Xu Zijiang gave her a severe scolding with a dark expression.
Risking your life to save someone you hate, who wouldn't be angry? But he's not only a retired soldier, he's also a battalion commander. If he doesn't save this person and he dies, his conscience won't let him get away with it. Damn it!
"I can't, I'm too scared! The water's moving again, I'm not going to get swept away, am I?!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get the hell out of here!"
Xu Zijiang didn't even bother to ask if she could swim. If she was swept away by the flood, even if she could swim, it would be useless. He was extremely anxious and only hoped that the water level wouldn't rise too high, that everything would be alright on the mountain, and that the young educated youth could stay on the mountain and not come down. He would definitely go back to find her!
Without a second thought, he practically grabbed Li Nannan by the legs and threw her onto the roof. Li Nannan was terrified and could only scream to express her feelings.
"Ahhh, it's so high! I'm going to fall! I, I!"
Fortunately, she wasn't completely foolish. In her haste, she grabbed the thatch on the roof and didn't slide down. Xu Zi, on the other hand, made a jumping motion, reached out and grabbed the eaves, and nimbly climbed up. In less than two seconds, he also successfully reached the roof, a great distance away from Li Nannan.
"What do we do now? Just stay on the roof? What if the water rises higher and covers the roof? What will we do then? Waaaaah! And I'm hungry, I want to eat something. Can you come over and get some? I'm scared, Xu Zijiang, Captain..."
Li Nannan frowned and sobbed, trying to crawl towards Xu Zijiang. Xu Zijiang was focused on watching the direction the flood was coming from, its strength, and trying to judge how long it would last, but there were people buzzing around him like flies, which annoyed him to no end.
"Shut up! Just lie there and don't move! If the water rises any higher, I'll figure out a way to get you out of here. If you bother me again, I'll just leave you here all alone!"
Xu Zijiang roared, his face turning as black as ink, radiating a chilling aura.
The floodwaters came, and the rain lessened somewhat, pattering softly against the skin. It didn't hurt, but it was chillingly cold. Li Nannan shrank back, then shut her mouth in grievance. What kind of person was he? How did someone so fierce become a team leader? He didn't care about his teammates at all. She was hungry, and he didn't even react!
Li Nannan felt resentful, but dared not say much, knowing that she had to rely on Xu Zijiang now.
On the mountain, Yu Jiu forced herself to cheer up. She fiercely wiped away the tears on her long eyelashes and stood up to take over Xu Zijiang's duties.
"Now that the team leader is not here, and we don't know when the flood will recede, I know that some of us brought a lot of food and some brought little food. So we need to unite, put the food together, plan how to eat it, and get through this difficult time together. What do you think?"
"This is the food for me and the captain. I'll put it here first. If you're willing, take it up and we can share it. If you're not, that's fine too. But the flood will eventually recede. It's only for a few days. I hope everyone can remember our usual friendship and help each other. Let's not fight over food and snatch it from each other in the end. The cave is only so big. Let alone fighting, there's not even enough room to sit down."
She said calmly, "But I've analyzed the situation rationally; it's up to everyone to choose."
Yu Jiu and Xu Zi prepared the most food, enough for the two of them to eat for four or five days, and if they were frugal, it would be more than enough for ten days or half a month. The others were not as well prepared as the two of them. Most of them were perfunctory and only prepared one or two meals of dry rations. Now they were almost as hungry as Li Nannan.
Only a small number of people have enough food, so they don't need to be trapped for more than a few days. By tonight, it's estimated that people will start fighting over the food. Never underestimate human nature, which is why Yu Jiu made this suggestion.
"I agree, we should help each other and share the food!"
An older man with a loud voice was loudly echoing the others, and the people next to him couldn't help but complain.
"You have nothing left to eat, of course you'd agree!"
"Fine, we're all on the same team, I agree. I still have plenty of food here."
The first to agree were naturally those without food, as they were the ones who could benefit. Some people were unwilling, but most hesitated for a moment before choosing to put the food up. Yu Jiu was right; they were all neighbors, and they couldn't just watch them starve to death in front of them, could they? How could they maintain their relationship then?
Of course, many people are still unwilling to do this, especially those with plenty of food. They think, who knows when the flood will recede? What will they eat if all the food is eaten? How will they survive?
Yu Jiu gave everyone an hour to consider. When the time was up, those who hadn't submitted their food were left alone. She separated those who had submitted food from those who hadn't. When it was time to eat, she was in charge of distributing food to everyone, but she only let everyone eat until they were about 20% full.
"Yu, why are you only giving us this little bit of food?!"
"Yeah! What's the difference between this and not eating at all? I didn't feel like I swallowed anything!"
Many people protested in dissatisfaction, but Yu Jiu, with a serious expression, explained to everyone earnestly.
"Look, there's only so much food to begin with, and we don't know when the flood will recede. If we eat only two or three-tenths of our fill at each meal, we can last for about four more days. By then, the flood might have already receded."
If we only feed everyone to about half their capacity, the food will run out in two days, and you'll have to go hungry for the rest of the time. Are you sure you can survive the next few days without eating anything? If the flood recedes quickly, that would be even better, but we need to consider the worst-case scenario. Look at how the team leader told you to go up the mountain to avoid the flood; that was also considering the worst-case scenario.
In hindsight, the captain was right; preparing for the worst was the best way to save the most people!
Yu Jiu spoke the last sentence with particular force and determination. Her beautiful round eyes widened in seriousness. If it weren't for Xu Zijiang, these people would still be fleeing for their lives. They wouldn't have time to talk about these things. The reason they distributed the food like this was because they didn't listen to Xu Zijiang!
The thought of Xu Zijiang, whose fate was unknown while searching for Li Nannan, made Yu Jiu even angrier. Her aura grew stronger, and her face turned as cold as ice. If these people didn't even agree to this suggestion and still made a scene, then all the plans Xu Zijiang had made for them would have been in vain. Not a single one of them was loyal or righteous!
“I’ll listen to Yu Zhiqing. If the team leader isn’t here, I’ll listen to the team leader’s wife too!”
The dog was the first to raise its hand, responding enthusiastically.
He started it, and the others couldn't help but enthusiastically echo him.
"Listen to the captain's wife!"
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