In the process of flood fighting and rescue a few years ago, Wang Hongju was swept away by the rapids in order to save Yang Xinmin, who accidentally fell into the water, and he was about to be swept into the bottom of the water by the whirlpool, and struggled to grab a broken wooden board floating in the flood, although he was exhausted, but the strong desire to survive made him hold on tightly to the plank and drift in the gasping flood for a long time. Later, he really didn't have the strength to hold on, and a wave crashed over, and he let go of the plank with both hands and was flooded in an instant.

Wang Hongju was not drowned, and when he woke up, he found himself lying naked on the river beach, and the clothes on his body had been washed away by the floodwaters. He looked around and saw that there were still a few dead pigs and dead sheep that had washed down from the upper reaches of the river.

Wang Hongju's head was swollen and aching when he woke up, but his consciousness was still quite clear, and he remembered that when he went into the water to save Yang Xinmin, it was early in the morning, and it was already sunset. He tried to stand up but his limbs just wouldn't listen, and he shouted for help, but no one around him heard him. Wang Hongju had to lie helplessly on the ground and wait for someone to find him.

When it was completely dark, a cool breeze blew on the river beach, and Wang Hongju was shivering from the cold, and every minute was a painful torment for him. Wang Hongju was afraid that he would not be able to stand it, so he silently recited in his heart: Persistence, persistence, you must persist until someone sees you, and gradually his consciousness is blurred again.

When Wang Hongju opened his eyes again, he felt as if he had been separated from this world for a long, long time. Dimly he saw a young girl standing at the head of the bed looking at him. Wang Hongju asked weakly: "I, where am I?" ”

When the girl saw that Wang Hongju had woken up, she happily shouted outside the house, "Abba." This man speaks! ”

As soon as the girl's words fell, a thin black old man hurried into the house. He came to the side of the bed and touched Wang Hongju's forehead with his hand and said, "Young man, you have been burning for two days and two nights!" I've been worried you'll not wake up! ”

Wang Hongju asked, "Uncle." Where am I? ”

"You're at my house, I found you when I was picking up something on the river beach that day, and I saw that you still had a breath, so I carried you back!"

"Abel, thank you for saving me."

"Thank you, if you don't save the next life, there is no good reward!"

The old man asked Wang Hongju where he was washed down by the flood, and Wang Hongju was surprised when he answered. He told Wang Hongju that this place was dozens of kilometers away from the place where Wang Hongju fell into the water. He sighed: "Son, you have been washed so far by the flood, and it is a great fate that you are not drowned!" ”。

"Uncle. God bless the good guys! Wang Hongju smiled bitterly and wanted to sit up.

"How did you get washed down by the water?" The old man asked.

Wang Hongju smiled awkwardly, "It's to save the people who fell into the water." People were rescued ashore, and I was swept away by the flood. ”

The old man said with emotion: "So you are a good person! He asked, "Look like a scholar." What's the last name? What do you do? ”

Wang Hongju didn't want to hide his identity from the old man. He said embarrassedly: "My surname is Wang, and I am a rightist who is undergoing labor reform, and I have no job. ”

Wang Hongju thought that when he said his identity, the old man would dislike himself, but he was very moved by what the old man said: "I am a peasant, I don't know what rightists are not rightists, I know that people who can risk their lives to save others are good people!" ”

"Uncle, you have won the prize." Wang Hong raised his nose and soured. I almost burst into tears.

The old man pressed Wang Hongju's shoulder and said, "Xiao Wang, you have a terrible fever. If you want to lie down and recuperate, I'll decoction for you outside, maybe it's almost ready. The old man said that he walked out again.

After the old man had fried the herbs, the girl raised Wang Hongju's pillow with gentle movements, and then sat at the head of the bed and fed him the medicine spoonful by spoonful. Wang Hongju felt embarrassed, he said that he wanted to drink the medicine by himself, and the girl smiled, "You can't lift your arm, how can you drink the medicine by yourself?" ”

Wang Hongju didn't want to trouble the family, and after drinking the medicine, he said that he wanted to leave here and go to the hospital for treatment, and the girl told him that there was no hospital nearby, and that he had to go to a far away county seat to see a doctor. Wang Hongju insisted on going to the hospital, and the girl smiled and said, "You can't even get out of bed now, how can you go to the hospital?" You can recuperate at my house, my father knows Chinese medicine, he can collect some herbs to cure you, and it doesn't cost money. ”

Wang Hongju nodded helplessly, and the girl saw that Wang Hongju had a liquid medicine left in his mouth, so she gently wiped it off with her hand. Wang Hongju asked the girl what her name was, and the girl said shyly, "You can call me Ah Xia." ”

"Ah Xia, thank you!" Somehow, Wang Hongju saw the shadow of his wife Lin Meijiao from this girl's gentle demeanor, and he felt warm in his heart.

Wang Hongju was very sick this time, the high fever did not go away for more than a week, and it was accompanied by a violent cough, Wang Hongju returned to the team very anxious, he saw that his condition did not improve for a long time, and he was very depressed. The old man said to Wang Hongju: "Child. The reason why you are sick is because you have been soaked in the flood for too long and blown by cold winds, which is caused by external wind chill. This disease hurts the heart, and it takes time to heal it. ”

Wang Hongju had to settle down to recuperate.

During the period of recuperation, the main person who took care of Wang Hongju was Miss A Xia. Ah Xia is a gentle, shy and diligent girl, usually does not speak much, and has no culture, but when she learned that Wang Hongju had been a middle school teacher, she became excited, she asked Wang Hongju to teach her literacy, Wang Hongju readily agreed. Ah Xia was smart and studious, and within a week, she knew sixty or seventy Chinese characters, and gradually Wang Hongju became Ah Xia's good friend who said everything.

Wang Hongju learned through a chat with Miss A Xia that A Xia's mother died as early as when she was a child, and only father and daughter depended on each other in the family. On weekdays, Ah Xia works in the fields, and her father earns some money for the neighbors in the village to see a doctor. Wang Hongju asked Ah Xia why she didn't want to find a mother-in-law, Ah Xia blushed and said that she wanted to live with Abba, and she didn't want to find her in-law, so if she wanted to find it, she would find a son-in-law for Abba. Wang Hongju asked Ah Xia again, is there a man in the picture? Ah Xia shook her head and changed the subject.

After more than half a month, under the careful care of the old man, Wang Hongju's illness was basically cured, and he was able to walk on the ground. During his recuperation, Wang Hongju formed a deep friendship with the old man and Ah Xia, and he had to break up with them in order to return to the team as soon as possible.

On the morning of the breakup, Wang Hongju knelt in front of the old man and kowtowed three times before leaving, as a way to thank the old man for saving his life.

The old man helped Wang Hongju up and said, "Child, I want you to leave only when your body and bones are fully recovered, but if you insist on leaving, I won't keep you, but you still have to pay attention to your body after you go back!" ”

Looking at the old man's kind face, Wang Hongju's tears burst out of his eyes, "Uncle, I wish you good health and a long life." One day, I will repay your old man for saving his life! ”

"Child, saving someone's life is better than creating a ten-story floating slaughter, and doing good deeds does not try to repay kindness." After speaking, the old man took a pack of herbs from his daughter's hand and gave it to Wang Hongju, "Your illness is not well yet, you can take these medicines back and continue to take them." ”

Wang Hongju took the medicine, and Ah Xia, who was standing on the side, handed him a red cloth bag embroidered with flowers and plants and said: "Brother Wang, this is a sachet that I sewed by myself, and the orchids picked from the mountains are placed in it, which are very fragrant, leave them as a souvenir!" ”

"Thank you, Axia, I will always see you in the future." Wang Hongju saw a sad look in Ah Xia's eyes. After he took Ah Xia's sachet, Ah Xia turned around and ran back to the house with her face covered, and Le Ah Xia's cry came from the house.

Wang Hongju asked the old man strangely: "Uncle, what is wrong with Ah Xia?" ”

The old man shook his head and whispered, "Alas! This girl is affectionate, she is reluctant to let you go! ”

"Uncle, I will definitely come back to see you and Ah Xia."

"Silly boy, I understand Ah Xia's thoughts, she wants you to stay in my house all the time!"

Listening to the old man's words, Wang Hongju was melancholy in his heart, and tears came out of his eyes. He reluctantly said goodbye to the old man in tears.

The sudden appearance of the dead Wang Hongju in the labor camp made people surprised! Wang Hongju found the leader of the labor reform team and described in detail the whole process of his escape, and that night, the team leader immediately held a team meeting to commend Wang Hongju's behavior of sacrificing himself to save others.

After the conference, Yang Xinmin found Wang Hongju to thank him for saving his life, Yang Xinmin saw that there was no one around, so he took out a few yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Wang Hongju's hand and said: "I'm just a few dollars, you take it to the commissary to buy a cigarette and smoke." ”

"What are you doing here?" Wang Hongju put the money in Yang Xinmin's hands again.

"Wang Hongju, this is a little bit of my heart, nothing else!"

"You don't have to thank me, I don't want you to drown because you haven't atoned for yourself yet! If you thank me, you have to reflect on the harm you did to Gillian! ”

"Wang Hongju, I have raped Gillian and falsely accused you, because of me, you and Gillian have been hurt a lot. It stands to reason that you should want me not to die well! But at the moment when my life was in danger, you sacrificed your life to save me, and your actions touched my heart greatly! Against the backdrop of your big heart, I see that my heart is filthy, vile and selfish. In fact, as far as my personal ability is concerned, I can have a very good future, and it is my despicable human nature that has harmed me to get to this point. Please believe me, from now on I will change my mind and be a new person! I'm here to make amends for you and Gillian! If you still hate me, please beat me up! ”。

Wang Hongju felt that what he said to Yang Xinmin this time was sincere, so he said magnanimously: "The sea of bitterness is boundless, and turning back is the shore." As long as you work hard here and become a new person! I won't hold a grudge against you anymore! (To be continued......)