Infinite Disaster Survival

Wen Yiye knelt on the ground. Just as he opened his mouth and had no time to speak, he heard a thunderclap above his head. He couldn't help but shiver and calm down for a few seconds before continuing to speak.

After the thunderclap, the rain outside became more fierce, but the story was told clearly.

The neighboring city suffered from continuous heavy rains, the river dam collapsed, and countless ordinary people like them lost their homes and became refugees.

The disaster relief team sent by the court has not arrived yet. The locals took a lot of gold and silver to build the Qingjiang Weir, which is so easy to be washed away. It can be seen that they did not meet good parents.

After the flood, they didn't save people and send grain. There were also many merchants who colluded with local officials and sold grain at high prices during the chaos.

In the end, they forced people to have no choice but to rebel directly.

This news was concealed for seven or eight days, and now the news was revealed.

As soon as Master Wen Yi finished speaking, not to mention the change in the faces of the clan leader and other elders, the villagers who ran over after hearing the noise were even more unconvinced.

The refugees were pitiful, but rebellion was a crime punishable by the execution of nine clans.

As for the county magistrate's escape, it was even more bizarre. It was impossible for a county to resist a group of refugees with its own strength, and it was even more impossible for the county magistrate to abandon the county and escape.

"Apart from the riots of the refugees, tell me what else is going on." The clan leader knew that there was something strange when he saw Lao Yi's hesitant expression, and asked with his hand on the table.

"There is also the Xijiang Weir built in our prefecture. I was sent there to do some chores. If the current rain continues, I am afraid it will follow the footsteps of Qingjiang Weir." Wen Laoyi's lips moved a few times, and finally he told the secret that he had not revealed to the outside world for many years.

Wen Laoyi took some benefits in the past, and even his family did not tell him anything, but today he heard the county magistrate say that cracks appeared in Xijiang Weir.

If the Xijiang Weir collapses, Jinfeng County will not only suffer from floods, but the local people may also learn to rebel.

If you leave secretly, you can change your identity directly with money. Although you lose your citizenship, you will not worry about your life.

Wen Yiye still has some words in his stomach. If the county magistrate finds the nobles who passed through Jinfeng County some time ago, someone may help to excuse him in the court and continue to be an official in another place.

The clan leader was powerless to ask more questions, and said to the villagers with panic faces: "You all go back first and pack up your things at home. I will discuss it with the clan elders again. It's dark and the road is slippery. Be careful on the way back."

The people who went back did not know how to say it when their families asked them. They just evaded the question that nothing happened, but they did not sleep all night.

The sound of rain kept coming. After the family members woke up one after another, it was still raining outside. The sky was still dark. Without the sun, moon and stars to tell the time, no one knew what time it was.

After a night, the thunder in the sky disappeared, and only the rain kept beating everywhere.

The sound of heavy beating of gongs and drums echoed in the village, and everyone in the village was startled. Before the young man went out to ask what was going on, he heard the loud voice of the gong beater.

"Quickly pack up your belongings and go up the mountain to avoid the flood!"

The continuous rainfall has exceeded the land's short-term absorption capacity. The loess road has become a quagmire. The flowing water can not only cover the back of a person's feet, but is also very turbulent.

In addition to the rain that is still falling, even if they are worried and anxious in their hearts, they dare not go out in the rain with their whole family. They only send the youngest and strongest man in the family to the clan leader's house to ask what is going on.

When the people walked out of sight, the people who stayed in the house began to pack up their things according to the clan's notice.

Even if they didn't want to believe it in their hearts, the clan had notified them, and they only needed to spend some time and effort to do something to avoid worrying.

Almost everyone in the village sent people over, and the clan leader sent people to notify those who had difficulty traveling.

After a simple headcount, the clan leader told the story he had learned from Master Wen Yi last night. After those who heard the news for the first time had digested this alarming news, he continued to tell the method he and the clan elders had discussed last night.

"Last night we asked Master Yi again in detail. The county magistrate and some famous wealthy families in the county all ran away with their belongings. I'm afraid it's not false. Our Fengnan Village may face a disaster at any time."

No matter what the clan members said, the clan leader had not rested for a moment since yesterday. He kept repeating the words of Wen Zheng and Wen Yi in his mind. When disaster strikes, we can't just sit and wait for death.

The rain has been too heavy in recent days. If you want to leave, you may encounter mountain torrents, and it is easier to catch a cold in the rain.

Fortunately, their village is backed by a mountain. Hunter Yang has been hunting in the mountains for a long time and knows a few caves, which can allow the whole clan to take shelter.

Knowing that the tribe leader planned to let them go up the mountain to hide first, the villagers stopped arguing and pondered in their hearts. Finally, the tribe leader called everyone to drink a bowl of bitter soup and let them go back.

Wen Zheng did not come to participate, but he and Yang the hunter, with several young men from the tribe found by the tribe leader, went to the mountain to check the conditions of the caves in the rain.

The cave was covered with vines outside, making it difficult to find. Yang the hunter went to uncover it at Wen Zheng's signal and successfully found a different world inside.

The torch wrapped in layers of leaves was taken out and lit with flint. The cave was not wide but deep. Except for the entrance, it was very dry inside.

The cave looked untouched and no traces of large wild animals were found. It was a natural hiding place.

In addition to this cave, there are several other caves nearby, large or small, which are enough for the whole village to hide in, but it is inevitable that it will be a bit crowded.

After learning the specific situation of the caves, the patriarch did not delay any longer. He first found someone to tidy up the caves, and then began to pack up important supplies and inform the villagers to prepare for relocation.

It is not easy to deal with several caves, and there is not so much time now. When Wen Zheng went up the mountain, he took the medicine powder given by the third master and sprinkled it near the caves to repel wild beasts to a certain extent.

It is difficult to go up the mountain on rainy days, especially when wild beasts often appear in the mountains and forests. The patriarch called out the young and strong laborers in the tribe, formed small teams, and escorted the old, weak, women and children up the mountain with farm tools as weapons.

"No one is willing to leave?" The patriarch sighed after waiting for a long time and no one came.

The villagers all had doubts, but Yang Hunter's parents took the initiative to ask to go up the mountain. Seeing that there was really no one, the patriarch let his own children take the lead.

Wen Zheng and Yang the Hunter had already come down from the mountain, so they simply led the team and took the first group of people up the mountain.

The bamboo raft used to dry meat was dismantled, and the family's food, clothes, money, farm tools and other valuable and not particularly heavy things were placed on it, tied tightly with ropes, and then pulled the things up the mountain together.

Wen Zheng packed up the things that were open at home and put them on it.

Maybe the patriarch asked his two sons to bring their families up the mountain, and slowly a few families came, followed behind with their things, and finally formed a long team.

The young and strong were holding farm tools on both sides of the team, and the rest were protected in the middle, all pulling the ropes to pull the bamboo raft up.

The patriarch's ox cart and several mules in the village were responsible for pulling the old and young in the tribe up the mountain.

When Wen Yiye came back, he drove a donkey cart, but it was not available for the time being, and he drove the donkey cart up the mountain with his family.

The road was difficult and the cave was located at a high altitude. Even though Wen Zheng found the easiest way to get to the mountain road, everyone stopped halfway and the rain also showed a tendency to stop.

Wen Zheng listened carefully to the sounds around him. The cows and donkeys he was driving were a little anxious, so he immediately raised his voice: "Everyone be careful, pick up your weapons."

This shout made everyone in the team very alert. Wen Zheng continued to catch the sound that flowed into his ears, borrowed the bow and arrow of Yang the hunter, and shot an arrow into the grass.

The roar of the animals followed, and the wild boar hiding in the forest attacked them madly with pain in his hands.

The villagers were a little panicked, but Wen Zheng's arrow frightened them, and they had the experience of catching wild game in the mountains before, so they worked together and captured the wild boar without any casualties.

Although he was reluctant to leave the wild boar where it was, Wen Zheng still asked everyone to go up the mountain first and roll the wild boar down the mountain to avoid bringing danger to the road up the mountain.

The bloodstains were buried with soil, and the rain washed them away, trying to cover up the bloody smell here.

After finally sending this group of people up the mountain, they were allowed to choose different caves to live in.

The caves that had only been sprinkled with medicine powder were inevitably dirty and had an unpleasant smell, but the villagers, who were all poor farmers, had suffered too much and didn't say much, except for some children who were spoiled at home who couldn't help crying.

There was inevitably noise when there were too many people, so Wen Zheng left this place and chose the smallest cave. At the same time, he first chose the Yang hunter family, who were easy to get along with, and stayed here with the third master, occupying the position of this small cave.

The third master comforted everyone in the other caves. Wen Zheng put the things in the cave and handed them over to Yang hunter's family to take care of them. He left half of the young and strong guards and went down the mountain again with Yang hunter and the other half.

The road down the mountain was slippery, and the vehicles dared not drive too fast. They returned to the village and sent the first batch of villagers up the mountain. This took most of the day twice.

It is darker on rainy days. It is too dangerous to go up the mountain when there is still some light in the day and wait until it is dark and rainy.

So this is the last trip today. The clan leader wants all the remaining people in the village to go up the mountain together. However, most of the people who have not gone up until now, except for a few households who have been delayed by something, think that the situation is not so serious and are unwilling to go up.

"Clan leader, I think the rain has stopped. Nothing will happen tonight. We haven't packed our things yet. We will go up the mountain tomorrow." Someone vowed.

The clan leader looked at the eyes of several people who kept turning, sighed in his heart, and said helplessly: "We must go up the mountain tomorrow, stay in the village tonight, and don't do anything inappropriate."

You know, the villagers who go up the mountain can't bring all their things up, especially wooden utensils, which are too heavy. They can only bear the pain and leave them behind and take them another day. It is not guaranteed that someone will be eyeing them.

"Grandpa, how about I stay in the village tonight?" The grandson of the clan leader is two years older than Wen Zheng. He is married and has children. His wife and daughter are settled in the cave, and he came down the mountain to lead the team.

The clan leader shook his head and scolded: "What's the use of you staying? Help me go up the mountain."

Wen Zheng didn't say much, but before leaving, he looked at those who insisted on staying, including Yang Daqing, who was quite suspicious in the cover of the original body's death.

Before leaving, the clan leader persuaded them again, but it was difficult to persuade them with good words. Those who stayed had made up their minds, and they couldn't tie them up the mountain.

After a difficult journey to the cave, the clan leader sat on the ox cart, looking back at the village that was getting smaller and smaller, and still had a bad premonition in his heart.

The worries in his heart were suppressed immediately after he saw the noisy cave. The clan leader took his walking stick and hit the quarrelers. The force was not strong, but it quickly helped him control the situation.

He knew the relationships between the people in the village very well. The current situation could not be chaotic. Those with good relationships were arranged together, and those with bad relationships were separated.

The clan leader did not adjust the arrangement of Wen Zheng's cave. After all the people who went up the mountain were arranged, the sky was completely dark.

The people who were busy and tired all day cleaned up the gravel on the ground, laid straw wrapped with waterproof leaves, or huddled against the wall, snuggled up to each other and planned to fall asleep.

Boom!

The heavy rain fell with thunder, and some children were scared and cried loudly, and people who were not asleep woke up one after another.

Boom boom!

The thunder sounded from time to time, as if it was ringing in the ears, making many people unable to resist the panic in their hearts and quietly huddled up.

This cave is made of rocks. Because it is difficult to take root, only some vines grow there, and there are no tall trees. Wen Zheng is not too worried, and continues to lie down with his eyes closed to rest.

However, a scream woke him up.

"The thunder from the sky has brought down fire!"

Some villagers were quite brave. After hearing the thunder and rain outside, they not only did not compare, but also dared to lift the drooping vines to look outside.

But they saw the purple thunder from the sky falling directly on this mountain, hitting the upright trees and instantly igniting the fire.

Many people who heard the sound stood up to see what was going on. When they saw the scene of the forest under their feet being hit by the thunder and sparks, they all had their eyes twitching and their hearts were frightened. The legs of the timid ones softened and they should kneel down on the spot.

Even if the heavy rain extinguished the flames that had not yet spread, everyone who saw it knelt down and kowtowed one after another.

"The location where the thunder fell seems to be the ancestral tomb of our clan!"

"What?"

"Could it be...could it be that we shouldn't have come up the mountain, so the thunder fell?"

"We encountered thunder and fire for no reason, and it was near the ancestral tomb. Maybe we have angered our ancestors in some way and can't stay on the mountain anymore."

"Who said that the thunder fell because we angered our ancestors? Why didn't our ancestors tell us that it was dangerous down the mountain and let those who haven't gone up the mountain come up as soon as possible?" The clan leader refused the help of his descendants and walked out on his crutches.

He had already believed Wen Zheng's words. After learning that the ancestral tomb was set on fire by thunder, his first reaction was that the ancestors were giving them a warning.

It's a pity that Wen Zheng is not here, so he can't ask him if he has encountered another dream.

Those who want to go down the mountain dare not speak in front of the clan leader. In their hearts, they still want to go down the mountain, but they don't dare to go out when they see the sky outside.

They only secretly plan to go down the mountain after dawn.

The resting place in the cave was not very comfortable. I was thinking about the belongings left at home. There was also a fire caused by thunder. Not many people could sleep well that night.

While thinking about random things in my mind, I heard the sound of water flowing outside getting louder and louder. Suddenly, someone spoke in the darkness: "The sound outside seems to be a little wrong."

It was all water sounds. Something was wrong.

The people near the outside pulled away the vines. The stars and the moon were covered by rain clouds. The thunder and lightning also stopped. Looking out, I could only see darkness.

In the cave some distance away, when the sound of thunder and fire came, Wen Zheng did not move, but stood silently.

"Dashan, what happened?" Yang the hunter woke up in a daze, walked to Wen Zheng and looked outside. He saw nothing, so he asked softly.

Wen Zheng shook his head, motioning him to go back and rest. He continued to stand at the entrance of the cave and looked at the land under the mountain in the distance.

After getting used to the darkness, the eyes with enhanced vision could see the rain falling on the mountain gathered into a fierce stream and rushed down.

For those who have experienced the world of the world-destroying flood, this scene is not too big, but Wen Zheng also saw the flood rushing down the mountain and the houses that were vulnerable to the flood.

Just tonight, the torrential rain completely washed away the Xijiang Weir. Once the barrier that had been blocking for many days was broken, the flood was unstoppable and washed away everything it touched.

All dams, bridges, houses, and even mountains and rivers could not withstand the erosion of the flood. Along the way, the flood accepted all the rivers and streams, absorbed them all into its arms, and constantly strengthened its strength.

The families who stayed in the village had their own plans. Some people were more or less worried and had difficulty falling asleep late at night, but some people took the opportunity to do some sneaky things. They were frightened by the thunder first, and before they had time to confess their sins and beg for mercy from their ancestors, they felt the vibration on the ground.

When seeing the flood roaring in, the human brain lost its function at that moment, and the body was swept into the water and completely lost control.

They were hit against the wall by the fierce impact force before they drowned. In the last moment before they lost consciousness, they didn't even have time to regret not going up the mountain.

The fierce flood came quickly and went away quickly, leaving only a ruin.

The rain had not stopped yet, but the sky was getting brighter with the arrival of daylight. People who didn't sleep well dragged their tired bodies out of the cave, and some who planned to go down the mountain had even packed their bags.

They looked in the direction where their houses should be at the bottom of the mountain, but they didn't see the shadow of the houses, only the remaining flood.

"The clan leader is right to worry, there will really be a flash flood, and the flash flood came last night!"

"Don't say that, it was fine yesterday..."

"The village... the village is gone... the fields are gone..."

"Daqing! My Daqing is still in the village and hasn't come up. No, I have to go down to find him. My Daqing has been smart since he was a child. He must be hiding secretly. He will be fine."

As soon as Wen Zheng helped the Third Master over, he heard Daqing's mother's crying words.

The other party's voice increased from low to high, as if he was trying to convince himself. In the end, he ran down without caring about anything. Facing the person who wanted to stop him, he pushed and pulled away frantically, but stepped on a stone and fell down. On the ground, he let out a roar while crying.

Seeing this, the villagers stopped and looked down the mountain in disbelief. They could not accept it. One night, the village, houses, fields and things left at the foot of the mountain were really taken away by a flood.

There are also those villagers who have left this world. Even if they usually have some quarrels or even fights, they will feel a little sad when they are gone.

What's more, there is fear about the future. Even if they escape this time, how will they survive in the future without houses and land.

It's so difficult for people to live.