"Shizhou, Shifan, remember which ones didn't come out."
People could still be heard shouting from the village below, indicating that some were still heading up the mountain. The clan chief instructed his two sons to remember which families hadn't come up yet.
His two sons responded and went from tent to tent to check the number of people.
"Father, there are still six or seven families who haven't arrived yet," Shi Zhou replied.
"Just wait!" The clan chief had barely finished speaking when they heard the sound of rushing water coming from the west side of the village below.
This wasn't the sound of ordinary flowing water; it was the deafening roar of water rushing out like a dam breaking.
"It's over, the flood is coming." The men at the tent entrance heard it too, and someone shouted in disbelief. A dozen or so big men ran to the mountainside and stared silently at the village below.
However, because it was late at night and pitch black, they couldn't see anything, only hear the sound of water rushing towards each house.
"Quick, there are still people who haven't come out yet! Let's go rescue them!" someone shouted and rushed down the mountain.
A dozen or so men quickly followed and rushed down the mountain.
They were all people who grew up together in the same village, and no one wanted any casualties.
After all that trouble, a dozen or so people returned, but they only brought back about ten people with them. These few had helped them on their way here, so the others could run faster and avoid being swept away by the rapidly descending floodwaters.
The clan chief quickly had his two sons count the number of people. There were a total of 48 households in the village, and 44 households had come out. Four households had not sent a single person up the mountain.
They are Zhou Erleng's family, Zhou Ermao's family, Zhou Ju's family, and Zhou Yuan's family.
Zhou Xiaohu's family was just rescued; they were lucky to have come up the mountain just before the flood.
Old Man Zhou frowned after hearing this. Those families seemed to have a good relationship with Zhou Chun's family.
These were the same families who had argued with him when he reminded them to prepare in advance during a meeting at the clan chief's house.
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