It was as if a huge hole had been torn in the sky, and it was raining every day. The rain kept getting heavier and heavier, eventually turning into a massive downpour.
When it rains, you can't see outside at all; it's completely blocked out by the rain.
Lu Chuan couldn't even see the courtyard gate from the entrance of the main room; the visibility was extremely low.
If I weren't so familiar with my home, I probably would have bumped into walls while walking.
"The water outside has already flooded the areas where we used to farm. If the rain keeps going like this, it'll probably reach our doorstep soon," Lu Chuan said as he came in wearing a raincoat.
"There's nothing we can do about it. It's been raining all day, and it's getting heavier and heavier. Luckily, our house is quite far from the stream, so it shouldn't be a big problem," Xu Han said.
"Should we make preparations soon? If the rain doesn't stop, the water will definitely rise to this side of the yard," Grandpa Zhao said.
"It shouldn't be like that. After all, our house is quite far from the stream, and the slope around the house is steep. If the water level really rose that high, it would be terrible," the Taoist priest said.
“Even if we move to the mountain now, it won’t work. There’s nowhere to stay on the mountain, and the rain is so heavy that we can’t see the road clearly, which would be even more dangerous,” Lu Chuan said with a worried expression.
"Won't such heavy rain cause mudslides?" Xu Han asked.
After all, this is a deep mountain, and given the severe drought that occurred before, it's quite possible that Xu Han's trees died and there were no tree roots to pull up the soil and rocks on the mountain.
"It's unlikely. Normally, most mudslides occur on the edges of mountains, so the chances are lower here. Also, although there was a severe drought before, there are still many large trees."
The Taoist priest was also somewhat worried. Although the possibility was small, it was still possible.
The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they became, so the Taoist priest began to divine. Everyone knew what the Taoist priest was doing, and they all waited anxiously for his answer.
After a long while, Xu Han saw that the Taoist priest's complexion was getting worse and worse, and her heart was in her throat. She couldn't help but ask, "How is he?"
After waiting for a while, the Taoist priest spoke up, saying, "It's alright, we're safe here for now, but we can't let our guard down. We still need to be careful."
"That's good, that's good." Xu Han finally felt relieved after getting the answer.
"The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and the drainage ditch in the yard is almost full. I'll go outside and take a look."
Lu Chuan felt relieved upon hearing the answer, but seeing the puddles in the yard made him worry again.
“I’ll go with you,” Grandpa Zhao said.
"You shouldn't go. You're so old, it would be troublesome if you fell. I'll go instead," the Taoist priest said, stopping Grandpa Zhao.
"Okay, you two be careful."
Then the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan put their raincoats back on and went out of the room.
As soon as the door to the main room was opened, the wind and rain outside blew in.
It's not just pouring rain now, but there's also thunder and lightning and strong winds, making it difficult to even go outside. Fortunately, Xu Han replenished some food in her space when it was drizzling earlier, so everyone is staying in the main room and not going out.
To make it easier for them to eat, Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest temporarily moved from the backyard back to the frontyard.
Everyone lived together again as before, which saved a lot of trouble.
The situation is more serious than Xu Han had anticipated, and this is the first time that Xu Han and the others have seen such heavy rain.
Since the beginning of July, the rain has been nonstop. It started as a light drizzle and continued for more than ten days, but three days ago it suddenly turned into a torrential downpour.
The torrential rain continued for three days and two nights without stopping, and the water level kept rising. The stream could originally flow downstream normally, but as the amount of rainwater increased, the stream could no longer keep up with the flow.
Moreover, the current in the stream becomes extremely rapid, and if someone accidentally walks over there, they could be swept into the water.
As the rain continued for longer, the surrounding area was gradually submerged.
Currently, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan can only see the water in front of their house getting more and more plentiful, but they are helpless to do anything about it.
As for other places, there was no way to check the situation; the water was too deep to cross.
Xu Han didn't allow Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest to take risks to investigate, so the two of them only looked around near their home and didn't go to any further places.
As for the situation inside and below the mountain, they knew absolutely nothing.
There's already such deep water right in front of my house; I imagine it's the same in other parts of the mountains.
As for the situation at the foot of the mountain, it should only be more serious than that at the top, because the area at the foot of the mountain is low-lying, and water flows and gathers in lower places, so the situation at the foot of the mountain will only be worse.
We don't know what the other regions are like, and given the current situation, we can't communicate with Yunhua and the others.
Will the situation in the north and south be the same as here? Could it be even worse in the south?
Since the south is a rainy region, if it is affected by this, the lives of the people who fled there will be even more miserable.
We just survived a drought, barely escaped, and then suddenly we were hit by floods. Oh my god, that's just too tragic.
However, Xu Han had no time to think about these things, nor did she care about them, because she herself was already in dire straits.
Besides enduring the pain of morning sickness, there's also the worry that their home might be overwhelmed at any moment.
Xu Han climbed onto the window lattice and looked at two blurry figures in the courtyard, who were using bamboo poles to clear the blocked drain.
The rain lashed down on the two of them; the rain was so heavy that the raincoat was of no use whatsoever.
Moreover, the rain was so strong that you couldn't even see clearly when it hit your face, but there was no other way but to endure it and clean yourself.
If it's not cleaned up in time, the water in the yard will increase, and soon it will flood the steps and then slowly flow into the house.
Now Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest take turns sleeping at night, for fear that the drainage ditch will get blocked and the water will not be able to drain.
Fortunately, after three days and two nights of washing, the dead branches and leaves in the yard have been almost completely washed away.
The chances of the sewers getting clogged have decreased significantly, and the bluestone slabs in the yard have been washed clean by the heavy rain, with not a trace of mud left.
However, we still need to pay close attention to the drainage ditches outside, because there are mountains outside the yard, with many trees and even more fallen leaves.
The drainage ditch outside is blocked, and the water in the yard still can't drain out.
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