Chapter 172 The father who sells his son and daughter Fourteen
Author: Qingqingli acridine
Chapter 172 The father who sells his son and daughter Fourteen
By the time their rafts were tied up, it was already two days later.
The rain waxed and waned and never stopped, so the flood level increased a little.
I guess if we want to wait for the rain to stop and the flood waters to recede, it won't take more than ten days and a half.
If the situation changes, for example, it keeps raining...
Then they do run the risk of being trapped.
"Butler Cao, there is still some food, how about we wait for two more days! If we set off before the rain stops, the water is very strong, and if an accident happens... the children.
Or if you are in a hurry, you can leave first and our family will wait for another two days."
Butler Cao understood his concerns. The three of them only had to look after one child, but Brother Yao himself had to look after two children and his wife. He was inevitably afraid of an accident and not being able to take care of them.
But they have been favored by others! How can they leave first? At least they can follow and help.
Yunfei: Thank you! You stopped me from cheating.
"It's okay, we are not in a hurry. Brother Yao is right, let's just wait! Cao and the others are not unloyal people.
Let's go together and we can take care of each other." Butler Cao said with a proud smile.
Reluctantly, the group put the wood in place and returned to the cave to wait.
There was no firewood, so the adults relied on their uprightness to get through the night.
The children and Mrs. Qin were in bed, next to each other, which was fine.
"Brother Yao! You are still thoughtful. There is a raft here, so we may not be able to go out.
It's too cold, so the three of us martial arts practitioners are fine. My young lady is weak and probably won't be able to bear the rain." Butler Cao was glad that he didn't leave in a hurry.
After the raft was tied up, he was so anxious that he forgot that there was nothing to protect him from the rain.
His young lady gets hotter after being exposed to the rain... I'm scared just thinking about it.
In his early years, he was used to being reckless on the battlefield with his master. After becoming a housekeeper, he still couldn't change this impulsive habit.
"Yes! We adults are in better physical condition and can handle it. This child will suffer a lot if he gets sick once."
And this was in ancient times when the medical environment was relatively backward.
"Let's wait and see."
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Two more days passed and it was still raining.
After finishing the small pile of sweet potatoes, Yunfei took out a small bag of flour from the carriage, but he couldn't take more because the place was so big.
There's only so much space to put things in. If there's too much, you should be suspicious.
Butler Cao took a sip of the hot soup and sighed: "The sweet potatoes are still more affordable than this dough. It's a pity that we have never seen such good crops before."
"Haha... Butler Cao is from the city, so of course he has never seen him before. We mountain people rely on the mountains to live on the mountains and the water to live on.
When you are very hungry, why don't you grab something to eat and you will be a full-blooded person! If we hadn't discovered that sweet potatoes can be eaten, our family wouldn't have survived in the past two years."
Ms. Qin lowered her head, knowing that the sweet potato was actually brought by the monster Xianggong. They had never seen such a sweet potato in the village.
However, she did not say anything to expose it and remained silent.
Because her husband was here, she basically stayed with her children on the partition curtain these days and rarely went to the entrance of the cave.
"It's good in the mountains. You can be self-sufficient in whatever you want to eat, but there's nothing good in the city." Butler Cao happily agreed.
In order to prevent the children from getting wet in the rain, Yunfei can be said to have tried his best.
A small bag of flour, eaten for three days.
However, it was still in vain. The rain fluctuated, the water level became higher and higher, and even the mud and rocks on the mountain began to loosen.
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"Brother Yao, we can't wait any longer. I'm afraid the water will never recede!" Butler Cao looked worried at the water getting deeper and deeper.
Yunfei also saw that water conservancy in ancient times was not perfect enough, and the flood would probably not recede.
If you don't go, people will be suspicious. If you go, the children will suffer.
Two large wooden rafts, one for each person.
There are enough hemp ropes. Yunfei secretly put them there. It can be said that the preparations are just enough.
Butler Cao pushed the raft into the flood, paddled the raft, and waited for Cao Ming and Zhao Qian, who was holding Cao Jiayun, to jump onto the raft.
Then he looked at Yunfei and urged: "Brother Yao, let's set off quickly."
"You go first! We will follow later."
"This..." Butler Cao was a little hesitant. He wanted to help take care of the Yunfei family's children, so he left together. It seemed pointless if he left first.
"Thank you for your kindness. Don't worry! We will follow you right away. You should leave quickly. Your lady cannot stay cold for long."
"Okay! Brother Yao, hurry up and follow us!"
Butler Cao released the wood pulp that fixed the position, and the raft suddenly floated away along the river.
He and Cao Ming controlled the direction of the raft, one on the left and the other on the right.
Seeing this situation, Yunfei was even more sure that he couldn't leave.
The water is so fast and Qin doesn't know how to swim. He is alone and may not be able to take care of much.
He put away the raft, hugged Yuanyuan and called Qin to go back.
"Master, aren't we leaving?" Mrs. Qin picked up Tuantuan in confusion and followed.
"Don't leave, wait until the rain stops."
Occasionally, you can still see the corpses of animals and people in the floods. To be on the safe side, it’s better to go back to the cave and hide in peace.
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The few people here going down the river are really thrilling at this moment.
Due to the rapidity of the river, they could temporarily stabilize it with their martial arts, but the occasional slopes and obstacles caused their direction to change.
Now I no longer know which direction I am drifting.
"Aunt Zhao, Yun'er is so cold." Cao Jiayun was shivering in Zhao Qian's arms, her whole body was cold.
"Don't be afraid, young lady, I will use my inner strength to keep you warm."
"Hey! It seems to be really warm, thank you Aunt Zhao."
"This is my servant's accusation. I cannot afford the lady's thanks." Zhao Qian looked at the little girl in her arms who was so cold that her lips turned white with distress.
Their young lady! She is only three years old, why are she in so many troubles?
"Brother Quan, has Brother Yao been rushed to another place? Haven't you seen anyone for so long?"
Butler Cao's tone was also a little heavy, "It's okay if we break up, but it's so difficult for you and me to practice martial arts. I'm afraid he can't protect his wife and children by himself! Hey... you guys think, this is not the way of the world."
Cao Ming responded with disdain: "We in Donglin don't have such troubles. It's not the good deeds of Tianqi's foolish king. I'm afraid it's not God's punishment, but the suffering of the people of Tianqi."
"Our direction should not be east."
The three of them felt very heavy. It would be too dangerous to lose direction in the flood. If they followed the flood to some cliff, the river area...
"Don't panic yet, let's identify where this is."
As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but the vast ocean, and the broken trees have long been changed beyond recognition.
How do you recognize this...
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