Shu Yan was originally under the river embankment, but when he saw this scene, he was dumbfounded for a moment, and then rushed up the river embankment like crazy and cried: "Ah Weng - Mother - Uncle Han ......"

Xia Tingchang grabbed him by the waist: "Child, you can't go down." ”

Shu Yan jumped on the embankment: "I want to save my Ah Weng, my mother." - Why don't you go and save them? ”

Although Xia Tingchang was also very anxious, he was still relatively calm, knowing that it was extremely dangerous to save people so rashly, such a big torrent, and it was raining so heavily, jumping down one would catch one, since there was an accident, there must be no more accidents, he shouted at everyone: "There is danger on the embankment, no one is allowed to stand on it, all come down." Then he hugged the struggling Shu Yan down the embankment.

Shu Yan was already hoarse: "Let go of me, let go of me, I want to save my parents." ”

"Child, don't panic, your father and mother and your Uncle Han are both well-known good people in our Ruyin, God will not see death without help, maybe they have been washed to the shore in the distance and rescued by well-wishers. When the flood stabilizes, we will all go to them immediately. Xia Tingchang said as he burst into tears, and he tried his best to keep himself calm and not let his voice choke out.

He was just comforting Shu Yan, the poor child. He knew that in such a big flood, how could a person survive if he fell!

It was just dawning, the rain was much lighter, and the flood was still not half abated. People spontaneously came to the center of the street, but they didn't go to Shu's house and Han's house, because they didn't know how to face the children of these two families. The only thing they could do for these two families was to find the bodies of these three people as soon as possible. Yes, corpses, not extravagant to find the living.

Now there are only two old men and a fourteen-year-old boy left in the Shu family. Although Dr. Shu was in good health, he lost his son in old age, one of the three major misfortunes, he couldn't withstand the blow and collapsed on the bed. Although Xie Yi is a servant, for so many years, the Shu family has never treated him as an outsider, let alone a servant. Shu An, in particular, has special respect for him. He was crying at this time, and his mouth was still muttering: "God, what's the use of keeping this old bone of mine, why don't you let me go for him?" Why did you let such a good person die? ”

Although Dr. Shu and Xie Yi know that they can't be overly sad in front of their children, they must give them a backbone. But after all, they are old, and they want to cheer up but can't, and they are knocked down in one fell swoop. When Shu Yan saw that the two old men had fallen, he stopped crying and cheered up, because he knew that these two old men still had to be taken care of by him. This made his neighbors amazed, such a young child was so mature and could afford to let go.

The Han family has a woman and two children. Although the woman is in the prime of life, she is frail and sickly. As the saying goes, poor couples mourn everything. The Han family is very poor, although they are poor, but the gentleman is poor, but their husband and wife live happily and have never quarreled. Knowing that her long-time loving husband left suddenly, Liu had cried to death several times. The two children have also cried into tears.

"If you live to see a person, you must die to see a corpse." Xia Tingchang's face was pale.

"Yes, they must be found, they are our heroes."

"Well, it has to be found. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of these two families! ”

Everyone agreed, their expressions sad. That being said, everyone has no bottom in their hearts. With such a wide river and such a rapid current, the scope is too large, and the target is too small.

Chief Xia Ting ordered: "In two batches, one group will be salvaged into the water by boat." The other group searched downstream along the riverbank, and if they were washed up on the riverbank, there was a chance of survival. ”

"But we don't have a ship?" Neighbor Shu Xiaoliu asked. Shu Xiaoliu is not only Shu Yan's neighbor, but also Shu Yan's distant uncle.

"The Shi family has. In our area, except for the Shi family, no one else has a boat. His family's boat was parked on the bank of the river outside his manor, and there were both large and small boats, the big boat was used for sightseeing, and the small boat was used for fishing. "As the pavilion chief, Xia Chun still knows the local residents well.

Shu Xiaoliu was a little embarrassed: "However, the Shi family has never had anything to do with any of us, is his family willing to lend us a boat?" ”

Although Xia Tingchang is a person who sees the wind and steers, his essence is not bad, he is a warm-hearted, "I'll borrow it!" The Shu family and the Han family are in trouble for the people in our Shujiazhuang area, he didn't see anyone when he was berm, is it now that the danger is lifted, don't you borrow two boats from him? ”

Pavilion Chief Xia knocked on the door of the Shi family's manor. The head of the grange came out, although Xia Chun's level could not be smaller, but he always had to give some face: "Xia Tingchang, sit inside." ”

"Is General Shi in the garden?"

"Hehe, Pavilion Chief Xia, why do you ask this kind of question? The banks of the River Joux are so dangerous, how can my master still stay here? The whole family left before the flood occurred, and the head of my family was an official in the court, so maybe he didn't go to Ruyin City and moved directly to his mansion in Luoyang. ”

"Oh, so you're in charge here?"

"We can't talk about stewardship, we are just looking after the garden for our master."

"Grange head, let's not talk about it, I have an urgent matter, I want you to borrow something."

"What's that?"

"Boats. - I think you also know that in the past few days, it has rained heavily, the river has risen sharply, and the embankment is about to be washed away, and the most dangerous is to the west of your manor. It's impossible to count on the county. Yesterday, Shu An and Han Ning led hundreds of people from nearby villages to protect the river embankment in the face of heavy rain. But unfortunately, the river embankment was reinforced, but Shu An and Han Ning fell into the flood, and now their lives are uncertain. We are going to search for the whereabouts of these three people by land and water. The people who were looking for it along the coast have already set out. But this waterway—"

"You want to borrow a boat, right?" Listening to Pavilion Chief Xia's narration, the head of the grange had already guessed that he was here to borrow a boat. There was a circle in his head - he was looking for an opportunity to get close to the Shu family and the Han family.

"Exactly."

"Pavilion Chief Xia, if you don't say it sooner, it's over, why bother saying so much! The Shu family and the Han family died for the sake of our people in Ruyin - ah no, it's not death, it's life and death are uncertain, and it is incumbent on us all to search for it. The boat is right on the shore and you can row away right away. ”

Xia Tingchang didn't expect the head of the grange to be so refreshing, so he hurriedly called Shu Xiaoliu and a few others who could row, swing the two boats, take the hook, and go downstream.

Just as I was about to row, I heard someone shout, "Wait, I'll go too." ”

It turned out to be Shu Yan, Xia Tingchang stepped forward to stop: "Little boy, don't go, now the flood has not receded, the water surface is very dangerous, you have three long and two short, we are even more sorry for your Shu family......"

Shu Yan didn't wait for Pavilion Chief Xia to finish speaking, and jumped on Shu Xiaoliu's boat. Shu Yan only wanted to get his parents and Uncle Han back. But as soon as he got on the boat, his heart was cold, and when he saw the wide river and the muddy rapids, he knew that the hope was too slim.

The crowd did not give up the slightest hope, and kept hooking in the river with their hooks. Shu Yan took the hook, every time he reached the bottom of the river, he felt that the hook sank, and he felt nervous in his heart, and hoped that it was his parents and Uncle Han who were hooked, but he didn't want it to be, and even he would rather not be, because after such a long time, even if he was fished out of the water, he would not survive. He regretted a little, regretted that he should not have taken a boat down the waterway to look for it, but should have followed another group of people to the shore to look for it, and if he found it, it was very likely that he would be alive. That way he wouldn't have to be so conflicted—he wanted to find it and he didn't want to find it. In fact, every time the hooks of the people on the boat were all aquatic plants, and there was nothing else, and the three of Shu An didn't even find a shadow.

For two days in a row, nothing was found. On land, we have searched more than ten miles along the coast downstream, and dozens of miles away on the water.

On the third day, the people gathered in the streets again to prepare for the third day's search. Shu Yan stopped everyone and kowtowed to everyone: "Don't look for it anymore!" Thank you uncles and uncles, your great kindness is unforgettable to my Shu Yan. It's been two days since they fell into the water, and there's no need to look for them anymore, I'm afraid they're no longer there......"

Before Shu Yan finished speaking, he saw Zhixin's mother Liu Shi with her hair scattered and ran over: "Nonsense, what's wrong, your parents and my husband have already been rescued by someone, and they have been rescued on a boat, that boat is really big, and they are not afraid of any strong wind and waves, and now the big boat has carried them, to Luoyang, to Jingzhou......"

Since Han Ning fell into the water, Liu Shi has been greatly stimulated, and his spirit suddenly went insane, he was sober for a while, confused for a while, and when he was confused, he chattered, and only took pity on Zhixin and Ruoxin.

After 57, Dr. Shu's spirit is better, but his health is not as good as before. Xie Yi is older than Dr. Shu and can barely do some housework.

Zhixin's mother, Liu, was physically weak, and with this blow, she was even weaker, always feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath, and dizziness. I was more conscious than I had been in those days, and I was no longer chattering. But that blow was deeply rooted in her mind, and she never admitted that Han Ning was dead, but thought that Han Ning was rescued by a big official ship, or went north to Luoyang, or south to Jingzhou.

Zhixin invited a doctor to be treated, this doctor is more famous in the Shujiazhuang area, surnamed Liu, and Liu is from the same village. After Liu Yijiang came, he took the pulse first. When he finished his pulse, he groaned. Zhixin hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

The old healer said slowly: "Those who are moved by sorrow will die of exhaustion. Those who are sorrowful, their qi is blocked and they can't do it, their hearts hide their pulses, their pulses give up their spirits, and their hearts are weak and sad, but they actually laugh endlessly. The lungs contain qi, the qi is reluctant, the lung qi deficiency is not conducive to nasal congestion, and the lack of qi is actually thirsty, the chest is full, and the breath is ......"

Liu Yijiang shook his head and said a lot, but Zhixin didn't understand a word. Of course, the old healer knew that it would be useless to say this to a little girl of fourteen, but it was his usual tradition, and he still had to go through it. In the end, he said: "Your mother's illness is weakness, and she is sad because of sorrow, this is a chronic symptom, and you can't rush it. ”

"What medicine is my grandmother going to take?"

"Rich and noble families can take some health tonics, but they also treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and they have to be taken for a long time, and ordinary people really can't afford to eat them. However, if the patient can recuperate in peace and no longer live happy or sad, then you will be safe for a few years. ”

After Liu Yijiang finished speaking, he got up and said goodbye. Zhixin took out a handful of five baht coins and handed them over. Doctor Liu pushed his hand and said, "Although I, Liu, am just a small doctor, I still know etiquette and shame. Your father died for the people of our Shujiazhuang......" Before the word 'death' could be spoken, he hurriedly took it back. Because Liu is the most taboo for others to say that Han Ning is dead, as a medical craftsman, of course he knows that he can't stimulate patients. "Your father is for the people of our Shujiazhuang, you orphans and widows, if I collect your consultation fee, I will be ridiculed."

Before leaving, Doctor Liu prescribed two prescriptions and told Zhixin: You keep these two prescriptions, and then grab the medicine when necessary. One is mainly for dietary supplements, and the other is for use when the condition is aggravated. Zhixin thanked him for sending out the doctor. Without a father, Zhixin and Ruoxin have suddenly matured a lot, and Zhixin speaks and acts like an adult.