Tranquility

It has been the third day since I met Xie Baiyun, and it has been raining intermittently for three days.

In the room, Tang Ning was playing chess with Tang Yu and Shu Hongyu in his arms.

Tang Yu frowned, thought for a while, and pointed to a dot crossed on the table.

Tangning smiled, "Are you sure? Have you thought about it?"

Tang Yu's brows were still frowning, but she nodded with certainty.

Tangning smiled and drew a black dot on that spot.

Shu Hongyu held a book of medical skills, squinted at it, waved his long sleeve, and tapped a red dot casually.

The two people on the opposite side seemed to be taken aback, and Shu Hongyu couldn't help laughing at the exact same expressions. The father and son were not the material for a conspiracy, and they couldn't beat him together.

Seeing that the two people on the opposite side had to think for a while, Shu Hongyu opened the curtain, looked at the surrounding stone mountains, and asked the coachman, "Uncle, how long will it take to arrive in Yongzhou?"

The coachman turned his head and said, "Hurry up, I think we'll be there the day after tomorrow. If it wasn't for God's kindness, we'll be able to go to Yongzhou for supper tomorrow."

Shu Hongyu smiled, and was about to say something when his face suddenly changed. He tore off the curtain and turned to get in the car.

Immediately afterwards, the coachman also shouted: "No, the landslide!"

The moment Tangning fell down from the car curtain, she saw a lot of sand and rocks rolling down from the mountains on both sides. She couldn't care about anything else, and ran out of the car with Tang Yu in her arms.

The coachman had already drawn out the self-defense knife at his waist, cut off the horse's reins with one blow, turned over and jumped on the horse, calling to his two brothers who were following him to run away.

The two drivers at the back had already realized that the boy in the last car had been chatting with the driver on the shaft of the car. At this moment, he didn't care about anything. Seeing that the driver was about to run away, he hugged the driver's thigh and followed the driver up. got the horse.

Only a nine-year-old Xi Rui was sitting in the middle car. He didn't know what happened. The coachman had already ridden away. Fortunately, there was only one horse left, and the car was still moving forward, but the horse was also panicked. Lost, crashing randomly, the car lost its balance.

In the blink of an eye when Shu Hongyu turned around and carried Tang Yu out, the three coachmen had already run several feet away.It was Tangning's servant who wanted to pull Tangning, but Tangning ignored him and told him to run away.

There was only one horse left in front of him. Tangning acted decisively and gave Shu Hongyu a push. She shouted, "Look out for Yu'er!" and jumped off the carriage. Although the carriage was not fast, the inertia still made Tangning roll on the ground a few times.

Her body ran over sharp stones, Tangning didn't care about the pain, she got up quickly, watched Shu Hongyu jump onto the horse's back with Tang Yu in his arms, cut off the reins around him, and wanted the horse to turn around to pull Tangning, but unfortunately the horse was already crazy at this time, only caring for one Run forward vigorously.

"Dad! Dad!—" Tang Yu almost broke his throat. Shu Hongyu grabbed Tang Yu tightly. He knew what Tang Ning meant. He had to protect Tang Yu. He turned his head with all his strength and gritted his teeth: !"

Tang Ning couldn't control much. Seeing the brown horse running all the way and struggling to get rid of the heavy carriage behind him, it was as if a god had helped him for a moment. He grabbed the shaft of the carriage and was dragged for a few meters. Finally, he climbed onto the shaft and saw Xi Rui in the carriage. About to be thrown out of the car window, he threw himself forward and grabbed Xi Rui's hand.

Fortunately, Xi Rui was thin and not very heavy, so Tangning pulled him back without much effort.

The two of them grabbed the shaking car wall, and finally they were able to catch their breath.

But Tangning knew that the danger was not over yet. This was a mudslide. If she didn't get out of this mountainous area as soon as possible, she would be buried sooner or later.

Tangning gritted her teeth, struggled to climb onto the shaft of the carriage, and grabbed the horse's rein, trying to calm it down.When the horses were harnessed, four ropes were tied to the front and back of the horse for safety.Tangning didn't have the skills of Shu Hongyu and the groom. He could control the horse from running wild after cutting off the reins.

He took out the dagger from his boots, this dagger was given by Xie Baiyun, it cut the iron like mud, and he cut off the left and right strands of the rope without much effort.

Then he turned around and pulled Qianrui, and said to him: "Don't be afraid, hurry up, climb on the horse, hug the horse's neck, don't let go, don't let go even if you die!"

Even though the carriage was on the verge of breaking down, and the brown horse kept poking its hooves, Xi Rui firmly remembered Tangning's words, and took advantage of the push from Tangning's back to get on the horse with difficulty.

After Xi Rui grabbed the horse's neck tightly, Tangning bit the dagger, and with the last of her strength, she climbed onto the horse on the shaft of the cart and held Xi Rui in her arms.

The rain is getting heavier, the sky is getting darker and darker, and it is almost impossible to see the front clearly, and the raindrops hurt my face.

Tangning held the dagger in one hand and the rein in the other, and cut off the ropes on both sides of the horse's head.The brown horse was unrestrained, and ran forward with its hoofs spread out, poking its back as it ran, as if it wanted to shake off the two burdens on its back.

Gritting her teeth, Tangning leaned on Xi Rui's body and whispered in his ear, "Hold Mama's neck, don't let go!"

Drop them and they're dead.

Before he could finish speaking, a boulder shattered in the middle of the mountain. The pieces burst apart, and one of them hit Tangning's back extremely quickly.

Tangning didn't catch her breath, her back was in severe pain, her head went blank, and she couldn't help spurting out a mouthful of blood.

The blood fell on the brown mane, and it was impossible to tell the difference, but Xi Rui smelled a strong smell of blood, and he felt a pang in his heart. He was used to the ordeal, and he didn't cry when he was thrown out of the car window. Finally, he couldn't control it. cried out.

The person on the back saved him and took him in, even if he just let him be a slave, he is still grateful, because this is the way this world is, no one will treat him well for no reason, and the bitter life taught him the lesson of blood , don't expect too much.

But he never expected that this adult who looks like a fairy has a heart like a Bodhisattva.No one has ever treated him so well, never gave up on him in times of crisis, and protected him with his life.

After my mother left, my empty heart was filled with warmth, opened up, and swelled.In the past, he was alone, so poor that he had nothing, as carefree as a wandering soul, but now, the chest of the person on his back was not broad, which made him feel unbearable, and made him feel at ease.

The water on the road is flowing more and more, and the gravel falling from the mountain collides and pushes each other, and can't wait to merge into the wider and wider stream.

It turned out that this was a mudslide. Tangning, who had never seen a mudslide before, didn't know how to escape, and he didn't know where to go. He felt his body getting colder and colder, and the rain was pouring on him. It's getting colder...

There is only a small life under the body, which is trembling, feverish, and passing warmth to him.

After an unknown amount of time, Tangning's hands became weaker and weaker. Two small hands grabbed his sleeves and pressed his arms, trying not to let him fall.

Shu Hongyu was shirtless, the backflow of muddy water had covered his calves, and he used Ai Ruo Xing's sword as a crutch. He walked forward step by step, even if it was only a small step, he could still get closer to Tangning. a little closer.

Suddenly there was a horse neighing ahead, and the person on the horse fell heavily. The child's shrill and desperate voice almost pierced the eardrums: "My lord! My lord!"

The last scene Tangning saw was the raised front hooves. He turned over with all his strength. His last thought was, don't step on Xiao Hei.

Tangning was woken up by the little furry thing moving his face. He sneezed and shook Xiao Hei onto the bed and rolled around a few times.

Hearing the sound, two little heads immediately appeared beside him, "My lord, you finally woke up!" A thin little hand pressed against his forehead, and said happily, "The fever is gone!"

Tang Yu patted Xi Rui's hand away, put his chubby hand on his father's forehead, turned his head and shouted to Xi Rui: "Go and call Brother Hongyu!"

Xi Rui smiled, "Yes, master!" and ran away in a hurry.

Tangning realized that she was lying on her stomach. She smiled and stretched out a hand to rub Tang Yu's head, "Little poor boy, he can dominate others at such a young age. He is a younger brother, you have to let him go."

Tang Yu's eyes were red, and she arched her head against Tangning's arm, "Don't let me, father is mine."

Tangning's heart ached, she put her arms around her son's head and said, "I knew this journey would be dangerous, and I would send you back no matter what I said. Yu'er has suffered."

Tang Yu kicked off his shoes and leaned into his father's arms: "No, Dad, don't leave me behind."

"Hey, how old are you still acting like a baby with your father, come down quickly, be careful that your father's wound is cut." Shu Hongyu held the medicine bowl with a sour taste.

Speaking of which, Shu Hongyu handed the medicine bowl to Tangning. Tangning frowned and drank it all in one gulp.

"Where are we?"

"In your government office in Yongzhou."

"Why are you here?"

"We lost all our things. The bank notes we carried with us were wet with water. There was not much money. Only your official seal was not lost. Besides, only Yongzhou has good medicine, so we had to rush to Yongzhou overnight."

"Is everyone else okay?"

"No one was killed, the coachman went somewhere, and he didn't ask for wages, so he probably didn't dare to come. Chen Gui was knocked out by them. Fortunately, he still knew to find the government. I just brought him back and asked him to go back and see. Look, see if we can get the carriage back."

"Let him come back. If you lose something, you lose it. It's very dangerous over there."

"It's okay, the rain outside is a lot less, and the rain has stopped today. It's okay to be upriver over there, but I'm afraid it's not good when it's in Yongzhou. There's too much water, and some places have reached waist."

After Shu Hongyu adjusted the ointment, he gently lifted the thin quilt on Tangning's back as he spoke. Tangning's back was covered with dried ointment.

Shu Hongyu stopped talking, and concentrated on peeling off the ointment one by one.Under the ointment, there are criss-crossed cuts scraped by sand and stones, some of which are so deep that the flesh has turned out.

Tangning gasped in pain, and didn't have the energy to ask anything.

"These are all skin traumas, and you will be fine after half a month of care. The trouble is that your lung was injured by the smash. Do you feel difficult to breathe?"

"It's quite a bit."

"You have to take care of it slowly. Don't do strenuous exercise, don't laugh and cry, and take your medicine on time. You'll be fine in a year or two." Shu Hongyu babbled a lot, then suddenly remembered: "By the way, King Zhong and Zhizhou sent someone to tell you to take good care of your injury, and it won't be too late to take over the business after your injury is healed."

"Then who's running the business now?"

"It seems to be a governor."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, the two were talking, Xi Rui came in and said: "My lord, a governor named Fu outside sent a post asking to see him."