Chapter 129
A group of people were crowded on the boat. Qin Bing briefly described the current situation. "We received news from above that Anshan City has been hit by a flood. The situation is very serious. Anshan City is separated from us by a dike line, but the earthquake caused cracks in the dike line. The weather was hot before, and the most lacking thing was water. The river channel was completely dry, and there was no water at all. We didn't worry about the dike line breaking, so we put all our focus on reconstruction and rescue, and didn't have time to repair the cracks. Now it's hit by the water, and it can't bear it anymore."
Mu Nan didn't know much about geographical locations, so he listened quietly without interrupting.
Yu Zibai knew something. Once that side was lost, the entire flood would directly hit them. No wonder they had to evacuate. Once the flood came down, not to mention how high the water would be, it was hard to say whether these houses could withstand the impact of the flash flood.
Qin Bing said: "There will be a heavy rain coming soon, and the rainfall will be no less than the first wave of heavy rain."
Mu Nan moved closer to Qin Huai. There was another rainfall that could flood the house to the second floor, and it would be accompanied by the impact of floods. This was news he had received in advance. If he didn't know, he couldn't even imagine that situation. Even if they had a boat and life jackets, how could they escape in the turbulent water?
Qin Huai held Mu Nan's hand soothingly and asked, "Where do we evacuate now?"
Qin Bing said: "Monkey Mountain, this is the nearest place we can evacuate. According to the current plan, we will evacuate 100,000 people to Monkey Mountain."
Song Jia said with a pale face: "Can Monkey Mountain accommodate so many people? Isn't the mountain already bald from the sun? What about during the day? And what about those who haven't returned from work in the factory? My brother is in the machinery factory, will they also evacuate to Monkey Mountain?"
Song Jia was mainly worried about his brother. Wu Zheng had been unable to come back due to the previous heavy rain, and then the flooding was so serious, and the rain almost never stopped. The Internet and power outage made it impossible to contact each other. The only good thing was that his brother knew he was at home, and he knew his brother was in the factory. If they had lost contact on the road, he would have been scared to death.
Qin Bing didn't know much. The entire residential area now has more than one million people. He was mainly relocating people from the first five districts to Monkey Mountain. The other districts had different relocation directions, some far and some near. As for how and where those people who were stranded at their workplaces should be relocated, he had not received any news yet.
But seeing Song Jia's worried look, he comforted her, "Don't worry, if you are stranded at work, you must be moved with the factory. We received the news in advance and will definitely take everyone to a safe place before the flood comes."
Mu Nan patted Song Jia's hand, which was clenched into a fist due to worry and nervousness: "It will be fine, your brother and Xu Ming, everyone will be fine."
Song Jia nodded, looking at the houses that were completely submerged in water and the homes that people were forced to leave, his heart became increasingly heavy.
Mu Nan was fine. All his property was in the space. The house was just an empty house. Qin Huai was by his side and the rabbit was also on his body. Even if he was fleeing, he was not very scared. But if you put yourself in his shoes, if he were separated from Qin Huai now, the heaviness in his heart would probably be no lighter than Song Jia's. So some words were hard to comfort him and Song Jia could only let himself ease the pressure.
Hearing the cough, Mu Nan turned around and saw Jian Chu leaning against Yu Zibai with a pale face. He quickly asked, "Are you okay? Are you cold?"
Although he felt very hot, so hot that he was about to explode, Jian Chu was very weak now. He had just swam out of the water and his clothes were all wet. He didn't know if he would feel cold.
Jian Chu shook his head: "It's not cold. I hope the house won't be washed down when the flood comes." The rice, soil, and seeds they had just bought, as well as their original plans, were all washed away by the flood.
Mu Nan sighed as well, hoping for the same thing. If the family he had worked so hard to build were gone, he would have to start all over again.
The few of them stopped talking, all feeling uneasy and nervous about the road ahead that was full of unknowns, especially when they saw that the living environment around them, which had finally regained some of the civilized living environment of the past society, was now completely soaked in sewage. They didn't know what kind of wreckage would be left after this flood. They were considered strong if they didn't break down and cry.
They were riding on a small motorboat that could only seat seven people. Taking into account the things they were carrying, it was actually overloaded. Fortunately, the place they were going to was not far away. It was a platform of a two-story building and there were already quite a few people on the platform.
Qin Bing whispered to them: "These are the people who received the news in advance, most of them are family members of important positions."
No matter what time, there are always some well-informed people. Everyone has their own channels, just like Qin Huai and his people. Qin Bing is their channel. Others, such as the planting areas, pasture areas, and medical areas, which are now completely controlled by the government, always have some well-informed people who act faster than others.
After Qin Bing sent them to the platform, he said, "Just follow the transfer ship. I don't know how the rest will be arranged. Just be careful."
Mu Nan said quickly: "You should also be careful. Your mission is over. Come to us if you can."
Mu Nan was worried that Qin Bing would get sick while rescuing people in the water, so she whispered to him, "We still have some medicine. If you need it, you must come to us. Don't carry it yourself."
No matter what, just because Qin Bing helped them evacuate as soon as he received the news, they would not abandon this friend.
Qin Bing waved to them and watched them climb onto the platform one by one. Then he rowed the boat towards the troops to gather. Although every second counts in the rescue, they can't act like headless flies. Only according to the plan made above can they act most effectively. He took advantage of this time difference to transfer his friends first.
Anyway, apart from his comrades, they are the closest people to him. If his comrades want to fight together, he should settle his friends first so that he can feel more at ease.
When Mu Nan and the others came over, they attracted a lot of people's attention. Apart from anything else, the dog was quite eye-catching. As for the rabbit, when they were on the boat, Mu Nan used his backpack to take out cloth from the space and wrapped the entire rabbit cage. So others could only see him carrying the cage but couldn't see what was in the cage. They just thought it was a packed item. But Niu Niu couldn't hide, so she attracted a lot of people's attention.
But those who were able to receive the news in advance probably had a better life, but it was definitely not as bad as those who lived in the shacks, who were hungry and cold. In addition, before the end of winter, a batch of meat was sold there. Although it had been a month or so, they were not too greedy for meat. So those people just looked at the dog, probably made a slight estimate of the background and ability of this group of people in their minds, but nothing happened.
Mu Nan asked Qin Huai in a low voice: "Are we going to be transferred in a line later? There are so many people here, one by one on the boat, and there are so many people behind us. When will we be transferred?"
Qin Huai said: "There should be a bigger ship. Otherwise, there might be no way to move 100,000 people away before the flood comes."
Mu Nan looked at the depth of the water. It was okay for a small motorboat, but a larger boat would not be able to bear it.
However, before he could rack his brains to think about what kind of boat to use to transfer, he saw a huge truck driving over. Mu Nan was shocked. The height of the tire alone was half of his body. They were standing on the platform on the second floor and could even step directly into the car without even jumping.
Qin Huai said: "This should be a later modification. It seems that in addition to rescue and reconstruction, it is also constantly improving the emergency plan."
It is obvious that this vehicle is not of regular production. There is no such model. It is obviously a modified car. The tires are tank-like tracks, probably for the purpose of making it easier to pass through collapsed and cracked roads. Now that it is flooded, according to the height of the vehicle, it should be able to pass through as long as it is not in a deep depression.
As the car approached the platform, many people gathered around, fearing that they would be left behind if they were a step slower. A soldier got out of the car, shouting with a loudspeaker at people to line up one by one, but not many people kept the order.
Qin Huai and his friends were with their dog, so it was not convenient for them to squeeze in with the crowd. Moreover, after considering the capacity of the car, they found it was more than enough to accommodate all the people waiting on the platform, so there was no need to squeeze. They waited until all the people in front got on before they entered the car carrying their belongings. There were also advantages to sitting at the back of the car, as the car did not have doors, so the air would circulate more easily if they sat at the back. Mainly, it was not raining now, so it was better to sit on the outside to get some fresh air than to sit inside and feel stuffy.
After all the people on the platform got on the bus, they did not continue to wait, but drove quickly towards Monkey Mountain. They should not be the first group, so they seemed to be very familiar with the route, driving very fast all the way, almost racing against time.
Yu Zibai and his friends had been to Monkey Mountain before. At that time, the sky was covered with snow and it would take two or three hours to drive there. But now there is no need to worry about slipping on ice and snow. The road has probably been explored before, so there is no need to worry about anything in the water blocking the road. The driving on the road is very smooth, and they even reached Monkey Mountain in less than half an hour.
Monkey Mountain was once a tourist attraction. In addition to the stairs, there are driveways on the side and back mountains, so you can drive up directly. Mu Nan has never been to Monkey Mountain, but under Jian Chu's guidance, he saw that there were indeed some holes on the lower mountain wall that looked like they were dug by humans.
Jian Chu said: "The people here used to live in these caves."
Mu Nan couldn't help but ask, "So we have to dig holes now, but if we dig holes all over the mountain, the mountain will be empty. If it rains again and there is a flash flood, can the empty mountain withstand the impact?"
After that, he asked Qin Huai worriedly, "If the rain is too heavy, will there be a landslide?"
Qin Huai said: "Any accident has a certain chance of happening, but by comparison, the risk of staying at the foot of the mountain is higher."
In the past, they would just try to find tall and stable buildings, such as shopping malls and large hotels. As long as they went to higher floors, they could ensure a certain degree of safety. But now, there are no high-rise buildings, and the surrounding mountains are the best choice.
But unlike what they imagined of digging the hole themselves, it turned out that there was a huge cave on top of Monkey Mountain. The cave was halfway up the mountain and there were traces of artificial drilling, but it should have been a cave that had originally existed and had been expanded. The top of the cave was extremely high and the area inside the cave was also huge. I don’t know if it was across the entire halfway up the mountain. The wind could be felt at the entrance of the cave, which means that the depths of the cave should not be enclosed, otherwise there would be no wind.
After the car stopped at the entrance of the cave, the people in the car got off one by one. Two people in military uniforms also came out of the cave. After everyone got off the car, they led the people inside. It took about ten minutes to reach the place. Some people had already settled down inside the cave. Those people were lying on their things or on their backpacks. They looked relaxed and could even chat with people.
After the soldier led them to the designated area, he said directly: "Find a place for yourselves. Once you are settled, do not move at will. There is a special place for personal hygiene. If you live here, you must follow the rules. You can go home when the water recedes. Just endure the current conditions."
Someone asked, "Can we just choose any place?"
The soldier said, "As long as there is no one there, it's fine."
Hearing this, some people hurried to go deeper, especially to the windy place. There were gaps in the cave for air to flow in, which prevented the deep area from being stuffy. In fact, because it was inside the mountain, the temperature got lower the deeper you went. In addition, the wind that penetrated through the gaps, although not as cool as air conditioning, was very comfortable when blowing on people.
Someone directly occupied the windy place. Mu Nan felt a little sorry for it and was about to find another cool place. Qin Huai chose a stone platform that was a bit high. The area of that stone platform was not small, but it was not habitable because the ground was covered with small spikes, just like the lotus platform where Guanyin trapped Red Boy.
Mu Nan watched Qin Huai climb up, tiptoed to take a look and said: "Brother, this is impossible to live in, it's full of spikes." There is no space to lie down.
As soon as Mu Nan finished speaking, Qin Huai pulled out the thorns with his bare hands, and those thorns that seemed to have grown out of the stone were pulled out in an instant.
Mu Nan: “…” This is too easy, what the hell is this.
Qin Huai said to Yu Zibai, "Come and clean it up. If we can clean it up, we will live upstairs." Then he said to Mu Nan and the other three, "You guys stay downstairs and watch the things first."
They all came here with large and small bags, and although they were in a hurry, they tried to stuff as much food and drink as possible into their bags. Plus, they had rabbits and dogs, so there were quite a lot of things, and it was impossible for all of them to come up and clean the platform.
The platform has an excellent geographical location. It is not far away from the crowd, but at least there is only one way up, so there is no need to worry about someone touching your things while you sleep at night. Moreover, it is at least one or two meters away from the crowd. Even people living under the stone platform are separated by nearly one meter of space. Although everyone is vaccinated now, it is always safer to keep a certain distance from the crowd at any time.
Many people were annoyed when they saw that the stone platform was cleared so easily. It was such a good place and many of the first group of people who came here took a fancy to it at first sight. However, because the surface of the stone platform was not suitable for sleeping as it was full of sharp stone spikes, they gave up directly. They did not even think of going up to see if it could be cleaned.
The spikes on top were not difficult to clean. A few of the difficult ones were knocked down by Qin Huai and Yu Zibai with stones. Although the platform after cleaning was not particularly flat and was somewhat raised, there were not many particularly flat surfaces below. We could just sleep on it. Maybe we wouldn't stay here for too long and could go back.
After cleaning the platform, Qin Huai said to Mu Nan, "Bring out two sleeping mats."
Of course there was nothing in the bag. Mu Nan took out two sleeping mats from the space. When the sleeping mat is not inflated, it can shrink into a palm-sized piece, but it can be inflated. After inflation, the sleeping mat will be slightly thicker, so that people will not lie completely on the ground. However, Mu Nan does not need to blow it up, because his lung capacity is really not good. When he did a lung capacity test when he was a child, he saw stars after blowing it hard. Maybe he is naturally bad in this aspect, so he is so sensitive to humid weather.
Qin Huai and Yu Zibai each held one and blew it. The sleeping mat they bought was the largest one, and even someone as physically strong as Qin Huai felt a little dizzy after being blown.
Mu Nan sat below and laughed secretly. It was rare to see his brother failing. Although he had an air pump, it was a bit too much to carry one with him while fleeing. Qin Huai had no choice but to blow it up manually.
By the time they finally settled down on the stone platform, the rescue over there had probably already begun. More cars were arriving, and more people were being transported over. Before, they could still sleep sporadically, with a little distance between people, but as more people came in, the soldiers in charge asked them to move closer to make room for the people who would be transported later.
An entire cave certainly cannot accommodate 100,000 people, but a few thousand or even tens of thousands of people should be no problem. The only thing is where to accommodate the rest.
Mu Nan asked Song Jia, "Have you ever been to Monkey Mountain before?"
Song Jia shook his head: "The space I spend most of my time in is the computer room. Going out consumes energy and costs money."
Mu Nan said: "I don't know if there is any other place to hide on this mountain. Otherwise, with so many people, how can we live?"
Jian Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Since the higher-ups have already started to act, they must have a plan. We just need to follow their arrangements obediently."
Qin Huai spread two oversized sleeping mats on the stone platform: "Okay, bring your things up."
Mu Nan responded quickly, handed up the rabbit cage first, then handed up their large backpacks, then protected Jian Chu and climbed up first, and then he followed up to the stone platform.
The stone platform was not completely exposed to the outside. Half of it was uncovered, but the other half was blocked by a stone wall. Qin Huai checked the situation on the other side of the stone wall in advance. It looked quite clean, and he didn't see any reptiles or the like, so he let Rabbit and Niu Niu go over there. The stone wall could block other people's sight to some extent. Carrying Rabbit and Dog with him at this time did attract some attention.
After the sleeping mat was laid out, Qin Huai took out some clean clothes and a pack of wet wipes from his bag: "It's just right for you to go in and wipe it off. I'll get a blanket to cover you. Change your clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Mu Nan took the dry clothes and turned to look at Jian Chu: "Did you bring clothes?"
Yu Zibai nodded: "I took it. Although it was in a hurry, I took almost everything I could."
People with poor health were given priority. Mu Nan asked Jian Chu to change first. After Jian Chu had changed, he went in to quickly wipe himself and put on dry clothes. After coming out, he lay down with a small fan in hand: "It's really much cooler inside the cave than outside. The temperature should be only over 30 degrees."
In the past, 30 degrees was already so hot that people couldn't leave the air conditioner. Now, 30 degrees can be described as cool in comparison. After all, I have experienced the high temperatures of 50 or 60 degrees. In addition, this part of the mountain has not been exposed to the sun. It is cool and shady. It is very comfortable to just fan myself in the wind.
Qin Huai also changed his wet clothes and hung them on the wall behind the stone platform. Of course, he put away his underwear. After he was done, Qin Huai sat next to Mu Nan: "Are you hungry?"
Mu Nan lay on the mat and asked him quietly, "Are you hungry?"
Seeing him raise his hand as if preparing to feed him, Qin Huai held his hand and said, "It's okay. If you're not hungry, take a nap. You've been busy for most of the day. Take a rest first and eat after you get up."
It was afternoon when they came here, and it was already seven o'clock. It was time to eat, but all these twists and turns really exhausted them. Plus, they were worried that they would be hungry again at night if they ate now. It would be better to take a rest first and eat later. This way, at least they wouldn't wake up hungry in the middle of the night. After all, they were out there, and it was impossible for them to eat too much greasy food. Without greasy food, they would naturally get hungry easily.
Mu Nan moved aside to make some room for Qin Huai: "Then you sleep with me."
Qin Huai lay down and fanned him with a small fan: "Are you hot?"
Mu Nan said: "It's okay, it's quite cool inside the cave, but it's too dark. The illumination of the small lamp brought in is too low."
"It's great that they can bring in lights. This is probably fuel-fired electricity. To save energy, they definitely won't use bulbs with too high wattage. Just enough to be visible will do."
Mu Nan turned over and looked behind Qin Huai. Song Jia wanted to comfort Niuniu, so he slept in the innermost part, close to the stone wall. Niuniu and Rabbit were stuffed in there, watched by Song Jia. Jian Chu was not in good health, so it was definitely not his turn to keep watch, so he let him and Yu Zibai sleep in there, so he and Qin Huai slept at the entrance of the stone platform. Qin Huai lay on his side to block the sight of the three of them.
Mu Nan rolled into Qin Huai's arms, then stuffed a mouthful of sushi into his mouth, and then stuffed another mouthful into her own mouth. Her cheeks were puffy, and she smiled at Qin Huai.
Qin Huai tried hard to swallow the food in his mouth and gently scraped his nose with his hand to warn him not to feed him anymore. There were not many people in this cave, so it was relatively quiet. Even if the sushi had no taste, the swallowing sound might be heard by others.
Mu Nan snorted, and took out a small box of watermelon juice with a straw in it from the space. He drank two sips himself, and then put two sips into Qin Huai's mouth. Although it was just one sushi, he definitely wasn't full, but it could suppress his hunger a little. He should take a rest first and think about what to eat later.
After taking refuge like this, they have to live and eat with a group of people, and for a moment they feel like they are back to the days when they migrated here last year. They didn't expect that even after a year, their lives still haven't stabilized.
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