Soon, the heavy rain formed puddles, and the long-dry ground began to absorb the water. However, the speed at which the rain fell clearly exceeded the speed at which the soil absorbed the water.

Three days later, the original road surface was completely soaked by the heavy rain.

Lu Yuan sat at home, watching the rapidly rising rainwater outside the window slowly flow into the drainage ditch. Large amounts of rainwater continuously poured into the drainage area and then flowed downstream through the drainage outlet.

The large drainage outlets that were originally installed in the drainage ditch are now acting like floodgates, constantly gushing out murky sewage.

"Sigh, I wonder if this place can hold out!"

Despite having guidance from Professors Zhu and Wang, Lu Yuan was still worried. They had done all they could and could only hope that fate would be kind to them. If it wasn't going to let them off the hook, they would have no choice but to grit their teeth and apply for the job.

Two days later, Lu Yuan was asleep when he heard the ground trembling.

He suddenly pushed open the door and rushed in, his face filled with terror.

"Lu Yuan, something terrible has happened! The flood is coming! The flood is rushing in!"

Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes, then quickly climbed out the window to look out, where people were rushing down the main road.

I followed Xiaoshan into the living room, where I saw her grandparents, Xiaoshan's parents, and my own parents all standing anxiously outside the door, watching the heavy rain pouring down.

"What kind of world is this? Such a huge flood has happened. It's truly a once-in-a-century event."

"That's right, this heavy rain is mixed with floodwaters, and we don't know when it will stop. It's been raining for a long time now."

Meanwhile, she was holding a string of prayer beads and muttering something incoherently, as if she were praying to the gods. Lu Yuan didn't know when his grandmother had started believing in these things.

"Don't worry, our people have done everything they were supposed to do, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

However, Lu Yuan was still a little worried, so he put on his raincoat and went out of the house.

In the northwest area of ​​the drainage ditch, which was exactly the direction from which the flood hit, Professor Zhu, who was standing by the pool, was also wearing a raincoat and had been standing there for a long time.

The two stood there in the wind and rain, watching the houses collapse in the distance, and could only silently pray that the houses were sturdy enough to prevent the flood from coming.

The distant floodwaters relentlessly washed away everything in their path, destroying houses and uprooting all kinds of withered trees.

Soon the water surface was covered with all sorts of debris and tree trunks.

The house that Lu Yuan and his team had recently built, filled with mud and gravel, blocked the floodwaters. The water flowed there and was split in two. Fortunately, the floodwaters did not rush straight towards the wall, but rather along the corner of the house, which greatly slowed down the flow and acted as a buffer.

Professor Zhu finally let out a sigh of relief; Lu Yuan could hear it.

"Alright, Professor Zhu, don't worry, the flood should be over! Let's just wait for the water to stop!"

The other person nodded, straightened their back, and followed Lu Yuan away from the drainage ditch.

Back at her place, Xiaoshan's mother had already cooked a big pot of mutton. The weather had cooled down, and the high temperatures were gone for good. This was the perfect time to eat mutton, since the humidity in the air was high, and drinking mutton soup could better expel dampness from the body.

While eating mutton with gusto, Lu Yuan told his family about what had happened outside. Everyone was relieved; the floodwaters had stopped, but they didn't know when the heavy rain would stop.

A week later, three consecutive floods failed to breach the temporary buffer zone they had created, and the place where everyone lived was finally saved.

The rain has stopped, and the weather is no longer hot. Instead, it's been overcast every day, and the temperature is gradually dropping. Because of the water everywhere, the temperature in the vicinity has dropped to the ten-odd degrees Celsius, and there is even a downward trend.

However, the people in Zone 3, having been reminded by Lu Yuan, had already collected the thick clothes from the other houses.

To celebrate, Lu Yun specially prepared half a sheep as an extra meal for everyone.

Upon seeing the mutton, everyone became excited. Being able to eat mutton at this time was definitely a wonderful thing, and even just having some soup would be quite nice.

So everyone sat around in a spot in the factory area where there was no water, drinking mutton soup and chatting. It couldn't have been more wonderful.

Just then, several children who had been running back and forth outside rushed in.

"Uncle Lu! Something terrible has happened! Lots of people are floating down the river!"

A boy named Chen Dabao pointed outside, breathless, and said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan immediately stood up.

"What? Someone's floating down the river?"

The other person nodded quickly, and the two children next to them also nodded in agreement.

Everyone put down their chopsticks and rushed outside with the child.

Outside the drainage ditch, on a huge bamboo raft, lay many people. They were all dressed in rags, their necks hunched and their bodies shivering from the cold.

Outside the bamboo raft, many people who hadn't gotten on were simply floating in the water, clinging to the raft.

At this moment, they saw several children leading a large group of people rushing over, and they immediately perked up.

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