After leaving Yuan'an County, Yun Miaomiao opened the brocade box Xiaoyang gave her. Inside was a stack of banknotes, with the largest denomination being five hundred taels, followed by those with one hundred taels and fifty taels.
It is estimated that Xiaoyang saved this from the beginning when the business of Yuncui Pavilion was good. Later, the business got better and better, and the amount of money saved became larger and larger.
This is the first money Yun Miaomiao has earned, making money in a real sense.
There was a lot of money in the brocade box, and Yun Miaomiao was afraid that it would be unsafe to carry it with her, so she also put it in the storage space of the mall.
There are two roads from Yuan'an County to the capital. One is through Ruizhou City and takes Gu Fengqing's road. The other is through Hubei and takes the opposite direction, but the distance is several times shorter.
sky.
Yun Miaomiao remembered that Gu Fengqing told her that Magistrate Liang and Magistrate Wang in southern Hubei were the accomplices behind the plague. They were originally thinking about Ruizhou City and tried their best to murder Magistrate Zhao, but now they are still safe.
Well, if I knew I was going to pass through Hubei, I don't know if anything would happen.
"Madam, we don't have to go from the south of Hubei. We start from Ruizhou City. It only takes a few more days. If something happens to you, we have no way to explain to the young master and the young master." Qingyang is not.
I'm afraid, but mainly I want to be on the safe side.
Yun Miaomiao also knew the dangers involved, "It's okay. They have seen me. If I disguise myself, there shouldn't be any big problem. Then we just keep a low profile and don't cause trouble. They probably won't recognize it."
Qingyang and Dongqing looked at each other. Since Yun Miaomiao insisted, they would just leave from the south of Hubei.
Yun Miaomiao also knew that the road to Ruizhou City was the safest, but in terms of time, it was more than half. She didn't want to delay that long. With Gu Fengqing waiting for her, Yun Su and Xiao Zhuo would also be worried.
You and the Yun family need to deal with things urgently.
The statement written by Yun's father was submitted to the emperor together with the plague incident, asking the emperor for a retrial on the charge of deliberate frame-up. Yun Miaomiao and Gu Fengqing had put a lot of thought behind it, and she didn't want to wait any longer.
As for Magistrate Liang and Magistrate Wang, she would be most happy to see them live in peace and harmony. If they had to provoke her, she would definitely not be polite and let them know that even dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious.
Two days later, Yun Miaomiao arrived at the gate of Enan City.
Unlike the high city walls of Ruizhou City, the city walls of Hubei are a bit old, the city gates are weather-beaten, bleached by the sun, and many of the tiles are missing.
No wonder Magistrate Liang and Magistrate Wang were obsessed with Ruizhou City. It turned out that this place in southern Hubei was run-down. Compared with Ruizhou City, it was like the sky was on the ground.
Yun Miaomiao snorted lightly. If it weren't for Mrs. Zhao's matter, she would still help E Nan find a solution. But with Mrs. Zhao's matter, she doesn't even want to look at it anymore.
Qingyang held the carriage, "Madam, we are about to enter the city ahead. Should we find a farmer to rest for one night outside the city, or go into the city and find an inn to sleep for one night?"
It was already getting late, and I didn't know if there were any farmers nearby. Yun Miaomiao thought for a moment, "Let's go to the city and find a smaller inn."
Dongqing jumped out of the carriage and said, "I'll go to the city to inquire about it first. Brother, take your wife to find the inn."
Qingyang nodded, it would be better to find out more clearly, safety first.
Yun Miaomiao put down the car curtain in her hand and put makeup on her face. She was not joking about the simple disguise. Cosmetics in the mall are easy to buy. Modern makeup skills are praised by others.
It's a head-changing technique. Magistrate Liang and the others want to cause trouble for them, so they should wait a few hundred more years.
Yun Miaomiao finished painting her face in just a few strokes. She also pulled up her hair like a woman's head, using only a few hairpins to fix it. The originally fair face turned a little dark yellow, and there were more hair on the left cheek.
There was a shallow scar and her lips were painted white. From a distance, she looked like a weak woman who couldn't take care of herself.
She opened the curtain and poked her head out. After Qingyang saw her appearance clearly, he took a breath of air and said, "Madam, you~"
Yun Miaomiao raised her eyebrows, "How about it, do you still recognize me?"
"Madam, how do you deal with the disguise technique?" Yun Miaomiao laughed out loud at his question, "This is not a disguise technique, I just put some rouge on my face."
Qingyang looked at her in disbelief, "Rouge? Rouge can also disguise herself?"
Yun Miaomiao thought, the rouge here is not acceptable, but the cosmetics bought in the mall are, but she did not say it out loud.
"Okay, let's go to the city first." Yun Miaomiao changed the subject and asked Qingyang to prepare to enter the city.
Only then did Qingyang remember their business, and walked into the city while holding the horse's rope, his face becoming serious.
Finally, they found a small inn next to the city gate. It was not too small, but there were many people staying there. When Dongqing came back, Yun Miaomiao had already asked the shopkeeper to prepare the food and bring it out.
"You're finally back. If you don't come back, I'd like to ask Qingyang to go out and look for you." Yun Miaomiao filled the meal and looked at Dongqing, "What did you find out?"
Dongqing took a sip of water and took a breath before speaking, "I asked around in the city and found out that both Magistrate Liang and County Magistrate Wang were not in Enan City. They said they had something to do and had been gone for seven or eight days. Now they are in the city.
The steward is one of their subordinates, his surname is Zhou, and his name is Zhou Guanmin. This person was originally a refugee. Because of his ability and cleverness, he was promoted by Magistrate Liang. There are also ambiguities about Zhou Guanmin. Some people say that he is cruel and ruthless.
The Living King of Hell, some people say he is a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering, but in short, he is not someone to be trifled with."
Yun Miaomiao was surprised, "Enan is the backbone of Magistrate Liang and County Magistrate Wang. Even if they both go out for business, they won't be able to come back in seven or eight days. And they have given the right to speak in Enan to a newly promoted person."
Those who came up, I remember that they both seem to have their own sons. Isn’t their son not as good as Zhou Guanmin?"
"That's the strange thing. I also found out that Magistrate Liang particularly admired this Zhou Guanmin, and even gave his daughter-in-law to Zhou Guanmin in marriage. Now this Zhou Guanmin is no ordinary person. He is Magistrate Liang's son-in-law. I
I think this is the reason why Magistrate Liang and County Magistrate Wang entrusted the affairs of Enan City to him."
"Something's not quite right." Yun Miaomiao always felt that there was something in this that they didn't know. "However, this matter has nothing to do with us. We will just leave the city early tomorrow."
Qingyang and Dongqing agreed that they were borrowing the road in the first place and did not want to have much to do with Magistrate Liang and County Magistrate Wang, let alone meeting these two people. Now that they are gone, Yun Miaomiao and the others should be grateful.
After eating, Yun Miaomiao went back to her room. Qingyang and Dongqing Hu lived next door to her, so that they could hear any movement.
In the middle of the night, a strong wind suddenly started outside, causing the windows to creak, and Yun Miaomiao and Qingyang were all woken up.
Qingyang was worried that something might happen to Yun Miaomiao, so he knocked on her door, "Madam."
"What's wrong?" Yun Miaomiao opened the door, "Did something happen?"
"Suddenly there was a strong wind outside. It looks like it's going to rain." Qingyang sounded a little excited. There has been no rain for nearly a year after the drought. Now, if it really rains, it will be really bad.
Very good.
Yun Miaomiao looked outside. Many people were woken up by the sound of doors and windows blown by the strong wind, and one or two people got up.
The waiter at the inn also got up and lit all the oil lamps in the store. "Dear guests, there has been a strong wind at night in southern Hubei recently, which has disturbed everyone's rest. I'm really sorry."
"Brother, the wind is blowing so hard, is it going to rain?" a resident asked suddenly.
Others also echoed, "Yes, yes, it's been a long time since it rained. If it doesn't rain again, we will all starve to death."
The waiter shook his head, "No, it's just windy. If it's really going to rain, then I'll be really thankful."
It's not raining, it's just windy.
"Bang~"
There was a loud noise outside, accompanied by screams. Several people in the inn who were still happy because it was going to rain suddenly froze, and then the inn began to shake.
Yun Miaomiao screamed in her heart, "Run quickly, the inn is about to collapse."
Qingyang and Dongqing quickly picked up the baggage and pulled Yun Miaomiao out of the inn without saying a word. Not only was there a strong wind outside, but the surrounding houses began to shake. A line suddenly appeared on the ground where Yun Miaomiao was standing.
The crack was like a ferocious beast, opening its bloody mouth and biting towards her.
Yun Miaomiao quickly pulled Dongqing and hid away.
How come there was an earthquake all of a sudden?
"Everyone, run quickly, the ground is shaking, go to an open space quickly." Yun Miaomiao didn't care about anything else, and ran over and over, shouting for people to go to the open space.
Qingyang and Dongqing's faces turned pale. This was the first time they encountered such a big movement. They thought that without Magistrate Liang and Magistrate Wang causing trouble, they could spend the night peacefully. How could they have thought of avoiding it?
Man-made disasters and natural disasters.
Yun Miaomiao was already cursing her mother in her heart. What kind of thing is this? It all happened to her.
‘Boom~’
Drought thunder rolled in the sky, strong winds roared around, and there was a huge noise of houses collapsing and falling down, filling my ears.
Even though her legs were weak, Yun Miaomiao didn't dare to stop. She kept running outside. The whole place behind her fell into pieces. She screamed again and again. Many people saw the direction she was running and followed her.
, knowing that they had left the city gate and were standing in the open space outside, they still did not dare to stop.
The earthquake lasted for as long as a cup of tea. The original city walls collapsed and sank into the ground. The houses in the city were all in ruins. There were many people below, and there were people crying and shouting all around.
relatives.
"Mom~ help my mother, mother~"
"Son, my son~"
"Dad~"
Yun Miaomiao stood there and stared at everything in front of her. Qingyang and Dongqing gasped for air and looked at this scene in disbelief.
"Madam, this..."
Qingyang and Dongqing turned pale and didn't know what to do.
Yun Miaomiao's chest kept rising and falling. There were tens of thousands of people in the city of Hubei. As far as the people who came out could see, there were less than three hundred people. You can imagine how tragic this earthquake was.
Moreover, the location of southern Hubei is special. It is surrounded by mountains. There is only one avenue passing through Hubei City. Now many mountains have collapsed due to earthquakes. Nearly half of the houses in the city are due to earthquakes and half are due to mountains.
The collapse was buried.
Yun Miaomiao took a deep breath, found a stone and stood on it, "Don't panic, everyone, listen to me. I have experienced earthquakes before. Although the ground has stopped moving now, there will still be aftershocks. We
You can't rescue people hastily. All of you men who are not injured now should line up here in Qingyang on my left. Later we will go in in batches to rescue people. The remaining old people and children will boil water to treat the injuries of those who have been rescued.
Don't be discouraged, everyone, we will definitely rescue everyone."
Someone stepped forward to direct. Those who were at a loss suddenly found the backbone and began to join forces.
Qingyang looked at the people gathered and felt a slight headache. There were less than a hundred people who could work to save people, and there were more elderly people and children.
Yun Miaomiao naturally discovered it, and she called Qingyang, "You divide these people into two groups, one group goes in to rescue people, and the other group goes into the city to find useful food, medicinal materials or other useful materials.
Clothing fabric on top.”
"Okay, I'll go right away." Qingyang stood up immediately to make arrangements.
Dongqing ran over and told Yun Miaomiao about the situation of the elderly and children on the other side, "Madam, the elderly and children on my side are fine, but so many people need to be resettled and we have nothing, what should we do?
ah."
Yun Miaomiao had a headache. She was holding the mall in her hand. There was everything in it, but she just couldn't take it out.
"I have asked Qingyang to go to the city to look for things. You divide the place. When the things come back, let them sort them and see if there are doctors or the like in the crowd. If not, who are the people who were rescued?
We don’t know what the situation will be, so we can’t give people hope when the time comes and leave them waiting to die.”
Dongqing nodded, "I'll ask now."
Yun Miaomiao looked at the dusty city, her heart tightening, "How many homes have been lost?"
The people brought by Qingyang quickly found things and came back, including a lot of food. The old people, some of whom were strong and healthy, all offered to help. More and more things were brought back. Slowly
Slowly, another team has already started to rescue people.
"They're back, they're carrying people back." Someone shouted, and Yun Miaomiao saw several people carrying people back through the dawn light.
She reacted immediately, "Quickly, put them over there. Doctor, hurry up and save them."
When Yun Miaomiao shouted, everyone saw hope and started to join hands. There were people who were slightly injured and some who were seriously injured. One after another, the originally large open space was filled with people in an instant.
Qingyang came over at this time, "Madam, Zhou Guanmin said he wants to see you."
"See me?" Yun Miaomiao had forgotten this character, "Is he okay?"
"He was crushed under a rock. We went to rescue him, but we couldn't get him out yet. We knew someone was directing the rescue and wanted to see you. His subordinates didn't tell him your identity. He didn't know." Qing.
Yang spoke cryptically and did not reveal her identity as Gu Fengqing's wife, so why did Zhou Guanmin want to see her?
After working for most of the night, the sun had already risen. Yun Miaomiao took a sip of water and said, "I'll go take a look."
It should be said that the night was too dark last night and Yun Miaomiao could not clearly see the situation in the city. Now that Yun Miaomiao walked inside, she realized that the situation was much more serious than she imagined.
Zhou Guanmin was lying in the ruins, his body was pressed by stones and wood. It was not an easy task to rescue him.
Yun Miaomiao walked over and squatted in front of him, "Qingyang said you want to see me?"
Zhou Guanmin did not expect that the other party was a plain-looking woman. Although she looked ordinary, her eyes were exceptionally beautiful.
"Are you the one who organizes people to rescue people?" Although it was difficult to say, Yun Miaomiao still understood, "It's me. You are pressed down there now. Are you injured?"
Zhou Guanmin shook his head, "I'm fine, please do me a favor. My current location is in the county government lobby. About 50 meters to my right and 30 meters to the right is my fiancée's yard. You can help me first."
Save her? She has always been afraid of the dark, and now that something like this is happening, I'm worried about her."
Yun Miaomiao was startled, "You mean Miss Liang?"
Zhou Guanmin didn't expect her to know, "Yes, Liang Yingying is my fiancée. She is the daughter of Magistrate Liang. I am Zhou Guanmin, Magistrate Liang's subordinate. Magistrate Liang has not come back yet. If you save his daughter, he will be grateful to you."
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Yun Miaomiao wanted to say that just because of the grievances between herself and Magistrate Liang, he would not be grateful to her.
"Don't worry, they will save you, and they will also save your fiancée. As long as you are okay, it will be a matter of time before you get out. People here are rushing to rescue people, and there will be no delay."
Zhou Guanmin felt a little relieved, "By the way, Magistrate Liang's warehouse has a lot of good medicinal materials. Go straight 50 meters to the right of where I am and 20 meters to the left. Next to the pharmacy is the granary. You can ask someone to
Go and move the things out, it should be an emergency."
Yun Miaomiao glanced at him and responded, "Okay, I'll have someone look for you. Are you really okay?"
She noticed that Zhou Guanmin's expression was not quite right, and the shadows under his eyes were slightly red, obviously he was trying his best to hide something.
Zhou Guanmin said with a smile, "No, go rescue Yingying and tell her I'm fine."
Yun Miaomiao put her hand on his neck. Zhou Guanmin was stunned for a moment because of her action, "You..."
"Are you losing feeling in your feet?" Yun Miaomiao could roughly feel his pulse, but something was obviously wrong, "You can't move your lower body, right?"
Qingyang glanced at Zhou Guanmin, who acted as if nothing had happened, and was filled with admiration, "You guys move faster and move all the rocks up there."
Bitterness flashed across Zhou Guanmin's face for a moment, and then disappeared, "I told you I'm fine. I've already told you where the food and medicinal materials are. Go and get Yingying out quickly. Don't pay attention to me, I'm fine."
"Liang Yingying's life is life, and your life is also life." Yun Miaomiao said a word, and asked people to speed up their movements to save the injured person, "Qingyang, call two more people over, and call me as soon as he comes out.
I’m going to see where the granaries and medicinal materials are.”
Qingyang glanced at the struggling Zhou Guanmin and nodded, "Yes, madam."