Kang Yuanfeng helped Kang Yuanhao dress and went to Ye's house.
Kang Yueran had already come over. She was tearing Kang Youan's two tattered clothes into strips and then tying them together into a long rope.
She picked up Kang Yuanhao, and Kang Yuanhao subconsciously hugged Kang Yueran's neck.
Kang Yueran said to Kang Yuanfeng, "Tie me up. I'll tie Yuanhao in my arms."
After tying it up, Kang Yuanfeng reminded her: "Sister, take the silver with you."
"I have kept the silver and the documents for the division of the family property. Don't worry, just carry the bag on the bed." The bag contained some medicine and a dagger.
Kang Yueran returned to her room, put on the two bags of broken rice, and without even looking at the main house or the big house, she left the house with her family without looking back.
The sky, which had just broken dawn, darkened again. A strong wind blew outside, making clothes rustle.
At Kang Yuanchen's house, Mrs. Huang was crying, but her men were busy packing things.
Kang Yueran said, "Bring the pot, water bag, salt, broken rice and other commonly used items." It is impossible to push the cart into the mountains, so it can only be carried by manpower.
Kang Yuanchen said, "Bring a straw raincoat and oilcloth."
After being reminded by Cheng, the shopkeeper, Kang Yuanchen had also bought some food and stored it at home. He moved the food to Huang's house and kept a bag of mixed noodles to carry up the mountain, in case the rain was too heavy to go down the mountain, he would have something to eat there.
Kang Yueran advised, "It's going to rain heavily. Once the noodles get wet, they will become noodle soup. Take the two bags of broken rice I brought. Rice can still be eaten after being soaked in rainwater."
Kang Yuanchen moved the noodles back to Huang's room, but after putting them away, he felt uneasy and moved one of Huang's large boxes onto her bed.
Open the box, take out the clothes and put them at the bottom of the box, put the two bags of bean flour in the box, close the lid, then stack the two bags of mixed flour on top of the box and cover it with oil paper.
Kang Yuanwu helped Huang continue to pack up. Things that could be put high were placed high, and those that could not be placed high were tied to heavy objects with ropes to prevent them from floating away.
Kang Yuanfeng ran in from the doorway and shouted, "Grandpa, the village head, said the river at the end of the village is rising. He told everyone to stop packing and leave!"
Huang couldn't hold it back any longer and burst into tears, "This is life-threatening!"
Kang Yuanchen picked up one of the bags of broken rice and dragged Huang out, "Mom, let's go! Don't pack up!"
There weren't many people on the street, and every house was filled with the sound of bells and gongs. Everyone, like Mrs. Huang, wanted to pack up their things before leaving.
Kang Hong pounded the gong vigorously and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Don't clean up, lives are at stake! The river at the end of the village is rising, let's go! Gather at the village entrance! Quick!"
Raindrops as big as beans fell and hit people's faces, mixing with tears and sweat.
Soon, a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the village.
Kang Yanshun held his grandson's hand and came to find Kang Yueran, "Yueran girl, you and your father often go hunting in Dayan Mountain. You will lead the way later."
Kang Yueran nodded, "Okay!" She quickly recalled the terrain of Dayan Mountain in her mind and quickly determined a place.
The rain was getting heavier, and everyone was using their straw raincoats and oilcloths to wrap their food. The raindrops hit their faces, stinging slightly, but soon everyone was soaked.
Some people began to complain, "Village head, how long will we have to wait?"
More people continued to arrive. Kang Hong looked at them and roughly counted the number of people. "Wait another quarter of an hour. If anyone comes, we'll go together. If not, we won't wait any longer." He murmured softly, "Let's leave it to fate!"
He paced anxiously, and it felt like a quarter of an hour had passed. He steeled his resolve and shouted, "Let's go!"
Kang Yueran took the lead and led everyone towards Dayan Mountain.
The mountain road is difficult to walk on, and it is even more muddy after the rain. Once you step on it, you have to use some strength to pull your foot out.
On this kind of road, straw sandals are completely unsuitable, so we have to walk barefoot. The mountain road is uneven and hurts our feet, but we have to endure it no matter how painful it is.
The men had to carry the food, while the elderly, women and children had to walk by themselves. Many people couldn't bear the pain and started crying.
At first, it was just a low sob, but gradually it got louder. Someone asked loudly, "Village head, when can you arrive?"
Kang Hong replied without even turning his head: "We've only been walking for a short time, less than an hour. Just be patient!"
Kang Yueran was holding Kang Yuanhao in her arms and carrying a bag of rice on her back. She turned around and asked Ye and Kang Yuanfeng, "Can you two still walk? If not, I'll carry you for a while!"
Kang Yuanfeng held Ye's hand tightly and said, "Sister, I'm not tired." He was very tired, but didn't want to cause trouble for Kang Yueran.
Ye looked at Kang Yuanfeng and said, "I'm not tired."
Kang Yanshun quickly took a few steps to catch up with Kang Yueran and asked, "Yueran, why don't we stop and take a break? Everyone can't stand it anymore."
"We're still on the outskirts of the mountain, and the terrain here isn't much higher than the village. Can we walk for another quarter of an hour before resting?"
Kang Hong was nearby. Upon hearing this, he struck the gong vigorously and shouted, "We'll stop and rest in another quarter of an hour. Everyone, please work harder."
Kang Yuanhao hid in Kang Yueran's arms and covered his face with his hands, then laughed and said, "Grandpa Lizheng's gong is really loud!"
Kang Yueran lifted Kang Yuanhao up and said, "Hold my neck tightly, be careful not to fall down."
Kang Yuanhao nodded quickly. He carefully helped Kang Yueran put the hair that was sticking to her face behind her ears, and then smiled obediently.
After Kang Hong sounded the gong, everyone put down their things and sat on the ground to rest.
Kang Yueran took out his water bag and let everyone take turns drinking a few sips of water.
Kang Yanshun was sitting not far from Kang Yueran. He looked into the distance. The rain was still pouring down, with no sign of stopping. "Yueran, how far do we have to go to get to the place you mentioned?"
"Normally it would take my dad and me more than half an hour to walk there. With so many of us, we're walking too slowly. It'll probably take another hour."
After sitting for a while, a few people from the back of the line came over with anxious expressions, "Village head, several of our families have had their soles cut. Do you have any medicine?"
Kang Hong shook his head. "There's no doctor in our village, and no one has the habit of keeping medicine on hand." He turned and asked, "Yueran, does your family have one?"
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