After picking up the daughter of the lucky star, the whole village prospered

Chen Changhai and his father led the carriage out of the village.

There was already a vast ocean outside the village, and the road could not be seen clearly. If one was not paying attention, the carriage sank into the mud.

"Push it quickly!" Chen Laoshuan held the rein tightly with one hand, and turned to tell his son and daughter-in-law.

Chen Changhai and his sister-in-law Zhao stood alone, pushing the car forward with difficulty.

Han Shi was at the back of the carriage, holding an umbrella in one hand and leaning on the carriage with the other, a little at a loss.

The current was very fast, and the water waves had reached her knees. She couldn't even stand still, and she didn't have the strength to push the cart.

Suddenly, the carriage slanted toward Sister-in-law Chen's Zhao Shi, causing the occupants to scream in fright.

Chen Laoshuan hurriedly shouted: "Don't let the car sink into the pit! Sanlang! Han Shi! Come here and push!"

Chen Changhai immediately ran to his sister-in-law to push the cart, trying to straighten the cart and get out of the pit.

But the second sister-in-law Han didn't come over for a long time, so he couldn't help being anxious and turned his head to look over.

There is no shadow of Mrs. Han behind the car.

Looking around again, I saw an umbrella being washed farther and farther by the current, and behind the umbrella, there was a faint figure struggling in the water.

"Father! Second sister-in-law has fallen into a ditch!" Occasionally, there are not deep ditches on both sides of the dirt road in the country, which are convenient for irrigation of rice fields.

Now the traces of the canal are covered by the rain. Once a person accidentally slips and falls in, they will not be able to get up at all.

In addition, the water flow was very fast at this time, and the Han family was rushed farther and farther soon.

Chen Laoshuan took a look and said coldly: "Don't worry about her, get the carriage up first, there's a whole family in the carriage."

If the carriage overturns, the whole family will be ruined.

Chen Changhai glanced at the second sister-in-law who was getting further and further away, and stopped paying attention, pushing the carriage with all his strength.

The elder sister-in-law Zhao didn't dare to look in that direction at all, and together with her brother-in-law, they pushed the carriage straight.

Looking back, there is no trace of it there, and even the umbrella has rushed to nowhere.

The other end of the canal is the Chuanhe River, which is now a vast expanse, connecting the sky and the earth, forming a wide water area with this place.

Mrs. Zhao trembled a little, and she didn't dare to look any further, she just tightly grasped the carriage shed with her fingers.

Chen Changhai wanted to look back, but his father stopped him: "Changhai! You're out of your mind! The water is so deep, she doesn't know where she went, can you find it? Don't take our family in because of her!"

Han Shi died just right.

This was accidentally dropped into the ditch by herself, and it has nothing to do with the Chen family.

Such a natural disaster, no one can predict life and death.

Even in the future, Han's younger sister, Xiao Han, asked, and her own family also had something to say.

Cui Shi in the carriage also anxiously persuaded: "Husband, the water is so big, don't take risks, think about me, Kang'er, and... and the child in my belly."

Chen Changhai was silent for a moment, then looked back and sighed. "Father, let's go."

Chen Laoshuan loosened his brows when he heard this: "Okay, you and your sister-in-law should be careful, don't fall."

"Ah."

The family walked in the water for several hours, and finally came to the town.

The town is indeed much better than their village. Although the water has risen a bit, it is not serious.

Many people did not get any water into their homes because of the high foundations.

The Chen family's carriage rushed to the Rongji Pharmacy first. Chen Laoshuan found his granddaughter Chen Zhao and told her, "Zhao'er, your mother was washed away by the flood. It was Grandpa who was useless and couldn't save her." He cried twice while talking.

Chen Zhao was stunned, and it took a while to cry: "Auntie was really washed away by the water? Why was she washed away by the water when she was fine?"

Chen Laoshuan patted his granddaughter, choked with sobs and said, "There was a flood over there, the whole village was flooded, and many houses were washed away. It's lucky that your grandmother and I managed to escape. Alas, it's a good thing your brother is held by your grandmother, otherwise, alas..."

Chen Zhao sobbed and cried for a long time, then turned to look for his younger brother, and saw his grandma Chen Fengshi was holding Xu Bao and sitting there blankly, not knowing what to think.

"Xu Bao." Chen Zhao rushed over to hug Xu Bao, and cried again, so frightened that Xu Bao also howled.

"Don't cry, be careful to scare Xu Bao."

Chen Laoshuan looked around and asked, "Where's your aunt?"

Chen Zhao was sobbing and said, "She caught a cold yesterday and was lying in the backyard."

The two grandparents were talking, when Li Langzhong rushed over, cupped his hands at Chen Laoshuan, and asked, "Is your village flooded?"

"It's not just flooded, many houses in the village were washed away." In fact, all the houses that were washed away were adobe houses that had been in disrepair for a long time.

"Oh, that's terrible, did you hurt anyone?" Li Langzhong asked.

Chen Laoshuan showed grief: "Someone must have been hurt, my second daughter-in-law was washed away by the flood, oh... how should I explain to Erlang?" He covered his face and choked up.

Li Langzhong was stunned for a moment, and comforted him: "My condolences, fortunately, the others are fine. Alas, if brother Chen has nowhere to go, why not stay at my house temporarily, and it won't be too late to go back after the rain subsides."

Chen Laoshuan wiped his eyes and bowed to Li Langzhong: "Thank you, Brother Li, for your righteousness. I am very grateful."

Therefore, Chen Laoshuan's family temporarily settled down in Li's house.

The next day, the rain stopped and the accumulated rainwater gradually receded.

A few days later, the water level of the Chuanhe River finally dropped below the safety line.

When the villagers of Xicun returned to the village one after another, they saw that the ground was covered with mud, and there were still fish and shrimps splashing in the puddles on the side of the road.

Many old adobe houses have collapsed, but those green brick and tile houses are still standing.

However, the upright house was filled with mud, and all kinds of insects and leeches were crawling on the walls and household items.

Those who moved to the south slope ahead of time were glad that they had listened to the village official and moved all their food and bedding to the south slope, otherwise they would have suffered great losses.

Those who did not move their homes were miserable. Not only were the things in their homes damaged by water, but even their rice and noodles were also soaked in water.

The worst thing is the fertile fields on both sides of the river, where there is not a single crop or rice seedling left, all gone.

Some people sat by the field and wailed loudly, while others secretly rejoiced.

Those who were secretly delighted all listened to Muramasa's words and didn't plant any seeds.

If no seeds are planted, it means that your own seeds are not lost.

Jiang Sanlang, the villager of the East Village, said that the flood crisis is over, and while there is time, let everyone clean up the fields and plant seedlings again.

Due to Jiang Sanlang and Sun Lizheng's timely reminders of this flood, although some houses of the villagers living on both sides of the river collapsed, most of their property was preserved and there were not many casualties.

As far as Xichen Village is concerned, only Chen Laoshuan's family is organizing the funeral.

Yingbao was still a little surprised when she learned that Han Shi died in the flood.

Unexpectedly, in this life, the Han family died early.

She was neither happy nor sad, but felt a little strange and relieved at the same time.

The feeling of being strangled to death by Han Shi in her previous life is still vivid in her memory, which makes her palpitate whenever she thinks about it.

Now that Mrs. Han is dead, the big stone in my heart has fallen to the ground.

"Chun Niang, you don't know. The Han family was dragged out of the bushes, and they all swelled, and the coffin couldn't even get in. Alas, what a crime."

Sitting under the eaves of the verandah, Tang shi took the soles of his shoes, pulled out the twine, and said, "Poor her son, he is only a little over one year old, tsk tsk, he lost his mother at a young age, what will happen in the future."

Chunniang was speechless, she quietly glanced at Yingbao who was sitting by the window writing, she was relieved to see that her daughter didn't respond.

Tang said again: "Since Mrs. Han left, Mrs. Chen Feng seemed to be a different person. I heard from her neighbors that she was eating vegetarian food at home and praying to Buddha. She also said that she would go to Simen to invite a Buddha to come back and make offerings."

Since people from the West Village also moved to the South Slope, women and daughters-in-law came to the East Village from time to time with baskets of needlework, so Tang heard a lot of gossip.

Chunniang smiled: "Perhaps it's because my daughter-in-law passed away suddenly, and I was a little frightened."

"No, I think so too."