Chapter 86 I'll listen to you, brother
"Brother, how about we observe it a little longer?"
Seeing that Peng Wang was determined, Mo Jiuye could only remind him helplessly.
"I hope Brother Peng can make a decision before dark, otherwise it will be even more difficult for us to go up the mountain."
Peng Wang nodded: "Well, if the rain still doesn't stop in half an hour, I'll go up the mountain as you say."
After Mo Jiuye went back and told He Zhiran about Peng Wang's decision, he returned to the room where the official was.
Not only is it convenient to observe the rain here, but most importantly, he can continue to persuade Peng Wang to lead everyone up the mountain.
The half hour that Peng Wang mentioned passed quickly, and the rain not only showed no signs of abating, but got heavier.
The rainwater has completely flooded into the compartment.
Mo Jiuye took the opportunity to say, "Brother Peng, for everyone's safety, we must go up the mountain immediately."
Peng Wang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."
After saying this, he ordered the officers to tell the people in the other wing to pack up their things and set off immediately.
He Zhiran had already deeply realized the seriousness of the problem, so she ran to Peng Wang.
"Brother Peng, you'd better persuade the village head to tell all the villagers to go up the mountain, or find other higher ground. Don't stay here any longer."
He Zhiran's words still had some weight to Peng Wang. When everyone was sorting out their things without knowing why, he knocked on Liu Lizheng's door again.
He Zhiran didn't know how Peng Wang persuaded him specifically, but when he came out of the headman's house, there was a somewhat helpless expression on his face.
He had done everything he should have done, and Peng Wang did not feel guilty about it. He once again ordered the confused prisoners to go up the mountain.
I watched my sisters-in-law come out of the compartment, still holding luggage and other things tightly in their hands.
He Zhiran advised: "Sisters-in-law, these have been soaked by the rain, so it's better not to take them with you."
"Ninth sister-in-law, these quilts are hard-earned. They can be used after drying. Second sister-in-law is not afraid of hard work, so you can take them with you."
“Yes, Ninth Brother’s Sister-in-law, Fifth Sister-in-law can also be brought along, I’m not afraid of the hard work.”
"Sister-in-law Qi can do it too."
“…”
He Zhiran knew that his sisters-in-law were once nobles in the capital, and their awareness of natural disasters was not very high.
Helpless, she could only patiently reason with him.
"My sisters-in-law have already felt how difficult it is to carry a load on this muddy road when they were on their way just now. It is even more difficult on mountain roads. If you are not careful, you can slip down.
It's not a wise idea to carry such heavy luggage that you won't need right now."
Although the sisters-in-law knew that what He Zhiran said made sense, they still couldn't bear to let him go.
Seeing their conflicted expressions, Madam Mo said in a deep voice, "You all listen to He's."
Since the mother-in-law had spoken, the sisters-in-law had no choice but to put their luggage in the compartment reluctantly.
The Fang and Xie families were smart. Although they didn't know He Zhiran's purpose in asking everyone to throw away their luggage, they just followed his lead out of habit.
Everyone put all their luggage in the compartment and followed He Zhiran's instructions to only bring the tent out.
Seeing that everyone was present, Peng Wang gave the order and set off in the rain.
Everyone walked with difficulty on the muddy village road. No one could understand Peng Wang's behavior. However, they dared not say anything and could only follow him in the rain with a lot of resentment.
While no one was paying attention to him, He Zhiran bought two bags of charcoal from Taobao Mall, then wrapped them in oilcloth to make a big package and took it out from the space.
In the entire team, except for He Zhiran who was carrying an oilcloth package, the rest of the people were at most two people holding a tent to shelter from the rain.
Mo Jiuye was attentive and noticed He Zhiran's big package at a glance. He quickly took it and put it on his back.
Soon, everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain and found a small path leading up the mountain. Mo Jiuye took the lead and walked in front to lead the way for everyone.
The others followed behind, supporting each other.
The most difficult thing was for the He family. They had to take He Ming, who had difficulty moving, up the mountain, which was too difficult.
In order to prevent the He family from affecting their journey, He Zhiran took the initiative to tell them a solution.
That is to remove the wooden cart's plank, tie He Ming on it, and then pull it away with a rope.
The officer could not ignore the overall situation at this moment and took the initiative to provide the hemp rope.
Even so, the He family still fell behind the team.
Fortunately, when everyone reached halfway up the mountain, they found a valley not far ahead.
Based on He Zhiran's understanding of the danger, that place is the most suitable place for everyone to take temporary refuge.
Although there is no shelter from the wind and rain, there are no trees there, so no accidents will happen even when there is thunder and lightning.
In addition, she also considered the possibility of landslides in this kind of weather.
Therefore, that valley is the best place to avoid floods.
So she took the initiative to suggest to Peng Wang that they go there.
Peng Wang was reluctant at first. According to him, he planned to find a cave, at least to avoid the rain.
He Zhiran could only explain to him the reasons for doing so.
Although Peng Wang felt that He Zhiran was exaggerating, he finally compromised after thinking about her ability.
Unexpectedly, after arriving at the valley, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that there were three caves of different sizes there.
Peng Wang was overjoyed. After checking, he allocated caves for temporary shelter according to the number of people.
He was somewhat partial to the Mo family and let their youngest one go alone.
Although the cave was a little small, the Mo family was very satisfied, after all, they were the only ones together.
The largest cave was divided among the other three families.
The officers chose the medium-sized one.
Everyone had a place to shelter from the rain, but difficult problems also arose.
Their clothes are soaked through. If they are not changed or dried in time, they may easily catch diseases such as colds.
Also, they have no food or water now, and going hungry for a night would probably be a torture for them.
He Zhiran was prepared for all of this in advance.
She opened the oilcloth package in public, revealing the charcoal inside.
The moment the women of the Mo family saw the charcoal, their eyes widened.
"Ninth sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
He Zhiran had already thought of his excuse.
"I saw that the village head had some charcoal, and considering that we might need it in the mountains, I left the one or two taels of silver there and took these away."
Mo Hanyue looked at her admiringly: "Sister-in-law Jiu, you are really amazing. You can even think of such a thing."
"Yes, Ninth Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law admires you the most right now."
He Zhiran smiled at everyone, took out a fire starter wrapped in oilcloth from his arms, and lit the charcoal with Mo Jiuye.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also praised He Zhiran for his attentiveness.
The firewood on the mountain was soaked by rain, and even if we found it, it would probably be impossible to ignite. But with these charcoals, it would be different. Not only is it easy to ignite, but it also burns for a longer time.
He Zhiran bought fast-burning charcoal, which he ignited easily without much effort.
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