352: The day of fire is finally coming

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was August.

In other places, August is the hottest time of the year, but in the Great Northern Wilderness, there is already a hint of coolness in the air in August, and autumn is approaching.

The wheat and rice in the fields have begun to fill with grain, and are growing fuller day by day under the action of water and sunlight.

The soybeans also produced tender green pods.

The corn cobs are growing and growing stronger, and the growth is gratifying.

It is not yet the harvest season, but the endless fields are already showing a scene of bountiful harvest.

As the crops enter the ripening period, the day of the propaganda team's performance is approaching.

The annual performances by the farm propaganda teams are the prelude to the autumn harvest campaign.

The propaganda team went to the company to perform a consolation performance. As soon as the performance ended, each company began to prepare for the autumn harvest.

Everything was ready, and then at the command, countless tractors drove into this vast black land, starting the annual autumn harvest battle.

According to the plot of the original book, a week before the performance, the fire broke out in the repair shop.

The time has come.

During this period, Yu Xiaoye became extremely cautious and careful, and his ears would perk up at the slightest sign of trouble.

As expected, the male and female protagonists finally had a quarrel!

Suddenly one night, Chen Ci ran back to the dormitory crying, and as soon as she entered the room, she lay down on the kang and sobbed.

Yu Xiaoye shuddered and sat up straight as if he had come back to life.

Here it comes!

The day of the fire has finally arrived!

Yu Xiaoye lifted the quilt, grabbed his clothes and put them on.

He put on his clothes in no time.

Shao Xia was about to comfort Chen Ci who was crying on the kang when she turned around and saw Yu Xiaoye swiftly getting off the kang and putting on his shoes. Shao Xia asked:

"Ono, what are you doing?"

"My stomach hurts, go to the toilet!"

Before he could finish his words, he grabbed the flashlight and ran away.

Shao Xia thought it was true and wanted to go with her, but Yu Xiaoye disappeared like a gust of wind.

Yu Xiaoye ran all the way to the repair shop with a flashlight.

The door to the repair shop was locked. Yu Xiaoye walked along the wall to her father's room, stood under the glass window, stood on tiptoe, and shone the flashlight inside.

There was another knock on the window.

A vigilant voice immediately came from the room:

"who?"

"Dad, it's me."

Soon, the glass window opened.

Yu Xiaoye turned off the flashlight.

Yu Jiahui stuck half of his head out and looked at his daughter under the window. He vaguely guessed why his daughter came to see him in the middle of the night and asked nervously:

"Is there any movement?"

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be tonight - Dad, you better be careful tonight!"

Yu Jiahui instantly perked up:

"I'm not sleeping tonight!"

"Dad, you have to be careful—"

"Are you still worried about me? It's okay, just go back to sleep, leave this to me."

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Yu Xiaoye didn't leave immediately. She stood on tiptoe and looked up at her father who was leaning out of the window, feeling very worried.

Although I know that my father will take extra precautions against fire, who knows if any accidents will happen?

What if Dad is in danger?

She even thought about asking her father to stop worrying about this matter and leave the repair shop as soon as possible to save her own life first.

Yu Jiahui guessed his daughter's thoughts and advised:

"It's okay. Are you still worried about your dad? If there really is a fire, we will save him if we can. If we can't, we will run away. We will never risk our lives."

"Dad, then you must act within your capabilities and never take any risks."

"Don't worry, for you and your mother, I won't take any risks. Go back and sleep."

Yu Xiaoye suddenly felt a little sad:

"Then I'll go back. Be careful, Dad."

"Go back, I'll be careful."

Yu Xiaoye looked hard into her father's eyes and saw a firm strength in his eyes, which made her feel a little more at ease.

She landed on her heels, turned around reluctantly, turned on the flashlight, and walked away, looking back every few steps.

Back to the dormitory.

Chen Ci was still crying, and everyone in the dormitory was comforting her.

Yu Xiaoye did not go to comfort her. Compared with the fire and his father's safety, what did other people's crying matter?

She got on the kang and crawled directly into the quilt without taking off her clothes, so that if there was any movement at night, she could just get up and run away.

The flashlight is also placed next to the pillow, within easy reach.

He just lay on the kang, his eyes wide open, unable to close.

After a while, Chen Ci finally stopped crying and everyone lay down to rest.

After the lights were turned off, the sounds of even breathing, grinding of teeth, and slight snoring were soon heard.

Yu Xiaoye still stared with his big round eyes, pricked up his ears, and paid close attention to the movements outside.

But outside, apart from the sound of the wind in the fields, there were the chirping of insects, the howling of wolves, the barking of dogs, and the occasional talking and coughing.

There is nothing unusual.

The night is quiet, yet not quiet.

Yu Xiaoye was getting increasingly restless in lying down, and wanted to secretly get up and squat in the repair shop with his father.

But if that happened, and there really was a fire, and she showed up at the repair shop for no apparent reason, it was hard to say whether she would be mistaken for an arsonist.

So we can only wait patiently -

On the other side, in the repair shop.

Yu Jiahui learned that there was a high possibility of a fire tonight, so he did not sleep, dressed neatly, quietly opened the door, stood at the door and looked out to see if there were any signs of fire.

I looked around and saw only the lights on. The people on duty at the repair shop were still awake.

No major issues at the moment.

The fire probably started late at night.

Yu Jiahui returned to the room and walked around the house twice. He first found the water pump hidden in the house and rehearsed in his mind how to put out the fire, what to do first and what to do next. The arrangements were clear and he felt that there should be no major mistakes.

As long as the fire is discovered early and put out early, there should be no casualties.

According to Yu Jiahui's modern concept, life comes first and property is external.

Those who sacrifice their lives for material things are simply stupid.

He would do his best to avoid that situation.

Another half an hour later, I stood inside the house and looked outside. The lights in the duty room of the repair shop had gone out. Under the dark blue sky, the entire repair shop fell into silence.

Yu Jiahui walked out of the house with confidence and walked around the repair shop twice.

The entire repair shop is a large compound.

The important things and machines are kept in the row of brick and tile factories on the northernmost side, so they are locked every night and there are people on duty inside.

On the left and right sides of the yard are the east and west wing rooms, which are the warehouses of the repair shop and where Yu Jiahui and the old blacksmith live.

In the corner of the yard, there is a shed, which is the location of the blacksmith shop.

Elsewhere, various tractors and other machines are parked awaiting repair.

Although the entire repair shop is large, it is not empty at all.

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