Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 437

Chen Dongzhi thought that since Xiaoman lived here, perhaps the people next door would know something about the situation, so he told them that he and a few others had come here from Xinghua Village to find his brother.

The woman burst into laughter when she heard that, "I was wondering why you and Xiaoman look so alike?! Turns out you are his brother!" Her eyes fell on Boss Zhong and the others who were standing behind, asking who they were.

"I am Stone's father!"

"I'm Xiaohe's father!"

"I am Li Zhi's father and Li Yang's uncle."

The woman's eyes swept over their faces one by one, and she was relieved after confirming that they really looked like the children they were talking about. "Xiao Man and the others were taken away by the county magistrate, and they haven't come back for two days!"

Haven’t been back for two days?

Isn’t this the day after the flood?

Chen Dongzhi frowned, "What did they say when they were called away?"

The woman shook her head. "I don't know about that. They just said that the county magistrate wanted to see them for something, so my mother-in-law doesn't have to cook for them these few days."

Everyone's heart sank. Now that they had arrived at Guangning Prefecture, they were told that the children had been called away by the county magistrate. How were they going to take them away?

After thanking the woman, Chen Dongzhi looked around and said, "I'll go to the government office and ask. Maybe they are there."

Zhong Laoer went with him. It happened that Liu Gang also arrived in Guangning Prefecture yesterday, so maybe he could meet him in the yamen.

Li Zhidie and Zhong Lao Da should go find a place to settle down first. Even if they can't find one today, at least they will have a place to sleep.

Across the street from the pawnshop was the government office. As soon as Chen Dongzhi and his companions approached, they saw a group of people walking out of the government office, among them was Liu Yu Niang's eldest brother Liu Gang.

The two looked at each other and quickened their pace.

"Big brother!"

The familiar voice made Liu Gang turn around, and he saw his brother-in-law and Chen Dongzhi. After saying a few words to the people next to him, he walked up to the two of them.

"Daxiang! Brother Chen! You guys got here so quickly?"

Chen Dongzhi nodded. Just as he was about to ask him if he knew that the county magistrate was looking for Xiaoman and the others, Liu Gang spoke up first, "I happened to meet Shitou and the others when I arrived yesterday!" He smiled, "These kids are great. Now they are helping the government deal with the flood."

The two men breathed a sigh of relief. At least what Liu Gang said showed that they were indeed not in any serious trouble and that they had not committed any crime in being summoned by the county magistrate.

How could Liu Gang not know what they were thinking?

He told her everything that had happened over the past two days.

"There are many villages affected by the disaster, as many as 16. The government offices are short of staff, so the county magistrate asked the government offices of Jixiang Town and Liuyun Town to send more staff. When the staff arrived, the children had just finished their exams and were called by the county magistrate to help along with other candidates."

Of course, this was a voluntary thing, and those who didn't want to stay and help left early.

There are quite a few students who stay. After all, there are those who are timid and retreat while there are those who are fearless in the face of danger. This is human nature.

Liu Gang told them where they were now. "Don't worry, they are all with the people in the government office. They eat and live in the village. There won't be any problems!"

After saying goodbye to Liu Gang, the two met Li Zhidie, the boss of Zhong, who came to look for them.

Li Zhidi was silent for a while, but then he said, "I want to go find them, just in case, just in case something unexpected happens?"

Just as they were talking, the rain started falling again.

After knowing the location of the village where the people were, the four of them rushed there immediately at dawn.

The village where Xiaoman and his friends live was the one that suffered the most severe damage. There were more than 80 households in the village, but now only about 40 people are left alive, and most of them are from families with only one or two people alive.

As soon as they arrived, they immediately spotted Xiaoman in the crowd. He was distributing porridge and bread to the refugees.

"Xiaoman!" Chen Dongzhi immediately called him loudly, but the village was noisy with crying and shouting, and Xiaoman didn't hear anything at all.

It was only when he walked up to her that Xiaoman realized that he was surprised. "Brother! Why are you here?"

Chen Dongzhi told his brother what had happened in the past few days, and received a guilty look from his brother, "Do you want to go back with me or stay?"

Although he came to take his brother back, after seeing with his own eyes that his brother was fine, he still chose to ask his brother what he thought.

Xiaoman looked around at the refugees who were looking at them curiously, and then at his brother's expressionless face. Although he felt that the government office could properly arrange for these refugees with or without him, he still wanted to stay and help in any way he could.

Seeing his determined expression, Chen Dongzhi understood his thoughts and did not persuade him to go back with him. Instead, he stood beside him and helped to get bowls of porridge for the refugees.

The two brothers started talking here, and the others were equally happy to see their father suddenly appear in front of them.

The Zhong brothers were relieved after seeing that there was nothing wrong with Shitou River. Since the children were not going back, they decided to stay and help.

Only Li Zhi's father, with a sullen face, told Li Yang to go back, and scolded him in a low voice, "Don't you want to think about your mother? Is now the time for you to be a hero? Your mother is still waiting for you to go back home!"

Li Zhi wanted to speak up for his brother, but was also scolded, "Not only did you not stop him, you even followed him here! Didn't I tell you to take good care of your brother before I came here?!"

The two brothers were silent for a moment. The two officers next to them looked at each other and came forward to persuade Li Zhidie not to be so angry. "It's a good thing that the child has this intention. Don't be too anxious, brother. They have helped a lot these days. They are busy from morning to night. Why don't you have a good talk? Why are you so anxious and angry?"

After Li Zhidie calmed down, he felt that since he had come here, they should go back with him. He told the two men in a hoarse voice to put down their work and follow him now.

"Uncle! I won't go back, I want to stay and help!" Li Yang pursed his lips, with a stubborn expression but refused to look up at his uncle.

"You! You little bastard!" Li Zhi's father was so angry that his face turned red. If there weren't so many people present, he would have wanted to grab this kid and beat him up.

Li Zhi stood silently behind his brother, making his position clear.

While the father and his sons were arguing here, Chen Dongzhi learned that besides the four of them, there were five other classmates who came to take the exam together and stayed behind, and several classmates returned to Liuyun Town. Xiaoman and his classmates had asked the classmates who returned to Liuyun Town to send a message to their families, saying that they were safe.

The classmate returned to Liuyun Town the day after Chen Dongzhi and his friends left, and told Master Zhou about this at that time.

"In that case, I'll go with you to Xiaoman and Shitou's home. I'll just have to make sure they're okay."

Teacher Zhou and two classmates arrived at Chen Dongzhi's house first. It was Chen's mother who opened the door. She was holding Miaomiao and recognized the man in front of her as her youngest son's teacher at a glance. She quickly asked him to come in and sit down.

"No, no, I won't go in." Master Zhou waved his hand and said, "I have to go to Taohua Village later. I came here today because of Xiaoman. Several children who went to take the exam together said that Xiaoman and his friends stayed in Guangning Prefecture to help. Please ask them to tell their families that everything is safe."

Mother Chen didn't quite understand what he said, and asked blankly, "Help? What help? Aren't you coming back together after the exam?"

Master Zhou knew nothing about this and told them everything that happened in Guangning Prefecture. "Xiaoman and Shitou are both good kids. They heard that Guangning Prefecture was hit by a flood and volunteered to stay and help."

After the people walked away, Chen's mother stood at the door and hugged her granddaughter with increasing strength, until Miaomiao felt that she was being hugged too tightly and became uncomfortable, and she struggled for a while before she came to her senses.

"...Flood?" Chen's mother murmured, thinking of the time a few days ago when someone knocked on the door and her son opened the door and came back saying he was going to Guangning Prefecture.