Han Yinan was indeed terrified. The floodwaters were churning beneath his feet, and his own leg was dangling below. He lifted his right leg, trying to climb onto the wooden bridge. Su Chen grabbed only one of his legs to help him up, but unfortunately, the two of them were not strong enough, and they failed several times.
Both of them had tears in their eyes and were shouting loudly, "Grandma, Grandma, save me!" "Grandma, save Yinan!"
Miao Miao and Han Yuemei, who were walking behind them, dared not move. They wanted to help, but were afraid of making things worse.
Han Yuemei didn't dare let go of Miaomiao's hand. Miaomiao looked at her brother with teary eyes and shouted, "Brother, hold on! You must hold onto the tree! You're the best, brother!"
At this moment, Xue Bao dropped off Han Yisong and Han Yibo on the other side and immediately turned back.
He knelt down on one knee in front of Han Yinan and Su Chen, grabbed Han Yinan's hand, and pulled him up to sit on the wooden bridge. When Han Yinan saw that he was on the bridge, he burst into tears and threw himself into Xue Bao's arms.
"Thank you, Uncle, for saving me. Thank you, Uncle Xue Bao, for saving me."
Su Chen also held Han Yinan's hand tightly from the side, "Brother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Xue Bao roared, "Alright, what kind of boy are you? Wipe away your tears, and if you have the strength in your legs, hurry up and cross the wooden bridge."
The two boys wiped away their tears, and Xue Bao helped them to their feet. "Can you walk?"
The two nodded and walked forward hand in hand. Xue Bao turned around, picked up Miao Miao, and said to Han Yuemei, "Are you scared? If you are, grab my clothes."
Han Yuemei's face flushed red instantly. She shook her head and whispered, "I... I'll follow behind you."
Li Lanzhen, oblivious to the subtle differences between her children, quickly followed them across the wooden bridge while carrying Linglong.
The rain was gradually subsiding, and people from Hanjiacun on the other side of the river began to arrive.
The village chief helped Aunt Huaihua, who was tightly holding Gu Yushi's hand, and the three of them walked over together.
Han Shunde and his son helped them carry all their luggage over, and then turned back to carry their own luggage. No one paid any attention to Han Yanyan lying on the ground.
Han Mingjiang and Xue Bao came over to help them carry their luggage and baskets. After they had all crossed, the village chief said to Han Desheng, "Eldest brother, go and carry your sister over. We can't leave her alone on the other side."
Han Deshun sighed, and together with his son, they walked over and carried Han Yanyan over.
As soon as they reached the other side and put her on the ground, Han Yanyan woke up and started crying loudly, "I don't want to cross the bridge, I don't want to leave, I want to wait for my daughter here."
Li Lanzhen stopped paying attention to her at this point. This was someone else's family matter, and whether she interfered, took her away, or abandoned her, it was none of her business.
Xue Laohu came up from the foot of the mountain and, seeing that there was no one on the other side, asked Li Lanzhen, "In-laws, shall we all come over?"
Yes, they've all made it through.
"Now that we're here, let's head down the mountain. We estimate we'll only get halfway up before dark."
I checked it out; there's a natural hollow there, not quite a cave, but it should provide shelter from the wind and rain. We'll have to stay there tonight.
Xue Laohu looked at the people of Hanjiacun and said to Li Lanzhen.
“Yes, we’re staying there now, so we can’t just go down the mountain rashly. Let’s send a few people down to check the situation outside first.” Li Lanzhen frowned, looking at the distant, unseen official road.
Thinking to myself, they've been in the mountains for so long, they have no idea what it's like outside.
“You’re right. After we settle down, we need to send a few people to the main road below to scout out the situation before we can decide how to proceed.”
Li Lanzhen was very fortunate that her second son's wife's father was reliable. He had indeed taken on a lot of responsibility along the way and was a good in-law who could be trusted and befriended.
There were many people in Hanjiacun. After crossing the bridge, their legs trembled and they could not walk. They said, "Xue Bao, can we rest here for a while? My legs are too weak to stand up."
Xue Laohu laughed and said, "This is normal. You've been very brave. Take a break."
Everyone chuckled, feeling quite brave for crossing such a high wooden bridge while the raging floodwaters still flowed beneath their feet.
He smiled and said, "Sure, if you want to rest, then rest here for a bit. Those of you who can walk, let's carry the things down first, and lead the cattle, horses, and donkeys down first."
"We cleared the road down the mountain a little, but it's still difficult to walk on. Everyone should take good care of their elderly relatives and children."
Liu Lanzhen and her group put some of their luggage on the back of the big blue mule, so there were fewer people to carry.
Carrying the children down the mountain was really difficult, and all the children said they would walk by themselves. Perhaps because they had experienced the tension and fear of crossing the wooden bridge, the children were now more active.
Those who could walk walked on their own. As a result, there was a lot of laughter on the way down the mountain, because whether it was adults or children, they would fall down along the way, and as soon as they fell, they would tumble down a bit.
They were covered in mud, their faces were covered in mud, but they were still laughing and seemed very happy.
Some people even rolled into the grass and found fresh wild vegetables, happily digging them up.
Perhaps it's because they've just gone through hardships and dangers, and now they're moving towards hope that people are so happy.
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