"This thunder is really powerful." After finally catching his breath, Qi Hongxin listened to the sound outside. Even though he knew in his heart that the river dam had been built and there was no need to worry about floods, he was still frightened by the sound.
"Madam, I kind of want to drink the sweet soup you made by yourself." After listening for a while, Qi Hongxin said to Mrs. Zhou.
"Then I'll go cook it for you right now." Mrs. Zhou said immediately and warned her son: "Jun'er, you stay here with your father. If anything happens, just go to the stove and call me. Don't mess around. Do you understand?"
Let the remaining maid serve here to help take care of the patient Qi Hongxin.
Not long after Mrs. Zhou left, a wet man came in from outside. Qi Jianjun was startled. When he saw who it was, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Cheng?"
This person who ran in carelessly turned out to be the newly appointed master with Qi Hong.
"Sir, the river dam has been blown up, and the flood is probably coming. You and Mrs. Zhou are in the backyard, so you must make plans early!" the master shouted as soon as he entered the door.
But as soon as he entered the door, he saw someone sitting on the couch. When he looked carefully, he saw that it was Qi Hongxin, and he was immediately shocked.
"Why, you don't recognize me anymore?" Although Qi Hongxin fell asleep from time to time, he actually knew it in his heart. He even knew that the old servant was leaving.
"Master!" Mr. Cheng suddenly woke up and said, "Master, you are finally awake. This is great."
Qi Hongxin smiled strangely, his face was green and white, but his expression was quite peaceful. He did not answer Master Cheng's words, but just asked: "What did you just say? The river dam exploded?"
"This..." Mr. Cheng muttered speechlessly.
"What, you even want to lie to me?" Qi Hongxin looked up at the dark sky, thunder was rolling, but he didn't seem too anxious.
Mr. Cheng felt more at ease and said: "Yes, the dam was blown up and two people have been captured. Inspector Xi has been ordered to mobilize all the detectives and people from the inspection department to hunt down. Even the captain was alarmed.
Already."
"Sir, Fucheng is too close to the river dam, and the terrain is not the highest. It is really not a suitable place for defense. Should we evacuate first?"
"Nonsense!" Qi Hongxin, who had been calm all the time, heard this and scolded him with an ugly expression. Yes, the loud noises he heard just now may not be thunder at all, but explosions!
Regardless of his son's obstruction, Qi Hongxin immediately got off the bed, and without hesitation, he sternly ordered: "Prepare oil coats and raincoats for me, and prepare a car!"
"Everyone who is still in the yamen must obey my order and mobilize together. Anyone who dares not to come will be dealt with according to military law!" At this moment, the heavy rain was already pattering.
"Other yamen in the government will conduct inspections in separate sections. If there are disaster victims, they will be resettled in various ancestral halls and temples. If anyone in charge disobeys, they will be taken to trial immediately."
"Yes!" A series of orders were issued. Under the lingering power, the master and several government officials who came over couldn't help but obey the order.
Qi Hongxin stopped talking, stood up and left. Fortunately, the master was smart and knew that he was weak, so he immediately sent someone to drive an ox cart that could protect him from the wind and rain.
When Mrs. Zhou came back with the sweet water soup, she saw that her son and husband were gone. The house was empty except for one maid.
"Where is the master? Where is the young master?"
The only maid left behind lowered her head and looked pale: "Lao, Master heard that the river dam exploded, so he went out with Master! Master, Master also chased him out!"
"Bang!" Mrs. Zhou's hand loosened, and the bowl filled with scalding sweet water soup fell directly to the ground and fell into pieces.
Shun'an Mansion·A courtyard
Two foxes, one big and one small, were sleeping cuddled up in a corner of the couch in the main bedroom. The little fox woke up without a dream, and its fur started to explode again.
Chirp!
The little fox saw that the big fox was sleeping soundly and drooling, so he quickly pushed it away with his paw, but the big fox didn't pay attention and turned over to continue sleeping.
"What's going on? My half piece of rosewood has a reaction?" She could feel that her half piece of rosewood was giving an early warning.
It seems that something big has happened.
As Qingqiu Fox, he can be chosen as the owner of half a piece of rosewood mother-in-law of this generation. The little fox is talented in some aspects.
It jumped to the window and looked at the thunderstorm. It opened its eyes wide and saw that the heaven and earth were changing, which was related to the Dragon Palace of Shuifu.
"When the dragon girl transforms, will disaster happen?"
"The energy of disaster actually fell on Shun'an Mansion?"
The little fox can feel that the aura of disaster is constantly being nurtured. It is not only related to the people here, but also to the fate of the Great Zheng Dynasty, to the Dragon Palace, to Su Ziji, and somehow, even to her own fate.
was also involved.
Looking back at the big fox who was still sleeping, the little fox didn't call her this time, but jumped down from the window and ran out quickly like a flash of white lightning.
The little fox ran along the heights, and saw that there was no obstacle in the river. As soon as he rushed out, he was like an army of thousands of beasts, roaring ferociously, destroying everything in the way.
Wherever they passed, sturdy houses were easily washed away without any resistance, and small trees were uprooted, leaving screaming people floating in the turbid and rolling water.
Places with higher ground are fine, but places with lower ground are like a container filled with water, filling up in an instant.
Dark clouds were rolling in the sky, and the thunder and lightning never went out.
"Dad! Dad! Help me! Dad!"
There are hundreds of households in Weijia Village, which is five or six miles away from a dam that broke. Although they are poor, they are not so miserable that they cannot survive. At this time, the villagers are sleeping, because the nearby dam has been built, and the people under the river are no longer able to survive.
They didn't panic despite the heavy rain, but their homes were instantly destroyed by the flood.
The family of Mr. Wei, the head of the village, had previously raised several children who all died in infancy. Only the twins who were born later are now thirteen or fourteen years old. In one or two years, they will all be adults. It is easy to say that after all the hardships, there are blessings.
This is the case.
But now, looking at their daughter who was swept away by the flood in an instant, and their wailing son who was beaten by a wave and fell from his hand to the tree. At this moment, he was only holding on to a small branch. Mr. and Mrs. Wei were in pain.
I wish I could replace him with my own body.
Wei Da grabbed the upper branch of the big tree next to the house with one hand, and reached down with the other hand to pull his son who was shaken by the water. As a result, their hands had just touched, and before they could grasp it, the son grabbed it.
The branch it was leaning on broke with a click.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Seeing that his youngest son was also taken away by the flood, and losing children one after another, the eyes of Wei Da, a man in his forties, turned red. He didn't even have time to think, so he jumped into the water and faced the only remaining child.
Swim hard.
But before he could reach his son, he was hit by a piece of wood on the back of his head. He sank without even making a cry.
The family of four, with the only remaining woman, holding on to the tree trunk, stared intently at the torrential flood that had swallowed up their home and all their relatives.