Heavy rain

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. It was so hot, if it continued to rain for another week, wouldn’t the crops all rot in the fields? All the efforts of everyone who had worked for several months would be in vain. What would they eat in the second half of the year? What would they submit to the higher authorities?

After figuring out the interests involved, no one dared to delay any longer and ran straight to the village entrance.

“We haven’t eaten yet.” Huang Shumin looked at the food that had just been served on the table, and her face wrinkled like a bitter gourd. She was tired all afternoon, her stomach was rumbling, and she had to rush to the assembly before she had time to eat a bite. Was she going to live?

"Share the corn cakes. Each person should have two. We will probably be busy until dark today." In summer, it gets dark late. We have to work for at least two more hours before we can get off work. If we don't eat something, how can we have the energy to hold on for so long? Ma Xiuzhi made the final decision and distributed the cakes to everyone with Wang Xiaomei.

Liang Qingqing stuffed the ointment into her pocket and stepped forward to help. She tilted her head and looked at the good weather outside the door with the setting sun. She couldn't help but muttered, "The sun is so hot that it's killing me. Is it really going to rain heavily?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered a key plot in the book.

Could this rain be the heavy rain that trapped the hero and heroine in the commune primary school for several days?

The timeline in the book is very vague, and it doesn't explain exactly when it happened. It only roughly says that it was in the summer. Liang Qingqing thought she would have to wait, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon, on her first day of work!

It was really a rainstorm, and the big raindrops fell quickly and fast for more than a week. There were lightning and thunder, and several big trees fell down, and there were countless small trees. The rain was over the knees, and the houses in the village with slightly lower terrain were flooded. Most people stayed at relatives' homes.

The residential area of ​​Daping Village is close to the mountains and rivers. If a natural disaster such as a mudslide occurred, the consequences would be unbelievable, but fortunately, these worst situations did not happen.

The village organized a rescue team to search and rescue the trapped villagers, but in this situation, everyone was busy with their own affairs, so who could care about other people's affairs? There were

only three teachers in the commune primary school, two of whom were nearby villagers. After evacuating the students, they went home, leaving Xu Qiao alone in the dormitory.

The primary school is located in a high geographical location and is unlikely to be flooded, so the village rescue team only took a look at it at the beginning, and did not go again when they saw that there was no serious problem.

Who would have thought that Xu Qiao did not drown, but almost starved to death in the school.

As the rain got heavier, it caused a landslide, and the only road leading to the commune primary school was blocked. She couldn't get out, and no one else could get in. The person in charge of delivering food to the school was busy with disaster relief, and he thought that Xu Qiao, a girl, would definitely not stay in the school alone under such circumstances, so he didn't deliver it.

Fortunately, Su Jinchuan was always thinking about her in his heart. After realizing that Xu Qiao might be trapped, he took the first time to take a detour with supplies to rescue people in the wind and rain and danger. But who would have thought that the rain was getting heavier, and when he wanted to leave, he couldn't leave at all.

As a result, both of them were trapped and were forced to live alone under the same roof.

During the days of being trapped, Su Jinchuan repaired the leaking places in the elementary school, and Xu Qiao handed over tools. When Xu Qiao cooked and cleaned, Su Jinchuan was responsible for helping. The two of them worked together, read books and chatted together, and their relationship developed by leaps and bounds. They spent a very warm time.

During this period, the two also discussed and wrote a detailed and scientific post-disaster reconstruction plan. After getting out of the predicament, they handed it over to the commune. Not only did they receive praise and rewards from the superiors, but their reputation in the village also became better and better.

Xu Qiao's salary increased, and Su Jinchuan was promoted to the team leader of the village, with two extra work points every day.

Two work points may not sound like much, but it is 730 work points a year! A lot more food!

As expected of the protagonist, Liang Qingqing is jealous of this treatment.

No, she has to do something while the hero and heroine are in love. Since she knew in advance that the village would suffer from floods and heavy losses, how could she just sit and wait? She should at least help the village and her family reduce some losses!

Moreover, if she wants to be successfully elected as a broadcaster after the radio station is established in the future and work steadily, it will definitely not work with her current bad reputation. She also has to change the public's opinion, otherwise even if she gets the job based on her own strength, she will inevitably be gossiped about in the future.

Thinking of this, many thoughts emerged in Liang Qingqing's mind, and her heart beat fast, but before that, there was still an important thing to do.

She grabbed Ma Xiuzhi's arm and said anxiously: "Mom, we have to prepare some sandbags and waterproof cloth at home, otherwise what if it rains heavily and our house is flooded? Furniture and food will definitely get moldy and rotten if soaked in water. By the way, we must also prepare some cold medicine."

Huang Shumin listened from the side and felt that Liang Qingqing was making a fuss. She frowned and said, "Isn't it unnecessary? It rains heavily before, how could the house be flooded?"

Liang Qingqing shook her head, "This time... It's different. When has the village ever robbed the crops because of rain? I think it's better to prepare some just in case. Besides, sandbags are free. Can't I just take the fertilizer bag to the river to fill it with fine sand? At most, it will cost some money for waterproof cloth and cold medicine. "

The kitchen fell into silence for a while. The others looked at each other. They felt that what Liang Qingqing said made sense, but they were also surprised. They were going to start robbing the crops soon. They were so tired. Who had the time to do these things that might be useless?

Liang Qingqing was almost dying of anxiety when she saw this. If she had money, she would have rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it back. Why would she waste time here? Fortunately, at this moment, a voice of approval came from outside the door.

"I think what my little sister said is right. Even if the rain is not as heavy as we imagined, the waterproof cloth and cold medicine we spent money on are not wasted. They will always be useful in the future." Liang Shuqiang walked in with Liang Changsong in his arms and continued to add: "After work tonight, I will ask the village chief to borrow a flashlight and go to the river to scoop sand."

Liang Shuqiang is well-educated and is the most educated person in the family. His words are convincing. Ma Xiuzhi, who was still hesitating, nodded immediately: "I think it's okay. Anyway, the place where firewood is stored in the backyard also needs a new waterproof cloth. Then I will go to buy it. You guys hurry to the village entrance and I will rush over after I buy it." Seeing

that this was done, Liang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help reminding: "The roof and windows of the house also need to be reinforced and repaired, right?"

"Leave it to me, I'll find time to do it tomorrow." Liang Xueyong stood at the gate of the yard and urged, "Hurry up, the captain has started to scold people."

"Okay!"

Wang Xiaomei quickly asked Liang Shuqiang to put Songzi down, and carefully warned him, "We will not be here later, Songzi, you stay at home and don't run around, okay?"

"I know." Songzi nodded quickly.

Liang Qingqing saw that he was covered in mud and didn't know where he had been naughty. He couldn't help pretending to be fierce and said, "Songzi, I hate talking to dirty children the most. If you get your clothes like this again, I will ignore you."

"Did you hear what your aunt said? After dinner, change your clothes."

Wang Xiaomei saw Liang Qingqing helping her discipline her son, and she curled her lips slightly. You know, as an aunt, she used to dislike Songzi very much, and she wished that he would become worse and worse, so that no one would compete with her for the most favored position in the family.

But recently Liang Qingqing's temper has become better and better, and her attitude towards Songzi has also changed. Not only does she take him to play from time to time, but she also teaches him to recite and recognize words, and today she even taught him to love hygiene!

"I will never do this again." Songzi tugged at the corner of his clothes, trying to cover up all the dirt on his pants, staring straight at Liang Qingqing, and answered loudly and crisply, but the latter had already followed Ma Xiuzhi out the door and did not notice Songzi's expectant gaze.

After settling the children at home, the family hurried to the village entrance. When they arrived, many people had gathered here, chattering non-stop. Some complained that they were asked to work after work, and some were worried about the authenticity of the rainstorm warning.

On the high platform, all the leaders of the village stood on it, and the team leader took the lead in arranging tasks in a race against time.

At this critical moment, women are used as men, and men are used as animals. No one can be lazy. The most important thing is to grab the most food before the rain falls and minimize the loss.

Liang Qingqing stood in the crowd, staring at Xie Qingbao. After the meeting, she quickly took the opportunity to approach him, "Captain, I have something to tell you."

"Let's talk about everything later. I'm very busy now." Xie Qingbao saw that it was Liang Qingqing, and he thought to himself that it was not good. He had seen her a lot all day, but it must be something bad. He also had to rush to the grain warehouse to count the grain, so how could he have time to pay attention to her?

Seeing this, Liang Qingqing hurriedly caught up with Xie Qingbao's pace and asked quickly, "Does the village have sandbags and waterproof cloth?"

"Yes!" Isn't this nonsense? Warehouses usually stock up a few of these emergency items, just in case.

"But the quantity is not much, right? Captain, it will rain heavily this time. I think it is necessary to prepare more. What if the granary is flooded?" Liang Qingqing's face was full of anxiety, and she seemed to be really worried about this matter.

Xie Qingbao looked at Liang Qingqing in surprise. He didn't expect that such a young girl would care about these things. His tone suddenly softened a lot: "Don't worry so much. It rained for a week in the summer in previous years. It's okay. Don't stand here. Go to the field and help."

"It's different! I've read a report in the newspaper before that said this kind of thing also happened in the neighboring province. Several villages didn't take it seriously and didn't take precautions. Not only were the granaries flooded, but most of the village was flooded. The villagers didn't even have a place to live. The higher-ups were very angry, and several village officials were fired!"

Liang Qingqing clearly illustrated the lethality with examples, so he didn't care about anything else at this moment. He immediately used a big move on Xie Qingbao. Sure enough, after hearing this, his expression changed. He frowned and asked, "Which newspaper did you read this from? I read the newspaper every day, how could I not know?" You're

talking nonsense, of course you don't know.

"Captain, don't worry about where I saw it. The most urgent thing now is to arrange people to make sandbags and go to the county town to buy waterproof cloth and drainage pipes and the like! It would be best if every household could reinforce the roof, doors and windows, and install some waterproof baffles or rain covers. If the rain seeps into the house, it will be troublesome."

"Also, on my way here just now, I saw that the drainage ditches in our village were blocked by mud. If they are not cleared in time, the consequences will be disastrous when it rains heavily."

Seeing that Liang Qingqing was serious, Xie Qingbao's brows were wrinkled more and more. Just when he was about to say something, a voice suddenly interrupted him: "Captain, someone is coming to urge the granary."

"Coming, coming." Xie Qingbao responded, and quickly walked past Liang Qingqing and left.

The latter opened his mouth but didn't say anything to stop him. Although there was a weather forecast from the county, who could have expected it to rain so heavily and for so long.

Now is the critical time for harvesting. One person wants to be divided into two people. If she persuades the captain to assign a group of people to do preventive work at this time without any evidence, not to mention the captain, even she herself would think it is ridiculous.