When Yue Haohan and his party turned back from the Toad Gully Reservoir, the sun had already set, and the western sky was densely covered with dark clouds, and the inky black cloud ribbon was rolling, slowly covering the western half of the sky, and the black clouds were like the faces of monsters, and they were terrifying and terrifying towards the sky above everyone's heads, and the sky slowly darkened, and began to blow gusts of cool breeze.

Walking into the courtyard of Sun Xiwang's house, everyone had already moved from the courtyard to the hall to sit, and seeing Yue Haohan coming in, Zheng Ziyan asked, "Brother Haohan, why have you been there for so long?" ”

Yue Haohan replied to the question: "There are already dark clouds in the western sky, look at the appearance of the clouds, if it rains today, it will not be small, let's hurry up and eat, there are still many things to do after the meal." ”

While speaking, Wang Shanxue, the village director, walked into the yard with two big watermelons in his arms, and said loudly: "Secretary Sun, come to the kitchen and get a kitchen knife, kill watermelons for everyone to eat, this is planted in my field, the cake is fat, and the taste is very sweet." ”

Wang Shanxue is thirty-seven or eighteen years old, medium height, black and strong, after seeing people, he showed a loyal smile, and his voice was full of anger, it is said that Wang Shanxue once followed a person who walked the rivers and lakes when he was young and learned a few tricks of kung fu.

Wang Shan learned to the hall, put the watermelon on the table, and said, "Director Yue, the sky outside will be very dark, blowing a cool wind, I estimate that there may be hail tonight." ”

Yue Haohan said, "Director Wang, are you going to the kitchen to see how the food is?" Let's keep it simple, let's eat early, and we'll have a short meeting after eating, and I have something to arrange for you. ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Sun Xiwang come in with a kitchen knife and said, "Let's cut a watermelon first, let's try it, let's put a bottom in the stomach first, and we will serve the food to eat after the watermelon is eaten." ”

Everyone took a piece of watermelon and began to eat it, when a lightning bolt swept through the outside, illuminating the yard unusually brightly, and the lightning lasted for two or three seconds before it went dark. After the lightning ended, a strong wind blew, and a peach tree in the courtyard of Sun Xiwang's house was blown off two branches by the strong wind.

Sun Xiwang hurriedly went out, picked up the branch and put it aside, and then went to the kitchen to start serving the dishes, just served a few plates of dishes, and there was another lightning bolt outside, this time it lasted longer, and the lightning was followed by a roaring thunder, which sounded from far and near.

Everyone sat down around the table, Sun Xiwang carried a pot of rice wine, stood in front of Yue Haohan, and asked, "Director Yue, how about we all drink a bowl of rice wine first, and then drink white wine?" ”

Yue Haohan tilted his head, looked at Sun Xiwang and replied: "Secretary Sun, tonight, I think we should not drink the wine, I will be like a cat scratching in my heart, you look at this ghost weather, I have a very bad premonition in my heart." ”

Sun Xiwang said: "Director Yue, no matter what, this meal still has to be eaten first, especially Director Qin, who has come all the way from the provincial capital to our poor countryside and refuge in the border, and there is no good thing to entertain, if you don't want to drink, I don't want to go." ”

Unable to endure Sun Xiwang's enthusiasm and hard grinding, Yue Haohan finally agreed, the men only drank a bowl of rice wine, the women were casual, and then everyone ate as soon as possible.

After the rice wine was full, Sun Xiwang had just sat down in the lower position, and Yue Haohan asked: "Secretary Sun, I took a closer look in the afternoon, the Toad Gou Reservoir is against the root of Heishi Mountain, where the geographical location is relatively high, much higher than the location of the village, if there is a problem with the reservoir tonight, will this village be affected?" ”

"If the reservoir were full and the dam was overturned, more than half of the houses in the village would be flooded, not to mention the rice paddies in front of the village, but the reservoir has not been flooded since it was built," Sun said. ”

Yue Haohan asked again: "Is there a suitable location in the village with relatively high terrain?" I mean, if something goes wrong with the reservoir, is there a place where the water can't be flooded, is there such a location nearby? ”

Sun Xiwang said: "The village primary school is close to the roots of Heishi Mountain, where the terrain is higher than the reservoir, so it should be fine. ”

As he was talking, after a lightning bolt, the table shook with a thunderbolt, and the thunder seemed to explode on the roof of Sun Xiwang's house, startling the people on the table, Yu Lingyun was so frightened by the thunder that the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground, and the whole person almost leaned on Yue Haohan, who was sitting beside her.

After the thunder, the electric lights in the house flashed twice, and suddenly went out, everyone quietly did not speak in the dark, only heard the sound of crackling hail mixed with raindrops hitting the ground outside, Wang Shanxue got up, and by the light of lightning, he went to the courtyard and looked into the sky, and immediately returned to the house and said: "Director Yue, this will really be hail, not small." ”

After Wang Shanxue finished speaking, there was another lightning bolt mixed with a thunderbolt outside, and with a gust of wind, the sound of the hail hitting the ground became louder, and everyone sitting in the hall could clearly hear the sound of the hail landing on the roof and fearing that it would hit the tiles.

Sun Xiwang took a flashlight, found two candles at home, inserted them in the empty wine bottles and lit them, and put one on the side of the dining table, and the hall suddenly lit up with dim light.

Yue Haohan put down his chopsticks and said worriedly, "Everyone quickly drink the wine in the bowl and start eating." ”

The lightning outside is still one after another, the thunder is one after another, Yue Haohan finished eating, put down the dishes and chopsticks and said: "You are eating, I will tell you my thoughts, the rain outside will not be small, I suggest that we divide the personnel into two teams for a while, and the first team of personnel will be led by Director Deng and Secretary Sun, and immediately go door-to-door to notify, so that everyone can pack up the valuable things at home first, don't be in a hurry to sleep, and prepare to transfer to the village primary school." ”

After speaking, Yue Haohan then asked Sun Xiwang: "Secretary Sun, is there anyone in the village primary school at night?" ”

Sun Xiwang replied: "Both teachers live at school at night. ”

Yue Haohan asked again: "How many houses does the school have?" If the low-lying residents of the village were to be relocated, would the school be able to accommodate so many people? ”

Sun Xiwang replied: "There are more than 20 houses, if they all pass, they may be crowded, and it should be fine." ”

Yue Haohan said: "Okay, immediately arrange for two people to take Director Qin and them to the village primary school first, and then you will arrange a few more people to start notifying each family and prepare for the transfer to the primary school in advance." The second team, led by me and Director Wang Shanxue, went to the Toad Gou Reservoir to guard the reservoir and monitor the changes in the water level of the reservoir. ”

Yue Haohan paused, looked at the village director Wang Shanxue, and ordered: "Director Wang, you will act immediately, gather fifteen to twenty young and strong laborers and key militia members in the village, and let everyone bring shovels, digging, pliers, wrenches and other tools to come here and concentrate, and then we will go to the reservoir." ”

Everyone looked at Yue Haohan's serious face, and ordered the arrangement in an orderly manner, and the people who thought that there was nothing, especially several women, suddenly felt suddenly nervous in their hearts, at this time, Wang Shanxue, who had just held an umbrella to the yard, was blown away by a gust of wind, and hurriedly turned back to the house, the clothes on his body were already soaked, dripping rain, Wang Shanxue shook the water on his head, and said: "Director Yue, this rain will be mixed with hail, and it will rain very much, There was already a thick layer of hail in the yard. ”

Yue Haohan said: "The bigger we go, the sooner we have to act." ”

Sun Xiwang took out another coat and a straw hat from home, handed them to Wang Shanxue, and said, "Shanxue, you use this to deal with it first, hurry up and call someone, and by the way, borrow a few more raincoats, and immediately let Director Qin wear raincoats to the school." ”

Wang Shanxue put on his coat and went out with a straw hat, Qin Yuhan looked at Yue Haohan and asked, "Director Yue, will we go with Secretary Sun to inform the farmers and prepare for the transfer in advance?" ”

Yue Haohan replied very arbitrarily: "No, you are not familiar with the environment, you are a lesbian, and the rain is so heavy, safety is very important, I can't let you have problems." A few of you female comrades, including the young soldiers, will go to the school first, and if the reservoir is full and the masses are diverted, you can help maintain order and calm the people at the school. ”

Qin Yuhan said: "Okay, we'll listen to your arrangement." ”

Wang Shanxue flashlighted, held a few raincoats, and followed five or six men in robes into the courtyard, two of whom were carrying a miner's lamp in their hands. When they arrived at the hall and stood still, Wang Shanxue said: "Director Yue, I borrowed four oilcloth raincoats first, and the people behind me came to bring them, so let Director Qin put on the raincoats and go to the primary school first." ”

Yue Haohan asked, "What will happen outside?" ”

Wang Shanxue replied: "The rain is very heavy, it seems that there is no hail for a while, but the rain is like a pour, if it rains like this for an hour, the water of the Toad Gully Reservoir will definitely be filled." ”

One after another, more than a dozen people arrived at Sun Xiwang's house, and the last two people who came in brought a few raincoats, Yue Haohan saw that the people were almost there, and then ordered: "Secretary Sun, you and Director Deng will work together to take Director Qin to the primary school first, and then notify the farmers immediately." ”

After giving the order, Yue Haohan took a raincoat and put it on, turned to Wang Shanxue and said, "Director Wang, call people, let's go to the reservoir, everyone follows, don't get separated, it's too rainy and the road is not easy to walk." ”

Yue Haohan walked out of the door of the hall, Zheng Ziyan chased after him to the door, and said, "Brother Haohan, you must pay attention to safety, we are waiting for you in the elementary school, come back quickly when the rain stops." ”

Yue Haohan turned his head, looked at Zheng Ziyan, and said, "Ziyan, it's okay, you also have to pay attention to safety, follow Secretary Sun and them to the school first, and wait for us to come back in the school." “

Yue Chunfang and Yue Chunxia also went to the door of the hall, looked at Yue Haohan, and said, "Brother, we will be so nervous here, you listen to Sister Ziyan, but you must pay attention to safety." ”

Yue Haohan smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just a rainstorm, I'm leaving." ”

At this time, Zheng Ziyan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took off the jade jade Guanyin from his neck, called Yue Haohan, and said, "Brother Haohan, you put this on, this thing you said can ward off evil spirits, you wear it, I should be safe in school." As he spoke, Zheng Ziyan stepped forward and hung the Jade Guanyin on Yue Haohan's neck.

Yue Haohan turned around, walked in front with Wang Shanxue, and took a dozen people out of the courtyard of Sun Xiwang's house, and soon disappeared in the pouring rain, the sky was still lightning and thunder, and the rain had no intention of stopping.

Walking on the road, by the light of lightning, Yue Haohan found that there was water flowing everywhere around, rushing to the low-lying places from all directions, and the group seemed to be walking in the ocean, which seemed so small, and from time to time there were lightning accompanied by thunder to break through the night sky, shining on the watery earth, adding a few more horrors to this rainstorm night.

Yue Haohan had a stronger and stronger premonition that something would definitely happen tonight, and the closer he got to the Toad Gully Reservoir, the stronger that feeling became. As Yue Haohan's Taijiquan cultivation level continued to improve, he felt that his perception of the outside world was getting stronger and stronger, especially the dangerous aura from the outside world, and his perception was even stronger.

In the afternoon, in front of the two houses in the reservoir, I first saw the pheasant and poisonous snake, and then saw so many toads, especially the big toad, and stared at Yue Haohan with his eyes motionless, which made Yue Haohan feel a burst of hair in his heart. Yue Haohan was afraid that this feeling in his heart would affect other people's emotions after saying it, so he kept it in his heart and didn't say it.

Soon everyone arrived at the Toad Gully Reservoir, Yue Haohan shone at the flood outlet with a flashlight, and looked over with the help of the light of lightning, and found that the water at the flood outlet was rushing down normally.

Everyone climbed to the top of the reservoir dam and arrived at the red house by the reservoir, Wang Shanxue walked in front, pushed open the door, shone it inside with a miner's lamp, and said loudly: "Director Yue, there are a lot of toads gathered inside, and the big guy is also there." ”

Hearing Wang Shanxue's words, Yue Haohan's heart fluttered, he felt that his scalp was numb, his hair seemed to stand up, and he shone it with a flashlight, and sure enough, the room was full of toads, which seemed to be more than what he saw in the afternoon, and the big one was still lying quietly in the middle of the room, surrounded by fist-sized toads calling "wow, wow" one after another.

Yue Haohan walked into the house and said to everyone, "Light the lanterns you brought, and don't care about the toads underground." A strong man wiped the glass cover of the lantern he was carrying, lifted the shade, and lit the lantern with a lighter.

The room suddenly lit up, and the toads on the ground saw the light and crawled towards the corner of the wall, and the toad with a large plate in the center of the house also crawled slowly to the corner of the wall, lying there and quietly looking at Yue Haohan and his party.

Yue Haohan looked up at the roof and found that the house was covered with rain everywhere, the outside was big, the inside was small, the underground in the house was not much stronger than the outside, and it was also wet and full of water.

Wang Shanxue found a place where the rain dew was small, took off the coat on his body, took out a bottle of Yangjiang Daqu from his arms like a trick, and said: "Director Yue, I brought a bottle of liquor when I left, we didn't drink any wine at night, this will you take a sip to warm your body, hail today, it will be cold, drink two sips to drive away the cold." ”

Yue Haohan took the wine bottle, tilted his neck and drank two sips, then handed the wine bottle to Wang Shanxue, and said, "Let's go out now to see how much the water level of the reservoir has risen, and see how many meters the reservoir surface is still from the top of the dam?" ”