Chapter 45 Massive Flash Floods
At that moment, all those who left with Tang Cheng subconsciously turned back.
Even after they reached the top of the mountain, they could still hear the loud noise coming from the direction of the village.
Everyone turned around at once, their eyes filled with terror!
What exactly happened?
"Quick, it looks like our village!" someone shouted, and everyone rushed towards the village without thinking.
Their location offered a clear view of the village, and standing on the edge of the cliff, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
A flash flood came, and what was most heart-stopping was that the mountain itself was swept down with the flood.
Zhao Family Village was instantly submerged.
The flash flood came so fiercely that it gave people no chance to catch their breath.
"My God!" An old man sat on the ground, his eyes filled with pain. His son was not here; he was still at home!
Luckily, my grandson was worried and came with me, otherwise...
They simply couldn't imagine it.
Tang Cheng was no less shocked than they were.
Just who is their little Su Bao? How could he have such abilities?
He clenched his fists, secretly thinking that he must tell his family that this matter must never be told to anyone!
Although Xiao Su Bao has only been at their home for a few days, the home environment has changed quite a bit.
Not only that, Tang Cheng and the others also genuinely liked this little sister.
She would be just as good as a daughter!
It was an indescribable feeling of closeness, as if Xiao Su Bao was meant to be a member of the Tang family.
"What do we do now?" Zhao's mother stared blankly in the direction of her home, completely distraught.
She wasn't originally going to come, but her grandson insisted that she come.
She didn't know why, but she just followed along, and unexpectedly, she escaped a disaster...
She instinctively looked at Tang Cheng, then suddenly rushed over: "Tang Cheng, you're the village chief of Tangjia Village! Please think of something to save my son and grandsons!"
The others' eyes lit up immediately, and they all looked at Tang Cheng. Since the people from the two villages often fought and argued, they knew that Tang Cheng was actually very capable.
"Please, Village Chief Tang, we were wrong before. Please forgive us and save us!" An old man was about to kneel down.
Tang Cheng and Tang Qi quickly helped the person up.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that they were willing to come up and help me find people is already quite good.
It was impossible for the brothers to allow an old man to bow to them.
In fact, the people of Zhao Family Village also knew how capable Tang Cheng was, but because of Village Chief Zhao, the relationship between the two villages was not good.
Tang Cheng was good at everything, except for his bad luck...
All eyes turned to him, and Tang Cheng showed a hint of helplessness on his face.
"Everyone, there's a flash flood going on now, so there's nothing we can do to help. Let's wait until the floodwaters calm down a bit before we try to go and rescue people!" Tang Cheng's expression became more sincere.
The villagers of Zhao Family Village were filled with sorrow, but there was nothing they could do, because Tang Cheng was right.
The flash flood is currently raging; if they go there, they will only add to the number of lives lost!
Just then, Qian Shi came running over from a distance with Xiao Su Bao and Tang Da Bao.
"We found them! We found our Su Bao and the others!" Qian's clothes were a little dirty and her hair was a bit messy.
Upon seeing the people from Zhao Family Village, he feigned surprise at first, then asked, "What's going on?"
Tang Cheng then explained it in a few words.
Madam Qian's expression was solemn as she followed the others and looked down. By now, it was getting dark, and it was difficult for them to see the situation in the distance clearly.
Moreover, it's even harder to see clearly under a flash flood.
“I think it would be better to let them stay outside our village temporarily. Eldest brother, you still need to report this to the county government!” Madam Qian said earnestly from the side.
Xiao Su Bao looked at the people in Zhao Family Village, but finally her gaze fell on Zhao Sanpao. Why was he here?
Didn't Mother say she was going to ask the villagers to come and find her children?
The little dumpling didn't understand why, and couldn't help but take another look at Zhao Sanpao.
But then Zhao Sanpao turned around, glared at Xiao Subao, and then looked away, standing in front of his trembling mother.
When Zhao's mother saw Qian, she was so frightened that she dared not move, fearing that Qian would come over and beat her again.
Tang Cheng settled these people in the wheat field at the entrance of the village. If they had relatives in Tangjia Village, they could come to stay with them, but the relatives had to agree.
Tang Cheng told the remaining people to light a fire to keep warm.
Tangjia Village was already poor; they couldn't even feed themselves, let alone spare any for others.
So if anyone wants to get some food, they can just go into the mountains to dig up wild vegetables or catch some wild animals.
If all else fails, those with money on hand will go to Tangjia Village to buy some food.
Tang Cheng borrowed a clay pot from his home and then ignored them, driving the oxcart directly to the county town.
Little Su Bao was unaware of these things. She lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep nestled in Qian Shi's arms.
Perhaps she was really frightened during the day, because the little dumpling had nightmares all night, and only got a little better in the middle of the night.
When Tang Cheng ran to the county government office, the city gates were already closed.
Fortunately, the gatekeeper recognized Tang Cheng, and upon hearing of the flash flood, he immediately ran to inform the county magistrate.
Fu Lin had just finished interrogating Hong Gui and never expected that these bandits would set their sights on his small county town.
He was both frightened and angry, so he immediately informed County Commandant Lin of the matter.
The few dozen constables under his command couldn't possibly hold out here.
He had just taken a sip of tea, planning to deal with official documents later and then go to sleep, when an urgent report came from the yamen runner at the door.
"Reporting, Your Honor, a massive flash flood has occurred in Zhao Family Village to the east!" the bailiff shouted as he ran.
Fulin spat out a mouthful of tea instantly.
He didn't care about anything else and hurriedly ran outside.
"Quickly, gather the yamen runners and idlers, and head to Zhao Family Village!" Fu Lin also ordered some grain to be prepared and transported there together.
As soon as he came out, he saw Tang Cheng at the gate and was immediately stunned.
The Tang family has been involved in almost everything that has happened in the past few days, leaving Fu Lin unsure whether to say that these people are lucky or unlucky.
"Tang Cheng greets the County Magistrate!" Tang Cheng clasped his hands in a salute.
"Alright, no need for formalities. Getting on the road is the priority. I'll ride in your oxcart. While you're at it, tell me what's going on here!"
While the county magistrate and his team were engaged in disaster relief and rescue efforts, the people of Tangjia Village were also busy.
After hearing about the incident, many villagers prepared ropes and other rescue equipment.
We're just waiting for the flash flood to subside a little.
Little Su Bao took a nap, and it was almost dawn.
She was a little nervous at first because Qian wasn't there, but she calmed down quickly and obediently put on her clothes and shoes, while also haphazardly tying her frizzy hair together.
As soon as the little baby stepped outside, he saw a figure flash past the front door, and it seemed somewhat familiar...
She had just lifted her foot when she pulled it back and ran straight to the kitchen.
Wang Xiuer was busy cooking when she saw Xiao Su Bao and immediately called out, "Daughter... ah... no, it's my little sister, come here quickly, Mom... Second sister-in-law and eldest sister-in-law made you some delicious scallion pancakes, you should try them!"
Actually, it was all done by my sister-in-law. She was just helping to start the fire and almost caused a fire.
Little Su Bao's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly ran over with her short legs.
Compared to before, she was much better today. Seeing Wang Xiuer and Sun Cuihua at home, she immediately greeted them obediently, "Hello, sister-in-law! Hello, second sister-in-law!"
"Little Su Bao, let your sister-in-law braid your hair!" Sun Cuihua was worried about the man who hadn't returned home all night, but seeing Little Su Bao made her feel inexplicably at ease.
Mother is right, Xiao Su Bao is their family's lucky star. With Su Bao, their lives will definitely get better and better!
Little Su Bao had no idea what her sister-in-law was thinking. She was looking at the scallion pancakes and swallowed hard.
This is her first time eating it, she doesn't know if it will taste good...
"Eat quickly, this pancake is best eaten hot!" Wang Xiuer handed a small piece to the little dumpling, her eyes full of smiles.
Little Su Bao carefully took it and said in her sweet, childish voice, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law."
Wang Xiuer was immediately delighted. Just then, a figure suddenly rushed in through the door.
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