Ye Hexiang listened attentively, just after a thunderstorm, the dark night seemed quiet for a while, the wind outside was whimpering, and there were faint urgent gongs and drums and intermittent human voices, "Yu'an...... Yu'an ...... Break the embankment! Folks, get up! Yu'an is bursting the embankment......"

Yu'an is located in the upper reaches of Quantang Town, half a day can be traveled, for the junction of the Qinghe River and the Huaishui River, the flood season over the years, are the top priority. Ye Hexiang's face turned pale, slapped her thigh suddenly, and shouted, "My mother." He turned around and returned to the room in a panic, walked a few steps, suddenly turned around again, and said to Zhang Xing, who was standing at the door, "Why are you still standing stupidly?

Zhang Xing nodded hurriedly, returned to the room, woke up her sister Zhang Tao, and hurriedly helped her dress. Although the seven-year-old Zhang Tao sat up, he was still in a daze, stretching out his legs and cooperating with Zhang Xing to dress, while muttering: "Sister, it's not dawn yet." ”

Zhang Xing's heart was flustered, although she had never experienced a flood, but the soaring water level of Huaishui, the panic of the people around her, and her father Zhang Shuisheng's explanation before going to the embankment all made her know the severity of the situation. At the moment, she didn't have the heart to answer her sister's words, so she just put on her shirt, hugged her aside, and asked her to buckle and tie it herself, while she opened the cabinet and groped for a few important clothes, but she couldn't find anything to wrap for a while, so she simply wrapped it in a bed sheet and tied it on her back.

Zhang Tao fumbled for the buckle on the side, and the lightning outside rose again, and the rumbling thunder rolled over the roof, startling her.

Zhang Xing was already busy, so she hurriedly fastened her sister's buttons, took her hand and came to the front room.

The lamp was lit in the front room, it was messy, and there were two baskets in the middle, and Ye Hexiang was dressing her youngest son Zhang Jinbao with a cloak. Zhang Jinbao is only four years old and has been spoiled since childhood. I was woken up this time, and I didn't know the severity, and I didn't let go of crying.

Ye Hexiang hurriedly dressed him, and coaxed him: "Little ancestor, don't cry, if you continue to make trouble, our family will be dead...... and remembered that Zhang Shuisheng was still on the embankment, I don't know what the scene is like, can I rush back? But at the moment, she can't wait for anyone, her mind is floating, she is worried and afraid, and the more panicked she becomes.

Zhang Xing saw this situation, was anxious, walked over and said, "Mother, I'll come." Ye Hexiang gave up her seat and said, "Hurry, hurry! ”

Zhang Xingcai took it, Zhang Jinbao slapped her on the face, and cried: "Go away! I want my mother's ......mother!

Although the four-year-old baby's hand strength is not big, it also makes Zhang Xing's face hot and painful, and she saw Ye Hexiang being engrossed in collecting it out of the corner of her eye, so she sank her face, grabbed Zhang Jinbao's hand flying around, and said in a deep voice: "Obedient!"

Zhang Jinbao's hand was scratched and hurt, where was he willing to do it? Zhang Xing wanted to break free from his eldest sister's control, but Zhang Xing was not his mother Ye Hexiang, and he didn't feel distressed at all, so he grabbed his little fat hand and put it on his sleeve, and cleaned up her brother in a moment.

Zhang Shuisheng explained before going up the embankment, and asked Ye Hexiang to prepare some edible food in case of emergency. Ye Hexiang now stuffed these objects into the basket one by one, and put Zhang Jinbao, who was crying, into another basket, picked up the burden, and said to the two daughters: "Hurry up!

The Zhang family lives at the end of the village, and it will take some time to get to the village, so it really can't be delayed.

Zhang Xing took her sister Zhang Tao's hand to open the door, and the wind swept in, and the seven-year-old Zhang Tao was almost overturned and fell to the ground, so she shouted "ah" and retreated behind her sister in a trembling manner. Zhang Xing was also blown away by the wind for a while. After a moment of hesitation, he heard Ye Hexiang urging behind him: "Die, why don't you leave quickly?"

Zhang Xing led Zhang Tao out of the door, Ye Hexiang picked up the burden and followed out of the house, and stepped in front of the sisters in a few steps. In the middle of the night, the surroundings were pitch black, the wind was raging, and the occasional lightning bolt illuminated the surroundings, and the branches and shadows danced wildly, hideously and terrifyingly. Zhang Xing grabbed Zhang Tao's hand and followed closely behind her mother, her body was cold, but her palms were full of sweat.

It had rained for many days, and the road was muddy in the morning, and it didn't take long for several people to have a layer of mud on their shoes, and the two sisters Zhang Xing and Zhang Tao walked out of breath. However, in this situation, even the seven-year-old Zhang Xing did not complain. They hurried all the way and soon arrived in the village of Li Zhangcun, but the people in the village had already gotten the news, and most of them had run away, and the doors of every house were wide open, and the wind was howling in the spare time.

When they crossed the stone pier bridge at the head of the village, they saw two staggering figures in front of them, and when they got closer, they found that they were a pair of lonely old men in Li Zhang Village. Ye Hexiang inquired about the news from the two old men as she walked, and learned that the news of Yu'an's breaking of the embankment was passed down by the flood control people on the embankment, and the people in the village went to Yuxian County before the incense was burned.

Ye Hexiang is a person who has experienced a lot of water, and he knows that he will lose his life at this time, so he hurried to the direction of Yuxian County after saying a few words to the two lonely old men. It's dark, except for the occasional lightning, I can't see a little light, but fortunately, I am used to walking this road to Yuxian, and I don't have to worry about going fork.

I don't know how long I walked, it was raining lightly again, Ye Hexiang was even more anxious, raised her head and scolded God: "Don't let people live?" and turned his head to urge the two daughters who followed behind, "Hurry up! Hurry up!" Before her words landed, she heard her little daughter Zhang Tao shout "Ah" and fell to the ground.

Zhang Xing didn't hold her sister for a while, and was almost taken down by her, standing still, panting while pulling Zhang Tao, "Get up!

Zhang Tao sat on the ground and couldn't get up, crying and said, "Sister, my feet hurt......"

Zhang Xing touched her hand, and felt a big bulge at her ankle. Zhang Tao screamed "ah" and cried: "It hurts!

Zhang Xing's heart jumped, and she suddenly felt bad, and she touched her hand lightly, the tentacles were soft, and the heat was obviously higher than the surrounding skin. Zhang Tao was so painful that she was cold and stretched out her hand to stop it, "Sister, sister, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts......"

Ye Hexiang turned around and said angrily: "Dead girl, don't you get up yet?"

Zhang Xing raised her head and said, "Mother, I'm afraid Tao'er's feet are hurting bones." ”

Ye Hexiang was stunned for a moment, and a thunder suddenly fell above her head, startling her, the wind was much lighter, but the rain was getting heavier, and the air was filled with a thick water vapor, she couldn't help but scold while putting down her burden: "It's really death." Squatted down and slapped Zhang Tao on the head, "Dead girl, old lady, I owe you in my previous life, and I can't even walk well." ”

Zhang Taowan cried, Ye Hexiang was even more impatient, and roared: "You are crying." Zhang Xing hurriedly wiped the tears on her sister's face with her sleeve, and whispered: "Don't cry." Zhang Tao didn't dare to cry out in pain anymore, only sobbing quietly.

Most of the Zhuang families are patriarchal, Ye Hexiang gave birth to two daughters in a row before, I don't know how long she was laughed at, and after Zhang Jinbao was born, she dared to raise her head in the village. Her son is her treasure, and her daughter is a corner grass, and she rarely gets her favor. And now it's a terrible situation. Ye Hexiang was impatient in her heart, she was a little impatient, and when she touched it with one hand, Zhang Tao shouted "ah" again, but she didn't dare to shout out the pain loudly, only tearfully tugging on her sister's sleeve.

It was dark, although I couldn't see Zhang Tao's foot injury clearly, but there was such a big bag bulging at the ankle, what was it if it didn't hurt the bone?

Ye Hexiang picked up the burden and walked for so long, she didn't have the energy to carry a person anymore, the rain was heavier, the thunder was bursting, and Zhang Jinbao, who was sitting in the basket, was also scared and cried, the surroundings were pitch black, and nothing could be seen, it seemed that the next moment the water would be overwhelming. Ye Hexiang panicked in her heart, gritted her teeth and withdrew her hand, and muttered: "Your life is not good, no wonder me, no wonder me." He stood up, picked up the burden, and pulled his eldest daughter Zhang Xing away.

Zhang Xingwan didn't expect Ye Hexiang to leave her biological daughter at this time, and hesitated for a moment. Xu is a mother-daughter connection, seven-year-old Zhang Tao seemed to realize that her mother was going to leave her, so she rushed over, hugged her sister Zhang Xing's legs, and cried heartbreakingly.

Ye Hexiang didn't pull for a while, she stumbled and was almost taken down, and stood firm and looked back.

Zhang Xing was cold, the rain ran down her hair into her eyes, her vision was blurred, she looked at her sister who was holding her thighs, and then looked back at Ye Hexiang, who was looking back at her, and shouted mournfully: "Mother......"

Ye Hexiang couldn't help but tremble, her son and daughter were crying, a thunder struck the tree not far away, and the black pressure shadow was undulating like waves, just like the overwhelming water, the sky was dark, and I couldn't see anything clearly. If you hesitate for a moment, you may not be able to survive. Ye Hexiang dragged a few times and didn't move, looked at the two daughters, and said tremblingly: "You picked it yourself, no wonder me, no wonder I ......" He let go of his hand and turned around and rushed into the dark and rainy night.