Chapter 593: Flood (2)
Chapter 593 Flood Disaster ()
The villagers of Liujia Village were sleeping soundly, when suddenly there was a piercing sound of gongs outside. The sound of the gong woke up all the sleeping villagers, and many children burst into tears because of it. Second Aunt Liu covered her youngest son's mouth and said, "Don't cry." Something must have happened, otherwise the village head wouldn't be beating the gong at this time.
As soon as the child's crying stopped, Sansao Liu heard the head of the village yelling, "There's a flood, everyone, get up."
The head of the village's son worked as a policeman in the county government office, and once he got the news, he asked his son to send a letter back overnight. As soon as the head of the village heard that there was a flood, he ordered his family to pack up and go to the mountain, and he brought out a gong to notify the people in the village.
Liu San's sister-in-law was stunned when she heard this. It was her husband Liu San who slapped her on the back to wake her up: "What the hell, pack up your things quickly and take them to the mountain." There was a heavy rain before, and everyone was worried that there would be a flood. I thought it would be fine when the rain stopped, but I didn't expect the flood to come.
Liu San's sister-in-law came back to her senses, quickly dressed the younger son, and woke up the two older children. Then let the eldest daughter and eldest son help her husband, while she packed the clothes and stuffed valuable jewelry, gold and silver, etc. into the package.
Liu San sorted the rice, noodles, other vegetables, clothes, bedding, etc. into baskets, and then moved them to the mule cart. Seeing that his wife had to put those altars and pots on the mule cart, Liu San couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Don't take any more, go quickly, and later, when the flood comes, you won't be able to leave if you want to." Otherwise, there would be no mule carts.
Behind Liujia Village is a big mountain, the highest mountain is more than 100 feet long. These mountains are all covered with trees and green grass. When the flood is coming, it is perfect to hide on it. And the mountain is high enough that the flood will definitely not be able to submerge it.
When they got to the foot of the mountain, they saw some people coming down from the mountain. These people turned back to move things again.
Although there are a lot of things in the mule cart, they can't reach the top of the mountain, only halfway up the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain, Liu San unloaded the mule cart, put some things on the mule's back, and then lifted four baskets off the cart. Liu San handed Mrs. Liu a shoulder pole and said, "Hurry up and take the child up the mountain, and I will drive the mule behind." The mule has a lot of things on its back, so it will definitely walk slowly.
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound in the distance.
The head of the village had experienced the flood, his expression changed drastically when he saw the scene in the distance, and he shouted at the people down the mountain: "The flood is coming, everyone run up the mountain. No matter how important things are, throw them away and run away." Come up the mountain." Everyone had big bags and small bags, and they were walking very slowly. But when they heard the Lichang's cry, many people dropped their things and rushed up the mountain.
Liu San saw that Mrs. Liu's legs were weak, and said, "We are halfway up the mountain, and the flood will not come so soon. Take the child to the top of the mountain, and I will be there soon." He was still reluctant to part with his mule and its belongings.
Liu San's eldest daughter was very sensible. She led her second brother and carried the younger brother on her back as she ran towards the mountain as fast as she could. Seeing the child running towards the top of the mountain, Mrs. Liu San hurriedly picked up two baskets of things and ran towards the top of the mountain.
The flood roared from a distance and swallowed their village in an instant.
When Liu Sansao reached the top of the mountain, she put down her things and looked back, and saw that the flood had reached halfway up the mountain. Liu Sansao knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "The head of the house, where are you, the head of the house?" If there is something wrong with the head of the house, how will the widows and orphans live?
Liu Sansao, who was crying sadly, saw Liu San rushing over with a load of things.
Touching the sweat on his forehead, he put the things beside Mrs. Liu and said, "There are still a bunch of things on the bottom.
I'm going to fetch him up. "Before Liu Sansao could react, she went down again.
While Mrs. Liu San was terrified, Liu San came back with a big bag of things on her back. As for the mules, they were nowhere to be seen.
A woman next to her was sitting on the ground and crying: "My God, the house is gone, the food is gone, everything is gone, how can people live?"
When Liu Sansao heard these words, tears immediately fell. With such a big flood, the house and the food hidden in the cellar must not be able to keep. The family property that the husband and wife worked hard to save was completely destroyed by the flood.
Liu San also had tears in his eyes, but he is a man and stronger. He helped Liu Sansao up, and said: "People are more important than anything else. As long as people are there, things can definitely be replaced." His words are completely comforting his wife. In today's world, it is really unknown whether we can live without food. .
After comforting his wife, Liu San had time to look down at the flood that had reached halfway up the mountain.
I saw countless sundries floating on the water. There is thatch and firewood, furniture and clothes, as well as dead cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks. And the most horrifying thing is the corpses floating on the water, old and young, all swollen, looking horrifying.
There are also living people floating on the water with wooden boards in their arms. They saw someone shouting for help on the mountain: "Help, help!"
The people on the mountain heard these cries for help and wailing, and no one went down. Such a big flood, if you are not careful when you go to save people, you will put yourself in it.
At this moment, a man holding a big pine tree shouted loudly: "Uncle, I am A Xing, Uncle, I am A Xing, save me."
No one wants to risk their own life for an outsider. But if it's your own relatives, then it's another matter.
When the chief heard the cry for help, he immediately called two young and strong men, tied twisted straw ropes around their waists, and went into the water to save people.
This Ah Xing was very lucky and was successfully rescued. As soon as he landed, he hugged the chief and cried loudly: "Uncle, it's gone, it's gone, grandpa and parents are gone." A Xing's family is from the town, and they got the news after dawn. And the town does not have a big mountain behind it like Liujia Village, so you can run to the mountain to avoid the flood. So when the flood came, they couldn't avoid it at all, and they were all swept in.
When Ah Xing cried, all the people on the mountain also burst into tears. They cry not only for their lost homes, but also for their fear of the future. Soon, the entire mountaintop was surrounded by sadness and despair.
The news of the flood in the south of the Yangtze River reached the northwest after ten days. Xu Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a low voice, "Princess, there is really a flood in the south of the Yangtze River. Nearly half of the counties in Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu have been flooded." As for how many people were killed or injured, they have not yet Get exact news. However, the flood is ruthless, and Jiangnan is now afraid that it will be in a miserable state.
Although Yuxi had been prepared for this matter, her hands still trembled when she heard Xu Wu describe her. After a while, Yu Xi said in a hoarse voice: "Floods are often accompanied by plague, I hope Yu Baojia can prevent the plague." During this time, Yu Xi got angry and couldn't speak. Recently, I have been eating the medicated diet prepared by Quan Nuo.
Xu Wu smiled wryly and said: "If we write a letter to remind us, I'm afraid we will say that we harbor evil intentions again." The princess's forecast for the northwest is accurate, but the forecast for the south of the Yangtze River is not accurate. Of course, Xu Wu knew that even if the concubine's prediction was right, Yu Baojia and Yu's family would not believe it.
Yuxi didn't speak anymore. It is only now that Yuxi feels that ignorance has the benefits of ignorance. At least there is no need to bear so many responsibilities and burdens.
At this time, Tan Tuo asked to see him. The flood is accompanied by the plague, and the drought is accompanied by the plague of locusts. Yuxi can't control the affairs of the south of the Yangtze River, but she can still decide the affairs of the northwest. During this time, Tan Tuo was in charge of exterminating locusts.
Doctor Bai has been summoned to Pickaxe City, and then invited several old farmers who have experienced the locust plague. Discuss together how to solve this problem.
After research and exploration, they found that locusts like to lay their eggs in low-lying places. So Tan Tuo also came up with several methods. The first is to cut off the aquatic plants in low-lying and water-logged places and dry them. After drying, they can be used as fuel and remove the places where locusts lay eggs. Second, encourage the people to catch locust eggs. Thirdly, long ditches were dug for the first-born locusts remaining after the eggs were caught, and one ditch was dug at a certain distance, and then the common people beat the gongs to drive them away.
Tan Tuo said: "Until now, a lot of locust eggs have been killed. But the number is too large and the range is too wide to kill them all." As Yuxi thought, now the entire Northwest has become a place for locusts to breed offspring and A breeding ground for larvae to grow. They want to kill them all, but they can't do it at all.
Yuxi said: "As much as we can destroy, we will try our best to minimize the loss." After a pause, Yuxi said: "In addition to killing these larvae eggs, we also have to do a good job of preventing locusts." Get ready." Yuxi doesn't want to see locusts overwhelming the sky above Pick City.
Tan Tuo said: "Once a plague of locusts appears, there is no good way except to capture and kill them. Therefore, we can only ask the government below to prepare more nets." Lose.
Yu Xi nodded, and said: "Master Tan, just got the news that there was a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and nearly half of the counties and counties were submerged by the flood."
Tan Tuo was shocked, and then looked uneasy: "Princess, the flood in the south of the Yangtze River is not good news for us." Jiangnan is a major grain production area, and they have purchased a large amount of grain from Jiangnan in previous years. Now there are floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and even the rich can't buy food.
Thinking of this, Tan Tuo felt a little rejoiced. Fortunately, they have been preparing since last year and have stored a large amount of grain. Otherwise, it is not just worrying about water shortage and possible locust plagues.
Yu Xi hummed and said: "The flood in the south of the Yangtze River is a bad news for the whole world."
Tan Tuo sighed and said, "It's drought and flood again, God is going to kill people."
When Yunqing came back, Yuxi told him the news. After finishing speaking, Yuxi said: "Nowadays, the situation in Liaodong is relatively good in the whole world." There is also a drought in Liaodong, but it is not serious, and it has not rained for more than a month. Compared with other disaster-stricken provinces, this is nothing at all.
Yun Qing is very familiar with Liaodong, and said: "Although Liaodong was not affected by the disaster, the food it produces every year is not enough to supply the army. So don't worry about Yan Wushuang taking advantage of this to expand his army."
Yu Xi frowned and said, "What Yan Wushuang wants to do won't affect us for the time being. What I'm worried about now is the locust plague and the captives." These two things are related to their vital interests.
Yun Qing said: "Northern captives don't have to worry, the situation outside the Great Wall is no better than ours. I'm worried about the locust plague." Because of the drought, large areas of grassland withered, and the cattle, sheep and horses of the captives died in groups. They have nothing to eat, so they will definitely come to the Central Plains to rob. But now Yucheng has strong soldiers and horses, and excellent weapons, so they are not afraid of them coming to snatch them. However, they have no good solution to the locust plague that may come. (to be continued)