Little Man'er can sit in the bathtub, and the food can also be placed in the bathtub. Then each of them can have a tub, and they can take away quite a lot of food. Thinking about it this way, Liu suddenly felt that the flood wasn't so terrible after all.
Because she needed to protect her pregnancy, Liu hadn't gone out these past few days. Lin Chaodong was also afraid that if Liu knew too much, she would overthink things, which would be bad for her pregnancy. So Liu didn't know what was happening outside, let alone what the flood was like.
Based on her imagination alone, Liu couldn't have imagined anything too terrifying, even though several elderly people had to move to their house because of the torrential rain and floods.
Yue Jiuyue responded intermittently, while Liu Shi said whatever came to mind without stopping eating. Although it was a bit boring, such a rare and leisurely day was precious. She felt a little empty without anything in her hand, but it wasn't too unbearable.
No matter how tough things get, can they be tougher than days of hunger and cold?
Four more days passed, and the torrential rain finally stopped again, this time for more than two hours.
The floodwaters have now risen to the point that water has accumulated in the courtyards of half the village. The people there can only pile mud on the thresholds to prevent water from entering the houses, but it is still not enough to stop the water. They have to drain water out of the houses every day. The kang (heated brick bed) in the houses is so wet that it is impossible to sleep on. They can only make do with a few planks of wood placed on top of stones.
The village chief has been so anxious and stressed these past few days that blisters have formed around his lips, and sores have appeared one after another in his mouth. But no matter how anxious or stressed he is, it's no use. This is a natural disaster, and human effort has its limits!
"Village chief, just tell me, what are we going to do? Are we going to stay here and wait for rescue that may come at any time, or are we going to pack our things and escape someday?"
"Yes, village chief, should we stay or leave?"
“Village chief, we’re just waiting for your word. If you say we’re leaving, we’ll all pack our things and go. If you say we’re staying, we’ll have to figure out a way to get up the mountain. We need to come up with a plan before we can move on to the next step!”
As soon as the rain stopped, people from every household went to the village chief's house to inquire about the situation. A large crowd crowded around the village chief's house, all waiting for him to make a decision.
As the village chief listened to the inquiries coming from inside and outside the courtyard, he felt as if another blister had immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.
So many lives hang in the balance with just a single word from him! He's under immense pressure!
"Whether we stay or leave is not up to me alone. How about this, each family sends one person, and we'll go to the ancestral hall to hold a clan meeting to discuss it."
The ancestral hall was naturally not a place for women to enter. Lin Chaodong and his companions had come to the clan chief's house to inquire about the situation, so Lin Chaodong went directly to the ancestral hall, while the other two brothers took Xiaoman'er for a stroll outside before returning home.
"Mother, this flood is really huge! Even the clan chief's house is flooded!"
“Mother, many families in the village have had their kang (heated brick beds) soaked through and are unusable. Some families don’t have enough beds, so they’ve opened the doors of those who have left and moved their beds in to use temporarily.”
"Mother, the clan chief has so many sores on his lips, ouch! It looks so painful!"
"Mother, the remaining families in the village have sent one person from each household to the ancestral hall to discuss the matter. So, what do you think they'll do in the end—leave or stay?"
The two brothers chattered away, each telling Yue Jiuyue what they had seen, and in the end, they inevitably brought up the old problem again.
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