Chapter 228 Mudslide (Part 2)
Li Shengtao walked ahead in the wind and rain, and came to a house at the foot of the hill. He knocked frantically on the door and shouted, "Second cousin, open the door quickly!"
Most people in this kind of small village are related to each other. In terms of seniority, the old woman here is Li Shengtao's second cousin.
"Open the door!"
Li Shengtao shouted.
Of course the old lady was woken up in the house, but she didn't want to open the door or answer.
The reason was simple, she didn't want to stand there stupidly in the square.
After knocking on the door for a minute, there was still no movement from inside the room. Jiang Ningyue was a little confused, "You didn't remember it wrong, did you?"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if the sky was leaking, and the downpour felt like needles pricking my face.
There was even a cloud of white smoke rising from the ground. It was not surprising that this amount of rainfall caused mudslides.
Li Shengtao took out his cell phone and called the village cadres, asking them to verify the number of people in the square. Two minutes later, the other party replied that Mrs. Wang was not there.
"He must be at home!"
Li Shengtao said angrily, "Second cousin, if you don't open the door, I'll break it down!"
As he spoke, Li Shengtao kicked the door several times.
Then, the old lady reluctantly walked to the door and opened it, angrily yelling, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? I'm telling you, Li Shengtao, I have a heart disease. If I get scared, I'll live in your house and won't leave! Go get me treated!"
"Go!"
Jiang Ningyue shouted angrily, "A mudslide is coming."
As they spoke, the three of them looked towards the mountain and vaguely saw trees and rocks moving in the distance. They could also hear a faint rumbling sound, but it wasn't thunder. It was the sound of a hillside collapsing and the land deforming.
"Li Shengtao, quickly take the old lady away!!!"
Li Shengtao obeyed and immediately pulled Mrs. Wang away. Mrs. Wang struggled desperately, "My grandson! My grandson is still in the house!"
"Don't worry about others." Li Shengtao shouted, "You go first!"
"No, my grandson, my grandson!!!"
Old Lady Wang shouted as a large amount of rainwater poured into her mouth, choking her and causing her to kneel on the ground and cough.
Jiang Ningyue rushed into the house without looking back, took out the Wheel of Fortune with her left hand, and silently said "Lucky" three times. She kicked open the door and found the child lying on the bed in the first room.
Picking up the child, Jiang Ningyue ran out the door, "Hurry up!"
When she saw her grandson being carried out, Old Mrs. Wang stopped crying, quickly grabbed her grandson and ran away.
Li Shengtao was in a daze for a moment, muttering, "No, this old lady Wang came back with her grandson and granddaughter, and there's a child in the house!"
Jiang Ningyue instantly got goosebumps all over her body. She looked up at the mountain. A mudslide had already occurred, like a snowdrift before an avalanche. In the next second, it might roar down with the force of thunder. She didn't have time to think and shouted at Li Shengtao:
"Go and tell the villagers to take cover. I'll go find the child."
"County Magistrate Jiang!"
Looking at Jiang Ningyue's back, Li Shengtao gritted his teeth and finally turned around and ran away.
Jiang Ningyue rushed into the house and found a little girl of about four or five years old standing in the room at the entrance, staring at her. Perhaps she was woken up by the noise just now and walked out of the room on her own.
Without time to explain, Jiang Ningyue picked up the child and ran away. The little girl didn't make a fuss and just held Jiang Ningyue obediently.
As soon as I rushed out of the room, the roar outside became very loud, accompanied by the sound of trees breaking, and it was getting closer and closer.
Jiang Ningyue didn't dare to stop and ran all the way with the child in her arms. The ground was covered with water stains and was very slippery, but Jiang Ningyue didn't dare to stop for a moment. Fortunately, even on the dark mountain road, Jiang Ningyue didn't fall.
“Boom—”
The mudslide seemed to have accumulated for a long time, waiting for the moment Jiang Ningyue left, and suddenly it roared down, destroying Old Lady Wang's house and rushing downwards.
The ground began to shake violently, as if a landslide had occurred. The distant power lines crackled, and then the once brightly lit village suddenly became pitch black. The power had gone out!
Everyone in the square was immediately shocked, and many of them took out their mobile phones to record this shocking scene.
There were even many timid ones who were so scared that they cried out loud.
If they eat barbecue and drink wine and fall asleep in their rooms tonight, there is no doubt that many of them may never wake up.
"Where's Jiang Ningyue?"
Someone raised a question, and this question caused more and more people to search.
A village official explained, "County Magistrate Jiang went to look for someone."
"Grandma Wang left first with the children."
"That location that was washed away just now, is it Grandma Wang's house?"
"ah?"
Everyone's hearts immediately sank as they heard this. Just then, a figure appeared in the distance. It was Grandma Wang and Village Chief Li returning. Her body was covered in water stains and even scars. She must have accidentally fallen while descending the mountain.
The village cadres immediately approached her and asked, "Grandma Wang! Where is County Magistrate Jiang?"
"I don't know. I don't know."
Grandma Wang didn't dare to answer. She was shocked when she saw her house being washed away. She didn't expect that the mudslide would really happen, and it would happen to her.
Village Chief Li held the child and explained, "Grandma Wang's granddaughter is in the house, and County Chief Jiang went to rescue the child."
"Grandma Wang's house collapsed! Is County Magistrate Jiang okay?"
"Huh?" Village Chief Li was stunned. "Oh no, County Chief Jiang!"
He knew that a landslide had occurred, but he didn't know that it had destroyed Grandma Wang's house because Grandma Wang had fallen down and his attention was focused on her.
"no!"
Village Chief Li gritted his teeth and said, "County Chief Jiang is in danger. I have to go back and check."
"It's Jiang Ningyue!"
Some sharp-eyed people saw a figure walking down the mountain. Jiang Ningyue walked down the mountain slowly. Her raincoat was bulging and she was holding a child.
Everyone immediately braved the rain to meet them. Jiang Ningyue placed the child on the ground and said with a smile, "Thank goodness you have fulfilled your mission."
“Pah pah pah…”
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but applaud. It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for Jiang Ningyue, many people might not see the sun tomorrow.
Jiang Ningyue picked up the megaphone and said, "Everyone, please bear with it for the rest of the time and continue to stay here. There are still houses nearby that have not been destroyed by the mudslide. I will lead the team to get some clothes, food, and water. The county government will reimburse you when the time comes."
Because the mudslide may continue, the safety of houses that have not been affected by the mudslide is not certain. However, due to the heavy rain, the mountain roads may be washed away, and food and water are necessities.
In this way, under the leadership of Jiang Ningyue, village cadres and volunteers emptied the food and water from nearby houses and distributed them to the villagers and tourists on the scene.
The heavy rain lasted only about 30 minutes, but in that time, at least five villages were damaged and several mountain roads were washed away, including the one in Lijiazhuang.
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