PFC Chapter 1025 Torrential Rain
Chapter 1025 Torrential Rain
Lu Qingqing was worried that the wound on his hand would reopen, so she shoved him back into the carriage.
After a flurry of activity, they finally managed to cover all the carriages.
The rain came so suddenly that it caught everyone off guard.
Many families in the group had dried wild vegetables drying on the roofs of their vehicles, but they were all soaked.
In addition, the top layer of grain on the trucks that didn't have canopies also got wet from the rain.
In addition, everyone was soaked to the bone.
The torrential rain continued, with raindrops so dense that the road ahead was obscured.
Lu Qingqing simply stopped the carriage in the middle of the road, and everyone took shelter from the rain on the spot.
The torrential rain lasted for about 15 minutes before gradually subsiding.
Inside the carriage, Lu Qingqing heard the sound of rain hitting the roof lessen, opened the carriage door, and looked outside.
At this moment, water was gushing out to both sides of the road.
Lu Qingqing opened her oil-paper umbrella and got off the carriage.
The air was filled with the smell of grass and earth.
Upon arriving at both sides of the road, we found that the ditches were already full of water.
Behind him, Bai Song walked over holding an oil-paper umbrella, shaking off his shoes that had gotten wet again.
"This rain came so suddenly, I got soaked."
"It's only because the weather is warm now, otherwise I'd probably catch a cold."
As he spoke, he noticed the water in the ditch and exclaimed in surprise:
"Oh dear, the water in the ditch is overflowing!"
The rain had only been falling for about 15 minutes, yet there was so much water!
Luckily we weren't near the mountains...
Lu Qingqing listened to Bai Song's rambling and looked up at the sky.
The originally dark and heavy clouds have become a little lighter, but the sky is still shrouded in clouds, and there is no trace of the sun.
Remembering the long, continuous rain a while ago, she turned and walked towards the carriage.
"This rain probably won't stop anytime soon."
Let's hurry on our way while the rain has lessened!
"Hey, why are you walking so fast!"
Alright, let's go then!
Rainy days are so annoying! My shoes are wet again after I just changed them!
Bai Song muttered to himself as he returned to the carriage.
Braving the drizzling rain, the convoy continued its journey.
A few days later.
Lu Qingqing was overjoyed when she saw the village that appeared ahead.
"There's a village ahead. Let's go ask around. If all goes well, we won't have to sleep in a wet tent tonight!"
Upon hearing this, the people at the back of the group cheered.
Since the sudden torrential rain a few days ago, the rain has continued non-stop.
The water in the roadside ditch had overflowed.
Those sections of road that were lower in elevation were completely submerged.
As they drove their horse-drawn carriages across the water, they were worried that there might be potholes.
Each time, someone has to be sent ahead to scout the way.
Every step forward required testing with a stick.
Although we made it through safely, it took a lot of time.
It's fair to say that the team's pace slowed down considerably during these past few days of rain.
In addition, it rained every day, and their tents were constantly soaked.
Even if you lay a mattress on the roadside, it's still uncomfortable.
Some people with sensitive skin have started to develop rashes in the past few days.
Everyone was overjoyed to know they could sleep indoors.
Lu Qingqing called a few people and went to the village to find out what was going on.
When we arrived at the village entrance, we found that the gate to the courtyard was half-closed.
She stepped forward and gently pushed the door open, which creaked open.
The scene in the courtyard made the group of people who wanted to stay overnight frown.
The entire yard was overgrown with weeds, and the doors and windows of the house were dilapidated.
This courtyard looks like it hasn't been inhabited for a long time.
Lu Qingqing stepped through the weeds into the yard, looked around the entire yard, and then went into the house.
As soon as I went in, I covered my nose.
The room was filled with the stench of fermented corpses.
Looking up, several skeletons lay crookedly on the kang (heated brick bed) in the inner room.
Looking around the house, all sorts of things were scattered all over the floor, clearly indicating that it had been attacked by bandits or refugees.
Lu Qingqing covered her mouth and nose, called to the others, and quickly left the house.
The group continued walking forward.
As I visited each house, I found that their situations were all pretty much the same.
Lu Qingqing sent someone back to fetch the team.
Although the house might smell of corpses, a courtyard always has a separate woodshed or storage room.
Even the cowshed was better than the tents they lived in now.
In short, they had come across a village quite recently, and they were definitely not going to let it go so easily.
After searching the entire village, they discovered that the whole village had been ravaged by disaster.
In addition to finding skeletons in every household, they also discovered several skeletons on a path behind the village.
It is estimated that after discovering the situation, he hurriedly fled, but was caught by the enemy and lost his life.
As they were discussing this, they ran into the group coming from the village entrance.
Lu Qingqing explained the situation to everyone, and the families dispersed to find places to stay.
For safety reasons, each household should have at least three to four people living together.
In addition, two people were stationed at each of the four corners of the village.
Lu Qingqing, Qin Lang, Old Man Zhuang, and Sun Yue chose a house on the west side of the village together.
The roof of the main house has collapsed, but fortunately the roofs of the woodshed and cowshed are still intact.
Although it leaks a little, it's not a big problem.
After parking the carriage in the courtyard, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang first went to close the main house door tightly.
Sun Yue helped Old Man Zhuang down from the carriage and went to the woodshed with an umbrella.
Tonight, they will rest in the woodshed.
When Old Man Zhuang entered the woodshed, he was quite satisfied to see that only a few places on the roof were leaking.
This woodshed is much better than the ones they saw before.
As for those leaky spots, we'll just use a few buckets to catch the water later.
After helping him sit down, Sun Yue gave him some words of advice, still a little worried.
"Master, you must not move around this time."
If your wounds reopen, you'll have to clean and treat them again.
"At that time, I won't do it myself; I'll let Qingqing do it."
When Old Man Zhuang heard that Qingqing was to come, he suddenly felt the pain in his wounds return.
That girl is usually very skillful, but for some reason, when she treats wounds, she's so rough it hurts like hell.
The first time, if he hadn't been so badly injured, he would never have let the two of them clean him up.
Sure enough, he felt better a couple of days ago.
Let Qin Lang go back, and I'll drive myself.
Unexpectedly, the carriage shook violently when it passed a pothole.
He thought the car was going to overturn, and in his haste, he grabbed the edge of the car, causing several scabbed wounds on his body to reopen.
Qingqing, that little girl, wanted to apply medicine to herself, but he firmly refused.
All I can say is that it was fortunate that he insisted on having Xiaoyue clean his wound last time.
Old Wu's wound reopened when he got up to use the outhouse, and his family insisted that Qingqing apply the medicine.
Old Wu's screams terrified him.
Thinking of this, Old Man Zhuang nodded obediently.
"Xiaoyue, don't worry about your work, I promise I'll stay put."
Seeing that he agreed, Sun Yue then took her umbrella and went back to the car to get her things.
Today, since we have a house to shelter us from the rain, we should light a fire and dry the wet tents and clothes properly.