With him were several elders of the Li clan, including Old Man Li.
They were all concerned about this abnormal weather. After seeing this scene, several people were confused.
"Hua Zi, hurry up, let's go back quickly, let everyone stop worrying about eating, pack up and leave."
Old Man Li was still concerned about the sweet potatoes they handed over, hoping that with Xu Chongguang's help, he could earn glory for the Li family.
So after seeing this situation, he walked back with Li Qinghua and the others and said, "Hua Zi, County Magistrate Xu is a good official who wholeheartedly serves the people. I think although it seems far away from the county seat now, riding downhill It will be quick. How about you arrange for someone to go back to the county seat to talk to him and ask him to take the people away quickly. No matter what, it is important to save your life."
Li Qinghua was also concerned about earning glory for his clan, but he knew better than Old Man Li that officials should not leave their posts at will.
After hearing this, he said: "Uncle Liutang, this matter is not that easy. Even if Mr. Xu knew that the county would be flooded, he could not leave easily without orders from above, let alone take so many people with him. . If the superiors find out about this, they will lose their official positions at the least and lose their lives at the worst. However, it is still okay to inform them. He can have people notify other towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Liuyun County, so that the people can take their belongings and go to higher places. Walk everywhere. As long as there are no flash floods, it should be fine."
When Old Man Li and other clan elders heard this, they subconsciously looked up at the sky.
I saw that the originally gloomy sky, in just a short time, the dark clouds seemed to be a little thicker, and even the sky felt a little darker.
If it seemed before that only Liuyun County in the distance below seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, now it was like this wherever they could see it.
The air is dull and there is no wind. As the sky becomes darker and darker, people's mood is also affected and becomes depressed.
The bad feeling among the people present was getting worse and worse, which made them panic.
Just when they were about to reach the bamboo forest, they happened to see Bai Yan riding out.
Seeing the person, Li Qinghua subconsciously asked: "Mr. Bai, are you planning to go?"
"Ms. Li asked me to go to the Yamen of Liuyun County! She said that it will start to rain continuously today. The county is low-lying, and the dam in Liufeng County upstream has been destroyed. If it only rains heavily in Liuyun County, everyone should go to higher ground , maybe we can still live in peace, but if other places outside are like this, I'm afraid Liuyun County will be flooded in less than two days."
"So, then go quickly!"
Bai Yan was riding a horse that Zhou Zi had originally ridden from the capital. At this time, he was carrying a coir raincoat and a large bamboo hat made by the Lijiaao people.
In addition, there are dry food prepared by Li Yuan, and several "raincoats" she made from oilcloth starting in April.
When Bai Yan was gone, Li Qinghua and others secretly prayed in their hearts that the people in the county would be safe, and they also walked into the bamboo forest.
Yesterday, this bamboo forest was a good place for them to rest, enjoy the cool and drink water.
But now, the light here is much darker than when I first woke up in the morning. When someone is cooking, they even have to use torches for lighting.
Li Yuan didn't cook. After she told Bai Yan to leave, she put half of the oilcloth in the space out for emergencies.
When she learned that Li Qinghua and others were back, she didn't have time to say anything. She listened to Li Qinghua's instructions: "Those who haven't cooked yet, don't do it yet. It's not a good day. We have to leave quickly. I'll give you two quarters of an hour to clean up. As soon as the hour comes, we will set off. In addition, those who stayed awake for half the night yesterday put on their raincoats and bamboo hats and slept on the shaft of the car with their heads down. The strong laborers who had slept well at night put on their clothes and went out to clear the place. Give it to them.”
"yes!"
People who had been cooking porridge until it was half-cooked could no longer wait for the rice to bloom completely. When it was almost done, they would scoop it up and drink it directly.
The people who were already eating speeded up their eating.
Before cooking, I took out the fried rice prepared earlier, divided some among each person, and drank some of the freshly boiled cold boiled rice last night.
Everyone was moving very fast. Li Yuan stood on the carriage shaft and watched everyone put on their raincoats and big bamboo hats before returning to the carriage.
Because a heavy rainstorm might come at any time, and no one dared to stay here, she was the first driver, and the drivers were Zhou Zi and Zhou Chou.
Her eldest brother and second brother Li Duo went back to drive the car for her father.
Starting from April, Li Yuan will use the small sewing machine in the space to make oilcloth raincoats one after another whenever she has free time.
As of now, she has done a total of twenty-eight.
Just these twenty-eight pieces, some big and some small!
In this current situation, she had given up the Zhou family's guards and Bai Yan.
Apart from these, she also asked Bai Yan to take away a few items, which were for Xu Chongguang, Master Bai, Zhang Cong, Master Xu, Master Zhao and others.
But after going out like this, she didn't have much left on hand.
Wang Can knew that she had made so many raincoats at once. While feeling distressed, he did not forget to lower his voice and said: "Sister, don't you have the kind of transparent raincoats that are worn in the sky in your space? Take them out and hide them first." Okay, let’s see when another set appears again.”
"If you show up soon, then we will each have one suit and put it on under the raincoat. If you don't show up, then you can just wear it yourself. It doesn't matter to me. For the rest of the things you made, we will give the eldest brother and the second brother four pieces. and two brothers-in-law, and the rest will be given directly to Uncle Hua for him to distribute."
"Well! We all have tarps at home. As long as our clothes and food don't get wet, everything else is fine. We also have medicine to treat wind and cold. It hasn't rained yet, and I don't know when it will rain again. Let's go first. It’s as far as you can go. As for my transparent rain gear, I prepared it a long time ago and didn’t put it in the space. Because it can’t see the light, there are only two pieces. I put mine in the space, and the one for you is there. This carriage is hidden underneath."
Wang Can heard this, opened the bottom of the carriage, and then opened the secret compartment. When he saw the transparent plastic raincoat inside, he smiled happily.
But her smile didn't last long. After she put the things back, she opened the car curtain and walked out.
"Sister, let's give Uncle Hua the oilcloth raincoat first?"
"good!"
Oilcloth raincoats are heavier than plastic raincoats, but fortunately there are not many of them. Li Yuan and Wang Can are not the kind of weak people who cannot lift things.
After they gave the things to Li Qinghua and dressed them in front of him, they returned to their carriage.
I don't know if it was affected by the dark weather. When Wang Can came back, he closed the carriage and hugged Li Yuan's arm tightly, with confusion and fear in his eyes.
"Sister, I find it very strange. The snowstorm came early last year, and the floods this year too. What's even more outrageous is that there hasn't been a drop of rain since the New Year. It obviously rained in my previous life, but it was the same as in Fucheng. , it disappeared even before the ground got wet. This drought is supposed to last for a few more days, but why is it like this now?"
