The village does not need too many people for the time being, because at this time, everyone in the city is trapped in their buildings and cannot get out.
The city is too densely populated, and even with the army and rescue teams together, it would be difficult to rescue them.
Many people were killed and injured, and the number was rising every day.
The number of deaths in the city is discussed in the village group every day, and every day someone says that they can’t contact one of their relatives.
Liu Qiaoer's grandmother is an orphan, otherwise, the man surnamed Wang would not dare to bully her at will.
Now she has hidden in the countryside, and Wang and his family have reunited and are living in the house bought by her grandmother.
The location is great, downtown, yet further from the village.
The water in the city reached the second floor. Residents below the second floor began to evacuate, while others were still trapped in their homes.
The water and electricity supplies were not interrupted, but food was the first to become scarce.
People in the city like to eat fresh food and buy it now. They don’t like to stock up. On the fifteenth day of the rainy day, people started to rob the supermarkets.
The rural people here are okay. The young blogger next door once exchanged a basket of sweet potatoes for a basket of vegetables from Liu Qiaoer.
No matter how delicious sweet potatoes are, you can't eat them every day. The old man in their family used to grow vegetables in the yard, but because his young wife thought they were ugly, the old man planted some vegetables next to the house and at the edge of the field.
Originally they had too many vegetables to eat, and now it was raining outside so they couldn't go to the fields to pick them.
When I saw Liu Qiaoer had planted some in her yard, I wanted to change them for her.
Liu Qiaoer was not stingy either. After all, the original vegetables were grown by the crazy woman, and there were tomatoes and cucumbers in the yard, all of which were ripe.
As for the other seeds, she had just sown them and they had not yet sprouted.
These dishes are enough for Liu Qiaoer to eat by herself, but if she has to change them frequently, they are not enough.
A month later, after holding back for a long time, many villagers finally realized that something was wrong. They wanted to harvest the vegetables in the fields, otherwise they would rot in the fields.
Everyone cherishes food. It has been raining for a month and there is no sign of stopping.
Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang from next door came out early in the morning, one pushing a tricycle and wearing a raincoat, the other carrying a hoe and wearing a raincoat, and walked towards the fields.
It was noon when Wang Tiejun and his wife woke up. In the past, their meal would have been on the table long ago, but today when they came downstairs, they found the stove and the pots were cold.
I started calling for "Mom" and searched upstairs and downstairs, but couldn't find her.
It was raining heavily at noon, and he found that rainwater from the street began to flow back into his house. He quickly closed the door, and with a startled heart, he asked his wife.
"Did our parents go to the fields?"
Wang Tiejun hurriedly put on his raincoat and went to the field to look for people. When he got there, he saw a vast expanse of water. There were still vegetables there, only fruit trees were still there. The tomato racks could also be seen, and the water was up to his thighs.
"It's raining so hard that the ground is flooded. Can the vegetables in the field still be eaten?"
Wang Tiejun shouted for a long time but couldn't find anyone. He became anxious and quickly went to find someone to help him.
At noon, everyone was having lunch together. The village chief heard that some people had gone to the fields to work again. He felt something was wrong, so he and Wang Tiejun borrowed a kayak from the rescue team and went to the fields.
But before they had rowed for long, they found the bodies of the two people. They were already dead, their skin had turned white from being soaked.
Also found their tricycle.
It turned out that the water was not so deep in the morning, and the couple planned to wade across and pick some vegetables and tomatoes to take back.
However, as I kept picking the fruits, I couldn't go back because the water was getting deeper and deeper.
The soil in the field was very soft and slippery. They struggled hand in hand and walked towards the tricycle. Just as they reached the ridge of the field, the old lady slipped and fell, and they both fell into the water.
The water is deep and reaches above the knees. If you fall down, it is difficult to stand up and you may drown.
Everyone pulled out the bodies of the old couple, and Wang Tiejun was about to put them at home, but the village chief stopped him.
"Don't take them home. We have to bury them anyway. Take them to the village warehouse. Too many people have died in the past few days. Let's do it together and burn them all."
Only then did Wang Tiejun realize that many people had died in the village in the past month.
Some died of illness, some drowned, and some were crushed to death.
Because they were not relatives, the village chief did not ask them for help. After all, they could not go out and special cases needed special treatment. The village chief advised them to burn the body of the deceased together and hold a unified funeral after the rain stopped.
Liu Qiaoer also came to the balcony after hearing the crying from next door. She was also surprised to learn that Uncle Wang and his wife had drowned while working in the fields.
The rain water outside that day flooded into the yard, which should give you an idea of how deep the water is in the ground. It's not worth it to lose your life for a few vegetables.
The group started discussing again, saying that someone in someone's family had died.
Only then did Liu Qiaoer realize that the village was not peaceful. Several people had died for some ignorant reasons.
On this day, the village arranged for some city dwellers to come in, and the village chief asked them to donate clothes and food.
Clothes can be donated, Liu Qiaoer kept a lot of clothes, but food...
It’s not that Liu Qiaoer couldn’t donate, but it would seem strange if she still had surplus food at this time.
She donated the half-box of sweet potatoes that her neighbor gave her: "Village chief, although I am the only one at home and I don't eat much now, I don't have any surplus food at home."
The village chief sighed heavily: "I didn't agree to donate at first. Our village has just harvested the autumn harvest, but looking at the situation, the rain keeps falling and the government keeps sending people to our village. We can't do anything about it."
"But don't worry, the armed police are here to help. They will be able to bring us food soon."
Liu Qiaoer took some more eggs and said, "My mother-in-law secretly raised a few old hens in the house. There are some eggs. I'll give them to you."
The countryside is also undergoing purification. People are not allowed to raise livestock in the yard. The crazy woman raises chickens in the house. Since no one lives in the house anyway, the stink cannot reach her.
By the second month when it rained, vegetables became increasingly scarce, and some people began to exchange food in the group.
This is the good thing about living in the countryside: you can plant fruit trees in the yard or outside.
Some grow dates, some grow apples, some grow pomegranates, persimmons, and so on.
Some people have been eating dates for two months and want to switch to apples.
In order not to stand out, Liu Qiaoer had grapes planted by the crazy woman in her yard. She didn't dismantle the grape racks and the grapes are now ripe.
Grapes were originally used to make wine, and now they can be exchanged for rice and flour, which is also good.
She joined the exchange because they lived close to each other and their houses were built high up, so they could see the ground level and some people could just wade through the water to get over there.
One day, the village chief suddenly called Liu Qiaoer.
"Aren't you the only one in your yard? We have a patient here with a special condition. Is it convenient for us to borrow your house to stay for a few days?"
"Patient? What patient?"
Village head: "He is a soldier of the armed police. He broke his leg when he came to deliver supplies. The village doctor gave him a simple stent and prescribed some medicine. Now he needs a quiet place to rest and someone to take care of him."
Soldier? Although he was a man, the common people had a lot of trust in soldiers and didn't care at all that she was the only girl in the house.
"If you agree, the village will give you some instant noodles, water, and half a bag of flour..."
Liu Qiaoer said without hesitation: "Okay, send it over."