Chapter 341
The surging flood swallowed up the houses, and the broken walls and ruins floated on the water.
The victims who were not evacuated in time cried and shouted. Some were trapped on high slopes, and some were trapped in the water, holding on to floating tree roots and calling for help.
Others may be out of sight.
There were also many people who were with the group of officers, carrying the wounded and rescuing people.
Among them were many familiar faces to Ruan Mian.
There is even Ruan Jinxiu.
After seeing Ruan Mian, Ruan Jinxiu was very surprised, and quickly called for him to run over with the small boat he made in his hands.
"Sister! Mother asked me to bring the boats I made to rescue people. Look, they're really useful! It's too dangerous here. Come home quickly. I'm a man, I'm here to save people!"
Ruan Jinxiu's clear eyes were full of motivation. Seeing that Ruan Mian didn't move, he simply carried her up the hill and put her safely.
Ruan Mian saw Ruan Jinxiu's silly back, but he was determined to save him.
My anger towards the young master of the He family increased a little more.
All of this could have been avoided!
She used silver to relocate a large number of disaster victims in Yuzhou. If the dike had not collapsed, the people here would have had plenty of time to leave.
The flood won't reach here so quickly.
Now, not only the riverside villages were flooded, but their wheat fields and even Wuheng City might be submerged next.
The home they had rebuilt with great difficulty after the war and snowstorm was flattened by those foolish people in one day.
But there was no time to think about it now. Ruan Mian first went to the granary which had not been fully built and put all the food that had been stored in it into the space.
He then went to the villages along the way that were about to be submerged by the flood but had not yet been submerged, as well as some shops in the city, and put everything he saw into the space.
At this moment, most people have been transferred to Longchang Mountain. The entire city is empty and most things cannot be taken away.
Ruan Mian put all these things into the space, trying to minimize the losses as much as possible.
Secondly, she took out several small boats that she had looted from the space, using the excuse that they were cargo boats, and used them to rescue people first.
They also brought out a large number of carts and horse-drawn carriages, and asked people they knew to go back to the village and pull all the freight carts over to rescue people.
At this moment, Lord Lin was drenched in the heavy rain, covered in wounds, and was using all his strength to help the weak victims out of the water.
Seeing Ruan Mian coming to help, he was a little surprised: "Madam Ruan! Why did you come back so soon? How is the situation in Yuzhou? Is the flood so big that it broke the dam?"
If it was a natural dam burst, the disaster would not have come so quickly.
But Ruan Mian had no time to explain at this time, and only said: "The situation in Yuzhou is better than ours. Sir, I have asked people to bring more supplies. You can use them, but you must ensure your own safety."
"I still need to go to Longchang Mountain right now. I'll come right over after I've settled everything there."
Not only are there people from the government office led by Lord Lin to provide disaster relief, but there are also soldiers from General Huo's camp and many able-bodied men from Jinsha Village working together, so she can rest assured for the time being.
Now she still has to look into many follow-up matters before she can completely put her mind at ease.
Lord Lin nodded firmly, and sent her off with earnest words, not forgetting to remind her to be careful in everything.
Most of the disaster victims were resettled near Jinsha Village.
The government office worked hard to build some temporary sheds to shelter from the wind and rain, but as the number of people increased, the previous ones could no longer provide shelter.
Women, children and young children were all taken back to their homes by kind villagers, and even the firewood room was full of people sleeping.
Some men were also busy, staying here to continue building sheds to shelter from the rain.
Wanshu Cuizhu and the others had experience in cooking in a big pot, and Lord Lin had sent people to transport all the grain from the government office's granary here early on.
They prioritized the food in the granaries to provide the victims with enough food.
If that’s not enough, there’s still some food stored by each family, so there’s no need to worry for now.
My father, sister and brothers formed a team of doctors who went from house to house to treat injuries and illnesses.
My mother and sister-in-law also generously did their best to take out the extra cloth from the cloth workshop, which was a good thing if it could be exchanged for clean clothes for some people.
Those who were not seriously injured all joined the battle and followed Lord Lin's team to the disaster-stricken villages to help rescue people.
Seeing this scene, Ruan Mian was extremely surprised.
Everything was in perfect order, not at all as chaotic as I had imagined.
Seeing her come back, her elder sister and brother hurried forward and brought her to Mr. Ruan, who wanted to treat her personally.
Ruan Mian smiled helplessly: "Father, sister, brother, I'm fine."
"Sister! We heard from Lord Lin that you went to Yuzhou, so you must have rushed back from Yuzhou now. We won't be at ease until your father personally diagnoses you and makes sure you're okay."
Seeing that they were determined to do so, Ruan Mian just let them do as they pleased.
While Mr. Ruan was diagnosing her, he did not forget to mention what had happened in the past two days to her.
"Everyone in Wuheng City should thank Lord Lin for this. If he hadn't been so decisive and quick in finding rescuers, evacuating, and relocating people, who knows how many more people would have drowned."
"Mianmian, everything you saw was an order personally issued by Lord Lin. All the granaries in the government office are now open."
Ruan Qingsong couldn't help but sigh: "An honest and good official like Lord Lin will definitely accumulate blessings, and Wuheng Construction has great potential. But..."
Speaking of this unexpected disaster, he couldn't help but take back some of his words.
"Things don't always go as planned. Once this flood passes, we don't know how much damage will be done. The wheat fields will definitely be lost, and so will the entire Wuheng City. I just hope the flooding isn't too severe..."
"Brother, it's okay."
Ruan Mian smiled faintly: "Since ancient times, no place has been immune to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Now that it has happened, there is no room for recovery.
What we can do is to minimize the losses and rebuild our home.
Of course, relying on one's own strength alone is definitely not enough. At this time, we must unite as one, work together to get out of this predicament."
Sister Ruan nodded very solemnly, agreeing with Ruan Mian's words.
"Sister is right. Lord Lin said the same thing yesterday. Everyone in our village has suffered a lot! This little difficulty is nothing!"
Ruan Mian touched her head, his eyes fell on her abdomen, and said softly.
Sister, you are going to be a mother now, don't be too tired, wait until tomorrow and don't come here to shuttle, stay at home and take care of yourself."
"Sister, we're already short on manpower, why don't you let me come? I can definitely protect myself, don't worry, I..."
"I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about this environment."
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