The river was turbulent, and the boat slowly headed towards the south bank on the opposite side.

When the uncle of the tea shop said goodbye to us, he specially took care of the boatman, and there were several dark whirlpools in the center of the river from Shilipo Ferry to the south bank.

Sitting in the boat at this moment, I saw that the tea shop house where I had just stayed was gradually becoming smaller and smaller like a black spot.

Because of the heavy rain for several days, the river has risen amazingly.

The boat we were on was rocking in the surging river, and several of the disciples of the medical hall on the same boat were pale, and they didn't dare to move even if they held the side of the boat.

I had the experience of sailing alone in the Great River near the Lost Trace Valley, and it was obviously better than the few young disciples in the medical hall who had never been out of Ying Tiancheng in their lives.

Chen Shi was closest to me, he glanced at the turbid river, lowered his voice and said to me: "Xiao Lin, have you ever seen the boatman sent by your friend before?" ”

When he said this, I recalled the person who had startled us all when I answered, with a full beard and a tall figure, but he didn't say a word.

The man's face still had some scar marks, which added a touch of fierceness to his plain appearance.

So much so that when the crowd boarded his ship, some were trembling.

"Teacher, you forgot that I was also in Jianghuai North for the first time, how could I have seen the shipman."

remembered that he found the house in the rain last night, and went to the door to hand Xiao Ning's handwritten letter, and the people in the courtyard were shocked.

At that moment, they may have thought that I was the vanguard sent by Xiao Ning to Jianghuai.

Although the boatman is fierce and his skills are top-notch, it's just that I'm curious how the other courtyard can find a dumb man for me.

It is said that the uncle is deaf but not dumb, so he can hear the instructions clearly, but he can't speak.

"Master Chen, just by looking at this section of the river, you know that the situation on the south bank is not optimistic."

I frowned and looked at the other side, which was foggy in the heavy rain and couldn't see clearly. He lowered his voice and said, "When I came back last night, the people at the bottom of the borrowed yard were still tidying up the leaky kitchen. ”

"I heard from the elder steward that Jianghuai City in the south was flooded this time. Many, many people died. ”

"Although the government has banned the wharf by the river, their boats have been there several times, and the news they brought back is the worst."

"I've seen the map, in the master's study."

"When I came back last night, because the old steward was still there, I asked him about the terrain on the other side, for fear that the map was wrong."

"The result? What did he say? A different color flashed between Master Chen's eyebrows, and he asked me.

There was a low table in the cabin, and I dipped my hand in some water and drew a simple picture on it. "Teacher. This piece is to the west of Jianghuai City. "Although Jianghuai City is low-lying, there are two small hills in the west." "According to the current water level, those two mountain bags are only afraid that they will become two isolated islands." "Hmm." I nodded, "According to my speculation, most of the people who survived Jianghuai City went to the mountains to the west. "It's hard to estimate the number of people, and the place on these two hills is not big," I paused, and my tone was not optimistic. There are always about a few hundred people. "Teacher, we went to treat the victims this time, and the people who survived the mountain alone were enough for us to be busy for several days."

Chen Shi looked at the river without saying a word, and only after a while did he respond to me: "Xiaolin, Jianghuai City on the south bank has become a Zeguo. "If the estimate comes true. You mentioned that the two small hills in the West Mountain accommodate the disaster victims, we must do our best to help them. "Teacher, I'm ready to fight a tough battle." I straightened up.

As soon as he finished speaking, the boat under him seemed to have touched a rapid. Suddenly, it shook violently, and after a while, it sank even heavier.

Leaning, the teacups on the low table rolled down the table bones onto the flatdeck.

I clung to the side of the ship and waited for the next wave to pass. "Senior Brother Lin," said a disciple in the accompanying group who was younger than me in the medical hall, with a look of horror, "The boat we are on won't have an accident, right?" “

The corners of my mouth moved, and when I saw that he was so frightened, I saved myself from laughing.

I stared at him with both eyes and said in an affirmative tone, "No, don't worry." “

After a violent shake, the boat finally regained its usual rhythm of following the waves. "Little junior brother," I accepted a respectful word from him, and I naturally comforted him a few words. "When I came to Yingtian, I sailed out of the mountains by water alone." "The wind and waves were about the same as they are now, but the boat I was on was not much bigger than a few low tables like the one in front of me." "Aren't you safely ashore?" I laughed, "Besides, my boating skills are far worse than the uncle who picked us up." "You can rest assured, if we can't even cross this river, how can we go to the south bank to treat the victims." "But if you do good deeds, God will not be so blind."

It took a lot of time, and the adventure of crossing the river was finally completed.

When we arrived at Jianghuai City on the south bank, we were surprised to see that most of the houses were already below the water, not to mention the streets, and only the eaves were exposed.

The severity of the situation is completely beyond people's imagination.

Everyone on board had a sad look on their faces.

Walking through the street that was originally a street but has now been reduced to a waterway, I fixed my mind and said to Master Chen: "Teacher, I'll go and tell the boat man and let him take us directly to the West Mountain I told you." ”

Chen Shi nodded: "Xiaolin, looking at this scene in the city, there is still the possibility of living people, but it is basically gone." ”

"Now, we can only hope for that part of the West Mountain."

I walked out of the cabin, held an umbrella and came to the bow of the boat, looked at the bearded uncle in a robe, and said, "Uncle, the city is already a country, but near the west, there are two hills. ”

"I've discussed with the master, there will probably be some lucky escapees over there, so please take us there."

The boatman turned the bow of the boat expressionlessly, and went in the direction I had said, and it was not long before he saw two island-like hills on the water.

"That's it, please hurry." I was anxious, I couldn't see the real picture of that place, and I didn't know how many people would be on it.

I don't know what kind of scene they are now.

Something to bring with you on board. Not much

In the north of the mountain city of Jianghuai, Xiao Ning's carriage came smoothly all the way to the most lively street in the city.

He lifted the curtain and looked out the window, his face gradually sinking.

The attendants who accompanied him also followed him and looked out. The streets were orderly, and there was nothing unusual on the faces of the people who came and went.

From time to time, guards patrolling the city pass through the streets.

The waiter muttered in a low voice, "Look at the calm waves." ”

He looked up and saw Xiao Ningyin's face that was about to drip water, shrunk his neck, and didn't dare to speak again.

Xiao Ning sneered: "Is it calm? I didn't expect that Jianghuai North, which is separated by a river, could be calm like this. ”

When he arrived in a hurry, coupled with his physical discomfort, he was in a hurry to go to the other courtyard to check if the person who should have come had come, Xiao Ning didn't even bother to pull up the curtain and look at the street in the city.

It wasn't until I settled down and went deep into the city to look into the city that I realized such a strange situation. No wonder, no wonder she braved the heavy rain last night to come to the courtyard to borrow a boat to cross the river.

No wonder she chose the remote Shilipo ferry in the northern suburbs of Jianghuai today.

As long as you take a look around the city immersively, all your questions will be answered!

Xiao Ning's hand clasped the window heavily, closed his eyes, and calmed the anger in his heart.

Jianghuai was devastated by the disaster. The anxious fold was about to fill the desks of the Zihuan Palace, those who wanted money, and those who wanted to allocate manpower, but unexpectedly, in Jianghuai Beicheng, not even a single victim could be seen.

Where did the victims of the South Shore go?

Who gave the Jianghuai Yamen so much courage, restricting boats and banning crossings. What a big dog guts!

The pain in his chest and abdomen was stimulated by anger, and it was difficult to hold on for a while, Xiao Ning leaned on the mat and eased up, and whispered to the attendant: "Go down." ”

His tone was calm, and the attendant suddenly heard the word "go down" because his eyes were as cold as ice just now. Frightened, he trembled, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "The slave has too many mouths, palm mouth!" ”

After speaking, he opened his bow left and right and opened his mouth.

This attendant was originally an ordinary attendant in the Zihuan Palace, and he traveled this time. Because he couldn't mobilize the guards of the inner palace, Xiao Ning transferred a few insignificant people for the first time.

This kind of style is common in the palace!

Especially the group of people who serve the concubines in the palace, but they are not the appearance that Xiao Ning's personal guards in the Zihuan Palace should have.

Xiao Ning raised his head and looked at him, angry and funny!

This kind of action distracted him, slightly alleviated the discomfort of his body, he lowered his eyes and took a breath, raised his hand and said: "Let you go down, this is the most lively place in Jianghuai North." "What I wanted, you went and bought it for me."

"Ah, yes, yes, Your Highness, go at once." The attendant breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got out of the car

Awakening from the initial shock, Master Chen and I walked almost without pause along the halfway point of the West Mountain, which is now temporarily used as a wharf, to the top of the mountain.

Who can tell me that two small mountains in Xishan can accommodate so many victims!

Before we arrived, we had imagined various scenes, but the order here still shocked Master Chen and me.

Men, women, and children, from halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are people sitting under almost every tree and beside every rock.

They all escaped from the catastrophe of the flood and from the Jianghuai City.

The victims spontaneously formed a team to take care of the injured elderly and sick children.

In the heavy rain, the people of Nancheng, who led the way for us, heard that we had quietly crossed from the mountain town in the north to treat the victims, and the doctor was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Directly to the temple on the top of the mountain, I unexpectedly met two colleagues, who were also people who survived the flood, stationed in the temple to see a doctor for the victims.

(ps: rush the end of this volume, rush a million words, just in time for the busiest time, I feel that there is not enough time :)