Soon, daybreak came.
The surrounding situation is clearer.
There were several more earthquakes in the second half of the night, but they were not as loud as the first one.
Su Nanxing knew that this was an aftershock, and that aftershocks might not last for several days, so he still had to be careful.
The village chief began to organize people and wanted to go back to see if he could find anything.
Su Nanxing quickly tried to dissuade them, saying that the location was too close to the mountain and if a major aftershock occurred, everyone would be in danger.
The village chief didn't know what an aftershock was and had never experienced such a big earthquake before.
He could only look at Sumu and his youngest son, as they were the most knowledgeable in the village.
Xiu Bai shook his head and said that he had not read any relevant books. He was overwhelmed with books on the imperial examination alone. Who had the time to read these miscellaneous books?
Oh, no, Su Mu should have time, he can memorize quickly.
So Xiu Bai also looked at Su Mu, "Have you read any books about earthquakes?"
Su Mu had actually read about it in a travelogue: "After a major earthquake, there will indeed be more earthquakes.
So for safety's sake, it's best not to go back."
"But if we don't go back, we have nothing. How are we going to survive?"
Everyone looked at the village chief, "How can we survive? There must be a way. Collect all the food in the village and eat together in the future."
As long as you have money, you can buy food in the nearest town."
Some people in the village wondered, "But there was an earthquake in the city too. Will there still be food?"
The village chief said: "Of course there will be disaster relief food up there, maybe it will be cheaper then."
Few people believed this. After all, the imperial court was busy fighting wars and had no time to care about the people below.
But what can I do? I have to keep living.
Taohua Village began to sort out the existing supplies, and each household put together the things they brought out.
There was still a lot of food, because when every family fled, the first thing they did was to grab their children and food.
But few people brought water. The Su family brought the most, and Dashan carried the jar out directly.
Apart from the hunter Zhang family, everyone else only brought their own water bags.
Fortunately, the weapons we bought were quite expensive and everyone carried them with them, so we brought them all out.
Su Nanxing's meteor hammer was also brought out by Gu Jingmo's men.
If you were to ask who carried the most things, it would definitely be Gu Jingmo's men.
Almost everyone brought out two large bags of food and water.
In Taohua Village, supplies were being sorted out when an uninvited guest suddenly appeared and asked the village chief when he would go back to look for things so that they could go together.
The person who came was Mr. Qian. There were many casualties among their group.
However, Mr. Qian, Mrs. Qian, and Jinhua are all still alive.
It seems that all the servants are gone, and there are not many guards left.
Because when the earthquake occurred, Mr. Qian required his servants to bring food and water.
Otherwise, even if they survived, Mr. Qian would kill them.
The slaves had no choice but to rescue food and water, and then they all died in the earthquake.
The guards also suffered heavy casualties because they had to protect the delicate Mr. and Mrs. Qian.
They had been following Taohua Village, so the two teams were very close.
The village chief said that the earthquake might happen again and their village did not plan to go back.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Qian refused to give in. "The earthquake is over, and our luggage isn't buried very deep. It would be a shame if we don't take it."
The village chief didn't want to say much, but just said firmly that their village would not go.
Mr. Qian snorted, "If you don't want to go, then all the things in your village will belong to me!"
Then Mr. Qian took his men away. After returning, Mr. Qian called out to a dozen people and asked them to go back and look for things.
These people actually didn't want to go, but since their indentures were in the hands of the wealthy man, they had no choice but to obey.
And they also feel that there will be no more major earthquakes.
A group of people set off quickly. Some people in Taohua Village saw them and were also moved, but that was all they were.
It’s always right to listen to the village chief.
It’s a good thing if he doesn’t die this time. It would be such a loss if he really died.
The village chief arranged for people to protect the food and water, and also found someone to cook.
After a night of fear, the village chief decided to make sure everyone had a good breakfast.
It’s just that the atmosphere in the village is bad. Many people have lost their family members and have no appetite to eat.
Many elderly people did not escape last night, and their children were all thinking that no matter what, they had to find the bodies and bury them properly.
The village chief was also considering this issue, even if it meant staying in this place for a few more days.
But in this case, there would definitely not be enough food to make it to the next county.
The village chief thought that they would have to hold a meeting later to discuss it with everyone.
After breakfast, the village chief had not yet had time to call everyone to a meeting.
The people that Mr. Qian arranged to search for the luggage returned safely.
They brought back a lot of things, but they all belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Qian.
For example, carriages that were not seriously damaged, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, etc., these were all things that Qian Yuanwai had entrusted to him and had to be brought back first.
The safe return of these people obviously made Mr. Qian more arrogant.
He could loudly show off what his servants brought, and then arrange for more people to go back.
There were only five guards left by his side, and the rest were all assigned to search for things.
Ask them to bring back everything, even if it is broken or torn.
Because some people came back safely, everyone who went this time was more confident.
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