"Ms. Shen, what are you doing so late at night?"
Jiang Hu asked in a deep voice.
"Oh, those two young ladies definitely don't have the courage to run away, right?" The village head Mu Laoer tried to smooth things over.
Jiang Hu's mouth twitched.
His sworn brother was good in every way except that he was a bit of a softie.
"Anyone can be timid, but the one in front of you is quite timid." Jiang Hu said in a rough voice, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Shen Zhaozhao talked about his premonition, "I have observed for a while, and the rain has not subsided. To be on the safe side, it is better to wake everyone up and take shelter in the mountains."
Jiang Hu frowned and said nothing.
Obviously there is a trade-off.
Mu Laoer listened to the familiar tone of the two people and looked left and right in disbelief.
He felt that the current situation was a bit unacceptable to him.
The hot-tempered police officer didn't even whip anyone.
On the contrary, the little woman was not trying to escape, but to warn them that the village was in danger.
"No," Mu Lao Er scratched his head, "Little girl, you don't know that it rarely rains here. In fact, there are more dry days than rainy days, so our ancestors built the village in the valley."
"It doesn't make sense that a flood would come and wash away our village just because of a rain."
Mu Laoer felt that Shen Zhaozhao was exaggerating.
"Think about it, is it just one rain?" Shen Zhaozhao asked coldly, "Is it one rain, or a heavy rain that lasts for several days?"
Mu Laoer remained silent.
An old face as wrinkled as tree bark.
Indeed, it has been raining heavily since summer.
There were occasional sunny days, but within a day or two, it would rain heavily again.
There was silence at the entrance of the farmhouse.
As we were talking, the rain became lighter.
When the big yellow dog at the door saw so many people, he howled excitedly several times.
"Why are you howling!" Mu San came out and scolded the dog.
The yellow dog whimpered twice, then hid in its den with its tail between its legs.
"Mu San, come here," Mu Lao Er thought that more people would give more ideas, so he called Mu San over and repeated what Shen Zhaozhao said, "She thinks that if the rain continues, there might be a flood that will wash away our village. The whole village will have to go up the mountain tonight to avoid it. What do you think?"
Mu San glanced at Shen Zhaozhao, opened his mouth, and said something rude.
"How else can I feel?"
"Sir, is the prisoner being escorted to exile this time a fraud?"
“She,” Mu San raised his hand and pointed at Shen Zhaozhao’s nose, “this woman was a doctor one moment, saying she could help my wife with her illness, and now she’s a Feng Shui master?”
"Why don't you say you are the Queen?"
"Mu San!" Mu Laoer was the head of the village after all. He couldn't let his villagers speak so carelessly, so he quickly spoke out to stop them.
"Are you sure?" Jiang Hu was convinced by Shen Zhaozhao.
Shen Zhaozhao shook his head, "I'm just telling you that there is a considerable probability. Human life is at stake, so we should be prepared for the worst."
"Looking for trouble." Mu San turned around and went back to his room. From afar, a voice came, "If you want to leave, leave. My wife is sick and can't be exposed to the wind and rain."
Mu Lao Er also made up his mind and pointed to the sky, "The rain has stopped, and the clouds have dispersed. Nothing will happen."
Jiang Hu looked at Shen Zhaozhao.
Shen Zhaozhao's eyes were firm.
Jiang Hu licked his hindquarters, turned around and told the servants around him, "Go get everyone up, we'll go up the mountain overnight."
The Zhan family knew Shen Zhaozhao's idea, so they didn't rest. When they heard Jiang Hu's decision, they immediately packed up their belongings, put on their hats and prepared to set off.
It took some time for the Cao and Chen families.
By the time the three families had gathered under the big tree at the entrance of the village, half an hour had passed.
Going up the mountain in the middle of the night in the rain, just because of what Shen Zhaozhao said about the possible flood, the Cao family and the Chen family looked unhappy one by one.
However, most people avoided the poisonous snakes because of Shen Zhaozhao's foresight. Although they were very sleepy this time, they followed without saying a word.
Only Cao Mingye couldn't stand it anymore.
His knee was broken by Shen Zhaozhao's kick, and it was a rainy day, so the pain was severe.
I finally rested and fell asleep, but was woken up again and had to walk in the rain with my injured leg.
Because the other party was Shen Zhaozhao, who had saved everyone's life before and also saved his son's life, Cao Mingye didn't dare to complain loudly. He just buried his head, leaned on a crutch in one hand, supported his injured leg and climbed the mountain, groaning.
"Ouch, my leg hurts so badly."
"After all this trouble, if nothing happens tomorrow, I'll have to pity my injured leg..."
"Uncle, how did you get this leg injury?" In the dark night, Cao Ya came close to Cao Mingye and asked softly, "Do you want me to tell my aunt that you were bewitched by that Miss Yang and pushed Shen Zhaozhao..."
"Don't say that!" Cao Mingye panicked and wanted to cover his niece's mouth, and looked around quickly.
Seeing that his wife and son were walking behind him and did not hear Cao Ya's words, he let go.
"My legs aren't hurting, I'm just complaining..."
Cao Ya licked her lips and said, "You asked for this leg pain."
Cao Mingye remained silent.
Watching Cao Ya's back as he quickly passed by me.
Why did he feel that his eldest niece had become a little scary since her property was confiscated and she was exiled?
He is obviously the elder!
The Chen family was also patiently climbing the mountain. A member of the family walked fast and pointed to a cave not far away and shouted:
"There is a cave ahead. You can go in first to take shelter from the rain and rest!"
Hearing about the cave, everyone relaxed a little.
It was dark, the ground was slippery, and it was raining, so even the officers quickened their pace.
"It is indeed a cave," Jiang Hu wiped the water off his face, unable to tell whether it was sweat or rain, and squinted his eyes at the cave in the dark.
There was a fork in the road in front of them, one leading to the cave, and the other leading over the mountain.
"Everyone go to that cave to rest..."
"etc."
Before Jiang Hu finished speaking, Shen Zhaozhao came over quickly and interrupted him.
"What's wrong again?" Jiang Hu wiped his face. This time, he felt that in addition to rain and sweat, there might also be tears.
The person he is escorting is not a prisoner, but an ancestor!
“Look at the terrain,” Shen Zhaozhao patiently taught Jiang Hu geography knowledge, “where the cave is located is between two ridges, which is a valley.”
"Once there is a flood or mudslide, it will rush down the valley."
"So," she raised her hand and pointed to the road over the mountain, "we should take this road now. If we get very tired, we can rest on the ridge."
As soon as Shen Zhaozhao finished speaking, there was dead silence.
The only sounds were the rain and the gurgling of a mountain stream somewhere.
"You guys are going to that damn ridge," said Old Master Chen from the Chen family, trembling as he stepped onto the fork in the road leading to the cave. "I am old and weak, and if anything happens, I will die."
"I've had enough of life. I'm going to rest in the cave first."
"Just go your own way and leave me alone!"
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