Chapter 64 Fire Fighting

On this day, the Anliang Brigade became the center of attention in the commune. Not only was it given priority in delivering grain, it was also received by the commune leaders. It was said that it also received a large stack of money and bills from the leaders.

However, the people present could only envy, and no one was dissatisfied.

If you are not convinced, go and kill ten wolves. With ten wolves, the commune leaders will welcome you with a smile.

However, Luo Feng, Luo Zhijian and others who were envied were not happy at all. When they were halfway back, they could not help but curse loudly.

"Tsk! How ugly they are in their eating manners!" Captain Luo Feng shouted angrily, "They even had the nerve to ask me where the skins of the other five wolves went, but when settling the bill they said that the skins are also meat and don't need to be charged separately. Ha, fur is also meat, why don't they eat one and show me! Shameless! Shameless!"

"The people in the commune only weighed the skins and calculated the money. The five wolf skins are gone. How are we going to explain this to Lin Qi?" The deputy captain had a headache.

"What else can we say? Tell her the truth. It would be best if we let her go and beat up those people," the captain said angrily.

"Calm down for a while and don't let yourself get upset." The deputy captain advised him, "It's useless to get angry now."

"Those are five wolf skins! Each one is intact and worth hundreds of dollars! How can I not be angry!" The captain pounded his chest and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should have asked Lin Qi to peel off all the wolf skins."

"Lin Qi peeled off five and kept five. She must have expected this result. She knew that the five wolf skins would never come back, but she still did it. I'm afraid she was worried that we would have a hard time explaining it and that we would be embarrassed by the people in the commune." The deputy captain said earnestly, "Everyone says she is stupid, but in fact she is more insightful than anyone else."

"That's why I don't want her to suffer any loss." The captain sighed.

Lin Qi had suffered a great loss, and all the members of the Anliang Brigade present knew it. They had mixed feelings. On the one hand, they were angry at the behavior of the commune leaders, but on the other hand, they felt that Lin Qi had earned several hundred yuan and hundreds of tickets by selling the wolf meat, so even if she lost the five wolf skins, she still made a profit.

That's more than 600 yuan. She must be the richest person in the Anliang Brigade.

"Don't be jealous of Lin Qi. There are ten wolves here. If ordinary people like us meet them, we will only die!" The captain reminded at the right time.

The team members felt a little embarrassed when their secret was guessed.

"Besides, because of Lin Qi's ten wolves, we didn't have any trouble paying the public grain this time. The weight was exactly right. In previous years, we had to pay several hundred kilograms more food, but this year Lin Qi helped us save these several hundred kilograms." This was the only thing that made them happy today, the captain thought.

"That's right, we should thank Lin Qi." The deputy captain also agreed, "She dealt with the nearby wolf pack, so it will be safer for us to go into the mountains in the future. And these days, we have eaten a lot of meat thanks to her. You have offended her, and if she doesn't take you with her if there is such a good thing in the future, we will not plead for you."

After being comforted by the two captains, the jealous team members gradually became rational, and each of them took the words of the captain and deputy captain to heart.

"In any case, Lin Qi improved our food."

"Compared to the Shunliang Brigade, we are indeed much better. They are the ones who are really miserable."

Thinking of the skinny appearance of the Shunliang team members, everyone felt a lot better.

"Shunliang Brigade invites Lin Qi to go hunting. Will Lin Qi agree to go?"

"I don't know. If she goes, can we follow her and see? I'm really curious about how she hunts wild boars and wolves."

"I want to see her take action, too."

"............"

The team was delayed in the commune for a while, and when they returned to the brigade, the sun had already set. Now it was late autumn, and once the sun went down, it was not far from dark.

The members of the grain-transporting team were reluctant to go to the town to buy food and only brought some bread from home. After eating the bread, they were all starving and their stomachs were rumbling.

"Look, there's smoke coming out of the direction of the brigade cafeteria. There are five wolves today, which must be more abundant than yesterday."

As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of people swallowing saliva was heard.

The next second, the whip hit the bull's back, and the bull's speed suddenly increased. Everyone couldn't help but speed up.

“I smell meat!”

"Uncle Luo's cooking skills are getting better and better!"

"I hope Uncle Luo and the others can cook more rice. I think I can finish five bowls by myself."

Just as everyone was immersed in the upcoming delicious food, someone suddenly exclaimed.

"Look in that direction, that's Luo Liang's house, why are there sparks on his roof?"

The brigade's houses were all thatched, and when everyone heard the sparks on the roof, they suddenly quieted down and looked in the direction of Luo Liang's house.

It was a spark in the last second, and it is a flame in this second.

"Shit, it's on fire!"

"It's on fire, put it out!"

"Where are the people from Luo Liang's family? Is there no one at home?"

"Luo Liang must be here. His leg is broken and it hasn't fully healed yet."

"Hurry up and call for help to put out the fire!"

"Fire! Fire!"

“........”

The team members driving the ox cart didn't care about the cart. They dropped the ropes in their hands one by one and ran towards Luo Liang's house.

"You go and take charge of the overall situation. I'll just take care of these ox carts." The deputy captain said to the captain.

The captain nodded and said, "I'll go over first and have someone pick you up later."

The cows are familiar with this place and can walk back by themselves even without anyone driving the cart.

The weather is dry in autumn, and once the thatched roof catches fire, it is almost impossible to put out.

The team members ran and shouted, but they could only watch the fire grow bigger.

The distance is too far, it’s too late!

Luo Liang's house was quite remote, and almost no one noticed that it was on fire. With shouts, people who didn't know what was going on ran out of their homes.

However, the roof was already half burned!

The nearest family carried a bucket of water over and tried to pour it onto the roof, but the roof was too high and the water was too heavy, so most of the water poured onto the wall.

"The water source is too far away. I'll use a bucket to fetch it, and you use a bamboo pole to poke the thatch down."

"Okay, I'll go find a bamboo pole now."

"Aliang, Aliang is still in the house...I want to go in and save him..."

Aliang's grandmother rushed into the house crying. After she took two steps, sparks fell and landed on her head, and her hair immediately caught fire.

Seeing this, the people nearby rushed over to help her put out the fire.

"Please don't make trouble. You won't be able to take Aliang out even if you go in!"

Cries, shouts, and cries for help echoed throughout the Anliang Brigade. People at Lin Qi's homestead also heard the noise and rushed to Aliang's house.

Putting out a fire is like saving a life. No one dared to delay. Everyone used all their strength and ran at the fastest speed in their lives.

However, no matter how fast they were, someone was faster than them! They only felt a black shadow passing by them, but they couldn't even see what the shadow looked like!

What a fast speed!

It was not until the black shadow stopped in front of the willow tree next to Luo Liang's house that they confirmed the black shadow's identity - Lin Qi.

Then, they saw a scene that they would never forget: the girl held the tree with both hands and gently lifted it up, and the tree broke away from the ground.

That is a willow tree that is thicker than the beam of the house!

It was pulled out by the roots so easily and effortlessly!

The girl hugged the willow tree, which was so light that it seemed as if she was carrying a bamboo pole. She supported herself with the willow tree and jumped onto the toilet nearby. It was an independent toilet and the fire had not spread to here yet.

The girl stood on the roof of the hut, holding the roots of the willow tree in her arms, while the head of the willow tree swept towards the burning roof.

Crash——

The thatched roofs and the stones on the roofs fell off in pieces.

The girl swept several times in succession, sweeping all the thatch to the ground. On the roof, only the beams were burning. And only a small part of the beams was burned.

"Lin Qi, water!" Luo Qingbai held up a bucket of water and motioned Lin Qi to get it.

Lin Qi threw the willow tree in her hand lightly to a place where there was no one, and the whole willow tree fell to the ground more than ten meters away.

She took the bucket and poured the water over the flames with precision.

Seeing this, the others also handed the buckets in their hands to Lin Qi.

Lin Qi only poured three buckets of water and the fire on the beams was extinguished.

At this time, Aliang's parents rushed into the house to look for Aliang.

"Luckily, only the roof was burned!"

"Thanks to Lin Qi, otherwise the fire would not have been extinguished so quickly."

"She is really amazing. She can manipulate a willow tree like a stick."

"She must be so powerful that she can hunt wild boars and wolves?"

"How did the fire start? Where are Aliang's family members? Why is Aliang the only one at home?"

When everyone was curious, the sound of Aliang's mother crying and Aliang coughing was heard from the house.

Aliang's father carried Aliang out. He was in good condition. Apart from being covered in dust, he had no burns on his body.

"Aliang, is your throat okay?" Aliang's mother asked.

"Ahem, it's okay. I covered myself with the quilt." Liang replied, "The fire went out quickly. I wasn't exposed to the smoke for long."

Aliang's mother breathed a sigh of relief. After confirming that Aliang was fine, her legs went limp and she sat on the ground. "You scared me to death."

Bang!

Aliang’s grandmother slapped herself in the face, feeling extremely regretful. “It’s all my fault for being careless! I saw there was no firewood in the kitchen, so I thought I’d just go get some, but it didn’t take long before I failed to put out the fire. I didn’t expect it to still burn up, burning down the house, and almost burning Aliang too… I deserve to die…”

Aliang's grandmother beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying so hard that she almost had a stitch in her side. Seeing this, others came forward to comfort her.

Lin Qi quietly left the crowd and walked towards the river.

After putting out a fire, the one who was most seriously smoked was not Aliang, but Lin Qi, who was closest to the fire. Her whole body was scorched black by the smoke, and her fair little face was also black at this time. When she blinked, ash fell from her forehead.

Lin Qi walked towards the river. Xu Hexiao glanced at her and turned back to the cowshed.

Cigarette ashes were difficult to clean, so he went to get her some soap.