Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 180 You all go up first, I'll cover the rear.

Everyone panicked. The water in the yard could be drained, but with the house leaking, they had nowhere to sleep and nowhere to stay.

Fang Xingzhi was the first to break down. He had only stayed at Li Ruru's house because it was raining heavily outside and lightly inside his own house.

Now that's bad, it's starting to rain inside Li Ruru's house too. Where can he stay now?

The water in the main room rose very quickly; it was just above our ankles a moment ago, but now it's up to our calves.

Li Ruru immediately said, "Let's go to the backyard and stay in the cave for a few days."

Anyway, there's plenty of food and drink there, making it a pretty good natural sanctuary.

Without further ado, the group quickly packed their things, taking only some clothes and shoes, and waded through the deep water toward the backyard.

As soon as the backyard door opened, a powerful stream of water gushed out.

Little Yinyin, who was walking ahead, was almost swept away by the water.

Fortunately, Xiao Yishan lifted her up and placed Yinyin on his thin shoulders.

"Hold onto my neck and don't move."

Xiao Yishan warned him that the water was already above his knees and was getting higher.

Xiao Yishan walked at the front, carrying a lot of things on his shoulders, and he walked unsteadily.

Yinyin clung to his neck, her face turning deathly pale with fright.

She saw that the surrounding area was a vast expanse of water, and the potatoes that had been planted there were now buried and invisible.

The trees were all bent and twisted by the water, and water was flowing down the mountains in the distance.

After much stumbling and struggling, the group finally reached the bottom of the cave.

Li Ruru looked up and saw water flowing rapidly above the cave entrance.

The murky water formed a powerful waterfall that hung above the cave.

From a distance, it looks like a water curtain cave.

"This...can we still go up there?" Li Ruru asked, frowning.

She usually has a hard time climbing this platform, but now the ground is full of water and the ceiling is full of water.

It was as if all the water in the world had poured into her house.

Fang Xingzhi walked at the very back, keeping an eye on everyone as he went to make sure no one fell.

He was extremely worried because it was all a group of women.

Hearing Li Ruru's words, he said, "Don't worry, I brought a ladder."

The ladder was made by Chu Xiu before, and now it comes in handy.

He stepped forward, leaned the ladder against the mountainside, held it down with his hand, and said to Xiao Yishan, "You go up first."

Xiao Yishan nodded, handed Yinyin to Li Ruru, and climbed up the wobbly ladder.

Water gushed down from above, soaking Xiao Yishan completely.

He squinted with difficulty, and everyone crowded under the ladder, holding on tightly, afraid of being swept away by the water.

The floodwaters mercilessly soaked everyone to the bone.

Finally, Xiao Yishan, under immense pressure, climbed to the top.

He took the weight off his shoulder and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

He ran into the cave and quickly circled around.

He returned to the cave entrance, placed his hands on the ladder, and said, "Everyone, come on up quickly, there's no leak up there."

A rare smile appeared on everyone's faces. Fang Xingzhi said, "You guys go up first, I'll cover the rear."

The ladder was swaying precariously in the floodwaters, and he was afraid that others would lose control of it.

Li Ruru first put Yinyin on the ladder and said seriously, "Yinyin, hold onto the ladder and climb up. Don't look around or think about anything. Go find Brother Yishan, do you hear me?"

Yin Yin's usually rosy face was deathly pale, without a trace of blood.

She nodded earnestly: "Mother, I understand."

The little girl, her tiny hands gripping the ladder, climbed upwards against the floodwaters.

The water kept washing over the ladder, and Yinyin swallowed several mouthfuls of water, choking and coughing.

Its small body trembled, causing the ladder to sway as well.

Xiao Yishan said urgently, "Yinyin, hold on tight and climb up!" He simply lay down on the ground, holding the ladder with one hand and stretching out the other to reach Yinyin.

Yinyin held onto the ladder with one hand and reached for him with the other.

There's still a long way to go between them; they can't reach each other.

Yinyin glanced down inadvertently; the raging floodwaters looked like a giant dragon, threatening to devour her whole.

Her legs began to shake uncontrollably.

Li Ruru's heart was in her throat. She was anxious and frustrated, but she still had to coax her daughter.

The child is too young and doesn't understand anything, so it's normal for him to be scared.

"Yinyin, climb up there and Mom will buy you candied hawthorns. How about 100?"

When Yinyin heard that there were candied hawthorns to eat, her panicked heart calmed down a little.

She gripped the ladder and laboriously climbed two more steps.

“Yes, that’s it, keep climbing.” Xiao Yishan stretched out his arm again.

Yinyin was soaked to the bone, but she had no way out and could only grit her teeth and climb up.

Finally, Xiao Yishan reached her arm, lifted her up, and placed her in a clean spot.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then Peipei and Li Ruru also successfully climbed up.

Only Chaochao and Fang Xingzhi remained. Chaochao said, "Master Fang, you go first."

Fang Xingzhi shook his head, "You go first, I'll cover the rear."

He can swim, so even if something goes wrong, he won't lose his life.

Chaochao didn't insist any longer and climbed up the ladder.

Xiao Yishan held the ladder tightly from above, while Li Ruru and Peipei reached out their arms to grab Chaochao from either side.

Chaochao started climbing smoothly, but when she was almost at the finish line, she suddenly remembered something, became distracted, slipped, and fell.

With a splash, a considerable amount of water rose from the floodwaters.

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County government.

Chu Xiu, who was still sleeping, sat up with a start.

"No, no!" he muttered to himself, his face pale and covered in cold sweat.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Wu hurriedly pushed open the door and asked, "Young Master, are you alright? Did you have a nightmare?"

Chu Xiu threw off the covers and went to put on his shoes, looking utterly dejected.

He hastily threw on some clothes and said, "Quick, come with me to Chenjia Village."

Xiao Wu looked outside and said, "Young Master, the rain is very heavy now. The clerk just said that the bridges in several nearby villages have been washed away, and we're afraid we won't be able to get back for a while."

Chu Xiu cried out helplessly, "No, right now, right now!"

Xiao Wu touched his forehead: "Young Master, do you have a fever?"

Chu Xiu pushed his hand away and shouted, "Godmother, something has happened to your family, something has happened to Chaochao."

Xiao Wu patted his back and comforted him, "Young master, your godmother's family has a house and food, everything will be alright."

It's pouring rain outside, but as long as they stay indoors, they'll be fine.

Chu Xiu covered his head and roared, "It's true! They're in danger! I have to go save them!"

Xiao Wu couldn't refuse him, so she could only hold the umbrella and follow behind him.

As soon as the two stepped out of the house, a gust of wind overturned their umbrellas.

Xiao Wu wiped the water off his face: "Young Master, it's hard to drive a carriage in this weather."

The horses went on strike; they wouldn't leave the stable even when whipped.

Chu Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's walk over there."

The constables who were sheltering from the rain at the door saw him coming and asked in surprise, "Young master, where are you going?"

The master instructed that those bandits haven't been caught yet, so it's best if you don't go out.

(End of this chapter)