"You go back first. I'll go find Uncle Yuejin."
Li Huan didn't even take an umbrella with him and quickly ran to Chen Yuejin's house. Chen Yuejin was Wang Xiangyang's father-in-law and Caiqin's father. He had been a hunter all his life and had also experienced the last flood.
"What did you say? The animals are running away. Let's go up the mountain."
Without thinking, Chen Yuejin took down the straw raincoat and hat from the wall and handed one to Li Huan. Li Huan quickly followed Chen Yuejin's example and put on the straw raincoat.
Seeing that Chen Yuejin also brought a homemade gun and various tools, Li Huan secretly took note of it in his heart. This was a valuable experience that must be remembered well.
The two of them ran up the mountain through the mud and finally reached halfway up the mountain. Sure enough, they saw pheasants and rabbits running around, and even the insects and ants underground were moving quickly.
Chen Yuejin did not look at the hares and pheasants, but stared at the insects and ants, watching the direction they were crawling and hurriedly followed them.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the right side of the mountain. Chen Yuejin looked at Li Huan seriously. He judged that even if there was a mountain torrent, it would flow down from the other side, so this side should be safe.
Moreover, this was just his experience, and he couldn't guarantee whether it was reliable or not. Li Huan nodded repeatedly. Experience was valuable. In any case, he had to find some caves first for the villagers to hide.
The two of them quickly discussed it and decided that Chen Yuejin would go to find the cave while Li Huan would go down to notify everyone. However, this time Li Huan miscalculated. Many people were unwilling to leave their homes as they did not believe that there would be a flood here.
"First, take your most important belongings, bedding, and dry food, and go to the mountains to hide. If nothing happens, it's just a false alarm. If something happens, don't forget the flood more than 20 years ago."
When these words were spoken, the older villagers became nervous, but the younger villagers smiled and shook their heads. Their ruffian village chief had only been reliable for a few years, how could he be unreliable again
"I'll listen to Huanzi. Xiangyang, take your wife and your brothers and sisters up the mountain first. Your father and I will be here soon."
Aunt Wang quickly raised her hand and asked Xiangyang and Caiqin to go up the mountain first so that they could grab a good cave to hide in. She wanted to go back to make pancakes and boil water, as they also needed to eat and drink in the mountains.
All members of the security team also listened to Li Huan, but they could not leave now. Instead, they had to escort the elderly, the weak, women and children in the village to the mountain safely.
Of course, there were still more than a dozen families who were unwilling to leave. They had earned some money with Huanzi, and they had newly built houses, new furniture and bicycles. It would take death for them to give up these things.
Li Huan did not have time to waste time with them. Instead, he returned to the village committee and picked up the phone to call the commune. When the commune secretary received Li Huan's call, his expression became serious.
"Comrade Li Huan, I order you to ensure the safety of the villagers. Those who need to evacuate should evacuate, and those who disobey will be forced to follow suit."
Li Huan nodded repeatedly. He could only protect his own village and he could not take care of other villages. Li Huan's attitude was very direct towards those villagers who were unwilling to go up the mountain.
Take a few members of the security team, pick up a shovel, and start smashing the new furniture in their house. You can't bear to part with these material possessions, so just smash them first.
It took six or seven hours from the time Cheng Qiao informed Li Huan to the time all the villagers went up the mountain. Chen Yuejin was also very helpful. He was very familiar with the mountain, so he found more than a dozen caves that could accommodate dozens of people.
Cheng Qiao was not idle either. She asked Li's mother to take Li Le to make pancakes and boil water, while she and Ye Jun took Xuhui, his grandmother, and the two children to the mountain first.
If all these old and young people go up the mountain with a large group of villagers, it would be easy for something to get into trouble. Besides, Grandma Xuhui has difficulty walking, so she can only go one step ahead.
Xuhui looked at Cheng Qiao who was carrying her grandmother up the mountain in front of him, and his heart was filled with warmth. He tightened the backpack on his body and followed carefully step by step.
"Cheng Qiao, Doctor Ye, come here. This cave is small and high."
Cheng Qiao looked at the concave area, which was blocked by a huge rock, so rain could not get in at all. Moreover, the cave was not big, only about a dozen square meters at most, and she was very satisfied.
Xuhui quickly took out the bedding wrapped tightly in plastic cloth and placed it at the innermost part of the cave. He let his grandmother sit down first, and then he ran in and out to find stones to build a simple stove.
"Master, I leave the child and grandma to you. I will go down the mountain first."
"Hey, be careful."
"Mom, I'll come with you too. At least I can carry some things."
Little Xuhui held his head high. Cheng Qiao thought about it and nodded in agreement. With a master on the mountain, the two children would be fine. Besides, grandma could also help with some small things.
When they went up the mountain again, there were obviously more people. Cheng Qiao asked Li's mother to take Li Le and Xuhui, carrying baskets on their backs and follow the villagers up the mountain, while she became busy in the house.
All the things were put into the space, of course the furniture was going to be thrown away, and some kitchen items were also packed up, and then I went to find Li Huan.
Li Huan had been busy for several hours without a sip of water. When he saw Cheng Qiao coming, he quickly acted pitiful. Cheng Qiao rolled his eyes at him, took out a kettle and snacks, and told him to eat and drink his fill first.
Finally, the last stubborn guy in the village was forced to go up the mountain. Li Huancai and Cheng Qiao supported each other and walked up the mountain. Seeing the old cow stuck in the mud and unable to move, Cheng Qiao looked around and quickly put the old cow into the space.
The rain kept falling and everyone spent the whole night in fear. However, by the evening of the next day, there was no sign of a flash flood. Some villagers began to complain, and some even wanted to go down the mountain.
Li Huan took out a homemade gun and planned to kill anyone who dared to come down the mountain. Although it was already a society ruled by law, these people were afraid when the ruffian village chief got really angry.
When the situation was at a stalemate, Chen Yuejin suddenly shouted: "A flash flood is coming."
Everyone heard a sound of muffled thunder and ran to the entrance of the cave to take a closer look. They realized that it was not muffled thunder, but a huge mountain torrent carrying thick water vapor, pouring down towards Xiangyang Village from another direction.
Chen Yuejin was muttering to himself. Li Huan walked closer and listened. It turned out that he was praying that Xiangyang River could receive the water, otherwise the village would be flooded again.
The villagers were silent and looked at Li Huan with gratitude. They could foresee the flash flood just by seeing the animals fleeing in the mountains. This village chief was really capable.
Li Huan was also shocked to the extreme, but fortunately he had Cheng Qiao. If it weren't for Cheng Qiao's reminder, and if he didn't trust his wife so much and take immediate action, Xiangyang Village would have been wiped out.
I don’t know how long it was before they heard crying sounds from behind. The villagers looked at the huge waves rushing down the mountain and knew that they were going to lose everything again.