Chapter 1009: Ups and Downs
Dr. Zhang was carrying a lot of important instruments on his back, and at this time, Bai Xiao decided to be the last to go, seeing that Xiaoyu was already standing on the solid ground and waving to them.
Dr. Zhang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and gritted his teeth.
It seems that it is not easy for him to maintain his balance by doing such a difficult thing at his age, not to mention that he still has all the instruments and medicines on his back, and suddenly feels a wave of dizziness in front of him.
Only then did Bai Xiao understand why Xiaoyu asked them to wrap all the equipment and medicines inside with all the rain cloths before leaving.
It turns out that people have a lot of experience and already know what will happen to them.
"Dr. Zhang, if you go forward, I will follow you, and I will do my best to help you when necessary. ”
Bai Xiao could only comfort Dr. Zhang in this way, and even she herself did not have so much confidence and certainty in the face of such a bridge.
The village is completely different from the village, the only water source in their Liupan Village is the reservoir, even if it is a river, there is a stone bridge to pass, although the bluestone bridge is dilapidated, but at least it is stable.
Now she is also beating the drum in her heart.
Pray that there are no accidents.
Dr. Zhang trembled and climbed onto the bridge, and Bai Xiao followed closely behind him, because the two of them were still carrying these things.
Bai Xiao grabbed Dr. Zhang's backpack hard, as long as she didn't look down at the water that made her dizzy, it should be fine.
Almost halfway through, Xiaoyu suddenly shouted a warning from the shore.
"Be careful, Dr. Zhang, under your feet!"
Then Bai Xiao noticed that the wooden pillar under their feet suddenly moved very violently, and Bai Xiao let go of Doctor Bai, waving his hands in the air in an attempt to maintain balance.
It was happening so fast that she didn't have time to scream, and both of them had already fallen into the fast, icy water.
The water was much colder than she had imagined, and deeper than she had originally imagined.
The current pushed her hard against the surface of the water and swept her downstream, rolling in the water like a broken doll dropped by an unsuccessful child.
Instinctively, she started kicking, trying to swim with the current, not against it, and the rapids suddenly pushed her out of the water as if rewarding her.
She is not worried about going down the river, it is only ten meters wide, and the downstream is probably even narrower, that is, she is worried about Dr. Zhang.
Dr. Zhang's back was too heavy, so I was afraid that he would not be able to float.
Her head popped out of the water, and she took a hard breath of air.
Her hair was scattered over her face, obscuring her vision.
But she still tried to search around, she knew how to water, and she would never drown, but Dr. Zhang was not necessarily.
She seemed to hear shouts in the distance, and then the rushing water flooded her again.
She didn't see anything clearly, and once again she rolled and paddled weakly into the distance, but apparently to no avail, and she struggled to rise to the surface again. Anyway, this time she rolled over and followed the current, paddling with all her might to float herself like a duck.
She turned her head and saw Dr. Zhang on the right behind her, trying to get out of the water, but the large backpack was clearly holding him back, leaving him fluttering there, and it was difficult to get out of the water.
Bai Xiao kicked the water harder, trying to keep her head on the water.
I wanted to get close to Dr. Zhang, but her backpack was not light.
She could feel the current dragging her into the water.
Dr. Zhang is obviously not used to the rapids here, and it is possible that Dr. Zhang does not know water at all, and is almost dragged by the water in the water.
Xiaoyu had already jumped into the river and swam desperately towards the two of them.
The old man took a Luo and struck it vigorously.
The earth-shattering sound of the gong immediately attracted many people.
When the young men arrived, they undressed and jumped into the water to save people.
It's a pity that Dr. Bai and Dr. Zhang in the water can't take care of it at all, and the huge backpack has now become extremely heavy, desperately dragging the two people to the depths of the water.
The banks on both sides of the river were high and steep, and the river was so fast that even if they approached the bank, they would not be able to climb up at all.
Bai Xiao had already grabbed Dr. Zhang's backpack.
But the two of them were floating in the water, and there was no chance to go ashore.
Xiaoyu swam to the two of them, but she couldn't save them all at the same time.
Instead, because of the weight of the two of them, with a light rain, the three of them rushed downstream.
The river has a bend in front, and on the bank of the river there is a fallen tree with branches that almost extend into the water.
The three of them seemed to have seen a savior.
"Tree!" she heard the rain roaring behind her, and understood.
It was their chance, and she swam desperately towards the tree, trying to get close to one of the branches.
She was about to catch her breath when her head suddenly sank and she choked on a mouthful of water.
When she struggled to rise to the surface again, the strength in her body was gradually exhausted in the cold water. Her hands and feet began to weigh as if they were tied to sandbags, and she seemed to be dragging hundreds of pounds of things when she didn't move, and her lungs seemed to be burning.
If they can hold on to one of the branches, they can rest for a minute, and maybe they'll be able to climb over there.
At this time, it was not only her tired that she wanted to be saved, but if it weren't for the help of Xiaoyu and Bai Xiao, Dr. Zhang would have sunk to the bottom of the water at this time, and the backpack on her back couldn't be untied at all at this time, and many times, Dr. Zhang was wondering if he would be buried in this river with this backpack.
Finally, with her unremitting efforts, the current suddenly and mercifully pushed Bai Xiao towards the tree, where the shore had been blasted out of a hole by the torrent.
This was the best opportunity, and Shiro desperately reached out and grabbed a branch, and then a torrent suddenly hit, and the dry and small branch broke from her hand, and she was once again submerged by the river.
She had no idea how far the river was pushing them, but the water was so strong that they were getting farther and farther away from the small wooden hut they had just had.
Suddenly, the river unfolded and the water slowed down.
The current was still so strong that she couldn't fight it, but at least it had eased and stopped beating them and forcing them forward.
The banks of the river are also no longer so steep, but covered with huge round stones.
She could float on the surface with less effort, giving her sore muscles a break, but a torrent hit and pushed the three of them back into the water desperately, and their limbs were too stiff to paddle.
Her stamina vanished, her kicking legs were no longer powerful, and her arm strokes changed from smooth to twitching.
After the current dragged her into the water for probably the last time, a strong arm helped her lift her backpack, and she floated up at once without the restraint of the backpack.