The only garden between the front yard and the backyard of the Liu family has no buildings, and only a few rockeries, flowers, plants and trees. As long as you stay away from the big trees on the rockery, you don't need to worry about being hit, so Liu Shichu carried Wang on his back. in the garden.
At this time, many people had gathered in the garden. Liu Shichu found several nieces and nephews who were also panicking, and said to the eldest nephew's daughter-in-law: "My sister-in-law's leg was injured. Please take care of her. By the way, who is at home?" Didn’t you escape?”
When the eldest niece and nephew saw her and Wang in embarrassment, she breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the tears on her face, and said, "Everyone has escaped, but the second younger brother and sister and several nieces and nephews are all injured. As for the next one, Some people were injured, but I don’t know if anyone was buried underground... Fortunately, you and your mother came out..."
"After the earthquake stops, you should not rush back to your house, because there may be aftershocks, so it is best to set up a few tents and live on the ground in the past few days, and the injured must be accommodated..." Liu Shichu explained some things that needed attention to his niece-in-law one by one, and then said,
"After you arrange your home, I'm going to go to Cui's house to see if Wen and Jinrong have escaped." Liu Shichu said with a frown.
Wang, who was calming down after escaping from death, said quickly: "What if you encounter danger on the way? Besides, it's a mess outside now, and even the carriage can't go. It will take a lot of time for you to walk to Cui's house." For a long time, if anything happens to their mother and son, it will be too late. Of course, they will definitely be safe and sound. You should wait until the ground stops moving, right?"
Liu Shichu smiled bitterly and said: "Sister-in-law, I still don't worry about them. Cui Ying is still on duty and not at home. Wen is the only weak woman left. Jinrong is so young and can't even walk. I'm really worried." …I have practiced martial arts before when I was at Cui’s house, and now the shock is not that strong, so I will definitely not be in danger.”
Mrs. Wang and her eldest niece-in-law tried to persuade her again, but Liu Shichu knew that in this critical situation, time is of the essence and could not be delayed any longer, so she ignored their attempts to stay and ran out alone.
When we got to the street, it was indeed a mess. Many houses had collapsed. The goods of street vendors were scattered everywhere. The injured or frightened people were in a panic and chaos, like headless flies, desperate and hasty.
There was a lot of mess and grief everywhere, but Liu Shichu had no time to sympathize with others. She just ran to Cui's house without daring to waste any time.
Fortunately, after Liu Shichu arrived in this world, he practiced martial arts and internal strength again, so he could hold on and run to Cui's house now.
I don't know how long it took, but when Liu Shichu's lungs felt like they were on fire, the Cui family finally arrived.
The Cui family was more chaotic than the Liu family. Some of the servants had abandoned their master and ran to the street. Liu Shichu entered the Cui family through the gate without any hindrance. When she passed by the former yard, she heard a shrill female voice. The ground cried and howled: "My child! Go and find my child quickly..."
Liu Shichu paused, then ran towards his son's yard without hesitation, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Cui Ying's yard is on the east side of Cui's house. Because he only has one wife and not many servants when the family was separated, the houses in his yard are not densely packed, which is convenient for Liu Shichu at this time.
She easily found the yard where Wen Rumin was. The panicked servants were in a mess. Liu Shichu pulled them away and looked over one by one. Finally, in a corner, he saw Wen Rumin surrounded by several maids and servants. Wen Rumin.
There was blood on Wen Rumin's forehead and half of her face. A maid was wiping it with a handkerchief, while she was holding the child tightly in her arms, curled up on the ground, and was at a loss.
When Liu Shichu saw them, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were lucky enough.
"Rumin!" Liu Shichu shouted to her. Wen Rumin was stunned for a moment. It took him a while to react. He raised his head and looked at Liu Shichu. When he saw that it was her, his eyes suddenly became hot and tears fell like rain. Next, it was as if a young bird leaving the nest saw its returning mother and shouted with surprise and joy: "Mom!"
Liu Shichu looked at the injury on her forehead and asked, "How did it happen? Is it serious?"
Wen Rumin shook her head, pulled at the wound, groaned loudly, and then replied: "I was hit by a bottle, it just bled a little, it's not serious."
"With so much blood, how could it not be serious?" Liu Shichu sighed. After the maid wiped the blood off her face, she took out a clean handkerchief from her pocket and bandaged it for her.
"How is Jinrong? Is he not hurt?" Liu Shichu asked. Wen Rumin hugged her so tightly that she couldn't see clearly the condition of little Jinrong.
Wen Rumin then let go of her arms, revealed the face of her son in her arms, and said, "Jinrong is not injured, he is just frightened and crying."
As expected, little Jinrong was sobbing and crying, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, his two chubby hands tightly grasped his mother's clothes, and he nestled tightly in his mother's arms dependently.
When Liu Shichu saw this, he was completely relieved. He finally had the mood to think of Cui Ying: "I wonder if Cui Ying was injured in the Yamen?"
Wen Rumin was also worried: "I hope he is fine and come home early."
Liu Shichu saw that the earthquake had stopped at this time, and the intensity of the aftershocks should not be too great, so he said to Wen Rumin: "The earthquake is not so strong now. You are the master and you want to give your servants a backbone, so you yourself Be calm.
First gather all the servants to see who has not escaped, and then divide them into several teams. One team is the strong ones to find the missing servants; one team is the old and weak ones to take care of the injured; the rest One team set up tents, and the other team found rice and grain from the ruins...
The capital is in chaos now, and there will definitely be a shortage of food. Also, some gangsters and the like will fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the situation, and they may come to steal from wealthy families, so you have to arrange security patrols to ensure the safety of your family. "
Wen Rumin experienced a big earthquake and was already in shock. Liu Shichu said another long paragraph. She couldn't remember it, so she tentatively said: "How about you, mother, make arrangements? I can't do anything." don't know."
Liu Shichu refused: "No, you are the mistress of this family, and you have to shoulder your responsibilities. I'll take Jinrong with you. You go handle the matter quickly, don't waste time."
Wen Rumin had no choice but to bite the bullet and catch the duck, and she did not forget to plead with Liu Shichu: "Mom, if I handle something inappropriately, you have to remind me."
"Okay." Liu Shichu agreed happily this time.
Little Jinrong stopped crying now. Liu Shichu hugged his soft and warm little body, his heart softened. Fortunately, this little thing was fine.
Wen Rumin, with Liu Shichu watching from the side, finally arranged things in an orderly manner. Seeing that Liu Shichu and her were both calm, the servants calmed down and started to work. As a result of his duties, he immediately stabilized the chaotic scene after the earthquake.
