On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 78 Aftershocks
  Xiao Xiao also dragged her two sisters to join in the fun.

She felt that although landslides were disasters, they were also wonders of nature, and she asked her sisters to take a closer look so that they could be more vigilant in case of earthquakes or strange phenomena in the future.

Xiao Dalang also cleverly made an excuse: "Then I'll catch the bus."

Xiao Erlang and Sanlang also got on the bus.

In the carriage in front was the carriage leader Song, carrying Jiang Yuhou, the second servant, and Boss Xiao.

On the mule cart behind were Xiao Dalang driving the cart, Erlang Sanlang and the three sisters of the Xiao family and the Lin family sisters.

Having been trapped in the inn due to heavy rain two days ago, even Lin Xuan, who was happy to be quiet, wanted to go out for some fresh air.

The official road after the rain left criss-crossing ruts on the road.

Even the carriage didn't go very fast.

An hour and a half later, we arrived not far from the landslide.

Because this is a major official channel, there are officials from the government asking people living in nearby villages, and there are also businessmen who come to inquire about the situation.

The people were very panicked: "...We live in Yantouxia Village, more than five miles away from here, and we all felt the obvious vibration of the earth dragon turning over."

"Yes, my chickens and ducks are squawking like crazy."

The businessman patted his chest and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, my father felt unwell yesterday, so he decided to stay at the inn for one more day."

"My master felt that it was not suitable to rush when he saw the weather..."

After Xiao Xiao and the others listened for a while, they went to a high place to look down, and they all took a deep breath.

Looking from a high place, the official road is located in the dark green mountains, just like a dragon swimming among the lush trees all over the mountains, which is particularly spectacular.

Unfortunately, at this moment, a long section of the road collapsed, and trees and gravel surged down from the mountain, causing the middle of the 'Dragon' to be buried.

Boss Xiao also sighed: "At least several miles have been buried. I'm afraid it won't be sorted out in seven or eight days."

Then he asked Jiang Yu who was standing next to him: "My dear nephew, is there any other trail I can take?"

Jiang Yu's expression became solemn: "There is a trail."

He has walked here many times and is quite familiar with the road conditions and knows the dangers lurking on the trails.

Pointing to the left side of the mountain: "It's more than a day's walk over there to reach Yelanggou. There are not only a lot of wolves there, but also a lot of wild boars. Further on, I heard there are bandits."

"Either we go back to Nancheng, take the official road from the other side to Jinhua Mansion, and then take a detour to Wuning County."

The Xiao family were reluctant to go to Jinhua Mansion, nor were they willing to return to Nancheng where Xiao Xiu almost had an accident.

Fortunately, Jiang Yu gave them another option: "You can also take the water route, but in that case, you can only sell the mules, carts and horse-drawn carriages. When you get off the boat in five days, you can rent a car to Wuning County."

"I just need to find out if there are any water bandits."

He was reluctant to take the water route at first, not because of the trouble of selling the carriage and horses, but because the medicinal materials were afraid of water. He was also a landlubber. If he encountered water bandits, it would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and there would be no return.

Xiao Xiao also heard what they said and felt very helpless: There are three roads together, and there will be dangers no matter which way you go. No wonder everyone doesn't like to go out.

However, even if you take the official route, there is no guarantee that there will be no danger.

As a result, she was inclined to take the water route.

At least everyone in my family knows how to drink water, so they are not afraid of drowning if they fall.

But if you encounter water bandits, it will be cool.

According to her understanding, water bandits must be proficient in water, so her half-assed skills would be completely abused in front of professionals.

Boss Xiao thought the same as Xiao Xiao, but he was also afraid of encountering water bandits, so he didn't speak.

But Jiang Yu refused to let him go: "Which way does Uncle Xiao think is more suitable?"

Boss Xiao laughed: "We are not familiar with this place, so of course we will listen to the young master."

Anyway, their military strength is not as good as the bodyguards hired by Jiang Yu, and now it's Jiang Yu's responsibility to stay and eat at the inn.

Since he is eating soft food, of course he will not make hard demands. It's up to Jiang Yu to come forward, and they don't have any objections to whichever path he takes.

If he said which way to go, if something happened along the way, he would be responsible, and he would not bear it.

After finishing speaking, I felt that I was a bit perfunctory, so I quickly added: "My dear nephew, let's go back and ask around to see which way is suitable?"

Anyway, no matter which path he took, it would be dangerous, so he made up his mind to stick to Jiang Yu.

Face and other things, how can there be any real life.

Jiang Yu had nothing to do with this old fritter.

Xiao Xiao praised his father in his heart: Sure enough, being thick-skinned is very beneficial.

Suddenly, she felt the ground beneath her shaking slightly.

Although they were fleeing, they had eaten well and slept soundly these days. She was sure that her low blood pressure and dizziness were not caused by hunger and exhaustion.

Thinking again that there had been an earthquake here and there might be aftershocks, Xiao Xiao panicked: "Dad, did you feel the vibration?"

"No!" Boss Xiao asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Xiao became more and more panicked and hurriedly said: "I'm afraid there will be aftershocks, so let's leave quickly."

Jiang Yu didn't believe it after hearing this. He didn't notice any vibration.

He thought that maybe the little girl became suspicious because she saw the terrible landslide in front of her.

But the Xiao family all believed in Xiao Xiao.

Boss Xiao hurriedly ran towards the carriage: "What are you doing so stupidly? Why don't you run away quickly?"

After thinking about it, I couldn't forget my current parents, so I turned back and pulled Jiang Yu to run with me: "Hurry up!"

Xiao Dalang chased Xiao Xiao: "There are many people over there, do you want to shout?"

Xiao Xiao was not sure whether there would be aftershocks, but he just felt a sense of danger. Hearing this, he thought of the hundreds of people over there and said, "Then just shout that there are aftershocks and tell everyone to stay away."

I hope that people nowadays are greedy for life and afraid of death, so they will believe their words and stay away from them.

Xiao Dalang put his hands to his mouth and shouted to the people not far away: "Run quickly, there is another earthquake!"

He was worried that if he didn't tell the truth, those people wouldn't believe it.

Xiao Erlang also shouted: "Run quickly, there's an earthquake!"

Listening to their shouting becoming more serious than the last, Xiao Xiao finally understood what it means to become a tiger out of three.

Jiang Yu didn't want to run at first, but he was pulled hard by Boss Xiao, so he could only trot along: "Uncle Xiao, let me go, I will run by myself."

Now after hearing the Xiao brothers shouting, he really wanted to run away.

Otherwise, when those people catch up, they will definitely beat up the alarmist Xiao family.

He was worried that he would be in trouble.

The people behind them also panicked when they saw them running back. They quickly returned to their own cars and ran back in a hurry.

When other people saw it, they became even more panicked and ran away.

The Xiao family was the first to get in the car and leave.

Xiao Dalang drove the mule cart for a while. Looking back, he saw that there were horse carriages and mule carts behind him, but further away, there was no movement at all.

There were no aftershocks, and he wanted to breathe a sigh of relief.

But when he thought about scaring people with his shouting, he was worried that he would be beaten by a group of people.

At this moment, there was a loud rumbling sound in the distance, several times in succession. When he looked back, he was so frightened that his soul almost flew away: "The ground, there was an earthquake..."

(End of this chapter)