"It is indeed a flash flood. The mountains in Xishan are continuous, and the valleys and ravines are crisscrossed. The water cannot be stored. It flows out along the valleys. Isn't this causing disasters to the outside world? Our manor is the first to bear the brunt. It is really unlucky. The dam was built
It is extremely necessary." Zhang Yanling clicked her tongue.
Axiu nodded and said: "Yes, there are big rivers up and down, but ours is a small river, and the water cannot flow away. Moreover, this area is too close to the capital, and people cut firewood and burn charcoal a lot in the mountains. Originally, this mountain was full of
The tall timber has almost been cut down now. My father said that a few logs can store water and strengthen the hillside. This is good, but when it rains heavily, flash floods will occur, and the entire slope will collapse, which is really troublesome.
"
Zhang Yanling nodded, and he understood what Axiu said. Xishan is very close to the capital, and most of the firewood and charcoal used in the capital are supplied here. When building houses and things in the capital, wood is the first choice.
It must also be harvested from the Western Mountains. Over time, it will bring about the problem of water and soil erosion. Although the Ming Dynasty was five or six hundred years away from later generations, the problem of water and soil erosion should have been very serious from now on. This is a continuous accumulation
The process of evolution.
Zhang Yanling looked at the place where the water in the valley was surging, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment. There was already a mountain pass in front of him, and it was meaningless to go any further, so he turned around and walked back along the slope. At this moment, Zhang Yanling felt something bad. He noticed that something was wrong under his feet.
The hillside seemed to be sliding, and he stood still for a moment in shock.
"Axiu, do you feel it?" Zhang Yanling shouted.
Axiu nodded blankly a few steps behind her, and suddenly Zhang Yanling shouted loudly: "Landslide, run quickly."
Before Axiu could react, Zhang Yanling rushed forward, grabbed her and ran down the road. However, the hillside beneath her feet slid down like a carpet, the vegetation and shrubs above collapsed one after another, and the entire hillside suddenly collapsed.
, like a piece of fur being ripped off.
In the panic, Zhang Yanling made the most correct decision. He did not run back, but pulled Axiu directly from the hillside into the rushing river. Only in this way could he be the first to avoid the collapsing mud and rocks.
, to avoid the fate of being buried and crushed to death by stones and trees.
However, once they entered the water, they couldn't help themselves. The huge impact force instantly involved the two people in the whirlpool. Zhang Yanling grabbed Axiu's arm and swam to one side with all his strength, surrounded by all kinds of wood, mud and sand.
Stones rolled past, and Zhang Yanling's body suffered various impacts, causing great pain. But Zhang Yanling desperately dragged Axiu aside.
When they finally emerged from the water, they found that they had been carried by the current to the center of the river dozens of steps away. This was where the current was the most stable, so the two of them could emerge.
"Axiu, are you okay?" Zhang Yanling shouted loudly.
Axiu screamed and hugged Zhang Yanling's neck tightly, thrashing around. She didn't know how to drink water. She was already panicking after taking a few sips of water.
"Axiu, don't be afraid. Don't move around. I can save you ashore. Just listen to me and don't move around. Otherwise I will sink. Yes, don't be afraid. I have everything. Hold my neck and stay away from me.
If you move around, I will swim to the other side, where the current is slower and we can get ashore. Dear Xiu, don't move around."
Zhang Yanling was talking nonsense, and she didn't know what she was saying. But Axiu seemed to calm down, lying on Zhang Yanling's back, grabbing Zhang Yanling's shoulders, and stopped scratching and moving.
"Breathe steadily. If you feel like you're going to drown, just take a breath and hold your breath. Just hold on tight. Let's swim to the other side." Zhang Yanling continued to comfort Axiu, and at the same time, she was glad that she knew how to swim. After all, people in later generations like to travel around.
, I still know the basic skills of swimming. But the river in front of me will be a huge test.
"Get ready, I'm going to swim." Zhang Yanling shouted loudly, and then began to swim desperately toward the opposite bank where the water was slightly slower.
After burning the incense, Zhang Yanling exhaustedly pulled Axiu up the slope on the other side. She felt as if all the energy had been drained out of her body, and there was burning pain everywhere in her body. She slumped down on the river slope and moved.
No.
Axiu lay on the side coughing and retching, spitting out all the water she had just choked in.
Zhang Yanling regained some strength, climbed up and shouted: "Axiu, are you okay?"
Axiu also recovered and gasped: "I'm fine, Lord Marquis, what should I do now?"
Zhang Yanling looked at the darkness all around, and the heavy rain and lightning were still raging. At this moment, he was no longer wearing a raincoat, bamboo hat and other items. His whole body was soaked and he already felt a little cold. He knew not to be exposed to the rain for too long. Even though it was just August at this moment.
, the temperature is still very hot. But in fact it has become cooler in the morning and evening, and the raindrops falling from the clouds are also cold. Being exposed to the rain will cause hypothermia.
"Let's find a place to hide from the rain. We can go back when the rain subsides or as soon as it gets light. If we walk back along the river, your father and your brother will find us. We can't wander around now." Zhang Yanling said.
Axiu hugged her body and nodded. She also felt cold and her body was trembling slightly.
Zhang Yanling stood up and looked around. In the heavy rain, the sky and the earth were covered in darkness and nothing could be seen. If he wanted to take shelter from the rain, he would probably have to walk up a hillside not far away to see if he could find shelter from the rain.
After making up their mind, the two stumbled towards the hillside not far away. Zhang Yanling's shoes were gone, and the clothes on her body were torn into pieces and stuck to her body. There were many scratches on her body, and her legs were injured.
I was hit by something unknown in the water, and I was in great pain at the moment. I really had no other choice but to find a place to stay and wait for rescue.
After searching on the hillside for a while, I finally found a large rock with a shelter several feet square below. Zhang Yanling went in and groped around, but it was still dry. So he called Axiu to come in and take shelter.
Axiu got in, and the two of them huddled up and hid inside. It was windy and rainy outside, the water roared, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, and it was like a river toppling over the sea. But the rock was still not affected by the wind and rain.
Zhang Yanling was a little depressed. If he had known that he had not gone forward, it would not have been like this. He couldn't stay idle, so he stayed with the old blacksmith, his son, and Ma Quan for a while. Fortunately, he was in such a mess now.
The water quality is good, and I am quick to recognize opportunities, otherwise I am afraid that something will happen, and Axiu will be implicated.
Zhang Yanling turned around and wanted to tell Axiu a few jokes and laugh at himself. But he suddenly found that Axiu's body seemed to be shivering when he was shrinking next to him. So he hurriedly asked: "Axiu, how are you? You are shaking.
What?"
Axiu gritted her upper teeth and said, "I...I...it's so cold."
Zhang Yanling actually felt cold all over, especially the raindrops jumping in from the cracks in the rocks and the wind blowing in felt like winter winds. As a person who often participated in outdoor activities with traveling friends in later generations, he naturally knew this.
The condition was a symptom of mild hypothermia. But I could still handle this situation, but I didn't notice Axiu's condition.
Hearing Axiu say she was cold, Zhang Yanling immediately realized this. He quickly asked: "Are your hands and feet cold, and your whole body feels like you are shaking uncontrollably?"
Axiu didn't speak, but the sound of teeth chattering could be heard clearly. Zhang Yanling realized that her situation might be a little serious. She quickly reached out and found a piece of cold, smooth bare skin, and she was so frightened that she quickly retracted her hand.
"Where are your clothes?"
As soon as the question came out of her mouth, Zhang Yanling felt that she was stupid for asking. The clothes on her body were inextricably linked. Axiu and she had gone through everything together. Could it be that the clothes on her body were still intact? What she touched should be a piece of hers.
Shoulder.
After hesitating for a short moment, Zhang Yanling reached out again because he had to confirm Axiu's condition at this moment. He touched Axiu's forehead and her hands and feet, which were all cold. This was completely a symptom of hypothermia.
Hypothermia does not sound so scary, but Zhang Yanling knows that it can kill people. This is something that everyone who likes outdoor walking knows.
At this moment, he either had to quickly light a fire to keep warm, or immediately find some clothes for Axiu to keep out the cold. However, it was impossible to make a fire at this moment, and there was no way to keep out the cold. Moreover, there was no way to leave here at this moment, and go outside when the rain fell.
If it rains and the wind blows, it will kill A Xiu.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Yanling said in a low voice: "Axiu, your current situation is very dangerous, hypothermia will kill you, so I must save you. If I am rude and offend, I can't care about it. I can't see death.