Chapter 398 She didn’t expect that she would fail this time!

"What if?"

Yes, what if a flood really comes?

Once this thought is planted in my mind, I can no longer sit still.

So a small number of people also packed up their luggage and headed up the mountain.

…

Wang Daniu was walking in front. He often came to the back mountain, so he quickly found a cave to stay.

The cave is not big, but it can easily accommodate a dozen people.

After the family put their things down, they built a fire. Wang Fumin looked at the rain that was still falling and felt a little uneasy.

"I'm going to pick up my father-in-law and his family."

He couldn't sit still, so he just walked out.

"Dad, I'll go on my own." Wang Erniu stood up quickly.

"Okay, let's go together." Wang Fumin didn't stop him, and the father and son walked down the mountain.

Unexpectedly, before meeting Shanxing's parents and family, I met Lu Li and the county magistrate.

"Young Master!" He greeted Wang Fumin excitedly when he saw him.

Then he slapped his head and changed the subject: "Master, why are you here?"

Wang Erniu on the side widened his eyes.

What? The master my father was talking about is actually a young boy who doesn’t even look like an adult?

Dad couldn't have really been fooled, did he?

Lu Li turned around and saw that it was Wang Fumin. She smiled and replied, "Boss, we meet again. Why aren't you at home? Did you run out?"

"It was because of your advice that my whole family moved to the mountains and planned to hide there for two days." Wang Fumin also laughed.

The corner of his eye fell on Xu Zhiyang who was wearing official uniform, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

"Mr. County Magistrate?" He was so surprised that his tone changed.

"Yes, this is Lord Xu, the magistrate of Du'an County. He is worried about the people suffering from floods, and now he comes to advise everyone to move to higher places." Lu Li did not expose this shameless official.

After all, we still have to act in his name.

Hearing this, Wang Fumin straightened his back and the smile on his face deepened.

You see, the county magistrate listens to the master. Whatever the master says is always right.

Xu Zhiyang was furious and found his smile very irritating, so he took his anger out on Wang Fuming.

"Where is the head of your Xiaohe Village? Take me to see him and give orders for everyone to move to higher ground."

"Watch your attitude." Lu Li glanced at him.

Xu Zhiyang could only soften his tone reluctantly: "Uncle, can you take me to see your village chief? This concerns the lives of tens of thousands of people, so we can't delay."

Wang Fumin glanced at Lu Li in surprise. Is the master so powerful?

Does the county magistrate have to listen to him?

"I will take you to see the village chief now." He did not dare to think about it and hurriedly led them to the village.

I happened to meet Shanxing's father.

Shanxing's father was shocked to see his father-in-law standing with the officers and soldiers in official uniforms.

Could it be that my father-in-law has done something wrong?

"Old brother, I don't have time to talk to you in detail. Let Erniu take you up the mountain first. I have to take the county magistrate to find the village chief." Wang Fumin straightened his back at this moment.

"Yes, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I will take you up the mountain first and talk to you later." Wang Erniu hurried over and helped his mother-in-law carry things.

Behind Shanxing's family, there were actually more people following them up the mountain.

Lu Li nodded with satisfaction.

This was exactly the effect she wanted when she gave Wang Fumin his advice.

What people from the same village say is definitely more trustworthy than what she, an outsider, says.

Even before the mobilization started, some people had already taken the initiative to move to higher places, and she was already very satisfied.

"My Lord County Magistrate, what do you want from me?" When the village chief heard that the County Magistrate was looking for him, he was so scared that he ran over quickly.

Xu Zhiyang suppressed his anger and ordered: "There may be a flood in the next two days. Hurry up and evacuate everyone in your village. No one is allowed to stay in the village."

"Ah? But it's going to be dark soon." The village chief hesitated.

"This is a life-threatening matter! We must move! I leave this matter to you. If you can't do it well, you will go to jail. I have to go to the next village to supervise this matter." Xu Zhiyang left after saying this.

County officials are not as good as the current ones.

These villagers might even listen to the village chief more.

Wang Yougui, the head of Xiaohe Village, had a wrinkled face. What? Some people don’t move out, so he goes to jail?

Is this reasonable?

Because Xiaohe Village was the most dangerous, Lu Li decided to stay and watch them all move away.

She handed Xu Zhiyang over to Qin Xiao and asked Qin Xiao to take him to the next village to urge the villagers to move.

Seeing that Lu Li did not leave, Wang Fumin did not rush up the mountain. He followed her and the village chief and went back to urge everyone to move out of Xiaohe Village.

"Why are we moving away for no reason?" the villagers were puzzled.

"Because the county magistrate said there might be a flood. Those who don't move will go to jail." The village chief had a stern face, acting like a bully.

Xu Zhiyang's target of threat was changed to villagers.

The villagers were shocked. What? If they don’t move, they will have to go to jail?

"Which is more important, life or these things? Hurry up, take your things and move to higher ground." The village chief urged everyone to go home and pack their bags as if he was catching ducks.

Wang Fumin was standing next to the village chief. When he saw Aunt Qiufang's frustrated and shocked expression, he immediately felt proud.

Let you not believe it.

See, the county magistrate believed it.

It is wise to move early.

Aunt Qiufang looked at Wang Fumin with an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"Brother Fumin, did you hear the news in the county town a long time ago, so you moved away quietly?"

"I told you a long time ago, I heard it from the master." Wang Fumin snorted and was about to introduce Master Lu Li's identity when he saw Lu Li gently waving his hand at him.

He shut up.

He understood that the great masters in the world did not want others to disturb them.

"Brother Fumin, this is so unkind of you. You knew about this, why didn't you tell us earlier? It's too late to move now." Aunt Qiufang muttered and urged her family to pack up their things quickly.

Wang Fumin was furious: "I told you, but you didn't believe me."

"Alright, alright, put away the things and stop arguing." The village chief quickly stopped the two people.

Amid the clamor, until dark, all the villagers of Xiaohe Village moved to the higher ground on the back mountain.

After moving up the mountain, everyone found a place to shelter from the rain and stayed together in groups of three or four.

They noticed that the rain was beginning to ease off and couldn't help grumbling.

"The rain has become lighter, how could there be a flood?"

"That's right, the county magistrate will not be deceived, right?"

"Okay, okay, it's too late to go back, just stay here for one night and go back when it's daybreak. I haven't fed my chickens yet."

The people chatted with each other until midnight, when they gradually quieted down.

Lu Li saw through the melon-eating system that Qin Xiao brought Xu Zhiyang and urged the villagers in the area to move away, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

She sent someone back to the inn to tell Lu Can to bring some medicinal soup tomorrow. These people had moved in the rain, and some of the weak ones must have caught a cold.

Even if the flood did not come, they could drink some cold-dispelling medicinal soup to warm themselves up.

Lu Li stayed awake all night guarding the people.

It was not until the beginning of the Mao hour that a rumbling sound was heard in the distance. At first it sounded like distant thunder, but soon the sound became closer and closer, accompanied by the shaking of the earth.

She used the melon-eating system to check and found that the dam had collapsed.

The endless flood rushed down, carrying mud, rocks and broken trees, forming an unstoppable torrent.

The flood first submerged the ridges of the fields, and the rice fields instantly turned into a vast ocean. The trees on the river bank were uprooted, the roofs of the houses were overturned, and some houses were even directly washed away.

In just a few moments, the entire village was flooded.

The rain that had been getting lighter last night suddenly came pouring down and became a heavy downpour again.

The people on the mountain were awakened and startled. As daybreak came, they saw their homeland turned into a vast ocean. They all widened their eyes in shock.

If the village chief had not forced them to move last night, they would probably have been drowned in the torrent.

"Look, there's someone!"

A sharp-eyed man shouted.

Everyone looked over and saw a figure floating in the torrent, with long hair and robes fluttering in the water, like a lotus in the water that was about to wither.

Lu Li frowned. She had clearly asked all the villagers to move away last night. Where did this man come from?

But now is not the time to think about these things, saving lives is more important.

Lu Li ran over and controlled the water to drag the man to the shore.

But she didn't expect that she would fail this time!

The man did not fall to the shore, but was rolled over by the flood and fell directly into her arms.

She gritted her teeth and was about to curse when she saw the face clearly.