Chapter 7556: Two Trips
Changping Village.
When the Ghost Festival was approaching, Yang Huazhou, Xiao An, and Yang Yongjin came back together.
"Is this an appointment for you guys? Are you all coming back at this time?"
During the gathering in the hall of Yang Huazhong's family, Yang Huaming teased them.
Yang Huazhou said: "I wanted to come back a while ago, and I was worried that my house would be flooded. But the whole way from Qing'an County was cut off. I turned back twice!"
Yes, Yang Huazhou has been restless since he heard the news about flooding in his hometown, and sent people to find out the news every day.
When there is flooding, the delivery of messages becomes slow, and the message that reaches you today may not look the same tomorrow.
He couldn't bear it anymore. After making arrangements for the restaurant, he took some dry food and set out on the road himself, planning to walk back to the village.
There is a vast sea ahead, and many low-lying villages along the way are flooded so that only a few roofs can be seen...
"Uncle Wu was miserable. He tried three times. The first time he just left the gate of Qing'an County, he was blocked back."
"The second time he was almost at the border of Wanghai County, but the road was blocked again. It was flooded, and it was so hard to go back and forth on the road. "
Xiao An talked about Yang Huazhou's incident in a laughing tone, and everyone was laughing, but the hardships involved were all there. All can feel it.
"I'll go find Uncle Wu later. I'll tell him not to go back in a hurry. It's too dangerous to go back now. He might get caught in it himself."
"Wait a minute. Let's go back together after the water recedes a little. The main reason is that I was too busy during that period. The imperial court deployed people from our military department to fight floods and provide disaster relief and relocate refugees. I really couldn't spare any time to arrange for Uncle Wu to return home. "
Yang Huazhou waved his hand, "You are more tired than me."
Yang Huazhong looked at his younger brother and youngest son. His younger brother was haggard, while his son was thinner and darker.
“You don’t have to worry at home, there are so many of us at home and we can help with anything.” Yang Huazhong said.
"But those of you outside are all haggard."
Yang Huazhou said: "As long as everyone is fine, then it will be fine. There is nothing we can do about natural and man-made disasters." It’s okay, just get over it.”
Everyone got together again and talked a lot about the last flood. Yang Huazhong originally thought that the flooding in Mianniu Mountain was serious enough, but he didn't expect that it would be even worse in Qing'an County!
“Officials in some places are so dark-hearted that they don’t take the lives and property of the people seriously.” Yang Huazhou took a few puffs of dry cigarettes and stared at the smoke rings he blew out and said in a deep voice.
“Our flood discharge area here at least got the news in advance. The news should also be directed at Tangyazi and Daan, but in some places, the people didn’t even say hello in advance, and the people didn’t take any precautions at all. No, the water poured down from the top of the head. People were dead and injured. The family was separated from their wives and their flesh and blood. As for the livestock and poultry, they were even less valuable. It’s worth mentioning, it’s really hell on earth!”
Yang Huazhong then talked about the disaster in a place he knew:
“There is a small town over there in Qing’an County! , smaller than Qingshui Town, which was originally close to the mountains. People who have lived there for generations never thought that one day it would be flooded! ”
"Unfortunately, they have a lot of wasteland, and there are not many famous or untouchable people. It became a flood discharge area. In just one night, the entire town was flooded."
“Many people didn’t drown, they were trapped. "
"When the water came, they ran to high places to hide, but they were trapped in high places, without food or water, and without waiting for rescue, they died like that. Oh, what a sin!"
When it comes to this, everyone sighs. If we had heard this before, everyone would have just listened to it as someone else's story and sighed a few words.
Since I have experienced it, it is no longer a story, but a human tragedy, which may happen around me at any time.
Xiao An also said: "We stayed by the moat outside the county day and night during that time, eating, drinking, eating and sleeping there. If the river collapsed, the entire Qing'an County would probably be affected. They will all suffer disaster."
"Two young soldiers from our military department were also swept away by the water..."
"People were dying everywhere." Yang Yongjin also said. Start talking about what he heard.
“A village on the edge of the county town was flooded. After the water receded, a body was found under a tree. I don’t know how long it had been soaked. It was completely unrecognizable and had no nose. No family members have been found yet. Claim..."
"Boy Jin, what you are talking about is very similar to Wangfu in our village. Wangfu drowned, and the body was fished out of the water by Tang Yazi and I who killed your third uncle... ”
“Fourth uncle, you are bragging again. "It was clearly Tang Yazi who sneaked into Wangfu's house and dragged Wangfu out of the water. You didn't help me from the beginning to the end, just lying on the boat and watching!"
Don't guess, just say it! The person who made such troublesome remarks is undoubtedly Yang Yongqing.
"Young boy, you are just talking nonsense. You didn't see that I was busy from beginning to end!" Yang Huaming scolded with a smile.
Yang Yongqing grinned and still said in a desperate manner: "I saw it. When Wangfu was dragged out by Tang Yazi, Fourth Uncle, you were so frightened that you climbed onto the boat of Fourth Aunt and Qing'er. He was even kicked down by his fourth aunt.”
"You were still screaming at that time, saying that you didn't want to go into the water, that the water was full of prosperous sebum and corpse oil..."
"Ouch, the more you talk about it, the more disgusting it is. Let's stop this topic. , I beg you!”
This topic was not skipped until Yang Yongjin came out to beg for mercy.
The women were also sitting with them in the main room, listening to everyone chatting.
I guessed that it was almost time, so I let the men continue chatting while the women went to the backyard kitchen to prepare for lunch.
This afternoon, Yang Huazhong's family invited Yang Huazhou, Yang Yongjin and the others to have dinner, so Bao Suyun and Cao Bamei also came to help.
Yang Huaming came here on his own, so he and Liu Shi must stay here at noon.
In this case, Yang Huazhong and Sun made a plan and simply called everyone in the house to come over and have fun together.
In the backyard kitchen, the women were busy, and the children were playing in the front yard, back yard, and on the road outside the door.
Yang Ruoqing found an opportunity and asked Xiao An to talk in the backyard.
"Are you exhausted from this flood fighting and rescue operation? Your whole body has turned black into black charcoal. If you throw this into the charcoal pile, you won't be able to pull out anyone."
Yang Ruoqing looked at Xiao An and said: It’s casual, but I still feel quite distressed.
She thought about the impressions recorded in her previous life, those soldiers who were fighting on the front line during flood fighting and rescue operations.
They are all a bunch of young guys, some are even teenagers. At that time, they really push their physical fitness and perseverance to death.
(End of this chapter)