At that mont, he called out to the heaven and earth, receiving no response. He was utterly desperate, struggling several tis on the brink of life and death.
He couldn’t understand why the flood could reach a place as high and far as Longchang Mountain.
Clearly, the rain had stopped, so why was the flood rising so quickly?
And why didn’t he listen to Ruan Mian and leave earlier!!!
All this might be too late now...
Lu Dalang was filled with regret, desperately clinging to a tree, shouting for help, but no one responded to him...
The flood lasted for several days before it receded.
The entire area of Wuheng City, the low-lying areas near the Linfen River Shore, were all subrged, and even at the foot of Longchang Mountain, it was not spared.
Wuheng City itself was the sa.
Only Jinsha Village on the mountain remained unscathed.
Those who were rescued were relocated near Jinsha Village. Fortunately, with the assistance of the governnt office and the people of Jinsha Village, they were not left to starve.
But with so many people, Ruan Mian and the others were feeling overwheld.
Fortunately, they had stockpiled a lot of food, and the fields on the mountain were unhard. Ruan Mian occasionally supplented the food from her space, preventing their lives from becoming too difficult.
However, after the flood receded, Lord Lin’s subordinates reported that a village at the foot of Longchang Mountain was flooded overnight.
Since it happened at night, no one was there to guard, and it was unknown how many households hadn’t been relocated in ti.
It was said that the houses had collapsed and scattered, and after the flood receded, governnt officer soldiers imdiately went to search, but found no signs of life.
People sighed, but it was considered fate that could not be defied.
However, there were so strange things, so people said.
"A lot of dead livestock, especially dosticated pigs, were found in that village. But as far as I know, no one in that village raised pigs."
"Dead pigs? How many?"
Ruan Mian asked in confusion, and the person thought for a mont, then ntioned a number that surprised them all.
That village didn’t raise pigs—could it be possible they escaped from their pig farm?
Thinking of this, Ruan Mian couldn’t sit still. If the pigs escaped, sothing might happen after the flood.
She quickly called Shaoxi, Yun Xiu, and others to go to the pig farm and take a look.
After taking inventory, they found that no livestock was missing from the pig farm.
In response, Shaoxi seed to recall sothing, her brows quickly furrowing together: "Miss, could it be...Aunt Lu and her family were secretly raising pigs themselves?"
Noticing Ruan Mian’s puzzled look, Shaoxi imdiately explained: "At the ti, Aunt Lu said her daughter-in-law needed care, both she and the second girl were pregnant and it was inconvenient to work at the pig farm. So they moved to live with relatives in that village."
"Now it seems they might have secretly set up a pig farm. When the flood hit, their pig farm was washed away."
This possibility made Ruan Mian’s heart tighten abruptly.
She had a rough idea of what to do, so when others weren’t around, she reached for her Jade Bracelet and summoned so Little Spirit Beasts to help her locate the pig farm.
At the sa ti, she knew that certain matters couldn’t wait.
She imdiately went to Mr. Xue’s house, where Lord Lin was temporarily residing to recuperate.
Her father, brother, and others were discussing how to handle the aftermath in Wuheng City after the flood receded.
Opinions varied, and Lord Lin was noting everything down to make a comprehensive plan for actions to take.
Yet, before dealing with so many issues, the most pressing matter was to clear out the people and see if any survivors had not been rescued in ti.
But searching for survivors in such chaos wasn’t an easy task.
At this mont, Ruan Mian stepped forward and said, "Let the hunting dogs help in searching for survivors."
"Hunting dogs?"
"Yes, the hunting dogs at ho are trained and very sensitive to the presence of living people. They can move through the disaster area more nimbly than we can, so you can rest assured, My Lord."
"Right now, the most important thing is to disinfect the disaster area."
"Disinfect? Miss Ruan ans to clean up the disaster site first? We’ve thought about this too; your father just ntioned that a major epidemic might follow after a disaster, so we planned to give people so herbal dicine after finding survivors, and then take so asures to..."
"We can’t wait any longer. The weather is warming up, and many livestock died in the village at the foot of Longchang Mountain. If we don’t handle this imdiately, an epidemic will spread even more aggressively."
The seriousness of the situation left everyone startled and puzzled, and Ruan Mian decisively said, "First, let the hunting dogs search, then get people to cross-check with the household register, see how many people are missing. Search and disinfect simultaneously."
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