RPAGF Chapter 190 Wu Qingfeng in Danger
Chapter 190 Wu Qingfeng in Danger
The child was probably terrified; he stood there blankly, neither crying nor laughing.
Wu Qingfeng took it and held it in his arms. Liu Zi explained the situation from the side, "He's lucky. He was hiding in the gap between the two beams. I didn't find anyone else in this space."
Wu Qingfeng nodded, "You've worked hard, go and rest for a while."
Liu Zi chuckled, "It's what I should do." The villagers here weren't skilled in martial arts, and their reactions weren't as quick as his, so he still had time to spare.
Moreover, he was a servant born into the Wu family. The Third Master chose him to be a guard, removed him from the family's slave status, and now he is being brought out to gain experience and give him a chance.
If he doesn't go down, Third Master will go down himself, and he can't let Third Master take that risk.
As the master and servant were talking, someone suddenly said beside them, "Chang'er is here!"
Wu Qingfeng turned his head and saw Lin Chang'er walking into the shed with an umbrella and a basket on her shoulder, followed by several women.
Every single one of them was carrying a basket, and several others were carrying buckets.
Then she called out, "Everyone has worked hard. Lord Wu is so considerate of us. He asked my family to help us cook ginger soup to warm us up and steam buns to fill our stomachs."
“There’s too much stuff for us to carry in one trip. So, let’s split into two groups. One group can take a break, have some ginger soup and a steamed bun.”
"Let's switch to another batch later, what do you all think?"
"Alright! Thank you, Lord Wu!"
"Lord Wu led from the front, truly a paragon of justice."
"Lord Wu, you've worked hard too. Go and rest for a while."
"Yes, Lord Wu, Brother Bai, and Brother Liu, go and rest for a while."
Wu Qingfeng was stunned. Of course, he hadn't asked the Gu family for help with these things. It was Lin Chang'er who was doing him a favor!
He naturally appreciated her kindness, feeling a mix of surprise and joy. He would be even happier if the villagers could be saved.
Wu Qingfeng maintained his usual indifferent expression and said to the excited crowd, "Everyone has worked hard!"
"It's not hard work. We're all from the same village, it's what we should do."
"Yes, it's what we should do."
Wu Qingfeng's lips curved slightly as he recalled the scene when the Lin clan members came to beat and scold him the first time he returned here.
Looking at the present moment, the curve of her lips is even more pronounced; the person in charge is indeed very important.
Zhou Hai had already divided the people into two groups. The first group of men who were resting put down their tools and lined up to drink ginger soup and eat steamed buns.
Bai Shaoan and Liu Zi had long been familiar with these men and naturally blended in among them.
Only Wu Qingfeng stood to the side holding the child, his smile quite "gratified"?
Lin Chang'er shook her head, ladled out two bowls of ginger soup, and walked to his side. "Have some."
Wu Qingfeng lowered his eyes and looked at the child in his arms. Lin Chang'er also saw her. She was a little girl of about four or five years old named Xiaocao. She had played with Xiaoman and Xiaolu at the market before.
"The child must be frightened. I'll take him over to the doctor in a bit."
Wu Qingfeng grunted in response, put the child down, but didn't immediately take the ginger soup. Instead, he looked at his muddy hands and said, "Wait a moment."
He then walked to the pillar, washed his hands with the rainwater, and dusted them off before taking the ginger soup from Lin Chang'er and drinking it in large gulps.
Lin Chang'er squatted down and fed the frightened little grass ginger soup. "Little grass, you're alright now. Auntie will take you home to play with Sister Deer and the others for a while, okay?"
Little Grass blinked her big eyes, and the moment she swallowed the ginger soup, she seemed to come to her senses and burst into tears, "Daddy, Mommy..."
Lin Chang'er quickly patted her head, "Daddy and Mommy will be alright. Little Grass, drink the ginger soup and eat a bun later, and wait for Daddy and Mommy, okay?"
Little Grass sobbed, "Father went up the mountain to chop firewood, Mother went to deliver raincoats, only... only Little Grass is at home..."
Lin Chang'er was taken aback, then exclaimed happily, "Really?"
Little Grass nodded. "Mommy said that Daddy would get sick from being caught in the rain, and told Little Grass to stay home and wait patiently. Then the house collapsed..."
Lin Chang'er laughed out loud, "It's good to be home alone, it's good to be home alone."
He then looked at Wu Qingfeng and said, "The rescue target can be reduced by two people."
Wu Qingfeng smiled knowingly, and the several men beside him laughed along with him, "Little Grass's father is blessed, and Little Grass's mother is also blessed to love her husband."
The man next to him lightly kicked the man who had spoken, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you see there are still so many women here?"
"Haha, I'm not a virgin anymore, what's there to be ashamed of!"
Wu Qingfeng frowned, his gaze unconsciously falling on Lin Chang'er.
The man who had been giving advice saw this and gave the man who had spoken earlier a hard time, saying, "Drink the ginger soup, you talk too much."
When the news reached Zhou Hai's ears, he happily said, "Great! Then we won't rush to dig up Xiao Cao's house. Next, we'll focus on digging up Chun Fen's house next door. Hopefully, we can rescue them before dark."
Once it gets dark, the difficulty of rescuing people will increase significantly.
Moreover, the longer they are buried underground, the more dangerous it becomes for the people underneath.
After distributing the first batch of ginger soup and steamed buns, Lin Chang'er took Xiao Cao back with her. She asked her neighbor, Aunt Gu, to take a look at the child. Aunt Gu was afraid that the child was too young and might be frightened, so she even performed a soul-calling ritual.
The little girl's clothes were dirty and wet, but fortunately her size was similar to Gu Xiaolu's, so Lin Chang'er found a set of Gu Xiaolu's clothes for her to change into first.
Now that Gu Xiaolu has plenty of clothes, she naturally doesn't care. She even comforts Xiaocao with Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi, sharing their toys and snacks.
Children are highly infectious, and the grass gradually regained its vitality.
The second batch of ginger soup dumplings was delivered by Sister-in-law Gu and Aunt Zhou with a group of people; Lin Chang'er did not go.
She told Aunt Gu that she had attributed the credit to Wu Qingfeng, "Mother, you won't blame me, will you?"
Aunt Gu smiled and said, "I was just using your things to do you a favor. This credit originally belonged to you. You don't mind, so why should I mind?"
"Besides, Lord Wu is a good man and a good official."
“But if it’s just about sharing hardships, people won’t really appreciate it. It’s only when there are tangible benefits that people will remember him.”
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Mother sees things very clearly."
Aunt Gu said, "I learned all of this from you. Besides, you're the one who's in charge of this household. You don't need to tell me about these little things."
"It's good that you've made up your mind!"
The good life we have now is all thanks to Lin Chang'er. If it weren't for the fact that her status was inappropriate, Gu's mother would have wanted to build a shrine for Lin Chang'er.
As dusk approached, Lin Chang'er went to check the situation at the west entrance of the village.
Under the awning, torches were already lit, and the men remained focused, but the hoes and rakes they wielded were not as energetic as they had been in the afternoon.
Wu Qingfeng and Bai Shaoan were working together to move a fallen log when someone suddenly shouted, "Watch out!"
The ground beneath Wu Qingfeng's feet suddenly sank, and he sank in with him...