Quick mission: We don't make trouble

It had been raining for two days straight, the sky gloomy and depressing. The autumn rain was relentless, seemingly never-ending. Fortunately, it wasn't heavy, just a fine drizzle, not the torrential downpours of summer, so it didn't affect the people's journey. However, as the rain continued, the temperature gradually dropped, and the chill deepened.

Although they were sitting in the carriage, they still couldn't resist the cold wind. The Zhu family members all put on sheepskin coats and cotton trousers to keep warm.

The caravan did not stop because of the weather and continued to move forward.

Yang Wu looked ahead and explained to the Zhu family, "It looks like this rain won't stop anytime soon. We can't just sit here and wait. Besides, there's no village or shop in this area, and there's no place to hide from the rain. We might as well keep going. Once we get over the mountain ahead, we'll see Rain City, and then we can have a good rest."

Zhu Qingqing and the others had no objection to Yang Wu's explanation. After all, the caravan was experienced and knew how to handle such situations. As newcomers, they should just follow the team's lead. Thus, the group quickened their pace and headed towards Rain City.

Zhu Qingqing stayed in the carriage obediently for the past two days. Except for the time when she got off to take care of personal matters during the break and meal, she never got off again.

She secretly thanked her lucky mother Zhu for preparing enough wood ash for her, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with this rainy and deserted place.

Zhu Yingying was even more worried, fearing that she would follow in her sister's footsteps.

So these past two days, she was dissatisfied with everything she saw and had no appetite for anything she ate. She looked much more haggard. Even when Wu Di tried to joke with her, she couldn't muster up the energy and looked listless.

Mother Zhu: "Don't worry about her, she will be fine when she gets to the right place. She has developed some bad habits even though she was perfectly normal. She's no better than our Didi."

Didi: ………

Uh, grandma, what are you doing? You are attracting hatred.

At noon that day, the caravan stopped at a spot halfway up the mountain, preparing to rest for an hour before continuing on their journey. Everyone got off the carriages, stretched their muscles, and ate something to replenish their energy.

After a short rest, the caravan set out on their journey again. Crossing the mountain before them would lead them to Rain City. Everyone wanted to reach their destination as quickly as possible, so they were all ready to cross the mountain in one go.

However, during the lunch break, it was still drizzling, but now the rain gradually increased in intensity until it became a downpour, as if the sky had been torn open and the rain was pouring down. The sky also became increasingly gloomy, as if it was pressing down on people's heads.

As the rain continued to intensify, a curtain of rain gradually formed, enveloping everything around. Visibility was extremely low, and people's vision became increasingly blurred, and they could only see the scenery not far ahead.

Yang Wu drove the carriage carefully, cursing, "This damn weather is really weird. It's winter, and it's still raining like summer. The only thing missing is thunder."

Zhu Qingqing lifted the curtain and looked at the gloomy sky outside and said, "The climate in the mountainous area changes greatly. We are walking under the dark clouds...

Yang Wu: "We've never encountered such a situation before. Although it rained, it was always a drizzle. This is the first time we've seen such heavy rain."

At this moment, the caravan was squeezed on a narrow mountain road, with no way to stop and could only move forward slowly and cautiously.

Because the road is narrow and the distance between vehicles is very close, accidents may happen if you are not careful.

Wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, Wang Xiangdong and several other pathfinders in the caravan kept rushing back and forth, reminding the caravan members to drive their carriages and keep an eye on their horses and yaks. They wanted to ensure that every vehicle could safely pass this dangerous section of the road.

Wang Xiangdong even came over to tell Zhu Qingqing and the others, "Madam, the road ahead is narrow. You can only go slowly. Everyone, please be alert. And keep an eye on Didi... Don't let her get out of the car. The road is slippery and she could easily fall."

Wu Di poked his head out of the car and said, "Uncle Dong, I'm very obedient and will never cause any trouble for you. Don't worry."

Wang Xiangdong wanted to touch her little head, but seeing his hands were wet with rain, he held back.

Praise: "Didi is the best."

Zhu Qingqing nodded and said, "Lao Geng, you should be careful too."

After all, we all came here together and no one wants anything to happen to anyone.

After thinking for a while, he said:

Lao Geng, I think the rain is a little bit abnormal.

Who's exploring the road ahead? Be careful! There might be landslides, falling rocks, or mudslides ahead...

She had traveled to many places with the inspection team before and encountered various emergencies, so she couldn't help but remind Wang Xiangdong at this time.

Wang Xiangdong replied from his horseback, "I've considered all of this. After all, I grew up in the mountains and served on patrol for several years, so I'm very familiar with the conditions there. In this kind of weather, dangers are indeed more likely to occur. But don't worry, I've already warned Team Leader Yang, and he's experienced. He's personally leading the team ahead to explore the route, some distance away from us. If he finds anything amiss, he'll immediately notify the people behind us, and we'll all quickly find a safe place to hide."

Zhu Qingqing felt relieved after hearing what he said, "That's good. Then you can get busy."

Wang Xiangdong rode away.

Zhu Qingqing lowered the curtain and told Zhu's mother and Zhu Yingying about the situation.

Mother Zhu: “We need to be more vigilant.

Qingqing, Yingying, if anything happens, just hold Didi and run, don't worry about me."

Zhu Qingqing: "Mom, look at what you said, what's going on..."

Zhu Yingying: "Exactly, we've already encountered the worst, otherwise we wouldn't be here..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the carriage stop.

"what happened?"

Zhu Qingqing pulled open the curtain and asked.

Yang Wu: “Someone in front shouted stop, so I stopped.

He shouted again to the back, and Yang Jiu responded, stopped the car, and passed the message to the back to let the entire caravan stop.

Everyone was guessing what had happened.

Yang Wu was still comforting Zhu Qingqing: "Madam, it shouldn't be a big deal. It's probably a fallen tree or a rock blocking the road. We can pass through it once it's cleared..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a rider galloping over, shouting all the way: "Turn around, turn around, the rear team becomes the front team, retreat, quickly, quickly..."

Yang Wu was stunned.

Zhu Qingqing was stunned.

Then another rider came galloping up from behind, "There's fallen rocks ahead... Everyone retreat..."

Zhu Qingqing: "Mom, Yingying, I'm afraid it's not good... There might be a landslide. We have to retreat and can't wait. I'll go notify the others."

The mountain road was narrow and the carriage could not turn around in time. Moreover, they were in the middle. By the time the carriages behind turned around and left, it would probably be too late for them.

As a doctor who had provided support in disaster areas, Mother Zhu understood immediately. She stuffed some of the food in the carriage into their backpacks and asked Zhu Yingying to carry it. She then pulled Wu Di off the carriage and ran to the back.

Zhu Qingqing said to Yang Wu, "Quick, unhitch the horses and ride to inform the people ahead to leave the carts and cargo behind and to retreat on horseback, otherwise it might be too late..."

Yang Wu was still a little dazed: "It's just a few falling rocks, it can't be that serious."