frightfiction Chapter 290 Heading Up the Mountain
Chapter 290 Heading Up the Mountain
Seeing so many people looking at him, Chen Shouren finally made up his mind: "How about I go to the town and ask the head of the village?"
Everyone fell silent. In such heavy rain, not to mention whether they could walk to the town, even if they did, would the head of the village care about them?
Xie Jiaojiao was silent for a while, then said, "If we are all flooded here, the town will certainly be flooded as well. If all the village heads go to the head of the village to ask for a solution, the head of the village will naturally be unable to take care of it."
Just as Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, there was a loud thunder in the sky. The sky was dark and it seemed that the rain was getting heavier. You could even hear the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.
Everyone huddled in the warehouse, feeling extremely frightened.
Chen Shouren had no choice but to look at Xie Jiaojiao: "What do you think we should do?"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xie Jiaojiao again.
Xie Jiaojiao:.......
Xie Jiaojiao hesitated for a long time without saying anything, and everyone looked at her.
"Ms. Xie, you are usually the most opinionated person in the village. Look at how many people there are in our village. Old people like us will just die, but there are still so many children in our village..." At the end, the old man was speechless.
Everyone was silent. Yes, there were dozens of families in the village, hundreds of people...
There was lightning and thunder in the sky again.
Suddenly someone ran in from outside, shouting, "Village chief, it's bad, the water has risen again, and the water in the fields has even reached the road surface!"
Everyone was terrified when they heard this. They held each other and tried to comfort each other, but the rain showed no sign of stopping, and everyone was almost in despair!
Someone in the crowd spoke up: "Xie family, you don't want to take your family away and not care about the lives of us villagers, do you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Xie Jiaojiao.
Jiang Weinan felt very uncomfortable listening to this. He was about to speak, but Xie Jiaojiao pulled his hand and she shook her head slightly at him.
He looked up at the man, and it was none other than the He family in the village. Who was the He family? It was the man who had chased his wife away.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him and said, "If you say one more word, I will throw you and your family out of my house."
The He family shut up immediately.
Chen Shouren looked at Xie Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, do you have any solution? It has been raining for two days, and the water level in the riverbed is getting higher and higher. If it continues like this..." He didn't dare to say the rest.
The flood has come, and the road is flooded. It's only been two days! If the water from upstream continues to come, their small village will be flooded immediately!
"That's right, Miss Xie, just tell us what to do and we'll all follow your lead. We won't drag you down. We just hope you can lead us through this period. Everyone will remember your kindness."
Everyone nodded and looked at Xie Jiaojiao, fearing that she would ignore them. After all, in everyone's mind, she was everyone's last hope.
In fact, Xie Jiaojiao was having a hard time deciding. If she just wanted to protect her family, it wouldn't be a big problem. But if she brought such a large group of people...
Everyone looked at her anxiously, hoping she would come up with a result.
Xie Jiaojiao opened her mouth, knowing that the situation was urgent. Finally, she made up her mind and asked, "Do you really believe me?"
Everyone was actually struggling in their hearts, but in the end most of them nodded slightly.
Xie Jiaojiao pursed her lips and nodded: "Okay, if everyone believes me, then everyone can go home first. If you have pots at home, we can take them with us, and if you have food, we can take food with us. We will head up the mountain in an hour."
On the mountain?
Chen Shouren immediately denied this: "No, the rain is so heavy, if there is a landslide, everyone will be buried!"
"That's right, Miss Xie, if we go up the mountain, it will definitely not work!"
Everyone was talking about it.
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head: "We have to go to the mountains, and we have to go a long way! It's best to go deep into the mountains. Only deep mountains are safer than other places. There are no mudslides, and even if a flood comes, it won't flood us!"
When they heard about the deep mountains, some people disagreed even more: "No, there are big insects in the deep mountains of our mountain! In the past, the hunter family you lived with had a son, but he accidentally went into the deep mountains while hunting and was eaten by a big insect. Later, they followed their daughter to other places after she got married."
The older generation who knew about this all nodded.
Xie Jiaojiao's point of view remains unchanged: "If you are willing, we will go to the mountains. If you are not willing, we will each go our separate ways!"
After Xie Jiaojiao finished speaking, she gave them time to think but did not ask them to give an immediate answer.
Everyone looked at Chen Shouren again, but Chen Shouren also frowned slightly. After all, he didn't know how to make a decision.
But with such heavy rain, floods are bound to come sooner or later!
One of them suddenly said, "Miss Xie, we will follow you. What are you afraid of in the deep mountains? With so many of us, can we not deal with the big beast?"
Xie Jiaojiao took a look and saw that the person who was speaking was the strong man to whom she had given silver to guard the sugarcane in the village and prevent the seeds from flowing out.
I saw several people standing next to him, and they all looked at Xie Jiaojiao and nodded.
One has two.
Many people in the warehouse have already made a decision. Instead of waiting for the flood to drown everyone, it is better to follow Xie Jiaojiao and take a gamble!
But some people were unwilling to follow. One reason was that they wanted to go and seek refuge with their relatives. The other was that they were betting with God that the flood would not come!
Seeing that many people were still willing to trust her, Xie Jiaojiao nodded slightly at them: "Okay, if you trust me, go back and pack your things. We will meet up at the east mountain in an hour. Everyone hurry!"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone immediately got moving, put on their raincoats, and went home to pack up their things.
However, there were still some people who were unwilling to believe her and did not move in the warehouse.
Xie Jiaojiao didn't say anything. Finally, Chen Shouren made up his mind and said, "Our family will go with you." After saying that, he turned around and went back.
Xie Jiaojiao asked Lai Fu to go to Tian Hu's house to inform Tian Hu's grandmother and the villagers living in her house.
Xie Jiaojiao took her family members and packed up what they could, and hid everything that could not be taken away.
In the middle, Niu Er ran to check on his ducks, but the riverbed was flooded and the duck pen had been buried by water, and there was no sign of the ducks.
Niu Er felt a little lost, and Wang Xiuer comforted him: "As long as we are still here, we can earn everything back."
Mrs. Wang also looked at Niu Er and nodded: "That's right, Xiu'er is right. The rain is so heavy now. Let alone the duck, it will be difficult to find the object once it is washed away. Don't think about it. The most urgent thing now is to survive this period of time! Xiu'er and I are counting on you."
Niu Er then perked up: "Grandma, I'll go help Aunt Xie and the others."
"now it's right."
While Xie Jiaojiao was packing her things, she was thinking about sending Jiang Ruonan and Li Yan'er to Jiangbo City. They didn't need to take this flood trip! Moreover, in big cities, even if a flood comes, they have their own flood discharge measures.
But Jiang Ruonan didn't want to: "Cousin, let's go together."
Xie Jiaojiao shook her head: "If I leave too, everyone will be disappointed!"
Li Yan'er was also puzzled: "You are not the village chief, why do you care about other people's lives? Isn't your own life important?"