During the Meiyu season, it rains for three days at a time. The raindrops are like broken beads, crackling and hitting the earth. The sky and earth are gray. Only the roaring river water is rising at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the seemingly solid embankment is faintly visible.
The tendency to lose ground.
The relevant local government has long been aware of the possibility of danger, and soldiers rushed to reinforce it immediately. At the same time, relevant leaders also canvassed the people who were not ready to move out door-to-door. Unfortunately, the effect was not very good.
Those who are highly aware of the danger have already moved away, and the rest are mostly unwilling to move out for various reasons, even if they are said to be very attractive and cannot be changed.
The person in charge of lobbying cursed secretly but had no choice but to hope that the heavy rain would stop soon and avoid danger.
The owner of the B&B was also one of the people who refused to move out.
Due to the heavy rain, Feng Yi and others did not leave and stayed in the B&B. Fortunately, there were not many people going out to play here at this time, and the ingredients prepared by the boss in advance were enough for them to eat for a few days.
"Master, look at the rain. I don't know when it will stop. Can we hold this embankment?"
Luo Sang looked at the rushing river not far away and asked.
"I don't know either."
Feng Yi stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and said.
"Master, why don't you take action and change the terrain and water here?"
Xiao Ke followed and said.
"This is no small project."
Feng Yi replied: "After so many years, the situation of the Yellow River has not been completely alleviated. Although the capabilities of these governments are uneven and some officials are daring, if they can manage the Yellow River well, their achievements will be the same as that of Dayu.
They can all be remembered for eternity.
Why it can't be done is because the project is too complicated.
The Yellow River flows through nine provinces and is related to the lives of hundreds of millions of people. If you are not careful, hundreds of thousands of people may suffer, and countless people will be displaced and their families will be destroyed. The previous government may have ignored it, but the current government will never allow this.
things happened.
I'm not very proficient in this area, and I don't dare to take action easily."
"Then let's stay here a little longer. If there is really danger, we can still help."
Ren Tingting stood up and said softly.
"Yeah, that's what I mean too."
Feng Yi turned around and gently held Ren Tingting's hand, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Brother-in-law, there is something I need to tell you."
Ren Zhuzhu said suddenly from the side.
"Oh, what's the matter?"
Feng Yi asked.
"I didn't feel well after eating last night. When I got up in the middle of the night, I heard the proprietress of this B&B crying secretly."
Ren Zhuzhu said.
"Um?"
Feng Yi also heard the sobbing of a woman last night, but it sounded like she was not a female member of their group. He did not like to pry into other people's privacy, so he was curious and did not ask. Instead, he covered his five senses.
Listening to Ren Zhuzhu's words, it seems that there is another hidden secret?
"I was curious and thought the boss was bullying her, so I looked for her. She refused to say anything at first. I asked her repeatedly before she spoke. It turns out that there is a tradition of living sacrifices here."
"Living sacrifice?"
Feng Yi changed his color slightly: "You mean, sacrificing living people?"
"yes!"
Ren Zhuzhu said with a face full of righteous indignation: "Although this village is not big, with only a few hundred people, it has always had a tradition of living sacrifices. Every time the Yellow River is about to burst its banks, a boy and a girl will be sacrificed together.
The cattle and sheep were pushed into the river together, saying that they were filial to the river god.
Not only that, the boss's grandfather was also one of the victims. When the lot was drawn, the boss's father happened to be chosen. His grandfather couldn't bear that his son was sacrificed, so he tried his best to stop his son from being sacrificed, and finally accidentally fell into the river.
Originally, others were planning to push the boss's father into the river again, but unexpectedly, the river water that was about to burst its banks suddenly receded.
The villagers said that the boss's family was related to the river god, so they spared the boss's father and were grateful to their family. But the problem was that since then, they had secretly targeted the boss's family and would not let them move away at all.
During this period, there were no problems with the river water and it was relatively peaceful. However, the situation in the past few days has not been optimistic."
"Is there such a thing?"
Everyone in the room was dumbfounded, and even Feng Yi found it ridiculous.
"From what you're saying, the boss has children of appropriate age at home?"
Ren Jingjing asked from the side: "I think he will be over forty this year, right?"
"He has two children. His son is already over ten years old this year, and his daughter is only three years old this year."
Ren Zhuzhu explained.
"This is wrong. After staying here for several days, I didn't hear the child's voice at all."
Luosang looked surprised.
"Perhaps the boss is just worried that the river will flood and other people will focus on his daughter and choose a separate place to take care of her. After all, this B&B is full of people."
Feng Yi said after pondering for a moment.
"Brother-in-law guessed it right. That's what the couple did. They didn't dare to mention the child in front of others. They usually went to see the child secretly. But guess what, when the boss lady went there to see the child yesterday, she found that the child and
The wet nurse is gone!"
Hearing this, even the best-tempered Ren Tingting couldn't help but frown. The child and nanny would definitely not disappear for no reason, and there was no place to go on such a rainy day.
The only explanation is that the people in the village have long known where the boss hid the child. Because there was no flood before, they deliberately did not mention it or ask. In the past few days, seeing that the situation was not right, they secretly sent someone to take the child away.
"No wonder the boss's complexion is sallow and depressed today. It turns out that this is the crux!"
Ren Jingjing stood up and wanted to walk out.
"Where are you going?"
Feng Yi called out to her.
"Don't you even have to ask? In what age are we now, there are still life sacrifices? The people in this village are so selfish and shameless that they even sacrifice their children's lives to survive! I'll go find them."
Ren Jingjing said angrily.
"Be patient and don't be impatient."
Feng Yi stopped her and said: "I can understand your mood. Everyone is very angry. The problem is that you don't know anything now, so what's the use of going out hastily?
These are common people who are ignorant and rely on the strength of their numbers. What can you do if they don't give birth to their children?
What if you take action and they hurt the child?
If no one can be saved by then, if you accidentally injure a few more people, it will be unreasonable and unreasonable.
Today is different from the past, the situation is different.”
"Yes, Jingjing, don't worry. With Feng Yi here, there will definitely be a better solution."
Ren Tingting grabbed Ren Jingjing and persuaded her softly.
"Master, with your strength, it's no problem to rescue the child. But if it doesn't work, let's escort the boss and his family out of here."
Luo Sang said from the side.
"Well, it's not difficult to save the child. It only takes a few hundred people and a little effort. But this doesn't solve the problem."
