Perhaps because the answer will be revealed soon, the time before the answer is revealed seems to be slowed down, as if a deceleration button has been pressed.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...
Yue Jiuyue seemed to hear the ticking of the second hand.
Every second feels like a year.
After a creak, there was a clang—the sound of the door opening and closing.
"Mother, it's my eldest brother who's back!"
Lin Chaobei, the fourth brother, darted out to take a look and excitedly said to Yue Jiuyue.
How could I not be excited?
The moment to announce the results has finally arrived!
Lin Chaodong didn't waste any time. After sitting down, he drank a bowl of hot water to ward off the chill, and before even putting the bowl down, he began to speak:
“Mother, everyone can’t reach a consensus. Some people want to leave, and some want to wait. So the village chief, clan chief, and elders’ opinion is the same as last time: those who want to leave can leave together, and those who don’t want to leave can do whatever they want.”
The whole family fell silent after hearing this.
Does this mean they have to raise their hands to vote again?
Lin Chaobei and Liu Shi, who had initially regretted their decision because of the rapid rise of the floodwaters, couldn't help but feel a sense of complacency this time.
"Then, what do Grandpa Clan mean?"
Liu asked somewhat anxiously.
If the clan leader and the others choose to stay, then they can stay as well. The clan leader and the others are more knowledgeable and experienced, and their ideas are more sensible than theirs.
"Grandpa Clan Chief and the others wanted to stay, but no one knows if their families had different opinions. After all, lives are at stake, and everyone has their own concerns. Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have left last time, and this time the decision is the same."
Lin Chaodong understood this point quite clearly.
The families we left with last time didn't all leave together as a whole family; some chose to stay.
Lin Chaodong didn't know if they regretted not leaving back then, but he certainly didn't.
His wife and daughter, one needed to rest and recuperate during pregnancy, and the other was too young and naive to travel long distances.
If we have to vote by show of hands again this time, he will make the same choice as last time: he cannot leave!
"mother?"
Liu turned to look at Yue Jiuyue and asked her what she meant.
Yue Jiuyue's gaze lingered on each person's face for a moment. She could tell that only the third brother wanted to leave.
The last time we fled famine, it was just that the journey was a bit difficult. Even if we encountered bandits, there was still a glimmer of hope. Man-made disasters are always easier to overcome than natural disasters.
Therefore, she was uncertain about the outcome of the natural disaster!
She looked at Lin Chaonan, sighed, and said:
"Third brother, this is a natural disaster! I know you want to leave, and I want to leave too, I want to leave east or north. But with such a huge flood, if we really go out, where will we be swept away? There are all sorts of things in the flood, and if we get hurt, we'll really be doomed!"
She had never witnessed the horrors of a flood firsthand, but in modern times, with the internet so developed, she had naturally seen them online. She remembered that a year before she transmigrated, there was a massive rainstorm disaster that covered a very wide area. The floods in her city were not as severe as those in the neighboring province, and in some places, the floodwaters even inundated basements...
"Third brother, in the face of natural disasters, humans are truly insignificant! Like ants to us. Let's not talk about regrets, it's pointless. Now, what we should be thinking about is, what should we do if the floodwaters reach our house?"
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