Chapter 71 Heavy Rain Gu Zhao Injured
In the second half of the night, Ye Tan heard some snoring outside, which disturbed his sleep.
Gu Zhao woke up as early as when a strong wind started blowing outside. He went downstairs to check whether the windows in his house were closed tightly, especially Ye Tan's workshop, for fear that rain would leak and wet the fabrics.
After checking the house, he went to the yard to check. Seeing that everything was fine, he went back upstairs and found Ye Tan had been woken up and was staring at the balcony window in a daze.
Gu Zhao closed the door and walked in. He went up to the bed and hugged Ye Tan. Noticing that her arms were cold, he quickly pulled up the quilt and wrapped her in it.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared outside the gloomy window. Thunder rumbled and lightning struck. Ye Tan's sleepiness was immediately frightened away by the thunder. He worriedly asked, "Will the grape trellis be blown down?"
Gu Zhao comforted her: "I just checked, it should be fine for now." It's hard to say what will happen after the heavy rain stops.
Gu Zhao didn't say this. It would be useless to say it, as it would only make Ye Tan worry.
He held Ye Tan and lay down again: "Don't worry, go to sleep."
Listening to the continuous rumbling thunder, Ye Tan moved closer to Gu Zhao's arms, hugged his waist, and obediently closed her eyes. However, it was too noisy outside and she couldn't fall asleep at all.
Gu Zhao was used to this kind of weather, and he couldn't sleep because of the sound of Ye Tan moving around.
He squeezed her waist and said, "Not tired anymore, are you? Let's do something else?"
Ye Tan's tossing body stiffened, and the hand under the quilt pinched the skin on Gu Zhao's waist fiercely.
Gu Zhao gasped, held her hand, and begged for mercy: "Wife, please talk nicely, don't hit me."
Ye Tan gritted his teeth and said, "Weren't you the one who wanted to start it first?"
Gu Zhao: "I saw that you really couldn't sleep, so I wanted to help you."
"I think you want to kill me." Her period hasn't ended yet, and he wants to fight to the death.
Ye Tan loosened his hand, came out of his arms, turned his back, and left him with a cold look on his back.
Gu Zhao stared at him for a while, and after a while he found that Ye Tan was motionless, so he stretched his head to take a look, and found that the person who couldn't sleep just now was now fast asleep.
He pulled the quilt to cover her, then bent down and kissed her cheek. He put his arms around Ye Tan's waist, and soon fell asleep to the sound of wind and rain outside.
The heavy rain was pouring down, and the grape trellis was shaking in the strong wind. Ye Tan was particularly worried that it would collapse at any moment, but in the current situation, she could do nothing but watch and watch. She thought that if it collapsed, she could just build a new one.
What Ye Tan is more worried about now is the water tank next to the well. The water inside is about to overflow. Several crabs, fish and shrimps are swimming on the edge of the tank, and it seems that they will swim out at the next moment.
It was difficult to catch the fish once it fell to the ground, so Ye Tan had to go back to the house to get an umbrella. He walked over with the umbrella in the strong wind and drained some water from the tank.
Halfway through, Ye Tan's arms felt sore and her clothes were wet. She suddenly remembered why she didn't carry the fish into the house in a bucket, but was just foolishly washing water here.
Are you stupid?
Just as he was laughing at himself, he heard the sound of the door opening outside. Gu Zhao was the only one who could open the door by himself.
She thought she had misremembered the time, so she looked at her watch. It was half past ten in the morning. She turned around and looked at Gu Zhao, smiling, "That's strange. Did you leave early today?"
When he turned around, he saw that half of Gu Zhao's trouser legs were soaked, and the shoulder of his shirt was also wet. Ye Tan walked up to him and asked, "Did you fall into a puddle?"
Gu Zhao didn't say anything, but just took Ye Tan's hand and walked to the eaves. His steps were a little anxious, and for a moment he didn't notice that Ye Tan's clothes were wet.
Ye Tan noticed the solemn expression on his face and his smile slowly faded. He didn't know what was going on.
"Xiao Tan."
Gu Zhao threw the umbrella aside, held Ye Tan's with both hands, and said seriously: "We have a mission assigned by the higher-ups to go to disaster relief. I may not be able to come back tonight, or tomorrow. I am worried about you being alone at home. Go get two clothes now and I will take you to Zhao Xiaoya's house."
Gu Zhao finished speaking in one breath and touched the wet ends of Ye Tan's hair: "When I'm not around, you can live with her. Chen Xudong will also go to the disaster relief this time. You two female comrades will take care of each other, and we will both be relieved."
After Gu Zhao finished speaking quickly, he urged Ye Tan to go upstairs to get clothes, and he also went to get some things he needed.
Ye Tan came to the bedroom upstairs in a daze. His mind was still a little confused about Gu Zhao's going out to help with disaster relief. However, he did not hesitate. He took two sets of clothes from the closet and packed them up, and then changed into dry clothes.
Gu Zhao also found what he wanted. He came to see that Ye Tan was fine, so he immediately took her downstairs and sent Ye Tan to Zhao Xiaoya's house in the wind and rain.
Chen Xudong had already explained everything to Zhao Xiaoya. Seeing the two of them coming over and nodding to Gu Zhao, Gu Zhao said to Zhao Xiaoya, "Xiao Tan will stay here for the next two days. Sorry to bother you."
Zhao Xiaoya waved her hand: "What's there to thank me for? Now that she's living here, I have a companion. You can go and do the disaster relief without worrying about us."
Because of the heavy rain, the military primary school also announced that classes would be temporarily suspended. Zhao Xiaoya didn't have to go to class, so she was of course very welcome to have Ye Tan as her companion and talk.
The two men just took the time to come over and say hello to their families. There was no time to delay any longer. Gu Zhao took one last look at Ye Tan, turned around and walked into the rain with Chen Xudong.
Ye Tan chased after him for two steps and shouted at Gu Zhao's back, "You must come back safely."
Gu Zhao turned around in the rain, and Ye Tan seemed to see his smile in the hazy rain. He waved at Ye Tan and shouted, "Don't worry."
Ye Tan and Zhao Xiaoya stood under the eaves and watched the two people walk away until they could no longer see them.
Zhao Xiaoya turned around and took Ye Tan back to the house to sit down. Seeing that Ye Tan's face was not very good, she sighed and said, "It's like this for military wives. Men go through wind and rain. All we can do is stay at home and don't let them worry."
Ye Tan put his hands on his knees, feeling empty inside.
Not wanting to affect Zhao Xiaoya because of her emotions, she said lightly: "I know, I thought of this day when I married him."
Zhao Xiaoya saw her smiling, but knew that she must be feeling worse than herself at the moment. After all, these two people were usually so close, so she patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, I believe they will come back safely."
At noon, Zhao Xiaoya spoke and Ye Tan helped, and the two worked together to make a pot of pickled fish. After a delicious meal, both of them felt much better.
It turns out that there is no trouble that cannot be solved by a delicious meal.
Ye Tan touched his belly and wondered what to eat for dinner.
Ye Tan thought of the mung bean soup cooked by his mother in his hometown. Zhao Xiaoya also thought it was good, but the mung beans in their family were still in pods. They were grown in the yard and they had not had time to clean them up after picking them.
The two of them were not afraid of the trouble. They sat in the living room and shelled mung beans while chatting. Before they knew it, they had finished shelling a whole basket of mung beans.
Ye Tan stretched and twisted her waist. When she looked at the time, it was four o'clock in the afternoon. She had missed her lunch break.
"Xiaoya, are you sleepy?" Zhao Xiaoya rubbed her eyes. "A little bit."
Since she became pregnant, she has been taking naps whenever she has time.
Ye Tanli immediately helped her stand up and said, "If you're tired, go to sleep. I'll clean up here. Don't worry about it."
After sending Zhao Xiaoya back to the bedroom, Ye Tan cleaned up the living room and went to soak the mung beans. She saw that only ten minutes had passed. She stood there thinking for a while and decided that it was okay on a rainy day, so she went to the guest room to take a nap.
The two of them slept until eight o'clock in the evening. After getting up, they didn't think it was too late and started to prepare food and drinks.
It was half past nine before the two of them finally had dinner.
The heavy rain was still falling outside, and there was no sign of it stopping for the time being. Ye Tan reached out to catch the raindrops, which were icy cold to the touch. "Who knows how long this rain will last?"
Zhao Xiaoya was wearing a coat, feeling a bit cold, so she didn't dare stand near the door. "I've heard from colleagues before that on the island, light rain stops briefly, but heavy rain can last for days, and many farmers' houses can't withstand it and will collapse."
Ye Tan looked at the rain in front of him and said, "Then at the rate it's falling, our base won't be flooded later, right?"
Zhao Xiaoya reassured her: "No, our base is located on high ground. Unless the coastline rises, it won't be flooded."
Zhao Xiaoya was certain about what she said, and Ye Tan didn't ask her how she knew, and his worries were put to rest.
If the base cannot be flooded, they will not be forced to move their position.
The two of them went to bed late that night, and of course they would not get up early the next day. Ye Tan was used to it, and Zhao Xiaoya didn't care about him because her husband was not at home.
Ye Tan was so bored that he taught Zhao Xiaoya how to play Gobang. It was a simple game but so addictive that half a day could be easily spent playing it.
There was no news from outside in the afternoon, and no one knew what had happened to the man who had gone out. The two gradually began to worry, wondering whether he could come back tonight.
As a result, not only that night, but also the next night, the night after tomorrow... the heavy rain outside continued, and the man was still nowhere to be found.
However, many of the soldiers who went out were injured during the disaster relief and were pulled back for treatment. Among these people, Gu Zhao and Chen Xudong were not there. While the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, their worries became heavier.
Zhao Xiaoya's appetite has been obviously not very good these past two days, and Ye Tan is not in the mood to look for delicious food. It feels like the three meals a day are just to meet the needs of the body.
They were worried about each other, and it was raining outside. They just did nothing, and both of them felt that the other's spirits were not very good.
Ye Tan sometimes walked to the gate to look at the intersection ahead. Instead of waiting for the person he was waiting for, he saw people appearing on the street which was originally deserted. When he asked, he found out that some people had no food at home and had started to go to the store to buy food in the wind and rain.
Ye Tan saw Aunt He coming back with an umbrella, her hands empty, and she didn't buy any vegetables.
Ye Tan: "Aunt, why did you come back empty-handed? Did the store run out of vegetables?"
Unexpectedly, Aunt He said directly: "Where are the vegetables? It's raining heavily outside, and the supplies can't be transported in. There are not even green leaves to be seen in the store now. There are only some dried goods and soy products. I still have some of these things at home, so I won't compete with others for them."
"Xiao Tan, do you and Xiao Ya have anything to eat at home? If not, go to the store and have a look. Maybe you can grab some dry goods."
Ye Tan was not worried about this. There was still food in both her home and Zhao Xiaoya's home. This was thanks to the fact that both families liked to stock up at one time.
Ye Tan stood outside the gate for a while, and when Aunt He was anxious to go home, he went back into the house.
Zhao Xiaoya was restlessly pacing in the living room, her brows furrowed. "No matter what's going on, you should give us some news. It's been several days."
Ye Tan leaned against the door frame with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky. There was nothing he could do. Who else could they ask except waiting and looking anxiously at the door?
Ye Tan thought blankly, then suddenly stood up and said, "Yes, we don't have the source of information, but others may not have it. Can we go and ask?" There is always someone who knows more than them.
Zhao Xiaoya was curious: "Who are you asking?"
Ye Tan winked at her and said, "Of course, ask the teacher's wife."
Without further ado, Ye Tan said goodbye to Zhao Xiaoya and was about to go. It happened that the rain outside had subsided a little, so she hurried to Commander Zhou's house and knocked on the door. It was the Commander's wife, Wang Shuying, who came to open the door.
She was a little surprised to see Ye Tan coming, but after thinking about it, she understood and let her in first.
Ye Tan arrived at the door of the living room, put down his umbrella, looked at the mud on his feet, and said a little embarrassedly: "I just came here to ask some questions, so I won't go in."
Wang Shuying didn't care about these things. She went to the side and got slippers for her. Ye Tan then put on the slippers and walked into the living room.
Wang Shuying took her to sit down and asked, "Do you want to ask about Xiao Gu?"
Ye Tan smiled shyly: "You are so discerning. You knew what I was going to ask before I even opened my mouth."
Wang Shuying poured her some tea and said with a smile, "It's not that I have a keen eye, but I don't know how many family members have asked me this question in the past two days."
Ye Tan looked at her cautiously: "Can I ask this question? It's not a military secret, right?"
Wang Shuying waved her hands: "This is not a secret at all. Let me tell you, they have divided into several teams to carry out disaster relief. I don't know exactly where your Xiao Gu is, but he is safe and sound. Nothing has happened to him. You can rest assured.
"Oh, Xiao Chen's wife and you are good friends, right? Go back and tell her that there's no bad news from Xiao Chen, so she can rest assured and take care of the baby. She'll be gone for a few days now. I estimate she'll be back tomorrow, and no later than the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, just wait at home."
After Wang Shuying finished speaking, Ye Tan was really relieved. He thanked her and left Commander Zhou's house. Without caring about the umbrella that was almost blown over by the wind on the way back, Ye Tan hurried back to tell Zhao Xiaoya the news.
Zhao Xiaoya, who had been restless for the past two days, finally smiled with relief. She stroked her belly and said, "I'm glad you're safe. I've been so worried these past two days that I couldn't sleep well."
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Ye Tan knew that she hadn't slept well. "Now I know. Go and have a good rest. Keep your spirits up. Don't wait for Captain Chen to come back and see you and complain angrily that I didn't take good care of you."
Ye Tan pushed Zhao Xiaoya into the bedroom and watched her lie on the bed before coming out.
I walked into the living room, let out a long sigh, leaned back in my chair, and slowly, slowly, I began to smile foolishly. I didn't know what I was thinking, I just felt very happy.
I was in a good mood and the water in the yard looked clear and beautiful.
Wang Shuying's prediction turned out to be as expected. Just after the afternoon of the next day, the rain outside gradually stopped, with only the strong wind still blowing. However, compared to the windy and rainy days, at least people could go out at this time.
Until the soldiers who went out to rescue the disaster came back one after another, Ye Tan wanted to go out and take a look, so he asked Zhao Xiaoya to stay at home and wait for news. However, Zhao Xiaoya couldn't stay there, and seeing that the wind outside was not strong enough to blow people away, she wanted to go too.
Ye Tan couldn't persuade her, and was afraid that if he left, she would secretly follow him alone, so it would be better for him to stay with her.
She asked Zhao Xiaoya to put on her coat and helped her walk over slowly.
When the two arrived, both sides of the gate were already filled with military dependents waiting for their families to return, all with anxious looks on their faces.
Ye Tan held Zhao Xiaoya's hand and said, "We should be back soon." Just as he said this, a small group gradually approached in the distance. Everyone looked forward to it and began to look for their families from a distance.
When they got closer and saw the soldiers with dark eyes, exhausted bodies, and dirty bodies as if they had crawled out of the mud, all the military families who came to greet them had tears in their eyes.
Some of those who saw their families inside were so happy and heartbroken that they covered their mouths and tried to cry.
Zhao Xiaoya also saw Chen Xudong soon. He was not much cleaner than others. He looked thinner in just a few days, and there was a bloody scratch on his face caused by something unknown.
Zhao Xiaoya almost cried when she saw him, but Chen Xudong smiled at her and mouthed to comfort her, "I'm fine."
Zhao Xiaoya couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry, but Ye Tan didn't see Gu Zhao until the couple entered the base.
When another team came back and lined up to enter the base, she could no longer maintain the calm expression on her face.
Where is Gu Zhao?
The military families who had waited for their families to return safely went back one after another, and the expressions of the few who remained were not so good.
Zhao Xiaoya stayed by Ye Tan's side and didn't leave. Finally, when it was getting dark, Chen Xudong came to take Zhao Xiaoya home, but she asked her to go back first and she didn't need to wait with her.
Zhao Xiaoya was not at all confident in leaving her alone. Seeing Chen Xudong coming over, she asked him if he knew what was going on with Gu Zhao. Was he delayed by something?
Chen Xudong looked at Zhao Xiaoya and then at Ye Tan, who was pretending to be calm. After a while, he said, "Except for the first day together, we went our separate ways. I haven't seen Gu Zhao since then. But the place we went to wasn't dangerous, and I think Gu Zhao was the same. You don't have to worry too much. He might have been delayed by something."
But Chen Xudong's words did not comfort Ye Tan. As it was getting dark, her heart felt like it was being fried in a frying pan and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
All the action teams returned safely, except for the team that Gu Zhao belonged to. Commander Zhou could not sit still and waited at the gate.
With him were the political commissar and several staff members. Seeing Ye Tan here, Division Commander Zhou also came over to comfort her: "Comrade Ye, don't worry too much. Gu Zhao's ability is among the best in the entire army. He will be fine no matter who gets into trouble. Don't worry, it must be some unexpected situation that delayed him."
Commander Zhou said this, but he was actually very unsure in his heart. Although Gu Zhao was capable, he could not prevent the unexpected and there was no telling what might happen.
But he could only think about these words in his heart, but could not say them out loud to disturb the hearts of the soldiers' families. There were dozens of soldiers with Gu Zhao.
Of course, Ye Tan could tell that these were words of comfort, but she still believed them. She had no choice but to believe them.
Ye Tan stared straight ahead, expecting to see that familiar shadow in the next moment.
Gu Zhao, you have to come back safely. You can't leave me alone, or I'll really remarry! I'll cuckold you seven or eight times.
Everyone waited at the door until the moon rose high. The whistling wind became stronger and stronger. Ye Tan's arms were frozen and a layer of goosebumps formed. Zhao Xiaoya was persuaded to go back by Ye Tan and Chen Xudong as early as dark.
Commander Zhou felt that the person would not come back today. A figure slowly appeared in the hazy moonlight ahead, and shouting seemed to be heard in the distance, but due to the far distance and strong wind, no one could hear clearly.
Commander Zhou led his men to the front to meet them, but they only walked fifty meters outside the base before the guards beside him did not allow them to go any further.
The enemy and us ahead are unknown, safety comes first.
Commander Zhou just stood there, but the person on the opposite side was very fast. From a distance, he looked like a rabbit, running towards him and shouting. Now everyone could hear him shouting "Shemai".
"Quick, call a medical vehicle, someone's injured!" As the shout spread, everyone panicked. Injured? Who was injured?
But no matter who it was, calling a doctor was the right thing to do. There was a medical vehicle at the base, so Commander Zhou immediately gave the order, asking the medical vehicle over there to be prepared immediately. After giving the order, Commander Zhou could no longer stand and took a few steps forward to ask, "Who is injured?"
Ye Tan also saw clearly that the person coming was Gu Zhao's correspondent Xiao Li. His face turned pale in the moonlight, but he pursed his lips tightly and waited for Xiao Li's answer.
Xiao Li took a breath and said after a while, "It's Captain Liu and Captain Gu."
Ye Tan's head buzzed and he was confused. What did Xiao Li say? Captain Gu was injured. Captain Gu, Gu Zhao?
"Is that Gu Zhao?" Ye Tan asked dazedly. Xiao Li saw her expression froze, but nodded. However, he immediately explained, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. The captain's injury is not serious. He should be fine for the time being."
It's okay for now, but I can't say for sure if there will be any problems in the future.
Ye Tan's heart was in a knot and his eyes were hot, but he tried hard not to make a sound.
She was able to remain calm for the time being, but Captain Liu's mother, upon hearing that her son was injured, was not as calm as her. She was supported by several acquaintances and was crying uncontrollably.
Commander Zhou had a serious expression on his face and secretly asked Xiao Li if Captain Liu was seriously injured.
Xiao Li's expression was much more serious than when he was talking to Ye Tan just now. Commander Zhou's heart sank when he saw this. Sure enough, he heard Xiao Li's low voice saying, "One of his legs was hit by a falling tree, and he fainted from the pain. Doctor Xiao Zheng, who was with him, said the situation is not optimistic. It may be a comminuted fracture."
Comminuted fractures are difficult to recover from. In the past, in the army, those with this condition would have had their legs lame at best, and at worst would have had to have their legs amputated.
After hearing this, Commander Zhou closed his eyes and sighed, his fists clenched until they crackled. "How did you get hit by a tree?"
Xiao Li: "At that time, there was an unexpected mudslide there. Captain Gu led us to evacuate. Battalion Commander Liu was a little far away from the main force. By the time he heard the evacuation signal, it was a bit too late. When he ran out, a large tree just happened to roll down the mountain. It was only because the regiment commander pulled him up in an emergency that Battalion Commander Liu was not hit on the head directly."
"The leader was so anxious to grab him that he didn't pay attention to his step. He tripped over a rock and fell into the pit. A wooden splinter pierced his stomach, but luckily, his intestines didn't fall out."
Ye Tan, who was listening secretly nearby... What do you mean, fortunately the intestines didn't fall out? Isn't a hole in the stomach serious enough?
Ye Tan thought so in his heart, and the teacher Zhou beside him breathed a sigh of relief, "The problem is not big, just go back and recuperate."
Ye Tan: “…”
Xiao Li explained it briefly. In fact, only a few minutes had passed. Xiao Li ran back to report the news. The large group behind him also hurried as fast as they could, for fear of delaying the treatment of the wounded. They were only a few minutes behind Xiao Li. After he finished speaking, the shadows of the large group appeared over there.
Just then, a medical vehicle from the military hospital arrived. Several paramedics came down with stretchers and were ready to put the wounded on the vehicle as soon as the main force arrived.
Gu Zhao wanted to say a few more words to Ye Tan, but before he could even get close to Ye Tan, Commander Zhou pulled him hard and scolded him, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can you tell the severity of the situation? What can't be discussed later? Get in the car and go to the hospital."
Commander Zhou was afraid that Gu Zhao would not obey, so he personally escorted him to the car. Ye Tan took the opportunity to squeeze forward and got in directly when she saw there was an empty seat. Gu Zhao was inside having his clothes cut open by a nurse to check his wound. When he saw Ye Tan coming up, he still had time to smile at her.
It seemed like the wound on his stomach didn't hurt at all, but he lost so much blood, how could it not hurt? His lips turned white.
Ye Tan bit her lips, and her suppressed emotions could no longer be contained, her eyes reddened. She turned her face away, not wanting anyone to see her loss of composure.
Ye Tan's expression turned quickly, but it didn't escape Gu Zhao's eyes. When he noticed his wife crying, his heart ached.
"Xiao Tan, it's actually okay. It's just that you lost a little more blood. It doesn't hurt much." As soon as she finished speaking, the young nurse wiped disinfectant on him. Gu Zhao gasped in pain.
Ye Tan also turned back immediately. Seeing that it was the young nurse cleaning the wound, he breathed a sigh of relief temporarily, but his eyes were still red. He glared at him: "Is this what you said it doesn't hurt? Gu Zhao, what did you promise me when you left? Is this what you said you can rest assured?"
Gu Zhao was speechless after being scolded by his wife. He did not do what he promised and made his wife cry with worry. He was indeed in the wrong.
Gu Zhao reached out and grabbed Ye Tan's hand, pinching it stealthily, and said gently, "Xiao Tan, don't be angry, and don't be anxious. If you get angry and hurt yourself, no one will replace you."
Ye Tan: "Aren't you the one who is in poor health now?"
Gu Zhao… “Yes, I did something wrong. I promise I won’t do it again next time. Xiao Tan, please forgive me this time.”
Ye Tan muttered, "The injured person apologized to me, and it seems like I'm being unreasonable."
The young nurse who helped Gu Zhao clean the wound heard what Gu Zhao said to coax his wife and felt very funny. She also admired Ye Tan a little bit. Look, this is the way to drive away a husband. She hoped that she could have such a family status after she got married.
Ye Tan had no idea that the young nurse next to her was admiring her. She thought that she was looking at her because she couldn't stand him making things difficult for the patient. She smiled embarrassedly and didn't speak to Gu Zhao anymore. She just let him lean against the car wall and close his eyes to rest for a while.
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