Chapter 22 The growing ranks of refugees
Seeing the familiar door, Zhang Yue jumped down, stepped forward and slapped the door in three and two steps. However, the wind and rain were heavy at this time, and his voice was quickly drowned out in vain.
Amidst the sound of wind and rain, he was so angry that he almost instinctively wanted to kick the door with his foot, but after weighing the strength of his foot and the door, he finally gave up this unrealistic impulse. At this moment, a
A strong hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.
"Third Young Master, get out of the way and look at me!"
When Zhang Yue was in a daze, a terrifying sound suddenly came from his ears. He didn't even have time to cover his ears, and saw the strong door suddenly opened in front of his eyes. He no longer had the qualifications to stand in the way. He had no time to express his gratitude to Peng Shisan's strength.
Infinitely, he rushed into the yard like a gust of wind, and then crashed into the room in the middle.
"Mr. Du, Mr. Du!"
As soon as he entered the house, the wind outside immediately followed him and rushed in fiercely, blowing out the small oil lamp in the room like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. So, just as he stood still, he heard an annoyed voice.
"Zhang Yue, what are you doing!"
"Sir, the river has burst outside. Please come with me quickly!"
After Zhang Yue said this, he saw Du Zhen looking over with a strange look on his face. He was inexplicable and at the same time had an impulse to get angry. Even so, for the sake of the dignity of the teacher, he hurriedly added
One sentence: "Mr. Du, come with me quickly. If you are late, I am afraid it will be too late!"
"Do you know how many floods this area of Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan has experienced? Do you know where to escape now? Do you know that once the Yellow River really bursts, even if you escape by boat, you may be caught in it?
Whirlpool? Did you know that because the Henan area is too poor, what many people like to do most is to rob the rich when there is a flood? Do you know that if the Yellow River bursts, Kaifeng, Huaiqing, Guide, and Xuanwu,
The three guards of Suiyang are not immune, where are you going to escape in the carriage?"
Zhang Yue was confused by these rhetorical questions, but he was just stunned for a while and said decisively: "Sir, I don't understand so many truths. I only know that many people passing by along the way are here."
Prepare to flee, everyone is saying that the flood will soon flood the city of Kaifeng, so I must not leave my husband at home!"
Facing Zhang Yue's answer, Du Zhen was stunned. After staring at Zhang Yue's face thoughtfully for a while, he burst into laughter and walked straight to the bedside, but stretched out his hand on the top of the bed.
After groping for a while on the shelf, he turned around.
At this time, Zhang Yue suddenly saw that Du Zhen was holding a long sword in his hand - he had heard that carrying swords and knives was the exclusive preserve of scholars these days, and it would be a taboo for ordinary people to hide weapons secretly.
——However, it felt really strange for Mr. Du, who had no strength in his hands, to hold such a sword. However, when he saw Du Zhen holding the sword and preparing to go out with him, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
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"Mr. Du, do you only bring this sword?"
"Didn't you say that the Yellow River burst might endanger the city of Kaifeng? Do you still want me to flee carrying such a pile of books?"
"But if there are any rare and unique copies..."
"Perhaps some people love books as much as their lives, but I am not that kind of person."
Du Zhen held the sword in his hand and walked out of the door into the rain without looking back. He suddenly turned around and smiled at Zhang Yue: "I have hidden the books in the boxes on the highest ground, and they have been wrapped in oilcloth.
, besides, I remember every book exactly, even if it is really lost, it doesn’t matter. Don’t stand there stupidly, and leave quickly! Speaking of which, your Zhang family’s mansion was actually chosen in the southwest of the city, and it will be flooded if it happens.
It’s in danger. You can’t leave the city at this time and go to Daxiangguo Temple!”
Seeing Du Zhen walking out of the courtyard in a carefree manner, Zhang Yue suddenly felt that he was a big fool. Looking at Mr. Du's condition, it was obvious that he had been ready to "escape" for a long time, and he actually said such a stern words
——Now that he thinks about it, he feels numb.
Peng Shisan was almost impatient waiting outside, and then he saw Du Zhen Shiran come out. He found that the other party was dressed in a typical scholar's attire, but he was holding a sword in his hand, which was really nondescript. He couldn't help but mutter in his mouth.
"You can't even kill a chicken, so why are you pretending..."
Seeing Du Zhen step forward, he smiled apologetically and said, "Mr. Du, the car is full of women from the Zhang family. You..."
Before he finished speaking, Du Zhen turned around and greeted Zhang Yue who came out of the yard, with an unquestionable tone: "You are already weak, how can you get wet in the rain now? Hurry up and get in the car.
, take this, it will be easy to defend yourself if something happens!"
Not to mention Peng Shisan, even Zhang Yue had a weird look on his face when he took over the sword that had drawn a beautiful parabola - he even had the urge to pull it out of its sheath to see if the blade was sharp.
However, he resisted the urge in the end - he couldn't resist Du Zhen on whether to enter the carriage.
First of all, this is an age when men and women are not close to each other. He, a boy, can mix with the female family members, but Du Zhen is determined not to. As for the second point, it is more important. Du Zhen has traveled all over Henan, and Liao Ruo pointed out the geographical location.
palm, but he was blind. So, Peng Shisan finally took action and drove him, dripping with water, into the carriage.
Compared with the strong wind and rain outside, the carriage seemed hot and humid. Because of the rain, everyone's clothes clung to their bodies. Even Aunt Luo, who had given birth to a daughter, was exposed at this time.
In addition to her well-maintained figure, the green peaks could be clearly seen on Qiuzhen Amber's chest. So Zhang Yue had to quickly turn his eyes away, but the sight of Zhang Qing and Zhang Yi sitting opposite them was also
Not much better, he was helpless and simply closed his eyes.
However, as soon as he was warmed up by the cold rain, an inexplicable heat gradually came out of his body. The heat conflicted back and forth in his limbs, making him feel uncomfortable all over, and finally he couldn't help it.
He groaned. At this moment, he felt a hand gently placed on his forehead, and then he felt a warm and round touch.
"Third brother, why is your forehead so hot? Is it okay?"
Opening his eyes, he saw Zhang Qing looking at him with concern. Zhang Yue quickly wanted to shake his head, but at this time, his head was very heavy and he was completely disobedient. Knowing that it was probably damaged by the rain just now, he couldn't help but feel worried.
Angry and regretful - hasn't he been working hard to exercise, why is he still in such a weak state?
"Miss, I brought several pills with me. I wonder if they can be used?"
Hearing such a calm voice coming from next to him again, he couldn't help but turned his head with great effort, and found that Amber took out a handkerchief from his arms as if by magic, and inside it was a variety of small bottles of pills and so on.
.For a time, several women, including Aunt Luo, cheered and came forward to discuss in a low voice.
Finally, Qiu Hen, who was well prepared, took out the kettle, carefully fed Zhang Yue a pill, and coaxed him to sleep as if coaxing a child. Although he usually didn't want to be treated like a child, this time
Among such a group of gentle women and girls, Zhang Yue closed his eyes knowingly and finally fell into a drowsy sleep.
Inside the carriage, no one noticed what was going on outside. It wasn't until the noise around them became louder and louder, and the bumps of the carriage gradually diminished. Instead, it was difficult to stop and go. Only then did Qiu Hen carefully close the curtains of the carriage.
She opened a crack and looked outside. It was okay not to look at it, but when she took a look, she took a breath of cold air and fell down.
After all, Zhang Qing was calmer and asked quickly: "What's going on?"
"Outside...there are many people blocking the road outside, and the road is blocked...the carriages...the carriages are not allowed to go!"
Everyone suddenly took a breath of cold air, and Zhang Yue, who had woken up, happened to hear these words. He struggled to support his body and sit up straight, and casually moved his legs and feet. In addition to feeling numb from sitting cross-legged for too long,
There were no other symptoms, so he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Seeing Zhang Qing reaching out to touch his forehead again, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
At this moment, there were loud shouts and shouts outside again.
"It's really the opposite, get out of the way, get out of the way quickly, this is the carriage of Prince Xin'an Palace!"
"What is King Xin'an? King Zhou and his family have already taken a boat to seek refuge. Don't come here to bluff and deceive!"
"It's because these royal relatives refused to pay for the river construction that they broke up! Since they are fighting against human power, everyone is going to die anyway, so kill these idiots!"
After a series of responses, there were bursts of screams outside, and it seemed like chaos broke out in an instant. Faced with this situation, everyone in the carriage felt chills in their hearts.
Normally, even the servants of Xin'an Palace would not dare to provoke the common people. But now the situation seems to have overturned someone else's carriage - the refugees can overturn a carriage, but who knows if they will overturn theirs?
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Chapter completed!