The first place to go is naturally the most famous Qingluo Island, which is also the largest island in Dongting South Lake. Nine out of ten people on the island are tea farmers, attracting countless tea merchants every year.
Shopkeeper Du knew the way, and after settling down, he took care of the boat and agreed to have breakfast the next day before leaving.
Unexpectedly, at night, a piece of news exploded in the small town.
It turned out that a huge gust of wind blew up in the water area thirty miles east of the lake yesterday for some reason. How many people died!
I heard that the local officials have rushed to report to the county magistrate, and the county government will definitely send people to salvage it tomorrow morning!
For a moment, people were in a state of panic, and many of those who had relatives and friends who happened to pass through that water area when leaving the boat were already crying!
Shopkeeper Du couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and said to Fang Qing with lingering fear: "Fortunately, we haven't set off yet, otherwise, I'm afraid we will be in trouble!"
The direction the group of them were heading to happened to be that direction.
Fang Qing also secretly called it a fluke, nodded and said: "It is true, this time it is a fluke!"
It's just that hearing such bad news, hearing so many cries, and seeing everyone's miserable appearance made everyone feel uncomfortable and heavy.
Fang Qing pondered for a moment, then said: "Tomorrow, let's not rush to Qingluo Island. There are people coming from the county government tomorrow, so go and see if there is anything we can help with. If so, then Help!"
In fact, something happened to that piece of water just now, shopkeeper Du and the others felt that they were hairy, and they left without thinking. Fang Qing's words hit her heart.
Shopkeeper Du hurriedly nodded with a smile and said, "Young madam is really a bodhisattva! Success! Tomorrow morning, the villain will take a few buddies to take a look! Young madam, don't go out, stay in the inn to rest!"
With so many lives being caused, the small town might be in chaos, and I don't know how many people will rush over. There are so many people, it's not good after all. Shopkeeper Du also has good intentions, and I'm afraid it will provoke Fang Qing What trouble.
Fang Qing responded with a smile.
Early the next morning, shopkeeper Du went out as expected.
Fang Qing and Shuang Ling went downstairs to have breakfast, and heard a lot of discussions about this unexpected disaster, feeling sad in their hearts.
After breakfast, the two went back to the room, talking without saying a word.
Suddenly, the door was knocked hastily, and the sudden bang bang bang sound shocked both of them!
"Who is it!" Shuang Ling was very upset, and got Fang Qing's signal, and rushed to open the door angrily.
As soon as he opened the door, he was stunned: "Master Du, why are you back again? Su Si? You—"
Shopkeeper Du's face was full of anxiety, Su Si's face was even more mournful, and his eyes were still red. Although Shuang Ling didn't know what happened, she was also stunned.
"Young madam! Young madam!" Su Sili ignored her, crying and went straight to Fang Qing.
Kneeling softly in front of Fang Qing, she cried, "Young madam! Young master, young master - I'm afraid something will happen! Young madam! Please save young master!"
"Su Si!" Fang Qing was also taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Why are you here? What's wrong with the young master? What's going on? Get up and talk!"
Su Si cried even more sadly, just crying, unable to utter a word, and knelt on the ground without getting up.
Shopkeeper Du couldn't help but wiped his eyes, and sighed: "Su Si, what's the use of crying, the young lady asked you something, why don't you hurry up and answer it properly!"
Fang Qing looked at Shopkeeper Du, then at Su Si, feeling chills in her heart, she clenched her fists, and her palms were also chilly, she said in a trembling voice: "Eldest young master, did he - the other day also went out by boat ?”
Shuangling's face changed drastically, "Ah!"
Su Si cried a lot, venting a lot of fear and anxiety in his heart. Hearing the sad words, he nodded his head and sobbed intermittently: "The young master knows that the young lady came to Dongting to buy tea. The next day you left They also rushed over with their servants. Unexpectedly, they overtook you, Young Madam. At that time, the Young Master didn’t know, and thought that you, Young Madam, and Shopkeeper Du had already gone to Qingluo Island, so he also followed by boat. Order the servants to guard this town! I didn't expect, I didn't expect—"
Su Si burst into tears again, and whimpered while crying: "Master! You must not have any accidents! If you do something good or bad, the slave will die!"
Shopkeeper Du sighed: "The villain was ordered by the young lady to take someone to the pier early in the morning to see if there was anything that could be of help. I didn't want to happen to see Su Si. After hearing what he said, I hurriedly brought him back... "
After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh.
Fang Qing was like falling into an ice cellar, her mind was buzzing and her heart was in a state of confusion, she couldn't hear what shopkeeper Du was saying, nor could she hear Su Si's cry.
She only felt tightness in her chest, pain and tightness, as if someone had stabbed her heart severely. There was no blood, but pain, which made it difficult to breathe.
Su Jing and him - dead
Died in this way
In a trance, she felt that she was dreaming, and felt that everything she was in was so unreal! The whole world is so unreal!
She doesn't believe it! Believe it or not, just a few days ago, there was such a living person who was alive and kicking, this is gone!
How could he do this!
Tears surged up without warning, gushing out like a dam that opened its mouth, and the whole world became hazy and fragmented.
"Young madam!" Shuangling threw herself on her, shook her shoulders, and cried, "Young madam, young madam!"
Fang Qing took out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes vigorously, took a deep breath, looked at Su Si fixedly, and said, "Don't cry too! The young master may be gone! Shopkeeper Du, call someone to wait on the pier Inquire carefully! Immediately hire a boat and hire people to search carefully on the nearby islands where the accident happened, the wind was strong that day, maybe the boat was blown elsewhere!"
Shopkeeper Du felt at ease, and hurriedly bowed his hands. In my heart, I admire this young lady again.
When the woman next to her encountered such a shocking event, what else could she do but cry? But the young lady came up with an idea in an instant, faster and more thoughtful than he thought.
Su Si's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes! The young master will definitely be fine, definitely will be fine! Oh, by the way, the young master can also swim, he is very good at water! Even if there is only one broken piece He can hold on to the plank! No, no! Even if there is nothing, the young master will not be troubled! Amitabha, Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless!"
Seeing Su Si like this, Fang Qing wanted to laugh and felt even more sad, and said: "The young master has always been very courageous, and the mere wind and waves can't scare him, and you said that he is good at swimming, so he will be fine, so you can help me too. The sooner the better!"
Su Si quickly agreed, wiped away her tears and staggered to go with shopkeeper Du.