jdhmnovel Chapter 156 Preparations after the Earthquake
Chapter 156 Preparations after the Earthquake
Su He felt much better when she saw that her family members were not in a hurry. Only then did she think of Chen Wen.
"Master Wen, we have to ask you to stay with us at the city gate this time. We, the Wang family, are sorry for not hosting you well enough."
Su He looked at Chen Wen apologetically.
Chen Wen was not unhappy at all. "I feel good to be with everyone. I know there is an earthquake. It is very dangerous to stay in the house when an earthquake occurs. But there are no wells outside the city. Do we have enough water?"
Su He was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he had neglected water. This was mainly because there was a well in his space, so he had never thought about the problem of water shortage.
"It's okay. If it's just for one night, it's fine. We'll go into town to buy water when it gets light. Don't worry, Master."
Chen Wen also breathed a sigh of relief. Now he had nothing missing. He chatted with Mu Tou and the others with peace of mind.
The drama queen Miaomiao also breathed a sigh of relief like Chen Wen, and continued to play cat's tangle with Tiantian. The few of them were quite relaxed in the carriage. They felt it was a little dark inside, so they lit a kerosene lamp.
They lived such a miserable life that escaping famine and avoiding disasters turned it into a picnic.
Wen Niang followed with Little Stone in her arms, "Hehua, what can I do? My father is such a coward that he doesn't even dare to enter the city."
Wen Niang was furious. Everyone was working hard, but her father was the only one hiding in the back waiting to get the ready-made food.
She has always been a strong-willed person. She would rather not have her biological father than have him hold her back.
Fortunately, her brother-in-law went, otherwise she would have to leave Xiao Shitou behind and go to school herself.
"Our head of the family has caught a cold these past two days, and my father-in-law won't let him go."
Wen Niang felt that she still had to explain, as she was afraid that Su He would be sad.
"It's okay. It's enough for my uncle and his family to go to the city. If my uncle and cousin Sheng go, our Wang family will be full of old and weak people, which is not safe. My uncle has his reasons for making such arrangements."
Su He smiled and comforted Wen Niang.
Another person who was also afraid of Su He getting angry was Juhua. Her family was useless, her father was weak, and her brother was still young, so now she brought her sister to follow Zhou and help.
"Lotus, we don't need your help here. If you have nothing else, just go back to the carriage and rest. We'll call you when the meal is ready."
Liu Niang pushed Su He into another carriage, and Liu Bai sat in the driver's seat and watched.
Su He smiled foolishly in the carriage, it was great that her family was there.
She hadn't slept well for the past two days. Sometimes she was worried that she had made a mistake, and sometimes she was worried that she was still in the house because of the earthquake. In short, she hadn't slept well. Now that the earthquake came, everyone in the family was fine, so she slept soundly.
When she woke up, it was already dark, but it was still very lively outside the carriage. The sounds of conversation among men, women, old and young, the innocent laughter of children, and the mooing of mules and cows mixed together created the world that Su He was familiar with.
Su He didn't want to move in the carriage. He closed his eyes lazily and rested. Half an hour later, he got up, put on his clothes and went out.
"Xiaobai, have you eaten?"
"I have eaten. Uncle Fugui and the others have eaten, but you haven't."
Liu Bai unexpectedly became talkative again.
Su He responded with a bright smile, "It's great that my uncle and his family are back too."
Liu Bai got off the carriage first to help Su He. Su He did not refuse and walked towards the crowd after getting off.
"Aunt, is there any food left?"
Zhou turned around and saw Su He coming, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"I've left some for you. There are still a few pieces of meat. Eat them quickly."
Su He moved closer and sat on the ground, then picked up the bowl and started eating.
Yanzhi came over and said, "Hehua, why did Liu Bai help you get off the carriage? Isn't he free again?"
Yanzhi naively thought that Liu Bai helping Su He get off the carriage was a job for a servant.
All Su He could see was the braised pork on the rice bowl. He didn't care about Yan Zhi's words at all. "It's just something that happened to him. It's okay. We peasants don't care about these things."
Zhou rolled her eyes, looked at Liu Bai who was leaning against the side of the carriage, then looked at Liu Niang who was adding firewood nearby, and in the end she said nothing.
Yanzhi believed Su He's words the most at this moment, and after listening to Su He's explanation, she no longer had any doubts.
Su He finished her hearty meal with her family and returned to the carriage. She wanted to check some information and prepare for what was to come.
"Xiaobai, help me guard the door."
"Ah."
Su He lit a kerosene lamp inside, then took out his computer to look for information on what to pay attention to after an earthquake in ancient times.
First, stock up on food and medicine. If there is enough food and you don’t buy enough herbs, go to the pharmacy and buy more tomorrow.
Second, epidemic prevention. Especially in summer. Well, now it is winter, and we can't take it lightly.
Copy down the ancient prescriptions for epidemic prevention and go to the pharmacy to get the medicine.
The third one is to be wary of people.
This is because they are afraid that someone in the city will take the opportunity to create chaos, rob and kill people.
Although their Tianyuan Village has been separated again, the people are still together. If they really encounter a robbery, the other party will also have to consider their own strength.
This was part of the reason why she had gone to such great lengths to bring these six hundred people with her.
It seems that Tianyuan Village is no longer safe now, so we have to take it one step at a time.
Su He wrote down a lot of things in a very fluent way using a modern pen and modern characters.
After confirming that everything was correct, she put everything into the space. She planned to ask Mu Tou to copy it out tomorrow and keep it as a backup.
After Su He finished her work, she came out to keep watch. She asked Zhou and others to go and have a rest, while Liu Bai wrapped himself in a quilt, leaned against the carriage, and closed his eyes to rest.
"Uncle, are you tired?"
"Not tired. You haven't slept well these past few days. We rested well the past two nights. Staying up all day today is nothing. It's dark at night, and we men will guard it."
Wang Fugui thought that since he had nothing to do now, he might as well check the accounts with Su He.
"Lotus, I spent all the money you brought according to your wishes. I bought more than 500 kilograms of meat, 30 kilograms of salt, kilograms of old rice, kilograms of new rice, and kilograms of flour. The sugar shop was closed. I bought sets of medicine bags for treating colds."
Wang Fugui counted the money for Su He one by one, and then returned the remaining silver to Su He.
"Uncle, we now have 36 taels of silver, four gold bars, and three gold bracelets for the 170 of us."
"I'll exchange the gold nuggets and bracelets for silver, rounding it up to 200 taels. That's 370 taels. Let's divide it up. Let's prepare for the worst."
Wang Fugui sighed and agreed even though he was reluctant.
Suhe also distributed the land according to population, giving it to each family one by one, and it was completed quickly.
"Master Wen, here are 30 taels of silver. There are 10 golden peanuts in this cloth bag. Keep them for your own protection."
Su He handed the cloth bag to Chen Wen. Actually, there were 100 taels of silver notes in it, but Su He didn't say anything.
"Thank you, Lotus."
Chen Wen was originally envious of his friend for having money, but it turned out that he also had some. He Hua is really a good person.
"Everyone, take your own silver. The money from Plum Village has already been distributed to everyone. This is the last silver we can share. I am doing this so that everyone can understand. In case we get separated, everyone should protect yourselves and the silver."
Su He said this to everyone with a smile, but everyone was crying. Wen Niang was most afraid of getting lost. Her little Shitou was not even one year old, and she just hoped that her son would be safe.
"We must be together."
Wen Niang swore fiercely to her son who was falling asleep.