After dinner, Xuemei and Qingya read for a while, then took them up the mountain to collect grass for pigs and firewood, and also dug some wild garlic to take home.
"Ruirui, stop it and go home." Xuemei saw that everything was almost done, so she called her younger brother and sister to go home.
Qingya and Feifei each carried a basket of pig feed, and Qingya also held a handful of firewood in her hand; Ruirui carried a load of firewood; Xuemei carried a basket, most of which was filled with wild garlic, and a small hoe.
After going down the mountain, Xuemei remembered that she had not yet taken the fish cages she had placed in the creek and ditch in the morning, so she asked Qingya and the others to go back first.
Xuemei packed up the small fish and shrimps in the fish basket, and moved the two fish baskets to another place, planning to ask Liu's father to come and get them tomorrow morning.
As soon as they emerged from the woods, they saw Liu Laizi lurking ahead, looking around furtively. What evil might he be up to? Xuemei carefully hid behind a tree, waiting until Liu Laizi had left before emerging.
Xuemei saw that Liu Laizi was not leaving in the direction of his home. After thinking about it, she decided to follow Liu Laizi for the time being, for fear that he would do something to harm the village.
Xuemei followed Liu Laizi to the riverside, where only He Wanting and his sister were washing clothes. Xuemei saw Liu Laizi sneaking up behind He Wanting and his sister and quickly called out, "Liu Laizi, what do you want to do?"
When Liu Laizi saw that Xuemei had discovered him, he stopped hiding and glared at her fiercely. Then he turned around and pushed He Wanting and her sister into the river and ran away. Xuemei wanted to chase Liu Laizi, but He Wanting and her sister couldn't swim, so they tossed and turned in the river and shouted for help.
Xuemei quickly put down the backpack and said as she took off her coat, "Wanting, Xiaojing, don't worry. Open your arms, relax your body, and let your body float in the water!"
He Wenting and He Jing were now completely oblivious to Xuemei's words. They just kept struggling in the river, moving closer and closer to the middle of the river.
Xuemei quickly took off her shoes, jumped into the river, swam to He Jing's back, grabbed He Jing's head with her hands, and dragged He Jing to a safe place in a backstroke position.
Xuemei paused for a moment and said to He Jing, "Hurry up and go to my house to call for help. Your sister is almost dying. I'm going to save her!"
Upon hearing this, He Jing quickly ran towards Liu's house. Xuemei swam towards He Wenting, using the same method she had used to rescue He Jing to try to save her, who had already sunk into the river. As soon as Xuemei grabbed He Wenting, He Wenting's hands and feet tangled around her. Xuemei struggled to free her, then slowly tried to use her left hand to reach under He Wenting's left arm and grab her right hand.
(Note: It is not recommended to go into the water to save people at will. Be sure to take safety measures and ensure the safety of yourself and others. Also, the rescue methods written here may not be scientific, so please do not refer to them. Everything written here is for the purpose of plot service. Just read it for fun. Do not imitate, and put an end to imitation!)
After Xuemei finished, she took He Wenting to swim to the river. Just then, three aunts came carrying water.
Xuemei shouted, "Auntie, He Zhiqing has fallen into the water. I'm almost out of strength. Please find some bamboo poles to pull me out."
The three aunts immediately put down their things. One of them tried to use a shoulder pole to fish Xuemei and the others out, but found it was too short. She quickly went to the side with the other two aunts to find a longer stick.
Xuemei held onto He Wanting's right hand and floated in the middle of the river. She was really out of strength and decided to rest for a while before continuing to swim towards the river.
Suddenly, the unconscious He Wanting kicked Xuemei. Xuemei's leg began to cramp and she began to sink into the water. Xuemei quickly pushed He Wanting away and shouted, "My leg is cramping, Auntie, one of you go and call for help. And quickly, get Wanting out of the water. She can't hold on any longer."
Xuemei watched herself sinking deeper and deeper, and quickly spread her arms, trying to relax her body. After a while, her body slowly floated to the surface! But Xuemei couldn't move, and could only hope that He Jing would quickly call Ruirui and Qingya. Xuemei watched anxiously as the aunts used sticks to fish He Wanting out, but He Wanting had already passed out and didn't know how to grab the sticks.
Splash, splash! Xuemei looked back. Mingwen and Han Chen had entered the water one after the other. Seeing Mingwen much closer to He Wanting, Xuemei quickly shouted, "Brother, save Wanting first! She's passed out! I can still hold on for a while!"
Mingwen glanced at Xuemei and quickly swam towards He Wenting. Han Chen also swam towards Xuemei.
When Mingwen brought He Wanting to the shore, Liu's father had already arrived with Qingya and the other three.
Father Liu anxiously called out, "Xuemei, are you okay?"
"Dad, I'm fine. I just have a leg cramp and am weak. Han Zhiqing is taking me swimming now! Don't worry! Hurry up and help my second brother get Wanting ashore and take her to the clinic!"
Father Liu looked at Xuemei's expression and saw that it didn't look fake. He then looked at Han Chen and finally felt relieved. Ruirui and Qingya had just pulled He Wanting ashore when Zhou Bing and Wu Yuezhu arrived. Wu Yuezhu quickly asked Qingya and the others to lay He Wanting flat and then began to give her first aid.
On the other side, Han Chen pulled Xuemei's hand and swam slowly to the shore. Xuemei got ashore with the help of Qingya and Ruirui.
As soon as they got ashore, Qingya put her coat on Xuemei. Before Xuemei could even ask about He Wanting's condition, Father Liu asked Ruirui to carry Xuemei home.
Xuemei quickly said to the back, "Han Zhiqing, thank you so much for what you did just now!"
Han Chen nodded to Xuemei, and after watching Xuemei leave, he followed the others to observe He Wanting's condition.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I met He Jing, who had changed her clothes but her hair was still wet.
He Jing ran over crying and asked Xuemei, "Xuemei, where is my sister? Is she okay?"
"Your sister is still by the river. Where is Sister Wu? Xiaojing, don't worry..." Before Xuemei finished speaking, He Jing ran to the river.
"Xuemei, why do you want your brother to carry you on his back? Are you okay?" Liu's mother just came out of the kitchen and asked worriedly while looking at Xuemei lying on Ruirui.
"Mom, it's okay, I just have a cramp in my leg. Ruirui was worried that I would run out of strength, so she carried me back." Xuemei patted Ruirui's shoulder and said, "Ruirui, I'm fine now, I'll get down and walk by myself!"
"If your father hadn't asked me to boil water for you at home, I would have gone to the river to have a good talk with you! Xuemei, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but don't do these dangerous things in the future. I don't care whether others are in danger or not, I just want you to be fine. I just heard from the educated youth Xiao He that you went into the river to save someone, and my eyelids and heart are twitching!" Liu's mother said while hugging Xuemei.
"Mom, I understand. I will be more cautious in the future. I won't put myself in danger, Mom! Don't worry!" Xuemei patted Liu's mother on the back and gave Ruirui a look.
"Mom, if you want to scold my elder sister, please wait until she changes her clothes. In this weather, if you wait any longer, she will get cold," Ruirui said quickly.
"Yes, yes, Xuemei, go find some clothes quickly, I'll get you a bath. Ruirui, go back to your room and change your coat!" Mother Liu also reacted and let go of Xuemei and said.
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