After the two changed their clothes, they sat in the Li family hall, the Li family lady had already put the meal on the table, and the two sisters, Li Xiaowen and Li Xiaoyu, were chattering around Ye Chen.

Li Xiaowen raised his hand and drew a big circle in mid-air, and said with an exaggerated expression: "Sister Ye, you don't know that when the water was so loud just now, it scared Xiaoyu and me to death." ”

Ye Chen looked at the oil lamp on the table in a daze, her mind was in chaos, she didn't know what Xiaowen said. The soybean-sized light jumped and jumped with Xiaowen's movements, as if it would go out at any time.

From the moment the Yangtze River burst, she felt like she was dreaming, her mother had gone, her father did not know her whereabouts now, from the previous life to the present, she had encountered such a bad situation for the first time.

'Calm down, calm down, don't panic, you've lived two lives, there must be a way. Ye Chen took his eyes off the oil lamp, and saw Xiaoyu holding a corn tortilla and handing it to her, "Sister, sister, you try this, my mother put sugar in it, it's sweet." She laughed, Ye Chen saw the dim light casting a shadow on her dimples, her eyes were shining, and she smiled sweetly.

Ye Chen took the cake and took a bite, "It's so sweet, thank you." She barely managed to squeeze out a smile, so that no one could see the flaws.

The lady of the Li family sandwiched the dishes into Ye Jing's bowl, and gave Ye Chen another chopstick, and listened to her whisper: "Eat quickly, eat quickly, my aunt's family doesn't have anything good to entertain you, don't be polite to your aunt, sleep here when you're full." ”

Ye Jing thanked him repeatedly, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, auntie, the food cooked by my aunt is delicious." Thank you to the second elder for taking in our brother and sister, if there is no second elder, my brother and sister may die. Thank you for your kindness, we will definitely repay you in the future. He straightened his colors, and every word he said was very serious.

Uncle Li waved his hand and sighed, "Your father and I have been friends for many years, although our two families usually have stumbling blocks, but they helped each other a lot in the past. I should save both of you, nephew, you don't have to say that, it's weird. Eat quickly, you two are tired after such a sin, don't think about anything after eating, go to sleep quickly. ”

Ye Chen was lying on the kang, she stared at the faint outline of the beam, her mind was still in a mess, and she finally put the two little guys around her to sleep, she could finally take a good look at her thoughts and think about what to do next.

Dad went out more than two hours before the embankment, and it rained halfway, the road was already muddy, and Dad must not be able to go fast, and Bacheng was stopped on the road by the rain not long after he left the city.

There is a big road from the entrance of the village to Yuncheng, there is a grass pavilion that can shelter from the rain on the road, if the father goes out of the city, he must hide from the rain in the pavilion, and the grain can not be drenched. In that case, wouldn't my father ......

Ye Chen shook his head, no, my father has been working for a long time, and it is okay to climb trees, so he will definitely be able to dodge it. She clutched the quilt tightly, not thinking about the terrible consequences, she said to herself over and over again, go to find her father tomorrow, and find it tomorrow.

She quietly bit the corner of the quilt, but her shoulders couldn't help shaking, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes to the pillow, she cried quietly, not daring to make a sound, and there were two children sleeping beside her.

Don't cry, she thought like this, and begged Uncle Li to hold the raft along the road to find her father tomorrow, and if she couldn't find it, she would go to the rice shop in the city to inquire. If Uncle Li refuses, she and her brother will go by themselves.

This water will not be able to retreat for a while and a half, and even if it retreats, it will not be able to stay here, famine, pestilence, will come soon. If you find your father, you will go in the direction of the capital, and I heard that my father said that he has a distant uncle who lives in Wencheng, east of the capital, and can only go to him temporarily. If you don't find it, you have to go, and you must go before the plague breaks out.

Thinking like this, she stopped crying, bit the quilt hard, and let out a long breath. The rain outside seemed to have stopped, and the night had faded, and she seemed to see a glimmer of light through the crack in the window.

Turning over, Ye Chen closed his eyes and planned to take a good rest, there are still many things to do tomorrow.

Before dawn the next day, Ye Chen woke up, and she woke up from her sleep that night, and she was very unstable. After lying down for a while, she looked at the beam in a daze, the outline of the beam gradually became clearer, and the color became lighter and lighter.

Outside the house, the voice of Uncle Li and the lady of the Li family talking came from outside, and they seemed to be cooking. Ye Chen regained the focus of his eyes, lifted the quilt and got up. Dressed, she took a deep breath and opened the door.

When the lady of the Li family saw Ye Chen get up, she stopped what she was doing and said, "Is your aunt arguing with you, why don't you sleep more?"

"I've woken up a long time ago, I don't sleep much at home, is my aunt cooking porridge, I'll help my aunt watch the stove." Ye Chen walked over and wanted to squat beside the stove as he spoke.

Uncle Li hurriedly stopped her and said hurriedly: "Achen, you go to the hall and sit first, and your aunt and I can cook." With that, he pushed Ye Chen into the hall, and closed the door intimately at the end.

Ye Chen had no choice but to sit down in the hall, and saw his brother lift the quilt and sit up.

"Achen, didn't you sleep well yesterday? Are you scared? Ye Jing put on his coat and sat down beside his sister.

"Brother, let's go find my father after dinner, walk along the road, if you can't find it on the road, go to the rice shop in Yuncheng to inquire." Ye Chen looked at his brother, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the red rope bracelet on his wrist. The peach pit that was worn on it stuck to her body temperature, and it became warm in a moment. It was last year that her father sharpened her with a peach pit, punched and strung into red rope, and she always wore it on her wrist.

"Okay, if the water doesn't recede for a while, let's ask Uncle Li to borrow a raft, and if the water recedes, we'll walk." Ye Jing nodded with a deep groan.

After eating, Ye Jing told Uncle Li that he was going to find his father, and Uncle Li said that he would not let the brothers and sisters go on their own and would send them into the city.

Ye Jing refused Uncle Li, Ye Chen was going to stop his brother, but Ye Jing was resolute and had to give up. Seeing that things could not be turned around, Uncle Li packed them with a large bag of grain and insisted on sending them to the entrance of the village.

Today, the sun is shining brightly in the sky, and there is a hint of heat in the air, which reminds people of the summer that is about to be forgotten. God also seems to know that his moodiness has caused trouble in the world, and he has carried out the summer routine very seriously today.

When the three of them walked to the entrance of the village, they were already sweating. The water receded to the calves, and it was not so difficult to walk.

Ye Chen turned around and said: "Uncle Li, just send it here, my aunt is still waiting for you at home, I estimate that many people have died in this disaster, and there will be an outbreak of the plague soon, if there are relatives in other places, go over and avoid it first, and come back when the matter is over." We are small families, and if we are infected with the plague, we will definitely die. ”

Uncle Li was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he understood, and said: "I know, Achen, uncle, thank you for reminding me, uncle, go home to pack up your things, and go to relatives to take refuge." Take care and be careful on the road. ”

Uncle Li waved his hand to the brother and sister and hurriedly turned around.

Ye Chen and his brother walked towards Yuncheng with one foot deep and one foot shallow. After walking for less than half an hour, she saw a bubbling white corpse hanging on a tree on the side of the road, Ye Chen sighed in her heart, and took a closer look at it for fear of being afraid, fortunately it was not her father, she breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Ye Jing also saw the corpse, his body tightened, and he held his sister's hand tightly. Ye Chen approached his brother and said in a trembling voice: "People you don't know, let's go." ”

The two of them quickened their pace, eager to fly over the place immediately. Next, they saw all kinds of corpses on the road, men, women and children, cats and dogs, and they didn't know where they came from.

But they haven't seen their father, Ye Chen doesn't know if this is good news or bad news, she puts all her hopes on the rice shop in the city.

By the time they reached Yuncheng, the water had receded to their ankles. The gates were wide open, and the soldiers who defended the city pulled carts of corpses out of the city, piled them up in the clearing, and burned them. Black smoke soared into the sky, like black, gray and black butterflies flying in the air, and a faint cry came from the city.

The city wall was directly washed out of a large opening, and most of the houses in the city collapsed, because of the Yangtze River, the area was seriously affected. The street was full of stones, and the river mud mixed with the river water was paved with a thick layer, and the signboards on the side of the street had long been washed away. The two followed their memories and inquired about their father's whereabouts one by one.

Seeing that most of the day had passed, the sun was hanging in the sky like a furnace, and the water had receded, but the air was filled with a smell of burning, and it was extremely hot. Ye Chen touched his sweat and stood under a tree at the gate of the city waiting for his brother.

She squinted her eyes and put her hand on her forehead with a pergola, and saw her brother limping out of the city. Ye Chen hurriedly greeted him and hugged his brother, "What's the matter, did you fall?" ”

"It's okay, I fell and scratched some skin. Find ...... Daddy? Ye Jing saw his sister coming over alone, and his voice trembled a little when he asked.

Ye Chen didn't speak, when she saw her brother walking out alone, she knew that her father was afraid that he was going with his mother, maybe in those flying black ashes. She smelled the palpitating burnt smell again.

Ye Jing clenched his sister's hand, he felt helpless now, only he and his sister were left, he didn't know where to go.

Ye Chen helped her brother to the tree, she pursed her lips, and her voice was extremely firm, "Brother, let's go to Wencheng to find uncle, there may be a famine and a plague here, we must go." She looked at her brother's ankle and frowned, "I'll look at the wound, if we can't make it, let's find a place to rest for a while." ”

"It's okay, I'll put it on the wound with a stinging herb, and the bleeding has stopped." Ye Jing pulled up his pants, the wound had already been wrapped in strips of cloth, "A group of people in the city are about to rush to the capital, let's follow them along the way, and take care of them on the road." ”

He took out the dry food from his bag and handed it to his sister, "Save some food, the road will be harder." When we get to town, we will go and change some dry food. ”

Ye Chen took the dry food, nodded, and ate it in a big gulp.