Chapter Twenty-Four: If Seon Loses His Horse, He Knows If He Is Not Blessed
When Lin Yizhe came to the construction site with Shen Baozhen in the wind and rain, he couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in front of him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
I saw that on the river in the distance, between the lightning and thunder, a huge water column connected the water sky. In the gray night sky, gray water columns fell from the dark clouds in the distance, like a giant python hanging in the air.
And the monstrous waves that surrounded him crashed mercilessly against the riverbank, making a roar like a landslide and a crack. Ships anchored on the shore were instantly overturned and swallowed up by the waves, and some were thrown high, collided with each other, or thrown to the shore and shattered.
On the shore, the original built sheds and wooden houses have all been pushed down by the river waves, the construction site is a mess, the workers are desperate to rescue the materials, but the big waves rush to the shore from time to time, a few people can't dodge, and they are swept into the river by the waves.
The cries of people who have fallen into the water can be faintly heard in the river.
Lin Yizhe saw the "dragon absorbing water" for the first time in his life, and when he saw the people struggling between the waves of the river, his first reaction was to want to save people, but when he saw the sudden mountain-like rushing waves, his whole body was immediately surrounded by a deep sense of powerlessness.
"The waves are coming! Uncle, be careful! Seeing Shen Baozhen standing on the dam in a robe, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but shout anxiously.
Shen Baozhen didn't hear Lin Yizhe's warning, he just stood there, staring blankly at the construction site that had been destroyed by the huge waves.
Lin Yizhe saw that the huge waves were getting closer and closer, and the waves more than ten meters high had already smashed straight towards the shore dam where they were, he didn't think much about it, he stepped forward suddenly, pulled Shen Baozhen, and hugged a tree with all his strength.
Lin Yizhe didn't dare to look up at the huge waves that had already surged overhead, he hugged Shen Baozhen and the trunk tightly with both hands, and closed his eyes.
As if falling into a waterfall, there was a loud bang, Lin Yizhe felt his breath suffocated, his whole body was like falling into an ice cellar, the river water was cold, straight through the bone marrow, and he couldn't help but scream.
At this time, with a loud noise, Lin Yizhe felt a violent tremor under his feet and almost fell. Fortunately, he hugged the trunk of the tree and steadied himself.
"The shore has collapsed! Shore collapse! Someone screamed.
Lin Yizhe felt that the pressure caused by the impact of the huge waves on his body disappeared, and he opened his eyes and couldn't help grinning when he saw that Shen Baozhen was safe and sound.
At this time, Shen Baozhen was extremely embarrassed, the hat on his head was gone, and his body was already soaked, he didn't notice Lin Yizhe's concerned gaze, but looked at the riverbank construction site, his face was full of anxiety.
Lin Yizhe's eyes turned to the construction site, and he couldn't help but be startled.
I saw that a large stretch of river bank, which was about hundreds of meters long, wide and deep, had collapsed into the river.
"Quick! Leave me alone! It's important to save people! Shen Baozhen pointed to the river bank and screamed, but no one answered, he turned around, but found that there was no one around except Lin Yizhe.
The shipmaster officials and husbands who had just accompanied Shen Baozhen, except for a few people who ran not far away and hugged the tree to escape the catastrophe, except for a few people who ran to hug the tree and escaped the catastrophe, the rest of the people were all washed down the dam by the huge waves, but fortunately they were not swept into the river. Hearing Shen Baozhen's shout at this time, the people who were not injured should have stood up and rushed towards the riverbank, but the wind and waves were too big, and they tried to rush to the river several times, but they were forced back by the wind and waves.
I don't know how long it took, the "dragon sucking water" gradually moved away from the estuary, turned to the open sea, and the wind and waves also became smaller, but the heavy rain kept falling, seeing the wind and waves gradually subsided, Shen Baozhen struggled to get up to check, Lin Yizhe helped him staggered down the embankment and walked towards the construction site.
Seeing Shen Baozhen descending the embankment, the shipping officials gathered one after another and began to lead the workers to relieve the disaster.
"Hurry! Rescue the person who fell into the water first! Shen Baozhen saw that there were still people struggling in the river and calling for help, and he paused.
Lin Yizhe and several servants ran to the shore and pushed a small sampan that had been lifted to the shore by the wind and waves into the water, and a boatman pushed the boat to the nearest overboard worker, who had lost much strength and was floating and sinking in the water holding a plank. It may be that the river is too cold, and when the boat approached him, he couldn't hold the plank, and a wave hit, and his body instantly sank into the water.
Amid the exclamations of the workers on the same boat, Lin Yizhe suddenly leaned out, stretched out his hand like lightning, grabbed the hair of the man who fell into the water, and forcefully lifted his head out of the water.
Lin Yizhe wanted to drag the person who fell into the water onto the boat, but the other party's body was heavy, and he couldn't use one hand at all.
Shen Baozhen, who was standing on the shore, was looking at this scene nervously, and at this time Zhou Kaixi came to Shen Baozhen's side.
"Youdan, are you alright......"
At this time, Zhou Kaixi was covered in mud and water, and there seemed to be scars on his face, looking very embarrassed.
"Why did the riverbank collapse so much?" Shen Baozhen didn't go to see Zhou Kaixi, but stared at the collapsed riverbank and asked.
"The soil here is loose, and I originally planned to nail multi-layer wooden piles here to reinforce it, but the project has not yet been completed...... "The water on Zhou Kaixi's face was dripping vigorously, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or rain.
"I didn't expect this loose soil to be so loose." Shen Baozhen sighed, "It's a pity that after a few months of construction, a storm will be ruined!" β
Listening to Shen Baozhen's words, Zhou Kaixi also sighed.
The storm finally stopped, it was late at night, the clouds were faint and the stars were sparse, and the river was full of wooden planks, sails, cloth and other debris, and soon, the torches were lit, and the stars were lit on the river, crying continuously, and people drove small boats to salvage the bodies of their relatives on the river.
Lin Yizhe, who was soaked and exhausted, returned to the shore, sat on a big rock, and looked at the wreckage on the river, feeling extremely heavy in his heart.
Because he had read the record of the wind disaster in the coastal area of Fujian in the history books, he could be said to be mentally prepared for this unexpected natural disaster, but now in the face of the tragic situation brought by the disaster, his heart still can't let go for a long time.
All this in front of him strengthened his determination to change the site of the shipyard.
"Kunyu?! Kunyu?! In the distance, Chen Wan's anxious call was heard.
Lin Yizhe staggered to his feet, he wanted to tell her that he was here, but his voice couldn't make a sound for a while.
Chen Wan saw his figure and ran over like a gust of wind.
Seeing the look of the little wife who was about to burst into tears, Lin Yizhe's heart was warm, and he wanted to show a comforting smile to her, but suddenly a cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but shiver when he was soaked, and the smile on his face froze suddenly, how ugly it was.
Chen Wan saw that Lin Yizhe's lips were bruised from the cold, and her whole body was trembling, so she immediately stretched out her hand and began to unbutton Lin Yizhe's clothes, "Quick, take off your wet clothes!" β
Lin Yizhe looked at his little wife with some surprise, he didn't expect that she, who had always lived in the deep boudoir, would also understand these first-aid knowledge that modern people don't necessarily know.
Lin Yizhe took off his wet clothes with the help of Chen Wan, and Chen Wan immediately shook off the cotton robe in his hand and wrapped himself tightly with him.
Although it is not only once that the two have hugged each other, it is the first time that they have hugged each other without avoiding others in an open-air situation like this.
Lin Yizhe hugged Chen Wan's gentle and delicate body, his body gradually warmed up, his heart was rippling with love, and he couldn't help but hug her tightly.
"Didn't you tell you to stay at home and wait for me to come back......"
"Wan'er can't rest assured...... My aunt is also worried about you and my uncle, so it was hard to wait for the rain to light up, and my aunt and I rushed over......"
Lin Yizhe looked up, looked through the light, and sure enough, he saw Shen Baozhen and Lin Puqing standing side by side under a tree in the distance, surrounded by several shipping officials.
"Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know if it is a blessing or ......not" Seeing Shen Baozhen talking to Zhou Kaixi beside him, Lin Yizhe said softly.
"What did Kunyu say?" Chen Wan in her arms murmured softly.
"Nothing ......"
Lin Yizhe knew that although the typhoon caused a lot of losses to the start-up shipmaster, one advantage was that the resistance to the change of location of the shipmaster would be greatly reduced.
The next day, the Harbour Master's Office.
Because of the wind chill last night, Shen Baozhen had a high fever, but he still insisted on coming to the office early.
At this time, in the council hall, Zhou Kaixi, who was promoted by the shipmaster, was reporting the disaster and losses to Shen Baozhen.
ββ¦β¦ A total of 42 houses and sheds were damaged, 19 civilian boats were damaged, 11 people were killed, 22 people were injured, and 5 people were missing......"
"The families of the deceased and the injured should be given a good life pension, and they should be given generous money and silver, so as not to make their livelihood ruined." Shen Baozhen nodded sadly and asked. "How is the riverbank collapsing?"
"The collapsed place is about sixty-five zhang wide and thirty-two zhang deep, and all the wooden stakes that were originally nailed and reinforced have been washed away," Wu Zhongxiang replied with regret, "Fortunately, the slipway has not yet been built, and if it were not, I am afraid it would be destroyed." β
"Fortunately, the disaster is not very serious, and for the sake of today, we should resume work as soon as possible." Zhou Kaixi said.
"Dare to ask Lord Zhou, what if there is another typhoon?" Lin Yizhe couldn't help but feel angry when he heard Zhou Kaixi only say that he would return to work as soon as possible and not talk about changing addresses, but his face did not show it at all.
"There are many typhoons and rains in summer and autumn in southern Fujian, and they are not common in winter. This typhoon and rain struck due to abnormal weather and cannot be generalized. Zhou Kaixi was cold and made Lin Yizhe suffocate when he asked, although he was angry in his heart, but thinking of the relationship between Lin Yizhe and Shen Baozhen, he did not have an attack, but replied patiently, "It's just a temporary disaster, how can you give up eating because of choking?" The collapse of the river bank this time actually reminds us that the original method of nailing wooden piles and revetment has shortcomings, and the number of wooden piles must be increased, or the stone bank must be changed to be strong for a long time. β
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