As expected, this heavy rain came with great force and lasted for a week. The heavy rain in the first few days turned into light drizzle in the next few days.

Zhuangzhuang, who was supposed to go home, was unable to be picked up due to the weather and could only wait until next Sunday.

After much anticipation, the weather finally cleared up. Xiao Guo immediately harnessed the carriage and prepared to go to Kong Fuzi's house to see Zhuangzhuang. She had not gone to pick him up for the past two days, and had no way to send him a message, so she didn't know how Zhuangzhuang was doing.

As soon as Xiaoguo pulled the donkey cart out, she saw Mrs. Yang, who was in a hurry. She also saw Xiaoguo, so she hurriedly called her, "Are you going to the county?"

"yes."

"Don't go." Sister Yang waved her hand and walked over. "Because of the rain, the river water rose up and flooded the road. We can't get out at all."

Xiao Guo paused and said worriedly, "Is there no other way? Can we cross the river by wading through the water?"

She hadn't been there for several days and there had been no news. She was really worried that Zhuangzhuang would be so worried that he wouldn't be able to eat or sleep.

"There's no other way. There's only one entrance in the village that can be used by cars. The water is so deep that it's even higher than an adult man's chest. Don't risk going out." Sister Yang said, feeling a little worried. "Don't go out. If it rains heavily, there will be no roads. Just stay at home for a few days."

Seeing Xiaoguo looking around, she knew she would not behave herself, so she continued, "There is no road left in our village. You must not go out. The roads are not easy to walk on. They are either flooded or collapsed. Don't joke around."

Her words completely put Xiao Guo's mind at ease. He looked away and asked, "Is it really that amazing?"

Mrs. Yang didn't mean to scare her. Seeing that she didn't believe it, she said, "Is it really that bad? It's lucky that our village is on high ground, otherwise it would have been flooded like the villages below."

Among several small villages nearby, only Taohua Village was flooded. The other villages were not so lucky. Some collapsed, and some were flooded.

Xiaoguo was shocked after hearing this, but then he thought that it was true, as the place was close to the Haihe River and backed by mountains, collapse and flooding were not impossible.

"I have to go back quickly. Your brother is still soaking in the water. I'll make some brown sugar ginger tea for him."

Mrs. Yang was relieved to see that she had stopped thinking. She suddenly remembered what she was going to do just now. After saying it, she walked home quickly. She almost forgot what she had said.

As soon as the entrance to the village was flooded, the old village chief called on several men to repair the road. Brother Yang was one of them. He went out early in the morning. It was cold and wet. Sister-in-law Yang felt sorry for him, so she hurried home to get him a thick coat and make a pot of tea to drive away the cold. But she didn't expect to meet Xiaoguo. When she spoke, she almost forgot about the poor man Yang Feng who was still suffering from the cold.

Xiaoguo watched Mrs. Yang leave and pulled the donkey cart back helplessly. She really didn't expect it to be so powerful.

Xiaoguo was unwilling to give up, so he locked the door and walked towards the village entrance on foot.

She hadn't walked far when her feet sank into the mud. The ground was already swirling after the rain, and people were stepping on it one after another. There was no place to step on the road at all. No matter how hard she stepped, it was mud. Xiaoguo gave up completely and just walked away.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, we saw a group of big men humming and working hard. Each of them was holding a shovel and working very hard.

Unexpectedly, not only was the entrance to the village flooded, but because it was surrounded by mountains, the village entrance was also blocked by mountain landslides. Once the water in the river rose, it spread into a large river. Fortunately, the rain stopped, otherwise, if it rained for a few more days, the entire Taohua Village would have been flooded.

Xiaoguo did not go near, but looked at it from a distance. He was once again thankful for the high geographical location of Taohua Village, otherwise it would have been flooded, and the cows, donkeys, chickens, ducks and dogs in the family would have suffered.

According to their progress, it is estimated that it will take more than a day or two to finish the work. Even if it is done, the current weather will not allow the ground to be dried well. If there is any delay, we will not be able to see Zhuang Zhuang for several days.

Xiaoguo walked around anxiously and found that there was indeed no way to go. He completely gave up and walked home. In his heart, he couldn't help wondering what had happened to Zhuangzhuang. He must be worried about him since he hadn't sent any letters from him and hadn't visited him in days.

Fortunately, according to the geographical location, the county is not a low-lying area, so even if it is flooded, it will not reach anywhere, so they should be safe.

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On the other hand, Zhuangzhuang was just as Xiaoguo had expected. He couldn't eat or sleep, and was always distracted in class.

Confucius and his wife saw this and felt heartbroken. They were extremely anxious to see such a villain become so depressed in just a few days.

As soon as the rain stopped, Confucius went out to inquire about the situation.

Mrs. Kong paced anxiously in the yard. After a long while, Master Kong came back from outside.

"How's it going, old man?"

Mrs. Kong asked impatiently.

Confucius said nothing and waved his hand.

"Is this a problem or not?"

Mrs. Kong anxiously grabbed him and asked if he was okay or not. She was confused.

"Nothing."

Confucius originally wanted to go back to the house to drink some water, as his mouth was dry from asking questions for half a day. But seeing how anxious she was, he stopped and explained to her.

"Because of the rain, several small villages near the mountains and rivers were flooded."

"Ah?! It's flooded!!"

Mrs. Kong was impatient when she was young, and she became even more impatient when she got older. Once she heard something was drowned out, the noise was so loud that it could be heard throughout the county.

Confucius covered his ears skillfully, and waited for her shock to subside, then continued helplessly, "Calm down and listen to me..."

The two people who were talking seriously did not notice the small figure flashing behind the door.

"Oh, so that's what happened. Taohua Village is located high up and was not flooded. I was really shocked." Mrs. Kong rolled her eyes at the old man beside her in dissatisfaction. "Don't tell me the whole story. You scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat."

"..." Confucius ignored her and said he was used to it.

"Then I'll go talk to Zhuangzhuang right away. Look at that little face of his, he's become a lot thinner these days..."

Mrs. Kong had a clue in her mind, and she walked towards Zhuangzhuang's house happily while talking, ready to share the good news with him.

"snort."

Confucius shook his hand heavily at her receding back. He had been bullied by her all his life.

On the other side, Zhuangzhuang heard the conversation between Kong Fuzi and the other man, saying that the village was flooded. He suddenly panicked and didn't bother to listen any further. He hurried back to the house, opened his cross-body bag, stuffed some spare clothes into it, and wiped away his tears.

After packing up, he sniffed his nose vigorously, put on his bag and was about to go out. He wanted to go home. His mother must be very sad, and he wanted to go back to be with her!

"Zhuangzhuang, good news, good news. Hey, what happened?"

Mrs. Kong came in happily from outside, calling out to Zhuangzhuang as she walked. When she arrived at the door, she ran into Zhuangzhuang who was walking out with a bag on his back.

Zhuangzhuang sniffed hard, brushed away Madam Kong's hand, and then said firmly, "Master's wife, you don't have to stop me. I want to go find my mother."

"Ah?" Mrs. Kong didn't understand, so she pulled Zhuangzhuang aside and said, "Your mother will be here in a few days, but the recent road conditions are bad, so she will be delayed for two days."

"Don't lie to me, I know, the whole village is flooded!" Zhuangzhuang pushed her hand away again and said stubbornly, "I want to find my mother and stay with her."

"Wait, wait, how are you going to find your mother?" Mrs. Kong almost laughed. After crying like this, he still wanted to go find his mother. How could a child like him go?