No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a doctor or a reclusive person.
The skin that has been exposed to the sun and rain and the rough calluses on your hands did not come overnight.
The housekeeper has experienced so many ups and downs that he has long been indifferent to such things as luck. He knows that there is no such thing as a pie in the world.
So they were receiving favor from others without knowing it.
………
The next day, it was still raining heavily.
The plan to part ways could only be put aside for the time being. During the conversation, Yunfei learned the names of the four people. As for whether they were true or false, he didn't know.
The housekeeper's surname is Cao, the surname given to him by his master.
The young man and woman are the guards of the Cao family. The woman is called Zhao Qian and the man is called Cao Ming, so the child is Miss Cao.
Butler Cao thought that everyone knew about it anyway, so he simply didn't hide it and just said that she was their young lady.
Mrs. Qin came to her senses, took a set of clothes and handed them to the female guard, and said sheepishly: "I thought it was a boy yesterday. Let me change the little lady into my daughter's clothes."
"Madam, no need." Zhao Qian politely refused.
They are already worn anyway, so it would be better not to change. You can continue to pretend to be a little boy for the rest of the journey.
With outsiders around, even they can't eat as they please.
So there were only sweet potatoes for breakfast. Everyone had one, and four were given to Butler Cao, who gave them four hard steamed buns in return.
"Brother Yao, I'm afraid the rain won't stop for a while." Butler Cao sat in front of the cave entrance and said sadly.
"Luckily you had the foresight to pick up so much dry firewood in advance, otherwise I might have been freezing."
That's what I say, but if the rain doesn't stop, I'm afraid the firewood will be gone.
They don't dare to add firewood during the day now, for fear that it will burn out and it will be cold at night.
In the nights and mornings of early spring, the chill can penetrate into the bones.
"We can only see if the rain can abate in the evening." Yunfei was also worried.
………
"Sister Tuantuan, you feel so warm."
Cao Jiayun's small body hung directly on Yao Qiyue's arm.
There is no cover at the entrance of the cave, so the cave is a bit damp and cold.
Cao Jiayun had just finished her fever, so Yunfei asked her to lie on the bed together, sleeping on the far left, while Yao Qiyuan was on the far right.
In the middle, Mrs. Qin is lying next to Yuanyuan, and Tuantuan is lying next to Cao Jiayun.
"As long as it's warm, go to sleep." Tuantuan rubbed her little face, what a cute little sister.
"Um."
The little girl who had just been sick was a little weak and gradually fell asleep again.
Even when the sky darkened, the rain outside still didn't stop. The rain was still so heavy, as if it was trying to make up for the lack of rain during the drought.
For dinner, Yunfei boiled some water in the earthen pot, tore up the hard steamed buns and boiled them into a paste, then added some oil and salt.
The fragrant and hot batter soup was completed. After they finished eating, Butler Cao borrowed the pot and oil and salt and learned how to cook it.
At least the patient was given a bowl of hot soup.
Everyone was speechless and agreed to take turns to keep vigil. Yunfei naturally did not dare to trust others and closed his eyes to rest and did not dare to sleep to death.
Boom~~
In the middle of the night, he suddenly felt the ground shaking, and he opened his eyes all of a sudden.
"What's going on? Is the earth shaking?"
Butler Cao shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not a cave. I'm afraid there's a flash flood in this area."
Everyone was awakened by the sudden loud noise and vibration, especially the three children, who were shivering close to Qin.
In my ears, I could hear the sound of rain falling outside, as well as the raging floods, the impact of rocks, and the click of dry trees being broken by the impact.
"Mom... Yuanyuan is afraid."
"Yun'er is also afraid."
The two children, who were over three years old, cried softly in fear. Tuantuan, who was almost six years old, was more courageous, but he behaved quite calmly anyway.
Her eyes were fixed on the monster father, who would protect them.
………
"It's okay. This cave is on a high terrain. The floods won't reach here for a while. Go to sleep! We'll see what happens tomorrow." Yunfei comforted Qin and asked her to sleep peacefully with the children.
In the second half of the night, except for a few children and the weak Qin, no one else wanted to sleep.
The four of them frowned and looked sad! The atmosphere was solemn and terrifying.
Yunfei leaned against the cave wall, thinking about what to do.
There is no boat in his space, only things like swimming rings and swimsuits. There seems to be a lifeboat. I wonder if he has collected anything to cheer him up.
But when outsiders are around these things, let alone taking them out, you have to weigh them even when you take a piece of candy.
It was unlikely that they would go their separate ways. If the flood was deep, they would be trapped on the mountain together.
Over time, food becomes a big problem.
………
No matter what they thought, dawn still arrived as promised.
The young man went out in the rain to check the situation. Yunfei's umbrella was modern and had been put away early, so he couldn't get an oil-paper umbrella to hold him out.
After a while, the person ran back wet, "It turned out to be a flood. The water was about half a person deep, and the water was a bit fierce."
The rain is still falling, but it has become lighter.
"What should we do now? Why are we just in time for a flash flood! Hey." Butler Cao sighed, feeling very uncomfortable.
Everyone agreed not to eat breakfast to save food, and only baked three sweet potatoes to feed the three children.
They didn't eat lunch either, and everyone endured being hungry.
Yunfei is not special either. He is skeptical about whether he can defeat the three ancient people who practiced martial arts.
It wasn't until night that I cooked some sweet potato soup in a clay pot, and everyone ate half a bowl.
During the vigil, Butler Cao approached Yunfei and said in a solemn tone: "Brother Yao, I feel that we can't sit still and wait for death! Why don't we go out tomorrow and cut down some giant trees, tie them together, and we rush out?"
If we stay like this, when we run out of food, we may be trapped and die on this mountain. "
"Okay... I have a bundle of hemp rope on my carriage. If it's not enough, I can tear up some old clothes."
"Then since Brother Yao has come up with the rope, let us do the work to cut down the trees."
Yunfei nodded and smiled, "Okay."
…………
The next day, Butler Cao and the boy went out to cut down trees in the rain.
After daybreak, the rain became much lighter, leaving only dense raindrops still falling.
The female guard stayed in the cave to protect Cao Jiayun.
The three children were playing a clapping game taught to them by Yunfei.
"You take one shot, I take one shot..."
"Brother Yuanyuan made a mistake again, scraping his nose." Cao Jiayun stretched out her little hand and gently scratched Yao Qiyuan's nose.
Zhao Qian looked at the young lady who had no concept of male-female defense and thought silently... Invisible, invisible...
It was rare to see such a lively young lady, and she couldn't bear to interrupt. After returning to Cao Mansion, the young lady might never smile so happily again.
The old lady has always disliked madams, and she even dislikes girls who are born as girls. What she is looking forward to day and night is to have a male child in the house.
(End of chapter)
