The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 64 Flood Disaster 2
Chunsheng, the son of Maolin, is two years younger than Maixiang, and is 12 years old this year; Du Juan, the daughter of Maolin, is the same age as Fuling, and is nine years old this year.

Chunsheng nodded vigorously.Well, what mother said is right, sister Mai Xiang is very good, very good.Sister Mai Xiang's family are all good people.They also need to be good people, learn from Sister Mai Xiang, be a good person, and be a good person with ability!
On weekdays, when Mai Xiang is at home, she will teach Licorice, Poria and Coptis to read and practice calligraphy.At this time, Chunsheng, Dujuan, Xiaozao and Xiaolu will also learn together.Girls, there is one more thing to learn, and that is female red.

Because of this, the children in the village envy them!

Sister Mai Xiang doesn't like to be in contact with dirty children, but most of the children in the village are slugs.Many children are still very ignorant and like to play pranks, and sister Mai Xiang doesn't like it very much either.Those children also have a kind of fear of Sister Mai Xiang. Every time Sister Mai Xiang is at home, those children dare not go to Sister Mai Xiang's house to make trouble.

In the village, the people who are closest to Sister Mai Xiang are him, his sister Du Juan, Xiaozao and Xiaolu.Sister Mai Xiang treats them just like her brothers and sisters, being affectionate and strict.

It is a great blessing for Chunsheng to have such a good sister.Just like today, I heard that it was Sister Mai Xiang who first discovered the flood. If it wasn't for Sister Mai Xiang, maybe they would have drowned in their sleep.

Don't think about it, the water is so deep!The water was up to his waist!
Every step is difficult.Chunsheng held his sister's little hand and moved forward step by step.Whoops, I really can't bear to watch it, the water is all up to my sister's shoulders!
As soon as Mai Xiang walked to the entrance of the village, she saw three figures, they were Liang Gaoshan, Tian Sheng and Mao Lin.The three walked over with difficulty stepping on the knee-deep water.

"Mai Xiang, what's the matter with you, why haven't you gone up the mountain yet?" Seeing his daughter walking alone, Liang Gaoshan couldn't help but get angry.

Mai Xiang hurriedly said: "Mother and the others have all gone up the mountain, I'll come over to meet you, I'm worried that you have something to do!"

Liang Gaoshan: "We three adults, what will happen? Hurry up and be careful, the water is too deep!"

Tian Sheng had lingering fears: "Mai Xiang, it's a good thing you discovered it early, otherwise, the whole village would probably have been drowned!"

Mai Xiang asked with concern: "Daddy, have you notified the old patriarch and the village chief?"

Liang Gaoshan: "Notified, all notified! Moreover, basically the three of us in the whole village went to notify one by one!"

They have even notified those families who have hatred against the three of them.Alas, the relationship is not good on weekdays, and there has been hatred.However, human life is at stake, and they cannot stand idly by.

However, good people have good rewards.No, the three families were very polite to them, and they had a lot of words of thanks.In the future, when everyone meets, it is estimated that they will no longer be like enemies.

Mai Xiang walked last and closed the door of her house tightly.In this case, if there are thieves and villains who want to take the opportunity to make trouble, at least there will be more protection.The fence of the house is built very high, as long as the gate is closed, it is difficult for ordinary people to climb over.

The back mountain of Mai Xiangjia is about 20 meters high, and there are many big trees with luxuriant branches and leaves planted on the top of the mountain.In case the water reaches the top of the mountain, everyone can still go up the tree, and at least they can resist it for a while.

There's no way, it's better to go to the mountains in the middle of the night than to follow the villagers and swarm to the mountains, right?How much wind and rain is there, except for the young and vigorous, which one is not taking three steps and taking one step back?Moreover, it is too dangerous to walk on the way to the mountains with such deep water!
When Mai Xiang reached the top of the mountain, she found that grandma and the others had not arrived, nor did Aunt Tian Sheng and the others.What has actually happened?But that's fine, otherwise, she doesn't know how to explain the clothes, shoes and socks she promised her mother to bring.

Before she could think about it, she hurried into the cabin, and took out a few bundles, a bag of sweet potatoes, a bag of dried fruit, a dozen gourds filled with water, a medicine box, and a large bag of herbs from the space. .

In the cabin, there was originally a thermos bottle, a stove, and a dozen bowls and chopsticks.In addition, there is a wooden barrel and a washbasin.Mai Xiang simply took out two wooden basins, a bucket, and a pile of dry firewood from the space.This firewood was also chopped by the way when she went to the mountains to look for herbs a few days ago.

Putting all this aside and walking out of the cabin, the three of Liang Gaoshan were still more than 20 meters away from the cabin.Just now, she flew up the mountain by herself, leaving the three of them far behind.

"Daddy, have you seen mother and grandma's younger brothers and sisters?" Mai Xiang hastily greeted her.

Liang Gaoshan was taken aback, and said in panic: "No, didn't you say they came first?"

Mai Xiang: "Aunt Tian Sheng and Aunt Mao Lin are not there either. I guess they might be hiding from the rain in the cowshed at the foot of the mountain. I'll look for them!"

Liang Gaoshan hurriedly said: "I will go too!"

Tian Sheng and Mao Lin were also very anxious, and shouted in unison: "I will go too!"

Several people hurried down the mountain again.

Mai Xiang walked in front, she had walked this path thousands of times, even with her eyes closed, she could still walk on the path accurately.On both sides of the road, fruit trees were also planted. After a few years, these fruit trees are all luxuriant.When going down the mountain, you can use fruit trees to prevent you from rolling down the mountain.

Mai Xiang went down to the foot of the mountain, went to the cowshed at the col, and found Hua Shi and others.

"Mom, why are you here? You can't do it here, the water will flood up soon! It's better to hurry up and go up the mountain to be safer!" Mai Xiang said when she saw the crowd.

Fahrenheit was dejected: "Mai Xiang, your grandma's ankle is sprained and she can't walk anymore!"

Mai Xiang was in a hurry: "I can't walk, I have to lift it up!"

Fahrenheit said in embarrassment: "Mai Xiang, why don't we talk about it after the rain stops?" To be honest, let alone lifting people, she almost couldn't walk by herself.Along the way, one of her shoes was long gone, and the soles of her feet were scratched several times by sharp stones, which was extremely painful!

Mai Xiang shook her head: "Mother, the rain will never stop. It won't stop until three or five days later! Hurry up and leave, this place will definitely be flooded by dawn!"

While talking, the three of Liang Gaoshan also arrived.

Hearing what happened, Liang Gaoshan said: "Well, I will carry my mother up the mountain! Mai Xiang, your fifth younger brother will be handed over to you!"

Tian Sheng and Mao Lin also quickly expressed their opinions: "The three of us will be carried up by the aunt in turn, you don't have to worry, with the three of us here, it's not enough that even an old man can't carry it up!"

Mai Xiang carried her younger brother Huang Lian on her back, Ban Xia supported Liang Mancang, and the group climbed up the mountain with difficulty.Fortunately, the path was specially built, and the road up the mountain was not difficult. There were fruit trees for support, and no one rolled down the mountain.

After finally reaching the top of the mountain, Mai Xiang took out dry clothes and asked everyone to change, and put her grandparents on the only couch in the cabin.

At this moment, Mai Xiang realized that there was only one shoe left on her foot.At some point, the foot without the shoe was scratched by a sharp object, and blood flowed out.

Fortunately, she brought a medicine box with disinfectant and gauze.

The disinfectant potion was simply prepared by her according to the formula of the disinfectant potion in her previous life.Although the effect is not very good, but better than nothing.In her previous life, her grandfather was an expert in traditional Chinese medicine. To be precise, her grandfather's family was a family of medicine.

The formula of the disinfectant was learned from her grandfather.In her previous life, she also prepared it herself.However, at that time, I just had the mentality of having fun, and did not work hard.Now, she regrets it a little.

However, she found that Fahrenheit's foot was also injured, so she quickly helped her to sit down, cleaned her wound and applied medicine, and then told her: "Mother, don't go outside, so that the wound won't get wet again."

After treating Fahrenheit's wound, she said to Ban Xia: "Second Brother, Eldest Sister's foot is also injured, come and clean the wound for me!"

Ban Xia said to the elder sister distressedly: "What? Your foot was injured too? When you went up the mountain just now, why didn't you let me carry Fifth Brother?"

Mai Xiang reluctantly smiled and said, "I just discovered it too."

Ban Xia squatted beside the eldest sister, cleaning her wound with tears in her eyes.

The wound on Mai Xiang's foot was very deep, much deeper than Fahrenheit's. Huang Lian couldn't help but slapped her mouth and cried: "Eldest sister, it must be very painful, right? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't want my elder sister to carry me up the mountain!"

Mai Xiang quickly stretched out her hand to pull him into her arms, touched his little head and comforted him, "It's not very painful, elder sister can bear it, fifth brother, stop crying! Don't worry, the potion prepared by elder sister is very good, In a few days, the wound will heal!"

This disinfectant potion, it is said that the effect is not good, but it is only compared with those disinfectant potions in the previous life.However, this disinfectant potion can be regarded as a "magic potion" in this ancient society.

There are two cabins on the top of the mountain, a kitchen and a bedroom.

Mai Xiang's family huddled in the bedroom, while Tian Sheng and Mao Lin's family huddled in the kitchen.Fortunately, it is summer now, and there is a lot of straw in the kitchen. Spread the straw on the ground, and then you can sleep.

Everyone was so tired that they lay down on the straw and slept soundly.

This is the top of the mountain, and the flood will not rise to the top of the mountain in a while.Everyone, sleep peacefully.Because, maybe tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the flood will rise, and everyone may have to climb to the tree to avoid the flood.

Of course, according to Mai Xiang's estimate, going up a tree to avoid the flood should not be enough.Because the terrain of the back mountain is much higher than that of the village, and there is a distance of about [-] meters from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.Unless it is a flood that is rare in a thousand years, otherwise, the top of the mountain will not be submerged.

Early the next morning, everyone woke up, only to find out in horror that the flood had already reached halfway up the mountain!

In other words, if Mai Xiang didn't wake up last night and wake everyone up, at this time, everyone was not drowned, but trapped in the village!

Aunt Tian Sheng couldn't help exclaiming: "Wow, it's so scary! The water has reached halfway up the mountain. If you stay in the village, even if you climb up to the roof, it will be useless! Because, at this time, the roof must also be submerged !"

Moreover, people in the village live in mud-brick houses, most of which have been built for decades.After being washed and soaked by the flood, it will collapse in a short time!
It's dangerous!Just a little bit, everyone will die!

All the people couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

While rejoicing, Mai Xiang couldn't help feeling very regretful.

Knowing this earlier, no matter what, she would leave Qinghe County one day in advance and head for the capital.Now, just one day late, he was trapped.

(End of this chapter)