When Liu Shichu saw that Wen Rumin had completely stabilized the situation, he once again reminded her to pay attention to the safety of the house and to store food, and then left the Cui family.
Only after seeing with her own eyes that the families of both families were fine did she feel completely relieved. Then she finally remembered that she still had a pub, which was still open during the earthquake. Although there were not many customers because today was not a holiday, there was wine everywhere in the pub. Wine jars and glasses were not sturdy containers, and many of them would definitely be broken by the earthquake. In short, the situation would not be very good.
Mentally prepared to see a bunch of drinkers and injured waiters, Liu Shichu arrived in front of the tavern, but couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock!
It wasn't because the situation was more serious than she had imagined, on the contrary, it was much better than she had imagined.
"Boss, you're finally here? Are you okay?" Qi Zhixi, who was following a waiter to carry out a jar of surviving wine from the half-empty tavern, said in surprise when he saw Liu Shichu. He looked her up and down and found that her clothes were obviously dirty and even had a red spot, so he became worried again.
Liu Shichu shook his head and said, "I'm fine. What's the situation in our store? Are there any casualties?"
Qi Zhixi put down the wine jar, wiped his hands, and said:
"Three guests and two waiters were injured, but not seriously. The others were frightened and are still in shock. The damage to our store is relatively large. As you can see, half of the building collapsed. However, our tavern was built relatively solidly. This half collapsed when the earthquake was almost over. At that time, almost everyone in the store had escaped, so no one was killed."
Qi Zhixi felt somewhat fortunate when he spoke of this. If the fruit wine shop was not built solidly like the shops nearby, many people would have been crushed to death when it collapsed.
"That's good, as long as no one is hurt, the other losses in the store don't matter." Liu Shichu said with relief. Whether it was a drinker or a waiter, if they died in the pub during the earthquake, she, as the boss, would definitely not be able to escape the responsibility. Fortunately, the pub she built was strong enough.
"By the way, after the earthquake stopped, I asked a doctor from next door to apply medicine and bandages to the injured customers and employees in the store. I just asked a few uninjured employees to send them home one by one." Qi Zhixi said with a smile.
"Half of our taverns are closed, and we have nowhere to put them, so it's best to send them home and let their families take care of them. Of course, I also gave them ten taels of silver each as medical expenses."
Qi Zhixi looked at Liu Shichu, a little unsure of what she meant, and asked, "You won't blame me for acting on my own, right? I'm just worried that their families will cause trouble, and if they are also affected by the earthquake, this money will help them get by temporarily..."
"You did the right thing. It is necessary to comfort them in time." Liu Shichu said. She looked at Qi Zhixi with some surprise. She didn't expect him to be so far-sighted. Although the earthquake was a natural disaster, she had no unnecessary responsibility to compensate the injured guests and waiters for medical expenses, but taking the initiative to pay the compensation could save a lot of subsequent troubles.
Qi Zhixi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Liu Shichu's exaggeration, but when he saw the miserable situation around him, he remembered that now was not the time to be happy, so he immediately restrained his smile and said, "There are still some wine and wine glasses, tables and chairs that have not been smashed. I was just looking for these things with two guys."
Liu Shichu felt a headache when he saw the mess in the tavern. There were still some intact things in the ruins. If they were not picked up in time, they would surely be picked up by others. But if he picked them up again, it would be a waste of time and effort.
But then he thought about it and realized that the tavern would definitely have to be rebuilt, and it would not take long. After all, the capital had suffered from the earthquake, and there were collapsed houses everywhere. People were displaced, and many people needed to rebuild their houses. The craftsmen who were building houses would surely be extremely busy. Liu Shichu would not be so heartless as to snatch workers from people who were in a hurry to build a place to live.
Moreover, her tavern sells alcohol, which is not a necessity for the people. After this natural disaster, it will definitely take a long time for business to recover, so there is no need to rush to rebuild it.
If we don't rush to rebuild, we'll have to find a place to put the things we pick up from the ruins.
"Then you guys should find the undamaged things first, and I will find someone to move them to my farm outside Beijing. The situation there shouldn't be too bad." Liu Shichu said.
She has some valuable wine and wine vessels here. If they can be recovered, the loss will be less.
Qi Zhixi and two of his servants went back to look for things again. Liu Shichu returned to the Liu family. The nieces and nephews worked together and not only set up several large tents, but also found a lot of rice. Except for the injured, the servants had resumed their work and everything was in order.
Although the atmosphere was still rather depressing, except for a few servants who unfortunately did not have time to escape, everyone else in the Liu family survived. Compared with other families, the casualties were not too heavy. Therefore, the Liu family did not have any situation where servants took advantage of the heavy casualties of their masters to steal and rob their master's property.
"Sister-in-law, is everything at home stable?" Liu Shichu asked Wang.
Wang had already changed out of her blood-stained clothes and was drinking water calmly. If you didn't look at her legs, you would have thought she was not in the simple tent but drinking tea in her gorgeous hall.
He regained his composure so quickly. It really shows that age makes the most sense. With so much experience, he can calm down quickly no matter what situation he encounters.
When Wang saw that she had returned safely without any broken arms or legs, the calmness on her face was instantly broken. She glared at Liu Shichu and said, "Fortunately, you are fine! You ran out in a hurry before the earth dragon turned over. I was afraid that something had happened to you. You are so brave. You are so impulsive at your age. If something had happened to you, how would I explain to your eldest brother..."
After being scolded, Liu Shichu said with a bitter face: "Sister-in-law, I am fine, right? I am back safely. Your worries are unnecessary. You should just take good care of your injuries."
Wang scolded her for a long time before she remembered to ask about Wen Rumin and the others: "Are Wen and Jinrong okay?"
"It's okay, everything is fine. I told Mrs. Wen to pay special attention to the safety of the mansion recently and be careful of those people outside who might take advantage of the situation to smash and rob."
"I'm glad you're okay. What you said was right. There will definitely be chaos after a disaster. This time the earth dragon made such a big noise, and I don't know how many people died outside. It will be a chaos for a while." Wang's face couldn't help but become heavy when she thought of the severity of this natural disaster.
"Yes, I saw that the situation outside is terrible, with ruins everywhere and heavy casualties. I don't know if the court will take any appeasement measures, but the capital can't continue to be in chaos." Liu Shichu said. If such a disaster happened and was not handled properly, it would easily cause civil unrest.