Jiang Nian opened his eyes and found that half of his body was buried. He pushed away the mud and rocks on his body.
The movement was too big, and he couldn't help but groan and cover his left arm.
His left arm was hit by a stone, and even though he was covered by cotton clothes, he still suffered a lot of injuries.
But at this moment, he didn't care whether his hand was broken or broken, he just wanted to find Jiang Yue.
It had rained heavily, and the muddy smell covered Jiang Yue's breath. Jiang Nian sniffed back and forth, running like crazy in the direction where he had seen her before the disaster struck.
Finally, his footsteps stopped in front of a big pit.
His eyes were red, and here, he smelled Jiang Yue's scent, which was very strong. Moreover, there is a lot of blood smell in it!
"Yueyue——"
he murmured, his voice trembling with fear.
The water inside was already more than two meters deep. He took off his cotton clothes and jumped in desperately.
"Plop!" The water splashed high, and Jiang Nian sank into the water.
The water surface stirred up big ripples, and it was not difficult to see the big movements of the people below.
He found Jiang Yue's cotton clothes and blood-stained branches under the water.
Fortunately, her body was not seen.
Jiang Nian was relieved, stepped on the tree and jumped to the ground with his heavy cotton clothes.
The rain is still falling, and the smell of Jiang Yue disappears in this place.
He wiped the water on his face, ignored the chill on his body, hugged two cotton clothes, and walked towards the nearest Fengtian Fucheng.
Maybe, Yueyue was rescued?
As for other possibilities, he didn't dare to think about it.
Fengtianfu City was also hit by the earthquake, but fortunately, only half of the houses and half of the city wall collapsed.
The number of people was originally small. Even after absorbing many refugees, the houses were not full, and not many people died in the earthquake.
Jiang Nian looked confused.
When the city gate guards saw that he was dripping wet, that he was strong and had no shortage of meat, and that he was alone, they thought he was a rich man who had suffered a disaster, and his attitude was quite good.
"Anyone coming from other prefectures should go through the north gate, where we can give you a room."
Jiang Nian didn't make any reaction and walked blankly in the direction pointed by the guard.
The guard shook his head and didn't care. The people who suffered the disaster have no hope of even living. Who is still a normal person now?
Jiang Nian walked forward blankly like the zombie refugees he had seen before.
"Is it Xiao Jiang?"
A cautious word came from the left.
Jiang Nian looked sideways and saw two skinny men, one large and one small, holding kitchen knives and staring at him.
Oh, it's the family named Fang.
He nodded.
Butcher Fang was obviously very happy. How could he not be happy to see his "old friend" in a foreign land?
He and his eldest son went out to look for firewood and wild vegetables. When they saw him alone, they asked, "Where is Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Nian looked gloomy, "I'm looking for her."
Seeing this situation, the Fang family's father and son felt their hearts skip a beat and looked at each other in confusion. Did they get lost or...
Butcher Fang couldn't help but feel regretful when he thought of the strong and powerful little lady from before. It's not easy to poke wounds now, so he asked, "Have you just entered the city? You haven't been assigned a house yet? It's already late today. Otherwise, come back with us first and wait in line at the Yamen early tomorrow."
Jiang Nian didn't care if he had a house to live in. Without Jiang Yue, he couldn't sleep at all. But he wanted to know more about the situation in this city, so he nodded in agreement.
The Fang family had a chance to escape the flood before, but the mule could no longer be fed and it gradually became thin. Butcher Fang thought twice, so he killed the mule and exchanged the mule meat for a lot of coarse grains with the big families in the city.
The family has temporarily taken root in this city.
Butcher Fang gently knocked on the courtyard door five times. This was their family's secret code. On weekdays, Mrs. Wu and her youngest daughter and son stayed at home, and the doors and windows were locked tightly for fear of being robbed.
But today, Butcher Fang knocked three times, but no one came out. He looked ugly and was about to knock again, but Jiang Nian stopped him.
He carefully placed the cotton-padded clothes on the ground, without even taking a run-up. With a slight jump, he climbed up the two-meter-high courtyard wall. I didn’t use my left hand the whole time.
He didn't enter the house without permission to check, and there was no smell of blood anyway.
He opened the courtyard door, then put away the cotton clothes first, and held her gently in his arms, as if he was holding Jiang Yue.
After Butcher Fang and his son entered the door, they couldn't wait to close the door and rushed into the house. Several people who had been home every day were gone!
They were in chaos.
At this moment, Mrs. Wu stumbled back from outside with Fang Lu.
With tears streaming down their faces, they hugged their man/father and cried bitterly, "Xin'er, Xin'er is gone!"
Butcher Fang's eyes widened, "Why is he missing? Did a thief break in and take away the child?"
Wu shook her head and sobbed, "No, he said, he said it was too uncomfortable to be bored in the house all day, and he didn't dare to leave too far, so he just looked at the door. I, I just felt sorry for him, so I agreed. But, I just poured a glass of water, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared! "
Mrs. Wu was crying.
Butcher Fang had veins popping out on his forehead and couldn't help but slap her.
This crisp slap shocked everyone in the family. Butcher Fang was always very kind to his wife and never beat or scolded her.
But he couldn't help it anymore, he scratched his neck and shouted, "You feel sorry for him! He is nine years old this year! Do you still want to hold him in your arms and breastfeed him?! It doesn't matter if you don't teach him the truth, this is still the case. Doting! What a loving mother but a loser!"
He just couldn't figure it out. Mrs. Wu was very normal to her eldest son and daughter, but she really wanted to hold her in her hand with this younger son.
Along the way, in order not to hold him back, he had already corrected some of the child's bad habits. As a result, as soon as he entered the city, the child felt that life was easier, and he fell back into his old ways. It was all because of this mother-in-law!
Mrs. Wu covered her face, tears dripping to the ground, and she even tried to excuse herself, "He said he wouldn't go far..."
Butcher Fang was very angry, "He won't go far, won't others come over? What if he has been eaten as a two-legged sheep now?"
Mrs. Wu cried, her face turned pale with fright.
Fang Lu felt sorry for her mother, but she also felt that her brother was being overly pampered and that he was simply asking for trouble during the disaster years.
She held her father's arm and advised, "Let's get the little brother home first and then teach him."
Jiang Nian was not interested in their family affairs. He found these matters very troublesome. But he also wanted to walk around the city, so he said, "Can you show me one of his clothes? I'll help you look for it too."
Butcher Fang had seen his skills and quickly agreed. Fang Lu brought over a coat that her younger brother often wore, and she could tell her approximate height.
The three men went in different directions to search, leaving Fang Lu to accompany Wu to guard the house.
It's not good to have no one to guard the house. They are worried that it is a thief's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
