Chapter 5953 Search
The carriage house had been destroyed, and the inn was in a mess. There were servants and doctors, and there were cries, shouts, and inquiries.
It seems that the restaurant has been requisitioned by the government and turned into a temporary refugee settlement.
"Dismount, go in and take a look." Yang Ruoqing said, dismounting first and throwing the reins to Narisong.
"You stay and look after the horses, while Xueyun and I go inside."
Yang Ruoqing went straight into the inn, while Liu Xueyun found the head of the guard, walked over, took a token and showed it to him...
The inn has two floors, and there are refugees everywhere inside. Yang Ruoqing searched one by one, but still couldn't find Xiao An and He Qingsong.
Xiaoan, where are you?
"Sister." Liu Xueyun's voice sounded behind her.
"I searched around and couldn't find anything. How is the situation over there?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Liu Xueyun said: "I have inquired with the government officials before. Because this landslide occurred at night, half of the town was buried. Except for a few people who were not at home, everyone else was buried."
"Less than ten people were dug out, and they were all dead."
"This side of the town was also affected. Many houses collapsed and many people were injured."
"Now the injured and homeless people in the town, as well as the merchants passing through, are basically settled here."
Yang Ruoqing listened silently.
According to the officers' wishes, the living people should be found in this restaurant. Those who cannot be found should be buried under the mudslide opposite the official road.
"How many days has it been since the incident happened?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
"It's the tenth day."
Liu Xueyun added, looking at the towering mountains outside the window: "Because it has rained frequently these days, it is difficult to repair the houses, and it is impossible to find manpower for a while. Everyone is worried that the mountains will collapse, so the government sends people first
To resettle the refugees, on the other hand, we set up obstacles on the opposite ruins to prevent people from approaching. However, we still can't stop them, and some people still risk their lives to dig. The guards are all locals, so it's very difficult..."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, this situation is understandable.
Just like the great earthquake that year, relatives who rushed back after the earthquake must have been very anxious when they saw the collapsed house and their relatives and children who were trapped underneath.
No matter what the aftershocks are, I just want to race against time to dig out my relatives.
In modern times, it takes a certain amount of time to rescue someone with the help of machinery, let alone in this farming society.
If Xiao An and his friends were really unfortunate enough to be buried under the soil on the opposite side, it would be too difficult to dig people out of such a large area and such a deep layer of soil...
Suddenly there was a commotion downstairs.
Liu Xueyun leaned over and took a look, then turned to Yang Ruoqing and said, "Sister, our people are here."
On the way here, Liu Xueyun once again sent them a letter from Feige, asking them not to limit their search in the direction of Juxian Town, but to use Juxian Town as the center point and spread to the nearby villages, because the mountain collapse was all over the Juxian Town.
The disaster in Xian Town was the worst, and the neighboring small villages must have been affected as well.
Yang Ruoqing: "Let's go down first."
When they arrived outside, the subordinates first bowed to Yang Ruoqing, and the leader, a subordinate named Hei Wu, reported something to Yang Ruoqing.
In the past few days, they had inquired with the survivors in the town and found out that there were originally two inns in Juxian Town, one of which is now used to house the wounded and refugees, and the other one is located opposite this restaurant.
The two restaurants were constantly fighting each other, and the mudslide swallowed up the restaurant opposite.
Hei Wu and the others tried their best to get the list of all the guests staying at the two restaurants in the past half month, but Xiao An and He Qingsong were not included.
From what I heard from those who were concerned, no one had ever heard of such two young military masters staying at anyone's house, and no one had ever seen them.
"Sir, according to the inference of my subordinates, Mr. Xiao An and his friends should not have been in Juxian Town when the incident occurred."
Yang Ruoqing breathed a sigh of relief.
"And there is a small mountain village five miles south of Juxian Town. I heard that the disaster was the worst in that mountain village. More than a dozen families were almost wiped out..."
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand to interrupt Hei Wu: "Lead the way to that small mountain village!"
The collapse of the entire mountain has completely blocked the roads in this area. It is impossible to ride a horse and can only walk.
Yang Ruoqing made arrangements, leaving Heiwu to lead the way for the three of them, while the others took their horses to find a safe place near the town to settle down first.
The four of them first tried to find a way to go into the village to check the situation. If there was any situation that required support, they would contact them at that time.
In this way, after a lot of effort, the four of them finally overcame many difficulties and obstacles and entered the washed-out mountain village.
"I heard that this village is called Camellia oleifera village. Each of the more than a dozen households makes good Camellia oleifera, which is a local specialty."
On the way into the Camellia oleifera village, Hei Wu told Yang Ruoqing and Liu Xueyun the news he had learned while walking.
"It is said that many merchants who pass by will stop and come to this Camellia Camellia Village to buy Camellia oleifera to take back..."
Yang Ruoqing listened and hurried on. This road was difficult to walk, it was a winding mountain path.
There is a mountain on one side, and a hanging cliff on the other side. At the bottom of the cliff is a roaring river, the water of which is as turbid as yellow mud water.
Many branches washed down from the upper reaches, and there were even clothes, shoes, and drowned poultry and livestock...
"I haven't even entered the village yet, but I already feel that Camellia Oleifera Village is worse than Juxian Town!" That day Risong looked at the things rushing on the river under his feet and patted the pit of his heart.
Yang Ruoqing withdrew her gaze, her eyes becoming colder and colder, "Let's go, be careful where you step."
Turning over the ridge in front, Hei Wu pointed ahead: "That's the Camellia oleifera village."
"Where are they? I haven't seen a single room!" Risong raised his neck and stood on tiptoe to look around.
"The village has been washed away, and there are no houses left anywhere," Yang Ruoqing said.
"Let's go up and have a look."
The group of four finally entered the Camellia oleifera village.
What is different from the situation in Juxian Town is that Juxian Town was completely buried by mud, while the people and houses of Camellia oleifera Village were washed away by mud.
Those that were not washed away should have been buried somewhere that they had never imagined before they were alive.
The terrain in the village went from low to high, with Hei Wu leading the way. Na Risong and Liu Xueyun tacitly protected Yang Ruoqing in the middle. The four of them searched for each place, except for some remaining ruins, which were pressed under the roof beams.
There were carcasses of livestock, or half of shoes and socks exposed in the mud, and there were no other signs of survival.
After searching around, I still couldn't find Xiao An or the others, not even a living person.
I was tired, anxious and worried. I didn't sleep much for three days. I got off the horse and kept running.
Chapter completed!