There are many treasures in this country

The earthquake completely disrupted the temple fair, and tourists fled into the city with lingering fear.

When Xiao Suo went back, it was already dark, and the mountain was in chaos, surrounded by many government servants in official uniforms.In this earthquake, many people died due to stampede injuries.The mountain is full of old houses, which have not been reinforced and renovated for a long time, and many people have been killed by the collapsed tiles and trees.There is even a crack opening behind the mountain, and there are not a few tourists who fall into it in a hurry.

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed and he couldn't find Ouyang Xu for a while, he went back to the city with the rest of the people who survived the catastrophe.In the face of natural disasters, it is rare for everyone to help each other.

Many people who came with their carriages volunteered to sacrifice their carriages, and first rode on the injured ones.Naturally, there were also many people who were too late to escape, ignoring people who were seriously injured and stopped their vehicles.

Although Xiao Suo was not strong, he was a man who was not seriously injured and could walk, so he also helped push the scooter.It's a pity that the wood on these two legs is very difficult to subdue. He felt it was difficult when he first got started, and it was even more difficult to control the direction.

Helpless, he was replaced by two strong men, and turned to take care of the children who were separated from their families, which was a little effort.After traveling for more than a mile in this way, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly came in front of them.

Xiao Suo took a closer look, it was Shen Yan who led the way, and he didn't know how he got there, but he rushed to meet him in such a short time.Looking at the galloping horse he was riding on, everything became logical again.

After Shen Yan broke up with him, he received an edict from the Holy Majesty Pegasus. First, he was concerned about his safety. Second, he said that the Nanshan earthquake happened suddenly, and there must have been many victims. Leading people to rescue, his immediate superior, General Fan Changyun, arrived shortly thereafter with relief supplies.

At the foot of Fuzhou Mountain, there were two teams of attendants of Shen Yan, he dispatched troops immediately after receiving the order, and returned from the official road with less than 50 people.As for why he decided to go far away and take the official path, no one knows.

Everyone saluted the officers and soldiers one after another, Shen Yan hurriedly got up, and sent several people to escort the injured people back to the city.Xiao Suo passed by him and heard him whisper: "Eleven is waiting for you in front."

He is submissive now, so he will not disobey Shen Yan.Although he suffered some serious injuries, he wanted to walk back by himself, but since Shen Yan ordered him to do so, then he obeyed.

Eleven specially rushed to a very ordinary green leather pony carriage, which was unremarkable among the crowd of carriages and horses.He was ordered by Shen Yan to wait for a long time in the bushes beside the official road.

When Xiao Suo came over, he immediately got up to get the footstool and pull the curtain, with a respectful and distant expression, without any mixed emotions, which was quite different from his usual style of venting anger.

He didn't make a sound, so Xiao Suo didn't make a sound, just nodded to him, and got on the car calmly.The way back was smooth, and there were no side effects.

Eleven drove the carriage to Lianhua Street and stopped at the same location as when he was brought here, neither conspicuous nor too remote.

Xiao Suo thanked him lightly, and returned to Gouwei Alley.

The one who opened the door was Shan Gu, she looked anxious, saw Xiao Suo standing outside the door, she clapped her hands and stamped her feet and said, "Thank God, you are back! Where have you been, I can't find you everywhere, it really scares people to death ! They went to look for you and haven’t come back yet.”

Xiao Suo thought of what he and Shen Yan did in the ice cellar after the earthquake, felt ashamed, and said apologetically: "I was really negligent, and I was so tired that my aunt was worried about me. It really shouldn't be. I don't know where Uncle Wang and Chu Ming are going to find me Is it? I will go find them and come back."

"Come in first." Shan Gu hurriedly pulled him back, "The two of them will come back naturally if they can't find you. You came back with great difficulty, but once you go out, you're gone again!"

Xiao Suo followed into the door, and heard her ask again: "It's so late, have you eaten yet?"

As if echoing the voice, as soon as Shan Gu finished speaking, Xiao Suo's stomach wailed.Only then did he remember that he hadn't eaten yet, and he couldn't help but blush.

"You child is really worrying. You went for a stroll without eating at noon, and now you come back in this state. This means that your mother is not here, otherwise I will have to talk to her and tell her to take care of her." Tell you a meal!"

Shan Gu didn't know that his parents were both dead, so she said something casually without considering the consequences.She was straightforward and informal, and she couldn't imagine what would happen to a person as delicate and sensitive as Xiao Suo, so she started cooking after she finished speaking.

But Xiao Suo was stunned on the spot, his heart felt sore, he wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything, looking at the yellow leaves blown down by the autumn wind in the courtyard, he could only sigh.

Shan Gu finished dinner, and Wang Tiezui came back.Seeing that Xiao Suo was safe and sound, he didn't say anything.But Ouyang Xu was furious, just now he and Wang Tiezui looked around the front and back mountains, wishing he could climb into the crack to have a look, but they didn't see Xiao Suo's shadow.

Most of the Yunqi Temple collapsed, and there were dead people everywhere inside and out.Ouyang Xu was horrified to see it, and only thought that Xiao Suo had been buried in it.As soon as this idea appeared, he suddenly became frantic, identifying the corpses one by one outside, for fear of seeing a familiar face.

He was so stubborn that Wang Tiezui pulled him hard, and it took him a lot of persuasion to bring him back.Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped through the door, he saw Xiao Suo standing there talking and laughing.The initial worry was gone, and his chest immediately let out a sigh of relief, and then the fire flared up again.

He was so angry that he stared into his scarlet eyes, and scolded sullenly: "Where have you been, do you know that we are looking for you desperately? It's good for you, you didn't say anything, you came back first, you know we have How anxious!"

Wang Tiezui felt a little depressed, but seeing Ouyang Xu like this, he didn't want to have another attack, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Forget it, forget it. After the earthquake was so chaotic, it's understandable for people to get separated. It’s fine, we’re all fine, we should be happy, stop complaining!”

Shan Gu was also busy trying to smooth things over: "That's right, Chu Ming is tired from running, and he's venting his anger with a treasure! Stop swearing at people, the food will be cold if you get angry, come in and eat first!"

Xiao Suo knew that he was wronged, felt guilty in his heart, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, brother Chu Ming. I was negligent for a moment and forgot that you were still waiting for me. I was rescued during the earthquake in the afternoon, and I... said something to that person , I won’t be able to find you when I go back. This matter is all my fault, brother Chu Ming is right. I’m really sorry!”

When Ouyang Xu heard this and saw him standing there with his head bowed while being scolded, he was really aggrieved and pitiful, so he couldn't say anything more, so he swallowed half his breath, snorted coldly, and went into the room.

Xiao Suo hadn't had any water or rice for a day, and now he was already hungry, but after the little episode just now, he was too embarrassed to eat with them.He rubbed his feet on the steps, hesitating, wondering whether he should enter the house or not.

Seeing this, Shan Gu pulled him and said, "Come in quickly, your stomach was screaming from hunger just now!"

Ouyang Xu raised his head suddenly: "Have you eaten yet?"

"Ah?" Xiao Suo had already sat down, but quickly stood up again, "Oh, no. The cake given by my aunt was lost during the earthquake."

Ouyang Xu originally asked about the meal at night, but he didn't even eat the meal at noon, so he frowned and said coldly: "Why don't you sit down and eat, and wait for someone to treat you? "

Xiao Suo pursed his mouth, carefully sat next to him, watched his expression and picked up the chopsticks.Shan Gu pursed her lips and smiled, pushed Ouyang Xu's head, and said angrily: "You child, you know how to bully honest people!"

Ouyang Xu took the bowl of rice from her hand, put it in front of Xiao Suo, and said indignantly, "I never bullied him!"

Shan Gu filled another bowl for him and said, "Hurry up and eat, I'm afraid Du Bao will be scared!"

Taking a glance from the corner of the eye, I saw Xiao Suo lowered his head and fiddled with the rice grains in the bowl, swallowing them in small mouthfuls like a bird pecking at them, and there was a timid aura all over his body from inside to outside.

Ouyang Xu put some vegetables in his bowl with a serious face, and heard him murmuring, "Thank you."

After dinner, Xiao Suo was reading in his room, and sparrows often visited under the window, so he sprinkled some millet on the window sill every now and then.At this moment, the skylark, which is not afraid of people, is nodding its head to eat rice, when Ouyang Xu pushed the door, it fluttered its wings and fled in a panic.

It turns out that the only thing it is not afraid of is Xiao Suo.

"What's the matter at Chuming?" Seeing him coming in, Xiao Suo hurriedly put down his book and asked him to sit down.

Ouyang Xu cleared his throat and asked, "You... have you been injured today?"

"I fell a few times, it's okay." Xiao Suo shook his head.

He said again: "That's good. Well... just now I was tired and hungry, so I had a bad temper, don't take it for granted."

Xiao Suo was inexplicable: "What's so strange about this? You should be angry. It's true that I didn't think carefully about this matter. We got to know each other once. If we say this, we will be born."

Ouyang Xu grinned, and the room felt warm immediately: "Brother Xiao is right, I was confused, there is no need to talk about this between us!"

Xiao Suo didn't suspect him, smiled at him, and went back to read.

In the morning of the next day, news of the earthquake had spread throughout the capital.

According to the practice of the past dynasties, when encountering such natural disasters, you have to admit that you are unlucky. The imperial court sends officials to relieve the disaster and appease the people.

But this time is different, and now he is unwilling to issue this edict of guilt.Huan Ye ordered the Ministry of Households to take charge of the disaster relief, and then ordered Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites to organize sacrifices and prayers. He also ordered Shen Yan to lead the Royal Habayashi Guard to assist the Sanfa Division in investigating the cause of the earthquake.

With these three imperial decrees, not to mention the people in the capital, even the officials in the court are baffled.The first two measures are indeed understandable and should be done.But this last item is quite intriguing.

The cause of the earthquake was an irresistible force of nature, and some superstitious people only attributed the cause to the punishment of heaven that cannot be changed by manpower.Because of this, the emperors of all dynasties often issued imperial edicts after such incidents, believing that the gods are false, and the truth is to appease people's hearts.

"How can there be any reason to investigate such a natural disaster?" Shen Yan sighed, no matter what, Biansheng appointed him to assist in the investigation! "What can we find out? At most, let Si Tianjian make two nonsense words about the astronomical phenomena and it will be over!"

Yan Jun laughed and said, "Our emperor is really smart to the bone!"

"How do you say that?" Shen Yan stopped in front of the palace gate and forcibly pulled him into his carriage.

Yan Jun had no choice but to sit down with him, and said, "You and I both know that this earthquake is a natural disaster, and there is no reason at all. Doesn't the emperor understand such a simple truth?"

"That's true." Shen Yan nodded: "If that's the case, why do we need to investigate?"