Text Chapter 18: The Mouth of the Gorge
The carriage left Wanxian County, and because of the heavy rain, it didn't go fast.
The road is uneven, there is water in many places, the carriage looks inconspicuous, but in fact, the workmanship and materials are extremely high-quality, coupled with Anhe's exquisite driving skills, Yi'er in the carriage didn't feel too bumpy.
The convoy of large families that had gone out of the city with them dispersed after leaving the city, and in a short time there was no more car or person to be seen on the road. Yi'er estimated and judged the direction, after they left the city, they had been rushing north, knowing in her heart that Yang Mo should have planned for a long time, and she simply didn't bother to inquire about it, anyway, the things planned by the master and servant were always a little more reliable than her planning as a little woman.
After walking for a short time, An He sighed, stopped the car a little abruptly, and jumped off.
Through the sedan curtain, Yi'er saw a person lying in the mud in the middle of the road, motionless. An He stepped forward to investigate, and then moved the person to the side of the road, got into the car, and continued to move forward.
An He didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he was already a dead man.
First there was a drought, and then there was a flood, under the natural disaster, it is just a normal thing to die a person, Yier has been in Wanxian County before, and has seen people die, but I have to say that the situation in the county is much better than outside, she has heard that floating corpses can be seen everywhere outside the city, and people are dying every moment. As soon as she left the city, she had already prepared in her heart, but when it was time to see it with her own eyes, she still couldn't avoid a burst of sadness in her heart!
The further I went, the more corpses I encountered, and at first An He was able to patiently move the corpses that were in the middle of the road to the side of the road and then drive through, but then I really couldn't take care of it, and those who could go around were detoured, and those who couldn't get around were simply pressed directly from the body!
Suddenly, seeing so many corpses, Yi'er's mood was inevitably a little heavy, and Yang Milling was domineering and black-bellied on weekdays, looking heartless, but he didn't want to look thoughtful and serious at this time!
The atmosphere in the carriage was a little cold, but neither of them obviously wanted to talk.
At noon, after the three of them hid in the carriage and ate something hastily, Yi'er finally asked them where they were going, and Yang Mo said, "Go to Yuanshan!" ”
Yi'er was a little surprised, the mouth of the gorge is in the mountain, and now the water level at the mouth of the gorge has already crossed the cordon, and the rain has not stopped at all, the embankment at the mouth of the gorge is definitely a high probability event, at this time, rushing to the mountain, isn't it equivalent to hitting the muzzle directly?
"There are already too many people dead, if the mouth of the gorge breaks the embankment again......"
Yang Miao's words didn't continue, but Yi'er obviously understood what it meant for the embankment at the mouth of the gorge to burst!
Set off on the road again, when he arrived at Xiaojian Mountain, Yang Mo asked Anhe to stop the car again, he looked at Yi'er, and said solemnly: "There is a Hanqiu Temple on Xiaojian Mountain, where the terrain is relatively high, but the mountain is a stone road, the carriage can't go up, you get off from here, and it won't take long to get to Hanqiu Temple, you settle down in the temple first, and the master will come to pick you up after dealing with it!" ”
Yi'er obviously didn't expect Yang Mo to let her stay in Xiaojian Mountain, Yang Miao's kindness is naturally self-evident, but because this is a kind intention that is too clean to be ignored, Yi'er's heart is like a stone, and even her voice can't help but choke up a little: "I'm not going!" ”
"Get out of the car!" Yang Miao's voice could not be ignored.
"Childe, listen to me, I know how to protect myself, and maybe I can help a little when the time comes!"
I don't know why, Yi'er suddenly felt that the scene in front of her was so familiar.
At the beginning, in the courtyard of Xichangbo Mansion at the foot of Zouma Mountain, Jiang Jufang also paved the way for her to go in the future, although it was not a guarantee, but that was all Jiang Jufang could do for her, and then Jiang Jufang drove her away, and later, she knew that the girl she had accompanied since childhood died, and she didn't even know where Jiang Jufang was buried after she died? Has the tablet entered the ancestral hall of the Jiang family?
And it's the same in front of her, but her girl has been replaced by Yang Miao.
She has only known Yang Mi for more than ten days, and she doesn't even know Yang Miao's true identity at all, but she can feel that Yang Mi is good to her, just like now, even at this time, he is still thinking about everything for her!
Yi'er didn't know why Yang Mo had to rush to the mouth of the gorge, but she believed that Yang Mo must have a reason to go, if she could really prevent the mouth of the gorge from bursting, Yi'er would definitely agree to rush to the mouth of the gorge! That's why she didn't mention a word of objection when Yang Mo decided to go to Yuanshan.
It's just that she must not let the regretful thing like Jiang Jufang's before happen to her again, so she made up her mind not to go to Xiaojian Mountain alone!
But where is Yang Mill who can speak well? Seeing that Yi'er didn't get out of the car, he actually picked Yi'er up by the waist, just like carrying her to the car in the morning, and threw the person out of the carriage directly, along with Yi'er's baggage, and threw it on Yi'er's body.
At this time, the rain has stopped, only sporadic light rain, Yi'er's eyes are a little red, I don't know if the rain has entered the eyes, very uncomfortable, she stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes, saw that Yang Mill had put the sedan curtain, and ordered Anhe to catch the car, she took a breath, put the burden on her shoulders, and didn't pay attention to Yang Mill, and the person took the lead to move forward.
Of course, the direction of Yi'er was not Komiyama Hanqiu Temple, she was heading towards Yuanshan Mountain.
When Yang Mian saw it, he was so annoyed that his face was almost gloomy enough to come out of the water, but although he was annoyed, he was helpless, he couldn't take a rope to tie people to the Hanqiu Temple, right? Besides, when he decided to go to the mouth of the gorge, he asked An He to hurry up, and decided to go, of course, sooner rather than later, because he really couldn't spare his hands to send Yi'er up the mountain now.
Therefore, after a long time, Yang Mo finally relented, viciously let Yi'er get into the car again, and An He beat his horse and galloped towards the mouth of the gorge.
The Xiakou Dam was built in Zhaoming 16 years, is the largest gorge mouth dam in the north of the three states and even the entire north, has been nearly 45 years, although there is maintenance every year, but after all, the main structure of the building is the level of craftsmanship of the year, there have been signs of overwhelm in recent years, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Yun Zhongying only went on the fold a few years ago, to build a new embankment on the dam of the Xiakou Dam for 30 miles, in order to relieve the pressure of the dam at the mouth of the Xiakou, just do not want to build the Mumakou dam has not yet started, the three states in the north have encountered this rare flood in a hundred years!
When An He drove the carriage and went to the dam at the mouth of the Gorge, the hour was just less than three minutes, although the sky was not completely clear, but the rain was much lighter, and it was still intermittent, which was also a good clue!
It's just that it is completely different from the situation that the three of them expected that people on the dam came and went, scrambling to build the embankment, and there was no one on the dam at this time, and it was empty!
Yang Miantie's face was blue, he was furious, checked the water level and jumped into the carriage, and commanded sharply: "Go to Yuanxian County!" ”
The county seat of Yuanxian County is just below the mouth of the Yuanxia Gorge, the distance is only five miles, very close, Anhe knows that Yang Mian is angry, where do he dare to go up to touch the head of the mold, the horsewhip in his hand is crackling, and the carriage rushes into the county seat of Yuanxian County like a fly.
There were no guards at the city gate standing guard at the city gate, and only a few people in the county town walked by on the street, and there were all old and weak women and children, all of them panicked and hurried.
Obviously, the situation here is the same as in Wanxian, because after knowing the news that the mouth of the gorge may burst the embankment, most of the people have fled out of the city, and most of these are those who are in difficulty at home, and they can't get together to escape, or the old people who don't have the physical strength and energy, or the lonely widows who live alone!
The carriage rushed directly to the gate of the county government before stopping, but Yang Mo didn't wait for the carriage to stop completely, the person had jumped off the car, stepped into the county government in a few steps, and shouted: "Ma Tongyao, Ma Tongyao, you bastard, get out of here!" ”
Ma Tongyao is the county magistrate of the county, and it is the first time that he rushed directly into the county government like Yang Mill and called the county magistrate the name of the old man.
Five people came out of the county office, led by a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, in his thirties, wearing a green cloth robe, when he saw Yang Mo hurrying over, he shouted even more in his mouth, and couldn't help asking: "Who are you?" How can the yamen of the county government be allowed to trespass at will? ”
"Are you Ma Tongyao?"
The man shook his head and said, "I am the county lord Bo thank you!" ”
"Tell Ma Tongyao to come out and see me."
Xie Han sighed and said, "Ma Tongyao, that coward, knew that the dam at the mouth of the gorge was not guaranteed, so he ran away with his family overnight last night!" ”
Speaking of which, this thank you letter is just a small book, Ma Tongyao, the county magistrate of Nayuan County, is his top boss, and he actually called him by name directly with Yang Miao's words, it seems that Ma Tongyao's behavior of running away in difficulty makes this thank you letter extremely shameful, so he doesn't choose to speak, and has no respect for his top boss!
Now, Yang Mian was not in a hurry, he walked into the yatang, found a chair casually, sat on it, glared at Xie Han, and said, "Since Ma Tongyao has run away, why don't you run?" ”
Of course, Xie Han didn't know the identity of Yang Miao, but after all, he had been the master for many years, and his eyesight was not shallow, just looking at Yang Miao's dress and demeanor, and his demeanor, he had roughly judged that this person was by no means an ordinary person, etc., and his tone was a little polite at the moment, and said: "Now whether the dam at the mouth of the gorge is really going to burst the embankment is still two words, not to mention that although most people in the county have gone out to flee, after all, there are still people who have stayed for various reasons. How could they leave the people of Yuanxian County to flee for their lives alone? ”
"Good!" Yang Mo said, "Thank you for having this idea, it can be regarded as a blessing for the people of Yuanxian County!" It's just that I don't understand, Xie Zhubo knows that the dam at the mouth of the gorge is very important, and whether the people who stay in the county can survive this catastrophe is all tied to whether the dam is broken or not, but why does Xie Zhubo only stay in the yamen of the county government and don't care about the situation on the dam? ”