Thanks to the supplies brought by Su Nuan and his team, everyone who was originally short of food and warm clothes finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The soldiers, who were tired after a day of work, helped the people to set up the pots and cook so that everyone could have a hot meal in the cold winter.
It was now completely dark and they could no longer go down the mountain. Su Nuan and his group stayed to thank them.
The locals offered to let them live in tents, but the number of tents was limited, so everyone refused.
The tents were given to the elderly and children to live in.
Su Nuan saw a little boy not far away who was crying non-stop and refusing to eat or drink. Perhaps he was afraid that his crying would annoy everyone, so he tried hard to suppress himself and cried silently.
The villagers around were also used to it and no one came forward to ask questions. When the food was distributed, an old man stuffed a portion of food into his hand and left.
Su Nuan came over curiously, and Wang Xiaohu asked.
"Xiaohu, whose child is that boy? Why is he crying all the time?"
Seeing the boy, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but sigh.
"Sister-in-law, his family lived in the east end of the village. Their house collapsed in the middle of the night. Luckily, he got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night and escaped the disaster.
However, the entire family was crushed by the collapsed house. When he went out crying to seek help, several houses in the village had also collapsed and no one could take care of him.
When we arrived at his home, all eight members of his family, young and old, had died."
After saying that, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but sigh. In the face of natural disasters, human beings are the smallest existence. An originally complete and happy family was left with only a six-year-old child. And this is not an isolated case. It is conceivable that this disaster has changed the fate of so many people and families.
Su Nuan was also heartbroken after hearing this. What could she do in the face of natural disasters and man-made disasters?
Su Nuan was lost in thought when Wang Xiaohu beside her said happily.
"Sister-in-law, our captain is back from patrol."
Su Nuan looked up and saw a group of people walking in the biting wind and snow, their military uniforms already dyed white by the snow.
Su Nuan walked out of the windproof tent and stood there looking at the man not far away.
After just a few days of not seeing him, Gu Chengfeng had obvious dark circles under his eyes, his cheeks were thinner, and his beard was growing wildly but he had no time to pay attention to it. He looked much more sloppy, but he was still in good spirits.
Gu Chengfeng originally couldn't believe that Su Nuan would appear here. When he got closer, he found that it was really his wife. He felt touched but also worried and anxious.
"Wife, why are you here? When did you come?"
Su Nuan took his hand and led him into the tent, letting him sit next to the fire before answering.
"The day after you left with the team, I realized something was wrong. After calling Dad, I learned about the snowstorm in Huyuan Province. I knew that after the snowstorm, the most lacking things here were food and cold-weather clothing, so I gathered all the employees of the Su Group to collect supplies. That same day, we loaded a hundred trucks with supplies and shipped them here."
"Then why did you follow me here? You knew it was dangerous and the conditions were bad..."
Su Nuan said while holding Gu Chengfeng's hand.
"As a military wife, I unconditionally support your work. As a wife, I just want to know if my husband is safe, so I came here. Seeing that you are safe, I feel relieved. I will not disturb your work."
Su Nuan's words hit Gu Chengfeng's heart directly. This tough guy couldn't help but tear up at this moment.
He didn't know how Su Nuan had found her way here, but he knew the hardships involved. When their troops came to rescue them, they encountered many difficulties along the way, let alone them.
Not only did she come, she also brought so many supplies. Gu Chengfeng couldn't say a word of blame, and was left with only heartache.
"Wife, you have worked hard along the way."
"It's not hard at all. I'm so happy that I can do what I can for the people in the disaster area."
"Silly wife..."
"I'm not stupid. By the way, before I left, I called Uncle Xiang for help and asked him to call on Shanghai merchants to donate money and supplies. I estimate that more supplies will be delivered here in a few days. Huyuan Province has suffered such a major disaster, and the country will also provide support, so you don't have to worry too much about supplies. We at the Su Group have been working non-stop these days to prepare supplies."
"Hearing this, we no longer have any worries. We were originally worried about bad weather and the problem of transporting supplies. As long as there is hope, I believe everyone can persevere and wait."
The couple chatted for a long time while leaning against the fire, and before they knew it, Su Nuan fell asleep leaning on Gu Chengfeng.
After Gu Chengfeng noticed this, he quietly picked up his wife and carried her to the tent. After covering her with a quilt, he came out and continued to take turns keeping watch with the soldiers.
When spending the night in the mountains, in addition to worrying about the blizzard at night, you also have to pay attention to whether there are wild animals. Due to bad weather, some wild animals have no food to eat and will risk coming out of the mountains to find food.
The livestock in the village are the best food, so Gu Chengfeng specifically reminded the soldiers on duty to pay attention to this. After all, the people have experienced the blow of the snow disaster and can no longer bear anything else.
To be on the safe side, in addition to reminding the soldiers to be careful, he also had people light fires all around the tent area.
Fortunately, nothing happened that night. When Su Nuan got up, people in the tent area outside had started making fire and cooking.
Gu Chengfeng saw her get up.
"Are you awake? Rub your face with snow later. The conditions are limited, so you have to overcome them."
Su Nuan nodded, picked up the snow on the ground, and rubbed it quickly on her face. She shivered from the cold and her sleepiness immediately disappeared.
"Cheng Feng, when are you going down the mountain?"
"After breakfast, I will send some people down the mountain to take these people down, and you will come with us."
"What about you?"
"Yesterday's search and rescue work wasn't over yet. It was too dark to continue, and there was no lighting equipment. So today I have to lead the team to search and rescue everyone again. Even if I can save one more person, it will be a good thing."
After hearing Gu Chengfeng's answer, she wanted to agree rationally, but for some reason she felt uneasy in her heart. She always felt that if she left, Gu Chengfeng would be in danger.
Her intuition told her that she couldn't go down the mountain for the time being, but she couldn't think of a way to stay for the time being, so she could only nod in agreement perfunctorily.
I was always thinking about how to stay.
Before she could think of an excuse, a soldier suddenly came to report that the little boy who had been crying yesterday was missing.
Gu Chengfeng immediately asked about the details.
"Report, a villager saw the child an hour ago. Just when everyone started distributing the food, they discovered that the child was missing. He had been gone for about an hour."
"Notify everyone. Teams one and two will carry out the retreat mission as usual. Team three will follow me to find someone. Team four will carry out the search and rescue mission."
"yes"
Gu Chengfeng didn't have time to say much to Su Nuan. After telling her to be careful when going down the mountain, he led the team to look for someone.
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