Chapter 105 What is coming will come
Zhang Xiu packed up everything that needed to be put away at home. He rolled up the bedding left by the original owner and found some rope to tie it up. There were three rolls for the family of four, so nothing would get lost.
In addition, everything in the kitchen, from half a piece of bacon to the salt in the paper bag, must be kept.
That way if something happens, you can just grab it and rush out.
Later, when she was packing up, Wang Dafeng came back. Seeing that she had nothing in her hands, Zhang Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Since they came here, the three of them have indeed suffered a lot, and there have been times when they didn't have enough to eat. But because Xiaodie had a space, they had enough to eat and drink, and they were not too full but not too starving either.
In short, it has not reached the stage of eating the mouse. If the old woman caught a mouse at this time, she would not know what to do with it.
"What is this for?"
When the old woman saw how neatly she had packed up, her first thought was that the three of them might be running away again.
Zhang Xiu was afraid of scaring her, so she had to slow down her tone and said, "Mom, don't be afraid. There were so many rats on the street today. Ding Gui said there might be an earthquake soon, so he asked me to pack up these mattresses. If anything happens, we'll have a soft place to sleep when we go out."
"earthquake?"
Wang Dafeng looked bewildered, her triangular eyes sizing up her daughter-in-law. Finally, she waved her hand dismissively, "Don't worry, it's never going to happen. I heard my parents talk about it when I was little, and then I married into Aozigou and never experienced it. How could it be such a coincidence? Fleeing famine and encountering an earthquake? It's simply impossible."
"Earthquakes don't happen often. It's normal for some people to never encounter one in their lifetime. If Aozigou wasn't in an earthquake zone, it would never happen, which is also normal."
Zhang Xiu couldn't explain it to her clearly. She was now as anxious as a cat. Her husband and daughter had been out for a long time and had not returned. She was extremely worried.
After he finished speaking, he walked to the door and looked around, hoping to see the father and daughter in the crowd.
Earthquakes are no joke. They come when they happen, and there's no time to wait.
God, please bless everyone!
Zhang Xiu looked up at the sky and prayed with his hands clasped together!
Wang Dafeng, who was standing there, couldn't help but frowned as she watched her daughter-in-law muttering to herself, but she still found it funny and thought that her son's family was just idle and had nothing to do, so they were daydreaming.
Ding Gui came out of the village chief's house and hurried to the Lu family.
At the Lu family's gate, housekeeper Lu shouted before he even finished speaking, "Oh my, Brother Ding Gui, you've come at the perfect time. We in the Lu family are also very surprised. So many rats suddenly ran out. Everyone was catching rats just now. It was a complete mess.
Madam has never seen so many rats in her life. She is drinking calming tea in the hall to calm her nerves! Come on, come on, please come in. You should go directly to the young master and the madam to tell them what you want to say.
Ding Gui was brought into the hall by Uncle Jiu.
Sure enough, Mrs. Lu's face was pale, and she kept pressing her temples with her fingertips. She looked very scared.
The ladies and daughters of the wealthy families in ancient times, let alone seeing so many mice suddenly, some of them probably had never seen even one in their entire lives.
However, the second young master Lu Xingluo had a look of pleasure on his face, he thought it was quite amusing.
It just so happened that my father and brother had disappeared without a trace, and everyone in the Lu family was worried. This kind of thing happened, so it was a good opportunity to distract everyone.
Mrs. Lu asked Uncle Jiu to serve tea to Ding Gui.
Ding Gui quickly refused. He didn't even sit down, but stood up and explained the reason for the occurrence of this strange phenomenon. In short, it would be better if there was nothing else, but if there was something, at least there was preparation. Preventing it before it happened was the best policy.
Mrs. Lu was a lady from a wealthy family, so she had naturally read quite a few books, and Lu Xingluo had read even more.
So after listening to Ding Gui's words, the mother and son remembered that there was indeed a story about this in a certain book.
So he agreed immediately and said he would be prepared, and thanked Ding Gui again and again.
Seeing that they trusted him, Ding Gui was no longer in a hurry to say goodbye. Instead, he had another idea. He clasped his fists and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to ask the Second Young Master to come forward again today!"
Because Village Chief Lai Fu refused to believe that an earthquake would happen. So, he naturally wouldn't inform everyone. Now the villagers of Aozi Village are still catching mice in a confused manner!
Then I heard Erbao running back home and shouting that there was water in the well in the yamen again.
Oh, this isn't God opening his eyes, is this?
They sent us both water and meat, although it was rat meat, it was also God's will.
I've endured it, and I really have to thank God for this!
In a short time, incense was burned again at the gate of the town government office, and men, women, old and young went to kowtow in front of the gate to thank the gods in the government office, expressing their gratitude very much.
Lai Fu was smoking a pipe and standing aside, watching the incense burning more and more vigorously in the copper basin in front of him, feeling very happy.
Just at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
"Hey, Second Young Master!"
"Second Young Master, are you here to burn incense too?"
"Second Master, there's water coming out of the yamen's well again. Go get some and try it. It's very sweet."
In the past, the villagers of Aozi Village were awed and wary when they saw the young master of the Lu family, but now they are fond of and friendly to the second young master, so when they saw Lu Xingluo sitting on horseback, they started to joke around.
Lu Xingluo frowned and clasped his fists, "Fellow villagers, it's very unusual for so many rats to suddenly appear on the streets today. This is a sign of something unusual happening in the sky, perhaps something like an earthquake.
So, everyone, please don't stay in town any longer. Go home quickly, pack up your important things, and spend the night by the lotus pond, just in case."
"What?"
"earthquake?"
"Hey, Er..."
Some people just don't understand what an earthquake is and why the second young master has a gloomy face and talks about it in such a mysterious way.
And this time the second young master didn't speak to the village chief, but spoke directly to everyone.
Just when the villagers wanted to ask for clarification, the second young master had already ridden away in a hurry, leaving only one sentence: "Quick, stop burning incense!"
Everyone: “…”
After a long time, they turned to look at the village chief who put down his pipe.
Lai Fu's face looked very ugly. The second young master simply ignored him. Could it be that Ding Gui said something?
Facing the villagers' expectant expressions, Lai Fu waved his hands in frustration, "Then hurry back to your room and clean up. What are you still standing there for?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the villagers dispersed!
Lai Fu lowered his head in thought and turned to leave. Ding Gui's voice rang out from behind him: "Brother Lai Fu."
Ding Gui walked up and said, "I'm really sorry. I deliberately told the Second Young Master not to talk to you because I was worried that you might say something that would make the villagers feel lucky. Actually..."
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud and dull noise sounded!
(End of this chapter)
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