There were too many people. Xin You looked around, not sure if Gu Yu was among them.
Judging from the time, the accident should have happened when Gu Yu left home and returned to the Imperial College, which was still some time away from now.
But whether this time is a quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, or longer, no one knows.
If Gu Yu goes out at the same time every time, he should be able to tell. This is why Xin You just subconsciously looked for Gu Yu's figure.
She quickly gave up her plan to call Gu Yu forward for questioning in full public view.
There are too many accidents in this world, and a person's fixed behavior will suddenly change. At this point, you can still rely on yourself.
Xin You turned her head and nodded slightly to Liu Zhou.
Liu Zhou shouted: "The neighbors have lined up and started making porridge."
The first person in line took the bowl of porridge and glanced straight into the other vats: "Um...there's no meat roasted today?"
Liu Zhou's voice became louder: "Aren't you buying a lot of chicken and meat for several days in a row? The vegetable market can't supply it. Our girl specially ordered it from Zhuangzi, but it was delivered late. The meat had just been processed when we left. Okay, it will be delivered in a while, please wait a little longer."
"Then we have to queue up again?" The person first in line was a little reluctant.
Of course, this is not dissatisfaction with good people like Miss Kou, but resentment for waiting in the wind and snow.
Liu Zhou smiled and comforted: "Today is the last day to give out porridge and meat. I guarantee that everyone who comes to line up can get a share."
When the man heard this, he was indeed comforted.
Since you can definitely get the meat, let’s wait a little longer.
Fortunately, it has been snowing for the past two days, so everyone has experience. Those in better conditions carry wooden buckets with lids, and those in worse conditions carry bamboo baskets to prevent snow from falling into the porridge bowl. Waiting like this, there will be nothing but coldness.
Xin You watched silently. No one left after getting the porridge. They all chose to queue up again to wait for the braised pork.
She breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Giving porridge and meat for three consecutive days has built up these people's trust in her. They believed that they could get roasted meat and tasted the aroma of the meat, so they were naturally willing to spend some time waiting.
In the snowy winter, for most people, time is the least valuable thing.
"Good morning, Miss Kou." It was Gu Yuniang's turn, and she greeted Xin You enthusiastically.
She really didn't expect that just helping this girl find a cat that day would lead to such great benefits.
"Good morning, Auntie." Xinyou's eyes turned to Gu Yu, showing surprise, "Are Mr. Gu and Auntie the same family?"
"Miss Kou and Yu'er know each other?" Gu Yuniang looked surprised.
Xin You smiled: "I own a bookstore near the Imperial College and have met Mr. Gu several times."
"Yu'er is my son." Gu Yuniang saw that Xin You became more affectionate and elbowed her son.
Why doesn't this kid know how to say hello?
Gu Yu said hello politely: "Miss Kou."
"My cousin is studying in the Imperial College. I remember that the Imperial College holiday was yesterday. Is Mr. Gu going back to the Imperial College?" Xin You asked naturally.
"Yes." Gu Yu didn't want to say more because she couldn't guess Xin You's intention.
But Gu Yuniang is a talkative person: "Usually it's about this time when I go out. Fortunately for Miss Toko, I can have a mouthful of hot porridge..."
at this time--
Xin You recited these words silently in her heart and raised her eyes to look at the sky.
The heavy snow just stopped last night, and I don’t know when it started falling again, spreading endlessly.
Even though there were so many people gathered here, she could still feel the coldness of the wind and snow.
A slight shaking feeling came, and Xin You noticed it immediately, and her heart suddenly tightened.
Gu Yuniang shook her hand holding the bowl, and some of the porridge spilled out. She thought she had not held it firmly, and felt extremely distressed.
Most people didn't react, either thinking it was an illusion or feeling dizzy.
"That's not right!" Gu Yu's face changed drastically, "It's the ground
move! "
As soon as these words came out, the crowd was in an uproar.
The ground shook slightly again, and now everyone noticed.
"The earthquake, the earthquake is coming!" Someone shouted in panic and ran away.
Some people with some experience shouted: "Get down, get down quickly!"
More people were not frightened by the slight shaking, and were even suspicious.
There was a sudden loud noise.
"Look!"
"It collapsed, the house collapsed!"
Some people who lost their minds subconsciously ran home, but were grabbed tightly by the people next to them: "I don't want to die!"
Panic was spreading, but people seemed to have been immobilized, looking motionless in the direction of their homes.
In that area, houses one after another collapsed in an instant, with snow flying and falling snow covering the broken walls.
I don’t know how long it took, but someone knelt down and cried bitterly: “It’s all collapsed, it’s all collapsed!”
Cries were everywhere, and heartache was lost as they lost their shelter.
But a young man hugged his wife, fearful and happy at the same time: "My dear, luckily you and your child came out to get the porridge, otherwise——"
The young woman who was hugged by the man held her child in her arms and burst into tears: "Well, fortunately, I came out. Fortunately -"
Her voice suddenly stopped and she looked at Xin You.
If Miss Kou hadn't come to give porridge and ask for meat to be divided per head, she would definitely not have taken her child out in the snow. Then she and her child——
Looking down at the ignorant child, the young woman knelt down in the direction of Xin You: "Miss Kou, thank you for saving my family's lives and my child..."
The young woman's words caused people to react.
Yes, if Miss Kou hadn't been here to give porridge, and it was snowing on such a cold day, and they were still lying in bed, wouldn't they all be stoned to death?
More and more people knelt down.
"My benefactor!"
"Thank you so much, Miss Kou!"
Gu Yuniang also knelt down, but found that her son was still standing upright.
She pulled hard and pulled Gu Yu to kneel down.
Gu Yu was completely stunned. Even though he was pulled to kneel down, he kept his upper body straight and looked at Xin You without blinking.
Because it was their mother and son's turn to make porridge, and the girl was right in front of him.
She was wearing a fox fur coat, with a circle of snow fox fur on the hood and collar, revealing only her palm-sized face.
The face was as white as ice from the cold, and the eyes were as dark as jade, black and pure.
The girl's words rang in his ears that day: Mr. Guangu will suffer a bloody disaster, and it will happen when he returns home——
What did he do then?
He thought she was taking advantage of a poor student like him and thought she was a naughty girl who liked to tease others, so he turned around and left.
Just now, he was still thinking about the purpose of Miss Kou coming to offer porridge and meat.
And now, he finally understands!
But a bigger doubt arose: How did Miss Kou know that the house here would collapse? Is it really possible to tell by looking at faces?
Gu Yu's mind was so confused that she felt dizzy and about to get up.
Gu Yuniang had quick hands and eyes and grabbed her son tightly.
What does this kid want to do when all the neighbors are kneeling!
