The old couple picked up a lot of firewood, enough to burn for the whole winter, so they would definitely not freeze.

Li Jiaxue had given me a brand new quilt before, but it was still in the closet and I hadn’t used it yet.

The new cotton will definitely be warm, so you won’t be woken up by the cold on winter nights.

When Li Mingqing came back, Old Lady Li just came out of the new house.

"Ming Qing is back. Your wife has made some ginger soup. Come in and warm yourself up. Don't catch a cold."

"Mom, don't you want to come in and sit for a while?"

"No, let's go back now while the rain is light. Look at the dark clouds in the sky, it will rain heavily soon."

Li Mingqing pushed the car in front of the gate, where there was a shed to protect it from the rain.

He took off his raincoat and shook off the rain.

I saw Zhao Hongbin coming over wearing a straw raincoat.

"Why are you here when it's raining?"

"My mother went out to collect grass beads. She collected quite a few and gave some to you. Last time, you and your sister-in-law came to my house and took a small bag of them for the door curtains. They haven't been picked yet, so you can pick them yourselves."

Only then did I see the large bundle of grass beads and branches in his hand.

"Then I won't be polite with you and accept it."

"Just keep it. I was afraid you wouldn't accept it. Let's go."

Zhao Hongbin put it down and prepared to leave.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Come in and sit for a while. It's raining, so you'll have nothing to do."

"I won't go in because my feet are covered in mud."

The Li family's house was so clean that he had no place to stand when he went in.

"Wait here for a moment. I'll go back to the house to get something."

After saying this, Li Mingqing turned around and went back to the yard.

Two minutes later, he came out with a piece of wild boar bone in his hand.

There wasn't much meat on it, mostly bones.

Zhao Hongbin was shocked when he saw it. A few grass beads were worthless, but meat and bones would cost a lot of money.

"Don't tell me this is for me."

"Yes, it's for you. I bought it a couple of days ago, and it went bad if I couldn't finish it. I took it home to make soup, but there wasn't much meat."

"I don't want it, keep it for yourself."

The meat looks very fresh, not like it's been there for several days.

He even suspected that the crops had just been harvested in the afternoon.

This wild boar meat was brought down from the mountain a few months ago. It was kept in the space to preserve freshness. It looks the same as when it was first put in.

Li Mingqing stuffed it directly into his arms.

"Go back, it's going to rain heavily and your raincoat won't be able to keep you out much."

"Don't underestimate this straw raincoat. I used to wear it to work in the fields even when it rained heavily."

"It's early spring, let's plant peanuts in the rain."

"It's available all year round. I'm not bragging to you at all."

Almost every villager has a straw raincoat to protect them from wind and rain. Apart from being a bit heavy, there is no other problem with it.

Sun Jiaxue came out holding an umbrella and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

"Sister-in-law, my family is waiting for me to eat. Mingqing, let's go."

He trotted away carrying the meat and bones.

"Wife, the grass beads Hongbin gave me are fresh and need to be dried."

"I happen to be at home with nothing to do, so I'll put it aside for now. I'll pick it up and clean it up tomorrow."

Less than ten minutes after the two entered the room, they heard Zhao Hongbin calling at the door.

"What's wrong?"

"Go to Tiezhu's house quickly. He was electrocuted. I saw his wife carrying the child out. I'm afraid he's in serious condition."

Li Mingqing immediately picked up the raincoat on his bicycle and went to Zhang Tiezhu's house.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Zhang Tiezhu lying on the ground.

Qin Chenglan hugged Zhang Ergou and wiped her tears.

Zhang Tiezhu is the backbone of the family. If something happens to him, how will the mother and he survive?

He immediately gave Zhang Tiezhu acupuncture to save his last breath.

Fortunately, the power was cut off in time after the electric shock.

Looking at the wooden stick thrown on the ground, I knew that he had listened carefully to what the electrician said about first aid for electric shock last time.

Zhao Hongbin stood aside without saying anything.

Five minutes later, Li Mingqing said, "Fortunately, the voltage wasn't high, so there's still hope."

Qin Chenglan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

As long as there is hope.

It was Li Mingqing who saved her and her son before, and now he can definitely save his man.

Soon, Zhang Tiezhu woke up.

Li Mingqing warned: "Don't touch the power lines when it rains, you might get a short circuit. Fortunately, nothing serious happened this time."

If Qin Chenglan had tried to pull Zhang Tiezhu with her hands, both of them would have died today.

Zhang Tiezhu said: "I saw the wires were bent by the rain, and I wanted to reach out and wipe off the water droplets on the wires, but I fainted."

"Of course wires don't bend. Even if they're broken, you can't touch them. You have to call an electrician to fix them."

"I know. I'm still scared when I think about it now, and I still feel uncomfortable."

Zhao Hongbin said, "I'm glad you're alright. We'll be leaving first."

Qin Chenglan quickly took out a dollar and gave it to Li Mingqing.

He accepted it without any hesitation.

After leaving the Zhang family's house, Zhao Hongbin said with lingering fear: "I was really scared to death. What will happen to this family if something really happens?"

"It's okay."

"It's really dangerous. I have to go home and tell my parents again. This is a matter of life and death. We can't take it lightly."

"Yes, tell me about it. It would be best if we spread the word in the village so that some people won't take it lightly."

Li Mingqing walked back with the medicine.

The road was bumpy. I didn't notice it when I went there, but when I came back I saw that my shoes and trouser legs were covered in mud.

I don't know when this dirt road will be repaired.

It may take several years to repair it.

After all, the roads in town are still dirt roads, not to mention the village.

Fortunately, the entrance of my house was raised a little by one or two centimeters, so there was no water accumulation and I could still walk on it.

Because it was raining, there was no one outside.

No one knew that Zhang Tiezhu had been electrocuted until the rain stopped the next day and the villagers were shocked when they heard about it.

There were a lot of people gathered in front of Zhang's house.

The village chief asked, "How is it? Are you okay?"

"It's okay. It's also my own fault. Luckily, Li Mingqing came to rescue me in the rain, otherwise my family would be broken up."

"I'm glad you're okay. I was shocked when I heard it this morning."

"Oh my God, I'm so scared."

"I didn't starve to death during the famine. I survived it and now I'm lucky enough to have enough to eat. It would have been a shame if I had died."

"The guy who installed the wires last time said I didn't take it seriously."

"Village Chief, you need to let Ming Qing explain it to us in detail. I really didn't take it to heart last time."

Many people in the village agreed.

This is a matter of life and death, and human lives are at stake, so we cannot be careless.

Originally, the village chief and the team leader were worried that the villagers would blame Li Mingqing for bringing electricity to the village.

I didn't expect anyone to mention this.

It seems that everyone thinks that electricity is convenient and has many benefits.

Although the villagers are very frugal and turn off the lights after meals, it is indeed bright when there is electricity.

As soon as Li Mingqing went out, he saw the captain and his girlfriend coming over.

"Ming Qing, are you going to work?"

"Two uncles, are you here together? Is there something wrong?"

"We heard about Zhang Tiezhu's incident yesterday. When you come back this afternoon, can you give the villagers a talk about electrical safety?"

"Okay, I'm ready."