Li Ping'an's house is on the east side of the village, which belongs to the outer area of Xiaochen Village, and you can go out to the official road if you go east. If you want to leave the village, you have to pass in front of his house. Therefore, the team that bought grain chose to gather at his house, which was also a matter of the way, and the group's mighty departure would not attract the attention of too many people in the village.

At the beginning of the day, at one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone was assembled. Li Dafang's family came to his uncle Zhang Yu and Dashan Xiaoshan, and there was also an unexpected Chen Taohua from Li Ping'an; Li Dalin didn't come, it was his son Li Dong, who was one year younger than Li Ping'an; Li Silin and Chen Dazhu, two pillars and three pillars, as well as Li Ping'an's uncle Yang He.

"Have you got any people?" Li Dalin was not there, and Li Erlin was the one in charge of the group, he looked around, "Let's set off when everyone is ready." ”

The group set off with three pallet trucks, and covered a pile of grass with oilcloth on the pallet, and then spread a layer of dry grass on the pallet first, then put the grain on it, and finally covered it with an oilcloth, so that the grain would not be afraid of water.

Qingfeng County is in the southwest direction of Xiaochen Village, the distance is not far, more than ten miles, usually it does not take an hour, but today the rain is slippery, the official road is muddy, it takes more time.

A few juniors walked in the middle, one foot deep and one foot shallow, Li Ping'an looked down at the newly changed but heavier and heavier straw sandals, and scolded God in his heart.

Xu was dissatisfied with his behavior of putting down the bowl and scolding his mother, there was a loud noise in the sky, with a rumbling echo, Li Ping'an shrunk his neck, and hurriedly begged God for mercy in his heart.

He's still a kid, so it's weird.

Wiping the rain on his face, Li Ping'an turned his head to look at Chen Taohua behind him, and said to Zhang Xiaoshan next to him in a low voice: "Why did Peach Blossom come with him?" You're going to call her? ”

"The peach blossom family can't live, so my mother went to persuade her to take Zhaodi to live in my house first, and then make plans when the rain stops. Just now, my uncle came to my house and said that he was going to buy food, and Peach Blossom listened to it, so he told my mother to go with me. Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaoshan frowned, "Ping'an, Uncle said that there might be a flood, is it true?" ”

Li Ping'an thought about it, then talked about the nightmare he had last night, and said that he suspected that this was a warning from God.

After hearing this, Li Dong immediately said: "Brother Ping'an, my mother always said that you are a child favored by God, and I think so too, maybe God is really reminding you." ”

If it weren't for God's care, how could a poor family like them have Li Ping'an, a smart and active-minded child, look at how good the life of the second room is now. His mother told him in private, go to Brother Ping'an's side more, listen to Brother Ping'an more in everything, Brother Ping'an will definitely have a great future, and he is also emotional, as long as he has a good relationship now, he will also promote these cousins and cousins in the future.

Li Dong has also tasted the sweetness a long time ago, and when Brother Ping'an finds something to sell, he will call them brothers and sisters, and the money he has earned with Brother Ping'an over the years has been consistent.

"Probably." Li Ping'an looked up at the gloomy sky, and when he retracted his gaze, he inadvertently saw the turbid water in the ditch not far from the official road, his pupils dilated instantly, and he quickly grabbed Zhang Xiaoshan's arm, and asked nervously, "Is the water in this ditch flowing out of the mountains?" ”

"yes, haven't we gone down the ditch to see it?" Zhang Xiaoshan didn't know why.

Li Ping'an's face turned pale, and he yelled anxiously: "Quick, you go back quickly, tell a few families to pack up our things quickly, and go up the house back to the mountain after packing, don't wait for us to come back!" ”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiaoshan was confused, and the others also looked at Li Ping'an suspiciously, unable to understand what he was suddenly crazy.

"The water is getting muddy!" Li Ping'an pointed to the ditch, and his voice trembled with horror, "The water in the mountains has become turbid!" A flash flood is coming! ”

At this moment, he no longer has any luck mentality, since he came back from the mountain, he has been recalling the knowledge about floods in his previous life, although he can't remember too much, but he remembers one: playing in the stream anywhere, even if it doesn't rain, as long as the originally clear stream is found to be turbid, escape from the danger zone as soon as possible.

Zhang Yu looked in the direction pointed by Li Ping'an, and sure enough, when he saw that the surging water in the ditch was turbid, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and some bad memories came to his heart.

He still clearly remembers that day he was hunting in the mountains, obviously the last moment it was still a clear sky, but the next moment it suddenly broke out a flash flood, he found that he was about to escape, when he returned home non-stop, but only saw the whole village full of messes, he shouted loudly to his family, but did not get the slightest response.

On that day, he lost all his loved ones.

"Ping'an is right, the flash flood may be coming, Xiaoshan, you quickly take the peach blossoms back to inform the people at home, don't wait for us to come back, pack up your things and hurry up the mountain, the speed should be fast, and some unimportant things should not be wanted." Zhang Yu said quickly, he didn't want to bear the grief of losing his relatives anymore.

Zhang Xiaoshan realized the seriousness of the matter, everyone else was numb, stunned in place, Li Ping'an pushed him, "Don't wait, hurry up and take Peach Blossom back, I'll help her buy Peach Blossom's food!" ”

Chen Taohua also knew that things were in a hurry, and when she heard this, she took out the copper coins strung with a rope and stuffed them into Li Ping'an's hand, and pulled Zhang Xiaoshan to rush away.

The rest of these people did not dare to delay, and continued to set off towards the county seat almost at a trot. An hour later, the city wall of Qingfeng County came into view, and the group hurried forward, and after the inspection of the doorman, they immediately rushed to the grain store when they entered the city.

Li Ping'an told Li Erlin that he was going to buy other things, Li Erlin looked at this eldest son, who had always been quite assertive, hesitated for a moment and agreed, only told him to hurry up, they were waiting for him at the grain store.

After getting permission, Li Ping'an gave Chen Taohua's half-run money to his uncle Zhang Yu, and then took Li Dong to break away from the army. He had planned to go with everyone to buy food first, and then he would go shopping for other things, but now he was racing against time and had to go his separate ways.

Li Dong's money has long been on Li Erlin, he is here to help push the cart, and he doesn't need to buy grain, so it won't be in the way to follow Li Ping'an away.

Li Ping'an had already planned what to buy at home, and now he had a clear purpose, and took Li Dong straight to the grocery store. On a rainy day, there are few pedestrians on the streets of the county, and many of the shops on both sides are closed, and there are few customers who open the door.

"Three catties of brown sugar, ten catties of salt, and two buckets of vinegar." Li Ping'an took out three times and put it on the counter.

The middle-aged man behind the counter glanced at the three pieces of money and then smiled, and said to the stunned guy: "What are you doing in a daze, didn't you hear what the guest officer said, hurry up and get something." ”

The guy came back to his senses, responded flatteringly, and glanced at Li Ping'an and Li Dong before walking away, but muttered in his heart: He doesn't look like a rich man in his clothes, and his straw sandals and trouser legs are muddy.

Days are out?