Chapter 86 Danger

Chapter 86 Danger

The clear blue sky last month turned into cloudy and rainy weather this month.

Since October, the rain has been intermittent and has never stopped.

The day before yesterday, a sudden rainstorm broke the tranquility of Yutian County and collapsed several thatched houses.

Xiuzhu had her period and was feeling unwell. She was in a depressed mood and was held in Gu Yu's arms. The man's warm palm was placed on her belly, as if to comfort her.

Gu Yu looked out the window and saw that the rain showed no sign of stopping. He was a little worried that the continuous rain would cause damage to the dam.

"It's time to eat."

Ye Yunrong brought the prepared food to the table and called the young couple in the house to come out.

Gu Yu quickly responded, "Mom, we'll be out soon."

He stood up, found a thick knitted jacket for Xiuzhu, and carefully helped her button it up.

It was a bit chilly on a rainy day. She was already frail and was having her period, so she was afraid she would get frozen. This place was remote and it was raining outside, so it was difficult to go to the hospital.

In the half month since her marriage, Xiuzhu has adapted to her man's personal care.

Gu Yu took a long vacation in Yucheng. No one knew how he got the letter of introduction from Guangcheng. Anyway, he stayed at home with her for more than half a month, doing nothing.

Either he was pestering her to do that kind of thing, or he was pestering her on her way to do that kind of thing.

It had been raining these past few days and they couldn't even go out, and the two of them had hardly gotten out of bed except to eat and drink.

She felt a little embarrassed when she saw her mother, but Gu Yu was as thick-skinned as a city wall and didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Fortunately, I have been feeling unwell these days and can have a good rest for a few days.

"Carry me out of bed and help me put on my shoes." Xiuzhu became more and more spoiled, and it became more and more comfortable for her to order Gu Yu around.

But someone is still enjoying it, "Okay, husband, put on shoes for my precious wife right now."

Gu Yu's love is even stronger, and he might have restrained himself a little before. Now, he is completely naked. He wants to tie her to his belt every day and misses her terribly when he is not around for a while.

*

At the dining table, Ye Yunrong couldn't bear to see Gu Yu peeling eggs and helping to cool the porridge.

Isn't it just a matter of feeding it into your mouth?

Gu Yu really wanted to feed Xiuzhu one mouthful at a time personally. He now took care of Xiuzhu much more carefully than other people took care of their children.

After much difficulty, he finally brought this pampered young wife home. He was afraid of breaking her if he held her in his hands, and afraid of her melting if he held her in his mouth. He simply didn't know what to do.

Xiuzhu felt a little uncomfortable with her mother's condemning look, so she changed the subject and asked, "Will my dad be home tonight?"

"Oh, I don't know either. The rain is still falling and we are almost out of food." Ye Yunrong said worriedly when he thought about how much rice was left in the rice jar while cooking.

"Don't worry, Mom. I'll go to the grain station and buy some back later. My mother also sent me a lot of food and daily necessities before, which haven't been opened yet. I'll take them out later. It should be enough for us to eat for a while." Gu Yu comforted his mother-in-law.

In the past half month, too many packages have arrived. All the things sent by their mother in Beijing, their mother-in-law asked the young couple to take them to their own room.

There was no shortage of food at home. Xiuzhu only took out the food that was difficult to store, and the rest was still piled in the bedroom cabinet.

“Boom boom boom…”

"I'm coming." Gu Yu heard the knock on the door, picked up the umbrella at the door, and went out to the yard to open the door.

"Aunt Baihua, please come into the house quickly so you don't get wet in the rain."

"I'm not going in. Tell Xiuzhu's mother that the county's vegetable stores and grain stations are closed these days. Don't go there for nothing."

Gu Yu responded, frowning a little.

After returning to the house, he told his mother-in-law the news.

He said in a serious tone: "If the rain doesn't stop, the supplies from outside can't come in, and we can't go out, I'm afraid the county will face food shortages."

Ye Yunrong became extremely worried when she thought of how so many people had starved to death in the previous three years.

After dinner, she quickly took them both to sort out the existing grain and edible food in the house.

The staple foods stocked in the kitchen include: 20 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of cornmeal, 10 kilograms of flour, 20 kilograms of potatoes, and 15 kilograms of sweet potatoes; the dishes include dried fish, dried shrimp, cabbage, onions, and carrots.

My husband sometimes eats in the cafeteria. Assuming there are three people in our family, all the food will be finished in less than 20 days.

As for the packages sent from Beijing, most of them are snacks and nutritional supplements.

Gu Yu took out everything in the house, including 2 large bags of red dates, 1 bag of walnut kernels, 2 bags of milk powder, 1 box of malted milk, 2 boxes of biscuits in tin barrels, 2 bags of mung bean cakes, 2 bags of peach cakes, as well as chocolates, candies, and hawthorn bars.

"Mom, this should be enough. The rain won't last for a month at all." Xiuzhu looked at the piles of food on the ground, feeling safe.

"That's enough. Don't worry, you won't starve."

Ye Yunrong also thought that there was no problem. She heard from Bai Hua next door that according to usual circumstances, the food shortage would last at most half a month.

Even if it is more serious this year, it will not last more than a month. If they eat sparingly, there will be no problem.

Besides, there is the army canteen.

Gu Yu was not as optimistic as they were. It was normal to cut off food supply for half a month due to rain, but what about a dam bursting?

Yutian County is not bad, the terrain is higher.

However, the way to the outside world through other counties is extremely dangerous.

If the dikes in those places burst, Yutian County where they are located will also be affected.

Once an accident happens, they will be isolated in their remote location and lose contact with the outside world.

*

Sure enough, when Lin Zhongjun returned home at night, he told them not to leave the house because two neighboring counties had already suffered floods and disasters.

"Are you going to rescue too?"

"It's very dangerous, Dad, can you not go?"

Lin Zhongjun felt a little reluctant when he saw the worried expressions on his wife and daughter's faces, but he was still wearing the clothes and had to fulfill his duty.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Things may not be peaceful in the near future, but I can feel more at ease with Gu Yu at home." He reminded anxiously.

Gu Yu understood the look in his father-in-law's eyes and assured him, "Dad, don't worry. As long as I'm alive, I won't let the two female comrades in the family get hurt in the slightest."

Lin Zhongjun rolled his eyes at him and snorted, "You're just showing off. It's not that serious. You're still alive and well. Stay at home and don't let anything happen to anyone."

Gu Yu smiled gently, "You too, you must come back safely.

Knowing that his father-in-law has always been harsh on him but kind-hearted, he still cares about him very much.

However, he believed that the days ahead would be very dangerous. After a few days without food, people would definitely start looting when they were forced into a corner.

Although they lived in the army, there were not many people in the Yutian County army, and now they went out for the rescue, almost all of them came out.

The rest are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and have no protection at all.

By then, it is possible that someone will covet the supplies in the army and plunder these family quarters.

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