Chapter 1485 Thinking of Your Aunt

Shu Yu frowned slightly. "We just talked about Grandma Liu. My grandma said her biggest regret was not reconciling with her. Later, I asked her if she had any regrets, and she said no, but..."

She paused, then whispered, "Judging from her expression, she probably still has some."

As Shu Yu spoke, she looked at Lu Erbai and Ruan Shi, "Father, Mother, do you know?"

She had only been back for a short time and knew very little about what had happened before.

Upon hearing this, Lu Erbai scratched his head. Regret? He really didn't know. Actually, like Shu Yu, he was often away from home. These past few years, he had either been inquiring about Shu Yu's whereabouts or on his way to find her. Even when he returned home, he would try to do as much work as possible, doing carpentry and working in the fields. He was exhausted every day, and after returning home at night, he would collapse into bed and sleep immediately, rarely having the chance to talk to the old lady.

So he, as the son, had no idea what the old lady was thinking.

Lu Erbai subconsciously looked at Madam Ruan, but she was looking at the wet ground outside the door, which had been soaked by the rain last night.

She thought for a moment, then looked up at Shu Yu, "Was it raining when your grandma was talking to you yesterday?"

Shu Yu nodded. "When I came to see her, she was looking at the rain outside the window with a heavy heart."

Madam Ruan sighed, "Then it must be true, she's probably thinking about your great-aunt."

"Great-aunt?" Not only Shu Yu, but also Shu You and A Ning were stunned.

Madam Ruan glanced inside the house, nodded, and said, "Back then, it rained for many days and caused a great flood. Your grandmother and your great-aunt's family got separated and never saw each other again."

The old lady's surname was Fang. Her family home was actually in the next town, neither too close nor too far.

She married into the Lu family in Shangshi Village when she was fifteen, and gave birth to Lu Dasong the following year.

Her younger sister, Xiao Fangshi, was two years younger than her and married into the neighboring county two years later.

As a result, just six months after Xiao Fangshi got married, the entire Dong'an Prefecture was hit by continuous rain. The neighboring county, which was at a slightly lower elevation, was the first to suffer, and Xiao Fangshi's husband's family home was completely washed away by the rain.

Her mother-in-law was unable to escape and was directly crushed by the collapsing house, dying instantly.

Xiao Fang returned to her parents' home with her husband and father-in-law to seek refuge. At the same time, the old lady also returned to her parents' home with her husband and Lu Dasong, who was only one year old.

The town was a little better off than the village, but it didn't last long either, as the rain continued to pour down.

Finally, the floodwaters worsened, forcing them to flee north.

But the escape was not safe either, and with the rain still showing no signs of stopping, the situation became increasingly critical.

Just then, Fang's twelve-year-old brother developed a high fever. There wasn't a doctor on the road, so they had to find herbs to feed him, but in the end, he still couldn't survive.

Following closely behind was Xiao Fang's father-in-law, who also lost his life on the way.

Despite their gloomy faces, everyone persevered and moved forward.

Until they encountered a group of refugees who ran over and separated them from Xiao Fang and his wife, and from then on they disappeared without a trace.

In the vast sea of ​​people, the Fang family was fleeing, and it was indeed impossible for them to search for anyone.

They returned to their hometown only after the rain finally stopped.

Although their home was completely destroyed, at least they were still alive.

Shangshi Village began to be rebuilt. When Lu Laotou's mother fled, she did not go with them but went with Lu Laotou's brother. However, the eldest brother's whole family was gone, including his mother.

(End of this chapter)