[Ming Dynasty] I seem to know too much

Jiao Shizhi nodded. In fact, his behavior of entering the mountain just now was not very reasonable. He should have followed Jiao Jun to visit his second uncle, and then went to offer incense sticks to his grandfather.But Mr. Jiao didn't mention this matter, and Jiao Shizhi didn't talk too much.

After dinner, Jiao Jun took Jiao Shizhi and his two children to the old house again. Even the two children were dressed in sackcloth, especially Jiao Shizhi and Jiao Jun. One of them was the eldest son and the other was the eldest grandson. Nature is different from others.

When they arrived at the mourning hall, the silent atmosphere in the mourning hall frightened the two children, but firstly, the familiar father was still there, and secondly, Jiao Shizhi stood beside him, and the two of them hid slightly behind Jiao Shizhi, and they didn't know anything. out of sight.

Jiao Jun took three children and put three sticks of incense on his father's tablet, and then took the children to kneel in front of the hall.

Crying spirits have been a necessary part of funerals since ancient times, but all family members of the deceased need to wear sackcloth and mourning to express their longing for the deceased relatives.

This is the second funeral that Jiao Shizhi participated in since he could remember.The first scene was naturally Gong's. Jiao Shizhi was still too young at that time. Looking back now, I don't remember what it was like at that time. At that time, my heart was in a trance. I can't come back, that kind of sad feeling can still be remembered now.But now facing his grandfather's funeral, although Jiao Shizhi felt a little bit sentimental, he could no longer find the sadness of that time, not to mention tears, even if his eyes were red, it was extremely difficult.On the other hand, Jiao Jun, although the relationship with his father Jiao De was extremely bad, he had a gentle father-son relationship after all, and when it came to an end, he was still full of emotions and shed tears in the mourning hall.

After repeating this for four or five days, even the young Jiao Shizhi showed a little tiredness, not to mention the two thin children. Before the adults noticed, Jiao Shizhi's third sister, Jiao Xiuniang, was there. A high fever developed that morning.There was already a shortage of manpower, and now a child is sick, and Jiao's family is a little busy.

At this time, the funeral has formed a fixed process, and after going through the procedure, the people everywhere are already exhausted.At this time, the Jiao family cared about Jiao Shizhi's third sister, but they couldn't care about the other boy.Jiao Shicong hesitated for a moment, turned his dark eyes, looked outside the unguarded door, and ran to the door cautiously. The threshold that was too high for him stopped him, but made him look at it with great longing. The square inch world outside the door.

Suddenly his collar was lifted, and a familiar and inexplicable voice sounded behind him, "You are so small and want to run out, be careful that you are abducted." He pouted dissatisfied, feeling that he had grown up. Wait until it gets louder, the voice just now was, could it be, is it Big Brother? !

Jiao Shicong suddenly raised his head to look up, and found that the person reflected in his eyes was his elder brother Jiao Shizhi who he rarely met, but whom he longed for inexplicably!

Jiao Shizhi saw the eyes of the child in his hands brighten up, and he uttered two words clearly, "Brother!"

Jiao Shi was stunned, and put the child in his hand on the ground, and saw that child turned his head quickly, his eyes were still looking at him brightly, which made Jiao Shizhi hesitate a bit when he originally wanted to leave.Although he doesn't hold grudges or dislike these two children, but because of Yang's relationship, he can't get close no matter what, there is some estrangement after all.It's just that now that the child looks at him like this, it's not good for him to leave immediately.

Jiao Shicong was just a child, but he didn't have so many complex psychology as Jiao Shizhi.Seeing that he was able to get close to Jiao Shizhi, he felt so happy in his heart, so he talked a lot.

In Jiao Shicong's memory, his mother passed away a long time ago, and only his father Jiao Jun has been raising him.

A few days later, Jiao Jun dragged his exhausted body through the courtyard, and occasionally saw Jiao Shizhi and his little Jiao Shicong dancing swords beside him. The complete joy on Jiao Shicong's face and the relaxation on Jiao Shizhi's It was a picture he hadn't seen for a long time.

The relationship between Jiao Shizhi and Jiao Shicong became much closer after a few days of getting along, but Jiao Shizhi is a person who likes to be clean after all, and he doesn't often stay in the mansion, but often goes out for a walk.

The mountain near the town is where he often goes. The air in the mountain is beautiful, and there is no such aura in ordinary places. Jiao Shizhi fell in love with this place after first contacting it.The mountain is parallel to the small town, but from a distance, both the mountain and the small town are at a higher position, and the road at the entrance of the small town is the lowest point.

Two days later, Jiao De was officially buried. This ceremony was considered to be the end, and Jiao Shizhi was relieved after the matter was over.After dealing with the business, he will be able to go back home.

At this time, it has been a month and a half since Jiao Shizhi left Beijing.

The town here is remote, not to mention news from the capital, even news from nearby towns is hard to get, Jiao Shizhi's efforts are not in vain.Every morning when I got up, I went to do boxing exercises, and occasionally pulled up Jiao Shicong who was still lying in bed, and then led the little child to run around the small house. After running, he threw him to eat, and he led Jujube ran away.

Although Jiao Shicong knew that most of the places where his elder brother went were on that high mountain, he couldn't even step out of the threshold, let alone chase him out.

Bad brother!

Jiao Shicong was also very angry today.

But today Jiao Shizhi really didn't go to the mountain, but to the gate of the town.

Although it is small here, there are many people coming and going, because it is a necessary intersection passing through many places.When many travelers come here, they will choose to rest in the small town, and at the same time, they can let the horses rest and add supplies at the same time.Therefore, some news will occasionally flow out here, which may not be timely, but it is still useful.

There are the most tea stalls at the entrance of the town. There are big pots on the small stalls and several small pots beside them. If you sell it, you can earn a lot of money in a day.

At this time, there were quite a few people staying in the tea stand, Jiao Shizhi didn't plan to go into the tea stand to drink tea because of the mourning on his body, but bought a small pot of tea with money, and then planned to go out.The old woman said with a smile: "If the younger generation doesn't mind, I can sit next to you with a small stool, at least it can block the sun."

Jiao Shizhi thanked the old lady for her kindness, took the small stool she handed over, and then sat beside her and drank tea slowly while teasing red dates.

Many people passing by noticed the young man leaning outside. He was only sitting on a small stool, but his casual and unrestrained appearance was better than the romantic posture of the person sitting inside.Fragments of the sun mottled down, and the shimmer of light danced on the handsome young man's face, adding a bit of demeanor.

The maroon horse next to it looked like a good horse, and the wet eyes seemed to be shining with the light of humanity. At this time, it was grinding under the palm of the owner. It let out a long cry, and then lowered its head Come rub Jiao Shizhi.Jiao Shizhi's face flushed slightly from being rubbed, he stretched out his hand to block Hongzao's movement, and said softly: "How many times have I told you that I am most ticklish, don't be so disobedient like me."

Jiao Shizhi's ears were not that ticklish at first, but he was very sensitive to the movement next to his ears. After Zhu Houzhao found out about this, for a long time, including now, he likes to lean against Jiao Shizhi's ears say!This is simply an unbearable personality hobby!

At first, Jiao Shizhi had long feet and long hands, so it was easy to avoid Zhu Houzhao's attack, but later, the prince's height and martial arts also caught up, which became a difficult thing.

Many times the two started chasing battles in the East Palace, but it was because Zhu Houzhao wanted to speak in Jiao Shizhi's ear.

Strange to say, after realizing this, Jiao Shizhi could feel that his ears were much more sensitive than before, and now just a light touch would immediately turn rosy.Such a little habit is really embarrassing. Outside, Jiao Shizhi would never allow others to get close to him. On the contrary, many people think that Jiao Shizhi is upright and self-controlled, and doesn't like to play around.

It's a hit right.

Hongzao stood taller than Jiao Shizhi who was sitting, and when he lowered his head to rub against him, his temple hair would naturally rub against Jiao Shizhi's ear, making Jiao Shizhi itch to avoid it.

Red Date's front hooves moved, and then looked at Jiao Shizhi quietly.Jiao Shizhi also diligently comforted the red date, his family's red date is a quiet and well-behaved little girl who likes to touch.

"Little brother, you have a good breed of horse, where did you buy it?" Someone next to him was delighted to see Lie Xin, even though seeing Jiao Shizhi's cherished appearance, he knew that he couldn't give up his love, so he came up to him.

Jiao Shizhi glanced at him indifferently, and said softly: "This is a gift from the superior, and I didn't pay attention to it." The big man was not surprised by Jiao Shizhi's indifferent attitude, and continued to say, "Then what, little brother Tell me where you got it, and I can go shopping and try it out."

Before Jiao Shizhi could answer, someone beside him said with a smile: "This is a thousand-mile horse, one in a million. You can trade it for another, depending on your current net worth. I'm afraid you can't trade for this kind of horse if you throw it all in." Although the tone was wanton, the casual words carried a natural and elegant atmosphere.

The big man snorted and tossed his hair, with an embarrassing smile on his face, and then stepped aside.He could tell that the person who spoke just now looked unusual, not someone he could provoke.

Jiao Shizhi's eyes fell on the side of the tea stand, where two men were sitting, one looked like a servant, and was pouring tea for the man in moon white clothes opposite.The eyes of the two are meeting at this moment, Jiao Shizhi can't help sighing in his heart, what a romantic man!

That person's appearance can only be regarded as upper-middle-class, and he can't bear his coquettish demeanor. Even the slightly sarcastic words just now can't get rid of his refined aura in the slightest.His face was not only delicate, but his eyes were shining with brilliance, Jiao Shizhi couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "Brother, you are so gracious."

The man shook his fan and chuckled, "To each other."

But when they met by chance, the gentleman nodded, and the two of them stopped talking, but Jiao Shizhi's mood became more comfortable because of this.Meeting someone worthy of admiration, even if it disappears in the world after a while, is still a pleasant thing.

As noon approached, there were more and more people in the tea stall. Jiao Shizhi was invited by the old woman to sit inside. Jiao Shizhi couldn't bear to refuse, so he sat in the corner seat, for fear of disturbing the old woman. people's business.There are more and more people, and there are too many people talking, but there is not much news to talk about.Jiao Shizhi took a sip from his teacup, and immediately heard a lot of news.

"I heard that something happened to our emperor, and he doesn't seem to be in good health. Recently, the capital is heavily guarded, and we don't know if merchants like us from other places can enter."

"I can't. My brother just came from there two days ago. I heard that we have to check four or five times to get in and out. We have so many things with us, so we can't go in directly."

"Well, I can't go to the capital, so I can only take people to the south, but there are more fresh things in the south, and they have always been more profitable than those in the capital."

"It's good to have business, but if something happens to the emperor, it will be miserable!"

"I'm going to kill you, dare to say such a thing. If a Jin Yiwei appears"

The last two sentences were said in a low voice, but Jiao Shi couldn't bear it and his ears were sharp, so the two sat beside him again, allowing him to hear clearly.Jiao Shizhi breathed a sigh of relief, the two people next to him didn't talk anymore, Jiao Shizhi's attention was shifted to other places, he heard a lot of news, and temporarily felt at ease.

After the news of Emperor Hongzhi's serious illness came out, it did cause some unrest at first, but half a month later, the people in the capital found that there was no major change, and they all settled down again.

Jiao Shizhi sat for another half an hour, then got up, quietly left ten taels of silver under the old woman's stall, and then quietly left with the red dates.He noticed just now that the old woman's hands were cracked, and she was busy running around in the tea stand, without even a helper, presumably her children and grandchildren were not around.

Life in the small town is slower than in the capital, and there is no sense of urgency in the capital. Even Jiao Shi and Jiao Xiuniang's two children have become a lot more lively, playing freely in the fields.Mr. Jiao didn't restrict them, and after arranging several people to protect the child's safety, he has been dealing with Jiao De's funeral.

In addition to the funeral, many of Jiao De's leftovers had to be distributed. Mr. Jiao was too lazy to fight for these, so he invited the elders of the clan, and after dividing them according to the etiquette, they would be counted. Some things that were greedy were not bothered .He needs to live here for three years, and some things will be fine.

Seeing that the matter had been dealt with, just as Jiao Shizhi was planning to go back, unexpectedly half a day later, he was tripped by another unexpected incident.

It rained in the small town, first it rained lightly for a few days, and then it suddenly turned into a heavy rain. It lasted for several days and nights, and the town began to accumulate water.

But at this time, Jiao Shizhi didn't take this matter to heart. After he told Jiao Jun about returning to Beijing, Jiao Jun didn't obstruct him, but said something to him about respecting the prince, and then let him back off.

Jiao Shizhi didn't care, and went back to the house to pack up his things.He didn't have anyone around him to wait on him. Although Liu Fang wanted to come back to serve Jiao Shizhi, Jiao Shizhi refused. He only came back to live for two or three months, and then returned to Beijing. Liu Fang followed him. It's convenient, and it's useless to stay here, so Jiao Shizhi asked him to stay in the capital. Anyway, his father is also a foreign manager, so he won't treat him badly.

After packing his bags, Jiao Shizhi stood at the window and watched the rainstorm. He had only seen such a heavy rain once, that was the night in the ancestral hall, when the capital city was shrouded in rain. It still looks misty, very small, let alone this small town now.

The rapidly falling huge raindrops kept hitting the eaves, and strings of raindrops kept falling in front of Jiao Shizhi's eyes, slapping on the bluestone board, splashing a little water.The torrential rain completely covered the small courtyard, making it difficult to see the scenery outside the window.The sound faintly intertwined with the sound of rain seemed extremely distant, like a dream.Jiao Shizhi's gaze didn't know where it fell, and his thoughts had obviously drifted away, and he didn't seem to know what he was thinking.

Jiao Shizhi was actually thinking about His Highness the Crown Prince.

He was not used to it, the distance was so far away.

It's just that now he is here alone, and no one else can spy on his mind, which allows him to freely radiate his thoughts.

And the person Jiao Shizhi unconsciously thinks of now is sitting in the East Palace looking at a lot of portraits on the table in distress.

After Emperor Hongzhi's situation stabilized a bit, the first thing he thought of was to bestow a marriage for the prince.Whether a person is married or not, others treat him very differently.And now his physical condition looks good, but Emperor Hongzhi will plan ahead the most, and the matter of bestowing a marriage for the prince is imminent.

Empress Zhang agreed with Emperor Hongzhi. Although she didn't mention this matter in front of the prince after the last time she broke up with the prince, she still remembered it in her heart. After Emperor Hongzhi brought it up, Aunt Mo quickly Then send a stack of portraits.Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang selected ten women from the inside, and asked Zhu Houzhao to pick out the concubine from the inside, and the rest depended on the prince's wishes, either as concubines or sent out of the palace.

When Zhu Houzhao received the ten portraits that had changed from a thick stack to a simple one, his reluctance grew as usual.

What the father said made sense, and what the mother said also made sense, but Zhu Houzhao was not interested at all.

Liu Jin watched His Highness the Crown Prince brushing lightly on the portrait with a brush. It seemed light but in fact he didn't care. He knew in his heart that the Crown Prince didn't like anyone.I can't help but think of the previous question. The prince doesn't like soft women, and he can't usually see any desire in this regard. Could it be that the prince likes men?

Liu Jin's idea is not unfounded. Among the upper-class people, the phenomenon of child molestation exists, and they are not ashamed at all. As long as it does not affect the inheritance of the family, no one will actually take care of these things. On the contrary, they feel a little proud of it .

But His Highness doesn't look like that either.

There are quite a few good-looking and handsome servants who can enter the East Palace, but I have never seen the crown prince have the slightest interest in them.Or is it that the crown prince despises these broken-rooted people and likes foreigners?

While Liu Jin was thinking wildly, the prince stood up from behind the desk, stretched casually, and said, "Go to the training ground."

Liu Jin straightened her mind suddenly and followed the prince to leave.

In the martial arts training ground, the martial arts master who was on duty that day was fighting with His Highness the Crown Prince. Neither of them had any reservations. They came and went with surging strength, which made Liu Jin Gaofeng, who was watching beside him, very worried.

When Zhu Houzhao came here to practice, he couldn't see cheating the most.At first, the martial arts masters in the martial arts field were afraid of hurting the prince, so they always weakened their strikes by three points. Later, Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied, and changed again and again, as long as they were not genuine.

He didn't come here to train for these three or two moves. If there is no effect, why did he spend time here?

After a hearty performance, the prince felt relieved, and he hooked his fingers to let another one come up.

Then keep fighting.

Anyone who is familiar with the prince knows that the prince is not at ease.Liu Jin thought of the prince's depressed appearance in the East Palace just now, and thought that the prince still cared about this matter, but it was the kind of caring he didn't want.

In the center of the arena, Zhu Houzhao, who was fighting with the martial arts master in different ways, was indeed not very happy.Even his hands were a little heavy, but his mind was not here, instead he ran outside.

The prince was thinking, it would be great if Shizhi was there, even if he was angry, he didn't have to go to the martial arts field alone to vent his anger, Shizhi always had a way to make him happy, even with a simple sentence.

As soon as the prince returned to the East Palace to take a bath, Qianqing Palace sent someone to invite His Royal Highness, saying that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to invite him.

Zhu Houzhao probably knew what his father wanted to say, so he wailed in his heart for a moment, but he passed away honestly.Now that Emperor Hongzhi is not feeling well, the prince does not want Emperor Hongzhi to feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, spices are burning in the corners. The aroma is similar to sandalwood, which is the favorite smell of Emperor Hongzhi. He also spends a lot of money on "Zhaijiao" every year to show his piety.As soon as Zhu Houzhao came in, he asked someone to open all the windows in the house. The house was soaked by this sandalwood, so strong that even everything had this smell.

Emperor Hongzhi was not angry either, he smiled and watched Zhu Houzhao playing around, then the prince walked to the bedside and sat down, looked at Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Father, your body is important, if you have nothing else to do, don't spend so much time on it." Work hard." Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on the memorial on the table next to him, and all the thick stacks had been opened!

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "The supervisors of ceremonies have all seen it, and those who can hand it over are things that need to be dealt with urgently, so we have to read it." This is an explanation. Compared with Zhu Houzhao, Queen Zhang is the most difficult. Just now, Emperor Hongzhi insisted on reading the memorial, and he already lost his popularity.Empress Zhang would not come over until Emperor Hongzhi needed to change his dressing at night, and Emperor Hongzhi also took advantage of this time to talk to Zhu Houzhao.

"Shou'er, now that you've grown up, you should be clear about some things. I'm also clear about my body. Even if it can be delayed, it's just a matter of the past few years." Before Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao He interrupted slightly rudely, "Father, please be careful!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the half-grown boy in front of him, and patted his palm with a light smile, "Okay, I won't talk about it, Father. It's just that there are other things that need to be said. You are fifteen now, and it is important to marry a wife and have children." Common things in life, my father doesn't know why you are so resistant?"

Zhu Houzhao leaned on the bedpost and frowned slightly, with a trace of stubbornness between his brows, "Father, I am not against marrying a wife, but I really don't like any of those portraits."

"In this case, it is not difficult to continue to choose." Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows and said jokingly.

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips unconsciously, "Come on, father, the thick stack of mother and queen are exactly the same. They don't look different. If there is, at most it comes from different sources." Come out, as for the birth and family background, there is not much difference, each portrait is the same as the previous one.

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to curb the obstacles caused by the queen's family background, most of the queen candidates were born in ordinary scholar families, and the family background was clean.It's just that even so, there were still two relatives, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, making troubles in the dynasty, and everything in this world was not really as originally imagined.

"So, Shou'er still likes women? Instead of resisting because of different preferences, so my father can rest assured." Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile, which made Zhu Houzhao stunned for a moment, "Father, what do you mean by having different preferences? I just am"

Having said that, Zhu Houzhao suddenly stopped and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he squinted his eyes at Emperor Hongzhi, "Father, why are you talking so strangely today? If you have something to say, just say it, I don't feel comfortable listening." He said frankly.

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head with a smile, and sighed: "Shou'er, how can you be straightforward in your behavior?" Some things cannot be described clearly by words.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, "I'm sorry father, I don't like to keep a part of what others say in my life. If I really talk like this, then I will only listen to what I like to hear. I don't care about the so-called behind-the-scenes words." Not at all."

"Forget it, Father asked you something, you have to tell me honestly." Emperor Hongzhi gradually restrained his smile and said softly.

"Father has something to say."

"Do you like that Jiao Shizhi?" Emperor Hongzhi asked seriously.

"That's natural." Zhu Houzhao beamed and didn't take it seriously.

Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "I'm not talking about that kind of liking."

"I know what the father means." Zhu Houzhao said: "If you ask me, who are the people around me who I trust and like the most, my answer is Jiao Shizhi."

"If I asked"

"That's still Jiao Shizhi!" Zhu Houzhao said decisively.

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a while, then shook his head helplessly, "You are playing tricks on the emperor." First he said a few words vaguely, and then he used this to elicit questions from Emperor Hongzhi, and then he came to a firm conclusion , so that Emperor Hongzhi did not dare to act rashly.

Zhu Houzhao had a deep smile on his brows and eyes, but he disagreed, "Father, you can't say that, obviously you set me up first."

Emperor Hongzhi said softly: "As a king, you should not stick to trifles. However, if it hinders the country, you should not be soft. I have not grasped this speed well, and I should not learn from my father in the future. If this matter, if it really happens, I will do it right now. Xu Xutuzhi, your mother cannot withstand such a blow."

Zhu Houzhao frowned, and his voice became hoarse, "Father, you will definitely get better. If this is the case, teach the child after you get better." Emperor Hongzhi shook his head, but did not speak again.

After the two sat like this, they sat quietly until Queen Zhang came back. During this period, Emperor Hongzhi was exhausted and had a short rest.Zhu Houzhao watched Emperor Hongzhi finish drinking the medicine, and chatted with Empress Zhang about some trivial household matters. The warm atmosphere made Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear to be disturbed, so he quietly retreated out.

Looking up at the night, Zhu Houzhao's heart was covered with gloom. I don't know if it was because of what Emperor Hongzhi said just now, or because of a faint premonition in his heart.

What he said just now was not entirely coaxing Emperor Hongzhi.

Under the moonlight, there are two people standing in different places looking at the sky, but the environment of the places they are in are completely different.On Zhu Houzhao's side, the moon and stars are sparse, and the breeze is blowing slightly.On Jiao Shizhi's side, however, the rain was pouring down, and it showed no sign of abating.

Jiao Shi ran slowly to Jiao Shizhi's room, and saw his elder brother standing by the window, his shoulders were already wet by the steam blowing from the window, and the ground by the window was covered with water stains, presumably the window had been opened It's been a long time.

"Brother, why don't you close the window?" Jiao Shicong stood cautiously in the middle of the room, looking at Jiao Shizhi by the window.

Jiao Shizhi was too immersed in his own thoughts, and was suddenly woken up by Jiao Shicong. He was still a little confused and didn't know where to go. He looked up and realized that the rain was getting heavier and heavier.He raised his hand to close the window, turned around behind the screen, took off his coat, and said loudly, "I was looking at the scenery just now, it's so late, why are you still here?"

Jiao Shicong lay down on the table and said: "Third sister has been crying, I can't help you there, my father asked me to come and stay with you overnight."

Hearing Jiao Shicong's words, Jiao Shizhi paused for a moment with the hand holding the clothes, and said softly: "Then you go to the bed and wait for me, the bed has been made."

"it is good."

After Jiao Shizhi turned off the lights and went to bed to rest, a small warm body leaned beside him.Jiao Shicong said angrily, "Brother, it's been raining so much recently, don't leave, okay?"

Jiao Shizhi stretched out his arms to hug the child, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and sighed as if humming a song: "No, it's because of this that I need to go back." Even though Shi Cong was a little disappointed, he slowly fell asleep to Jiao Shizhi's voice.

In the middle of the night, Jiao Shizhi opened his eyes without any sleepiness, and there was a well-behaved child lying beside him, snoring softly, this was an experience he had never experienced before.

It's novel, but not offensive.

As the night deepened, the rain outside the house became heavier, and the eaves were knocked to make various intertwined sounds.On the edge of the small town, there were several sharp low growls, followed by more animal neighs mixed together. A moment later, a large-eyed monster jumped down from the middle of the mountain, and followed by all kinds of animals in the mountain. animal.After a long while, the mountain shook for a while, and a torrent that could not be seen in the middle of the night poured down from the mountain. The vibration of the mountain became more and more violent as the torrent increased, and even the ground of the small town next to it shook slightly.

Jiao Shizhi suddenly opened his eyes, looked sideways at the child who was still sleeping soundly on the inner side of the bed, turned over lightly and got out of bed, put on the clothes beside the bed, and then stood barefoot on the ground.

The ground is shaking!

Jiao Shizhi made a sudden movement, rushed to the side of the bed, reached out and patted Jiao Shicong, and when he sat up with his eyes half rubbed, Jiao Shizhi hugged the child with his clothes, then immediately opened the door and stood outside.

He was worried that it was Dilong turning over, but now the rain is too heavy, Jiao Shicong is too small, if he leaves the shelter for a while, it will easily cause accidents, Jiao Shizhi can only stand here with him in his arms, the ground is shaking more and more He looked down at Jiao Shicong who was already awake and said, "Shicong, I need to wake up other people, don't be afraid, okay?" Jiao Shizhi had thought about putting the child down, it would be faster for him to call someone But feeling Jiao Shi's body trembling slightly since he was a child, and fearing that the dragon would turn over, he didn't dare to leave the child alone, so he hugged Jiao Shi and called everyone up.

After everyone in the small courtyard was awakened by him, Jiao Shizhi handed Jiao Shicong to Jiao Jun, and quickly said: "I have to go out and have a look, father, take care of your second brother and third sister."

Before Jiao Jun could express any objection, Jiao Shizhi stepped out in the rain. He felt that something was wrong. According to the books he had read, if the earth dragon turned around, he might have already felt it when he felt it. The ground is cracked, how can there be no change until now?

The rain was heavy, and it hurt so badly from the slaps on my body that I could hardly keep my eyes open.Jiao Shizhi climbed up the roof two or three times based on his feeling, and barely opened his eyes to look at the distant direction. He should be able to see the tall archway at the entrance of the town, but now with the heavy rain in the middle of the night, he can only vaguely see it. There are roaring and flowing curves everywhere.

Jiao Shizhi was stunned for a moment, jumped lightly, and jumped forward several roofs in a row. He still couldn't see clearly, but he had a vague guess in his heart. He waited carefully for a while, until the twisting body The curve didn't tend to go towards the town, Jiao Shizhi just relaxed a little, jumped off the roof, and trotted back into the house.

Once inside the house, Jiao Shizhi was able to feel how cold his body was, and there was a dull pain everywhere, the rain just now was really too heavy.

Jiao Jun frowned and asked him to go back and change his clothes. Jiao Shizhi went back to his room and changed all his clothes before going back to the main room. The house is already brightly lit, just like the scene Jiao Shizhi saw when he went out. , Candles were already lit in most of the rooms, and they must have been woken up by the shock.

"I'm afraid the mountain is gone." Jiao Shizhi's first words made the atmosphere in the room suffocated, Jiao Jun's face changed, and he stood up from the chair immediately.

"How's the situation?" Only then did he know why Jiao Shizhi had to rush out to check even though he knew the danger outside.

"The archway at the gate of the town seems to have fallen down, and there are several large objects that cannot be seen clearly. These things piled up and got stuck at the gate of the town, forcibly diverting the torrent. It's just that the rain is so heavy, I don't know how many more What will the time be?" Jiao Shizhi recounted what he saw.

The road in the small town is full of mud. It should be the muddy water washed down at the beginning, but I don’t know why it stopped later, maybe it has something to do with the things that are not clearly visible at the door.The time to walk the flood can be long or short, if it is short it is fine, if it takes a long time it is easy to break through those weak obstacles.However, there is not enough manpower and the rain is too heavy to rush out to block the possible gap.

Jiao Jun's face is heavy, and he is still stable now, but the danger is still there. If the barrier at the entrance of the town is broken, it is impossible for this small town to stop the torrent.Even now they can feel the vibration standing in the house, who really dares to rest assured?

After a sleepless night, it was not until early in the morning that the rain gradually weakened and was still falling. Jiao Shizhi took an umbrella and went to the entrance of the town to take a look. Before he reached the tea stall that day, he saw the broken The archway and the broken thick branches were smashed together, and several boulders were piled on top of it to block it. Inside this mixed "wall", there were some muddy water flowing through the gaps. Little trace.

Just looking up at the "wall" that was as high as several people, Jiao Shizhi sighed, fortunately, God blesses him.

The largest family in this small town is a branch of the Jiao family, and it is so small that it doesn't even have a yamen.Jiao Jun did his part to organize people to check, and then roughly pieced together the process of the incident.

The torrential rain during this period caused the vegetation on the mountain to absorb too much rainwater. It is rare to see such a heavy rain here. The vegetation is not stable. The heavy rain washes down a lot of mud mixed with stones and rolls down. It is almost inevitable to cover the town. trend.

However, on the way of the torrent, there were several huge stones blocking it, causing the torrent to diverge, and the scale was greatly reduced.A moment later, the boulder was swept out, but it was mixed with a huge impact force, breaking many trees one after another, and rolling down to the ground first, breaking the archway at the door, and piled up directly, but it protected the town .

It's just like this, you can't get out.

The road at the gate of the town is the only way out, and there is almost no other way out.