Qi Yanxuan: "Buy a carriage."
"Okay! I'll take a few customers to choose!" The clerk smiled when he heard that they wanted to buy a carriage. This was a big deal!
Several people came to the stable to pick horses, and Qi Yanxuan picked two tall, chestnut-colored horses.
"Let's take these two horses! And a carriage. How much is the total cost?"
The waiter smiled and replied, "Just give me one hundred and fifty taels!"
Qi Yanxuan was about to pay, but Shen Yanshan had already paid faster.
Qi Yanxuan was not pretentious. After all, they were family, so it didn't matter whose money it was.
After harnessing the horse-drawn carriage, I put some supplies in it to hide it from others. Otherwise, when people gathered later, they would see that I had not bought anything. Having a carriage would make it more convenient to get things.
When the carriage passed by a drugstore, Shen Yanqing stopped the horse, stood up and went into the drugstore, and when he came out, he had an extra bag in his hand.
Afterwards, the three of them drove the carriage to the South Gate to gather.
South Gate.
When Qi Yanxuan and the other two arrived, the people at the city gate had not yet dispersed. They were all looking at the words on the city wall and discussing something.
"The thunder last night was scary, and these words appeared today. Could it be a warning from heaven?" a man asked his friend next to him.
"Maybe! There must be something wrong when something is abnormal. It can't be carved by humans, right? Such a high place, such big words, it can't be done in one night." The man's friend replied.
An old lady nearby came over and said, "It's a warning from heaven. The victims were all saying it was the thunder god appearing and giving them an early warning!"
"How would the disaster victims know? Confucius does not speak of strange and supernatural things." A scholar shook his head in disagreement.
The old lady said, with the air of a young person who didn't know how to respect ghosts and gods, "Those people said they encountered a giant python in the mountains before. It ate many people, and it was the Thunder God who appeared and saved them."
"Yes, yes, yes! I heard it too. One person said it might be fake, but it's impossible that so many victims are lying, right?" An aunt quickly agreed.
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After seeing the words on the city wall, the villagers of Kaoshan Village thought it must be the appearance of Thunder God, and they were all worried when they thought about what would happen. At this time, a carriage stopped in front of the villagers. The village chief saw three people sitting in the carriage and hurried over.
"Did you hear the thunder last night? These words appeared again this morning. What do you think? Will there really be an earthquake? Will the end of the world really come?" The village chief said anxiously, his eyes full of worry.
"It's better to believe it than not. We are going to flee south anyway." Shen Yanshan replied.
The village chief thought it made sense. After all, his village was planning to keep heading south. But when he thought about the apocalypse written on the wall, he couldn't help but worry, "But what about the apocalypse? If it really is the apocalypse, we won't be able to escape no matter where we flee, right?"
Qi Yanxuan: "That's better than staying here and waiting to die. Let's take it one step at a time!"
The village chief nodded, then saw the three people driving the carriage and asked nervously, "Are you still going with the village?"
Qi Yanxuan: "Yes! We will ride slowly on horseback, and you guys follow."
The village chief was relieved when he heard that they were going together. "Okay, okay! Let's go now."
As he said this, he called on the villagers to follow him, and one by one they pushed carts full of bags and bags out of the city.
Before the city gate, the disaster victims who were following the Kaoshan Village were also discussing in groups of three or four. They all felt that there was such a loud thunder last night but no rain, and there were words on the city gate this morning. It must be the Thunder God reminding them. Originally, most of them saw that the city was not greatly affected and planned to stay here, but yesterday's vision made them change their minds. They were all saved by thunder and lightning, so they believed in this vision more than others.
A group of people watched Kaoshan Village heading south and hurried to follow.
Qi Yanxuan sat in the carriage, while Shen Yanshan and Shen Yanqing drove outside.
While Qi Yanxuan was resting with his eyes closed, the carriage curtain was lifted. He opened his eyes and saw Shen Yanqing sitting next to him with a bundle and handing it to him.
Qi Yanxuan took the bundle and opened it, and found that it was filled with small jars containing fragrant pastes.
"What is it?" Qi Yanxuan looked at Shen Yanqing in confusion.
Shen Yanqing leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Ointment to reduce swelling."
Qi Yanxuan understood instantly and touched his nose. "No need! I have wood-type abilities, so I don't need this ointment."
"It's useful! Besides eliminating z, it also... has other uses." After saying this, Shen Yanqing looked a little unnatural, and his ears began to turn red again.
Every time Qi Yanxuan saw his ears turn red, she wanted to tease him and whispered into his ear, "Oh~ My husband is so thoughtful." Then she blew a breath into his ear.
Shen Yanqing's throat tightened, and just as he was about to grab the person, the other party dodged before his hand touched him.
The other person smiled as if he had succeeded in doing something evil, and whispered, "There's someone outside."
Shen Yanqing could only suppress it, and after calming down, he stood up and went outside to drive the carriage.
***
After the disaster victims left, the people of Qingzhou City also packed up their things and prepared to flee. Some people were still undecided, but when they saw everyone leaving in groups one after another, they followed suit. The county magistrate wanted to wait for the court to provide disaster relief, but the court did not send anyone down, and the people also fled. Finally, he decided to take his people and flee south.
When the group of victims who separated from Qi Yanxuan and his group in front of the mountains and chose to take the official road arrived in Qingzhou City, they found that the city was already deserted.
The people from Qi County arrived at about the same time as that group. They also took the official road, so even if they walked a day earlier, they still fell behind the group walking through the mountains.
Everyone entered the silent city and saw the words on the city wall. Then they looked at this empty city and wondered what else they didn't understand, so they hurried on to head south.
***
Qi Yanxuan and his group walked for three days in a row. The land had begun to crack because it hadn't rained for several months, and there were withered weeds everywhere.
Autumn should be a season of harvest, but this autumn there are no bountiful fruits, no golden fields, and the earth appears barren. The once simple smiles are gone, and only the victims with sad faces are left.
Walking on the official road, more and more people came to join the fleeing team during these three days. Even many people in Qingzhou City who had cars caught up. The team grew a lot, and it was estimated that there were tens of thousands of people.
People driving horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, and donkey-drawn carts passed the victims walking behind and arrived at Kaoshan Village.
The first thing the villagers saw was a row of horse-drawn carriages, with many soldiers and officers beside them. They were probably the government troops.
Noon.
Everyone took a break in a shady wasteland at the foot of the mountain. The autumn heat was still very strong.
In the Kaoshan Village team, Doctor Xu was making herbal tea for everyone.
After the herbal tea was cooked, each family was given a bowl. The villagers sat together, drinking the herbal tea and chatting. Due to the hot weather, water was precious. Except for Qi Yanxuan and the other two who had a luxurious bath in the city, no one else took a bath. They could still find streams to bathe from time to time in the mountains. After coming out, the villagers had not taken a bath for several days. Now sitting together, the smell was really unpleasant.
"It's still so hot during the day, and I have to hurry. I'm sweating all over and I feel stinky!" Shen Wenxuan smelled himself and spoke with a hint of disgust.
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