Chapter 214 She didn’t even come to see you when you were in the hospital!
In the middle of the night, the whole world seemed to have pressed the mute button and fell into a deep sleep.
There are sparse snowflakes floating in the sky.
Gradually, in less than half an hour, the ground had turned white.
The snow is getting heavier.
Near the early morning, a shrill alarm sounded.
The snow came so fast and suddenly that the residents in the mountains were trapped.
The exact extent of the disaster is unclear.
The order came from above, requiring all four regiments to go out and provide disaster relief to different places.
Disaster is the order.
"Captain, all the members of the three regiments have gathered and are waiting for instructions!"
Huo Tingxiao: "Let's go immediately."
Vehicles are unable to pass at all right now as there is snow half a person deep, and the snow has basically been shoveled away manually.
Dozens of young men in military uniforms, each holding a shovel, cleared the road bit by bit.
Two long hours passed and the soldiers were still working hard.
Huo Tingxiao's face was solemn. He turned around and said, "Sun Feng, count the number of people and divide them into two small teams. One team will follow me and carry light equipment. The other team will continue to shovel a path. Send another person to urge them. When the military doctor comes, report the situation to the division commander at any time."
"Captain, it's not appropriate for you to go in like this. There's a possibility of an avalanche caused by the snow."
Huo Tingxiao: "I will obey the order. I will take the responsibility. The people can't wait that long."
His voice was deep and powerful, and there was an excited response from behind him, "Captain, I'll go with you."
"Got it, Captain."
Then, Huo Tingxiao simply picked up the first aid kit and walked inside.
Sun Feng gritted his teeth and turned around and ran towards the military camp.
Grandma Huo got up early in the morning. When she heard the alarm outside, she knew that Ting Xiao must have gone out on a mission.
Ji Huiying frowned as she looked at the busy military wives outside the house, who gathered together with worried looks on their faces.
Chen Hong and others are calling on everyone to donate supplies, especially warm items.
Old Mrs. Huo looked at Ji Huiying who was standing motionless at the window and shook her head.
Walk slowly outside.
"Ma'am, why are you out?"
Mrs. Huo waved her hand at Tang Yun and said, "I don't have anything warm in my house. Here is some money I have on me. See if you can buy anything with it."
Tang Yun looked at the thick stack of money in the old lady's hand, at least two thousand yuan.
"old lady!"
"Get busy."
Tang Yun's eyes turned red. "Thank you, old lady."
Ji Huiying stood at the door as if a knife was cutting her, and she walked over hesitantly.
"Tang Yun, I can help too. See what I can do?"
Tang Yun looked at her in surprise, but did not refuse. "Huiying, go with these sisters-in-law to the kitchen to help cut ginger. We need to ensure that they have ginger soup on the front line."
Ji Huiying nodded.
Old Mrs. Huo looked at her, sighed, and turned around to think about finding a place to make a phone call and have someone send in some disaster relief supplies.
Unfortunately, the call can’t be connected!
The other side.
Huo Tingxiao and his team have arrived at the village.
At a glance, there were many people shivering.
"It's a soldier comrade!"
"It's a soldier comrade!"
Someone shouted, with joy and hope on his face.
"Go over and help quickly."
The little soldier following behind him swung his shovel with all his might, and sparks flew.
Huo Tingxiao walked over quickly.
I saw several female comrades holding children who were shivering with cold and whose skin had turned purple.
Huo Tingxiao took off his military coat and said, "Wrap the children together."
The young soldiers behind him also took off their clothes, "The weak female comrades and the elderly should hide together first."
"Comrade."
The old village chief's eyes were red. "Hurry up and wrap up the babies. All the men who can work, come and help."
Huo Tingxiao patted his arm and said, "Old village chief, how is the disaster situation?"
At this time, he was the only one who knew the situation in the village best.
The old village chief shivered, "All the young people in the family have fled. The houses with mud walls and bricks are better. Even at the end of the village, the families over there are extremely poor."
"All the straw houses collapsed. There were five families, including old people and children. We shouted for a long time but there was no response."
Although it is a thatched house, the collapse of the house due to heavy snow can cause hypothermia.
In this situation, the elderly and children are indeed in danger.
"action."
Huo Tingxiao pulled out the oilcloth he was carrying behind him.
"Old village chief, please help yourself."
"Comrade, you guys are busy, we'll do it ourselves!"
Huo Tingxiao and the soldiers, wearing thin sweaters, ran quickly to the collapsed house at the end of the village.
I don't dare to use tools at this time.
Pull it out little by little with your hands.
The snow from the sky seemed to never stop falling, getting heavier and heavier, falling on their heads, making everything white.
Even the breath I exhaled turned into icy mist.
After the old village chief settled the children, the elderly and the women, he quickly brought over several young men from the village.
"Comrade soldier, we will help you."
Huo Tingxiao quickly stood up and looked at the snow that was getting heavier and heavier. It was too dangerous for them to go out. The mountain road was slippery and there were many cliffs nearby.
The best thing to do now is to stay where you are and wait for rescue.
"Captain, there are people here."
Huo Tingxiao ran over quickly.
All I could hear was bursts of crying, "Grandpa, Grandpa."
Huo Tingxiao lay on the ground and looked inside, only to see a blood scab formed on the head of an old man.
"Quick, over here, move it."
The little soldier and several villagers quickly took action.
Soon, the snow, heavy thatch and several logs serving as crossbeams were removed.
"Grandpa...wake up."
The child was barefoot and wearing a small vest. His hands and feet were red from the cold and his snot and tears had turned into ice chips.
Just holding the old man's arm.
The old man's chest rose and fell slightly. He took a deep look at the child in the arms of the little soldier and smiled.
“Grandpa, Grandpa!”
The child struggled and even scratched someone.
He just lay on the ground, holding the hand of the old man who had already lost his breath.
"Grandpa, uncle, please save my grandpa. He was just talking to me. Please save him."
The young child cried his heart out.
Many people had tears in their eyes.
There was no time to comfort him.
Huo Tingxiao waved his hand and asked the village chief to take the child away and quickly go to rescue the next family.
In the following time, such cries and separations of life and death were heard from time to time.
Although their rescue was quick, due to their age, being pinned down, and suffering from hypothermia, many of them simply could not hold out for long.
Wait until several families were rescued.
The little soldiers were so tired that they collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
Tired, hungry, cold.
Unable to hold on any longer, they grabbed some of the snow nearby and stuffed it into their mouths.
Huo Tingxiao looked back and saw that the roads that had already taken shape had turned into snow walls again.
The snow was so heavy that there was no time to clean it up.
"Captain, the medicines we brought have run out."
Huo Tingxiao looked at the way out he had come.
The weather was getting darker and darker. If no one came to rescue that night, it was very likely that someone would die.
At this time, many people hugged each other tightly for warmth, and pairs of expectant eyes looked at them.
They are the hope of life!
Huo Tingxiao's face was so cold that no blood could be seen.
"Xiao Qiang, come with me to dig a road."
At least we can't just sit and wait, as that would make people even more scared.
Let them see the hope of life.
The young soldier who came in with Huo Tingxiao struggled to support his body with a shovel. When he couldn't stand up, two people helped each other.
Several people staggered towards the road outside.
Everyone looked at him, tears in their eyes, and couldn't bear to turn back.
It was getting darker and darker and I could no longer see anyone.
Under the reflection of the snow, the faces of several people were pale.
"Rest where you are."
Huo Tingxiao's voice was extremely hoarse.
"Captain, you should take a rest too."
Huo Tingxiao coughed a few times and said, "It's okay, you guys take a rest."
They looked at Huo Tingxiao who was still waving the shovel and couldn't hold back their tears.
Their palms were almost all broken and they couldn't even hold the shovel.
They followed Huo Tingxiao and dug the snow with their hands.
The palm prints melted into pink when they touched the white snow.
No perception.
"Captain, Captain, something bad has happened."
I saw a little soldier falling several times before he came to the front.
His face looked very bad. “Captain, a villager had a miscarriage and the bleeding can’t be stopped.”
Huo Tingxiao took a breath.
"Where are the people?"
After the temperature dropped at night, the snow on the ground had turned into very slippery ice.
If you walk faster you will fall.
Huo Tingxiao gritted his teeth and trotted towards the place where he was assigned to.
A smell of blood came towards me.
"Comrade soldier!"
Huo Tingxiao looked at the female comrade lying on the ground behind them.
His brows furrowed.
"A makeshift stretcher."
The young soldier took off his coat, leaving only short sleeves in the middle of winter. The villagers couldn't bear to see him, "Comrade, you put on your coat, we'll do it."
Everyone gritted their teeth and worked one piece at a time, and soon a stretcher made of cloth was formed.
"One on each side, let's go."
The young soldiers, who were already out of strength, worked together to carry the person out.
When Huo Tingxiao and the others turned around, the villagers behind them knelt down.
There were occasional sobs.
Huo Tingxiao in the front and the rest of the people seemed to have a cheat.
Cleaning up bit by bit.
The little soldier behind slipped, but the height of his hand did not change.
My knees hit the ice hard and were rotten.
But he didn't care and got up again.
“1,2,3,.......”
Time passes by every second.
Suddenly, a beam of light shone from the darkness ahead.
"here."
The tranquility was broken.
The disheveled Sun Feng, with gauze wrapped around his head, looked at his shirtless comrades standing in the snow and ice.
My tears are red.
"Military doctor, military doctor!"
The people behind responded quickly.
"Save the people first."
Sun Feng gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Go on, go in."
Huo Tingxiao and several others were staggering.
With a few "thumps", they all fell in the snow behind them.
"Captain, it's so hot..."
"Hurry up, carry all the people back!"
——
The breaking dawn.
Huo Tingxiao opened his eyes and looked at the wall above his head.
This is......
"woke up?"
Huo Tingxiao opened his eyes and looked at Ji Huiying who was standing in front of him.
"Mom——" The hoarse voice sounded like a whetstone.
"Drink some water." Ji Huiying reached out and poured a glass of water and handed it over.
"Feeling better?"
Huo Tingxiao felt as if his throat was cut by a blade.
"If you can't talk, then don't talk. It's been two days. Eat something."
As he said this, he poured out the porridge and handed it over.
Huo Tingxiao was about to say something when he heard a knock on the door.
"Take your temperature."
Ji Huiying smiled and said, "Xiao Zhou."
"Hello, Auntie. I'm here to take Captain Huo's temperature."
As he said this, he stretched out his hand to take the temperature.
Huo Tingxiao instinctively dodged back and said, "Sorry, I'll do it myself."
Xiao Zhou took two steps back in embarrassment.
"The fever has subsided. Just give me some IV drip to consolidate it."
"Sorry to bother you, Xiao Zhou."
Ji Huiying muttered, "I was just taking your temperature, it's very rude of you to do this."
Huo Tingxiao's expression had calmed down at this time.
His eyes just looked at Ji Huiying.
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't stop your wife from coming to see you."
"But it's been two days and he hasn't shown up yet. I would say that this kind of person has a wolf's heart..."
Before he could finish his words, Huo Tingxiao had already pulled the needle out of his hand and got out of bed.
"What are you doing? You're hanging in the water!"
Huo Tingxiao walked outside.
Just then, Mrs. Huo walked in carrying an enamel pot.
"grandmother."
Mrs. Huo was stunned for a second. "Why did you get out of bed?"
“Ranran….”
"Go in first."
Huo Tingxiao felt relieved when he saw that the old lady's expression had not changed.
He was worried that something might have happened to her while she was out helping with disaster relief.
Mrs. Huo put down what she was holding and said, "Sit down and eat first."
"mom."
Old Mrs. Huo hummed coldly.
Turned to Huo Tingxiao.
"What are you in such a hurry for, kid?"
Huo Tingxiao clenched his hands into fists.
"My granddaughter-in-law is fine. I asked her to go and help."
Ji Huiying, who was standing nearby, was stunned.
"Mom, what do you want her to help with?"
Mrs. Huo glanced at Ji Huiying and asked, "I won't look for her, so why would I let you do it?"
Ji Huiying's face suddenly turned ugly, "Mom, what can a country girl know?"
Old Mrs. Huo snorted coldly and put the things in her hand on the table.
"Snow disaster relief supplies, you know?"
Ji Huiying: "Then what does she know?"
Old Mrs. Huo was too lazy to talk to someone like her, so she turned around and poured some chicken soup for Huo Tingxiao.
"This is the little girl's hard work. She has not had an easy time these past few days. She is so busy that she can't make it all the way. She wanted to come see you, but I stopped her."
In fact, this time, Mrs. Huo deliberately gave the opportunity to gain credit in front of the country to the little girl.
Sooner or later she would arrive in Peking.
What a family has can never compare to the recognition of the country.
What the little girl needs to do cannot be limited to matters within the inner house. She must be able to hold an equal position with Ting Xiao, or even a position that exceeds his.
The rise and fall of the Huo family does not depend on Ting Xiao alone, but is the common burden of the couple.
Only in this way can the Huo family continue to prosper.
She wanted to hand over the things in her hands to the little girl.
It is for the purpose of cultivation, but also out of genuine love.
This child has the demeanor of her youth.
Huo Tingxiao lowered his head and drank the chicken soup quietly. As long as she was okay, he was glad. He knew the reason for what his grandmother did.
I'm happy to see it happen, his Ranran deserves the best.
Ji Huiying looked at the grandparents and grandchildren and felt depressed.
Neither the mother-in-law nor the son stands on her side.
Fortunately, I came here to take care of him.
It's really no use being nice to him.
Not caring is not caring.
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