone.
Shuisheng didn't expect that Shuangxi, whom he had never met a few times, would still remember him, so he showed a sincere smile and said: "Xier, do you feel any discomfort?"
Although Shuisheng did not answer Shuangxi, the familiar tone made Shuangxi know that this must be Shuisheng.
Shuangxi didn't have time to reminisce with Shuisheng, so he looked around and found that there was already a vast ocean in the distance. Where he was, there was an open space densely packed with many people.
From time to time, people could be heard crying.
With such a large amount of water, someone will definitely be washed in it... and they will not be able to come back.
Shuangxi was worried about those men. She should have been brought out by Shui Sheng, but what about them? They happened to be in the yard, so they were trapped in the yard? No! She was going to find them!
Thinking about it, Shuangxi started to struggle.
Shuisheng quickly stretched out his hand to hold Shuangxi and asked, "What are you going to do? You were stepped on a few times just now. You should have injured your bones, so it's better not to move around."
Shuangxi felt pain all over her body, and knew that even if she didn't have any fractures, she might have suffered a severe sprain, but she still wanted to find them! If she wasn't with them, her heart would never let go.
Shuangxi insisted: "I want to find Ziyan and the others."
When Shui Sheng heard Shen Ziyan's name, he frowned slightly, but still said: "It's still such a mess now. You're a girl, and you're injured again. Where can you go to find someone? I'll pick you up then!"
Shuangxi looked around and found people sitting on the ground in the mud. His heart ached. Where could they... be at this moment?
Shuisheng squatted on the ground and asked softly: "Are you worried about your husbands?"
Shuisheng reached out and brushed Shuangxi's messy hair, and then said: "Right now, all you have to do is take care of yourself, so that they can rest assured."
Shuangxi ducked and avoided Shuisheng's hand.
Shui Sheng frowned, feeling a little sad. When she was a child... she was like this... Now that she is smarter, she is even more difficult to approach.
He sighed and took out a cold steamed bun from his arms. The steamed bun was soaked by the rain. He handed it to Shuangxi: "You must be hungry, right? Don't dislike it..."
Shuangxi looked at the white-flour steamed buns and felt a knot in her heart. Of course she didn't dislike them. There were countless people going hungry around here. How could she dislike them if they had white-flour buns?
But she didn't reach out to pick it up, because she could clearly feel that Shuisheng hadn't eaten either.
She and Shui Sheng were not relatives, but just from the same village. When she was stupid, he took good care of her, and later saved her from a robber. Now, how could she still want Shui Sheng?
This life-saving bun?
"I'm not hungry, Brother Shuisheng, you can keep it for yourself." Shuangxi refused.
Shuisheng knew what Shuangxi was thinking, so he broke open the steamed bun, handed half of it to Shuangxi and said, "If you don't want to eat it, I'll give it to someone else." He looked around.
Following Shuisheng's gaze, he could see the people around him, all looking at the white-faced steamed buns in Shuisheng's hands.
Shuangxi then took it and said to Shuisheng, "Thank you. I will thank you very much in the future."
Waiting to find Shen Ziyan, take some money to thank Shui Sheng... Fortunately, she had already exchanged all the valuables at home into banknotes, wrapped them in oil paper, and placed them with Shen Ziyan.
The fear is that one day I will have to flee.
Shui Sheng felt uncomfortable with Shuang Xi's politeness.
This should have been...should have been...his...
Although the words he said when he was a child were mostly a joke, he really thought about taking responsibility. He didn't like her at that time, but later... since he saw her standing in front of her properly, he became smarter.
, he knew he had fallen in love with her when she called her Brother Shui Sheng in a cute way.
But gradually... she grew more and more beautiful, and her life became better and better, but he was still an escort and a mud-legged man. Seeing the men around her, each one was better than the last... He admitted that he felt inferior.
He doesn't deserve her.
He doesn't care about sharing a wife or anything like that. Who hasn't seen such a thing among children who grew up in the village?
But he knew in his heart that he and she were not from the same world, and the two of them were going farther and farther apart...
Fortunately, this love is not very strong, it is just a small bud and throbbing, which he can hide deep in his heart, but even so, this little emotion tortured him deeply.
He turned around, not looking at Shuangxi. He looked at the steamed bun in his hand, but he didn't eat it. Instead, he wrapped it carefully in a piece of cloth and put it inside his clothes.
Shuangxi ate the rain-soaked steamed buns, but she didn't find it hard to swallow. Her mind... was no longer here. Her mind was filled with those men. She wanted to know where they were now. (To be continued.
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