Chapter 155 A Blessing in Disguise

Su Tang paused the iodine cotton swab in his hand on the wound on Lu Xiao's elbow.

She sniffed, but didn't cry. She swallowed the rest of the words into her throat, but her hands became gentler and gentler.

It seemed that if he exerted even a little force, he would hurt the person in front of him who had just escaped the brink of life and death.

Lu Xiao looked at her fluttering eyelashes, suddenly stretched out his uninjured hand, and carefully pinched her chin.

The roughness of his palm made her skin itchy, but Su Tang did not dodge, allowing him to wipe away the tears from her cheeks with his thumb.

"Don't drop the gold beans."

His voice was hoarse as if he had just survived a disaster, but it was also a bit playful, as if he was trying to make Su Tang happy.

"Every tear you shed makes my wound hurt a third more."

Su Tang was amused by him and laughed out loud. She raised her hand and slapped his hand away: "Stop talking nonsense. Do you still want to heal your wound?"

Having said that, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

She lowered her head to wrap the wound with sterile gauze, and suddenly found a fresh scratch on the inside of his wrist, which must have been caused by a piece of wood while he was saving someone.

"We need to deal with this as well."

She pulled his wrist over, and just as the cotton swab touched the skin, she heard cheers from outside.

Wang Xinxin came in holding the registration book, raindrops dripping down her hair. "Cousin, the weather team said it will be sunny for the next three days, and the flood water will be halfway gone."

The thing that is most abundant here is land. Three days is enough for the land to absorb all the accumulated water.

As long as it doesn't rain, you're halfway to success.

Su Tang looked up at the window and saw that the rain had indeed become much thinner. He could even vaguely see the moonlight behind the clouds.

Lu Xiao followed her gaze and suddenly held her hand tightly: "Look, the sky is almost clearing up."

In the following days, the situation in the quarantine area got better and better.

The sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone onto the canvas on the roof, making everyone feel warm.

Su Tang instructed the nurses to conduct follow-up examinations on the recovered patients.

Occasionally, when I looked up, I could see Lu Xiao and the soldiers leveling the land not far away, preparing to build a more solid temporary shelter.

That afternoon, Su Tang had just finished changing the dressing for the seriously injured soldier with RH negative blood when he saw Lu Xiao walking past the shed carrying a wooden beam.

He was wearing a training uniform, with beads of sweat on his forehead glistening in the sun. When he saw her, he deliberately slowed down his pace and grinned at her.

Su Tang couldn't help but wave at him, and suddenly felt a slight fetal movement in her lower abdomen, as if the baby was responding to his father's smile.

She subconsciously covered her stomach, but at least she breathed a sigh of relief.

All the fatigue from these days turned into a warm current at this moment.

Wang Xinxin passed by with a folded clean sheet in her arms. Seeing her like this, she came over and whispered, "Cousin, are you tired?"

"No."

Su Tang shook his head and looked at Lu Xiao's busy figure in the distance.

“I just feel like we’ve really made it through.”

Wang Xinxin smiled and said, "However, this heavy rain is also a good thing. The previously dry and cracked land has been thoroughly soaked."

"After the storm comes the rainbow."

In the evening, Lu Xiao came back with a bucket of fresh vegetables.

He was busy in front of the makeshift stove, and Su Tang walked over to help.

Lu Xiao turned around and held her in his arms, fearing that the heat from the stove would burn her.

"It's very smoky here."

"miss you."

Su Tang looked up at him, the golden glow of the setting sun fell on his face, outlining his features in an especially gentle manner.

Lu Xiao's Adam's apple rolled, and he suddenly bent down, picked her up sideways, and strode towards their small tent.

"I'll call you when the meal is ready."

He laid her on the plank bed with its thick mattress and placed a kiss on her forehead.

Outside the tent came the sounds of comrades' laughter and chatter, mixed with Wang Xinxin's off-tune singing of a ballad.

Su Tang touched her belly and listened to the aroma of food gradually coming from outside. She suddenly felt that such a day was really nice.

The scars left by a disaster may take a long time to heal.

But as long as they have this person by their side and these partners fighting side by side, no matter how difficult the obstacle is, they can overcome it together.

Late at night, Lu Xiao held Su Tang and lay in the tent, listening to the occasional chirping of insects outside.

"Once everything is settled here, I'll take you to pick saxaul."

He stroked her hair gently, his voice gentle.

"Let's go to the forest I told you about last time. The dates there are big and sweet."

Su Tang nodded in his arms and rubbed against him.

She spoke drowsily, her eyelids growing heavier.

Lu Xiao chuckled, tightened his arms, and whispered in her ear, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

There were still a few lights on in the medical tent in the distance, where the medical staff on duty were sorting medicines.

But more tents have fallen into silence, and people who have been busy all day can finally have a good sleep.

Su Tang gradually fell asleep in Lu Xiao's arms.

This heavy rain brought a lot of trauma to everyone, but it was just as Wang Xinxin said.

Because of the rain, the land was thoroughly soaked.

She no longer stayed here to help, but returned to the commune to check for arable land that could be used.

After the extra arable land was reported to the higher authorities, it was redistributed back to everyone.

On the other side of the quarantine zone, as the accumulated water completely receded, the real reconstruction began.

The sun became scorching, dispelling the haze and drying the muddy ground.

The low-lying and muddy areas were filled and compacted.

Su Tang took some time to return to the old site of the quarantine area and saw the busy scene from afar.

Lu Xiao was standing on a half-person-high earthen wall, directing several people to install a main beam.

He rolled up his sleeves, his arm muscles bulged, and his movements were agile and powerful.

Su Tang didn't disturb him. Just as he was about to take his things and leave, he heard Wang Xinxin's voice.

"Oh, is my cousin's wife back to inspect the work?"

Wang Xinxin came over with a large bowl of boiled water. There were a few streaks of dust on her face, but she was smiling brightly.

She is now the manager of logistics support, responsible for delivering water and food to everyone and coordinating supplies.

"Look, isn't my cousin amazing? It's only been a few days, and he's already built the framework of the house!"

"Yeah, that's amazing."

Su Tang took the bowl of water she handed him with a smile and took a big sip. It was sweet and refreshing and quenched his thirst.

“Everyone is amazing.”

"That's right, there is strength in numbers!"

Wang Xinxin raised her chin proudly.

"The Party Secretary said that our new house has a solid foundation and strong beams, making it much sturdier than the old adobe house! Once the roof is built and the mud walls are painted, it will be draft-proof in the winter and leak-proof in the summer!"

As he was speaking, Lu Xiao seemed to have come to an end.

He jumped down from the low wall nimbly, brushed off the dust on his hands, and walked straight towards Su Tang.

"Wife, you're back? Are you tired?"

He walked closer and naturally rubbed Su Tang's cheek with the back of his relatively clean hand, his eyes falling on her lower abdomen.

"Is my daughter good today? Did she not make trouble for you?"

"I'm not tired, and the baby is very well behaved."

Su Tang felt a little embarrassed by his gaze and gently slapped his hand away.

"Look at you, you're covered in sweat and mud. Go wash up."