Ancient natural disaster: The whole family went to escape together

Because we didn't get enough rest, we were very tired from walking all the way, and the road ahead seemed to be distorted under the dazzling sunlight.

Although my eyes were fine, they were extremely hot, and only my eyes were cool throughout my body.

"Water, give me some more water." The sweat on Su Buwei's chin fell to the ground with a splash, leaving a water mark as big as a thumb, thinking how hot he was.

I'm afraid that all the water I drank was used to sweat!

Ms. Zhao didn't search for it. The empty water bag in her hand was filled with water in just a moment. "Drink it. After you drink it, wash your hands and face to cool down."

Such a luxurious approach was not opposed by the family, and they even broke the pot and wanted to take a cold bath.

So the family stopped again, drank water and washed their faces one by one, and then got back on the road. Anyway, they didn't care how long time passed.

After walking for a long time, Su Bujing suddenly saw someone emerging from the ground in front of him.

Eh? Finally someone!

Su Bujing was overjoyed and rushed to the front, pointing his finger far ahead, "Mom, dad, let me go over and take a look!"

As long as they find someone, they can find out where the people in the south are.

"I'm with my sister!"

Su Buwei shook his head and ran after Su Bujing.

Zhao and Su Yuanshan looked at each other helplessly and asked Su Buyou to follow them. Ah Guai was so anxious that he forgot that they couldn't stay far away yet, otherwise their eyes would not be able to adapt.

Su Bujing, who had run out halfway, came to his senses and stood there waiting for a while, smiling sheepishly, and then continued walking until his family members were all together.

The figure in front kept bending down and standing up straight, as if picking something up. When I got closer, I realized that it was a half-year-old boy.

The boy had dark skin and was only wearing a vest that exposed his arms. His sweaty face was covered with fine droplets of water, making him look as dirty as if he had smeared black oil on his face.

He was carrying a gray cloth around his waist, and he was constantly picking up long objects on the ground and throwing them into it. With such a hard-working attitude, he was covered in sweat after a while, and the place where he stood was wet.

Su Buyi's eyes looked over the young man without leaving any trace, and then he came forward to talk kindly: "This brother..."

"scare!"

The young man seemed to be frightened by Su Buyi's cry. He staggered back half a step and accidentally shook out two long objects from the pocket cloth in his hand.

"You...which city are you from! Why are you walking on the ground?"

The question is, if you don’t walk on the ground, do you mean you walk underground? !

Su Bujing and others were speechless with black lines on their heads.

The young man noticed that this group of people were wearing long clothes. Although they were all wet with sweat, he could vaguely see the pale skin under the thin clothes. He was suddenly shocked and said, "You..."

He saw that the skin around the eyes of Su Buyi who was talking to him was so white that it even dazzled his eyes.

"Xiao Yong has offended the adults. Please forgive Xiao Yong's rudeness and don't drive Xiao Yong out!" The young man was so afraid that he knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy tremblingly, his eyes only dared to stare at Su Buyi's shoes. tip. Oh, this boy’s name is Xiao Yong! But why do you beg for mercy when you see them? !

Are they so scary?

Su Bujing stopped the family members who wanted to help others and asked with a straight face: "Xiao Yong, get up first. We have something to ask you."

Xiao Yong looked at Su Bujing with fear, making sure that she had no murderous intention, and then bowed his body in fear and replied: "My lord, if you ask, as long as you don't drive me out, you can just chop off my hands!"

Su Bujing didn't want to hear this. How could she cut off her hand at the slightest disagreement? "You just say whatever I ask, you know, Xiao Yong."

Seeing Xiao Yong nodding vigorously, Su Bujing added: "We won't kill anyone."

But Xiao Yong obviously doesn't believe it. He has met too many people who claim to be kind and kind, but once they believe it, they will be thrown to the ground and sunk to death by these kind people.

"These people who have no dignity should be shown how powerful they are." That's what the adults said.

This is how his best friend died.

Xiao Yong calmed down his panic and put his forehead on the hot ground, not daring to go beyond the rules. "Excuse me, sir." This is how he has survived until now.

Forget it, maybe he would be more comfortable this way?

"Tell me what you know about the situation." Su Bujing paused, and then added: "I mean the situation underground, from beginning to end."

Xiao Yong didn't hesitate at all. After a little wording, he replied: "There are very few severe droughts in the south. When there was a severe drought before, we didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that it would always rain. As a result, it slowly disappeared at night. , the ground is getting hotter and hotter, the Yinghe River in my village has dried up, many people are dying of heat and thirst, and the court doesn’t care about us..."

"Fortunately, the adults are kind-hearted and are willing to take us to dig holes underground to build a place for people to live underground. However, because the digging time did not take long and the underground is still very crowded, most untouchables like me can only do it occasionally. Go in and continue digging the ground during normal times. When you rest, you go to the ground to collect straw mushrooms. Every once in a while, an official will come to collect them, which is equivalent to the grain tax we have to pay."

"The underground is now jointly managed by the Jianzhou Prefecture, Lingzhou Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture Mu. Many nobles like you can live there. As for the situation there, the untouchables dare not inquire."

Su Bujing felt a little uncomfortable when she heard the words that overly belittled herself and elevated others. She twisted a wilted straw mushroom in the cloth pocket she had used since childhood and looked at it carefully for a while.

Good guy, this straw mushroom is no thicker than straw. It feels astringent and dry. Is it really edible?

Su Buwei asked curiously: "Is it really cooler underground? Your sleep is not affected by the influence from above?"

Xiaoyong was confused. A person with such clean and fair skin must be a powerful noble living underground. How could he ask him such a question?

"Untouchables don't know, because untouchables are not qualified to sleep underground. The only person who can rest underground must be an adult like you."

Su Bujing's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this, "What are you talking about!" It sounds like something is so wrong!

According to what he said, all the dead bodies that have been sleeping underground for hundreds of thousands of years are gods!

Su Buwei muttered in a low voice, "How can you curse people when you talk nicely?" Sure enough, he also thought wrong.

Xiao Yong didn't hear it. He felt so hot that his whole body felt uncomfortable, especially his forehead, which seemed to be burning.

However, he still knelt down motionless.

"Here, drink some water." Mrs. Zhao took out a leather water bag. The child named Xiaoyong looked as big as Buyi, but he was walking on thin ice, which made people feel distressed.

"Water?!" Xiaoyong suddenly started to drink, staring at the water bag with red eyes, and his Adam's apple kept squirming.

Ah... How long has it been since he drank water?

Xiaoyong lowered his head and looked at the straw mushroom. For a long time, he has been getting moisture from the straw mushrooms he saved.