The common people, officials and soldiers at the north and south gates of Xianyang City were all dying and sitting feebly in their respective positions after being without clean water and food for two days and two nights.

Some babies were so hungry that they cried until their throats became hoarse a day ago. Now they don't even have the strength to cry, so they can only live in pain with their eyes half closed.

Some parents don't want to see their children suffering, so they use their arms and fingers to feed them with blood. Some parents only care about their own survival and ignore the cries of their young children.

There are also some couples who fight over the only biscuit in their pocket.

In the face of this disaster, human nature is exposed without reservation.

"No matter, I know a little about water. If you continue to stay here, you will starve to death. It's better to fight for it." A man in the crowd stood up tremblingly, and said to the crowd with a heroic face: "If I can survive,

Swim to the south of the moat and someone will come to rescue you."

Suddenly, this man became everyone's hope. Amidst the blessings of everyone, the man jumped from the city gate, but he didn't know that there was a stuck tree trunk under the water...

In an instant, the turbid water surface was stained red. Because of the man's physical weakness and the fact that his body was stabbed by a tree trunk, the momentary pain made him forget to struggle and just disappeared into the water.

From then on, everyone at the city gate did not dare to try it easily. They would rather die of hunger and thirst, at least leaving a whole body. After the flood was over, they could still be buried in peace.

But if it is soaked in water, it is unknown where it will be washed away. Even if it is left in Xianyang City, after the flood is over and the body is soaked, who can claim it?

Everyone is in silent despair. They don't know when they can wait for rescue, let alone how long they can hold on.

At this time, in the cave outside Suizhou City.

The rising water surface prevented everyone in the Xiao Mansion from looking for food. They originally thought they could survive this natural disaster by hiding in the mountains and relying on spring water and game.

Unexpectedly, the flood submerged everything under the cave. The mountain road was originally rugged and difficult to navigate. Now it is submerged in the water, and I don’t know how to cross the water to go to higher places to find food.

"Should we be sent here with our lives?" The escorting officer looked pale with hunger. He looked at the water that had not dropped at all and sighed irritably.

"We have escorted the exile team more than ten times, and everything has always gone smoothly. Why are we so unlucky this time? Not only did we encounter such a difficult group of hosts, we also encountered floods."

Another official was also very dissatisfied. He had long been envious of the beauty of the female relatives of the Xiaosu and Su mansions. However, he was worried that the Xiaosu and Su mansions would have the opportunity to make a comeback in the future, so he never dared to attack the female relatives.

You must know that during the previous exiles, the women's families of the exiled officials were rushing to sacrifice themselves. Those days were considered pleasant.

Now that there is a flood, it seems uncertain whether he can survive to Sichuan and Shu. If he hadn't been so hungry that he had no strength, he would have attacked the female relatives of Xiao and Su Houses long ago.

The people of Xiaosu and Sufu were running wildly in the heavy rain. After hiding in the cave, they couldn't warm themselves up by the fire to ward off the cold. Now they have fever, diarrhea...

Everyone felt that they would definitely die this time. If they encountered floods in the city, they might be able to wait for rescue. But they were hiding in the woods where no one knew about them. They could only pray that they would survive, and there was no need to expect rescue at all.

"I'm not afraid of death as an old man, but I can't safely send you to Yao'er. I..."

Mr. Xiao Guo, who had always been dignified, now no longer has the airs he once had. He wiped away tears from time to time and looked at the water with regret on his face.

"Mother, the matter has come to an end. God has his eye on blessings and misfortunes. Our Xiao family is already like this. I don't believe God will still torture us."

The eldest lady, Qin Ru, slowly stood up and poked her head, looking at the bright water in the distance. She couldn't do it if she was told to sit here and wait for death.

Even if she were to die, she would have to be buried with splendor. How could she be with these rotten things? No bones left?

As she was talking, she suddenly saw a white object in the distance floating towards this side along the current. She bent down and picked up a tree trunk from the water. When the white object approached, she gathered her strength and blocked it with the trunk.

white objects.

"We are saved. Come and pick up the branches in the water." When the eldest lady picked up the white bag, although she was curious about its material, she didn't think about it at all at the moment. She was carrying the heavy bag and the packaging was so tight.

, even if it’s not food, it’s definitely something valuable.

Unexpectedly, after opening it, I saw matches, purified water and some snacks.

Although the number is small, it can at least keep the group alive for a while.

Hearing the sound, people from Xiaosu and Su Mansion cheered up and came over. When they saw the food in the hands of the eldest lady Qin Ru, their eyes shone brightly.

"Hurry up and hand over the food." The official also wanted to live, so he couldn't care less about the food. He raised his whip and looked at Qin Ru with a threatening look.

"Master Jun!" When the eldest lady Qin Ru saw these supplies, an idea came to her mind. So she stood near the water with the food. As long as she let go, the food would float away with the water.

"What are you doing?" The official's whip did not dare to point directly at the eldest lady Qin Ru, but said nervously: "There is only so much food in total. If it falls into the water, we will not survive.

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"Precisely because we only have this little food left to you, our Xiaosu and Su mansions really have no way to survive." The eldest lady Qin Ru is no longer afraid of official duties. It is not certain whether they can reach Sichuan alive.

We might be able to kill these officials on the way, so there is no need to be afraid of them.

Thinking of this, she became hardened: "I picked up the food, and I am not selfish to use it myself. Let everyone share a little, and save their lives for the time being. If you accept it, take five steps back and wait for me to finish it."

Food is thrown to you.

If you come up to rob me, I will throw the food into the water even if I starve to death."

As the eldest lady spoke, she looked at everyone with a threatening face. She knew that even if she wanted to hide the food secretly, she would be stopped by those extremely hungry people. Maybe instead of starving to death, she would be killed by these people.

That's why I thought of sharing the food, not only to make myself safer, but also to gain the trust of these people. If the natural disaster is over, they can still be used by me.

When everyone in the Xiaosu and Su mansions and three officials heard that the eldest lady was willing to share the food with everyone, they stopped fighting and took a few steps back obediently, and came forward one by one to receive food and clean water.

"In my opinion, these food packages were prepared intentionally. There should be more than one. If anyone picks up a food package next time, they should take it out and share it with everyone."

After the small amount of food was distributed, everyone barely felt alive again, and their eyes were filled with gratitude to the eldest lady.
Chapter completed!