I have been busy shopping for a whole day, and my silver is like running water, but I have no choice. When encountering natural disasters, as long as I can survive, I am lucky, so I don’t care about that little money.
There were too many things, so it was inconvenient to carry them with them, so in addition to packing the important things in the washed backpacks, they also hired a donkey cart. The driver refused when he heard that he was going to Sedum City. But Shu Huan couldn't help but put a small piece of silver in his hand, and he immediately nodded in agreement.
Before leaving the inn, the four of them ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles with shiitake mushrooms and prepared to eat their fill before going on the road. Unexpectedly, the aftershock came again at this time, and the shaking stopped for about ten seconds. It fell down, but Shu Huan looked up, from the shopkeeper to the staff, to the guests staying at the inn, not a single person panicked
She couldn't help but smiled wryly, everyone is already used to numbness, right
Two days ago, when the aftershocks occurred, people would run out to hide. Today, no one moved at all, but some people walked in...
After seeing the person who walked in, Shu Huan put down his chopsticks and frowned unhappily.
That person was Zhang Rong who I met yesterday, he was carrying a backpack at the moment, walked to their table and sat down without seeing anyone, poured himself a cup of tea and said: "Are you going back to Sedum City? "
Meimei didn't know that he was also in this city, she saw some surprises, and replied: "Yes."
After answering, seeing Shu Huan's displeased face, she immediately understood that this person was not welcome, and when she thought about the marriage between the Zhang family and the Gu family, she felt so remorseful that she wanted to slap her mouth, and quickly lowered her head to scrape the noodles in the bowl, and then Do not speak to him.
Zhang Rong turned a blind eye to their obvious unwelcome, and said with a smile: "I also want to go back to find my family, let's go together."
Shu Huan straightened his face and said: "You and I are not related, so it's not good to go on the road together."
But Zhang Rong said: "How can we pay so much attention when we are in distress? Besides, although we are not relatives or friends now, we were old acquaintances in the past, and there is a support for us on the road together."
I know your sister
take care of your sister
Shu Huan gritted her teeth secretly, thinking that everyone in Zhang's family has a common problem, they don't know how to read people's faces, and they tend to be annoying
Ignoring him, she ate the noodles in a dull mood before she stood up and said: "We hired a car, and there is no room for so many people. Master Zhang, you should go on your own way."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Rong said calmly: "It's okay, I also hired a donkey, just to follow you, or you have brought so many things, and you are all women, what if you encounter someone who robs you?"
When he said this, Meimei immediately remembered her experience when she was robbed, she became a little timid, and quietly tugged on Shu Huan's sleeve and said, "Girl, why don't you let him follow?"
Shu Huan said nothing, threw the coin on the table, paid some money, turned around and left.
He hired a donkey. To put it mildly, he didn't go back to Sedum City with them, but happened to be on the way. This road is not her family's, so can she refuse to follow
Shu Huan sat impatiently in the crowded carriage, so he sat on the floor of the carriage, talking to the driver while looking at the scenery passing by slowly around him. She saw a crowd of refugees in the distance, controlled by soldiers, heading in one direction.
"Miss, did you see those people? They all escaped from Sedum City." The coachman said with emotion, "I didn't say that Sedum City will be very chaotic. Others are rushing to escape, but you still have to go to the other side."
Shu Huan didn't answer, just asked him: "Where are those people going to be taken?"
"The county lord built some huts outside the city to accommodate the suffering people. The rich merchants in the city also donated silver, and they gave away two porridge and one medicine every day." The coachman said, looking up at the gloomy sky. : "The weather is not good these days. Look at it, maybe it will rain again. Those who are crowded in the shack will suffer."
Meimei poked her head out of the car, and asked curiously, "I only gave up two servings of porridge, can I be full?"
The coachman laughed when he heard this: "Look at what this girl said, I'm afraid she has never suffered from poverty or hunger since she was a child, right? People who have been hit by disasters, how can they ask for food and shelter, as long as they have a place to live, Drink two mouthfuls of thin porridge every day, and you will be thankful if you barely die of starvation.”
Jingmei said unrelentingly: "The court will always send money for disaster relief, right?"
"That's the way it is, but if the silver is distributed to everyone, it would be nice to see a copper coin." The coachman shook his head and said, "Besides, last year was not a good year, and if there is another disaster, you will have silver." There is nowhere to buy grain. The porridge in the houses outside the city is the surplus grain of rich families, and some are bought from the rice shop in the city. The price of grain has risen, and the life of the people inside and outside the city is difficult. "
"Yes." Liang Chen also answered: "Yesterday I bought sesame seed cakes, originally two yuan each, but now it has risen to four yuan. I still think it is expensive, but I ran away to two more, and they were all at the same price. It seems that the court In order to provide disaster relief, it is not enough to give money alone, and some rice grains must be distributed.”
At this time, a voice suddenly sighed and said: "It's useless to have money and food, God has sent a disaster, and I want to turn Sedum into a dead city."
Jingjing was startled: "Master Zhang, what do you say? Isn't the earthquake over? As long as there is money and food, houses can be built again. Why did it become a dead city?"
Zhang Rong glanced at her, but didn't answer, but a look of worry appeared on his always cynical face, and he drove the donkey two steps faster, overtaking them.
Meijing curled her lips, dragged Shu Huan's sleeves, and muttered in a low voice: "Girl, I remember that Master Zhang used to only talk about love affairs, and he laughed in a serious way. It's been a long time since I saw him. Why did he become so gloomy?" gone?"
How could he be in a good mood when something like an earthquake happened and his family members were still alive and dead
This time Shu Huan took another look at Zhang Rong, sighed, and said nothing.
She didn't say it, but she knew in her heart that Sedum City is very likely to become a dead city
As the saying goes, there is one autumn rain and one cold. It has rained several times recently, and the weather is getting colder, but it does not get cold so fast. As long as the sun comes out, the temperature will still rise. At that time, it will be buried by the earthquake. What will become of Sedum City with countless people
Among other things, if the officials in Sedum City did not take preventive measures to properly dispose of the corpses of the victims and thoroughly disinfect them, the plague is very likely to happen. Therefore, before she left yesterday, she asked Liang Chen to buy some vinegar and I brought shochu with me, and I went to the pharmacy and perfume shop to buy some medicines and spices that can prevent pollution. I even rushed to work overnight and made some masks, so I took them with me to be prepared.
It's just that no matter how useful these things are, they can only be prevented. If something goes wrong, she can only take the maids away from that city as soon as possible, so when will she see Gu Xiran again
The more Shu Huan thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She hoped that the car would hurry up so that she could reach Sedum City sooner and meet Gu Xiran sooner.
My home is where my heart is at ease
Only when he is by his side can she feel at ease.