Chapter 205 Waiting
Gao Xiulan and the others rushed back to the compound, which was in a mess. Every time they stepped on it, yellow mud and water splashed all over their trouser legs.
On the way back, I met my neighbors from the next door compound who had also returned. Everyone was rushing to pack up their things.
Jin Qiaofeng rushed into the front yard at the first opportunity, and was shocked after seeing what was going on.
"My chicken, my duck!"
The chickens and ducks she had been feeding for a long time all ran away, and only a few feathers were left in the fence.
This was originally meant to save face for Ernengzi's wedding, but now it's all gone, and he even had to pay for food.
Guan Lamei looked at him with regret and smacked her lips, but she also knew how to comfort him: "At least he's fine."
It’s no big deal if there’s some leftover braised pork. As long as she’s still around, she can keep eating it.
"Hurry up and pack up, take away all the food, drinks and other things you need. You definitely won't be able to come back to sleep tonight."
After saying this, Gao Xiulan hurried back to the backyard. The ivy clinging to the hanging flower gate was beaten to pieces by the rain and no longer had its former spirit.
As for the morning glories that looked like dodder, even their flower heads were blown away, and no one knew where they were, erasing all traces of their former existence.
There were cracks on the courtyard walls, and broken bricks and tiles were scattered under the eaves. The doors of each house were open, and there was deathly silence, without the laughter and joy of the past.
It felt a little strange for a moment. Gao Xiulan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked quickly into the house.
I still don’t dare to come back to sleep tonight, so I can only spend the night in the car. I have to bring some daily necessities with me.
He swiftly wrapped up the things that could be used in a bed sheet, ran to the kitchen, quickly baked a few pancakes, fried a few dishes, and put them all in the lunch box.
The clothes where the passbooks are stored at home are hidden and placed in ordinary places where you would never notice them at first glance.
Xiaotong and Xie Yi also locked the room, with a bundle of bed sheets slung over their shoulders and a bamboo basket filled with bowls, chopsticks and a kettle in one hand.
The bamboo basket on his back was filled with kitchen supplies, eggplants, cucumbers and so on. He returned with a full harvest.
"I'm leaving, but everything is packed."
Zhang Dazui had just finished packing and was walking with a thud, carrying a lot of bags on his body.
The funniest one is Guan Lamei, who is so carefree and walks as if she doesn't recognize anyone.
She was seen carrying a large iron pot in one hand and waving a spatula in the other, with meat, vegetables and a kitchen knife in the bamboo basket on her back.
At first glance, it looked like they were going camping. When they were leaving, they met Xiaohui's mother. When they saw the big iron pot, they almost dropped their jaws in shock.
The group quickly rushed back. The outermost wall of the toilet at the corner had collapsed halfway. It started raining again on the road and the sky was gloomy.
When I rushed back to the car warehouse, everyone was awake and the place was buzzing with activity, just like a vegetable market.
During the day, the tent of the GAZ car was rolled open, Lin Xiaotong got out, and Xiaoju poked his cat head out of the big pocket of his coat.
"Mom, you're back. How's things at home?"
She fell asleep at dawn, and woke up a while after Gao Xiulan left. She came out and wandered around the door waiting for someone.
"It's not so bad. Everyone in this area has left. There's no one in every house."
Gao Xiulan untied the urea bag tied to her body, shook off the rainwater on it, and looked around, but didn't find Xie Dajiao.
"Come, drink some water and have some breakfast. Where is your dad?"
"Dad and Uncle Qian went to the street office to check and see what was going on."
"Have some brown sugar ginger water first. It's a little cooler now, so drink it in one gulp."
Gao Xiulan opened the lid of the brown sugar ginger water in the bamboo basket, and a strong smell of ginger, spicy and pungent, came out.
After drinking it, my body felt warm and I started to sweat.
"Mom, Dad and the others are back."
Lin Xiaotong had just finished drinking and her forehead was slightly sweating. When she turned around, she saw Xie Dajiao coming back with a serious expression.
"Old Xie, what's wrong? What did the neighborhood office say?"
When Gao Xiulan saw the person coming back, she quickly handed him a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea.
"The subdistrict office didn't know anything. A wall of their office collapsed, and Ma Baoguo still hasn't received any news."
"Forget it, let's eat first, the rain is still falling."
Gao Xiulan looked at the Hu Tou kids who looked listless today, added some water, and heated a kettle of ginger tea over the fire that Donggua had started in the open space next to them.
"Lamei, this ginger tea isn't too hot anymore. Come get some heat. Once it's boiling, you can all have some."
Although Guan Lamei felt that he was very strong, his son had lost a lot of weight after learning cooking. This kid's life was also his life.
"Okay, this stuff is a bit spicy."
"It's okay. I still have some brown sugar left. Consider it as borrowing your fire."
"Sister Xiulan, you are so polite. Okay, I'll keep it. Winter melon, why don't you watch the fire?"
"I understand."
Guan Donggua saw his mother bring back all the supplies from home, and when he saw the big iron pot, he lit a fire and started cooking at his mother's signal.
As soon as the fire was lit, I put the kettle on the fire and waited for a while until it boiled.
"Tiger Head, Wu family boy, Liewazi, come over and drink ginger tea."
Everyone started shouting at around three in the morning. The temperature hadn't risen yet at night, and the children couldn't handle it. They all felt listless and out of spirits today.
The children and young people drank it first, and then the rest of the aunts drank it.
"Just add more water and the remaining brown sugar."
Guan Lamei is quite generous and doesn't hold back when she waves her hand.
"OK."
So before having breakfast, each family drank a bellyful of ginger tea.
After drinking, Hu Tou's stomach was full. He nestled comfortably in his mother Tong Wan's arms, with his feet resting on his father Zhou Zhixi's legs.
Wu Jiabao's mouth was filled with the disgusting taste of ginger. His eyes rolled around and he kept breathing out air at his father, Wu Shengli, with his mouth open.
"You kid, you're really capable. You dare to do this to your dad. I think you don't want this ass anymore."
Gao Xiulan and the others had a good understanding of each other. Every family had baked pancakes, which they would roll up with raw cucumbers or stir-fried vegetables and stuff into their mouths.
Guan Lamei didn't know how to cook, so she first used two pieces of braised pork to make a pancake at Jin Qiaofeng's house, stuffed it into her mouth and ate it, while continuing to wait for her son Donggua to light a fire and cook.
"Lamei, you know what, your winter melon cooking is pretty good now. This little smell comes out right away."
Jin Qiaofeng looked at Donggua's skillful movements of cutting vegetables and lifting the pot, and leaned over. It was not difficult to detect envy in her tone.
"Of course, but it's also thanks to Master Qian's good teaching that this boy can cook. At least he has a skill when he finds a wife in the future."
Guan Donggua simply stir-fried eggplant with twice-cooked pork and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"Mom, there are only two dishes in the morning, you eat first."
"OK."
While Guan Lamei was eating, she also saw Guan Donggua giving some to Gao Xiulan and some to Yu Afen.
While eating, he inadvertently looked up and saw his son and Qian Yu sitting together, with a worthless look on their faces.
Wow, she finally got it, her son can even get cabbage!
After breakfast in the morning, it was still early and everyone had nothing to do. It was raining outside and we couldn't go out.
Some more people came during the day, and the newcomers had to stay in the back of the uncovered truck, but it was better than sleeping directly on the ground.
No one was seriously injured in this area, only a few people had scratches on their hands and feet.
Everyone is trapped here and has no idea what the news is outside.
"My son is still on a business trip in Shanghai and hasn't come back yet. I don't know what's going on with him."
"My daughter got married in Phoenix before the New Year. She hasn't come back yet during the Dragon Boat Festival this year. I don't know how things are going over there."
"I've been married here for several years, but my father doesn't even come to see me in the south."
"This earthquake should only happen here. Other places may be fine."
"Who knows? God doesn't do anything for us."
…
Somewhere, somewhere, a shrill whistle sounded. Xie Yi had just been transferred from the south to Jinzhou to carry out a mission.
I was lying in the dormitory resting, but I didn’t expect there to be an emergency assembly at noon.
A group of people were sent to Phoenix City to participate in the rescue mission, and Xie Yi was one of them.
"Everyone listen up, gather here and set off in half an hour!"
"receive."
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