Chapter 217. Sadness is contagious
Seeing that everyone seemed to understand, Hua Chengtian finally breathed a sigh of relief and directed the villagers to carefully return to the cave with the family members.
It makes sense that suddenly seeing such a shocking scene is difficult for anyone to bear, plus sadness can be contagious, so of course, it’s a collective breakdown.
Besides getting rained on, Hua Chengtian thought it was also good for everyone to vent their emotions.
Releasing negative emotions is better than letting them accumulate until they become unbearable and lead to a breakdown.
Fortunately, people were sad, but not entirely irrational, otherwise it would really be worrying.
Heaven knows how worried he was earlier that everyone, in their excessive sorrow, might accidentally slip down the mountain. After all, these are rocky mountains, and falling is no joke.
After the village chief’s comforting words, everyone felt much better. Upon entering the cave, they hurriedly returned to their respective tents to change clothes and brew ginger soup.
Even those whose daughters married into other villages or who had relatives outside of the village couldn’t help but worry, but worrying was useless; they could only pray in their hearts that their loved ones would survive this disaster.
After changing clothes and wiping down with hot water, and drinking hot ginger soup, everyone felt much more spirited. Thinking back to their emotional outbursts earlier, they couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.
They didn’t know how they were so bold at the time, crying and yelling loudly on the slippery mountain rocks in that heavy rain, not fearing slipping down or attracting wild animals. In hindsight, they regretted it, and many gratefully looked toward the village chief who had roused them.