Chapter 91 This is the attitude of sharing weal and woe
In the afternoon, Wang Hu went up the mountain, and Du Ruoxia inquired about the whereabouts of Gao Aijin and the others.
Wang Hu shook his head. "They didn't go home; I guess they just left!"
"They can't just issue these out casually. With a letter of introduction, they won't be able to hide for long."
"Let's wait a little longer!"
Wang Hu's eyes lit up. Without a letter of introduction, they couldn't go anywhere, so the group also managed to get out.
Du Ruoxia looked confident. Actually, she had other ideas. Since they couldn't cross the river to the other side, they wouldn't be able to hide for long.
Wang Hu thought of Du Ruoxia's tendency to make a name for herself, and he silently shut his mouth again.
"Let them go up the mountain as soon as it gets dark, and don't let any of them stay down there!" Du Ruoxia solemnly instructed Wang Hu.
The whole day was gloomy, and Du Ruoxia's mood became gloomy because of the weather.
As it was getting dark, Du Ruoxia saw lightning in the north. The intensity of the lightning made it clear that the rain was heavy!
"Strange, where did all the rain go?" Du Ruoxia murmured, pacing back and forth in place.
She kept looking down the mountain, where people were reluctantly climbing, and she saw Du Ruoxia still complaining.
"We've been waiting day after day, and look, the water has receded. The rain is so light today, there's no need to worry!"
Du Ruoxia said nonchalantly, "It's not that you can't go back, as long as you promise that you won't need the army to rescue you when the flood comes!"
Upon hearing Du Ruoxia's words, they dared not utter a sound. In case something really happened, they would still have to rely on the country!
"Wang Hu, make them clear the way, and let them go home after they sign the papers," Du Ruoxia shouted to Wang Hu.
Wang Hu indeed stepped aside, and Song Shifeng frowned when he saw that no one was blocking the way down the mountain.
"Comrade Du, you're joking. How could we not need the army? If it weren't for these soldiers, we wouldn't know how our family would have gotten in today!" Someone saw Song Shifeng start to awkwardly say to Du Ruoxia.
The floodwaters have receded, but they have encountered a problem: the silt in their homes is difficult to clear.
Yang Zeyan told them not to rush to clean up, as the flood might come again, but they were unwilling to do so, looking at their own homes.
So all day long, it was these soldiers who were helping them!
Seeing that they weren't going down the mountain, Du Ruoxia ignored them and took another look at the upstream water level before it got dark.
Song Shifeng came up and, seeing her behavior, followed her over. "What can you tell from this?"
Du Ruoxia shook her head, "I can't tell anything. The water receded so suddenly, it's like someone blocked it upstream."
She pointed to a spot not far away and said, "Look, there's been lightning all day, but the rain isn't as heavy as it was yesterday."
Song Shifeng looked in the direction Du Ruoxia pointed; that was to the north, where the rain was heaviest.
He frowned again. Du Ruoxia said he hadn't noticed this problem before. It had been raining in the north, but the rainwater seemed to have disappeared.
"You mean, someone in the north has blocked the water?" Song Shifeng asked Du Ruoxia.
Du Ruoxia shook her head, "The water is so high, it would be a huge undertaking to intercept it, and it can't be done in a short time."
Song Shifeng fell into deep thought. Du Ruoxia saw that he didn't speak and continued to look into the distance. Only when she saw that nothing had changed did she turn back.
Yang Zeyan hadn't returned yet, and Du Ruoxia guessed that the situation elsewhere was also bad, but the receding waters over the past day should have moved everyone to a safe place.
Song Shifeng strode over, his face beaming with excitement as he approached Du Ruoxia. "I remember now! There's a spot upstream where we can block the water, but it'll require filling it with lots of stones!"
Du Ruoxia looked at him with a puzzled expression. She didn't remember this incident happening. If such a thing had happened, the casualties among the crowd wouldn't have been so heavy.
Just as Du Ruoxia was about to say something to Song Shifeng, she suddenly thought of a problem. This time, Section Chief Zhao made a mistake, and if he wanted to make amends, the only way would be to create other merits.
“A merit, preventing the flood is also a merit!” Du Ruoxia murmured.
Song Shifeng couldn't hear him clearly, "What did you say?"
"Is the place you mentioned properly blocked?" Du Ruoxia asked anxiously.
Song Shifeng frowned and shook his head, "It's newly built, it shouldn't be finished yet."
Du Ruoxia's breath caught in her throat, and she immediately looked at Wang Hu beside her and said anxiously, "Go find Yang Zeyan, and make sure they get to a higher place!"
"You mean it will collapse?" Song Shifeng asked with a serious expression.
Du Ruoxia nodded, "If a project is not completed and put into use, it means that it has not yet reached the time for use. In this case, it can only serve as a temporary measure."
After they had analyzed the situation, they started counting, counting all the villagers.
“It must be those few who escaped who are missing,” Song Shifeng said coldly.
"Let them go, it's good to keep these people safe," Du Ruoxia said thankfully, and then she walked towards the group.
"Did everyone bring anything back today? Let's bring out the food!" Du Ruoxia said to everyone.
As she finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads, as if they didn't want Du Ruoxia to see them.
"You all brought up quite a lot of things, didn't you bring any food?" Du Ruoxia asked patiently again.
Several people took out some rice and pickled vegetables, but the others remained unmoved, even hiding the items behind their backs.
Still, nothing spoke, and Du Ruoxia's heart sank instantly. Was this the attitude of sharing hardships?
"We won't be sending food tonight. There aren't enough leftover steamed buns to go around. The plane went to deliver supplies elsewhere," Du Ruoxia explained to them.
When the helicopter arrived in the afternoon, Du Ruoxia told them to go find Yang Zeyan and the others, and not to just worry about this place.
Clearly, Du Ruoxia's words made them panic, and they all stared at the bag of steamed buns at Song Shifeng's feet, seemingly intending to scramble for them.
"What, now that Gao Aijin is gone, you're planning to become the next Gao Aijin?" Du Ruoxia said coldly.
She saved people because she was a doctor, but she couldn't keep tolerating it forever.
Du Ruoxia's words scared everyone away, and a few more people gave her things.
Finally, a relatively large amount of redstone sweet potatoes and flour were taken out. The flour was already semi-wet, barely enough to make dough.
"This is barely enough for one meal!" Song Shifeng said with a sigh of relief.
"That's not necessarily true," Du Ruoxia said.
That night, Song Shifeng and Du Ruoxia shared a steamed bun; they didn't have enough food to eat.
The advantage of the villagers returning home is that they no longer have to sit all night; they can lie down on planks.
In the dead of night, a sudden clap of thunder startled everyone awake!
Du Ruoxia quickly got up and looked at the sky; suddenly, it started to rain heavily!
"Send someone to check the situation down there!" Song Shifeng handed a flashlight to a soldier.
Du Ruoxia was extremely anxious as she watched the rain, hoping that Yang Zeyan was alright!
After a while, the soldier came up.
"Report! The water level has suddenly reached our thighs and is still rising!"
Du Ruoxia revealed an expression of "I knew it," and Song Shifeng's face instantly darkened.
"I'm afraid Yang Zeyan's situation isn't good either," Song Shifeng said with a somber expression.
Du Ruoxia wasn't in such a hurry; as long as Wang Hu could find Yang Zeyan, everything would be fine.
"Keep a close eye on the villagers. It looks like the water won't recede easily. The people coming down from above need to find a way to get them out of here," Du Ruoxia said earnestly to Song Shifeng.
After these past few days, she has come to understand that no matter what she does, these villagers will not learn their lesson. It is better to let them experience the difficulties they face themselves.
"I understand!" Song Shifeng sighed.
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