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Countless people below were either clinging to the tree trunks or trying to pull away anything they could.
Their roars and hoarse voices were drowned out by the roaring flood, and the people standing on the slope looking down could not hear them.
The crowds of people were just like the swarms of ants that Ji Mingyan and Du Niangzi were squatting on the ground watching that day.
There was no road ahead of the carriage, so the group stopped and stood on a high place looking down.
Soon, two or three people ran over here, saying excitedly: "But Sir Wu!!"
Inside the car, Wu Weian and Ji Yunxi looked at each other.
Wu Weian lifted the car curtain and jumped out.
After a while, he came back and stood under the car and said to the crowd, "The people who were rescued are now camped about a kilometer away. Let's go over there first."
The carriage slowly moved towards that direction.
The station is an abandoned mine.
There were many people standing, sitting or lying on the ground in the mine.
Their clothes were wet, they were shivering, and they huddled together.
It was still raining outside, and the branches in the mountains were so wet that water could drip out, making it impossible to start a fire.
The coughing sounds came one after another, and the atmosphere was so solemn that it made people uncomfortable.
Ji Yunxi and her group entered holding oil-paper umbrellas. Their clothes were still dry, and they all had fair complexions and were dressed appropriately. They were completely different from the others.
When the people saw the person coming, they looked up at him lifelessly, then looked away.
The county magistrate of Qinghe County hurried out to greet him.
No one had revealed the prince's identity during this trip, so the county magistrate didn't recognize him. He simply bowed to Wu Wei'an and said, "Sir! You're finally here! This flood is a once-in-a-decade occurrence. I really don't know what to do. Please give me your instructions!"
Wu Wei'an took in everything before him. He first ordered a thousand Liangzhou soldiers to go down and work with the Qinghe County detectives to rescue the people. He then handed the food and fodder to the Qinghe County Magistrate and said, "With such a large-scale flood, we must ask for the army's help. Have you sent a message to the Linnan Army?"
There were few troops in the city, and the Liangzhou army had no more than a thousand men.
For a flood of this magnitude, we can only ask for military assistance.
The Linnan Army is the closest army to Qinghe County, with about 30,000 people.
The county magistrate said, "It was delivered a few days ago! If everything goes well, it should arrive in two days."
Wu Weian nodded.
After two days, it was almost time for them to leave.
The prince couldn't help but interrupt: "How many people are there here?"
The county magistrate looked at the prince, then looked at Wu Weian with some doubt.
Wu Wei'an said calmly, "This is my new advisor, Mr. Li."
The county magistrate uttered an "oh" and replied respectfully, "There are about 3,000 people here. There's not enough space, and there are more than a dozen other places. That adds up to about 30,000 to 40,000 people."
The prince said: "Then there are still 20,000 or 30,000 people below?"
The county magistrate was silent for a moment and nodded.
Countless people are trapped below.
Manager Yuan, Xuezhu, Lady Du, and the elder of the house stood on the slope, looking down.
Ji Mingshuang and Ji Mingyan had gone down there at some point, their figures flying around, and from time to time they would pull someone out of the surging flood.
Poison Lady looked at him for a long moment, then asked, "Manager Yuan, can we go downstairs?"
Manager Yuan said sternly, "Young Master, you haven't given any instructions."
Xuezhu didn't say anything, his eyes stayed on the figure standing between the trees for a long time.
He was a boy of seven or eight years old. He was standing there and waving his hands, afraid that people would not see him.
Very annoying.
I really want to pull it off.
Xuezhu pursed her lips, turned around and went back to find Wu Weian.
Wu Weian handed "Master Li" to the county magistrate of Qinghe County and was about to look for Ji Yunxi who had disappeared.
Xue Zhu stopped him: "Sir."
Wu Wei'an didn't have the heart to listen to Xue Zhu's words: "It's all right."
Xuezhu: "Oh."
Xuezhu immediately took the order and jumped down from the hillside. His body flew in the air and then landed lightly in front of the tree like a swallow.
The boy who was still waving widened his eyes and looked at the person who suddenly flew over.
Xuezhu looked at the boy.
The boy was dirty all over.
Xuezhu paused, and finally reached out, grabbed the boy's collar, and carried him to the shore.
But when he landed on the ground, the boy still waved his hands subconsciously.
His mother told him before she was washed away by the water, to keep waving and not to stop, not to stop.
Xuezhu reached out and pressed the boy's still moving hand to his side, saying, "Okay, stop it."
The boy stared at Xuezhu blankly, then suddenly sniffled and burst into tears.
Xuezhu frowned, and immediately took out a clean handkerchief from her bosom and stuffed it into the boy's mouth.
Then he turned around and continued to catch the next one.
Chapter 84 The Same Umbrella
Although this mine is damp and dark, it has a rotten smell.
But this is the nearest garrison, and it can shelter from wind and rain. It is considered the best garrison within a few kilometers.
Therefore, this place was left to the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, as well as the soldiers and constables who rescued the victims below.
Ji Yunxi ignored Wu Weian and the prince, nor did she try to stop her sixth and seventh brothers.
When she arrived here, she brought Wanxiang, Baofu and other maids and attendants to unload the supplies she had brought, and arranged for Baofu to place them one by one.
The clothes that were brought from the cloth shop but have not been sold yet are placed in the innermost place where they are less likely to be splashed by rain.
Foods such as rice and flour that need to be cooked before eating should be placed next to the clothes.
Ji Yunxi even brought a lot of charcoal.
It's still raining and it's very wet everywhere. It's impossible to start a fire with branches, so we can only use charcoal.
Using charcoal for heating is too luxurious at this time, so it is only used to cook rice and noodles.
When packing these supplies, Ji Yunxi specifically instructed Wanxiang and the martial artists she hired to secretly protect her safety, to keep watch and be on guard against the victims.
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