Chapter 173 The Mountain Collapsed
What's wrong now?
Has the python returned?
Nowadays, it's like this: we're not afraid of heavy rain causing the dam to burst, we're just afraid the three heroes won't laugh.
Everyone looked nervously at Lin Zi.
The man jumped up from the ground: "The sound of animals running, lots of them! Coming from the east!"
"Yes, there's the smell of a tiger in the wind, the smell of a bear..." Xiao Zhang looked at the opposite mountain in shock.
What happened?
Why have all the animals over there come over here?
Lu Qingqing was also looking at the opposite mountain peak, the highest one.
Because it had just rained, the weather was still overcast, and there was still mist swirling around the summit, making it difficult to see clearly.
As I watched, it seemed as if a black dot was falling from the summit.
She suddenly felt a jolt.
A word flashed through my mind.
Landslide!
"Go! Go quickly!"
Everyone looked at him.
"Little sister, which way to go?" Lu Yun asked without hesitation.
As soon as she tells me the location, we'll act immediately.
Everyone was looking at her, their eyes filled with trust.
Which way to go, which way to go...
Lu Qingqing looked at the mountain peak again.
The mountain peak is not straight; it leans slightly to this side. If it collapses, Liuyun Village and the two adjacent villages will suffer.
There are wild animals and landslides on the mountain, and landslides and dam breaches at the foot of the mountain.
There's no other way now, we can only gamble that the dam won't burst!
“Our western slope is on higher ground, so everyone should go there.”
"Why go there? The west slope is so far, and besides, isn't it said that the dike might breach?" the village head asked.
“That mountain is about to collapse!” Lu Qingqing pointed to the mountain opposite.
Everyone was stunned and speechless.
A mountain collapse?
A thousand-year-old stone, a ten-thousand-year-old mountain, this mountain has stood there generation after generation, will it collapse?
"So that's how it is!" Xiao Zhang understood.
"No wonder all the beasts over there are running this way!"
"Quick! We need to get out of here right now!"
The facts were undeniable, leaving no room for doubt; in order to survive, they continued to move.
Everyone picked up their loads again and hurried to the west slope.
“They should have gone up the mountain as well, from Hama Village and Shangguan Village. We should go and inform them as well,” the village head said.
"Erzhu, Shanzi, they know you two over there. Go there, explain the situation, and come back quickly. Whether they believe it or not is their business. Don't waste time."
The two of them ran off to inform the others.
After traveling for half a day, they finally arrived at the west slope.
Everyone was completely exhausted at that moment.
They saw that all the crops on the west slope were soaked in the rain, and many people looked miserable.
This year's crops are ruined.
...
A limping figure appeared in front of the Lu family's gate.
He was hunched over, covered in dirt and filth, and holding an axe, he lashed out at the Lu family's gate in a fit of rage.
"Lu Lao Er, it's all your fault! You should have died out there, you shouldn't have come back!"
"You're just a burden. Why did your parents even give birth to you?!"
"Since you were born, I've had half the work, half the food, and I even have to share half the house with you!"
"Lu Lao Er, why do you have both a son and a daughter and live such a good life, while I was kicked out of my home and begged for food!"
"Today, I will make sure you lose everything!"
A hole was smashed in the door, and Lu Xingde crawled through it.
He rushed into the kitchen, but couldn't find anything to eat.
Enraged, he smashed the table.
He ran out and saw the neatly arranged bags of medicinal herbs under the shed, and he gave a wicked smile.
"I'm going to destroy everything you use to make money! I'm going to burn your whole house down!"
He ran into the kitchen to find a flint, and when he ran out, he suddenly encountered a rare object.
"roar--"
That damned Lu Lao Er!
You can raise horses, sheep, or anything else, but why are you even raising leopards?
Lu Xingde ultimately failed to escape; the leopard bit through his throat and dragged him away.
On the west slope.
Smoke rose from the chimney.
Each family took out their iron pots and began cooking rice.
You can also find wild vegetables in the fields, so you can wash them and cook them in the pot.
When Qiaoxiu was in the woods with Sixi, they caught more than a dozen cicada nymphs, and then the two of them started grilling them.
Chen Cuihua was in a good mood. Qiaoxiu had just called her mother and even gave her a turtle to eat.
She was really happy to see her running around busily.
As soon as the pot was lifted, a small figure appeared.
"Grandma... I found some grasshoppers, could I have a bowl of soup instead?"
It turned out to be the second son's roc.
The eldest son's wife ultimately didn't sell Dapeng and Yatou from the second son's family. Although they were struggling to make ends meet, they managed to support them.
At this moment, Dapeng was cautious, no longer acting as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Chen Cuihua, with drooping eyelids, accepted the grasshopper vegetables.
"Wild vegetables for rice? No one else will trade with you but me, so here's only half a bowl!"
She ladled out half a bowl of porridge and handed it over without much emotion.
She had already seen Lu Changfa's family; everyone except Lu Xingde was there.
Damn curiosity, she just wanted to know where that old geezer had gone.
"I'm asking you, where did Lu Xingde go?"
Dapeng slurped up the porridge, his tongue scalding from the heat, but he didn't forget to reply: "Grandpa didn't do any work, so Auntie kicked him out. I haven't seen him for days."
"It would be best if I died outside," Chen Cuihua thought.
Dapeng drank half of his porridge, and Chen Cuihua glanced at him sideways and said, "Aren't you going to leave some for your sister?"
Da Peng refrained from drinking any more and didn't dare ask Chen Cuihua for more, fearing she wouldn't give him any next time.
The milk now felt completely foreign to him; she was no longer the person he remembered.
Clean, tidy, walks with a confident stride, and looks much younger.
Make him fearful.
"Go back and be diligent, don't make your aunt angry. It's already a great favor that she didn't sell you and your siblings!" Chen Cuihua reminded her gruffly.
Dapeng mumbled, "I understand."
As darkness fell completely, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from not far away.
The ground beneath our feet trembled.
"The mountain collapsed!"
Everyone was startled and hid in one place, staring wide-eyed at the familiar dark figure not far away.
That mountain peak, the one they could see as soon as they opened their eyes and went outside.
It collapsed!
It really collapsed!
The rumbling sound lasted a long time, or it might have been very short.
The villagers huddled together, covering their heads, watching the dark shadow in the sky disappear.
Then, the sound of wooden beams breaking and collapsing came from the village.
Their houses were also crushed.
The air was full of dust, and every breath was choking. Gravelly stones were falling sparsely on our heads.
Everyone began to feel fear.
If they were still at home, wouldn't they have been buried alive?
They ran all day, exhausted, but their lives were saved!
"Qing girl, thanks to you!" Liu Lizheng murmured.
If she hadn't warned them, who knows how many more people from those three villages would have died!
"Uncle Village Head, things aren't settled yet. Remember to tell the night watchmen to listen for any noises."
Make sure everyone has some wood or planks on hand, just in case.
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