Chapter 40: Accident after Accident
The soil was quickly dug up, the exposed hole expanded, and the children's voices became clearer.
Lao Qian lay there and shouted, asking the children in the cave to give their names one by one.
There are five children, not one less.
Several adults gathered at the back, and when they heard the names of their babies, their faces lit up with hope.
Thunder rumbled as the old doctor stood under the eaves, his lifeless eyes raised to the sky.
"Thunder is rare at this time of year."
"The rain is getting louder, I hope nothing happens."
The rain was so heavy that a thin layer of mist rose in the yard, and Mu Nanzhao felt inexplicably uneasy.
He went to the main hall and got an oil-paper umbrella. "I still want to go take a look. Please trouble Elder Jiang to look after the house."
When the old doctor heard the sound of the umbrella opening, he did not say anything to stop it.
On the west side of the back mountain, the silt was finally dug through, revealing a small hole.
Lao Qian asked someone to hold out a torch to illuminate the cave, and was surprised to see the situation in the cave.
The five children were huddled together, just below.
The children looked up following the light, some burst into tears, and some excitedly called for their parents.
However, for the adults outside, it was far from time to celebrate. Rainwater had flooded into the cave and the water level had already flooded the children. They had to be got out quickly.
The cave entrance can only accommodate one person at present.
Lao Qian wanted to go down by himself, but was stopped by Gu Xixi.
"No, the soil around the cave entrance is soft and slippery. If you accidentally touch it when you go down, it may collapse again."
Lao Qian said anxiously, "If we can't go down, what else can we do?"
Gu Xixi took a torch and lit it up and down, left and right in the cave.
"Dogwa! Dogwa!"
A boy raised his head. It was Mrs. Qin's son.
He was a little kid on weekdays, often taking his friends to climb hills and trees, chase dogs and chickens, which caused Mrs. Qin a lot of worry.
At this moment, it can be seen that he is quite brave, and he didn't even cry, "Are you Aunt Xixi?"
"It's me." Gu Xixi responded and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Gou Wa shook his head, "No, I'm fine!"
"How are the others?" Gu Xixi asked, "Is anyone injured or hurting anywhere?"
Gou Wa talked to the other four children for a few words, then raised his head and said loudly, "No! We have been in the cave the whole time, no one has fallen, but we can't get out, and it's very cold in the water."
Seeing that Gou Wa remained calm in the face of danger, Gu Xixi felt more confident.
"Auntie has given me an important task. Do you dare to accept it?"
Gou Wa stood up at once, holding his head high. "Whoever dares not to is a puppy!"
Soon, someone brought a thick hemp rope. Gu Xixi used a torch to light the way, aimed the right direction, and lowered the rope into the hole little by little.
The collapsed soil formed a slope on the left.
Although the soil is loose and slippery and the slope is steep, with the weight of the children and the force of the rope to help them stabilize their feet, there is still hope of climbing up.
Unfortunately, there was no place around to fix the rope.
You can only wait until the rope is reached the bottom, and then a strong man will wrap the upper end of the rope around his waist a few times and stand in a horse stance.
Two more strong men stood in front of him, holding the rope on the left and right.
At the same time, the children in the cave were not idle either. They lined up under the command of Gu Xixi and Gou Wa.
Lao Qian confirmed seriously, "Are you all ready?"
"Okay!" The children, Gu Xixi, and the three men responded in unison.
Gou Wa pushed the youngest girl up the hill first. "Remember what I told you just now. Don't be anxious. Just make sure you step firmly on each step and hold on to the rope without loosening your grip. Push hard and you'll be able to climb up!"
Gu Xixi stretched out her hand from the hole and smiled at the little girl, "Don't be afraid, Auntie is here to catch you."
The other three friends also encouraged from behind.
The little girl had tears in her eyes, but she still climbed up bravely.
Gu Xixi clasped the little hand in her hands, and her heart inexplicably softened.
But she didn't dare to relax, and she pulled hard, pulling the little girl's entire body out of the cave.
Aunt Zhang came to the rescue and immediately carried the little girl over.
Everyone cheered, "It's done!!"
The first one was successfully rescued, followed by two, three, and four.
Gou Wa was the last one in line, but he also climbed up safely.
Mrs. Qin hugged her son and burst into tears, "Let mother see it quickly."
Gou Wa was very proud and grinned, "Mom, I told you, if I was the last one to come up, everyone else could climb up. Am I awesome?"
Mrs. Qin was amused by his tone and poked a finger at his forehead, "See what I can do."
"It was your Aunt Xixi who came up with this idea. How can it be your credit?"
Gu Xixi said, "I dare not take credit for it. It's all thanks to everyone's good cooperation and full efforts."
Old Qian laughed, "It's also the children's own contribution."
"At the critical moment, each one is braver than the other. The children in our Huachidu Village are all great!"
Gu Xixi was looking at Lao Qian when she suddenly felt a strange shadow above her head.
She looked up subconsciously, but before she could see what it was, something hit her hard and sent her flying.
Everything happened in just a moment.
There was silence all around at first, and then there were gasps of shock.
Gu Xixi fell to the ground, with someone heavily pressing on her.
She felt pain all over her body, and without bothering to figure out whether it was from being hit or falling, she raised one hand with difficulty and patted the person on her body.
"Hey, are you okay?"
After a while, Mu Nanzhao's voice was heard, "You can't die."
He wanted to get up, but when he moved, his brows were furrowed.
Gu Xixi realized something was wrong and struggled to raise her head. "Are you injured? What on earth is it?"
Beside the two of them, there was a large rock lying.
Fortunately, Mu Nanzhao avoided the falling point of the stone and pushed it away a few inches with his arm.
Otherwise, he and Gu Xixi would either die or be seriously injured.
Mrs. Qin and Aunt Zhang were the first to react and rushed over to help Mu Nanzhao up.
"How are you, Xiao Chen?"
Mu Nanzhao exhaled slowly, making himself look normal.
"I'm fine."
As he spoke, he looked up at the cliff.
There was clearly a figure flashing by just now, this might not be an accident.
Aunt Zhang saw that Mu Nanzhao seemed to be fine, so she went to help Gu Xixi.
Xixi got up by herself. She just glanced at Mu Nanzhao, put on a sullen face, and pulled him away.
"Hurry back, the roots of my two tea trees will rot if they are soaked for too long."
Aunt Zhang didn't know the real reason why Xixi was in a hurry to go home, so she stayed there and gave instructions to Aunt Qin and others.
"The child was soaked in cold water and was frightened."
"We must give them a hot bath when we get back and make them hot ginger soup for them to drink."
In the Gu family courtyard, the old doctor was still standing under the eaves.
As Gu Xixi dragged Mu Nanzhao closer, the old doctor tilted his ear and frowned.
"Quick! Get him inside and lie him down!"
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