Chapter 16 Typhoons

The houses in the fishing village are all built facing the sea and backed by the mountains, like terraced rice fields, like small Chongqing.

Standing in front of the window, you can see the sea through the glass, and of course, standing outside the door, you can see the sea more openly.

In the distance, the deep blue sea connects with the blue sky.

A large patch of black seaweed in the vicinity is planted on the surface of the sea, like a neat ploughed field, and from time to time there are small boats shuttling back and forth in the middle.

The tidal flats by the sea are full of shellfish and boats, and they are bustling with people.

As soon as Fan Ya was fine, she stood outside the door and looked at the sea in a daze.

Today I am curious: how can the seaside be so quiet and deserted! There is no fog in the past, just a little wind on the beach. The inexplicably turbid water, wave after wave, spitting huge white foam, seemed to swallow the shore.

Fan Ya couldn't help but shout: "Grandma! Today, the sea is different from usual, and I feel like I'm about to go crazy? ”

"Silly boy! It's going to be a typhoon, so it's not raining yet. Grandma go to fetch some water first, don't run around, wait and go to Uncle Qin's house with grandma to buy rice, noodles, oil, vegetables, and candles to prepare for the typhoon!" Grandma said as she went out with an empty bucket.

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The evening was stormy.

Grandma gave Fan Ya dinner early and went to wash the dishes.

Fan Ya stood in front of the window with nothing to do, and the wind blew "whirring"; Listen to the sound of raindrops hitting the glass window; The earth has been washed by wind and rain and is spotless.

Looking at the sea in the distance, it was already completely crazy. The sea is getting more and more turbid, and the waves are turbulent and deafening, like a galloping horse......

I saw a few men in big raincoats, walking towards the door.

"Grandma Fan! Open the door!"

"Who! Who's looking for grandma? Fan Ya hurried to open the door.

Grandma then followed with "Old village chief! How did you guys get here? ”

"Old sister-in-law! Are your anti-Taiwan materials ready? Have you nailed the doors and windows? Let's take a look. This is a strong typhoon that occurs once in decades, and it will make landfall at night and affect our city head-on!" The old village chief inquired with concern and emphasized the seriousness of the typhoon.

"The anti-Taiwan materials are ready, the other doors and windows are nailed, only leave this small door and wait to be held up with a thick stick, and that's it!" Grandma thought she was safe.

"Old sister-in-law! I'm afraid that your old house will not be safe at night, so I want to pick you up and take your children to the village building to hide for one night while the wind and rain are still small!" The old village chief was still a little worried.

"No, you don't! No! I really don't need to! Don't look at my house is an old house, there are neighbors' four-story buildings on the left and right, and the back of the house is against the mountain, my low two-story tiled house is fine, if it is really dangerous, you can hide in the kitchen. You see the kitchen of my house, which is a small bungalow built of cement for my son's wedding. As soon as the kitchen door is closed, I will spend the night with my children, and it will be safe! Thank you! Thank you! Grandma politely refused, not wanting to cause trouble to the old village chief, and he had already helped a lot.

"Oh well! Old sister-in-law! In case something happens, things don't matter. You must pay attention to safety, call us if you have something, and leave my phone number for you. As he spoke, the old village chief took out a small notebook from his pocket, tore off a piece of paper with a phone number written on it, and handed it to Grandma Fan. I took those people to look at the kitchen and check the house up and down, so they were relieved to go to the next one!

"Grandma! Why don't we go to the village to live in a new house? Can this kitchen really sleep? Fan Ya couldn't figure out what grandma meant.

"Kid! There are many more people in the village who are more difficult than our family, and the opportunity is left to those who need it more. I'll show you later, our universal kitchen!" Grandma touched Fan Ya's little head melon and went to get busy.

Fan Ya is not idle, but she habitually puts large and small pots in advance in the position where the house will leak every time it rains heavily.

After a while, the grandmother was shouting, "Ya! Lesser! Come to the kitchen and sleep! ”

The kitchen door is usually wide open, but Fan Ya can only open it ajar now: It's strange, the door was fine just now, why is this happening suddenly?" Grandmother! Why is the kitchen door only half open, and I can't push the other half! ”

"I can come in, you're a little kid, come in!" Grandma replied inside.

I saw that the kitchen was very tidy, the tables and chairs were missing, and there was a small bed that had been laid by a cupboard at one end and against the wall on one side. The large water tank has been moved to the edge of the pyre behind the firewood stove. A small aisle was left between the wood stove and the cot.

"Huh! Grandmother! Where did this little bed come from!" Fan Ya is so strange that grandma can do magic.

"Little fool! Put two benches, put a few bed boards, and lay out the futon!" Grandma said it was an understatement.

"It's that simple! Grandma, you're amazing! Fan Ya was surprised in her heart, this was too unexpected.

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Night! The wind tore at the branches, and the hula screamed!

Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang...... Mixed with the smashing sound of various things.

The wind carried the torrential rain and ran on the tiles; The rumbling thunder is urgent; The thunder did not pass, and the lightning chased closely; The dark night sky is crossed by a series of blue phantoms!

Through the glass, there was an eerie blue light, approaching the dark kitchen.

"Grandma! Now that the power is out, watch the lightning and listen to the terrifying sounds. I'm so scared!" Fan Ya was so frightened that she drilled into her grandmother's arms.

"Grandma! Why did the government build a new house for Li Yang and his family, but not for us? I'm afraid our house will be blown away by the wind!" Fan Ya told her grandmother about the doubts in her heart.

"Little fool! Their family is a poor family with disabilities and is in great need of government help. Your parents in our family are overseas Chinese, we must be self-reliant and self-reliant, and try not to cause trouble to the country. Our family's old stone house, the typhoon did not blow away, and many tiles were lifted, and my grandmother found someone to repair the roof. This roof! It was repaired by your father before he went abroad, and now the roof leaks are not working. It's long overdue, take advantage of this time to fix it!" Grandma recalled the past, and before she could finish speaking, the snoring sound in her arms sounded.

Grandma stroked the hair of the baby in her arms, kissed her little forehead, hugged the baby tightly and fell asleep, regardless of the wind and rain outside......

After tossing the **** lightning and thunder all night, in the early morning, the main force had withdrawn.

The fruits of the battle gave the land a mess, and he did not forget to leave a small detachment to hold his position, with a gentle breeze accompanied by a drizzle.

Grandma Fan walked upstairs and downstairs in the courtyard and outside the courtyard, worrying.

The tiles on the roof in front of the house flew, and countless large and small skylights seemed to open.

Fan Ya looked at the upstairs and downstairs had never been so bright, and she was happy in her heart, and she was in a mess under her feet, jumping up and down so that the wooden floor and wooden ladder "creaked, creaked", and kept shouting: "Grandma!" Grandmother! The house is so bright! It's so bright! ”

Grandma shook her head and sighed: "Alas! My silly girl! ”

The upstairs was full of branches, leaves, and tiles, and the downstairs was flooded.

There are even more messy things in the courtyard and outside the courtyard. Fortunately, the chickens and ducks were driven to the pigsty last night, and a group of small animals were all fine.

Grandma Fan sighed at this time: When her son got married and built a kitchen, there was some cement leftover, so her son used the extra cement to make a pigsty, and specially added a thick door. At that time, the son smiled and said that he could fight pigs, chickens, and ducks. Now it is true that a large loss has been avoided.

"Auntie! What are you looking at? ”

"Auntie! Auntie! We're all here! ”

"Auntie! See what we've brought you? ”

Grandma Fan was worried and didn't know what to do, and there was a voice behind her. When I turned around, I saw that a group of nephews and nieces had arrived. There were a few people who picked tiles, some carrying linoleum and some carrying vegetables.

"Huh? Why are you all here? And pick so many tiles to ......," Grandma Fan was moved to tears, and she couldn't go on.

"Auntie! Don't be like this, don't panic, we've got you covered! ”

"Auntie! Prepare to spread a layer of linoleum on the roof of your house to prevent leaks and protect from the sun!"

"Auntie! Several of us have rebuilt new houses. The tiles and wooden floors of the old house are all left for you. Bring some along the way first, it's not enough to wait and then go back and move. ”

"Auntie! There are so many of us here, we even brought our own vegetables, so we don't have to bother your old man to buy them! ”

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Nearby neighbors also volunteered to help.

The men first disposed of the tiles on the roof and removed all the tiles. Some of the people cleaned up the dirt on the tiles, and by the way, removed the bad tiles. The other part of the people inspect the beams, canopas, and eaves, and replace them with new ones if they are broken. Then lay a layer of linoleum, finally lay the tiles, and then plaster the sides with cement mortar.

Next, start to clean up the garbage upstairs, check whether the wooden floor is broken, and replace it with a new one. Sort out the furniture along the way.

The men cleaned up upstairs and downstairs neatly, and finally were busy cleaning up the debris in and out of the yard, piggybacking on and disposing of chickens and duck cages.

Some of the women started to wash upstairs and downstairs, and some were ready to cook.

Everyone only let grandma rest, but grandma couldn't be idle. I was so happy that I couldn't close my mouth, and I was busy serving tea and water to everyone.

Fan Ya saw that it was rare for so many guests to come to her house, and she jumped up and down with excitement. I still feel a little bad in my heart, I wish there were more typhoons, and the house could be so lively every day.

Everyone is in full swing, and there is great strength in numbers. The home is clean and tidy inside and out.

No one pays attention to the time, and no one pays attention to when the sun rises. At this time, it is almost dusk, and the sky is showing a gorgeous and colorful sunset. Remind busy people that the typhoon has passed, and a better tomorrow is coming.