son-in-law

Chapter 229 Fire Night (2)

Chapter 229 Fire Night ([-])

The sun sets on one side of the sky, and the moon and stars rise on the other.Near Xiaoyingzhou, flames were burning on the water.

The earth has stopped shaking, and all the outlines that can be seen in the dark seem to give people a sense of chaos.Still burning on the surface of the lake was a large ship, no one was on board, and the whole frame was burned to pieces.The burning wreckage spread out around the center of the flames, and then gradually disappeared on the water surface, annihilated.

The surrounding cruise ships also centered on the flame, and scattered in the dark, like a flock of wild geese, the lights on the boat were speckled.

The small boat of the Su family also sailed slowly on the dark lake. Not far away was the picture of the burning ship and the floating wreckage. A little farther away, there were soldiers holding torches to save people and deal with the aftermath on Xiaoyingzhou.On the surface of the water far and near, there are still some ships looking for rescue, and there are shouts among the confused light spots.Ning Yi stood on the bow of the painting boat, watching the silhouettes of large and small ships go away.

The earthquake had subsided, and after the initial panic, most of the ships headed towards Hangzhou immediately.At this time, West Lake was not the center of Hangzhou, but the suburbs. From a distance, the outline of Hangzhou city could still be seen. It can be imagined that the city at this time must be full of mourners and a mess.

The sound of beeping fire, and the splashing sound of the boat's pole being plunged into the water, all sounded a bit empty.There weren't enough people on the small boat to punter, and the boat didn't go very fast. Dongzhu, Su Wending, Su Wenfang and others also went to help.During the previous chaos, the small painting boat was bumped several times, but at last the boat was still strong and there was no serious problem.When the night wind blew this way, soft limbs came up from behind. Su Tan'er hugged him and leaned against his back for a while before reaching out to touch the bandage on his head.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing, fortunately everyone is fine."

"Well, I don't know what's going on at home. I'm afraid the house has collapsed. Uncle Geng and the others..."

"Don't think about it now, it should be fine." Ning Yi patted her hand, "The house may not all collapse, relax, the night is still long."

"Why did Dilong suddenly turn around..."

"I don't know. It might happen again at night, but it shouldn't be as powerful as this time. We have to clean up our things when we go back tonight, and sleep in the yard instead of in the room."

"Sister-in-law also knows this?"

"I know, don't worry, it's okay."

Su Tan'er leaned on his back, said "um", and was silent for a moment: "It's nice to have you here." This was the atmosphere they usually chatted on the balcony of Jiangning Xiaolou.

"the same."

"When I was a child, I felt that even if I was a girl, I could do everything well by myself. After I got married with my husband, I gradually realized that the feeling of being with my husband is different from being alone. Being able to be with my husband is a blessing. Blessing for my son."

"It's still the same, I'm a married woman, you're raising me..."

Su Tan'er bumped him on the back of the neck, and after a long while, said softly: "It's different." This is just a statement, and there is no need to answer. The two stood at the bow for a while, Su Tan'er said: "I'll go to the back to see , Ning Yi nodded before leaving.

The night wind was blowing, but the shore was almost approaching, Ning Yi sighed, this sudden earthquake was indeed something unexpected.After all, he had never personally experienced an earthquake, so he didn't know the magnitude of the earthquake. It must be powerful. He didn't know if this place was the epicenter. After the earthquake, there were a large number of refugees. It was just before the autumn harvest. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do again.However, the cities at this time were mostly bungalows. Even if they were destroyed by the earthquake, the number of people buried and the depth would be easier to rescue than later generations. Moreover, it was evening when the earthquake occurred, and most people should still be able to escape.

"Hey, I was punished by God for copying poems..." I sighed boringly, and I was looking forward to the timely response from the prefect of Hangzhou and others—his disaster relief booklet should have been distributed all over the country last year, most of which Or the response to earthquake relief.

The only thing to worry about is Fang La, who is growing in the west. His historical knowledge is not enough in this regard. I don’t know if Fang La has ever called Hangzhou. Outlaws of the Marsh, and neither the book nor the TV, he has never read.Fang La's uprising was larger than Liangshan's, but Hangzhou was an important town, and Fang La was suppressed quickly, so he probably wouldn't be able to hit him.And he didn't remember the earthquake, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to come here with Tan'er.

Time and space have changed, and it's useless to think about things you don't know. This idea just flashed in my mind casually.When she turned her head, she saw a thin figure standing on the side of the ship. When Ning Yi looked over, she also looked over. It was Juan'er.

At this time, Juan'er was tiptoeing to pick up a small lantern hanging on the ceiling, and she had already taken it off. When she saw Ning Yi looking over, her body suddenly shrank, as if she shrank a little nervously. Holding the little lantern in his arms, he took two steps forward, then turned around and walked back.Ning Yi knew that she was resting in the cabin just now, and was curious about how her body was doing, but at this moment, she was a little worried whether she would be burned by the lantern.

However, recalling what happened when I saved someone earlier, I really did a little too much. I accidentally put my hand on the other person's chest for a long time. When I realized it later, I felt soft. Did I pinch myself? I don't know.

At that time, blood was pouring from his head, and he reacted naturally. After realizing it, he let go of it lightly, and then looked at the surrounding situation. Tan'er and the others had strange expressions, but they didn't say anything.This matter can only be handled in this way, and the damage to the little girl may not be small, but the matter is urgent, and the most important thing right now is not to solve this matter, and the future problems can only be discussed later.

CPR, artificial respiration, alas...

Afterwards, when the boat docked, the post station specially set up for sightseeing on the lake was also in a mess. I found my own carriage, but the horse had disappeared, so I couldn't pursue it at this time.A group of people walked towards Hangzhou City along the road, and when they approached, they saw a big opening in the west wall collapsed, entering the city gate, the flames spread, and the ground was full of mourning.

In the whole city, as far as the eye can see, there are astonishingly desolate scenes. Six out of ten houses in the city have collapsed, and the sound of shouting, screaming, and crying is continuous.Ning Yi found that what he thought in his heart before was still optimistic, or because he had never experienced such a scene of super large-scale casualties, crying around, saving people, rescuing property, and corpses in sight at any time , The blood still made him feel a little unbearable.

After all, this is because of the state of mind of the people of later generations, and this is not the time to think about these things. A group of people passed through the city and rushed towards home. When they passed a waterway on the way, they found that the bridge had collapsed, so they had to make a detour. .There are wreckage and ruins everywhere around, and even in the waterways of the city, you can see floating corpses, and you can also see a few rich people who have met on Xiaoyingzhou. They have already rushed back. Soldiers holding torches ran across the city to rescue belongings and family members. Some wounded cried and knelt in front of the ruins of their homes and called for help. However, manpower is still not enough.

It has been more than half an hour since I returned to Taiping Lane all the way.Most of his own yard has also collapsed, and torches are burning around the ruins. There are dead and injured.Geng Nuyuan was not injured. At this time, some family members were instructing some family members to dig up the collapsed houses. The scene of the entire Taiping Lane was basically not too bad. Even if a few houses still looked intact, the tiles were basically gone. It fell almost, and I am afraid no one would dare to live there.Seeing Su Tan'er, Ning Yi and others coming back, some people greeted them immediately, and a few women were still crying. They were the family members of the steward and accountant who came with them.Among the ruins, three people from my own family were still under pressure, while many people outside were injured and two died.

"Save people." There was nothing to say at this time. Ning Yi just glanced at it, waved his hand, and then went straight to the ruins and joined the ranks of carrying and digging. Su Wending and Su Wenfang may be more delicate in Jiangning, but since following his sister The brother-in-law came over, but he admired Ning Yi quite a lot. When Ning Yi passed, they followed.

Half an hour later, the first aftershock arrived as promised, bringing more despair to this ruined city. Ning Yi rescued two people, but more buried people who were still not rescued , permanently lost opportunity.

The night was still long, and amidst the roaring noise brought about by the shaking of the earth, the flames in this ancient city were already burning brighter than before. Time sounds like a jackdaw's horn.There were two aftershocks that night. In the second half of the night, looting incidents began to occur in the city. The officers and soldiers did not react for a while. The fire was not put out until dawn.

The next day, the whole city was still based on rescuing people and property from the ruins, and various news came in one after another. Quarrels and fights occurred due to the scramble for property. Taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and fish in troubled waters, the government began to try to organize order, and conflicts gradually broke out. Several people were arrested and killed on the spot.Ning Yi went to inquire about the possibility of leaving Hangzhou, but the upper reaches of the canal collapsed and blocked, and the waterway was temporarily suspended at this time.

In the afternoon, Qian Xiwen sent a steward to check the safety of his side. Ning Yi sent a reply letter, and then asked the guard Geng to pick a family member to follow him to Qian's mansion, and brought back a large amount of food in a horse-drawn cart and sealed it up——Qian Xi Wen is a big landlord here, and his family has the most grain. The earthquake probably damaged many storage warehouses. At this time, he went to ask for some, and it was no problem.But after all, it owes favors. Ning Yi put forward some countermeasures after the earthquake in the letter, but these are also included in the disaster relief clause last year. If Hangzhou government does well, he will owe a favor after all.But at this time there is no other way.

That night, the city was full of flames, not the usual lights, but the panic and flames on the ruins. However, the army and the strength of the Hangzhou government finally forcibly controlled part of the order, and a large number of corpses were transported out of the city and burned. , It is still the dog days, and if it is later, it may be the plague.Then on the third day, heavy rain fell, and amidst the violent rain at the turn of summer and autumn, the city of Hangzhou was full of the city...

That evening, on the post road near Xuzhou, a galloping horse was still running desperately with the exhausted knight on its back. It is very close to Bianjing, the capital of the Wu Dynasty at this time.

The lone horse is galloping, the sun has set, and the night is approaching...

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In the afternoon, I almost thought I ate something wrong, but fortunately, I finally coded it out.

Shouldn't it be said: Ou Ye, it's not broken... so I asked for a monthly ticket ^_^

(End of this chapter)