Chapter 195

Wen Yiye knelt on the ground. Just as he opened his mouth and had no time to speak, he heard a thunderclap above his head. He couldn't help but shiver and calm down for a few seconds before continuing to speak.

After the thunder, the rain outside became more fierce, but the story was told clearly.

The neighboring city suffered from continuous heavy rains, the river dam collapsed, and countless ordinary people like them lost their homes and became refugees.

The disaster relief team sent by the court has not arrived yet. The locals took a lot of gold and silver to build the Qingjiang Weir, which is so easy to be washed away. It can be seen that they did not meet good parents.

After the flood, they didn't save people and send grain. There were also many merchants who colluded with local officials and sold grain at high prices during the chaos.

In the end, they forced people to have no choice but to rebel directly.

This news was kept secret for seven or eight days, and now the news was revealed.

As soon as Master Wen Yi finished speaking, not to mention the change in the faces of the clan leader and other elders, the villagers who ran over after hearing the noise were even more unconvinced.

The refugees were pitiful, but rebellion was a crime punishable by the execution of nine clans.

As for the county magistrate's escape, it was even more bizarre. It was impossible for a county to resist a group of refugees with its own strength, and it was even more impossible for the county magistrate to abandon the county and escape.

"Apart from the riots of the refugees, tell me what else is going on." The clan leader knew that there was something strange when he saw Lao Yi's hesitant look, and asked with his hand on the table.

"There is also the Xijiang Weir built in our prefecture. I was sent there to do some chores. If the current rain continues, I am afraid it will follow the footsteps of Qingjiang Weir." Wen Laoyi's lips moved a few times, and finally he told the secret that he had not revealed to the outside world for many years.

Wen Laoyi took some benefits in the past, and even his family did not tell him anything, but today he heard the county magistrate say that cracks appeared in Xijiang Weir.

If the Xijiang Weir collapses, Jinfeng County will not only suffer from floods, but the local people may also learn to rebel.

If you leave secretly, you can change your identity directly with money. Although you lose your citizenship, you will not worry about your life.

Wen Yiye still has some words in his stomach. If the county magistrate finds the nobles who passed through Jinfeng County some time ago, someone may help to excuse him in the court and continue to be an official in another place.

The clan leader was powerless to ask more questions, and said to the villagers with panic faces: "You all go back first and pack up your things at home. I will discuss it with the clan elders again. It's dark and the road is slippery. Be careful on the way back."

The people who went back did not know how to say it when their families asked them. They just evaded the question that nothing happened, but they did not sleep all night.

The sound of the rain kept coming. After the family members woke up one after another, it was still raining outside. The sky was still dark. Without the sun, moon and stars to tell the time, no one knew what time it was.

After a night, the thunder in the sky disappeared, and only the rain kept beating everywhere.

The sound of heavy beating of gongs and drums echoed in the village, and everyone in the village was startled. Before the young man went out to ask what was going on, he heard the loud voice of the gong beater.

"Quickly pack up your belongings and go up the mountain to avoid the flood!"

The continuous rainfall has exceeded the land's short-term absorption capacity. The loess road has become a quagmire. The flowing water can not only cover the back of a person's feet, but also is very turbulent.

In addition to the rain that is still falling, even if they are worried and anxious in their hearts, they dare not go out in the rain with their whole family. They only send the youngest and strongest man in the family to the clan leader's house to ask what is going on.

When people walked out of sight, the people who stayed in the house began to pack up their things according to the clan's notice.

Even if they don't want to believe it in their hearts, the clan has notified them, and it only takes a little time and effort to do something to avoid worrying.

Almost everyone in the village sent people over, and the clan leader sent people to notify those who had difficulty traveling.

After a simple headcount, the clan leader told the story he had learned from Master Wen Yi last night. After those who heard the news for the first time had digested the alarming news, he continued to tell the method he and the clan elders had discussed last night.

"Last night we asked Master Yi again in detail. The county magistrate and some famous wealthy families in the county all ran away with their belongings. I'm afraid it's not false. Our Fengnan Village may face a disaster at any time."

No matter what the clan members said, the clan leader had not rested for a moment since yesterday. He kept repeating the words of Wen Zheng and Wen Yi in his mind. When disaster strikes, we can't just sit and wait for death.

The rain has been too heavy in recent days. If you want to leave, you may encounter mountain torrents, and it is easier to catch a cold in the rain.

Fortunately, their village is backed by a mountain. Hunter Yang has been hunting in the mountains for a long time and knows a few caves that can allow the whole clan to take shelter.

Knowing that the tribe leader planned to let them go up the mountain to hide first, the villagers stopped arguing and pondered in their hearts. Finally, the tribe leader called everyone to drink a bowl of bitter soup and let them go back.

Wen Zheng did not come to participate, but he and Yang the hunter, with several young men from the tribe found by the tribe leader, went to the mountain to check the conditions of the caves in the rain.

The cave was covered with vines outside, making it difficult to find. Yang the hunter went to uncover it at Wen Zheng's signal and successfully found a different world inside.

The torch wrapped in layers of leaves was taken out and lit with flint. The cave was not wide but deep. Except for the entrance, it was very dry inside.

The cave looked untouched and no traces of large wild animals were found. It was a natural hiding place.

In addition to this cave, there are a few scattered caves of various sizes nearby, which are enough for the whole village to hide in, but it will inevitably be a bit crowded.

After learning the specific situation of the cave, the clan leader stopped delaying and found someone to tidy up the caves. Then he started packing important materials and notifying the villagers to prepare for relocation.

It is not easy to deal with several caves, and there is not much time now. When Wen Zheng went up the mountain, he took the powder given by the Third Master and sprinkled it near the cave to drive away wild beasts to a certain extent.

It is difficult to go up the mountain on a rainy day, especially when wild beasts often appear in the mountain forest. The clan leader called out the young and strong laborers in the clan and formed small teams, holding farm tools that could be used as weapons, to escort the old, weak, women and children up the mountain.

"No one wants to leave?" The clan leader sighed after waiting for a long time but no one came.

The villagers all had doubts. It was Yang Orion's parents who took the initiative to go up the mountain. Seeing that there was no one around, the patriarch asked his descendants to take the lead first.

Wen Zheng and Yang Orion had already come down from the mountain, so they might as well lead the first group of people up the mountain.

The bamboo rafts used to make dried meat were dismantled, and the family's food, clothing, money, farm tools and other valuable and not particularly bulky things were placed on them, tied tightly with ropes, and then they worked together to pull the things up the mountain.

Wen Zheng packed up the things that were on display at home and put them all on top.

Maybe the patriarch asked his two sons to drag their families up the mountain. Several families slowly arrived, followed by their belongings, and in the end it turned into a long team.

Qing Zhuang was holding farm tools on both sides of the team, and the rest were protected in the middle. They all held ropes in their hands to lift the bamboo rafts up.

The oxcart of the clan leader's family and a few mules in the village are responsible for pulling the young and old of the clan up the mountain.

When Mr. Wen Yi came back, he drove a donkey cart, but he didn't provide it for the time being. He took his family to drive the donkey cart up the mountain.

The road was difficult and the cave was located on a higher ground. Even though Wen Zheng found the easiest path to the mountain, he still stopped halfway, and the rain also showed a tendency to stop.

Wen Zheng listened carefully to the sounds around him. The cattle and donkeys he was driving were a little restless, and he immediately raised his voice: "Everyone, be careful, pick up your weapons."

This shout made everyone in the team more energetic. Wen Zheng continued to catch the sound flowing into his ears, borrowed Yang Orion's bow and arrow, and shot an arrow from the string into the grass.

The roar of animals followed, and the wild boar hiding in the mountain forest attacked them frantically with pain in its hands.

The villagers were a little panicked at first, but Wen Zheng's arrow shocked them, and with their previous experience of going up the mountain to catch game, they all started together and captured the wild boar without any casualties.

Although he was reluctant to leave the wild boar where he was, but with the old, weak, women and children around him, Wen Zheng still asked everyone to go up the mountain first and roll the wild boar down the mountain to avoid danger on the way up the mountain.

The blood stains were buried with soil and washed away by rain, trying to cover up the bloody smell here.

After finally sending this group of people up the mountain, they were allowed to choose different caves to live in.

The cave that had only been sprinkled with medicinal powder was inevitably dirty and had an unpleasant smell. However, the villagers, who were poor farmers, had suffered too much and didn't say much, except that some children who were favored at home couldn't help but cry.

There was inevitably noisiness among the crowd, so Wen Zheng left this place and chose the smallest cave. At the same time, he first chose the Yang Orion family, who was easy to get along with, and stayed here with the Third Master to occupy the space in this small cave.

The Third Master comforted everyone in the rest of the cave. Wen Zheng put the things in the cave and handed them over to Yang Orion's family to take care of. He left half of the young men to guard them and went down the mountain again with Yang Orion and the other half.

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The road down the mountain was slippery, so we didn't dare to drive the vehicle too fast. We returned to the village all the way and sent the first group of villagers up the mountain. It took us most of a day to do this twice.

It's already dark on rainy days, so if you don't go up the mountain while there's still some light in the day, it would be too dangerous to go up until dark and rain.

So this is the last trip today. The clan leader wants everyone in the village to go up the mountain together. However, those who have not gone up until now, except for a few families who are delayed by something, most of the others think that the matter is not serious enough and are unwilling to go up.

"Chief, I think the rain has stopped. Nothing will happen tonight. We haven't packed our things yet, so we can go up the mountain tomorrow." Someone vowed.

The patriarch looked at the eyes of several people who kept turning, and sighed secretly in his heart. He said helplessly: "I have to go up the mountain tomorrow, and stay in the village tonight. I am not allowed to do anything inappropriate."

You must know that the villagers who go up the mountain cannot bring everything up, especially the wooden utensils, etc., which are too heavy, so they can only reluctantly leave them and pick them up another day, otherwise someone will keep an eye on them.

"Grandpa, how about I stay in the village tonight." The patriarch's grandson is two years older than Wen Zheng. He is already married and has children. His wife and daughter have settled in the cave, while he went down the mountain to lead the team.

The clan leader shook his head and angrily said, "What's the point of staying here? Help me go up the mountain."

Wen Zheng didn't say much, but before leaving, he took a look at the people who insisted on staying, including Yang Daqing, who was suspected of being on the cover of his original death.

Before setting off, the clan leader tried to persuade them again, but it was hard to persuade them. Those who stayed behind made up their minds and could not tie people up the mountain.

After a difficult journey to the cave, the chief sat on the oxcart and looked back at the village that was getting smaller and smaller. He still had a bad feeling in his heart.

The worries in his heart were immediately suppressed after seeing the noisy cave. The chief took his walking stick and swung it at the quarrelers. The force was not strong, but it quickly helped him control the situation.

He knew the good and bad relationships of these people in the village. The current situation could not be chaotic. Those with good relationships were arranged together, and those with bad relationships were separated.

The chief did not adjust the arrangement of Wen Zheng's cave. After arranging all the people who went up the mountain, it was completely dark.

The people who were busy and tired all day cleaned up the gravel on the ground, laid straw wrapped with waterproof leaves, or huddled against the wall, snuggled up to each other and planned to fall asleep.

Boom!

The heavy rain fell with thunder, and some children were scared and cried loudly, and people who were not asleep woke up one after another.

Boom boom!

Thunder sounded from time to time, as if it was ringing in the ear, making many people unable to hold back the panic in their hearts and quietly shrink their bodies.

This cave is made of rocks. Because it is difficult to take root, only some vines grow, and there are no tall trees. Wen Zheng is not too worried and continues to lie down with his eyes closed to rest.

However, a scream woke him up.

"The thunder has brought down fire!"

Some villagers were brave enough. After hearing the thunder and rain outside, they not only did not compare, but also dared to lift the drooping vines and look outside.

But they saw the purple thunder from the sky falling directly on this mountain, hitting the upright trees and instantly igniting the flames.

Many people who heard the sound got up to see what was going on. When they saw the scene of the forest under their feet being hit by the thunder and sparks, they all had their eyes twitching and their hearts were frightened. The timid legs softened and they should kneel down on the spot.

Even if the heavy rain extinguished the flames that had not yet spread, everyone who saw it knelt down and kowtowed one after another.

"The location where the thunder fell seems to be the ancestral tomb of our clan!"

"What?"

"Could it be...could it be that we shouldn't have come up the mountain, so the thunder fell?"

"We encountered thunder and fire for no reason, and it was near the ancestral tomb. Maybe we have angered our ancestors in some way and can't stay on the mountain anymore."

"Who said that the thunder fell to anger our ancestors? Why didn't our ancestors tell us that it was dangerous down the mountain and let those who haven't gone up the mountain come up as soon as possible?" The clan leader refused the help of his descendants and walked out on his crutches.

He had already believed Wen Zheng's words. After learning that the ancestral tomb was set on fire by thunder, his first reaction was that the ancestors were giving them a warning.

It's a pity that Wen Zheng is not here, so he can't ask him if he has encountered another dream.

Those who want to go down the mountain dare not speak in front of the clan leader. In their hearts, they still want to go down the mountain, but they don't dare to go out when they see the sky outside.

They only secretly plan to go down the mountain after dawn.

The resting place in the cave was not very comfortable. I was thinking about the belongings left at home. There was also a fire caused by thunder. Not many people could sleep well that night.

While thinking about random things in my mind, I heard the sound of water flowing outside getting louder and louder. Suddenly, someone spoke in the darkness: "The sound outside seems to be a little wrong."

It was all water sounds. Something was wrong.

The people near the outside pulled away the vines. The stars and the moon were covered by rain clouds. The thunder and lightning also stopped. Looking out, I could only see darkness.

In the cave some distance away, when the sound of thunder and fire came, Wen Zheng did not move, but stood silently.

"Dashan, what happened?" Yang the hunter woke up in a daze, walked to Wen Zheng and looked outside. He saw nothing, so he asked softly.

Wen Zheng shook his head, motioning him to go back and rest. He continued to stand at the entrance of the cave and looked at the land under the mountain in the distance.

After getting used to the darkness, the eyes with enhanced vision could see the rain falling on the mountain gathered into a fierce stream and rushed down.

For those who have experienced the world of the world-destroying flood, this scene is not too big, but Wen Zheng also saw the flood rushing down the mountain and the houses that were vulnerable to the flood.

Just tonight, the torrential rain completely washed away the Xijiang Weir. Once the barrier that had been blocking for many days was broken, the flood was unstoppable and washed away everything it touched.

All dams, bridges, houses, and even mountains and rivers could not withstand the erosion of the flood. Along the way, the flood accepted all the rivers and streams, absorbed them all into its arms, and constantly strengthened its strength.

The families who stayed in the village had their own plans. Some people were more or less worried and had difficulty falling asleep late at night, but some people took the opportunity to do some sneaky things. They were frightened by the thunder first, and before they had time to confess their sins and beg for mercy from their ancestors, they felt the vibration on the ground.

When seeing the flood roaring in, the human brain lost its function at that moment, and the body was swept into the water and completely lost control.

They were hit against the wall by the fierce impact force before they drowned. In the last moment before they lost consciousness, they didn't even have time to regret not going up the mountain.

The fierce flood came quickly and went away quickly, leaving only a ruin.

The rain had not stopped yet, but the sky was getting brighter with the arrival of daylight. People who didn't sleep well dragged their tired bodies out of the cave, and some who planned to go down the mountain had even packed their bags.

They looked in the direction of their houses at the bottom of the mountain, but they didn't see any houses, only the remaining flood.

"The chief is right to worry, there will really be a flash flood, and it came last night!"

"You can't talk nonsense. Yesterday was just fine..."

"The village...the village is gone...the fields are gone..."

"Daqing! My Daqing is still in the village and hasn't come up. No, I have to go down to find him. My Daqing has been smart since he was a child. He must be hiding secretly. He will be fine."

As soon as Wen Zheng helped the Third Master over, he heard Daqing's mother's crying words.

The other party's voice increased from low to high, as if he was trying to convince himself. In the end, he ran down without caring about anything. Facing the person who wanted to stop him, he pushed and pulled away frantically, but stepped on a stone and fell down. On the ground, he let out a roar while crying.

Seeing this, the villagers stopped and looked down the mountain in disbelief. They could not accept it. One night, the village, houses, fields and things left at the foot of the mountain were really taken away by a flood.

There are also those villagers who have left this world. Even if they usually have some quarrels or even fights, they will feel a little sad when they are gone.

There is even more fear about the future. Even if they escape this time, how will they survive in the future without houses and land.

It's so difficult for people to live.

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