Sure enough, people came to the county government last night, and early this morning, some officials brought fishermen with good water skills to the water where the accident occurred to salvage.
Shopkeeper Du thought that his family's power was limited, so he had the courage to talk to the person in charge of the government, and proposed to search the fishing villages on nearby islands, and the surrounding audience all agreed.
The person in charge also nodded and said yes, but the cost needs to be reported to the county government to be sure.
Shopkeeper Du is very anxious, why wait? Then he expressed his willingness to give money, and many other onlookers who had missing family members also donated money one after another, and in a blink of an eye, they collected more than five hundred taels.
Seeing this, the leader couldn't help sighing, and immediately made arrangements.
In the midst of endless anxiety and suffering, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, some people came and some left the small town.
Those who came were full of anxiety and worry, those who left were also crying with grief, and very few of them were lucky to survive the catastrophe.
In three days, more than 20 corpses were salvaged one after another from the waters where the accident occurred.
Every claim is always accompanied by a burst of heart-piercing cries.
Every time a corpse was salvaged, Fang Qing, Shuang Ling and the others held their hearts tightly, fearing that something might happen.
The search in the surrounding small island villages also yielded results. A total of nine people were found, and there were seven other corpses.
Among them, there is no shadow of Su Jinghe.
According to the government's registration, at least 13 or 14 people have disappeared.
This is also normal, after all, this lake is so wide, and the wind and waves were so strong at that time, who knows where it was drawn into the water? Perhaps, it is hard to say that it has already been buried in the belly of a fish!
Two days later, still no results.
People from the government can't stay here all the time, and tell relatives who have not yet disappeared that they have to leave. If they want to look for it, they can look for it by themselves.
Everyone cried loudly again, the cry was desolate, and those who saw it were sad.
Except for three or five families with better conditions who expressed their willingness to continue to hire people to salvage and search, and vowed to see the dead and dead, the rest of the family could not afford it.
After a miserable cry, I bought money, paper, candles, wine, and tributes and placed them by the river to worship, and then wept and said goodbye.
In this remote small town, it suddenly became quiet again, shrouded in a faint layer of sadness that lingered.
"Young madam, what shall we do!" Shopkeeper Du sighed, and Su Si cried so much that he didn't know what to do.
The young master is the only one in the Su family. The young lady has just passed through the family and is not pregnant yet. Now, is the Su family going to have no descendants
Poor master and madam, why are they so miserable
Although the Su family's business is so big, but the master has never done anything negative, why is the god so blind
If this bad news is passed back, how can the master and wife bear it
These days, Fang Qing's heart has been in a dull pain, every night she would wake up from the nightmare, and then stay in a daze until dawn.
She didn't think about anything, her mind was empty.
"Let's keep looking." Fang Qing's voice was cold and flat, without any fluctuation or emotion: "The stormy weather lasted all day, I think he must have been blown farther away! Su Si, you take a buddy Stay here, first, hire people to continue salvage, and second, ask people who come and go from all over the lake. Shopkeeper Du, let’s hire a boat, and go find it separately! Go further! Unless all the people in Dongting Lake I have searched all the islands, otherwise, I will not be reconciled!"
Shopkeeper Du shuddered and was greatly moved. He sighed: "Young madam has such a heart, and God will not bear to let you down! Well, the villain listens to the young madam!"
Su Si also wiped away his tears, and nodded to express his obedience.
Shuang Ling originally wanted to follow Fang Qing all the way, but Fang Qing refused.
Just hiring local people without her own people to follow, Fang Qing is worried, thinking that they will not search so carefully, every ship must have its own people!
There are hundreds of islands in Dongting Lake, one by one, it is the direction that the wind goes that day, there are hundreds of islands, large and small, there are eight of them, divided into eight groups, no one needs to find an island would be too much.
Bringing enough dry food, the eight boats scattered each other early in the morning, and gradually separated further and further apart.
Fang Qing and the boatman and his wife spent three days on the boat and searched four islands, but there was no sign of Su Jinghe.
Going forward, Juna the boat lady said that there are islands outside the Wujiu waterway, and there are deserted islands that are not inhabited, and the islands are not too big, but it is obviously more inconvenient to find people .
After all, if it is a place where people live, firstly, you can inquire about it, and secondly, there must be a brave man who can mobilize everyone to help if you are rewarded heavily.
The sun was setting, and the boat docked.
Looking around, the island has raised peaks and lush vegetation. In the afterglow of the setting sun, from time to time, a few big birds returning to their nests flap their wings and fly across the sky. The huge shadow of the mountain is cast on the lake, which is gloomy and adds to the It's kind of gloomy and cold.
The boat lady skillfully drew water and started a fire to cook. Fang Qing stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the island in a daze.
Except for the swishing sound of the lake slapping the shore, the occasional chirping of birds flying by, and the chirping of unknown insects in the grass, the whole world is silent. It was so quiet that I could hear the sound of blood flowing under the skin.
This is indeed a desert island.
After this, there are many such uninhabited desert islands.
The sky was getting dark, and after the three of them had dinner, they entered the cabin. The boat is not big, and the back cabin is where Fang Qing and the boat lady rest, so the boatman can only make do in the front cabin.
The next day, when the sky was bright, Fang Qing changed into a walkable outfit and went to the island to look for someone.
The couple of boatmen did not follow because they wanted to save their strength for rowing.
It's not necessary to really walk every inch of the island, just search around the edge of the island.
Because if Su Jinghe was really stranded on the island, he would definitely not go deep. If he went deep, how could he see if a ship passed by? Unless he really wants to be a savage!
Although this island is not big, but because it is uninhabited, there are no roads, and the vegetation grows wildly. In addition, some areas are potholes, and some areas are cliffs. It is definitely not easy to search around the island.
After a whole day, Fang Qing reappeared exhaustedly in the sight of the boatmen and his wife until it was dark.
"Oh Mrs. Su, you are back! Lucky! Lucky!" Seeing Fang Qing, the boat lady let out a big sigh of relief, patted her chest, and hurriedly rushed forward to support her.
Seeing several bloodstains on her hands and face by grass leaves, her shoes covered with grass clippings and mud, her clothes were damaged by thorn hooks in many places, and her hair was messed up, she couldn't help sighing: "Young lady!" Ma'am, you are really—ah! Fortunately, this island is not too big, but there are big ones that are more difficult to walk, and I'm afraid you won't be able to go around them in two days! Can you still bear it?"