Hearing him say that, Song Chengliang felt that forcing it wouldn't work...
He then said to his second brother, Song Chengjian, "Second brother, you hold onto tenth brother for a moment, I'll go down and take a look..."
Upon hearing this, Song Chengjian called over the eighth and ninth brothers, and handed the tenth brother's arm to them so they could hold onto it...
Song Chengjian looked around and saw two unburnt tree branches beside the newly built earthen stove...
Song Chengjian picked up the longer, thicker one and handed it to his fourth brother, Song Chengliang, "You hold onto it and go down..."
Slow down, don't rush...
He then turned to the third brother who had followed him and said, "Third brother, go find a sharp rock, and be quick!"
The eldest brother reacted quickly and reminded the third brother, Song Chengxin, "Use a Xi Shi seashell, rub the top part on the stone slab a couple of times, and bring it over!"
Song Chengxin panicked for a moment, then immediately replied "okay" and ran back.
Following his second brother's instructions, Song Chengliang, holding onto the tree branch, slowly probed below the seawater where Lao Shi was bound...
He had barely stretched out his leg when he was startled.
Two hours earlier, they had been with a group of fisherwomen, collecting seashells and digging for oysters on this beach...
At this moment, the seawater was already deep enough to submerge Song Chengliang's knees, but his toes had not yet touched the muddy bottom...
It was a close call. Luckily, my second brother told him to hold onto a tree branch; otherwise, if he had ventured into the water without knowing the depth, he might have been swept away by the waves...
"Second brother, it looks like we have no choice but to crawl inside. I can't explore all the way in..."
The fourth brother, Song Chengliang, said.
"Second brother, fourth brother, hurry up, the wave is coming!"
Song Chenghou's voice tightened as he gazed into the distance at the increasingly surging waves.
This is the first time since arriving yesterday that the Song family has truly grasped the risks of the ocean.
"Seventh brother, eighth brother, ninth brother, take off your shirts!"
Song Chengjian calmly gave the order, then took off his clothes with one hand and handed them to Lao Jiu next to him.
"Tie the clothes in a knot, make it longer, and be quick!"
Without any delay, the three tied the clothes up, tugged at each other to make sure they wouldn't come loose, and then handed them to their second brother, Song Chengjian.
"Fourth brother, come up here! Tie your clothes up and go down, and be quick!"
Song Chengliang nodded. Just as he was tying his clothes, his third brother, Song Chengxin, arrived, holding up a polished seashell in one hand and hurriedly asking, "Who's this for? One or two?"
Without saying a word, Song Chengjian snatched the two seashells and handed them to his fourth brother, Song Chengliang.
Once Song Chengliang had secured the seashell, he took it and immediately plunged into the water.
"Bang!"
The waves became more violent, crashing onto the beach, and the coastline had receded several meters.
The second brother, Song Chengjian, pulled on a rope made of clothes and ordered the fifth and sixth brothers to move the thin stone slabs, wooden buckets, and stones used to build the earthen stove, and retreat ten zhang (approximately 33 meters)...
Remind your older brother to retreat ten feet away while carrying Wen Shishi.
Song Chenghou was naturally worried about his younger brothers, but he was weak and couldn't swim, and he also had a younger sister to take care of. He knew that staying put would only make him a burden...
He said, "You all need to be careful," and immediately stepped back.
Wen Shishi was held in her eldest brother's arms, but her eyes were fixed on her brothers soaking in the water...
He looked tense and extremely worried.
"What do you need me to do? How about I help you pull the rope, second brother?"
The third brother, Song Chengxin, asked.
Just as I was about to step forward, I suddenly heard the second brother, the seventh brother, the eighth brother, the ninth brother, and the tenth brother who was being pulled along, all speak in unison:
"No!"
"Don't!"
"Need not!"
......
But Song Chengxin moved too quickly; as he spoke, he had already reached out to help his second brother, Song Chengjian, grab a corner of the rope made of their clothes...
But he overestimated himself; because the ground was slippery, he lost his balance and fell instantly...
Almost instinctively, he gripped the rope tightly...
Due to the sudden force, the outermost layer of clothing that was tied up was torn off...
The rope shortened instantly, but luckily Song Chengjian reacted quickly, taking two steps forward and pulling his hand back...
They barely managed to grab the rope, preventing Song Chengliang from being swept away by the waves.
Song Chengxin struggled to his feet, clutching a shirt that had fallen from his hand, still wanting to go forward and help...
The sixth brother on the shore and the tenth brother in the water both cried out in terror:
"No! Third Brother!"
"Don't move!"
Old Liu pulled and persuaded the man back to shore.
Amidst the increasingly violent waves, Song Chengjian could see Song Chengliang's movements underwater...
They were probably using seashells to try and cut the "ropes" binding the tenth brother...
"Fourth brother, hurry up!"
Looking at the distant waves, Song Chengjian tugged on the rope and reminded Song Chengliang.
At the same time, Song Chengjian turned to the seventh, eighth, and ninth brothers and instructed them, "If the water rises to my thighs, the three of you should get ashore first..."
"I don't!"
"Second Brother!"
"no!"
Three voices rang out simultaneously.
He was completely ignored by his second brother, who said, "None of you can swim. The water reached my thighs, which was already very dangerous..."
At that point, it won't just be saving Old Ten, but also the three of you...
At that time, I will hold the hands of both the fourth and tenth brothers.
"If a real wave comes, your fourth brother and I are both good swimmers, we'll find a way to save our tenth brother..."
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