"Brother, how about we observe more?"
Seeing that Peng Wang was determined, Mo Jiuye could only remind him helplessly.
"I hope Brother Peng can make a decision before dark. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult for us to go up the mountain."
Peng Wang nodded: "Well, after half an hour, if the rain still doesn't stop, I will follow your instructions and go up the mountain."
After Mo Jiuye went back to tell He Zhiran about Peng Wang's decision, he returned to the wing where the official was.
Not only is it convenient to observe the rain, the most important thing is that he can continue to persuade Peng Wang to lead everyone up the mountain.
The half hour that Peng Wang was talking about passed quickly. Instead of showing signs of abating, the rain became heavier and heavier.
Rainwater has completely poured into the wing.
Mo Jiuye took the opportunity and said, "Brother Peng, for everyone's safety, we must go up the mountain immediately."
Peng Wang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll just listen to you, brother."
After saying that, he ordered the officials to call the people in the other wing to pack their things and set off immediately.
Hezhiran was deeply aware of the seriousness of the problem, and she ran to Peng Wang.
"Brother Peng, you'd better persuade Li Zheng and ask him to notify all the villagers to go up the mountain or find other high places. You must not stay here any longer."
He Zhiran's words still had a certain weight for Peng Wang. When everyone was packing their belongings without knowing why, they knocked on Liu Lizheng's door again.
He Zhiran didn't know exactly how Peng Wang persuaded him. In short, when he came out of the inner room, he had a somewhat helpless expression on his face.
He did everything he had to do, and Peng Wang didn't feel any qualms about his conscience, so he once again ordered the confused prisoners to go up the mountain.
Seeing the sisters-in-law coming out of the wing, they were still holding their luggage and other items tightly in their hands.
He Zhiran persuaded: "Sisters-in-law, these have been soaked by the rain, so it's better not to take them with you."
"Ninth brother and sister, these beddings are hard-earned. They can be used as usual after they are dried. Second sister-in-law is not afraid of hard work and can take them with her."
"Yes, the ninth sister-in-law and the fifth sister-in-law can also take them with me. I'm not afraid of hard work."
"Sister-in-law Seven can do it too."
"..."
He Zhiran knew that the sisters-in-law could be said to have been nobles in the capital, and they were not very aware of natural disasters.
Helpless, she could only patiently reason.
"My sisters-in-law have already experienced how difficult it is to carry a load on this muddy road when they were on the road, especially on mountain roads. If you are not careful, your whole body can slide down.
It's not a wise move to carry such heavy luggage that you won't need at the moment. "
Although the sisters-in-law knew what He Zhiran said was reasonable, they were still reluctant to part with him.
Seeing their tangled expressions, Mrs. Mo said in a deep voice: "You all listen to He's advice."
The mother-in-law had already spoken, and the sisters-in-law had no choice but to put their luggage in the side room unwillingly.
The Fang family and the Xie family are smart. Although they don't know He Zhiran's purpose of asking everyone to throw away their luggage, they habitually follow suit.
Everyone put all their luggage in the wing, and following He Zhiran's advice, they came out with only their tents.
When Peng Wang saw that everyone had arrived, he gave the order and set off in the rain.
Everyone was walking hard on the muddy village road. No one could understand what Peng Wang was doing. However, they dared not speak out and could only follow him in the rain full of resentment.
When no one was paying attention to him, He Zhiran bought two bags of charcoal from Taobao Mall, then wrapped it in oilcloth, made a large package and took it out from the space.
In the entire team, except for He Zhiran who was carrying an oilcloth package, the rest were at most two people holding a tent to protect themselves from the rain.
Mo Jiuye was careful and saw He Zhiran's big package at a glance, and quickly took it and carried it on his body.
Soon, everyone came to the foot of the mountain and found a path up the mountain. Mo Jiuye took the lead and walked in front to clear the way for everyone.
Others supported each other and followed.
The most difficult thing is the He family. It is too difficult for them to take He Ming, who has limited mobility, up the mountain.
In order to prevent the He family from affecting their speed, He Zhiran took the initiative to tell them a way.
That is to remove the board of the wooden cart, tie He Ming to it, and then pull it away with a rope.
The official could not ignore the overall situation at this moment and took the initiative to provide hemp rope.
Even so, the He family still fell at the back of the team.
Fortunately, when everyone was halfway up the mountain, they found a mountain col not far ahead.
Judging from He Zhiran's awareness of danger, it is the most suitable place for everyone to take temporary refuge.
Although there is no shelter from the wind and rain, it is better that there are no trees there, so even if there is thunder and lightning, there will be no accidents.
In addition, she also considered the possibility of landslides in the mountains in this weather.
Therefore, that mountain col is the best location to avoid floods.
So she took the initiative to propose to Peng Wang to go there.
Peng Wang was reluctant at first. According to his wishes, he planned to find a cave where he could at least avoid the rain.
He Zhiran could only explain to him the reason for doing so.
Although Peng Wang felt that He Zhiran was a bit alarmist, he finally compromised after thinking of her ability.
What was unexpected was that after everyone arrived at the mountain col, they were pleasantly surprised to find that there were three caves of different sizes there.
Peng Wang was overjoyed. After checking, he allocated caves for temporary shelter from the rain according to the number of people.
He was somewhat partial to the Mo family and let the youngest one go alone.
Although the cave is a little small, the Mo family is very satisfied. After all, they are the only ones together.
The largest cave was divided among the other three families.
The officials chose the medium-sized one.
Everyone has a place to take shelter from the rain, and thorny problems also arise.
The clothes on their bodies are already soaked. If they cannot be changed or dried in time, they will easily cause diseases such as wind and cold.
In addition, they now have no food and water sources, and being hungry all night may be a torture for them.
For these, He Zhiran was prepared in advance.
She opened the oilcloth package in front of everyone, revealing the charcoal inside.
The moment the female members of the Mo family saw the charcoal, their eyes widened.
"Ninth brother and sister, what are you doing?"
He Zhiran had already thought of his words.
"I saw that Li Zheng's family had charcoal. Considering that we might need it in the mountains, I kept the one tael of silver and took it away."
Mo Hanyue looked at her with admiration: "Sister-in-law Jiu, you are so amazing, you can even think of such things."
"Yes, sister-in-law Ninth, you are the one that my second sister-in-law admires the most right now."
He Zhiran smiled at everyone, took out a fire folder wrapped in oilcloth from his arms, and lit the charcoal with Mo Jiuye.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also praised He Zhiran for his carefulness.
The firewood on the mountain was soaked by rain, and even if it was found, it would not be able to ignite. But with these charcoals, it was different. Not only was it easy to ignite, but it also burned for a longer time.
What He Zhiran bought was a quick-burning type of charcoal, which ignited easily without any effort.
