Chapter 37 There is a bamboo hat

Raindrops as big as beans fell on everyone's heads and faces like hail.

Shang Wan picked up a tabletop and raised it above his head to protect himself and Lu Chengjing. The villagers nearby also benefited from it.

Others followed suit, removing tabletops and raising them above their heads to protect those around them.

Most of the torches were extinguished, and the flames of the remaining small parts were flickering and could only barely provide lighting.

The rain blocked my view and everything became hazy.

Shang Wan was worried about Yuanyuan, Xiaohuan, and Shitou, so she asked Li Dashan to help hold up the table. Just as she was about to run out to look for someone, she heard Shitou's voice shouting through the rain, "Sister, we're hiding here with Brother Liu. Don't come out unless we get wet."

Obviously, he also knew that Yi Shangwan would definitely go out to look for them in his current mood, but it was raining so hard outside that he would be soaked as soon as he stepped off the table.

Hearing Shitou's call, Shang Wan felt relieved and wanted to take the table board, but Li Dashan refused and told Shang Wan to have a good rest.

Lu Chengjing turned his head and whispered to Shang Wan, "Count the number of people as soon as possible."

The rain was pouring down suddenly. Although everyone reacted quickly under Shang Wan's leadership, there was still some confusion for a while. It was possible that someone had run to a nearby house to take shelter from the rain.

It doesn't matter if the house is in good condition. If it is a dangerous building, it is hard to guarantee that it will not collapse after such heavy rain.

Under normal circumstances, Shang Wan could have told how many people were there just by listening, but now the rain was so loud that it covered up many subtle sounds, so listening alone might not be accurate.

Shang Wan looked at Zhang Er, who was holding an iron pot as an umbrella not far away, and shouted, "Brother Zhang Er, I need your help with something."

"Here I come!" Zhang Er ran over happily holding an iron pot.

At the same time, Shen Qi, who was sitting under another table, had the same question in mind. He asked Old Man Luo, "How many households are there in the village?"

"There used to be 107 households," said Old Man Luo. "Including Mr. Lu's family, there are a total of 108 households."

"We need to count the number of people." Shen Qi said solemnly, "Count by household."

Just as Old Man Liu was about to ask his son to go around, Zhang Er had already rushed into the rain with three other men who were also carrying pots and pans.

The four people were divided into four directions to count. For example, Zhang Er was responsible for counting the families living in the east of the village. After finding someone, he asked that person to look for his family by himself. If anyone was not there, Zhang Er would write it down.

The three men Zhang Er found had all grown up in the village and knew everyone in the village well.

Soon, voices of people shouting for help could be heard in the rain.

There was naturally no need for Shen Qi to send anyone out to count, he could just wait for the results.

A figure rushed towards Shang Wan and the others through the rain. Only when she got closer did they see that the person was Madam Rong.

Everyone quickly squeezed together to make room for her.

Mrs. Rong's body was soaked by the rain, and her hair was dripping. She raised her sleeve and hastily wiped the raindrops from her face, saying anxiously, "My husband is gone!"

Shang Wan frowned, "When did you disappear?"

"It was when it was raining." Madam Rong wrung the water out of her hair. "I was busy shielding the wounded from the rain, so I didn't see him afterwards. I thought he had gone somewhere else to take shelter, but Zhang Er looked for him for me, and he didn't see my husband."

"Sister-in-law, is my husband in trouble?" Madam Rong's lips turned pale with anxiety. "I want to go out and look for him, but Zhang Er asked me to come over and ask you first. Sister-in-law, can you give me some advice? Where should I look?"

Madam Rong was completely panicked. Her hands were shaking unconsciously, and her voice was already filled with tears. "The road is slippery in the rain, and we can't see the road clearly. What if he falls into those big holes in the ground? I..."

She didn't dare to say anything more. Just thinking about that scene made her feel cold all over. The two children at home were still young and couldn't live without a father!

"There's no crack in the ground nearby. Don't scare yourself." Shang Wan held Madam Rong's cold hand and spoke in a calm, soothing voice, "Brother Yuan may have run to a nearby house to shelter from the rain. Stay here and don't run around. I'll go look for him."

Madam Rong wanted to go together, firstly because she was worried about her husband, and secondly because this was her own business, and there was no reason for her to let Shang Wan be busy while she rested here.

It would be fine if it were any other time, but today it was dark, the road was slippery and it was raining heavily. If something happened to Shang Wan, she would never be able to rest in peace for the rest of her life.

Shang Wan said: "I run so fast that you can't keep up with me."

She was almost saying that Madam Rong would hold her back.

Everyone: "..." Please be more tactful.

"It's my fault. If I don't go, everything will trouble my sister-in-law." Madam Rong bent her knees and knelt down towards Shang Wan. If there was not enough space, she would have wanted to kowtow to Shang Wan.

"Hurry up." Shang Wan quickly helped the man up. "Brother Yuan has helped my husband a lot in the past. My husband and I remember all these favors. Even if you don't ask, I will help find someone."

Lu Chengjing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at Shang Wan, with ripples in the depths of his calm black eyes.

Madam Rong thanked him repeatedly. Shang Wan didn't delay any longer and wanted to rush out of the rain, but he suddenly felt a force on the hem of his clothes.

She turned around and saw the pretty hand, it was Lu Chengjing.

"I have a hat." Lu Chengjing exerted a little force on his hands, "Put on the hat before going."

The rain didn't let up at all, with occasional thunder. If the woman rushed out like this, she would be soaked in no time.

Shang Wan wanted to say no, because with her speed, the hat was impossible to wear.

But when the words came to her lips, looking at Lu Chengjing's beautiful face that met her expectations in every way, she unconsciously changed it into, "Okay."

Shang Wan took the only hat passed to him by everyone and put it on. He then took a few steps and rushed out. In the blink of an eye, the green figure disappeared in the rain.

The hat was brought by Shan Dajun. He and Shen Qi had been paying attention to this side. When they saw Shang Wan disappear in the rain, they were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.

Could this business lady be flying? How could she disappear in the blink of an eye?

Lu Chengjing stared at the rain, his left hand slowly clenched, a hint of frustration flashing deep in his eyes.

If he hadn't been injured...

Shang Wan ran around the place where everyone was twice with his hat in hand, but found no trace of Yuan Musheng.

Could it be that he really ran to a nearby house to shelter from the rain?

Shang Wan tried hard to catch the movements around him while rushing towards the nearest house.

There were indeed about ten people taking shelter from the rain here, but none of them was Yuan Musheng.

"The walls of this house are cracked, don't hide in there." Shang Wan said to the others, "Get some shelter from the rain and go back to stay with everyone else."

After she finished speaking, she didn't care whether these people listened or not and rushed to the next house.

They searched three places in a row, and people were hiding in two of them, but they still didn't find Yuan Musheng.

Where on earth did this person go?

Shang Wan stopped, stood in the rain, closed his eyes, and concentrated to expand his perception.

She tuned out the noisy sound of rain and slowly unraveled the myriad of sounds.

Shang Wan even slowed down his breathing. Suddenly, his ears moved, his eyes opened quickly, and he tiptoed towards the direction where the sound came from.

Thank you all for your support and recommendations. The new book is still in the PK period. Due to the rules, adding more chapters will affect the PK and cannot be added for the time being. If I am lucky enough to make it to the end of the 4th round of PK, I will update more~

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