Chapter 150 Chapter 150 Flood
He Junxia is very proactive.
After lunch in the afternoon, he went to a fishing tackle store and bought five life jackets, an inflatable kayak and a foldable portable assault boat.
It turned out that his approach was correct and timely.
This sudden downpour never stopped, falling day and night. By the afternoon of the third day, the water in the deepest part of the new housing complex had reached an adult's knees.
If it were a two or three-year-old child, people would probably only see the little bun on his head.
Their neighborhood was relatively well-off compared to all the other disaster-stricken areas. Some buildings in the area suffered heavy damage, with the first floors practically wiped out. The owners of bookstores, clothing stores, and fruit shops were left devastated.
Su Guizhi was worried. "Lingyu, why don't you just close the milk tea shop for now? There's water everywhere outside, it's dirty and messy, and few people drink milk tea."
"If there's anything you need, ask Xiaoxing and Yueze to go out and buy it for you."
Wei Lingyu touched her belly and looked at the heavy rain outside the window, feeling a little anxious.
If the milk tea shop isn't open, there's no income, but the landlord won't waive or reduce the rent. It's so hot, and it's raining and humid, the fruit and condiments in the shop will probably go bad. And with the 3,000 yuan monthly mortgage payment, every penny counts.
This rain comes at a really bad time!
Wei Lingyu sighed. The baby would be born in half a year, and it would cost a lot of money just to buy milk powder and diapers.
Besides, she has to stay in confinement, her mother has to take care of the child, her husband is out making money, and there is no one to take care of the milk tea shop. It is impossible for her to let her brother-in-law, who has just graduated from college and is looking for a job, run the shop for her.
If I don't make more money now before the baby is born, how will I live after the baby is born? I can't ask her parents for money.
At the beginning, I didn't listen to my parents' advice and insisted on marrying all the way to Linshui County. My parents were so angry that they almost broke off relations with me.
Although she did not choose the wrong person, her husband was considerate and family-oriented, her mother-in-law was kind, and her brother-in-law had grown sensible after going to college, she really couldn't bring herself to ask her parents for money again.
"Okay then, Mom, Xiaoxing, I'm sorry to bother you two recently."
Wei Lingyu smiled helplessly.
It's hard to bear, but we still have to prioritize. Not to mention that no one orders takeout or milk tea, even if there are takeout orders, there may not be a delivery person to take the order and deliver it.
She opened the shop in a hurry to earn enough money to buy milk tea for a few days, regardless of the danger. If she accidentally fell and got hurt, she would have no place to cry.
"Hey, we're all family. No matter if it's a problem or not, your safety is the most important thing to our family."
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This terrible downpour lasted for five days and five nights before it stopped. The first floors of both new and old housing communities were not spared and were completely soaked by the flood.
Fortunately, the house purchased by the wisher's elder brother was on the third floor, and the old house where the wisher and his mother lived was on the sixth floor. Both houses were lucky enough to escape the disaster.
The accumulated water in the small county town gradually receded on the sixth and seventh days, and the concrete ground was finally exposed on the eighth day. The affected people who were relocated to temporary disaster relief sites also returned home one after another, and life seemed to have returned to normal.
However, the disaster continued upstream and downstream of Linshui City. Rains poured down incessantly upstream, while coastal areas downstream even experienced a Category 2 tsunami, causing devastating losses, with nearly 13 people dead, 6 missing, and 43 injured.
In such an environment, no one can guarantee how long normal life in Linshui City can last.
So at a dinner where all family members gathered, He Junxia put forward her proposal: to go to her sister-in-law Wei Lingyu's hometown to take refuge for a few months.
Of course, this decision was rejected by everyone except him. With the burden of life on their shoulders, not everyone can make a decisive decision.
Moreover, when things do not concern them, people always like to take chances, and then regret it when disaster strikes.
He Junxia brought out the second proposal he had prepared in advance: "It's best to be prepared for the worst. We need to buy some emergency supplies and keep them at home. Otherwise, if we're suddenly trapped by a flood and have nothing to eat or drink, it would be terrible."
"We can endure being hungry, thirsty, and injured, but can my sister-in-law endure it?"
The expressions of the three people at the table all turned serious. Miao Yueze felt a little panicked: "Xiaoxing is right, we still need to make some preparations in advance."
Wei Lingyu and Su Guizhi also expressed their agreement.
It's not that they don't believe what their brother-in-law and son say, but there are many aspects to consider. It's impossible for them to leave behind a lot of things to do at home and have fun for a few months like rich people.
But there are some things that cannot be ignored. It is best to spend a little money to be prepared for peace of mind. They are not stupid and cannot think things through.
Su Guizhi asked, "Is six hundred yuan enough?"
Six hundred yuan is definitely enough to buy some emergency relief supplies, but it is just a drop in the bucket for stockpiling goods.
He Junxia nodded: "That's enough."
He had a vague feeling that Linshui County was not a place to stay for long and would be flooded sooner or later. If that was the case, there was no point in stockpiling more goods.
The next morning, he took the foldable portable assault boat hidden under the bed and a bunch of emergency food and emergency tools to their wedding room.
The three people were stunned when they saw this pile of things. Su Guizhi opened her eyes wide and asked, "Why did you buy so many? What are these?"
"This is a portable assault boat. When needed, it can be disassembled and turned into a small boat that can seat six people."
Wei Lingyu turned and winked at Miao Yueze. A foldable boat that could seat six people clearly wasn't cheap. Six hundred yuan wouldn't buy all that. My brother-in-law must have paid for it himself.
After receiving a signal from his wife, Miao Yueze took out his cell phone and transferred two thousand yuan to his younger brother using his own private money.
Although the folding bed looks a bit useless, it is worth it as long as it can be used once at a critical moment - the neighboring county suffered a flood, and the video of many people trapped on the roof waiting for rescue is still circulating on the Internet.
"Thank you, brother."
After receiving the transfer, He Junxia shook his phone. Su Guizhi, who had wanted to give some more money to her youngest son, was relieved.
But what no one expected was that on the sixth day after the folding assault machine was placed in the utility room, a flood with raging fury poured down from upstream.
Linshui County was flooded.
To be precise, the entire Linshui City suffered a disaster.
The raging flood is a terrifying monster called destruction. It uproots trees, knocks down tall buildings, and takes away countless lives in an instant.
He Junxia woke up to a roaring roar and discovered that the flood had already submerged the first floor of the residential complex, and the water level was still rising. The turbulent water and whirlpools of various sizes left no chance for escape.
"It's over, it's over."
Su Guizhi was awakened by the sound of water and screams and was at a loss: "The water is almost flooding the second floor. What should we do with your brother and sister-in-law? Call them quickly."
"There's no signal, so I can't make calls."
Su Guizhi's heart skipped a beat: "Kill, keep calling, maybe that time I'll get through."
This is obviously unlikely to happen. If even a mobile phone in the city center shows no signal, it can only mean that there are problems with the communication base station and the operator's computer room.
Moreover, the government had no warning during the day and seemed to be caught off guard by the sudden flood.
Given the current government's emphasis on flood prevention and disaster relief, this is practically impossible. After all, a flood capable of engulfing an entire county town would be impossible to escape detection by a machine.
Unless the flood comes from heaven.
But there is no point in thinking about these things now. What is important is the safety of the wisher's brother and sister-in-law.
[Xiao Si, did the mission fail?]
[No. ]
He Junxia relaxed for a moment. The mission hadn't failed, which meant Wei Lingyu was doing well. Their new house on the third floor shouldn't have been flooded yet.
However, the new community where Miao Yueze and his wife live is lower than the old community where the wisher lives. If the water level continues to rise, it will sooner or later reach the third floor.
Su Guizhi also knew this.
But the power of one person is so insignificant in the face of nature. The middle-aged woman paced back and forth on the balcony anxiously, her eyes closed, her hands clasped together, and she muttered to herself.
"Buddha bless you, Buddha bless you."
"Please bless my eldest son and daughter-in-law to be safe and sound, and my grandchildren to be healthy."
Faced with a horrific natural disaster that she was powerless to resist, praying to the gods became the mother's only recourse.
He Junxia was also powerless to do anything about it.
If he were in the previous world, he might be able to use the power of the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to go to the new community to check out the situation, but now he is just an ordinary person with strong five senses and physical strength.
He Junxia knew that it was useless to persuade Su Guizhi not to worry, so he simply took out the inflatable kayak stored in the bedroom and inflated it.
Judging from the current situation of the flood, it would be no problem for the sixth floor where they were to be flooded, let alone the third and fourth floors.
Su Guizhi caught a glimpse of what her son was holding out of the corner of her eye, and she panicked: "Didn't you leave the boat with your brother? When did you get it back?"
She covered her chest excitedly. Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated and almost jumped out of her chest. She was extremely panicked.
"No, I bought two, one in my hometown and one at home."
"I was scared to death."
Su Guizhi breathed a sigh of relief, slowly lowered her hand that was covering her heart, and complained, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
You didn't even give me a chance to speak.
A sentence naturally popped up in his mind, and He Junxia knew that it was the instinct of the wisher at work again, but now was not the time to argue or joke.
He surrendered directly: "Next time I will tell you in advance."
Su Guizhi walked forward and looked at the deflated inflatable kayak: "What do you want to do? Let me help you."
"Okay, Mom, hold this down for me."
He Junxia aimed the electric air pump at the air port and inflated the kayak while observing the pressure gauge. After a while, the thin kayak swelled up and turned into a common shape in daily life.
He Junxia pulled out the electric air pump to fix the inflation port, and stood the inflated kayak upright on the wall to avoid standing in the position.
Then he took out a large black backpack and two life jackets from the room, put one on himself and handed the other to Su Guizhi.
"Mom, put on your life jacket first. When the flood comes, we'll get on the boat directly."
Su Guizhi put on the life jacket. She didn't know how to tie the strap, so she just tied a bow.
Fortunately, He Juanxia fastened her seatbelt and looked up: "Mom, this is not the way to beat me. Look at my movements."
"Oh, just wear it on, no need to be so particular." Su Guizhi didn't care.
"No, you have to do it the right way."
He Junxia spoke in a serious tone. He walked over and untied the bows on Su Guizhi's life jacket: "Look, it's so loose. What if it opens in the water?"
Su Guizhi was still a little uncomfortable with her youngest son's sudden seriousness: "Okay, okay, you come and teach me."
He Junxia taught Su Guizhi the correct way to tie a knot, step by step: "These places must be tied tightly, and the sides of the waist must be tightened downwards..."
Su Guizhi looked up at her son's profile and suddenly felt that he was a little strange. She asked suspiciously, "How do you know so much?"
"Mom, there's something I need to tell you."
Su Guizhi was confused: "What's going on?"
"Have you ever heard of rebirth?"
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