Chapter 36 Eating pretty well
Liu Cheng, the boss of the Liu family, put down his chopsticks and stood up. He called four strong men and went to check with torches.
"Sister, is the stone back?" Xiaohuan came over and asked Shang Wan in a low voice.
Shang Wan nodded, "Besides him, there are two other people. Judging from the footsteps, they should all be men."
Lu Chengjing was surprised. He could hear the movement at the entrance of the village from here. Was this woman a good person?
The light of the torch gradually faded away, and after stopping for a moment not far from the entrance of the village, it began to move into the village, gradually approaching where everyone was.
Most of the men in the village put down their chopsticks and looked warily in the direction of the torches.
"Don't panic, everyone, it's the two servants from the Yamen and Brother Shitou." Liu Cheng's voice was loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.
Everyone was a little relieved, and someone asked doubtfully: "Why are the officials coming to our village so late at night?"
Someone looked around and said, "No one in our village has committed any crime, right?"
"Don't be stunned." Father Luo stood up and greeted, "Hurry up and get the two stools out."
Luo Da and Luo Er immediately stood up and gave up the bench where they were sitting.
Li Dashan also lifted the hill up and made way for the bench.
Li Xiaoshan's mouth was still filled with meat, his small body twisted in protest, and he stared at his eyes asking his brother to let him go.
Liu Cheng led the people over, and with the light of the surrounding torches, everyone could clearly see the faces of the two officials.
Shang Wan took a quick look and realized there was an acquaintance.
The one on the left is not Mr. An's guard. Is he called Shen Liu or Shen Qi?
Father Luo stepped forward tremblingly and bowed his hands in salute, "You two gentlemen came here late at night and you don't know why?"
After experiencing the earthquake during the day, Shen Qi thought that Yushu Village would be in the same situation as Liushu Village. The village was in chaos, there were many casualties, and everyone was in panic.
I never thought that this group of people would be having a dinner together. Looking at the plates of meat on the table, they were eating quite well.
Shen Qidao: "I was ordered by Master An to inspect each village, count the number of casualties, and send this little brother back."
The little brother he was talking about was naturally a stone.
The county town was also affected by the earthquake to avoid chaos. Mr. An ordered the city gates to be temporarily blocked and all the people in the city gathered in an open area. They would wait for the earthquake to pass before checking and letting people out of the city one by one to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters.
Shen Qi was assigned a task by Mr. An and led people to Liushu Village and Yushu Village to check the situation and count the number of casualties. On the way, I met Shi Shi who was running out of breath. I learned that he was from Yushu Village, so I gave him a ride.
When Shitou saw that everyone in his family was missing, his heart that had been hanging all the way dropped. He quickly ran to his family and asked about the situation at home.
Xiaohuan whispered to him.
When Shen Qi saw Shang Wan, he didn't expect Shitou to be Shang Wan's younger brother. He nodded to Shang Wan as a greeting.
Everyone in the village looked at Shang Wan in surprise, thinking that the people from the city were different. Mrs. Shang actually knew the chief clerk of the Yamen.
Father Luo looked at the faces of Shen Qi and the others, and invited them to the table for dinner with a wink. Worried that the two of them would not be happy to sit at the same table with them, they asked the villagers to help set up a small table by themselves.
"We'll just have something to eat." Shen Qi waved his hand to tell the villagers to stop working, and pulled his colleague Shan Dajun to sit down in an empty seat.
There were still many people in Liushu Village who had not been rescued, and many were missing. All the government officials stayed to help, but he and his two came to Yushu Village first.
On the way here, they thought about sending a signal to ask Mr. An to recruit men, but they never thought that the situation in Yushu Village was several times better than they expected.
Aunt Zhou quickly brought two pairs of clean bowls and chopsticks, and filled the bowls with a full bowl of rice.
Shen Qi and Shan Dajun were really hungry. They called out to the villagers and then ate their heads off. At first, the villagers were restrained and did not dare to use their chopsticks. Later, they saw that Shen Qi and Shen Qi's chopsticks looked like they had eyes, staring at the meat clips in the dishes. Suddenly, everyone could not care less, and those who were not full returned to their original state. The rice is cooked quickly and the chopstick skills are perfect.
There was a large table of dishes, and the portions were solid. In the end, only the a la carte stew was left.
If the rice hadn't been eaten up, there wouldn't have been any braised vegetables left, and someone would have eaten them mixed with rice.
Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang served each person a bowl of fish soup. Everyone slurped at the fish soup and sighed with satisfaction.
After eating and drinking, it’s time to get down to business.
Shen Qi and Shan Dajun asked about the disaster situation in Yushu Village. After the friendship they had just fought for food, the villagers were not as restrained as they were at first. Several old people answered clearly and to the point.
Shen Qi and the others were really surprised when they heard that everyone in Yushu Village had been rescued.
Liushu Village and Yushu Village are not far apart. Just looking at the damage to the houses and the ground, the two villages should be about the same. Why are the casualties so different?
"Thanks to Mrs. Shang." Father Liu sighed, "If not for Mrs. Shang's timely help, my little grandson would have died long ago."
The Liu family has only one grandson named Liu Yang.
During the earthquake, Liu Yang was feeding pigs in the pigsty, and a log fell down, knocking him unconscious.
The pigsty collapsed, and all the firewood stacked above fell down, directly burying the pigsty.
The Liu family shouted loudly but received no response. They thought Liu Yang had gone to another house.
If Shang Wan hadn't dug the person out after smelling the smell of blood, Liu Yang, a ten-year-old child, would have died inside after bleeding so much.
After the villagers finished their work, they all gathered around and listened to what the officials said. As soon as Father Liu finished speaking, the villagers couldn't wait to express their gratitude to Shang Wan.
"My father was also rescued by Mrs. Shang."
"My daughter also has to thank Mrs. Shang. Without her, this girl's legs would not be saved."
"If Mrs. Shang hadn't passed by and pulled me up, I would have fallen into the crack in the ground."
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The villagers talked to each other, and after saying this, they were shocked to realize that Shang Wan had saved so many people in the village. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Shang Wan was the great benefactor of the whole village.
Shen Qi knew Shang Wan's ability and was stable, but Shan Dajun couldn't help but be curious, "Where is Mrs. Shang? Why not invite her to come and talk with her."
Yuanyuan went to sleep, and Shang Wan was bored and teasing his vase. When the villagers said that Mr. Cha was looking for her, he simply hugged Lu Chengjing over.
Lu Chengjing, who was hugged by his daughter-in-law princess again: "..."
He had lost all his face during the day and had nothing to lose at night. He was calm.
The villagers were also forced to get used to the young couple's reversal of behavior. Knowing that Lu Chengjing's leg was injured and unable to stand, they specially made room for him.
After thanking him generously, Shang Wan put Lu Chengjing down and tucked his black hair behind his ears. After seeing the red ears, he silently pulled them back and sat down beside him.
The faint fragrance of grass and trees drifted into his nose. Lu Chengjing looked at the smile on Shang Wan's face when he was talking to others. The shame and annoyance of being teased in his heart gradually dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable trace of anger. Peace of mind.
While everyone was talking, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the dark night sky, followed by muffled thunder in their ears.
"boom--"
The downpour fell instantly.
(End of chapter)