Chapter 141: House Collapse
Xu Hexiao sent Lao Yi and the other two to the fence outside his house, then turned around and strode towards Lin Qi's house.
He was wearing a raincoat, plastic bucket shoes, and a wide-brimmed hat he had woven out of bamboo. This outfit was the best for such heavy rain.
Lin Qi was not surprised to see him coming, but she said, "It's raining so hard, aren't you afraid of getting wet?"
"Not wet." Xu Hexiao replied. He first went to the well to fetch two buckets of water, carried the buckets to the kitchen, and then took off his hat and raincoat.
"We don't know what's going on outside, let's cook breakfast first." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi wasn't hungry yet, but she still said, "Let's go together."
If you don’t eat now, you may not have time to eat later.
She felt bad about the rain, it was too heavy!
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao both chose the simplest noodles that took the shortest time to make. Xu Hexiao cooked the noodles while Lin Qi went to the warehouse and took out all the more than 2,000 eggs that had been stored during this period.
In the past few months, Lin Qi has deliberately controlled the number of pheasants in the planting area. Lin Qi picked up 80% of the eggs laid by the hens and only left 20% for them.
"Cook them all. Use a big iron pot and a big aluminum pot to cook them together." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't ask anything. He replied, "Okay. You light the fire first, and I'll go get some water."
The two of them had their breakfast in the kitchen, each with an enamel bowl bigger than their heads. In the bowl were noodles, vegetables, eggs, bacon, and mushroom, chili meat sauce. The total amount of all the ingredients was almost as much as the noodles.
This is a very hearty bowl of noodles that is both delicious and tasty.
After Lin Qi finished an enamel bowl of noodles, she burped comfortably. Her stomach felt warm, and her whole body also felt warm.
The water in the iron pot and the aluminum pot had not yet boiled and needed more fire. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao sat in front of each pot, throwing a piece of firewood into the fire from time to time.
"The straw hut of Lao Yi and his family is broken, and the pots and pans are probably almost broken as well. They each have two sets of clothes, and they cover themselves with clothes at night. They don't even have a quilt." This situation was similar to what Xu Hexiao had experienced before, but at this moment Xu Hexiao felt as if it happened in his previous life.
If it weren't for Lin Qi, his current situation would probably not be much better than that of Lao Yi and the other two.
When Xu Hexiao mentioned the situation of Lao Yi and the other two, Lin Qi knew that he wanted to help Lao Yi and the other two.
"I've already spent all the tickets I have." Lin Qi said helplessly. Tickets have a time limit, and most of her tickets were obtained from Brother Tan more than half a year ago. She spent all of them before they expired.
"I plan to exchange some supplies with Boss Mo next time." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi nodded in understanding, "Okay. The Revolutionary Committee is now cracking down on speculation, so you should be careful. If you need help, just ask."
Xu Hexiao curled his lips, "Okay."
On the other side, the three old Yis had already changed into clean clothes. Xu Hexiao had grown to 1.9 meters, but the heights of the three old Yis fluctuated around 1.75 meters. When they put on Xu Hexiao's clothes and pants, it was like a child stealing an adult's clothes, and they had to roll up their sleeves and trouser legs several times.
"It's still a bit cold." Old Yi shivered.
They wore long sleeves and long pants, and although the fabric was thick, it was not padded.
"The quilt on the bed looks very thick, and the rabbit fur mattress looks very warm. They are waving at me." Lao Fu never knew that a bed could be so tempting.
"Bear with it." Lao Bi gritted his teeth and said, "A bed is different from other things. If we sleep on it without permission and make Xu Hexiao angry, the consequences will be serious. If he gets angry and doesn't care about us, we will definitely be finished."
Lao Fu turned his eyes away from the bed and changed the subject, "It's a pity that the kitchen is also locked, otherwise we could go to the kitchen to warm ourselves up. Speaking of the kitchen, I'm hungry, how about yours?"
The other two nodded in unison.
Xu Hexiao came at this time, bringing six eggs and eighteen whole grain pancakes that he had hastily made.
"Xu Hexiao, you are helping me in my time of need!" Lao Yi was extremely satisfied with Xu Hexiao. He decided that he must teach Xu Hexiao everything he knew so as to live up to Xu Hexiao's kindness to them.
"There are eggs! I haven't eaten eggs for several months." Old Fu's eyes lit up.
"Here is the key to the kitchen. Go make some ginger soup for yourselves. Cook for yourself when you're hungry." Xu Hexiao glanced at the three of them and saw that their exposed skin was frozen purple. He lowered his eyes, struggling inside.
However, Lao Yi and his companions were unaware of Xu Hexiao's struggle. They were happy about getting the kitchen key.
Lao Yi patted Xu Hexiao on the shoulder and said, "It's worth it to accept you as my student!"
The corners of Xu Hexiao's mouth twitched. He had not yet admitted that he was their student.
But as for his students, he had the fact of teaching and learning from them. From this point of view, even if he did not become their disciple, these people were still his teachers.
When Xu Hexiao was three years old, his grandfather taught him to respect his teachers. He pursed his lips and finally spoke, "There are some clothes my grandfather wore when he was alive in the room. If you don't mind--"
"I don't mind, I don't mind. How could I mind?" Old Fu agreed quickly.
Lao Bi also nodded repeatedly, "You can take out your grandfather's clothes to help us out of our current predicament. We are so grateful that we can't express our gratitude enough. How could we despise it!"
Old Yi sighed, "It's reasonable not to touch your grandfather's belongings, but we are too poor. When we have the chance, we will go to your grandfather's grave and apologize to him in person."
"No need. Grandpa will definitely be willing to do this." Not to mention that these three people are currently his teachers, even if they are not, grandpa will agree.
Because grandpa had been in such a predicament, and had hoped that someone would lend him a hand. At that time, they did not wait for the helper, but later they waited for Lin Qi.
Now that grandpa knows that his clothes can help others keep away the cold, he will definitely be happy.
When Xu Hexiao came out of his house, he heard a voice coming from far away, each voice more urgent and urgent than the last. The voice said, "Lin Qi, help!"
Before Xu Hexiao could see the man who was shouting, he saw Lin Qi rushing out of the house wearing a raincoat and plastic waders. In the blink of an eye, she came to him and said, "I'll go take a look."
Then, she passed in front of him and in the blink of an eye she was in front of the man. At this time, Xu Hexiao recognized that it was Luo Cheng who asked Lin Qi for help.
Luo Cheng was soaking wet and out of breath. "Lin Qi, Uncle Twelve's house has collapsed. Please go and help save people."
"Where is Uncle Twelve's house?" Lin Qi asked quickly.
"Uncle Twelve's house is not far from the captain's house. If you go in that direction, you can see it at a glance." Luo Cheng said.
The next second, Lin Qiren disappeared from the spot.
"What a fast speed." Luo Cheng murmured.
"Is Uncle Twelve's house collapsed badly?" Xu Hexiao came to Luo Cheng at some point.
Luo Cheng turned his head to look at Xu Hexiao, and when he saw the raincoat and rain boots on Xu Hexiao, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.
Seeing that Luo Cheng didn't say anything, Xu Hexiao didn't continue to ask, but walked straight towards the captain's house.
Luo Cheng put away his envy of Xu Hexiao and caught up with Xu Hexiao. "Two rooms in Uncle Twelve's house collapsed. The roof collapsed, and the walls on both sides also collapsed. The wall pressed down from the front, pressing down Uncle Twelve's legs. The wall was heavy to begin with, and now it's wet, it's even heavier. Seven or eight people at the scene worked together to lift the wall, but they couldn't. I'll call Lin Qi, and the others will continue to look for other helpers."
Xu Hexiao's eyes flashed with surprise. He didn't expect Luo Cheng to describe it in such detail. He asked again, "Besides Uncle Twelve, is anyone else injured?"
"Yes, my uncle's son was hit on the shoulder by the beam, but luckily he ran fast and was not buried. My uncle's eldest grandson, second grandson and youngest granddaughter were sitting against the wall at the time, and the wall collapsed, forming a triangle where the three of them were. They were not hit, but were trapped. And my aunt and sister-in-law were in the kitchen at the time and escaped." Luo Cheng sighed, "Fortunately, everyone is still alive."
On the other side, Lin Qi has arrived at the scene.
"Lin Qi, here, come quickly." The captain waved at her.
Lin Qi took two or three steps to the captain's side. The captain was holding Uncle Twelve's hand. Uncle Twelve's hand was throbbing with veins bulging, and he left several bloody marks on the captain's hand.
In addition to the team leader, there are about ten young and middle-aged men.
"Lin Qi is here, let's try again together." The captain said to everyone, then turned to comfort Uncle Twelve, "It's okay, Lin Qi is here, your leg will be rescued soon."
As the captain finished speaking, Lin Qi raised her hands to press down on Uncle Twelve's earth wall.
that's all?
Everyone was shocked.
"Don't just stand there, carry the person out quickly." The captain urged.
Uncle Twelve was rescued, and Doctor Ma, who was standing by, immediately came over to save him.
Lin Qi shook her slightly sore hands and said to the late-coming deputy captain, "Let some team members whose houses are old evacuate first."
"I've sent people to notify them. In addition to the team members whose houses are old, those whose roofs were damaged by hail also need to evacuate. I asked some of them to go to the cafeteria, some to the brigade office, and one group to go to the classroom that was just completed this year." said the deputy captain. At first, no one wanted to evacuate, until Uncle Twelve's house collapsed. Then everyone hurriedly packed up their things with their families and prepared to evacuate.
"Lin Qi, there are three children here." Luo Qingbai waved at Lin Qi.
Lin Qi turned her head and saw that Luo Qingbai was standing in another room. At this moment, the clear voices of children were heard from the triangular area, "Lin Qi, help!"
When Lin Qi rescued the three children, Lao Ma encountered a problem. "The leg is broken. I can't treat such an injury. We need to send him to the town health center, preferably the county hospital."
"But the rain is so heavy that the river water has spread up. A section of the road has been flooded by the river, and the depth is more than one meter." The captain was in a headache. "The river water is turbid. Even if the cows can pull the cart through the river, we can't find the road."
"Then let's go on a bamboo raft." Uncle Twelve's son said without hesitation.
The captain thought it was not feasible. "Even if we paddled the bamboo raft to the other side, the cows and carts would not be able to get through. Without cows and carts, do we have to carry people to the town?"
It takes two or three hours to walk from the river to the town. Who has the energy to do that? You can't let Lin Qi carry you. We are not related to each other. You shouldn't bully a young girl like this.
"Go by bike." said Xu Hexiao, who had just arrived at the scene.
The twelfth uncle's son cast a grateful look at Xu Hexiao, "That's right, let's go by bike. Lin Qi, I know you have a bike, can you lend it to us?"
"Sure. I'll lend you both. Xu Hexiao can ride a bike, so you can find someone else in the team who can ride a bike." Lin Qi took the lead in pushing Xu Hexiao out.
"None of our team members can ride a bicycle," said the captain dejectedly.
"I will. I'd like to go with you." Jane raised her hand.
Jian Tongyi and Xu Hexiao went back to get the car, while the others went to prepare the bamboo raft and helped carry Uncle Twelve to the river.
Lin Qi stayed at the scene and listened to the two captains talk about the current situation of the Anliang Brigade.
"First there was hail, then heavy rain, and we were caught off guard. Many team members had holes in their roofs, and rainwater flowed into their homes, up to their ankles. Even the firewood for cooking was soaked. We haven't had breakfast since this morning."
"Not only did we have nothing to eat, we also had to endure the cold. Within a few hours, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees. Everyone was already out of winter clothes at home. Some team members only had one piece of clothing that could be worn outside. Whoever was going to go out had to wear it. Those without clothes either stayed in bed or by the fire. Now we have to evacuate, and it's raining. If we're not careful, we'll catch a cold. A cold is not a minor illness in our countryside. If it's left unchecked, it can be fatal."
"Have you made the ginger soup?" Lin Qi asked, "I have five kilograms of brown sugar."
Xu Hexiao prepared this brown sugar for her because he was afraid that she would have pain during her menstrual period. But except for the pain during her first menarche, she never had any pain again.
These brown candies are of no use to her.
Hearing this, the two captains looked at Lin Qi gratefully. "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of all the team members. But the most difficult thing now is that our canteen kitchen is also flooded, and the firewood is all wet, so it can't be burned at all. Besides the canteen, other team members' homes don't have stoves that big enough to fit the two big pots in the canteen. And the team members whose kitchens are intact at home have also accepted the task - to cook for the team members."
"Then I'll make the ginger soup. Also, I've cooked more than 2,000 eggs for everyone. Team members, send a few people to carry them over and share them among everyone."
The two captains widened their eyes in disbelief. "What did you say? How many eggs?"
"About two thousand five hundred." Lin Qi said.
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