Gao Shujing: "This year's situation is different from previous years. It's not just our area that suffered from the disaster; other places are in the same boat. Once the rain stops, go and tell the team leader about the situation in the team so that he has a clear understanding of the situation."
"The commune leader is a man who truly cares about the people. If he knew about the situation in our brigades, he would definitely report it to the higher-ups."
Perhaps this year's grain tax will be reduced or eliminated. In that case, the small harvest from the fields, plus the grain stored at the team members' homes, should be enough to last until the autumn harvest.
Captain Huang: "I plan to talk to Lao Xu. They are downstream, so their damage is definitely greater than ours. Among our brigades, Lao Fang is the best. His area is the highest, so if our area isn't completely flooded, his area won't accumulate water."
Gao Shujing: "There is no risk of water accumulation on Captain Fang's side, but when it doesn't rain, irrigation there is not as convenient as it is here. You can't just see his current advantages and not see his hard work on a daily basis."
After treating the last patient, Yu Rujia went into the kitchen to pour water and wash and disinfect her hands.
When Captain Huang, who was talking to Gao Shujing, saw her, he asked, "Yu Zhiqing, is this person alright?"
Yu Rujia: "You brought him back in time. He vomited up all the water he had drunk. He will be fine after taking medicine for two more days."
Captain Huang: "Our brigade is fortunate to have you. Otherwise, in their condition, we would have had to send them to the hospital. With the rain pouring down outside, it would have been uncertain whether they could have reached the hospital safely."
That's true. If a person falls into the water and doesn't get out of the water and breathe in time, they are most likely to die.
Yu Rujia: "The worst thing you can do when there's thunder is to go outside, because lightning can conduct electricity when it strikes water. You're lucky you came back alive."
"If you're unlucky, there won't be enough time to save someone. No matter how good my medical skills are, I can't snatch someone from the jaws of death."
“No matter how worried you are about the crops, you can’t act recklessly like this. If someone dies, how will you explain it to their family?”
When the team member had the accident, Captain Huang was already quite frightened. He had been a captain for more than ten years, and this was the first time he had suffered such a serious injury. Even if Yu Rujia hadn't said anything, he wouldn't have dared to take people out in such weather again.
Captain Huang said with a wry smile, "Just now Shujing scolded me for this, but I've come to terms with it. No matter how important the crops are, they can't be more important than the team members."
After several days of torrential rain, the team's electrical circuits were damaged, and the Yu family started using kerosene lamps again after a long time.
Du Le's already unsteady little hands kept spilling food under the dim kerosene lamp. He tried to scoop some up, but only a little bit got into his mouth. The little guy was so upset.
Gao Shujing hugged the little dumpling into his arms: "Duole, come here, Dad will feed you."
Dorjee tried to pick up some food with his chopsticks several times, but couldn't get it into his bowl as some fell out. After dropping food again, he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, when will the electricity come back on? This light is no good; I can't even see clearly."
The little guy has been using bright yellow electric lights since birth, so this is the first time he's used to a dim yellow kerosene lamp, and he's really not used to it.
Yu Rujia placed a few bites of food on his plate and replied, "The power should be back on soon after the rain stops."
In this weather, we can't let Gao Shujing go out in the rain to repair the circuits. If he accidentally gets electrocuted, he might not come back alive.
Dorjee: "If it rains every day, will we never have electricity?"
Duolu had been using electricity for several years, and switching to kerosene lamps was a bit of a shock. Being older, he wasn't as affected as his two youngest brothers, and the little guy ate his meal steadily.
Doro: "It won't rain every day; it will stop eventually."
Dorjee pressed on, "When will it stop? We haven't gone out to play in ages."
Duolu couldn't answer this, so Duofu took over the conversation: "The rain usually lasts until early July at the latest. It's the end of May now, so it will stop raining in a month at most."
Dorje cried out in distress, "Ah, it's going to take this long?"
Yu Rujia: "You'll get used to it after a while. Before you were born, your brother and the others lived under the light of kerosene lamps."
“Back then, your second and third brothers were only a little over a year old, and they could eat steadily under the kerosene lamp. You are now over four years old, and Mom believes you can do it too.”
When they arrived at Shangfen Brigade, there was no electricity. It was only after Duofu fed Duoxi so much food that it went up into his nose that Gao Shujing suggested turning on the power. He then ran around tirelessly until the power was finally restored.
It was because of this incident that he caught the eye of Director Liu and became an official in the commune.
As soon as the rain stopped, Gao Shujing took his tools and went out to inspect the brigade's electrical circuits.
He usually trained several team members to maintain the power lines, but now the crops in the fields have suffered a major disaster, and Captain Huang has sent everyone out to salvage the crops, so the task of restoring the power can only be left to Gao Shujing.
While Gao Shujing was busy outside, Shen Yan from the power supply station came to the door and called out to Shujing several times as soon as he entered.
Yu Rujia came out when she heard the sound and said, "He's busy outside. Does Comrade Shen want to see Shujing about something?"
Shen Yan's heart tightened: "Where did Shu Jing go? Was she kidnapped?"
More than half a month of torrential rain and lightning not only severely damaged the crops in the fields, but also caused various electrical faults in various units, making it impossible to operate normally.
The pressure on the power supply station has increased dramatically, and all the technicians are extremely busy.
Shen Yan was sent by Director Yu to ask Gao Shujing to go to the power supply station to help.
If Gao Shujing is taken away by someone else, how will he explain it to the director when he gets back?
Before Yu Rujia could answer, Deputy Minister Deng from the steel mill also rode his bicycle over to find Gao Shujing.
The power supply to the Shangfen Brigade was broken, and the telephones were unusable, so they had to come in person to find someone.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yan said, "Comrade, Officer Gao has been asked to leave. You're late."
Vice Minister Deng: "Who asked you to leave? Who are you?"
Shen Yan: "I am Shen Yan from the power supply station. I'm here to ask Officer Gao for help as well."
Vice Minister Deng: "Oh, it's Comrade Shen. The factory is shut down because of a power outage. Shouldn't you, the people from the power supply station, be rushing to restore the power? What are you doing here?"
Shen Yan said, "All the technicians in the institute have gone to restore the circuit. I'm from the security department and I don't know anything about circuits, so I'm the one who came to ask Officer Gao for help."
Vice Minister Deng: "I see. Where did Officer Gao go?"
Shen Yan couldn't answer this question, so he looked at Yu Rujia as well.
Yu Rujia: "The village's electricity was broken, and Shujing went to fix it."
Upon hearing that it was about restoring the village's electricity, the two breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly realized what was happening and glared at each other.
The steel mill is the eldest son of the town, and most resources need to be prioritized for it. However, this time the problem was with the power supply, which should be the responsibility of the power company.
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