Chapter 5: Journey to Yuzhou
System: [Before your grandfather became the head of the family, he loved to follow the Qin family caravan to travel around the country. Once, he followed the caravan to Yuzhou. The escort team hired by the caravan happened to be the escort team that Liu's father was in. ]
[Because the Qin family has been martial arts for generations, although Liu's father's right arm was broken, his martial arts value was not inferior to that of a normal person. Therefore, your grandfather admired Liu's father very much. He always pestered Liu's father to learn martial arts when the caravan stopped to rest. After a few visits, the two of them were not master and apprentice, but they were master and apprentice in reality. ]
Listening to the words of the old sister, Master Qin couldn't help but recall the resolute figure in his memory, and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face.
He loved to learn martial arts since he was a child. At that time, his father was busy with the family business and his mother was busy doing charity work. He could only learn by himself according to the martial arts books in the family.
Therefore, learning martial arts from Father Liu was the first time in his life that he truly learned martial arts. Although they had only been together for a short time, in his heart, he had already regarded Father Liu as his master.
System: [Speaking of which, your grandparents met because of that trip to Yuzhou.]
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Qin couldn't help but glance at Old Master Qin, with a complex look in her eyes, as if she was thankful, as if she was helpless, but more of it was sadness.
That trip to Yuzhou was indeed the beginning of their fate, but for her, it was an unbearable past.
Qin Yue: [What happened on the trip to Yuzhou? Sister, tell me more! 】
The system ignored Qin Yue's urgency and continued to speak slowly: [Your grandmother was originally going from the capital to Yuzhou to visit relatives. Your great-grandfather, Duke Rong, was worried about your grandmother going alone, so he wanted your grandmother to follow the Qin family's caravan. 】
[So he asked your great-grandfather in advance about the time of the caravan to Yuzhou, and the two families agreed to set off together. 】
Qin Yue couldn't help gossiping: [Could it be that grandpa and grandma fell in love at first sight when they met, and then decided to spend their lives together, and then the two of them did this and that...]
Everyone: ...
The system couldn't help but be speechless: [No love at first sight! There was no this and that! 】
Qin Yue said regretfully: [Oh, that's a pity, missing such a romantic plot...]
Everyone: Isn't it a melodramatic plot?
System: [Your grandmother was only fourteen years old at the time, and she had not yet reached the age of marriage! Naturally, she showed up as little as possible, so she stayed in the carriage most of the time.]
Qin Yue asked: [What happened later?]
System: [The convoy was moving smoothly at first, until it passed through the area of Lianshan, and it was suddenly hit by heavy rain.]
[Originally, the convoy planned to stay in the county town and wait for the rain to stop before setting off, but the rain continued for several days in a row, and there was no sign of stopping.]
[As a last resort, in order not to delay the journey, the convoy continued to set off in the heavy rain on the tenth day.]
The rainstorm in the 23rd year of Jin Kang was experienced by many people present, and it rained for half a month!
Even the capital city in the north was not spared, and a lot of farmland was damaged. Not to mention the already rainy Yuzhou, the situation was even worse than the capital city.
Fortunately, the local official of Yuzhou at that time was a good official who worked hard and loved the people. When he found that something was wrong, he immediately wrote to the court, reported the worst possible situation, and asked for support from the court. Then he immediately dispatched officers and soldiers to the villages that were severely affected by the disaster to search and rescue from house to house.
The support from the court also came quickly, bringing sufficient food. In addition, the official organized the rescue properly, and the people affected by the disaster were resettled in a timely and proper manner, which avoided a turmoil.
It is said that after the rainstorm stopped, the official personally inspected the dikes in various places in his jurisdiction. Once he found hidden dangers in the dikes, he immediately organized people to repair them.
When he was promoted and left office, the farewell scene was very spectacular. The people of the whole city held umbrellas and followed him for a full ten miles.
If it were not for his earnest persuasion along the way and his final bow to the people, the people would still be reluctant to leave.
The system continued: [Although the convoy was very careful along the way, man proposes, but God disposes. On the afternoon of the sixth day of the convoy's journey, when passing a col, it encountered a mudslide. 】
Everyone: Wow! It was a mudslide? !
Qin Yue asked nervously: [How did we encounter a mudslide? Didn't anyone discover it in advance?]
System: [The situation at that time was that the rain was really heavy. There was only the sound of rain around. Even if the two people were close to each other, they had to shout to talk, and they might not be heard.] [
In addition, the valley was originally low-lying, and people could not see through the thick rain curtain to see what was rolling down from above.]
[So when the mudslide came, no one could warn in advance, and there was not even time to shout for help. Almost everyone was buried in an instant.]
[The two teams together had a hundred people, but only ten survived.]
Hearing this, Qin Yue seemed to have something stuck in his throat and could not speak.
Coming from modern society, she understands the uncontrollability of natural disasters. Despite the development of modern technology, human life is still insignificant in the face of natural disasters, not to mention the backward ancient society.
The ladies who attended the banquet were informed of the situation by their husbands, fathers, and brothers. They rushed in from the banquet hall next to them. When they heard what their elder sister said, they all took out their handkerchiefs and wiped their eyes silently.
Qin Yue spoke hoarsely: [What happened later? ]
System: [Father Liu was the only one who was not buried by the mudslide at that time. ]
[Father Liu had been on the battlefield and had better hearing than others. When the mudslide slid down, he reacted a moment earlier and retreated. ]
[Because he had the highest martial arts value, he was arranged at the end of the team, and the range that could be affected by the mudslide was smaller, making it easier for him to escape. 】
【After the mudslide stopped completely, Father Liu started to dig the soil and save people with all the methods he could think of. 】
【At first he used the broken wooden boards of the carriage, then he used wooden sticks, and then when all the tools were broken, he just used his only hand to dig. In the end, his hand was bloody and even cut by rocks in some places, so deep that the bones were visible. 】
At the side door of the flower hall, a middle-aged woman was standing there. She was wearing a simple plain silk dress, with a decent appearance and a look of sadness on her face. It was unknown how long she had been standing there.
At this moment, the woman's hands hidden in her wide sleeves were clenched tightly, her nails deeply embedded in the flesh, her eyes were blood red, and tears were faintly flashing.
Standing next to her was Qin Zhao's personal servant Xiao Liuzi.
Qin Yue: [I suddenly understand why my grandfather likes Father Liu so much. If it were me, I would also be impressed by such a Father Liu! ]
Everyone nodded silently in their hearts: There are indeed few people in the world who would risk their lives to save others!
Old Master Qin and Old Madam Qin looked at each other, their eyes revealing a sadness that outsiders could not understand.
They were all rescued by Father Liu.
It was also because of Father Liu's life-saving grace that Old Madam Qin could never hate Aunt Liu all these years and could only choose to ignore her.
Fortunately, Aunt Liu abided by her duties and did not cross the line after entering the door, and she did not even step out of Fenglan Courtyard.
The system said with some regret: [Father Liu is indeed a rare good man, but it's a pity...]