Dragging the family to flee famine?Don't be afraid, I have room to fill the granary

Chapter 157 Changdao County

"Xiaoyu, you and Lixia will take everyone to the city gate to meet Dan Zheng and the others, and then go to Changdao County. I will check around the streets again and I will chase you soon." After leaving the county government, Tao Qiqi said to Xiaoyu said.

Fang Yu nodded, and then asked with some confusion: "Why don't you just find a mountain? Wouldn't it be good to hide in the mountain?"

Tao Qiqi explained: "It has been raining for several days. It is not the safest place to hide in the mountains. In case of landslides or mudslides, you will not be able to hide. Let everyone work hard and hide in the next county .The neighboring county is safe at the moment."

"Okay." Fang Yu nodded and took everyone to gather at the city gate.

As soon as Fang Yu and the others left, Tao Qiqi began to walk around every shop, marking all the things that could be ordered and putting them into the space.

Of course, county offices, granaries, pharmacies, and grain stores are the most focused areas to search!
After searching for the most important things, Tao Qiqi went around every shop on the street, and after making sure that there were no missing persons or anything that could be taken away, she left Jinxiang County with peace of mind and went to the big army chase after.

It was already midnight when Tao Qiqi left, the water on the street had already flooded up to her thighs, and it started to rain lightly again, it seemed that there would be another heavy rain coming down soon.

As long as it rains heavily, within an hour or two, Jinxiang County will be completely submerged.

Letting everyone evacuate in time is the most correct choice.

But the people who are most worried now are the villagers in those villages.

Fortunately, the manpower sent out has not sent a signal so far, which means that everyone should be safe now.

No news is the best news.

All Tao Qiqi can do now is to pray that there will be no more dangers in the future, and hope that all the suffering villagers can survive this catastrophe safely.

When Tao Qiqi caught up with the main force, the heavy rain began to pour down desperately.

Fortunately, as we walked toward Changdao County, the water gradually became shallower. As the water became shallower, we could travel a little faster.

By daybreak they had almost left the flooded area.

"Shanzheng, it's safe here now. You guys stay here with the county government officials. I'll come over after I settle down with the folks."

Speaking of this, Tao Qiqi paused, then looked around, and found a small bamboo forest not far away.

So he said again: "There is a small bamboo forest over there. Go and chop some bamboos, and then tie them together to make bamboo rafts. If there is someone who needs help, you can use the bamboo rafts to go there. Get the folks to evacuate."

"Okay." Shan Zheng agreed.

After that, Tao Qiqi continued to evacuate with the suffering people.

The road was not flooded, and it was already dawn, so everyone moved faster.

At noon, they finally saw the city gate of Changdao County.

"Changdao County is ahead. Let's hold on for a while. When we reach Changdao County, we can find a place to have a good rest." Fang Yu led the horses forward while encouraging everyone to persist.

When they left Jinxiang County, the carriage was inconvenient, so they didn't bring it with them, and Tao Qiqi took them into the space in the end.

He just got on his horse and set off.

But on the road, all the horses on their backs were children or older people, and Fang Yu and the others all got down and walked with the troops.

Fortunately, we finally saw our destination. Everyone's original exhaustion suddenly disappeared at this moment. Everyone quickened their pace and soon arrived at the county seat of Changdao County.

As soon as they entered the city, the guards at the gate immediately went to the county magistrate to report.

Just when Tao Qiqi was still thinking about whether to find a spacious place for the villagers to rest first, or to go to the county magistrate first, the county magistrate appeared in front of everyone.

However, Tao Qiqi was at the end of the team at this time, and the county magistrate did not realize that Tao Qiqi organized everyone to escape.

So he asked someone casually, "Are you guys from Jinxiang County?"

The person who was asked replied: "Yes. It rained heavily yesterday, and Jinxiang County has been completely submerged."

The county magistrate asked again: "What about your county magistrate?"

The common people did not know that the county magistrate was tied up by Tao Qiqi at the gate of the government office, so they shook their heads and replied: "I don't know."

When the magistrate Gu heard this, he didn't ask any more questions, so he said, "Then you all come with me first, and everyone finds a place to rest first. Everyone is soaked in this winter, so don't catch a cold and get sick."

The person in question nodded, and everyone followed Magistrate Qi towards the county.

Go all the way through Changdao County, and then come out from another city gate, and there is a mud house not far from the city.

This was built by the magistrate of Qi County after he took office. It was to make it easier for people from nearby villages to go to the city and rest here. Especially sometimes when it is too late to go home from the market, resting here can save some money on hotel expenses. .

Although sometimes beggars come to stay here, but these times the beggars are begging on the street, and now the mud houses are empty.

In front of the mud house there is a big tree more than ten years old.

It was planted together with the mud house when it was built.

In addition, there is a spacious flat land in front of the mud house.

Such a place would be a good place for them to rest after escaping.

"You guys go find some firewood and make a few more fires to keep everyone warm."

After the magistrate Gu brought everyone here, he immediately arranged for people to find firewood nearby and start burning it.

Everyone also took advantage of this time to go to the mud hut to change their clothes into dry ones.

After a while, the yamen servants brought medicinal materials and food to ward off the cold.

Because County Magistrate Lu knew that Magistrate Tu was not here, he was in charge here.

"You guys go and boil some cold-repelling medicine in some water for everyone to drink."

"Several of you, go and cook these rice grains into porridge and share them with everyone."

Everyone drove all night and morning, and they were cold and hungry. Now they would drink a bowl of hot potion and a bowl of hot porridge, and the coldness in the whole body would be driven away.

"What's the situation in Jinxiang County now?" It was not the magistrate of Gu County who asked this question, but a young son who had just brought medicine and food over.

But looking at his attire, he was not a yamen servant. If he guessed correctly, this should be the son of the county magistrate.

A villager replied: "It rained heavily yesterday evening, and the water in Jinxiang County began to rise. When we left, the water had already risen to the waist. It is estimated that the whole area was flooded."

After listening to the other party's words, the magistrate Gu's brows obviously frowned into a word of Sichuan.But he didn't ignore everyone.

Instead, it started to be arranged again.

"It looks like we won't be able to go back for a while. There will be heavy rain from time to time in the past few days. In this way, after everyone has finished eating, we will arrange for a few stronger men to lead me. You go up the mountain and cut down some trees.

Then build a larger shed here. Not to mention how warm it can be, but at least it can keep out the rain.In addition, the conditions in our county are not much better this year. We will provide you with a meal of plain porridge one day, and you will have to figure out the rest on your own. "

(End of this chapter)