allonlinenovel Chapter 191 Going Down the Mountain
Chapter 191 Going Down the Mountain
Before Lu Qingqing could continue looking, Aunt Lu next to her called her to go downstairs together.
A group of women were walking down carrying things on their backs. When they came across steeper places, they supported each other and walked down.
At the foot of the mountain, after everyone had gathered, Lu Tianming instructed:
"Everyone must wear their scarves. We all know what's buried in this mud. Don't take them off on the road!"
The audience responded one after another, and Lu Tianming glanced at the team again.
Seeing that everyone was wearing their scarves tightly, he said nothing more and drove towards Lanqing Prefecture.
On the road, the carriage wheels pressed over the dried twigs on the ground, making a "clicking" sound from time to time.
On the ground, the dried mud was full of debris, so you needed to be extra careful when walking.
If the wheels hit a thick tree or other protrusion, the carriage could easily overturn.
The team lined up in a single file and hurried on their way, with those at the back following the path Lu Tianming had taken.
The family in front who had livestock driving the cart was fine, but the people pushing the cart on foot at the back kept exclaiming from time to time.
There were many corpses half-buried in the mud on the ground, and people were stepping on them from time to time.
Either this family is stepping on an arm, or that family is stepping on a head.
Even though everyone in the team had seen blood, they still couldn't help but feel scared when they suddenly stepped on a corpse while on the road.
But as more and more people stepped on it, they gradually got used to it.
In the team, Lu Qingqing smelled the stench in the air and stood on the shaft of the cart looking forward.
There was a village not far ahead. They had passed by this village when they were rushing to Yunchi Mountains.
At that time, although there were not many people living in the village, the houses were at least intact.
But now, the whole village is full of collapsed houses.
When the flood receded, rotten wood, bricks, soil, hay and many corpses were left behind in the collapsed houses.
Although it had been exposed to the sun for days, the corpse still emitted a foul odor, and Lu Qingqing could smell it from a long distance away.
At this moment, everyone in the team also looked in that direction.
Lu Tianming withdrew his gaze and shouted to the people behind him.
"Okay, everyone, speed up. Let's try to find a higher place to camp before dark."
As he spoke, Lu Tianming quickened the pace of the carriage.
The weather was extremely hot. Everyone was rushing on their way under the scorching sun. They sweated a lot but were reluctant to drink water. Soon they felt a little dizzy.
Shi Xiu'er was so scared when she saw Lu Tianfu's face turned pale that she quickly took the cart.
Little Shitou, who was sitting in the car, had a flushed face from the heat. When he saw the car stop, he turned around and saw his mother taking over and pushing the car.
His father looked unwell, as if he was ill. Thinking of his previous father who also died of illness, he was frightened and started crying.
"Woo woo~, Dad, what's wrong with you? Mom, come and look at Dad!"
As Little Stone said this, he used his hands and feet to crawl under the car.
Shi Xiuer grabbed him and asked him to sit still.
At this time, Tianfu's mother supported Lu Tianfu and fed him some water.
After drinking the water, Lu Tianfu shook his head vigorously and stood up again.
Seeing this, the other people in the team also fed water to the men pushing the carts.
It had been a while since they had traveled for such a long time, so everyone's pace was much slower than before.
Lu Tianming looked back at the team behind him from time to time. Seeing that the people pushing the carts could not keep up, he slowed down and waited.
Lu Tianming walked until dark and then chose a relatively high place to stop and rest.
As soon as the team stopped, Lu Tianming shouted to everyone:
"Everyone, please stop sitting on the ground and try to avoid contact with the mud!"
A few men in the team were about to sit down, but when they heard Lu Tianming's words, they moved their butts and sat on the cart.
After such a long journey, everyone was exhausted.
At this time, each family resumed dinner.
However, no one had much food, so everyone would first feed the men pushing the carts, after all, they had put in a lot of effort along the way.
After everyone had finished their meal, they spread out the oilcloth as usual.
But now no one dared to spread the oilcloth on the mud, so they spread it on each family's cart.
Fortunately, when going down the mountain, each family took the rain shelters they had made earlier, which made it convenient to lay the tarpaulin.
The amount of water they used on their journey was much greater than when they were in the cave, so they naturally could not miss any opportunity to collect water.
As early as in the cave, each family's water was stored in water bags, so as to minimize the reduction of water.
After dinner, Lu Tianming arranged the night watchmen, and then each family huddled on the cart to rest.
The next day, everyone got up before dawn and carefully poured the collected dew into water bags.
Although it is not much, it is better to have some income than to have no expenditure.
Three days later, everyone rushed to the place where they had been robbed.
When a very thick piece of wood was washed over by the flood, it was blocked by the mountains on both sides.
When the flood receded, it did not take the wood with it.
At this moment, the wood was lying across the middle of the road, blocking the way for Lu Qingqing and her group.
We encountered a similar road blockage a few days ago. This piece of wood is easier to move than the previous boulder.
The men put on their scarves skillfully and waited for Lu Tianming's orders.
Lu Tianming looked at the relatively round wood and asked the men to go to one side of the wood with sticks and use the sticks to pry the wood to move it.
After being exposed to the sun for these days, the wood is not as heavy as it was after being soaked in water a few days ago.
Lu Tianming held the stick and exerted force while shouting slogans.
The men worked hard to the rhythm of the call, moving the wood away little by little.
While everyone was still moving the wood, seven or eight people came from a distance.
These were the first group of people they met after coming down the mountain.
Lu Qingqing held the weapon cautiously and stared at these people carefully.
Among these people, there are four younger men, an old man, three women and a boy. They look like a family.
When those people came over, they saw so many people in Lu Qingqing's team and became a little wary.
When they saw that there were children in the car, a woman who looked cheerful walked out from among the women.
She looked into the team and saw Lu Qingqing looking at her warily, then nodded to her.
She walked to a place about five or six meters away from the team and stopped, then said with a smile:
"Are you also going to the capital of Lanqing Prefecture? We just came down from the mountain, and the head of the family said they were planning to go to the capital to look for a way to make a living."
There was a moment of silence in the team. The old village chief's wife looked at the woman and stepped forward to speak:
"Yes, we just came down from the mountain, but I don't know if the city has been flooded."
When the woman heard this, a look of sadness appeared on her face.
"Well, I hope it hasn't been flooded. However, the city is located on high ground, and there is a moat next to the city wall, so it should be better."
The old village chief's wife nodded.
The woman looked at the man who was still moving the wood and continued:
"Thanks so much for moving this piece of wood. Otherwise, if it weren't for the men in my family, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to move such a thick piece of wood!"
The old village chief's wife chatted with the woman for a few more words.
On the other side, Lu Tianming had also discovered those people, but he saw that they did not do anything dangerous.
And they were still some distance away from the team, so he ignored them and directed the men to move the wood first.