Cao Herui also doesn’t know what to do. Don’t look at the three of them who have been here for so many years, but they have never encountered such a strong wind before. Today’s encounter seems to be different from before. He is thinking about it. Where to go, after hearing the question from the person in charge, he pondered for a while and said:
"Find a higher mountain, this place is no good. It is estimated that it will be submerged in half an hour. You must prepare what you eat, otherwise you will starve to death before being drowned. ."
After speaking these words, Cao Herui still didn't have any sense of stability in his heart. He also knew that the higher he stood, the more likely he was to be struck by lightning in such weather conditions, but he really had no other way, not to go high. Where to go, just wait here and you will drown.
There is another option he doesn’t want, that is, after the wooden rafts are pierced out, they don’t go to high places and just stay in the water. It’s best to go down the river, but this approach is very worrying. One is the wind. If it gets too big, the waves will also get bigger. When the time comes, the raft will be overturned. The other is that it is difficult to control the speed.
If you rush directly down the stream, you will enter the sea. The sea will not be so calm as it is now. If you want to control the speed, you have to walk close to the shore, that is to say, enter the Qinjiang River. Inside, the problem is that the water in that place must be very turbulent now, and it may be over after entering.
Not only him, Fan Jianxi also thought so. He was afraid, afraid that these wooden rafts would hit other things and disperse after they got into the water. After all, when they came out, the boatmen just brought some rope. It was used up, and there was no time for riveting, so I could only use some branches as rope.
With the wooden raft tied up with branches, you don't need to think too much about what it will be like when you hit something else.
Now he can only expect these branches to be strong enough. At the same time, he hopes that the wind will pass and the rain will stop soon. Seeing that the person in charge has finished asking, he also added: "The time we spent the wooden rafts in the water. When it grows, you will be unable to hold people back. It will be easy to find a higher mountain, so you don't have to worry about thundering.
We don't stand on the top of the mountain, and now we can't see where there is a mountain. Did you have an impression when you came? Do you know which mountain is the highest around this place? Also, see if the time is enough. If it is enough, continue to tie up more wooden rafts. When the time comes, put the two wooden rafts together so that more of the water can be exposed. "
This is a good idea. Many people will add a few more layers of wood at such times. Since one layer of wood can easily enter the water, a few more layers will be stable, but the time is no longer waiting for people. A strong wind blew over, carrying a wave, and directly let the water come to everyone's feet.
Waiting for the wave to pass, the water also retreated, but everyone knew that this situation could not last long. This small mountain bag is really too short. The most worrying thing is this mountain col. It is where the water from other places converges.
The biggest wind has left here and moved up the river, but the wind behind it is not too small. Some of the trees that blow have uprooted, making Fan Jianxi's worries heavier.
"Quick, quick, whatever you can tie it up, don't worry about other things, put the things we took from the boat on the raft, and then we will find something to make the oars, otherwise it will go smoothly. When the water is rushing down, it will rush into the river. That place is not as easy as it is now. Maybe it’s hitting the shore and the raft is easy to break."
Fan Jianxi rubbed her hands and said anxiously there. Others also knew about the situation. Fortunately, even though these boatmen did not know the severity of the typhoon, it was very easy to make some wooden rafts. Hurry, nine two-layer wooden rafts are ready.
There are still some pieces of wood that don’t have time to pierce, so they can only choose to give up. Although Fan Jianxi knows the wind here, they don’t understand the production and strokes of the wooden raft. They see that there is still wood. He also ordered people to tie those pieces of wood to the raft at will, waiting for the time to be replaced, or holding a piece of wood to survive.
Fifty-eight people, nine double-layer wooden rafts, Fan Jianxi three people, the number of people on the wooden raft can be less, there are only four people, one person is responsible for planning, three of them are for enjoyment, the other eight , There are two with seven people, and six with six people, even if all of them are ready.
The three of Fan Jianxi also asked people to put more foods that could be eaten directly on the wooden raft on their own side, and the wood was also tied to the wooden raft. When Fan Jianxi was tied to the wooden raft, the person in charge objected Two times, he didn't want to do this. As soon as he was about to explain more, the waves over there came one after another. In desperation, he had to tie it first and leave here immediately.
After a few more waves came, the water level finally lifted up these wooden rafts, drifting down with the flow, this place still cannot easily change its direction, otherwise the waves will be beaten up.
After Zeng Zhu rushed out for a certain distance, the wooden raft of the person in charge finally came to the wooden raft of the three of Fan Jianxi. The person in charge said to the three of Fan Jianxi: "Three adults, are you tied up? Throw away the stuck wood? Otherwise, with these tails, the raft will not be easy to change direction, especially if the tied wood hangs on something, it will prevent the boat from leaving."
How did Fan Jianxi know about this kind of thing? He had never made a wooden raft himself, and he didn't even understand the secret. Hearing the words of the person in charge, he just wanted to agree, and felt that if he did so, he would weaken the momentum of his own official. , Had to pretend to be very knowledgeable and said:
"Don't worry, this kind of thing is very common in our local area. Look at the water so big, what can be hung? And even if it is hung, how can it be? The big deal is to break the hanging branch of the wood. , So be it, you are willing to throw away the wood tied behind your own wooden rafts. We must not throw away. You just got here and you don’t know so many things."
The person in charge was said to have a meal, but if it’s not good, he said nothing more. He promised and stopped talking, thinking about whether he would hit the reef after going down the river. Now he still can’t change the direction and can only make small adjustments. , Otherwise, use the very crudely made oars to continuously exert force in one direction, and that strength will be directly offset by the waves.
Thinking about this, the person in charge arranges for someone to loosen the tied wood at the back, pull it to the front, and let go of the wood first when the water is fast, if there is really any reef or undercurrent in front, These pieces of wood will be prepared in advance.
Seeing that the person in charge had done this for several wooden rafts, Fan Jianxi thought for a while and decided to wait a little longer. If he did it now, wouldn’t it be followed by learning, wait a while to see the flow of water, and then say This piece of wood is used to do this, and everyone at the beach knows that, in this way, they will have an excuse to show their ability better.
With this in mind, the raft of three people was swayed by a wave. Even if the only rower on the raft had tried his best to stabilize the raft, it would not be of much help.
This shocked the three people, especially Jiang Huanshi, the most courageous. When the wooden raft was shaking, he quickly said: "Quickly, get the wood behind that to the front. It's already shaking badly, just right. it's time to."
The water flow at this position is very unstable, the wooden rafts are swaying back and forth, there is no law at all, all relying on the boater to use the oar to offset the strength of the fluctuation, and at this time, I heard Jiang Huan’s poem. Commanded, the man said helplessly:
"Three adults, only three of you can do this. I have been holding the wooden raft, otherwise the wooden raft would be easy to turn over."
"What? You let us get to the back of such a swaying wooden raft and make the wood? We are not people who spend the whole day on the water. Once we sway, we can't stand at all. You should go get it and we will help you. Look at the oars."
Jiang Huanshi can't row a boat, but he just saw this person paddling there, and it was not difficult. For example, if the wave came from the left, then he would use the paddle to row back vigorously on the right. In this way, he would use that strength to Press the wooden raft one by one, and you can also support it to the left, just to make the wave head hit the oar, the oar is retracted and pushed, the body is hard, and this force can also be offset.
It seemed so easy, so Jiang Huanshi came to this man when he was talking, and reached out to take the oar over. This man had no other way. He really disliked the wood tied behind, because When the wave came, every time the wood followed its ups and downs, he had to use more strength to remove the strength.
Pass the oar to Jiang Huanshi, and he immediately ran to the back. He didn't plan to get these pieces of wood to the front at all. As long as the tied place was removed, he used the oar to prop it twice, and the wood would naturally Rush to the front.
He understood, but he overestimated Jiang Huanshi’s ability. Jiang Huanshi took the oar in his hand, and saw a wave coming over, he just learned the way of others, and used the oar to block the wave. It was simple when he saw it, but the process You need to be very familiar with the power coming from the oar.
Where did Jiang Huanshi know? After an oar passed, the raft was not stable. He was hit by the force of the wave and fell to the ground. As soon as the wave rushed, his body tilted to the other side again. The platoon was turned over by two forces directly.
"Help, I don't know how to water, please help me." Jiang Huanshi was too late to regret at this time, and shouted vigorously there. After shouting twice, the figure disappeared.
Cao Herui and Fan Jianxi are better than Jiang Huanshi by one day. They can swim in the calm water. At this time, they fell into the water and were hit by the waves. After drinking two sips of water, they immediately regained consciousness and worked hard towards the turned wood. To swim past, just hit the wooden row.
Jiang Huanshi’s figure sank in the water for a while, and then floated up. This is not the reason why he would move back and forth in the water, but that the wave is like this. When the person who made wood just past saw someone fell, he watched He was far away, so he gritted his teeth and swam along.
This person is really good. He used to work on the other side of the Yellow River. He has very good water quality. He can also touch carp with bare hands in the Yellow River. It is because of this ability that he dared to swim over. When the people in the platoon saw the wooden platoon turned over, a few people jumped down to rescue the other two.
Jiang Huanshi didn't know how much saliva he had drunk, and he felt that his eyes were getting darker and darker. When he didn't know anything, he suddenly felt tight, and then he could feel the light outside.
Although he could feel it, he was still very uncomfortable. He couldn't catch his breath and exhaled. When he wanted to breathe back, he found that his throat was blocked by something, and his hands and feet were constantly moving. His face became more and more red, and when he saw that he was about to pass out again, he was finally thrown onto the wooden raft.
He bumped his body and made a "hiss" sound. He felt that he was so happy. He finally breathed a little bit of breath. The boater also came to the wooden raft, picked Jiang Huanshi up again, and let him squat down. Not to mention, this squat is really useful.
"Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much. It's okay to be puzzled." Jiang Huanshi walked back and forth in front of the ghost gate, thanking the man who saved him, and at the same time never dared to go again. He touched that oar, now he knows it well.
This person didn’t say much. When he was traveling back, he took a person and didn’t say it. He was hit by the wood he just untied and hit his leg. The whole leg still has no sensation, thanks to it. His water is good, and he turned around with his strength when he was hit, otherwise he wouldn't want to take this leg.
After receiving the oars thrown from other rafts, the group of people continued to paddle forward without any destination. They only hope to reach a place where the current is not so turbulent, and then change one direction to go elsewhere.
The people on their side began to become more careful, especially Jiang Huanshi. He hasn't fully recovered yet. He feels his head is very painful. It is choking, his ears are buzzing, and his eyes are sour and astringent.
Because they met people with good water quality, the three Jiang Huanshi took a big advantage, otherwise they would be dead just now because of their own ability.
They are stable for the time being, but it is not the case in other places. The typhoon started to expand along the Qinjiang River, and the speed was very fast. All the trees encountered were blown down, and some were even uprooted. I got up, flew into the air and made some spins and was thrown out.
People here, if there is a cellar, hide in the cellar. Although there is still water going down, it is enough to escape the strong wind before the water surface. Those without cellars will see if they can run away, as long as it is not directly. Face it, then you can run farther.
And those who see the wind blowing directly can only resign themselves to their fate. If there is a thick tree, they will come and tie themselves with a rope. This is all their previous experience. As for the house, don’t stay here. Inside, otherwise very few people will survive.
In this form, the wind swept over at a very fast speed, and at the same time, there were basically no completed houses wherever you passed, even if it was only blown to the side.
In one hour, in just one hour, the typhoon reached the state capital of Qinzhou. Some local people who could also watch the sky had already avoided. They also told their neighbors that those who believed would follow along and hide, no Those who believe continue to stay at home.
There are even sillier people who believe that there will be a strong wind, but they are still there to tidy up the things in the house and prepare to take away all the things that can be taken away. As a result, the time will be delayed. While waiting for the typhoon to come, people like them were either blown away by the strong wind, or they were crushed by wind and rain and houses.
The casualties increased for a while, and some people who were taken away by the wind had nothing to do. The ground was wet by rain and it was very soft. As long as it was not hit by something, and people in the air did not encounter other things, then There is really no danger when it falls from a few meters high.
Among the government offices, Ning Cishi had no idea that a typhoon was coming. Although some family members had judged that there would be a strong wind blowing here, he did not know the specific time. After all, this place is a little far away from the sea. Some, watching the sky is very difficult, and there are many obstacles when judging.
It’s better to be in Luzhou. The same person can tell how the wind should come when he sees the sky has changed. But Qinzhou knows that the sky has changed, but it’s of no use, because the wind doesn’t come here. , Only in Luzhou and Lianzhou, the sky changes in the same way.
Waiting for Ning Cishi to learn that there was a strong wind, it would be too late. Unlike Zhang Zhong, he had a little movement and dared to take people from the whole state to the mountain when his judgment was not too accurate. Go up, he can't do it here, even if he lets people do it like this, many people won't listen to him.
"It's over, this is over, I don't know what else is going on? Where does the wind come from?" Ning Cishi felt the strong wind raging with some dirt and trees, and said to himself in the house of the government office. .
He is fairly stable here. After all, this is the place where their family is located. Naturally, the yamen must be repaired carefully. In the face of such a strong wind, they may be able to hold it, even if it can’t hold it, don’t be afraid. There is a cellar at home.
What he was really worried about was the loss this time. He just recovered a bit, and the result came again. This seems to be more powerful than the last time. The family's business is not easy to do. No one else is doing business? The people thought that this place could not be stayed, and they all ran away, so who else would they sell to
Looking at the sky outside, Ning Cishi was also full of sorrow. At this moment, the housekeeper came in and ran in a very anxious manner. His clothes were soaked. As soon as he came in, he shouted at Ning Cishi: "Master, run. Go to the cellar to hide, the wind is coming, coming from there, and it's coming soon."
Ning Cishi was taken aback, did not dare to hesitate, and immediately ran outside with the housekeeper. The other people in the family wanted to come and had almost hid. When the two of them arrived in the yard, there was a cellar here. Open the lid. Ning Cishi jumped first. After going down, the steward also jumped off, but before putting the lid on, a gust of wind swept over, and with a whirr, the lid was taken away directly, and then a lot of things fell messily from the sky. .
But it was a mat, but he didn’t faint. He just made a small opening on his head. Now he didn’t want to put a lid on anymore, so he ducked out of the cellar. Of this place.
"Master, this wind is really too big, this time is over, the emperor may get something to plead for himself, let's not think about it here."
The butler touched the place where he had just been scratched, and felt that there was something sticky on his hand. He knew it was broken, but the black hole in the cellar could not be seen. He could only stand firm and wait until the strong wind passed.
Ning Cishi is also worried about this. He just thought about whether his position could be kept this time. He suffered a disaster. Although he knew that he had nothing to do with him, the court had to find someone to come out. As a parent official, if something happens to this land, then some people will say that this is not a good governance, which makes the sky angry.
The more I thought about it, the more worried Ning Cishi became. He felt that his stomach began to feel uncomfortable. He opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of sour water. He asked the steward, "Do you know where this wind is coming from? Is there anyone from Luzhou? Matter? Did they also suffer such a big disaster?"
Asking a few questions in a row actually explained Ning Cishi’s feelings. He now hopes that others will be like him. Everyone has suffered a disaster, so his responsibility is much smaller, especially for Luzhou. He just looks forward to it. The wind came after Luzhou made a round, and he would have an excuse at that time.
That is Luzhou governor Zhang Zhongwude. Ever since he got here, the sky has been furious and has brought disasters here twice in a row. It is not wrong to say that, after all, things that only appeared after you Zhang Zhong came. If you don’t come, this year may be Nothing happened. Last year and the year before, it was only a bit more rainy.
Ning Cishi, who was thinking of returning the responsibility to Zhang Zhong, went to the doctor in a hurry and asked the housekeeper to tell him, but where did the housekeeper know this? He also just ran back from the outside.
Fortunately, it was dark here. Seeing his expression, the butler was showing dissatisfaction at this time. He knew that if he said that he didn't know, the master would never be happy. He hesitated and said:
"Master, it's not too clear to be a little one, but the little one thinks, this wind must have come over from Luzhou, Master, it's not our place that was hit by the disaster."