Now the eldest of the Qi family truly regrets it; had they known earlier, they wouldn’t have been so deceitful and lazy.
If only they worked well and kept fit, their days might not be as hard as now; at least, they would have so ability to protect themselves.
"Right, let’s find the eldest daughter," Qi’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Why hadn’t they thought of the eldest daughter? Her whole family is resourceful; they must have a way to survive.
Even old man Qi was a bit more spirited, with a twinkle in his eyes.
Qi’s second and third sons looked at their eldest brother, believing this plan might work.
"Big brother, you’re right, let’s go find elder sister; Hua Village is on high ground, even if it’s flooded, there are mountains behind, there’s always food to be found."
Unlike here, there are only a dozen not-so-high mountains, and nearly every mountain is occupied by people trying to survive, nowhere is safe.
It’s different where elder sister is; Hua Village is relatively remote, with no villages around, naturally much safer than here, plus the endless Qinggu Mountain behind, prompting imdiate action.
"Big brother, there’s no ti to waste, let’s quickly make a raft."
Danger wasn’t considered; they couldn’t sustain here for many days anyway, and even if they faced danger and died in the water, it’s better than starving and being dragged away by others.
The sons watched as old man Qi took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "I’ll follow your lead."
The sa thought occurred to the Sun family’s granny; though their days were better than the Qi family’s with their sons who can fight, the increasing craziness on the mountains made them uneasy.
Just when they saw the disdained Qi family unusually working hard, not only chopping wood but also making rafts, the Sun family easily understood their intention.
Seeing such chaotic mountains, even if their days could barely pass, after discussing it, the Sun family also thought that making rafts to leave might indeed be a chance for survival.
It wasn’t necessarily to find Qi Xiu, just that Qinggu Mountain, where Qi Xiu’s in-laws lived, was indeed their best choice at the mont.
Although one day later than the Qi family, their rafts were made faster and were bigger and sturdier; on a day with light wind, the Sun family boarded the raft and left the increasingly terrifying mountain ahead of the Qi family.
Qi’s family had so hesitation, but seeing the Sun family leave, all hesitation vanished, and they imdiately followed.
Whether seen by others or everyone simply desiring to survive, after the Sun and Qi families, others also made rafts; despite their dread, they took their scarce food and left.
Not only on the mountain where Xiahe Village is located, around the entire Shanghe Town, many people had to think of ways to search for life; despite knowing of water’s dangers, quite a few bravely stepped in.
Qi Xiu’s two younger sister’s families did likewise; especially Qi San Xiu’s family, after their children were almost stolen for food, the whole family nearly went mad, built a simple raft, and left almost overnight.
After more than a month of heavy rain, humanity’s order on the entire continent collapsed, part of which involved people forsaking humanity entirely to survive, reducing to re feeding instincts.
Those surviving in the world were either ruthless enough or hiding in remote mountains, far from crowds, otherwise, facing imminent death, they left bravely without fearing the rain, or they had money, power, and people.
Luo Song was among the extrely fortunate, with money, power, and people; crucially, his family had two cargo ships.
Feeling sothing wrong, Luo Song swiftly transferred goods from his shop to the ships, stockpiling food, provisions, and dicine.
And when the city started flooding, he decisively took his grandfather, family guards, servants, and contracted hirelings onto the cargo ship early.
Perhaps those with money and power are more perceptive; while Luo Song did so, many wealthy people in the state city were also buying ships and stockpiling goods.
In their eyes, hiding in the mountains wasn’t as comfortable as being on the ship; mainly, there weren’t many mountains surrounding the state city, and what they lacked least was money, even though large cargo ships had risen to sky-high prices, they still sold quickly.
Like Luo Song’s family, when the city started flooding, they quickly hid on the ships.
Isn’t it said that the richer a person, the more they fear death!
They all held the mindset of preferring to prepare for the worst; if disaster strikes, they can promptly relocate without needing to lift a finger.
But plans went awry as what they least wished for actually happened.
With the rain intensifying and water depth increasing, all the river channels finally couldn’t withstand the imnse water pressure and collapsed entirely, almost in an instant subrging the entire state city into an ocean.
Even they, hiding on the ship amidst the massive currents, weren’t as safe as imagined, with nurous small ships overturned, and sizable, heavyweight cargo ships struggling through waves.
Luo Song’s family was among them; the two cargo ships, heavily loaded and stable, though hit by big waves multiple tis, remained stoutly intact.
After the waters steadied, they even saved so citizens drifting on the water, which nearly every cargo ship did, rescuing many swept into the water.
Luo Song’s two ships alone saved nearly a hundred, transported by him to the nearest mountain.
Though adequately stocked with supplies, it wasn’t feasible to sustain so many people endlessly; each received five pounds of grain and warm blankets, sparing much of his grain—it was already benevolence.
Besides, without them, these individuals would’ve vanished in the raging torrents long ago.
Despite so wanting to stay on the ship, guards escorted them to the mountains.
Saving was rely the instinct to help, not an obligation to sustain them forever; nor was it feasible, as with over a hundred people, they far outnumbered the ship’s guards. Human nature is complex and precaution must be taken; even if giving away supplies, Luo Song quelled danger in its cradle.
Businessn are rarely simple—they’d long seen through the stakes involved, even though Luo’s grandfather felt a pang, he agreed his nephew had done well.
The greatest gamble in disaster is human nature.
They had done right, actually.
So shipowners had been soft-hearted, not sending rescued people up the mountains, and their ships encountered trouble; as ti passed, initial gratitude wore off, people surviving on ager rations grew envious of those who ate well and started feeling resentful.
Resentnt towards the rich rose anarchically; directly causing trouble was mostly subdued by ship’s guards, subsequently sent up nearby mountains, or willingly returned to the waters.
More alarming were those with ambition and greed, gradually scheming to seize control of the ships when unguarded—even with guards present, losses were severe, but regrets couldn’t undo what had been done, and could only be repaid with their heart’s softness.
While people prayed for the rain to stop, rather than ceasing, it continued for over a month, showing no signs of halting; water levels rose more, leaving few green spots amidst the ocean but the tallest structures.
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