Aftershocks came one after another, Shu Huan was already numb from the shock, but now the torrential rain had lasted for more than an hour before it gradually subsided. They had no place to shelter from the rain, and they dared not go if there was a place to shelter from the rain. He would be so wet that he would drip down, and would sneeze one after another.
"It's so cold." Liangchen hugged his arms tightly: "I need to find a place to build a fire to warm up, or I'll get sick from the cold."
The wet clothes were tightly attached to the body, and it was indeed cold when the wind blew, and Shu Huan's lips were a little purple from the cold, but at this time, there was wet water all over the place, where could I find dry wood for the fire
As early as when the heavy rain was pouring down, the city was already pitch black, and nothing could be seen. Shu Huan knew that in this situation, let alone looking for someone, it meant that someone walked to a place only one meter away from them. She couldn't see them all, so she decisively took Liang Chen to the wasteland.
I usually ride in a carriage, and I don’t feel how far the journey is. Now I feel the blackness where I can’t reach my fingers, and step on the rolls of rain-coated mud under my feet. It’s really difficult for them to walk. , and groped back countless times to find the shoes that were stuck in the mud, and rolled all over the mud.
Shu Huan laughed at himself and said, "That's good, at least the mud on his body will prevent the wind from blowing through him, so he will feel warmer."
The night seemed endless, just like the road under their feet.
The two groped in the dark, not knowing if they had strayed in the wrong direction, but just moved forward based on their intuition. Even if they were too sleepy, they didn't dare to stop, because when they stopped, they would feel colder and the time would be harder to bear.
it was a horrible experience
Because of this, Shu Huan even had the illusion that what they were walking was not the human world, but the Huangquan Road leading to the depths of hell. She didn't feel that she was still alive until the first ray of morning light rose.
The rain continued to fall, but not as heavily.
With the light, Shu Huan turned his head to look at Liang Chen, and found that she was as dirty as if she had just been fished out of a mud pit, strands of her hair were sticking together, and her face, which was washed clean by the rain, was innumerable. There were shallow scars, the clothes on his body were torn in several places, and one of his shoes was lost and he couldn't find it, so that his feet seemed to be injured, and he walked with a limp.
"Why don't you say it?" Shu Huan wiped the rainwater off his face and frowned.
Seeing her staring at his feet, Liang Chen couldn't help shrinking them back: "It doesn't matter, I can still walk."
"I can't go on anymore, I can't take it anymore." Shu Huan said while looking around, looking for a place to rest.
It's a pity that what they saw was a barren place, all the trees were destroyed by the earthquake and fell to the ground, and they didn't know where they were.
"This..." Liang Chen couldn't recognize where he was, "Did we go too far and missed the wasteland?"
"Maybe." Shu Huan sighed: "Maybe even the direction is wrong, but it's useless to find the wasteland. I don't know how long it will rain. We need to take shelter from the rain and dry our clothes. Eat something more."
She had already started to feel unwell, and if she continued like this, she might be seriously ill.
The two walked forward with each other's support, and saw nothing but wilderness, and finally met a person who was trekking in the rain like them, and after asking, they found out that they were already far away from the city , continue walking in this direction, leading to Yingyue Village, which is where the Gu family courtyard is located.
No one was interested in talking, after thanking them, the man continued to walk forward numbly, while Shu Huan and Liang Chen looked at each other in blank dismay.
Gu's Bieyuan, since he didn't know where the earthquake hit, and didn't know how wide the area it affected, Shu Huan didn't know if the Gu's Bieyuan was safe, so let's go back and go another way. I was a bit overwhelmed, so after discussing it, I decided to go there first to have a look. If the disaster was not serious, I would find a way to find a place to live and save my life before I could think about other things.
Shu Huan remembered that there were several small teahouses on this road. When she returned to the city from other courtyards last time, she was also sharpened in one of the teahouses, so she searched carefully all the way, and she did find it, but it was made of wooden boards. The tea shop that had been erected had completely collapsed into a pile of wood chips, and the people in the tea shop had naturally left long ago.
A little disappointed, but expected.
Shu Huan shook her head, stepped forward to dig through the pile of wooden fragments, trying to find something usable, whether it was food or something to keep out the rain, and the food she was carrying should be eaten sparingly, otherwise even if she had something Silver, and nowhere to buy food.
silver
Thinking of silver, she hastily touched the hairpin on her head. Fortunately, the hairpin was not lost in the confusion. The banknotes inside had been wrapped in oiled paper rolls, so they should not be too wet. She didn't dare to check it, so she hurriedly took it off and hid it next to her body, so that when she went back to a city that was not affected by the disaster, she might be able to find the bank's branch and withdraw money from it.
Thinking about it this way, she made up her mind that she has not yet reached the end of her rope, as long as the heavy rain does not make her seriously ill in the middle of the journey, as long as she persists in walking to the next city, or the next city, she will always be able to find her. hope of survival.
Liang Chen watched her keep pawing and pulling the board, and stepped forward to help.
The small tea shops built on the side of the road are not big, and they don't use any good building materials. At most, there are some bricks sandwiched between the planks, which are easy to move.
Although the two of them were exhausted, they felt less cold after working. Finally, from the ruins of the tea shop, they found an iron pan, two kettles, a small amount of rain-soaked food, and half a piece of clothes. , a bed sheet and comforter.
"This is really..." Liangchen threw the smashed iron pot aside very discouraged. The kettle was flat and unusable, so he also threw it away. As for the half of the clothes, they were torn when they were pulled out from the ruins , she was a little bit dumbfounded, she really didn't know what this thing could be used for.
Shu Huan picked up a naked sesame seed cake, and he didn't care about the hygiene, so he used it to fill his stomach first, and then he will have strength after eating food, and then he will not feel so cold all over his body. When throwing the clothes, she stretched out her hand to stop them, she mumbled while chewing sesame seed cakes: "Use a dagger to cut them open, wrap them around your feet as shoes."
As for the sheets, even though they were dripping wet, Shu Huan still took them on, and the quilts were pulled one by one and placed on top of their heads to keep out the rain. In this way, even though the load increased, at least they would not be drenched in the rain. I closed my eyes and felt a little more comfortable.
Just stop and go like this, picking up waste all the way, until noon, the rain gradually stopped, and the two of them were relieved. Seeing that there was no one around, they took turns to cover themselves with sheets, took off their clothes and twisted them. After drying the water, put it on again.
It's still cold and uncomfortable, but it feels better than being completely immersed in water. Then find a higher place, use stones as a pillow, and spread a quilt on the ground, and the two of them lie down on it and fall asleep.
They need to recover their mental and physical strength as soon as possible. As for whether they will get sick if they sleep like this, they really can't worry about it anymore.
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