Chapter Eighty-Six: Ascending the Mountain for Refuge
Heavy rain washed the dam yard and it was spotless......
The villagers stepped into the dam intermittently, mud-stained shoes on the clean stone slabs.
Chen Qifu wiped the rain from his face and said loudly: "The flood is very likely to be advanced, Xiao Qi and I mean to go up the mountain tomorrow, now let's ask everyone's opinions." ”
When the words fell, only the sound of wind and rain was heard on the dam
Everyone was fighting a tug-of-war in their hearts, and in the end the grain won.
Seeing that the grain is about to usher in the harvest season, how can you give up the raw food!!
"Village chief, aren't we in a hurry for the next few days? When the rain stops this time, it's not too late to go up the mountain when the grain is harvested! ”
"Yes, there is no food, everyone has no bottom in their hearts!"
"The flood will not break out suddenly, and it is not appropriate to leave the food alone and go up the mountain."
The villagers all voiced opposition.
Su Qiqi persuaded forward: "Food is important, but when life is at stake, it is the best policy to save your life first, if your life is gone, what is the use of food?" The mountain has arranged for people to grow a batch of food, and if we hunt again, we will not starve to death."
Everyone shook their heads, still reluctant to give up the grain in the field.
Everyone was lucky and felt that the flood could not be sent out as soon as it was said.
Su Qiqi said that her mouth was dry and gave up persuasion, she could understand the thoughts of the villagers, it was normal to be obsessed with food in a situation of not having enough to eat for a long time, and she understood it, but she didn't plan to wait.
After the villagers dispersed, she said to the village chief: "Uncle Chen, the villagers insist on waiting for the grain to be harvested, I won't be with you, I will go up the mountain tomorrow, if the situation is not good, you can also go up the mountain!" ”
"Success, it depends! Try to go up the mountain early to meet you. Chen Qifu agreed to go up the mountain as soon as possible, but as the head of a village, he couldn't run first, and he couldn't tie up the whole village to go up the mountain.
Su Qiqi said goodbye to the village chief and went to her uncle's house, entered the house without sitting down and went straight to the topic, "Grandparents, our family will go up the mountain tomorrow, what are you going to do?" Do you go up the mountain with us or do you collect the grain with the villagers? ”
Su Yunhong shook his head and refused to sigh: "Xiao Qi, you are too grassy and soldiery, why did a trip to the rain scare you like this?" It is really inappropriate to flee to the mountains without collecting the grain. ”
Su Qiqi pinched her eyebrows and was helpless, she couldn't say that she knew that the flood was really coming, and she couldn't persuade her
Even if she is open, no one will believe it, and it is estimated that she will think that she is stunned!
Let's do everything we can and let God do! It is enough to ask for a clear conscience in everything!
When Su Qiqi returned home, he immediately called his friends for a meeting to discuss going up the mountain tomorrow.
None of the friends objected, everyone had experienced things together, it can be said that they were friends of life, and at the same time, they had more or less seen her ability, understood her vigorous and resolute character, and agreed that her choice was the best choice!
The crowd busily collected food and clothing by the light of the fire
The grain is wrapped in oiled paper, and then tied tightly with linen cloth on the cart, the lower layer of the cart is covered with hay, a layer of oilcloth is mated, and the grain is placed in the middle, and daily necessities such as clothes and quilts and pots are stacked on it.
Finally, cover with a layer of hay and two layers of oilcloth, and tie it firmly with a rope around the cart several times, even if the cart accidentally overturns, the objects will not be scattered.
Huang's reluctant gaze fell on the cabinets and beds, the big water tank in the stove room, and the jars for grain
When the flood comes, everything will be burned.
Erdan dragged his mother to pack up his belongings at home, and only Erdan was left with a close relative, and his son was determined to follow his seventh sister up the mountain, and Jiang could only obey.
The two packed up their belongings, and under the repeated urging of Erdan, the mother and son braved the rain to pull the cart and came before the rooster crowed in the middle of the night.
Su Qiqi opened the door of the courtyard and felt that the little brother was too active, and it was also sad
"Hurry up and pull the cart under the eaves, don't get wet."
Erdan patted the board lane: "It's wrapped in the oilcloth you gave, and it's not wet." ”
Su Qiqi looked at the dark sky and couldn't complain......
Okay, wake up, just wake everyone up.
Light the fire, steam a large pot of rice, and eat a few dishes before you hit the road!
The rain outside the house was heavy, and the faint light of the fire inside the house was dark and bright in the wind and rain
At the end of the day, the sky was still dark under the dark clouds, and the clouds were foggy.
On the village road, a dozen or so people pulled three carts, dressed in robes and carrying bamboo baskets, to the foot of the mountain.
Su found a reason to return home as usual, and put the furniture that he couldn't take away into the space.
Then he ran in the heavy rain to catch up with the large army, took Xiaoyu from Huang's hand, put it on his chest with a cotton cloth, wrapped a few circles of cloth around his waist, and Xiaoyu put on Xiaoli's clothes and got into his pocket, buried his head in his chest and hugged her tightly.
Even though the little fishman is small, he can feel the tension of the atmosphere, and it seems that something is different......
Su Qiqi asked Huang to shake off a piece of oilcloth to cover his chest, leaving only a thin slit for the little fish to breathe.
A group of people dragged the cart on the muddy road and slowly advanced, until they entered the forest, although the rain on their heads was blocked by dense leaves, but it became more and more difficult to walk under their feet, and it rained heavily overnight, and the forest was full of water under the rotten leaves, and the water overflowed the ankles when one foot stepped on, and the water soaked into the shoes and rattled......
The ensemble of chirps and rotting leaves makes people irritated.
Su Qiqi held the small fish on his chest with one hand, and held a wooden stick in the other hand so that Huang could pull it and borrow strength, Huang was too weak, even if he was trained urgently for two months, his physical fitness was much stronger, but he was only in the state of an ordinary woman.
Because he needed to take care of the Huang family from time to time, Su Qiqi arranged for the golden retriever to be responsible for opening the way, Mao Feng and Tong Zi were second in line to guard against poisonous snakes and insects, etc., the woman and child walked in the middle, and Lin Zhongshan was cut off.
The golden retriever walked leisurely in front with his child, Su Qiqi was very greedy, if it didn't rain, he could let it carry small fish, and he could easily get a little easier.
The group stumbled and stumbled out of the forest at the end of dark, and it was impossible to rush to the mountain to rest, because it was too dangerous to climb the mountain in the dark.
Su Qiqi found two big trees on the periphery of the forest, and ordered everyone to pull a rope to connect between the two trees, she climbed the tree and put an oilcloth on the rope at a high place, and supported it with a wooden stick in the middle, and dug a small ditch on all sides under the oilcloth to drain the rainwater.
"Mao Feng, a few of you men go and carry some stones back, light the fire first, bake the surrounding soil and then spread the oilcloth, and sleep on the wet ground at night to stay cold."
Fortunately, she insisted on bringing half a cart of wood yesterday, otherwise where to find dry firewood on a rainy day, and it would be strange if she didn't fall ill overnight.
Erdan approached her and asked, "Seventh sister, what about my mission?" ”
"Sweep the ground clean with a twig."
Su Qiqi and a few others moved back the stones, pulled a handful of hay in the car, dragged out a bundle of firewood, lit a fire on the stone pile, and spread the wood on the ground to bake mud after it was burned.
After baking for half an hour, the ground gradually dried, and everyone sat on the oilcloth to breathe a sigh of relief.
Sitting wet on the watery ground, Titus felt uncomfortable.
Su Qiqi instructed the men to avoid the distance, let the women and children change into dry clothes, and the men were more physically fit, and they roasted directly by the fire.
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