Bai Wei took the money and went out. Before she returned, it started to rain.
By the time Bai Wei returned, soaked to the bone, the rain was already quite heavy.
Bai Mi helped Bai Wei wipe her face with a towel. Bai Wei said, "This weather, it was sunny this afternoon, but now it's raining again. I don't know when it will stop."
Bai Mi nodded and said, "That's right. This afternoon, Madam asked the shopkeeper, and he said that there have been several heavy rains like this here, and he doesn't know if the river will rise if it rains again."
Chen Zhaoci naturally overheard their conversation, and her biggest worry now was that the rain would get heavier.
The innkeeper told her that there was little rain in the past two years, especially last year when there was even a drought and the water level in many rivers dropped significantly. However, after the beginning of spring this year, there was a sudden increase in rainfall.
Chen Zhaoci stood by the window, watching the swirling rain outside. Xu Bai happened to come in, walked up to Chen Zhaoci, and said, "Mother, what are you looking at?"
Chen Zhaoci said, "There are more forests here, and it has been dry for two years. With so much rain all at once, I'm afraid there will be landslides."
Looking at the dark sky outside the window, Xu Bai hesitated for a moment, thinking of the news reports he had seen before, and said, "Didn't they say that these things only happen in densely forested areas? I don't think the mountains here are very high, and there are quite a lot of trees on them."
Chen Zhaoci said, "I hope I'm just overthinking it."
Because of the rain, the air was damp and chilly. Chen Zhaoci covered himself with a blanket when he went to bed, but he couldn't fall asleep and kept tossing and turning in bed, feeling a bit irritable.
Because there were many people and the inn was relatively small, Chen Zhaoci slept on the bed, while Bai Wei and Bai Mi slept on the large kang bed next to him. After hearing the slight snoring of Bai Wei and Bai Mi as they fell asleep, Chen Zhaoci found it even more difficult to fall asleep.
The rain outside was still pouring down, and the sound of distant thunder could be heard. Chen Zhaoci knew that this rain was likely to continue.
Chen Zhaoci drifted off to sleep without realizing it, but in her dream she heard muffled sounds coming from afar. She woke up with a start, listened intently, and her face turned pale. By the light of the horn lamp by the bed, she found her clothes and started dressing while calling for Bai Wei and Bai Mi to get up.
Bai Wei and Bai Mi were woken up by Chen Zhaoci and didn't immediately understand what was going on. Chen Zhaoci had already dressed and was checking his medical kit. Seeing that Bai Wei and Bai Mi were still confused, he said, "You two hurry up and get dressed, and go and call our people to get up and stand by."
Bai Wei and Bai Mi hurriedly got dressed and then went to knock on the door. They always carried out Chen Zhaoci's orders thoroughly and never delayed because they found it strange.
After tidying up his medicine box, Chen Zhaoci thought for a moment and found the bundle containing the gauze.
These gauze pads were made by Chen Zhaoci herself. After being processed by someone, they were cut, sterilized by boiling in hot water, and then wrapped in oilcloth.
Xu Bai ran in from outside. Chen Zhaoci looked over and saw that Xu Bai was already dressed. Seeing Chen Zhaoci, Xu Bai asked in a low voice, "Mother, what happened?"
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "The noise I heard just now sounded very similar to the noise I heard when I encountered a landslide years ago."
Xu Bai paused for a moment after hearing this, and said, "But this town is quite far from the mountains."
Chen Zhaoci sighed and said, "But there's a village at the foot of the mountain over there. Since we know there's something going on, we have to go check it out. If something dangerous happens, we should go and save people if we can."
Upon hearing this, Xu Bai said, "Mother, please wait at the inn for a moment. I will take some people and go over to take a look."
Before Xu Bai even stepped out of the inn, he saw a group of people running past. The innkeeper, while putting on his clothes, opened the door and called out one of their names, asking, "What are you all doing here?"
The man replied, "We just heard someone calling for help, saying that Xiaowangzhuang to the west was trapped by earth and rocks from the mountain. We went over to rescue them."
Xu Bai knew that danger had occurred. He turned around and saw Chen Zhaoci leading Bai Wei and Bai Mi, who were fully dressed, down the stairs.
Chen Zhaoci, Bai Wei, and Bai Mi wore raincoats they made themselves from oilcloth and large hats. Chen Zhaoci carried his everyday medicine box on his shoulder, while Bai Wei and Bai Mi each carried a bundle on their backs.
Xu Bai said, "Mother, someone just said that Xiaowangzhuang in the west was buried by earth and rocks coming down from the mountain, and they are going to rescue people."
Wu Muyue had already arrived with several of his guards. Seeing Chen Zhaoci preparing to leave, he said, "Zhaoci, have Ajin and Ayin go over to protect you."
Upon hearing Wu Muyue's words, Chen Zhaoci looked at Ah Jin and Ah Yin, who had already stepped forward, with some surprise. Chen Zhaoci knew that the five guards beside Wu Muyue were not ordinary people. They were renowned heroes in the martial arts world, but for various reasons, they had always served by Wu Muyue's side. These five people never interfered in anything outside of Wu Muyue's affairs.
Upon hearing this, Xu Bai said with delight, "Uncle, it would be best if A Jin and A Yin went with them. I will go with my mother. You can rest well at the inn."
Hearing footsteps on the stairs, I looked up and saw Chen Yuyuan coming over, followed by several guards.
Wearing a raincoat and holding a straw hat, Chen Yuyuan said to Chen Zhaoci, "Aunt, I'll go with you."
Chen Zhaoci said, "Neither of you should go anywhere. Just stay with your uncle at the inn."
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