By the time their rafts were tied up, it was already two days later.
The rain waxed and waned and never stopped, so the flood level increased a little.
I guess if we want to wait for the rain to stop and the flood waters to recede, it will take less than ten days and a half.
If the situation changes, for example it keeps raining...
Then they do run the risk of being trapped.
"Steward Cao, there is still some food, why don't we wait for two more days! If we set off before the rain stops, the water is very strong, and if an accident happens... the children.
Or if you are in a hurry, you can leave first and our family will wait for another two days. "
Butler Cao understands his concerns. The three of them only need to look after one child, but Brother Yao himself has to look after two children and his wife, and they are inevitably afraid of an accident and not being able to take care of them.
But they have been favored by others! How could you leave first? At least I can follow and help.
Yunfei: Thank you! Blocked the possibility of me cheating.
"It's okay, we are not in a hurry. Brother Yao is right, so just wait! Cao and the others are not unloyal people.
Let's go together and take care of each other. "Butler Cao smiled proudly.
Reluctantly, the group put the wood in place and returned to the cave to wait.
There was no firewood, so the adults relied on their righteousness to get through the night.
The children and Mrs. Qin were in bed, next to each other, which was fine.
"Brother Yao! You are still thoughtful. There is a raft here, so we may not be able to go out.
It's too cold, so the three of us martial arts practitioners are fine. My young lady is weak and probably won't be able to stand the rain. "Butler Cao was glad that he didn't leave in a hurry.
After the raft was tied up, he was so anxious that he forgot that there was nothing to protect him from the rain.
His young lady gets hotter after being exposed to the rain... It's scary to think about it.
In his early years, he was used to being reckless on the battlefield with his master. After becoming a butler, he still couldn't get rid of this impulsive problem.
"Yes! We adults are in better physical condition and can handle it. This child will suffer a lot if he gets sick once."
And this was in ancient times when the medical environment was relatively backward.
"Let's wait and see."
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Two more days passed and it was still raining.
After finishing the small pile of sweet potatoes, Yunfei took out a small bag of flour from the carriage, but he couldn't take more because the place was so big.
There's only so much space to put things in. If there's too much, you should be suspicious.
Butler Cao took a sip of the hot soup and sighed: "That sweet potato is still more affordable than this dough. It's a pity that we have never seen such a good crop before."
"Haha... Butler Cao is from the city, so of course he has never seen him before. We mountain people rely on the mountains to live on, and we live on the water.
When you are extremely hungry, why don’t you grab something to eat and you will be a full-blooded person? If we hadn’t discovered that sweet potatoes are edible, our family would be in trouble! I can't survive these two years. "
Ms. Qin lowered her head, knowing that the sweet potato was actually brought by the monster Xianggong. They had never seen such a sweet potato in the village.
However, she did not say anything to expose it and remained silent.
Because her husband was here, she basically stayed with her children on the partition curtain these days and rarely went to the entrance of the cave.
"It's good in the mountains. You can be self-sufficient in whatever you want to eat, but there's nothing good in the city." Butler Cao happily agreed.
In order to prevent the children from getting wet in the rain, Yunfei can be said to have tried his best.
A small bag of flour, eaten for three days.
However, it was still in vain. The rain fluctuated, the water level became higher and higher, and even the mud and rocks on the mountain began to loosen.
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"Brother Yao, we can't wait any longer. I'm afraid the water will never recede!" Butler Cao looked worried at the increasingly deep flood.
Yunfei also saw that water conservancy in ancient times was not perfect enough, and the flood would probably not recede.
If you don't leave, people will be suspicious. If you leave, the children will suffer.
Two large wooden rafts, one for each person.
There was enough hemp rope. Yunfei had secretly put it there. It could be said that the preparation was just enough.
After Cao Guanjia pushed the raft into the flood, he paddled the raft and waited for Cao Ming and Zhao Qian, who was holding Cao Jiayun, to jump onto the raft.
Then he looked at Yun Fei and urged: "Brother Yao, let's set off quickly."
"You go first! We will follow later."
"This..." Butler Cao hesitated a little. He wanted to help take care of the Yunfei family's children, so he left together. It seemed pointless if he left first.
"Thank you for your kindness, don't worry! We will follow you right away. You should leave quickly. Your lady cannot stay cold for long."
"Okay! Then Brother Yao, hurry up and follow us!"
Butler Cao released the wood pulp that fixed the position, and the raft suddenly floated away along the river.
He and Cao Ming controlled the direction of the raft, one on the left and the other on the right.
Seeing this situation, Yunfei was even more sure that he couldn't leave.
The water is so fast, Qin doesn't know how to swim, so he might not be able to care much by himself.
He put away the raft, hugged Yuanyuan and called Qin to go back.
"Master, aren't we leaving?" Mrs. Qin picked up Tuantuan in confusion and followed.
"Don't leave, wait until the rain stops."
Occasionally, you can still see the corpses of animals and people in the floods. To be on the safe side, it’s better to go back to the cave and hide.
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The few people here going down the river are really thrilling at this moment.
Due to the rapidity of the river, they could still stabilize it temporarily with their martial arts, but the occasional slopes and obstacles caused their direction to change.
Now I no longer know which direction I am drifting.
"Aunt Zhao, Yun'er is so cold." Cao Jiayun was shivering in Zhao Qian's arms, her whole body was cold.
"Don't be afraid, young lady, I will use my inner strength to keep you warm."
"Hey! It seems to be really warm, thank you Aunt Zhao."
"This is my servant's accusation. I can't bear the lady's thanks." Zhao Qian looked at the little girl in her arms who was so cold that her lips turned white.
Their lady! He was only three years old, how could he be in so many troubles?
"Brother Quan, has Brother Yao been rushed to another place? Haven't you seen anyone for so long?"
Butler Cao's tone was also a little heavy, "It's okay if we break up, but it's so difficult for you and me to practice martial arts. I'm afraid he can't protect his wife and children by himself! Hey... you guys say, this is not the way of the world."
Cao Ming responded with disdain: "We in Donglin don't have such troubles. It's not the good deeds of Tianqi's foolish king. I'm afraid it's not God's punishment, but the suffering of the people of Tianqi."
"Our direction should not be east."
The three of them felt very heavy. It was too dangerous to lose direction in the flood. If they followed the flood to some cliff, the river area...
"Don't panic yet, let's identify where this is."
As far as the eye can see is the vast ocean, the broken trees have long been changed beyond recognition.
How do you recognize this...
Thank you everyone for your votes. Go to bed early.
(End of chapter)
