Chapter 108 I’m here, don’t be afraid!
The rain came suddenly, was heavy, and was overwhelming.
Everyone was busy helping to move the things outside into the house.
In the house, under the eaves, including the room where Magu works as a health station, there are villagers taking shelter from the rain.
Some took the opportunity to see a doctor, and even if they asked a few questions, they felt reassured that Yang Ping answered them patiently.
Free clinics will continue with free consultations.
Magu took out a disposable cup and a teapot, poured tea for everyone, and placed melon seeds and peanuts on a plate in the hall.
Everyone was standing, sitting, and squatting.
"It's raining too much." Someone lit a cigarette.
"Didn't the weather forecast say it will be sunny today? Why did it suddenly rain so heavily?" Someone was playing with their mobile phones.
The liaison officer was wiping the camera. It had been rained just now and he felt very distressed. He wiped it gently and kept breathing.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier. This is not rain, but a flood from the Tianhe River. Nothing can be seen clearly outside.
After wiping the camera, the liaison officer started making calls to report the situation here.
Several people walked out of the rain wearing raincoats and bamboo hats, their bare feet covered in mud.
“How is the dock?”
The village chief took off his bamboo hat and began to collect information from everyone.
"Crossed."
The pier is built of wood and is used to sell fish.
The village plans to build a stone and cement pier, but construction has not yet started.
“Where is the fishing station construction site?”
"I just thought it was okay. The water was too big and the construction site's diversion ditch was not enough. I will dig bigger next time."
They put their feet out and let the rain wash away the mud.
He is not worried about other places, but Village Chief Fang is worried about these two places.
It rained for two full hours before slowly stopping.
Yang Ping saw a dozen patients in the hall, some of whom needed medicine, and Magu also gave them medicine.
The liaison officer called again, and after hanging up, he said: "The weather has changed suddenly. We are afraid of heavy rain again in the afternoon, so the bureau has notified us to go back early."
Then I called the driver to tell him to wait at the entrance of the village. The driver didn't leave. He had been sleeping in the car and just wanted to come over for dinner.
The weather was strange. The rain stopped, the clouds dispersed, and the sun came out again.
"Dr. Yang, the weather has changed suddenly. The bureau has notified us to go back early and have lunch after we go back. This is a grievance for the two doctors."
"No problem! Let's go back as soon as possible before it rains." Yang Ping and Xiao Su packed their things.
The liaison officer said to Magu: "I will move the things in a few days. The bureau will inform me to send the people back first."
Magu said: "It's so far away. I came here to see a doctor and have a meal before going back. I'm doing it now. It won't be long before I catch the fish from the reservoir in the morning."
"No, Magu, I'm really sorry. The weather has changed, and the bureau is probably worried about safety issues." The liaison officer was embarrassed.
Since the Health Bureau has issued a notice, there is no need to embarrass others.
Magu took a few bags of specialties and said, "Bring them to the two doctors."
"Don't be polite." Xiao Su declined.
Magu was unhappy: "It's all good stuff. Take it back to the provincial capital. Don't dislike it. I'll hold it for you and put it in the car later."
Grandma was sitting under the eaves, smiling all the time, not knowing what to say.
Magu explained to everyone: "Grandma said, let me stop procrastinating and ask the cadres to go back early and wait until it rains again."
Everyone packed their things in a hurry, but actually there wasn't much, just two backpacks.
"Where is the village chief?" Magu asked.
"We went to see the reservoir pier, everyone went there." Another woman who didn't leave said.
The pier still has to go a few hundred meters further.
"We don't have much luggage. We know how to walk on our own, so we just keep walking the same way." The liaison officer said.
Magu insisted on delivering them and asked the woman to notify the village chief. She carried a few bags of specialties: "I will deliver them to you."
Several people walked along the road they just came from.
The two hours of heavy rain caused the water level in the reservoir to rise a lot.
The water diversion ditch on the hillside was gurgling, diverting water from the mountain to the reservoir. Many fish were swimming around in the reservoir, emerging for air.
The liaison officer walked at the front, holding a camera and taking pictures from time to time.
Yang Ping walked in the middle, and Magu held Xiao Su's hand and walked behind, chatting and walking.
After walking for about twenty minutes, we arrived at the construction site of the fishing station.
The water in the diversion ditch was very fast, full of yellow muddy water, and there was a large pool of yellow in the reservoir that kept expanding.
Because the water diversion ditch was too small, it overflowed, and the entire hillside was filled with yellow muddy water flowing down, including the road.
There is some dirt on the road that should slide down.
Yang Ping was thinking about whether to carry Xiao Su over there when he heard Magu say: "If I carry you over there, it will be all mud."
"No, it's okay." Xiao Su declined gently.
Magu seemed to notice something was wrong. She walked back more than ten meters and looked up the mountain. Xiao Su stopped and waited for her.
Ahead, a pile of dirt blocked the road. The liaison officer tried to find a clear gap to pass through, but there was no gap to step on. He stopped and took pictures with his camera.
There was a crash, the sound of the soil above loosening, and then rolling to the ground again.
Danger! Yang Ping was keenly aware that he urged the liaison officer in front to move quickly, but the liaison officer hesitated.
Suddenly, there was a strong vibration, a huge sound, boom! Wow!
Yang Ping was frightened. He looked up and saw that the entire hillside had collapsed. He had no time to react before he was directly pushed down by a force of impact. The force was rough and powerful. Just for a moment, my brain didn't have time to react.
Yang Ping had fallen to the ground, and his whole body was pressed by the soil. He struggled hard, but luckily it wasn't too much, and he climbed out.
After a brief moment of blank thinking, I immediately realized that it was a landslide.
The liaison officer in front was gone. The place where he was standing was covered with dirt, at least as high as one person.
Xiao Su and Yang Ping woke up and looked back.
She was lying on the ground, stuck on the edge of the guardrail of the reservoir, half of her body buried in the soil. She struggled to climb out, but she couldn't crawl out at all. The thick soil trapped her legs tightly.
Magu also disappeared inexplicably, and Xiao Su was so frightened that she cried.
Yang Ping ran over without hesitation, grabbed Xiao Su's shoulders, and tried to drag him out.
No, the pressed soil must be removed. There is too much soil and it is too thick.
"Help!" he shouted loudly.
At the same time, he immediately dug up the soil with his hands. What happened was so sudden that Xiao Su was shaking all over. She didn’t know what to do and kept crying. His eyes were staring upwards with horror in his eyes.
Yang Ping was digging up the soil frantically while following her gaze and looking up.
My back felt like it was holding an ice pick, and the pores all over my body shrank.
The huge stone, less than thirty meters away, was facing the two of them, forming a swooping force.
The flat land halfway up the mountain has completely collapsed, and the boulders are resting on the newly formed slope, and may roll down and be crushed at any time.
There are several tons of stone here, there are dozens of tons.
"Don't be afraid! I'm here!"
Yang Ping comforted her and tried to speak calmly.
Xiao Su nodded, biting her lip, her crying became quieter, and her body was still trembling.
Mountains are still landslides, and even those that have already landslides are unstable to each other.
Crashing, a place halfway up the mountain collapsed again, and a small stone rolled down beside Yang Ping with a clod of soil. It was not big, weighing more than a hundred kilograms.
Yang Ping swallowed and stayed calm.
I can’t care about that much anymore. Come out, quickly take out Xiao Su!
He kept digging the soil with his hands, having long forgotten that they were hands of flesh and blood.
Some more clods of soil were scattered, and the soil foundation supporting the boulder was loosened again. The stone moved forward a little, and it was about to roll down.
"Go quickly, go quickly!"
Xiao Su also saw the changes in the boulder, and the danger was imminent. She cried and pushed Yang Ping hard. If one of them left, one would be sent there. If not, both of them would end up here.
The boulder was directly above, and there was nothing to block or alter the path of the roll down. Once rolled down, neither of the two people can escape, and they will both be crushed into meat patties.
"Don't be afraid, we have time." Yang Ping was calm and confident.
He has to stay calm and look confident.
"Keep your voice down and don't provoke it." Yang Ping said with a fake smile.
At first he shouted loudly while digging the soil, but now he dared not shout for fear that the sound waves would cause vibrations, causing the temporary balance to be broken and the stones to roll down.
The clods of soil are difficult to clean. If you clear away part of the soil, the two sides will collapse again.
Yang Ping's hands were covered in blood. At this time, he completely forgot about the pain and that these were his own hands. He only knew that they were life-saving tools.
Most of the dirt on Xiao Su's thighs on both sides was removed.
Yang Ping tried to drag her away again, and Xiao Su also tried to climb out, but she still couldn't move.
Click, the stone tilted a little more, reaching the critical point of rolling down.
"Don't be afraid, it will wait for us." Yang Ping kept comforting Xiao Su, his heart almost rising to his throat.
The knees were exposed, finally the knees were exposed. He tried to drag Xiao Su away again, but it still didn't work.
He is an atheist, but at this time he kept praying in his heart, hoping that God would give him more time, even a little more.
There is no other way but to continue digging with your own hands.
He wanted to go up and move rocks to jam the boulder, but gave up because he was afraid that if he stepped on it and caused an imbalance, it would be worse.
At this point, any wrong decision will be fatal, and you must not make any mistakes.
Xiao Su watched Yang Ping crying and sobbing, letting him dig in the dirt crazily.
The calf, the calf came out, and he tried to pull Xiao Su again, but it still didn't work.
Yang Ping looked up at the stone, his vision blurred with sweat, and continued to pick at it.
Finally, they were all pulled out. Yang Ping quickly pulled Xiao Su out and dragged her as far away as possible.
Click, the last bit of support collapsed, and the boulder was unable to stabilize after all, and rolled down with overwhelming force.
Damn it, as soon as Xiao Su was dragged out, Yang Ping rushed forward regardless of his own safety and covered Xiao Su with his body.
The rolling stone rolled down, and there was a loud sound of entering the water. Water splashed on the water and the waves spread.
"Yang Ping!"
Xiao Su screamed.
There was no reply.
"Yang Ping——"
Xiao Su was heartbroken and cried loudly.
She hugged Yang Ping carefully, turned over, put Yang Ping down gently, cried, and began to check his injuries.
"Alive!"
Weak voice.
(End of chapter)