Chapter 21: A Sudden Crisis
Seeing that the rain was falling endlessly, it was not only the third room and the long room that were secretly prepared, but the Dongfang clan in the second room also instructed a few henchmen to take care of a lot of things, and even the few expensive guys in the room were locked in the boxes and warehouses in the same way. Even the Gu family, who had left a decisive word in front of him, watched the sky keep raining as if it was leaking, and gradually lost his initial confidence, so he also ordered Lingxi to pack up a few soft things.
However, an official on the Kaifeng embankment sent someone to deliver a message, saying that this time every section of the embankment was guarded by a special person, everything was impregnable, and the Yellow River would never break. With such a guarantee, the Gu family sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, and had to invite the three daughters-in-law to teach them a lesson, and told everyone in the family to do what they should do, and not to scare themselves.
So, the grange outside the city needed to be taken care of, so it went to a few stewards and subordinates; The shops in the city were disturbed by the people, and a few more people were assigned to run errands...... Even Zhang Zuo was sent by Gu Shi to listen to the news on the river embankment every day, and he could hardly see a figure for three days, and every time he came back, he was soaked and covered with mud, and this pair of shoes must be scrapped every time.
Although Sun didn't feel sorry for the clothes, shoes and socks, seeing that her husband was so busy that his eyes were bloodshot, he thought of asking for something extra in the kitchen to make up for her husband several times, but Zhang Zhuo stopped him.
On this day, Baguio and Hongluan, who hadn't seen Zhang Zuo for several days, came to the main room of the West Courtyard under the pretext of asking for peace, but the result was still empty - Zhang Zhuo was certainly not there, and even Sun was invited by Feng to talk. Although they were only a few steps away, they were a little embarrassed when Baba rushed over, not only were half of their splendid clothes wet by the pouring rain, but the embroidered shoes underneath were not spared, and they were full of mud dots. At this time, he couldn't find the main owner, and Hongluan couldn't help but be annoyed.
"The old man doesn't see anyone all day long, and even his wife avoids it now, are we so disgusted?"
"Sister Hong's words are not right, didn't you say in front of the old lady that the master treats you very well? Besides, it has been raining heavily in the past few days, and the old man is busy with things outside, so it should be. ”
"Hmph, my wife isn't here anyway, but no one listens to your flattering words!"
Hongluan, who was ashamed and annoyed, sneered at each other, and when she saw Baguio pinching her handkerchief and not saying a word, she couldn't help but think of the situation when the old lady assigned people at that time. If he was originally from an official eunuch family, he would probably follow the eldest master to the great place in Jiangnan to take office, how could he be idle in this kind of place? Just as she was thinking about it, she heard a clear cough. The next moment, the curtain next to it was raised high, revealing a dignified and beautiful face, but it was autumn marks.
"It's raining today, the young master hasn't gone out, and he's reading in it right now. Since the old lady is not here, if the two aunts don't want to wait, please go back. ”
Hongluan and Baguio stood outside for most of the day, only to see two little girls who had never kept their heads, and mistakenly thought that there was no master here, so they would talk to each other. At this time, knowing that Zhang Yue was studying in the room next to him, Baguio thought to himself that he didn't say anything inappropriate, his face was fine, but Hongluan was quite regretful.
Just when the two of them didn't know whether to leave or stay, a figure suddenly crashed into the door, and as soon as his foot touched the ground, he shouted angrily: "The third young master hurry up to the main house, the river has broken, and the northeast of the city has entered the water!" ”
Before the people in the house could react, the people who came rushed out like a gust of wind to lift the curtains. Hongluan and Baguio were stunned by this sudden news, even if Zhang Yue and Amber ran out of the next room, they still didn't notice it.
And the master and the two servants over there didn't care about the two of them at all. Zhang Yue tied a belt that had been sewn by Qiu Scar earlier, and then commanded Qiu Scar Amber to take two small burdens, and he didn't care about putting any tang clogs on his feet, so he picked up the oil-paper umbrella that had been prepared long ago and hurried out.
The moment he was about to go out, he turned his head and found that the two women were still standing in the middle of the room, and couldn't help but remind: "What are the two aunts still doing in a daze, didn't you hear what you just said?" ”
After eating him like this, Hongluan and Baguio came back to their senses in a panic. Seeing that Zhang Yue and Amber Autumn Scar had already rushed into the rain, they hurriedly scrambled out of the door, but the two girls who didn't want to come out with them had long since disappeared. Without rain gear, Baguio stomped his feet and rushed straight into the rain, but Hongluan hesitated for a moment, turned around and looked around the room, and chased out with a mattress on his head for a long time.
However, even in such a panicked situation, neither of them ran in the direction of the main house in front of them.
After passing through a few courtyards and running breathlessly along the promenade into the main house, Zhang Yue saw only a few little girls running around the ground. At this moment, he was a little panicked, and dragged one of them over, and asked sharply, "What about grandmother?" ”
The girl panicked for a while before she saw that it was Zhang Yue, and immediately shouted with a crying voice: "The old lady fainted as soon as she heard about the break, the eldest lady was paralyzed, the third lady suddenly had asthma, and the third master was not there, but the second lady could only order someone to set up the carriage, personally sent the person out, and sent someone to inform the young masters and ladies of each room to go separately." Third Young Master...... I've heard that many places outside are flooded, and I don't know when the water will come! ”
"My mother's ......" Zhang Yue couldn't believe that his mother would commit a chronic illness at this juncture, and suddenly added a little more strength to his hands, "My mother really sent my grandmother away with the eldest aunt and second aunt?" What about the eldest brother, the second brother, and the fourth brother? ”
"It's all messed up here, Third Young Master, the slave and maid really don't know about other things!"
In a fit of rage, he didn't have time to question, and a person stumbled in from outside. As soon as he saw that the person was Zhang Qing, he suddenly felt a chuckle in his heart, and he couldn't help but let go of his hand. Taking advantage of this time, the little girl just now broke free, and rushed out of the messy room in three steps and two steps, and the other little girls who were still there just now were long gone.
"Three...... Third brother, what is ...... What's going on? I...... What about my mother? ”
Seeing that Zhang Qing's face was blue and white for a while, Zhang Yue couldn't help but take a deep breath, but he didn't know how to explain. At this moment, the curtain was knocked open again, followed by Aunt Luo and Zhang Yi, both of whom were soaked and scattered, with indescribable panic on their faces.
"God......
"Auntie, don't scream! At this time, even pointing at God doesn't work! ”
At a critical juncture, Zhang Yue left behind his sense of being well-behaved, and shouted angrily. Seeing that Aunt Luo was so frightened, he asked Amber to come forward and help the person up, and then asked Qiu Zhen, "Do you know where the carriage at home is?" And the coachman, the driver who knows the road and knows where to run! Autumn marks, it's all up to you now! ”
Qiu Zhen had long been frightened and turned pale, but when she heard Zhang Yue say this, she finally reacted, and whispered for a long time before she whispered: "The slave knows where the carriage and stables are, and the slave's cousin is the coachman, but I don't know if I can find ...... at this time."
"I can't care about so much, you take us there quickly!"
Zhang Yue only felt that his heart was beating faster and faster, and he made a decision without thinking about it. Seeing that Zhang Qing and Zhang Yi and Aunt Luo were still stunned, he didn't care about anything else, so he pulled Zhang Qing and Zhang Yi out of the door one by one, and greeted Aunt Luo again.
At this time, it was already windy and rainy outside, and the oil-paper umbrella in Amber's hand was blown out of shape by the wind as soon as it was opened, and in a hurry, Zhang Yue had to simply let Amber throw away the umbrella. There was already a few inches of stagnant water on the ground, and a group of people who used to be pampered ran one foot deep and one foot shallow in the muddy water, and when they arrived at the stable in the south courtyard, their bodies were all damp.
The stables were empty, there were not a single horse, but there was a carriage in the corner, with two healthy horses on the wheel, but where was the figure of the coachman? Zhang Yue wiped the rain and sweat on his face, and his heart gradually sank - almost all of him were weak female streamers, even if he was really an all-knowing and all-powerful traverser, he couldn't drive a carriage, what should he do?
"Third Young Master, why are you here!"
At this moment, a voice like a bell sounded behind him. He turned his head and found that it was Peng Shisan, the general who taught him martial arts these days, and suddenly he had a glimmer of hope, and hurriedly stepped forward to explain what happened.
"Hey, the British Duke also said that Xiangfu has always been strict in the mansion here, who knows that a big flood will ......" Peng Thirteen muttered a few words to himself, and then patted his chest and said, "The third young master hurry up and take someone to the car, I can still play with this carriage." But I don't know where to go, I have to have someone to show me the way! ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yuedeng made a difficulty. Not to mention that he is new to the plots in the Kaifeng area, how can these women behind him not be like this? Wait a minute...... Has he forgotten something? In an instant, he thought of Du Zhen, and this surprise was not trivial. Mr. Du is a weak scholar, and it would be a great sin for him to leave others behind!
So, he didn't care about the direction for the time being, and even dragged Zhang Qing and the others into the car, but he followed Peng Shisan to sit on the pole of the car, and said the location of Du Zhen's house in three or two sentences, and then begged Peng Shisan to pass by and piggyback.
"The third young master is really good!"
Peng Shisan waved the reins vigorously, glanced appreciatively at Zhang Yue, who was drenched next to him, whistled again violently, and soon drove the horse to pick up the car.
In his busy schedule, he grabbed the hat on his head and buckled it on Zhang Yue's head, and said confidently: "Just for the third young master, you can think about bringing your own sisters at a young age, and remember your husband, I will help you do it even if I give up my life!" You sit tight, good horse, run for Lao Tzu, you have to drive! ”
PS: Continue to ask for recommendation votes...... People are overly excited these days, and I woke up before six o'clock this morning, I feel so sorry......