Qi Zhixi wrote "Poetry, Wine and Youth" with great respect, and after giving it to Liu Shichu, he pestered her, asking her to recall Su Shi's other poems, and was still thinking about looking for Su Shi's works.
Liu Shichu immediately regretted that she had talked too much. Why did she have to read out "Poetry and wine take advantage of the youth"? She was just thinking about something that a certain literary and artistic young people of later generations almost said to death. Unexpectedly, it led to She was really guilty of Qi Zhixi's obsession with Su Shi, because no matter how hard Qi Zhixi searched, he was destined to not find Su Shi's works.
Liu Shichu, who felt guilty, quickly left the tavern. After returning to Liu's house, she thought about whether to write down some of Su Shi's poems and give them to Qi Zhixi.
Ever since there was Qi Zhixi in the tavern, the shopkeeper praised him several times in front of Liu Shichu, saying that he had a good way with people and that even if there were drunk guests in the tavern who wanted to cause trouble, he could handle it properly. .
When Liu Shichu thought of this, he decided to memorize Su Shi's poems as a reward for him.
As soon as she wrote a sentence, she suddenly felt the ground beneath her feet moving. Before she could react, the account books and papers on the table began to shake, and then the shaking became larger and larger, and the table visibly moved.
Liu Shichu was startled and realized it was an earthquake. He quickly stood up and shouted to the maids and maids: "It's an earthquake! Run out of the door! Don't hide in the house!" As she said that, she ran out herself.
As she ran, tiles fell from the house, hitting the servants who were running away in panic. In an instant, everyone started screaming and crying.
Liu Shichu frowned and grabbed a little maid who fell to the ground. He dragged her out and shouted, "Don't panic, don't stop! Don't worry about anything, just run out..."
She dragged a half-grown maid, but she couldn't save the others. She lived in a courtyard with many rooms. When she ran out of the corridor, the roof and walls began to collapse.
If she hadn't been agile, she would have been pinned down by the falling wall.
By the time they ran out of the house and reached the garden outside, the earthquake was already very severe. You could feel the ground shaking even while standing. The other servants who followed him were so frightened that they howled like ghosts. The little maid Liu Shichu dragged out also screamed. I cried so much that I collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up.
"You should hide carefully in the open space outside. Don't get close to the house. The uninjured people will bandage the wounds of the injured ones. Don't run around. I have to go find my sister-in-law now!" Liu Shichu loudly ordered the servants who were still panicking. , just want to leave.
"Madam! It's very dangerous now! You will get hurt if you run around..." Liu Chun, Liu Shichu's confidant, hurriedly grabbed her and said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I can avoid danger. Have you forgotten that I have practiced martial arts? Don't be afraid. Just stay here to help settle these people. I have to go find my sister-in-law." After Liu Shichu finished speaking, he pulled away from Liu Chun. He held up his hand and ran quickly to his sister-in-law Wang's main courtyard.
Along the way, she saw the servants of the family running out in a panic. Liu Shichu ignored them and ran all the way. When he arrived at Wang's yard, the first thing he saw were the same servants scrambling to escape.
"Where is my sister-in-law? Where is she?" Liu Shichu grabbed a familiar servant woman and asked sharply.
The servant girl was pulled by her, crying with tears streaming down her face, shaking her head and shouting wildly: "I don't know! I don't know... don't hold me..."
Liu Shichu had no choice but to let her go and then grabbed a maid who ran away from her: "Where are my sister-in-law and my old lady now?!"
Fortunately, although the maid was panicked, she still had some sense and hurriedly replied: "It's in her bedroom. The old lady just took a lunch break and hasn't gotten up yet..."
When Liu Shichu heard this, a bad premonition suddenly arose in her heart. She had to avoid the things that were thrown at her from all around while looking for Wang's bedroom.
It's a pity that Wang's bedroom is in the deepest part of the yard, with many rooms surrounding her main room. Normally, this kind of house design can show the majesty of the mistress of the Liu family, but during this big earthquake, it became a fatal flaw.
Liu Shichu not only had to avoid dangers on the road, but also resisted the shaking of the ground to prevent herself from losing her balance and falling. Therefore, it was really a lot of hardships along the way. When she found Wang's bedroom, she Already sweating all over.
Wang's bedroom was half collapsed. Liu Shichu saw at a glance that her sister-in-law was pressed against her leg by a beam, and she was gritting her teeth and pulling her leg out. Unfortunately, she was old and weak, and could not pull it out at all. He dragged his legs out from under the thick beam.
Next to Wang, there was an old woman with blood on her head who was also pushing the beam hard, trying to help Wang escape.
"Grandma Wang, run away quickly and leave me alone..." Mrs. Wang said to the old grandma in embarrassment.
"How can a slave leave his master and run away alone? Master, if you persist, persist, if you want to run, we will run together!" The old lady replied firmly.
"Sister-in-law!" Liu Shichu quickly stepped through the pile of messy things.
When the old lady saw her, she shouted excitedly, "Auntie, please help lift this beam, the old lady's leg is pinned down!"
Liu Shichu picked up the beam, gritted his teeth, and used all his strength to move the wood away from Wang's legs. The old woman immediately held Wang's legs away, and then tried to help Wang up. .
However, Wang's leg was pressed up and she was in so much pain that she couldn't use any strength at all. She was so anxious that she cried and said: "Leave me alone, you and Chu'er run away together!"
The ground shook again, and the tiles on the half-collapsed roof fell down, hitting Liu Shichu.
Mrs. Wang was so anxious that she shouted: "Chu'er, get out of the way!" Fortunately, Liu Shichu was quick and hid to the side when he heard the sound. However, there was a collapsed cabinet blocking the way, and Liu Shichu had to avoid it, so he didn't. He completely avoided the falling tiles, but was hit a few times on his shoulders and back.
However, she didn't feel much about this injury at all, so she just shook off the dust on her body, walked up to Wang nimbly, pulled her onto her back, and then said to the loyal old nanny Said: "You follow me!"
"Chu'er... I'm very heavy. It's too dangerous. Put me down quickly..." Wang was so anxious that she shed tears. She wanted to get off Liu Shichu's back, but was afraid that she would make too big a move and hinder her movement. She is more dangerous.
"Sister-in-law, please stay calm, I will take you out properly." After saying that, Liu Shichu carried Wang on his back and fled out with difficulty.
After finally escaping outside the house, suddenly a brick as big as a washbasin was thrown towards Liu Shichu, and it was about to hit her.
Mrs. Wang was so anxious that she shouted: "Chu'er, be careful!"
Liu Shichu's hands were about to wrap around Wang's back, so she quickly raised her right leg and kicked the brick aside with a bang.
