Chapter 313 Lu Xiaolan goes to the disaster area
The next day, the morning news of the Central Broadcasting Station broadcast the news that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Tang City, and Tang City was almost razed to the ground.
For a time, the whole country was shocked, and many people stayed in front of the radio to pay attention to the progress of the rescue.
At noon, Beijing TV broadcast the post-disaster video of Tang City.
Lu Xiaolan was at home and turned on the TV while eating. The tragic situation of Tang City after the disaster on TV deeply hurt Lu Xiaolan's heart.
Looking at the city that had become a ruin, the elderly and children crying helplessly, and the rescuers carrying corpses with tears in their eyes, Lu Xiaolan couldn't help but burst into tears. At
this moment, she suddenly wanted to do something for those people.
Putting down her bowl, Lu Xiaolan went back to her room to get 50 yuan, and prepared to go to the management office to ask when to donate.
When she arrived at the management office, she heard Director Song of the management office talking to someone about a group of doctors from the military hospital being transferred to Tang City to participate in the rescue, and they had already taken a special plane to Beijing this morning. She
also heard that a number of people in Yangcheng have formed a volunteer team and are preparing to set off to Tang City for disaster relief tomorrow.
Thinking of those helpless crying children on TV, Lu Xiaolan suddenly had an idea in her mind.
She wanted to go to Tang City to help those children. She had worked in a nursery for three years and had experience, and she majored in a normal school in college, so she was suitable to teach children.
After finding out from Director Song where to gather tomorrow, Lu Xiaolan went back. She took out her luggage again, only packing two or three sets of clothes for changing, and then went to the military service center to buy seven or eight pounds of sugar, a few pounds of biscuits, and a few pounds of brown sugar.
Compared with money, the children there need food more.
After that, Lu Xiaolan went to the post office and called home to tell Lu Qingan that she would not go back yet, and she was going to Tang City to help with the disaster relief.
The Lu family did not have a TV, and Lu Qingan only listened to the radio and was not aware of the tragic situation in Tang City. He only knew that the situation seemed very serious.
"Xiaolan, the country has already sent the People's Liberation Army to help with the disaster relief. You don't know anything, why are you going to join in the fun?" Lu Qingan did not quite agree.
"Dad, I can. I can help take care of the children. I have been a nursery teacher in Yangcheng for three years. I also majored in teaching in college. I can do it."
"How are you going? Go alone?"
"There is a volunteer team in Yangcheng. They will set out tomorrow. I will go with them."
"Okay, you should be careful. Earthquakes are not a joke. Come back home after the rescue and send a telegram to your family." Lu Qingan said that the children were grown up and he could not take care of them.
After a few days, Lu Qingan learned from the newspapers about the severity of the earthquake in Tang City. He was worried and proud.
He was worried about the safety of his daughter over there, and proud of her righteousness. But at this time, Lu Xiaolan had already set out and could not be contacted.
In the evening, when Su Mo and Lu Changzheng came back from work, Lu Xiaolan told them about going to Tang City to help with the disaster relief, and they did not object. Lu Changzheng taught Lu Xiaolan many ways to save herself during an earthquake, and wrote them down on paper for her to memorize at any time.
Such a big disaster happened in the country, and he also wanted to go to the rescue, but everyone has their own responsibilities. Their responsibility is to guard the South Gate, and they cannot leave without permission.
The same is true for Su Mo. After she finishes her work in August, she will have to go to school with pay. In this last period of time, she must stand her last shift.
She is not very powerful personally, so instead of going to Tang City, it is better to raise more donations and supplies for Tang City here.
The next day, Lu Changzheng sent Lu Xiaolan to the gathering point for volunteers. The Guangzhou Railway specially opened an express train for these volunteers to take them to Tang City.
Lu Xiaolan got on the train and when she was looking for a seat, she unexpectedly saw Xiao Ding. The two were very surprised to see each other. Because they knew each other, they sat together.
"Comrade Lu, why are you going to Tang City too?" Ding Zhicheng asked.
There are still aftershocks in Tang City. Yesterday evening, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Lan County, 40 kilometers away from Tang City. It is too dangerous for female comrades to go there.
"Comrade Ding, I want to go there to help those children. I saw them on TV yesterday. They are so pitiful."
Ding Zhicheng heard that it was not too dangerous to do logistics and look after children.
Although they took the express train, it would still take more than two days to get to Tang City. Along the way, the two chatted and gradually became familiar with each other.
In Jing City, because of another big earthquake yesterday evening, the people were in a panic. Many people had already built "earthquake shelters" on the side of many roads.
The central leadership also required the Earthquake Bureau to monitor at all times and be on duty day and night. Any abnormalities must be reported to ensure the safety of Jing City.
At the Foreign Trade Center, everyone worked together to raise a lot of donations and materials for the disaster area, which were directly transported to Tang City by sea.
In early August, the Guangdong Province College Entrance Examination was marked.
The conditions were limited. The college entrance examination at that time was not like the later generations, where the results could be checked once the results were out.
Most candidates who want to know their specific scores can only ask someone to check their files at the Education Bureau, or check their files after being admitted to a university. Therefore, it is very easy for someone to impersonate someone else after taking the exam.
Su Mo was still thinking about asking Su Tingqian to ask someone to go to the Ministry of Education to check her and Lu Xiaolan's scores. As a result, she received a call from the Education Bureau that day and found out that she had become the top scorer in science in Guangdong Province.
The next day, Su Mo saw her scores in the newspaper. She got full marks in physics, chemistry and mathematics, 93 points in Chinese, 95 points in politics, and 98 points in English. Her scores were very impressive.
Another top scorer in liberal arts, Wen Man, also had very good scores. She scored 99 points in Chinese, with only one point deducted for the composition, 94 points in politics, 89 points in mathematics, and 90 points in history and geography.
The Education Bureau of Guangdong Province held a commendation meeting for the two people, rewarded each of them 500 yuan, and invited many media to interview them.
Wen Man was an educated youth who came to Guangdong Province to work in the countryside. She was from Gan Province. Her family was a scholarly family, and all the family members were teachers. She also suffered some hardships in the past few years, but now she has finally gotten her reward.
When leaving, Wen Man held out her hand to Su Mo: "Su Mo, see you in Beijing."
Wen Man applied to Beijing University. In her opinion, with Su Mo's grades, she would definitely apply to Hua University or Beijing University.
Su Mo smiled and shook his hand back, "I'm not going to Beijing, I'm applying to Zhongda."
Wen Man was very surprised, "Your grades are so good, how come..."
"My wife and children are here, I can't bear to leave. Zhongda is also very good. No matter which school we go to, we will study hard and serve our motherland."
Wen Man was even more shocked this time. Su Mo looked younger than her, but she was married and had children. When they were interviewed just now, they were separated, so Wen Man didn't know about Su Mo's situation.
"Yes, it's the same in every school." Wen Man smiled a little embarrassedly, "Let's work hard together!"