Chapter 80 It's Raining
The dinner in the cafeteria was two steamed buns per person and a plate of dried radish, but everyone ate it with gusto. Some people even brought some sauce from home and shared it with everyone, which was quite enjoyable.
Jiang Heqian wanted to go back home, but the village chief Liu Chunsheng told him that the children and the elderly in his family had already been helped to prepare the food, so he felt relieved and decided to eat here together.
"Xiao Jiang, come over and listen. Zhou Yunlong is really good at storytelling. Do you want to come and listen?" Just as Jiang He sat down, someone called him over to sit down.
"Last time I talked about how the Chinese army's anti-bandit squad, led by the regiment chief of staff Shao Jianbo, relied on the terrain to bypass the dangerous Eighteen Terraces, crossed over Niutou Mountain from the top of Yingzui Mountain, and raided the bandit's nest... Today I will continue to talk about how Yang Zirong was trapped in the bandit's nest and took advantage of the situation..." Some people who eat faster here have already set up a stage to tell stories, and there are already more than a dozen people gathered around to listen.
"No need. I can hear it even if I'm sitting here." Jiang He remembered that this was a scene from the film "Lin Hai Lu" called "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", which told the story of a hero suppressing bandits. His grandparents loved watching it at the time and even dragged him along to watch it, so he remembered the plot very clearly and could almost recite it with his eyes closed.
"Tsk tsk tsk, do you know how to win people's hearts? These little bastards, I have been with him longer than you, but they didn't even bother to call me." Gao Youhui was a little indignant.
Maybe it was because his voice was too loud, but another person suddenly stood up and said, "Lao Gao, they don't treat you as a treasure, but I treat you as a treasure. Do you see? The seat next to me is reserved for you."
"You still have some conscience," Gao Youhui said, and sat down with his lunch box, eating while listening.
"Chief of Staff Shao Jianbo has formulated a new battle plan after careful consideration. Yang Zirong was ordered to dress himself up as..."
"Crack, boom--" At this moment, there was a sudden flash of lightning and thunder in the sky outside. Before anyone could react, heavy rain began to fall outside.
"Will this heavy rain affect the shed we built?" I don't know who asked this question.
Jiang He frowned as he looked at the heavy rain outside. Just as he was about to get up and leave, Lu Mingfeng grabbed him and said, "I'll go with you."
"Do you want to take a look together?" Gao Youhui also stood up.
"Maybe it's not a big problem. Let's go over there and take a look." So the two of them felt their way to the livestock farm and watched the rain outside getting heavier and heavier. The wind was blowing non-stop, and soon, the two of them were soaked.
They couldn't care less at the moment. They each observed the four bases of the shed. Some places had formed puddles like small ditches. Jiang He shouted to Lu Mingfeng, "It seems that we need to dig a ditch here to divert the water to other places."
"You go back and call people first, and I'll do it here." Lu Mingfeng said as he looked at the other two sheds.
"No need. We're here already. Comrades, please work harder and we'll be done with it today." Gao Youhui had already brought over a dozen educated youths carrying shovels, and behind them were a few villagers from Wafang Village who were doing the same.
"Brother Lu and Jiang, we are here to help too." Right behind Gao Youhui, Li Yunfang and Yu Zhengming took the lead, both holding things in their hands.
"Okay, let's dig the ditch before the rain gets heavier, otherwise the shed will collapse." Jiang He said.
When everyone heard this, they immediately rushed to dig trenches around the shed. Those who didn't have shovels took shovels and filled them with dug soil, trying their best to prevent rainwater from accumulating under the shed.
The people in charge of digging the ditches followed the instructions and, under the leadership of Lu Mingfeng, dug the ditches in the same place, hoping to divert all the rainwater into a large ditch. Gao Youhui happened to be connecting the ditch with a villager from Wafang Village. "Fellow villager, has it rained so heavily here before?"
"It hasn't snowed yet, but the rainy season here is not too long. It will be over overnight at most, so it's just time to sleep." The villagers didn't look worried, and they even joked.
Following the guidance of the villagers, a dozen people dug a ditch into another river. By the time they had finished all this, the rain had subsided.
"The rain has subsided now, so there should be no more bullets, right?" Gao Youhui looked up at the sky, but it was pitch black, like a black abyss.
"Just in case, let's keep digging." Lu Mingfeng said. Upon hearing this, the others lowered their heads and continued to press down hard, turning up a shovel of soil and pouring it into the open snakeskin bag next to them.
In this way, the group of people put the excavated soil in a circle around the three sheds. At this time, the rain in the sky became heavier again, and it was getting more and more severe. Jiang He turned to the people hiding in the sheds and said, "This rain will not stop for a while. Let's all go back. We are all wet. It will be bad if we catch a cold. If you have a raincoat, please borrow it first. Let's squeeze in. It's not good to wait here. Take a rest tomorrow and continue the day after tomorrow."
After working hard for half the night, everyone was really tired. When they heard that they could take a break, a smile appeared on everyone's face. They walked back in groups of three or four, supporting each other.
"What's wrong?" Jiang He watched them leave and turned around to find Lu Mingfeng standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the heavy rain outside with a dazed look in his eyes.
"I always feel that there is something wrong with this rain." Lu Mingfeng frowned.
"What's wrong with that? Didn't the villagers say so? It will be overnight at most, or maybe tomorrow morning, when the sun will come out." Gao Youhui didn't think much of it. After all, people who have been farming for a lifetime know a lot more than these half-baked people. He still doesn't even understand the 24 solar terms.
"Hurry back to the house. It's raining so hard and you're all wet. It would be bad if you catch a cold."
"Xiao He, why don't you squeeze in with me? Mingfeng doesn't like to interact with others." Gao Youhui grabbed Jiang He, trying to pull him towards his straw raincoat, but before he could succeed, he felt a heavy hit on his wrist.
"hiss!"
"He comes with me." Lu Mingfeng said as he unfolded the straw raincoat and wrapped the two people in it.
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