Chapter 269 Xiaofang
The situation in the Red Flag Brigade at this moment was even worse than Jiang Haitang had imagined, and the river embankment was leaking.
The villagers are using door panels and quilts to block the gaps, but when a natural disaster strikes, what people can do is so insignificant.
The village secretary jumped into the water wearing only a vest. The cold river water immediately flooded his chest, and the impact of the rapid current made him stagger.
But under his leadership, the young villagers followed suit and jumped down.
They used their bodies to form a human wall, buying time for the rear to pile up.
The waves of the flood came over, and their clothes were torn by the branches, revealing their strong and dark arms.
"Village chief, you are old, you go up first, we will follow." A young man looked at the village secretary who was almost washed away by the water and shouted loudly.
The village secretary wiped the water off his face and said firmly, "I'm fine, I'm okay!"
The women comrades put piles of sand into various bags collected from each household, and then threw the bags of sand and gravel into the water to form a temporary barrier in front of the human wall.
However, there were too few people in the village, and it was obviously not enough to resist such a big flood. At this moment, the villagers heard shouting from afar.
"Help is coming, someone is here to save us!" A woman shouted this with a choked voice.
Then, more people began to shout.
At this time, nothing is more worthy of joy than rescue.
Soon, a team of about forty or fifty people came into everyone's sight.
It was none other than Lu Liangchen who arrived with the workers who were transferred from the factory.
After learning that the Red Flag Brigade was in danger, Lu Liangchen analyzed the relevant situation and decided to help the Red Flag Brigade in order to fundamentally solve the problem.
If the Red Flag Brigade breaks, no matter how good the factory's measures are, it will ultimately be doomed.
When Lu Liangchen saw the sixty-year-old man shivering in the cold water, he no longer cared about anything else and immediately jumped into the water.
Lu Liangchen jumped into the water, and the cold river water instantly soaked his work clothes.
He gritted his teeth, walked towards the old village secretary step by step against the rushing water.
"Old man, you are too old, please go up first! Leave this to us!" Lu Liangchen shouted loudly, his voice almost drowned out by the sound of the flood.
The old secretary wiped the water off his face, shook his head and said, "Comrade, thank you for coming to help us, but I am the village party secretary and I cannot leave my post."
"Comrade Party Secretary, you are old, so just give orders from up there. We are here to help."
"Comrade, which unit are you from?" asked the village party secretary.
"We are workers from the textile factory. Don't worry, there are quite a few of us here."
Finally, with Lu Liangchen's persuasion, the village party secretary finally came ashore.
The workers jumped into the water and formed a stronger human wall with the villagers.
Someone brought hemp ropes from the factory, and everyone tied them around each other's waists to prevent being swept away by the rapids.
In this way, the safety of the villagers is better guaranteed.
"Comrades, link your arms, hold on to each other, and form a human wall!" Lu Liangchen shouted while standing in waist-deep water.
Wang Hualing, the women's director, rushed over with the other women. After hearing the village secretary mention that workers from the textile factory were coming to help with disaster relief, she immediately called out to the women in the village: "Comrades, we must work together to protect our homeland."
Perhaps because someone came to rescue, everyone present was excited and full of energy.
Just then, there was another noise coming from the distance.
The commune secretary Kang Shengfang arrived with more than a dozen militiamen from different brigades, carrying wood, shovels and other tools.
"Old Li!" the commune secretary waded over. "The county has allocated flood control supplies and is shipping them here! Let's hold on a little longer!"
"You can request direct allocation from the city. The Red Flag Brigade is too far away from the county seat. It will be much faster to transport supplies from the urban area." Lu Liangchen happened to hear it and shouted loudly.
The commune secretary suddenly frowned when he heard someone bragging.
What is going on?
Who is this young man?
Do you understand the rules?
The village party secretary hurriedly said, "Secretary Kang, this is Comrade Lu Liangchen, the director of the textile factory. He brought people to help us with disaster relief."
When Secretary Kang heard that it was Director Lu Liangchen of the textile factory, he was stunned at first, and then he realized that the textile factory should be the Beijing Textile Factory, which is a provincial enterprise. No wonder he spoke so confidently.
"Director Lu, why did you go into the water yourself? Please come up quickly, we will take care of it." Secretary Kang immediately shouted loudly.
Before Lu Liangchen could answer Secretary Kang's words, a wave suddenly hit and several young people were knocked off their feet.
Lu Liangchen was quick-witted and grabbed one of them by the arm, and the others also quickly pulled them back.
"Be careful!" the old secretary shouted, "There's an undercurrent beneath this section of the embankment!"
Lu Liangchen responded loudly: "I understand. We will be careful."
"Director Lu!" Village Party Secretary Lao Zhang shouted from the shore, "The upstream reservoir may be releasing floodwaters!"
Lu Liangchen's heart tightened.
If the reservoir releases floodwater, this fragile dam will not be able to withstand it.
He glanced at the scattered lights of the village behind him and said through gritted teeth, "Hold on for another half an hour. Let the women and children evacuate first."
"I'm afraid many people don't want to leave the home they've lived in their entire lives."
"Do a good job in mobilization. Staying alive is the most important thing." Secretary Kang immediately said to the village party secretary seriously.
In the early hours of the morning, after a whole night of hard work, the leak was finally blocked.
Exhausted people slumped on the embankment, and some lay directly in the mud and water, gasping for breath.
When the commune secretary counted the number of people, he found that two people were missing.
Everyone suddenly became nervous and was about to organize a search when they saw two people covered in mud walking down from downstream. They were two young workers from the factory. They were washed downstream and then climbed back on their own.
"Fortunately, we are good at swimming, otherwise we would not be able to come back." After the two came back, they still had the leisure to joke.
Lu Liangchen walked up to each of them and gently hit them on the chest, then hugged them separately.
The two of them had never seen Lu Liangchen so emotional, and they were really surprised.
However, the two were very happy.
At dawn, the truck sent by the county finally arrived, bringing straw bags, wooden stakes and other supplies.
The doctor from the health center also rushed over and saw that many people were injured. He immediately started bandaging the injured.
The old secretary shook Lu Liangchen's hand, his voice choked with sobs: "Director Lu, if you hadn't arrived in time... we wouldn't have been able to save this place with just the people in our team."
Especially when experiencing flood discharge, the village party secretary was very nervous.
But thanks to the dozens of young people brought by Director Lu, the dam was repaired in time.
Lu Liangchen shook his head. "It's all as it should be. The most important thing now is to hurry and reinforce the levee. The flood season isn't over yet."
"Director Lu, we've prepared some hot ginger soup. Let's have a sip to warm up first!"
Behind us, the flood gradually receded, and the Red Flag Brigade's dam was definitely saved thanks to everyone's joint efforts.
Although some farmland was flooded, the village was safe and sound.
The women in the village set up a big pot, boiled steaming ginger soup, and handed bowls of it to the rescue workers who were soaked all over.
"Comrade, have a bowl of ginger soup to warm yourself up." A girl with pigtails walked up to Lu Liangchen with a bowl, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Lu Liangchen took the bowl, said thank you, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Director Lu, you were so brave last night. If it weren't for you, our village might have been..." The girl's voice was soft, with a gleam in her eyes.
Lu Liangchen smiled politely: "This is everyone's joint achievement. I just did what I should do."
The girl bit her lip and mustered up the courage to say, "My name is Xiaofang, and I'm the barefoot doctor in the village... If you're tired, you can come to my house and rest."
Lu Liangchen was stunned for a moment, then he understood and said seriously, "Comrade Xiaofang, thank you for your kindness, but I am already married, and my wife is waiting for me at the factory."
Xiaofang's face flushed instantly, and she waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no, Director Lu, that's not what I meant. I just..."
"I understand." Lu Liangchen interrupted her gently but firmly, "The folks in your village are very welcoming, but some things are better explained."
Xiaofang lowered her head and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "I'm sorry, I was reckless..."
At this time, the village party secretary came over. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, he smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Xiaofang, there are a few people over there who need bandaging. Go over and take a look."
After Xiaofang left, the village party secretary continued to say to Lu Liangchen: "Director Lu, thanks to the support of your factory this time, our Red Flag Brigade owes you a big favor!"
Lu Liangchen waved his hand: "Workers and farmers are one family, and it is natural for us to help each other."
Secretary Kang also came over and sincerely thanked Lu Liangchen: "Director Lu, this rescue operation is thanks to you all!"
Lu Liangchen shook his head: "The credit belongs to everyone. We just did our best."
As he was speaking, cheers were heard in the distance, and the second batch of relief supplies arrived.
The villagers of the Hongqi Brigade gathered to greet them, while Lu Liangchen quietly stepped aside, ready to lead the team back to the factory.
Before leaving, the village party secretary held his hand tightly and said, "Director Lu, if you need any help in the future, just let me know!"
Lu Liangchen smiled and said, "Okay, let's work together again if there's a chance."
On the way back to the factory, the workers were discussing their experience of the rescue operation. Someone jokingly asked, "Director, is that Xiaofang girl interested in you?"
It turned out that everyone had seen Miss Xiaofang's performance, and in fact, everyone really thought so.
However, the factory director’s wife is much prettier than this girl named Xiaofang, so it’s no wonder that the factory director doesn’t like this girl Xiaofang.
Lu Liangchen frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, the girl is just being hospitable. Besides, I'm a married man, I know my limits."
"Hey, you guys can't talk nonsense. Everyone in our factory knows that the factory director has bronchitis. If Engineer Jiang knew..."
The man's words became more and more outrageous, and he was about to say that if Engineer Jiang knew that Miss Xiaofang liked Director Lu, the director would have to kneel at the head of the bed.
Lu Liangchen glared at the man and said, "Go back and have a good rest. If you still have the energy to gossip, you will go to work as usual today!"
Everyone burst into laughter, but in their hearts they respected this factory director who led by example even more.
Although the group was joking, they were actually very anxious. After all, there were potential dangers in the factory.
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