There are only two paths before us: go down the mountain or stay where we are.
There may be aftershocks and mudslides when going down the mountain, and there are unpredictable dangers.
If you stay where you are, exposed to the cold wind and heavy dew, and you are freezing and hungry, the risk of death will also be very high.
Han Guang made a prompt decision: "Send the weak comrades down the mountain first."
After the baptism of the storm, none of them had a dry thread. All the matches and medicines were soaked with water. Even the flashlights could not be turned on, and lighting a fire to keep warm was out of the question.
Jiang Jun's joints were so frozen that she couldn't bend over. It took Li Caixia's help to push her several times before she could lie on Chen Yuanwu's back.
After staying up all night, Jiang Jun could finally feel Chen Yuanwu's warmth, but she couldn't even cry anymore.
Chen Yuanwu moved cautiously step by step: "Xiaojun, it's a good thing we got up the mountain in time. Two roofs of the rest home collapsed."
In fact, it was overturned by a storm.
The original mountain road was littered with many fallen trees that had been uprooted by the storm. The road they were taking down the mountain was dug out temporarily by Chen Yuanwu and his men.
Jiang Jun said weakly, "Luckily you're here!"
As long as he was there, she was not afraid of any danger.
Chen Yuanwu worried all night and finally couldn't help asking, "Xiaojun, does your stomach hurt?"
Jiang Jun smiled silently and whispered, "Gongjin Zhongmou, it's stable!"
No matter how cold or dark it was, because Jiang Yuan kept holding her arm, the warmth from his palm was continuously transferred to her, so she had the strength to keep breathing and kept her abdomen warm - that was the only place in her body with heat.
Chen Yuanwu was deeply moved: "Xiaojun, thank you!"
Jiang Jun took a deep breath and said, "I can still hold on. Don't be afraid. They will be fine."
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When the sky brightened, everyone moved back to the retirement home.
They didn't dare stay in their own rooms and squeezed into the large conference room.
Fortunately, everyone was a well-trained soldier, and the thrilling night seemed like just an emergency assembly.
Boiling water, changing clothes, and distributing hot food were all carried out in an orderly manner.
Han Guang did not sleep all night, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and he was even more worried about the people who were more than a hundred kilometers away.
An emergency meeting was held, and the only two vehicles in the retirement home were used to take the injured and sick and drive out while clearing the road.
As a pregnant woman, Jiang Yun was the patient they prioritized for care.
Jiang Jun declined Han Guang's offer and pushed Jiang Yuan out. "Uncle Han, my body isn't suited to the bumpy ride. It's safer to stay here. You've seen a lot on the mountain that others haven't. We all need you! You should go out first, and let Jiang Yuan stay with you. He'll definitely take good care of you!"
Han Guang was moved: "Let your lover stay with you!"
Jiang Jun shook his head: "It's time for him to return to the team!"
At this juncture, she must say something noble and upright in advance.
If Chen Yuanwu told her first that she had to return to the team, her heart would be broken.
Han Guang waved his hand and said, "Okay, you are worthy of being the good son and daughter of our soldiers! I will send someone to take you out as soon as possible!"
Everyone was here, so Chen Yuanwu didn't feel comfortable talking to Jiang Yun privately. Before leaving, he said to Jiang Yun, "Do you still remember what Jiang Yuan said? As long as I'm fine, you and your son will be fine too!"
Jiang Yun forced herself to hold back her tears and nodded.
Even though I was extremely reluctant, I still had to watch him leave.
The number of staff was reduced by more than half in an instant, and half of the small number of people who remained were elderly, weak, sick and disabled.
While waiting for rescue, they have to continue working hard to save themselves.
After the wind and rain, the sun came out. The area around the rest home was filled with the smell of rotting trees, and small animals were running around looking for food.
This is what Jiang Jun fears the most.
Among the indigenous peoples of the African rainforest, this is the environment in which the infection occurs at its peak.
All the usable supplies in the retirement home were moved to the large conference room.
Jiang Jun suggested moving the stoves to the entrance of the meeting room. "If rescuers don't arrive in time and we have to stay here overnight, we'll not only have to prepare for aftershocks, but also keep animals out."
Some of the window glass in the conference room is broken and there is no way to replace it, so it is left open. We are not afraid of the cold in the middle of the night, but we are afraid that small animals will come in to keep warm and find food.
In the 1970s, there were no common drugs for animal quarantine and all the small animals in the mountains and forests were carriers of terrible diseases.
The doctors and nurses who stayed behind to take care of them were also at their wits' end: "What should we do? We're out of disinfectant!"
Jiang Jun thought for a moment and said, "As long as there's lime, it'll be fine."
The canteen cook had an idea: "Since the rain has already damaged the house, why not just tear down two walls and scrape off the lime?"
The walls of the two newly built houses were not yet dry when a storm hit, and the ground was covered with white lime water.
A few strong laborers took shovels and started shoveling lime without saying a word.
Li Caixia rubbed Jiang Yun's hands and feet with tears in her eyes. "Teacher Jiang, why are your feet still cold? Weren't they warm at the beginning?"
Since Jiang Yun became pregnant, she has been unable to control her body and can never feel like she has recovered her strength.
She touched her abdomen and said, "It's okay, my stomach is still warm. Go get me a basin of hot water so I can soak my feet."
It is faster to soak in hot water than to cover yourself with a quilt.
After freezing all night, Jiang Jun already had a bad feeling she had a severe cold, but she was afraid of the side effects of the pills, so she didn't dare take either anti-inflammatory or cold medicine, and just gritted her teeth and endured it.
I was even more afraid to get an IV drip because my body was already cold and the medicine was even colder.
Li Caixia shed tears: "Oh, if only Jiang Yuan was here, his hands are so hot, just scratching them will warm them up!"
Jiang Yun smiled mischievously: "Oh? Did he warm your hand?"
Li Caixia paused, forgetting to cry, and said with a blushing face, "When we were going down the mountain at the beginning, I almost fell down several times, and he was the one who pulled me up."
Jiang Jun grabbed Li Caixia's hand and said, "You haven't washed your hands yet, right? Then I'll shake your hand. Jiang Yuan's warmth is still there, so just pass it on to me!"
Li Caixia burst into laughter and said, "Teacher Xiao Jiang~"
Jiang Jun lay on the bed: "I need to sleep for a while. My stomach hurts."
The musty smell in the air also made her uncomfortable, so she found a candle and lit it next to the bed.
Seeing Jiang Jun close his eyes, Li Caixia got up and went out to see if there was anything she could help with.
A nurse was delivering medicine to an elderly leader and checking on Jiang Yun. She saw the candle by the bed and blew it out with a gust of her breath: "Why light a candle in broad daylight? What if it falls down and starts a fire? There's no one watching."
Jiang Jun slept very uneasily, his nose was itchy and he sneezed a few times. He sat up and felt dizzy and his throat was itchy. He couldn't help coughing.
This cough never stopped.
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