Chapter 77 The flood strikes again, danger!

The backyard of the educated youth settlement has collapsed, but the front yard is still habitable; it just needs to be cleaned up properly.

The educated youth painstakingly shoveled the soil out of the front yard, and by noon they were exhausted!

Some of the grain was sent back to the cave for preservation, while some was left at the market for cooking.

The villagers had already prepared a place in advance, and the aroma of food wafted from the market. In the crowd, Zhou also saw the busy old man Lai, but he was limping!

He's still alive...

It seemed as if no one around him could see him, and no one cared about his existence.

Zhou Ye walked over silently, and countless people greeted her along the way, which she responded to one by one.

"How are you?"

Zhou also asked.

Old Lai seemed to have a leg injury, but he didn't look at Zhou Ye. He just shouted in a hoarse voice, "Get out of the way!"

At this moment, an older woman next to Zhou Ye pulled him aside and whispered, "Zhou Zhiqing, don't pay any attention to this old man!"

That's really weird!

He doesn't talk to people often, and when he does, it's always swearing!

After saying that, he glanced at Old Lai and rolled his eyes!

Zhou didn't know why, but her heart ached. She smiled at the aunt and said she understood. The aunt then went to do her work.

Seeing that the old man was ignoring him, Zhou sighed.

When no one was looking, she handed him some medicine—a medicine to prevent colds and reduce inflammation.

"Take it!"

Without saying a word, she shoved it into his hand.

Old Lai didn't hesitate and took it directly, stuffing it into his pocket.

Just as Zhou was about to leave, Old Man Lai stopped him and stuffed a handkerchief into Zhou's hand!

The handkerchief is a blue checkered pattern that has been sitting around for a long time.

Zhou was also somewhat moved. Many elderly people in this era use this kind of handkerchief, including his grandfather!

Her eyes were a little sore...

Suppressing the pain in her heart, she turned and left, unaware of the look in Old Lai's eyes as he watched her retreating figure...

The porridge that Aunt Guihua had cooked in the cave was directly distributed to the elderly, children, and people with mobility issues who were resting there. Meanwhile, the people searching and clearing the village were eating in the wheat field!

Lunch was simple: rice porridge cooked with grains brought by Brother Luo, along with wild vegetables from the mountains.

Fortunately, most of the wild vegetables covering the mountains and fields were not washed away by the flood.

Add some salt, and you have a simple yet satisfying meal!

Brother Luo was thoughtful; he not only brought grain but also some meat and seasonings! Everyone knew that they were all benefiting from Zhou Zhiqing's kindness.

But when it was time to eat, everyone was worried!

How can we eat without bowls and chopsticks?

Su Yunzhou glanced at the village chief, who then followed him out. A short while later, he returned and happily told everyone, "Villagers, educated youth, our Hongqi Village has met a benefactor! First, we had the generous donation from educated youth Zhou, which relieved everyone's temporary difficulties!"

Later, Su, a educated youth, contacted his family and sent us a large amount of food and supplies!

We're saved!

The villagers were immediately excited. They had just been worried about the problem of bowls and chopsticks, but now even their future food and clothing were secured.

They'd be willing to eat dirt, let alone not have bowls and chopsticks!

Village chief Xie Youfu instructed everyone to eat in shifts. The complete bowls and chopsticks that had been found at home had been disinfected with boiling water, but there were only a few of them.

Therefore, it can only be divided into several groups.

Xie Youfu smiled at Zhou Ye: "Zhou, you and the other educated youths were the first to eat together. Everyone is grateful to you and won't mind!"

The villagers, of course, didn't mind and all said loudly, "Yes, you eat first, so we can eat in peace!"

"Zhou Zhiqing, you eat first!"

"Zhou Zhiqing, you are our benefactor, please eat first!"

"Yes, let's eat first! Otherwise, we'll be too ashamed to eat!"

Both men and women shouted loudly.

Zhou nodded, but looking at the pitiful child, he still felt a pang of pity.

"Village chief, let the children be among the first to eat!"

Xie Youfu was deeply moved. He must have done a lot of good deeds in his past life, otherwise how could he have met such a good person in this life?

"Good, good, Zhou Zhiqing is such a kind person! Good..."

Xie Jianshe looked at Zhou Ye with the same admiration, as if in his eyes, no one else mattered. Zhou Ye noticed this...

He pretended not to see it and turned away.

Lunch is finally perfectly sorted out!

Cleaning up the mess is a very tiring and complicated task... Everyone was busy all afternoon, but unfortunately, the weather turned bad and it started raining heavily again.

Xie Youfu seemed to be startled and immediately grabbed a megaphone and started shouting...

They gathered everyone together and hid in the cave.

The rain continued to fall all night...

It seems like nothing happened.

The next morning, the rain had lessened considerably, and even the atmosphere had become much more peaceful!

Xie Youfu relaxed slightly and called everyone to go down the mountain to clean up.

But fate is so cruel; what you fear most often comes to pass. Life is unpredictable and impossible to guard against!

It's not a joke that God specifically targets the unfortunate; it's the norm!

In the afternoon, people were working hard to clean up, and it looked like the houses that hadn't been destroyed were about to be salvaged!

"Village chief! Village chief, let's go!"

"Everyone, get out of here! The flood is coming!"

"The flood is coming..."

Everyone was stunned! What? The flood is back?

How is that possible?

It didn't rain heavily that day, so where did the water come from?

A woman, disheveled and seemingly having rushed down the mountain, must have fallen countless times along the way to warn everyone to evacuate!

But……

So what?

Heaven won't let you off the hook just because it sees how hard you've been!

The woman came from the direction the flood was coming from, and a ferocious beast, surging like a giant dragon, attacked...

Right before everyone's eyes, the woman was instantly swallowed up by the flood!

She shouted, "Quickly..."

He didn't even utter the word "go"!

Xie Jianshe reacted the fastest, shouting instantly, "Everyone climb to higher ground! Quick! Quick!"

The megaphone that Xie Youfu was holding was immediately handed over to Xie Jianshe.

"Everyone, climb to higher ground immediately! Quickly! The flood is coming!"

"The flood is coming!"

Almost instinctively, everyone started climbing onto the roof! But it wasn't that fast!

Zhou Ye was in the courtyard of the educated youth settlement. He looked around but there were no ladders. Seeing that the flood was coming, Zhou Ye quickly ran to a corner, where he could at least hide from everyone.

But suddenly she felt a strong force behind her, which pushed her up. Zhou also climbed onto the roof, but she was still not strong enough and could not climb up!

The eaves were very slippery after the rain... very slippery...

She turned around and saw Xie Jianshe supporting her fiercely below.

"you……"

Xie Jianshe had also thought of this, and shouted, "You hold on for now..."

Then I let go, backed away, ran a few steps as fast as I could, climbed onto the eaves, climbed onto the roof...

He grabbed Zhou Ye's hand and pulled him up with a force!

Only then did Zhou notice that Xie Jianshe's legs and arms were bleeding... The eaves had scratched him, leaving large wounds that almost exposed the flesh!

It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved!

In my past life, who had ever treated me like this!

"Thank you!"

Zhou also choked up a little!

Where is Su Yunzhou?

Zhou Ye suddenly remembered that Su Yunzhou was the only person beside him just now!

Xie Jianshe immediately looked over and saw that the floodwaters were surging in... The house was shaking, so Xie Jianshe had no choice but to go back to his side and grab Zhou Ye's arm tightly!