In the early hours of the morning, there was a loud bang in his ears. Man Bao had become immune to loud noises recently, so he turned over and continued to sleep.
Because of the torrential rain for several days, Qian was worried about her, so she moved back to sleep in the small bed separated by the bamboo screen in the past two days, maybe because she knew her parents were by her side, she quickly fell asleep again while hugging the quilt.
But after a while, someone knocked on the door of Zhou's house. The visitors were afraid they wouldn't hear them, and shouted, "Uncle Jin, Dalang, open the door!"
Zhou Dalang, Tuesday Lang and Wednesday Lang all heard movement in the room, Zhou Dalang responded vaguely, and went to open the door in the dark.
Man Bao rubbed his eyes and got up, seeing her father walking out with his clothes on, he asked in a daze, "What's wrong?"
Qian pushed her onto the bed, patted her on the back and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, go to sleep."
His ears were raised to listen to the movement outside.
Man Bao yawned, but couldn't fall asleep anyway.
Zhou Dalang opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
The visitor touched the splashed rainwater on his face, and said, "Da Liang's house collapsed, and people were buried inside."
Zhou Dalang was startled, and quickly asked, "Is everyone alright?"
"We're already digging. Da Liang is fine, he just got stuck inside and can't get out. But the room where his parents slept collapsed. I don't know what's going on."
Now it's not a matter of a family working hard. From Zhou Dalang to Zhou Zhoulang, and even the old Zhou Tou hastened to rescue people in the rain.
Zhou Daliang's house is a mud house made of mud and grass. A long time ago, half of the roof was made of tiles. Later, the tiles were damaged, and gradually another layer was built with thatch.
Especially recently, there has been a lot of rain, and the water leaks in the house are serious. Da Liang’s house replaced the thatch once, but he didn’t expect the rain to be too heavy. It may also be that the house is too old, the beams of the house are rotten, and the mud walls have been damaged in the past few days. Soaked by the wind and rain, it fell down with a snap.
The huge movement that Man Bao heard just now was not thunder, but the collapse of the house.
It was Zhou Daliang who woke up, pushed the thatch away from his body, shouted a few times to the neighbors to find out, and then hurriedly called for help.
The whole village woke up, and the village chief directed everyone to move away the wood, thatch, tiles and walls, first to rescue those who made noises, and then to dig out those who were silent.
Houses that were in disrepair like Zhou Daliang's house didn't even dare to put their children to bed, and carried them out of the yard for fear that their own house would also collapse.
Zhou Daliang is a good friend of Zhou Zhoulang, he was hit by thatch and tiles, and his body was slightly scratched, his wife was sleeping next to him, it was not a big deal, but the situation on his parents' side was more serious.
Because there were several calls from outside, the old couple didn't answer.
He knelt on the ground, all in a daze.
The rain only subsided for a while, and soon became louder again. Many houses in the village found problems, and one house even had a crack in the wall. The male owner who checked this kicked the wall, intending to See if it is still strong, and the wall collapses when you step down.
The daughter-in-law standing next to him froze for a moment, and then got into a fight with him, and the village was full of ghosts and wolves.
When the sky was slightly brighter, Zhou Daliang's family dug it out. His father was completely stunned, with some bleeding on his forehead, but his mother was dizzy from fright, and her whole body was trembling. At this time, the mountain road was difficult to walk. It is impossible for them to go out and ask for a doctor.
But there were also some old people who knew a little bit and pressed them hard, and the old couple woke up one after another.
The husband and wife were lucky, the beams that were dropped just happened to be placed on the bedside cabinet, and the thatch and tiles that were smashed down hit them badly, but did not hurt their bones.
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the person is fine.
At this time, the county magistrate who was sleeping soundly in Luojiang County was also woken up by the door smashing.
The county magistrate didn't care that this was the county magistrate's inner house, so he ran directly outside his door, and when he heard movement in the house, he said anxiously: "My lord, the Minjiang River has burst its embankment."
Just got up in the house, magistrate Fu fell to the ground in a daze. He got up in a panic, without bothering to put on his clothes, opened the door with a snap, and grabbed the county seat with a changed expression, "Where do you think you collapsed?" gone?"
"Minjiang, Minjiang!"
County magistrate Fu trembled slightly, and asked: "Minjiang, isn't there a Feishayan on the Minjiang River? It has been repaired and repaired every year, and it was reinforced before, and it was just completed the year before last. How could it be..."
The county magistrate broke out in a cold sweat, "Sir, let's not worry about the Minjiang River now, the rainstorm continues, the water in the Luojiang River is also skyrocketing, and the Kaijiang River, the Ningshui River and the Mianyuan River diverted from the Luojiang River..."
County magistrate Fu came to his senses in a jerk, his face was serious, he gathered his clothes and said: "Go and call everyone, you are right, we can't manage the Minjiang River, we have to take care of the Luojiang River first, especially They are villages along the river. If the flood really comes down, they have to be moved to the nearest mountain..."
The rain gradually stopped, and Man Bao followed Wu Wulang and the others to the village chief's house.
Zhou Daliang's family is temporarily housed in the village chief's house. Qian packs some eggs and asks Zhou Wulang to bring them to them, and Man Bao follows behind to join in the fun.
The chief is also here.
He was comforting Da Liang's father, saying: "As long as you are fine, the house will be repaired by the village later."
Then he said to others: "You guys also overhaul the house at home. If there are any problems, they will be repaired. Don't be reluctant to spend money. Life is more important than money."
"Li Chang, when will it rain?"
"You have to ask God about this. I will ask for you when I go back tonight."
"...Li Chang, the seedlings are all headed, and they are all flooded at this time."
"I know, my house was also flooded."
Man Bao squeezed to the front and asked curiously, "Grandpa Li Chang, is it raining so much outside?"
"It should all rain. Seeing that the dark clouds are so spread out, it must not be raining here."
"Will other places be flooded like ours?"
The chief frowned and thought about it, and his expression changed slightly after he thought of something.
He couldn't sit still any longer, got up and said, "It's fine if you're free, you guys discuss staying here first, and then repair the house when the weather clears up. I'll go to the county town to have a look."
Since it rained, the road has been difficult to walk, especially the mountain road to the county seat, so the head of the village has never been to the county seat, but today he wants to take a look.
The chief can only rely on his old arms and legs to get in and out, but the Bai family has a car and servants, so he can receive news from the outside faster.
What's more, he also has a shop in the county, so not long after dawn, a donkey cart came to Bai's house in the rain.
After a while, Master Bai learned of the news that the Minjiang River broke its embankment, and so did Mr. Zhuang.
When Manbao went to Bai's house to open a small stove that day, Mr. Zhuang was distracted frequently and his face was very bad.
Man Bao looked at Bai Shanbao, and Bai Shanbao winked at her, telling her to be careful, while Bai Erlang, who was biting the tip of his pen and thinking hard, glanced at the two of them, and directly raised his hand to complain, "Sir, Zhou Man and Bai Shan deserted. "
He felt that the reason why he was fired was caused by the two of them, because it had always been their welfare, and he would be arrested because he would be implicated by them.