Chapter 125: Fortune in Misfortune
Pulling Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao out, Jiang Yucai turned around and went back to the house.
Hu Mingchen grabbed her: "Mom, what are you going back for?"
"Money, our family's money is still in it. Jiang Yucai said with a cloak.
"Mom, don't go back, it's dangerous at home now, money and belongings, you can earn it if you don't have it, you can't go back. Hu Mingchen persuaded anxiously with a crying voice.
"So much money, if it's gone, what will you eat? Let go of me, I'll go in and out right away, it's too late." Jiang Yucai wanted to break free of Hu Mingchen's hand, but Hu Mingchen grabbed it so hard that she didn't break free.
In fact, Hu Mingchen didn't take out his own money, but the top priority is not those belongings outside his body, and saving his life is the most important thing at present. As the saying goes, if you stay in the green mountains, you don't have to worry about the lack of wood. If the people are gone, then what's the use of more money.
"Mom, let's go, let's go, the house is going to fall, sister, Xiaojiao, go to the courtyard." At this time, there was a loud "click" behind it, and Hu Mingchen grabbed Jiang Yucai's clothes with both hands and shouted.
"Bang ......" was followed by a crashing roar.
Hu Yujiao and Hu Yandie were so frightened that they retreated again and again, and Jiang Yucai was shocked by the loud noise, and didn't dare to go into the house anymore, so she pulled Hu Mingchen and ran to the outermost part of the courtyard.
The mother and son retreated to the outermost part of the courtyard dam under the heavy rain, hugged each other tightly, and at this time another lightning bolt crossed the sky, and their eyes passed through the rain curtain to see their house fluttering and crumbling in the wind and rain.
"Jiang Yucai, Xiao Chen......" At the same time, Hu Jianjun's hurried shouts came from behind Hu Mingchen's house.
"We are in the courtyard dam, we have all come out, how are you over there?" Jiang Yucai touched the rain on his face and asked sadly.
"You can't go back, you can't go home, the back room has collapsed, the whole house will collapse at any time, you avoid it. Hu Jianjun roared rudely.
Now Hu Jianjun is covered in muddy water, if he hadn't seen that the situation was wrong and hurriedly took two steps back, he would have been submerged under the collapsed house.
In a panic, Hu Jianjun, who got up from the ground, first thought of asking if his family had come out. After receiving the information that the whole family was temporarily safe, Hu Jianjun did not dare to approach the old house where he had lived for decades.
In this dark night, what happened to Hu Mingchen's family did not alarm the people in the village, the incident happened in the middle of the night, and the heavy rain was majestic, the Tianshan Mountains thundered, and the huge noise completely covered up the horror of Hu Mingchen's family.
After more than an hour, the sky finally revealed the white of the fish's belly, and the rain in the sky also changed from heavy rain to light rain.
Hu Mingchen's family was frightened outside the house for more than an hour, except for Hu Jianjun and Hu Mingchen, everyone else was so cold that their teeth chattered.
Hu Mingchen and Hu Jianjun stood on the path a few meters high, looking at their half-collapsed house with grim expressions, and their hearts were very heavy.
Although this house is very old, after all, it is the residence of his family of five, and if this old house is gone, their family will not even have a place to live.
"Dad, although only half of it has fallen, it can no longer live, and the remaining half is unstable, and I don't know when it will fall. Hu Mingchen said with a wet gaze.
At a glance, the hut where Hu Mingchen lived had completely lost its original appearance at this time, and the room next to Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai was all covered by yellow mud.
The back alley, which was originally more than one meter wide, is now no longer visible, and the mud from the landslide on the embankment behind it has almost filled in the back alley. The great luck in the misfortune is that Hu Mingchen's family is fine.
If Hu Mingchen and Jiang Yucai had come out three minutes late, they would have been under the mud now.
"Couldn't live anymore. Hu Jianjun said gloomily.
"Mom, you better take my sister and Xiaojiao to the eldest brother's house first, and find my sister-in-law and Xiaomin at his house to change their dry clothes, otherwise you will get sick." Hu Mingchen turned around and shouted at Jiang Yucai and them, who were a few meters away.
Jiang Yucai is an adult, Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao, not only their bodies are shivering at this time, but their mouths are already cold and purple.
"Let's go together, what are you still standing here for?" Jiang Yucai said.
"Go, and we will come after that. Hu Mingchen said perfunctorily.
Hu Jianjun also didn't want the three women and children to continue to stay here, and also advised them to change their clothes and rest, at this time, the whole family couldn't collapse, otherwise it would be worse.
Hu Mingchen's body benefited from exercising with Song Qiaoshan every day, no longer thin and dry, not very old, but already had a burly prototype. So even if it rains for more than an hour, he can still hold on for the time being.
"Dad, I'd like to go down and pick up the mud and see if I can find something useful. After Jiang Yucai and the others left, Hu Mingchen wiped the rain on his face and head and suggested to Hu Jianjun.
"Are you in the room where you slept with the money you just shared last night?" are you trying to find money?" Hu Jianjun is usually wooden, but he is not stupid.
"I heard my mother say that you haven't taken out the money over there, and although the money has been soaked in the rain, as long as you find it, it should still be usable. I decided that when the money was dug up, our family would start repairing the house, otherwise we would have to freeze all winter and have no place to live. Hu Mingchen looked at Hu Jianjun and said.
"Then you're no longer in business?" asked Hu Jianjun.
"This ...... It is still necessary to do it, but the house cannot be repaired, let's take it one step at a time. Hu Mingchen said helplessly and frustratedly.
I finally earned a sum of money yesterday, and I thought that when I got that money, my family would be able to live a comfortable life and not have to suffer from poverty anymore.
Who knows, overnight, the money became scarce, and the family's old house collapsed in half of a rainstorm.
Hu Mingchen also plans to make a little more money so that he can build the house bigger and stronger. But now it seems that his thoughts and plans can only be disrupted.
"It's still a bit dangerous to go down and dig up the silt now, because I'm afraid that if the three rooms in front of me fall again, they may be buried at that time, which will be even more troublesome. Hu Jianjun stared at the half of the house below, which had been tilted at a large angle, and said worriedly.
Hu Jianjun has been observing for a long time, and he just wants to see if there is any way to avoid risks and find out what is buried underneath. But no matter how you think about it, it's hard to get the best of both worlds.
"Then you can't just wait, if you bury it in the mud for a long time, I'm afraid it will rot. Hu Mingchen said.
Last night, Hu Mingchen didn't let Jiang Yucai take the risk, but now he decided to take the risk and give it a try.
"You don't want to go, I'll go, you can help me keep watch and observe, and your strength is not great, and if you go down, it will be of limited use." Hu Jianjun thought for a while.
"I'll go with you, one more person, and besides, only I know where the money is hidden. Hu Mingchen said stubbornly.
"If you say you are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go, or else you would rather not have the money than take risks. Hu Jianjun took out the momentum of the head of the family and sank his face.
In Hu Jianjun's view, going down to dig by himself is secondary, and the key is that parents don't want their children to do that kind of thing that may cost their lives.
Seeing that Hu Jianjun was so decisive, Hu Mingchen could only back down and compromise.
So, Hu Jianjun pulled up his trouser leg and carefully slid down from behind. No sooner had he stepped on the mud than his feet sank to almost his knees.
Hu Mingchen made a detour to the courtyard in front of him, found a shovel and threw it to Hu Jianjun from behind.
There are at least a dozen squares of mud, and if you don't have tools, it's almost impossible to find things with your hands. Even with the help of a shovel, it is difficult to dig out something of value from underneath, not to mention the other side of the house that is heavily tilted.
As soon as Hu Jianjun arrived a few shovels, Hu Mingyi caught up from under his house wearing a coat.
"Second uncle, come up, come up, you can't do that, it's too dangerous, there may be a cross above, and the house below may also fall, come up." When he came to Hu Mingchen's side, he hurriedly shouted when he saw Hu Jianjun digging up the mud shovel by shovel.
"All the money from my family's sale of dried ginger yesterday is buried underneath, if I don't dig it out, my family will ......," Hu Jianjun choked up.
"Then you can't be like this, you come up quickly, I'll find a few more people, and we'll all figure it out together." Hurry over here, I'll pull you up. Hu Mingyi didn't care if his clothes would get dirty, walked to the edge of the landslide, leaned down, and stretched out his right hand to Hu Jianjun.
Looking around, he felt that the amount of work was indeed not small, and it was difficult for one person to complete it in a short time, Hu Jianjun accepted Hu Mingyi's suggestion, stretched out the shovel handle for Hu Mingyi to grab, and climbed up under the force of Hu Mingyi.
As soon as he climbed up and stood firmly, he heard Hu Mingchen shouting: "The house is going to fall, the house is going to fall." ”
The two looked back, and the half of the house that was still standing was creaking and leaning more and more, and after a minute or two, the rotten pillars finally couldn't support it, "Bang...... Boom......" There were several loud bangs, and they completely fell backwards, and the tiles on the roof and a vertical beam smashed into the place where Hu Jianjun was standing just now.
Seeing that scene, Hu Jianjun's face turned white. Fortunately, thanks to Hu Mingyi, if he hadn't arrived, or if he arrived a few minutes late, Hu Jianjun would have been completely dangerous. With his feet stuck in the mud, it's hard to escape, and even if he doesn't die, it's probably hard to get any better.
It is not completely beneficial that half of the house collapses, and if it falls, there will be so many worries if you have to go down and rummage through things.
Strange to say, it stands to reason that in autumn, there should not be thunder and such heavy rain, but when the sky is unpredictable, it just happens.