Chapter 191: The Bridge Collapses
To go to the county from Jixiangbazi, you have to pass over a wooden bridge over the Rake River. Because of the radius of the Rake River for dozens of miles, there is only a wooden bridge in this place, and there are quite a lot of people on the bridge. Xiao Zheng drove the donkey cart, and the donkey cart was slow again, and Xiao Zheng was a little anxious.
There is some wind today, especially on this empty river, the wind is so strong that people can't open their eyes.
Xiao Zheng covered his eyes with his hands, and at the same time flicked his horsewhip a little irritably, driving the donkey. The donkeys of the Xiao Zheng family have been almost overloaded in the car these days, and they are probably tired at this time, and they have trampled their hooves twice, but they refuse to go to the bridge.
"Hey, you coward!" Xiao Zheng was ruthless, and shook off the horsewhip fiercely, but because of the wind, he was blinded, and Xiao Zheng's horsewhip was not in place, and it actually hit the donkey's eyelids, and the donkey was in pain, and went crazy, and ran directly onto the bridge.
There were already a lot of pedestrians on the bridge, and with the donkeys running wildly, the wooden bridge shook a little for a while.
Jiang Baoqing faintly felt a little bad in his heart.
She took a look at the wooden bridge before going up to the bridge, it was in disrepair, and the wooden beams at the junction in some places were blistered a little rotten by the water - plus the donkey suddenly ran wild and trampled, and pedestrians couldn't avoid it, the wooden bridge shook a little dangerously.
Before Jiang Baoqing could shout the word "beware", he only heard a bang, and the wooden bridge collapsed like this.
The screams of the people on the bridge sounded instantly, especially Xiao Zheng's donkey cart, which was full of people, all of whom fell into the river, and some of them were unlucky, after falling into the river, they were hit with blood by the falling wood on the wooden bridge, and they were floating and sinking in the river, and it was not good to see it.
Jiang Baoqing calmed down, and swam to the side carefully first, so as not to be injured by the falling wood.
The Rake River is too wide, and it is probably the flood season recently, and there is a lot of water, and the water flow is also very turbulent, which is really dangerous.
Jiang Baoqing plunged out of the water, and saw that many pedestrians in the river who fell into the water could not swim, and they were floating and sinking in the river, which was very tragic.
Jiang Baoqing can't protect himself, let alone save others.
Some of these people were lucky, and climbed the driftwood on the river, and there was a high probability that they would be saved. Some of the bad luck is probably going to die at the bottom of the rake river.
Jiang Baoqing took a deep breath to let some fresh air in her lungs, and then riveted her strength and swam towards the piece of driftwood closest to her.
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Wang Po said better, although she also grew up by the rake river, can water, but she is old, there is no physical strength, fortunately when she fell off the bridge, there is a piece of driftwood beside her, she has a lot of life experience, hurriedly hugged it, just choked a few mouthfuls of water.
There were many people who fell into the water, and the water was turbulent, and Wang Po didn't have time to save anyone, so she was washed away by the river.
Bai Ruihua's luck was not so good, when she fell into the water, she grabbed Xiao Feng'er's arm, Xiao Feng'er cried in panic, but drank several more mouthfuls of water, frightened, and wrapped around Bai Ruihua's back like an octopus.
Bai Ruihua was bought by the Bai family as a child daughter-in-law when she was a child, and from the first day she entered the Bai family, she began to accompany the sick son of the Bai family. Xiao Feng'er is young, and naturally she has not yet started to learn to swim in the water, and the mother and daughter are floating in the water in a panic, and it is going to be bad when they see it.
At this moment, an old and eager voice came: "Girl, don't panic, reach out to me!" ”
It was the princess who grabbed a piece of driftwood.
The desire to survive in Bai Ruihua's heart gave her strength again, and she pushed the water hard and swam towards the voice.
After a lot of hard work, Wang Po finally dragged the mother and daughter over, and Bai Ruihua grabbed the piece of driftwood, as if grasping the last straw.
It's just that Xiao Feng'er was overly frightened and wrapped around Bai Ruihua's back, which made both of them choke a lot of water. But there is no way, this piece of driftwood is not big, it is enough for Bai Ruihua and Wang Po to hold them, and it is already a little ups and downs at this time.
Wang Po gasped hard and comforted Bai Ruihua: "Girl, don't, don't be afraid." Definitely, there will be a ship to save us. ”
Bai Ruihua was choked by the river and tears came out, she looked at Wang Po, and tried her best to say to Wang Po: "Wang Po, you said that you can only be sweet after bitterness, is it true?" ”
Wang Po's face was a little pale because of the river water, and she was still comforting Bai Ruihua: "Sure, sure, don't be afraid, girl......"
Before Wang Po's words fell, she saw that Bai Ruihua's face had changed, and she kicked Wang Po's body hard underwater.
Bai Ruihua saw Wang Po's last glance, Wang Po's face was full of horror and disbelief, and then Wang Po was overturned by the turbulent river and washed away.
Bai Ruihua used the last bit of physical strength to put Xiao Feng'er behind her on the driftwood, and let Xiao Feng'er sit on the driftwood and hold it tightly.
Xiao Feng'er's small body trembled, holding driftwood, and carrying floats and sinking on the Rake River with Bai Ruihua.
Bai Ruihua's teeth were tightly locked, trembling.
Don't blame her, you can't blame her, this piece of driftwood can't carry the three of them, or all three of them will die......
Besides, her hard days haven't passed, the sweet days haven't come yet, she can't die here, she can't!
Wang Po is a lot older, her life, in exchange for the lives of the three of them, is cost-effective! Rather than the three of them dying together, it is better to let Wang Po sacrifice herself and let both their mother and daughter survive.
Bai Ruihua looked at Xiao Feng'er, whose hair and clothes were glued together, hugged the driftwood, and thought silently in her heart: "Grandma Wang, our mother and daughter will remember your great kindness for the rest of their lives." If our mother and daughter can be saved today, when I go back, I will set up an immortal tablet for you, and offer you as if it were my own mother. ”
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After Jiang Baoqing came ashore, he collapsed on the bank of the river like a dead fish.
Some of them are good and strong, and they have already climbed ashore at this time, but they also have relatives who are still in the river, and they are swallowed by the river when they see it, and there is no chance for them to save them.
Many people who survived the catastrophe lay on the banks of the river, wailing and crying.
Eventually, it was some boaters from nearby villages who rescued those who had caught the driftwood.
Bai Ruihua and Xiao Feng'er were also saved, because Bai Ruihua had another one in her belly, and Xiao Feng'er was still a child, so the two of them were wrapped in a blanket.
It just so happened that there was a doctor in the nearby village who was practicing medicine in the county, and when he was old, he went back to the village to care for the elderly, and he often showed the villagers a headache and brain fever on weekdays.
When he arrived at Bai Ruihua, the doctor couldn't help but sigh: "Little lady, you are really blessed with a great life, after such a shock, the pulse of this child in the belly is still very stable." ”
Bai Ruihua touched her stomach, a little stunned, and didn't know what she thought.