Chapter 37 There is a bamboo hat
Big raindrops hit everyone like hailstones.
Shang Wan picked up a table board and raised it above his head to protect himself and Lu Chengjing. The villagers nearby also benefited.
Others followed suit and took down table boards and raised them above their heads to protect the people around them.
Most of the torch was extinguished, and the remaining small part had a shaky flame that could only barely illuminate.
The rain curtain blocked the view and everything became hazy.
Shang Wan was worried about Yuanyuan, Xiaohuan and Shitou, so he asked Li Dashan to help lift the table. Just as he was about to run out to find someone, he heard Shitou's shout coming from the rain curtain, "Sister, we are hiding here with Brother Liu. No one is here." Don’t come out when it’s raining.”
Obviously he also knew that Yi Shangwan's current temperament would definitely go out to look for them, but with such heavy rain outside, he would be soaked in water as soon as he stepped out of the table.
Hearing Shitou's shouting, Shang Wan felt relieved and wanted to take the table, but Li Dashan refused and told Shang Wan to have a good rest.
Lu Chengjing turned his head and whispered to Shang Wan: "Count the number of people as soon as possible."
The heavy rain fell rapidly. Although everyone responded quickly under the leadership of Shang Wan, there was confusion for a while. Some people ran to nearby houses to take shelter from the rain.
No matter whether the house is good, if it is dilapidated, there is no guarantee that it will not collapse if such a heavy rain hits.
Normally, Shang Wan could tell how many people there were just by listening with his ears, but now the rain was so loud that it covered up many subtle sounds, so hearing alone might not be accurate.
Shang Wan looked at Zhang Er, who was holding an iron pot as an umbrella not far away, and shouted: "Brother Zhang, I need your help with something."
"Here we come!" Zhang Er ran over holding the iron pot Le Dian Dian.
At the same time, Shen Qi, who was under another table, also thought of the same question. He asked Father Luo, "How many households are there in the village?"
"There used to be one hundred and seven households," said Father Luo. "Including Lu Xiucai's family, there were a total of one hundred and eight households."
"We have to count the number of people." Shen Qi said solemnly, "We need to count them by household."
Father Liu was just about to let his son go for a run around, but Zhang Er had already rushed into the rain curtain with three men who were also carrying pots or basins.
The four people counted in four directions. For example, Zhang Er was responsible for counting the families living in the east of the village. After finding the person, he asked the person to look for his family by himself. Zhang Er wrote down whoever was not there.
The three men Zhang Er was looking for all grew up in the village and knew who was in the village.
It didn't take long for the voices of various houses to call for people to be heard in the rain.
Naturally, Shen Qi didn't need to ask anyone to come out to count them. He just waited for the results.
A figure rushed towards Shang Wan and the others through the rain curtain. Only when they got closer did they see that the figure was Mrs. Rong.
Everyone quickly squeezed to make room for her.
Half of Mrs. Rong's body was soaked by the rain, and her hair was dripping. She raised her sleeves and hastily wiped the raindrops from her face, and said anxiously, "The hole in my house is gone!"
Shang Wan frowned, "When did you disappear?"
"It was when it rained." Madam Rong twisted the water from her hair, "I was busy helping the wounded person to protect him from the rain, and I didn't see him after that. I thought he had gone elsewhere to hide from the rain, but Zhang Er helped me look for it, but he didn't. See that hole in my house.”
"Sister-in-law, is something going to happen to my wife?" Mrs. Rong was so anxious that her lips turned white. "I want to go find him, and Zhang Er asked me to come over and ask you first. Sister-in-law, please help my sister-in-law make an idea. I'll go there." Where to find it?”
Lady Rong was completely panicked, her hands were shaking unconsciously, and her voice was already crying, "It's rainy and the road is slippery, and I can't see the road clearly. If he falls into those big holes on the ground, I..."
She didn't dare to say any more, she felt chills all over just thinking about that scene. The two children at home are still young and cannot live without their father!
"There are no cracks in the ground nearby, don't scare yourself." Shang Wan held Madam Rong's cold hand, her calm voice was comforting, "Brother Yuan Xu ran to a nearby house to hide from the rain, you stay here Don't run around here, I'll go look for you." Madam Rong wanted to go with her. On the one hand, she was worried about her husband, and on the other hand, this was her own business, and there was no reason for her to rest here while Shang Wan was busy.
It would have been fine in normal times, but today it was dark, slippery and rainy. If something happened to Shang Wan, she would not be able to rest assured for the rest of her life.
Shang Wan said: "I run so fast that you can't keep up."
It's just that Mrs. Rong would hold her back.
Everyone: "..." You should be more tactful.
"My sister-in-law had a different idea. If my sister-in-law doesn't go, everything will be troublesome for her siblings." Madam Rong bent her knees and knelt down towards Shang Wan. If there was not enough space, she would have kowtowed to Shang Wan.
"Get up quickly." Shang Wan quickly helped him up, "Brother Yuan has helped my husband a lot in the past. My husband and I remember these kindnesses. Even if you don't ask, sister-in-law, I will help find someone."
Lu Chengjing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at Shang Wan, with ripples rising in the depths of his calm black eyes.
Madam Rong thanked her profusely, and Shang Wan didn't waste any more time. She took a step forward and was about to rush out of the rain. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden force on the hem of her clothes.
She turned around and saw that it was Lu Chengjing with beautiful hands.
"There is a bamboo hat." Lu Chengjing put a little force on his hand, "Put on the bamboo hat before going."
The rain didn't let up at all, and there was occasional thunder. The woman rushed out, and she would be soaked in the rain in less than a moment.
Shang Wan wanted to say no, because at her speed, the hat couldn't be worn at all.
But when the words came to her lips, looking at Lu Chengjing's beautiful face that suited her every wish, she unconsciously said, "Okay."
Taking the only bamboo hat passed by everyone and putting it on, Shang Wan jumped out in a few steps. In just a blink of an eye, the cyan figure disappeared into the rain.
The bamboo hat was brought by Shan Dajun. He and Shen Qi had been paying attention here. When they saw Shang Wan disappearing into the rain, they were so shocked that their eyes nearly popped out.
Can this lady businessman fly? Why did it disappear in the blink of an eye?
Lu Chengjing stared at the rain curtain, slowly clenching his left hand, a trace of frustration flashing deep in his eyes.
If he wasn't injured...
Shang Wan held up his bamboo hat and ran twice around the place where everyone was, but found no trace of Yuan Musheng.
Could it be possible that he really ran to a nearby house to take shelter from the rain?
Shang Wan rushed to the nearest house while trying to capture the movement around him.
There are indeed about ten people taking shelter here, but they are not Yuan Musheng.
"The walls of this house are cracked, don't hide in it." Shang Wan said to several people, "Get something to protect you from the rain, come out, and go back and stay with everyone."
After she finished speaking, she rushed to the next house without caring whether these people listened or not.
After searching three places in a row, people were hiding in two places, but Yuan Musheng was still not found.
Where did this person go?
Shang Wan stopped, stood in the rain and closed his eyes, concentrating to expand his perception.
She excluded the noisy sound of rain and slowly peeled away the cocoons among the many sounds.
Shang Wan even slowed down his breathing. Suddenly, the tips of his ears twitched, his eyes suddenly opened, and he hurried in the direction of the sound with a tip of his toes.
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