Guo Zhengliang could not have imagined that as soon as he swam to the other side of the creek, a nightmare struck. Guo Zhengliang heard a rumbling sound in the distance, and at first thought it was thunder, but he didn't care, until his body that had just stood firm was hit forward by the rushing stream, and he woke up in horror.

Guo Zhengliang rushed to the front of Uncle Guo Yingcheng's house, and it happened that Uncle Guo came out with a flashlight to open the door, and was listening to the rumbling sound outside, and saw Guo Zhengliang wet, and said in a panic: "Liangzi, you are in a hurry, what's wrong?" ”

Guo Zhengliang panted hoarsely and said: "Uncle Guo, hurry, evacuate, the flood, the flood is about to rush down, I am going to call Brother Guoqiang and Brother Deqiang now, you hurry up and run to the mountain." His face was like a red apple, and the green tendons on his neck were wriggling like earthworms, and he didn't have time to catch his breath, and before he could finish speaking, he had already slid out.

The old man was still stunned in front of the door, looking at Guo Zhengliang who was running towards his eldest son's house with one foot deep and one foot shallow, until the rumble shook and the eardrum trembled, and his whole body trembled immediately, and he turned around and moved home in a panic.

The piercing roar stimulated the potential of the heart, the heart's pulse became more violent, and it seemed to jump out of the chest, and the goosebumps on Guo Zhengliang's body crawled out layer by layer, and his legs and stomach stopped obeying the call, and began to tremble. Just a dozen meters of road, I felt like I had run wildly for a few kilometers, sweat and rain had long been indistinguishable, and I just pressed the air in my lungs upward, my face was also red, and I shouted in a hoarse voice: "Guoqiang, Brother Guoqiang, hurry, open the door quickly, flood, the flood is about to rush down." His hand was no longer as gentle as it used to be, and he used all his strength to pound the door frantically.

Guo Guoqiang was awakened by the noise outside the house and the knock on the door, got up from the bed in a panic, lit the oil lamp, rushed to the hall and bolted the door open, was startled by the clay figure in front of him, fixed his eyes, and asked in horror: "Liangzi, you, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Brother Guoqiang, it's too late to say, evacuate quickly, the flood is coming, hurry up, I'll inform Brother Deqiang." Guo Zhengliang gasped and said, sliding towards Deqiang's house as he spoke.

Guo Guoqiang thought he was joking, but the rumbling sound outside was so clear, and the rain outside the house was so real, he couldn't help but not believe it, and looked at Guo Zhengliang's back in a daze, and finally made Guo Guoqiang sober up, seeing that the water had not reached Guo Zhengliang's ankles, and the water level seemed to be still running up, seeing that the water was about to flow to the house without passing the steps in front of the door. Guo Guoqiang hurriedly ran into the house, followed by a series of bells and bells.

After a while, the flood was no longer above his knees, and it continued to rise, and Guo Zhengliang's heart jumped to his throat. The flood hit back and forth, Guo Zhengliang deliberately maintained a good center of gravity, but he still fell into the water again and again, despite this, it did not stop the pace of progress under his feet, Deputy Township Chief Zhou's words "human life is greater than the sky" are still echoing in his ears, and even in the roar of the mountains and seas, it is not drowned, but more and more clear.

Guo Zhengliang now regrets that he should not have dropped his shoes when he crossed the creek, because his feet were soaked in the water for a long time, and he still felt a faint pain when he stepped on the raised stones, so he slowed down his progress. Guo Zhengliang struggled to move forward with water, and kept picking up the broken branches that rushed down the mountain with his hands, a tearing cry made this desperate night even more miserable, Guo Zhengliang crawled forward more desperately, but still vaguely heard: "If you take care of the old immortal, my mother and daughter will die for you." ”

Disasters are always the best reference for human nature, some people shine the evil side of human nature vividly in front of it, and some people are dazzling in front of it. Guo Zhengliang's heart was like a knife, as if his father was dying at the moment, and he couldn't do anything.

The night is getting deeper and darker, and finally crawling to Guo Deqiang's house, under the ravages of the flood, the gate is already open, and the flood is about to reach Guo Zhengliang's chest at this moment, and the rumbling sound on the mountain is still endless, as if the gate of hell has been torn open, and the ghost crying wolf howl is coming, some are just afraid and trembling, Guo Zhengliang roared in horror in the dark: "Deqiang, Brother Deqiang." ”

"Ryoko, I'm here, I'm here." Followed by the sound of splashing water, Guo Zhengliang also patted the water in response.

Guo Zhengliang came to Guo Deqiang's side, and through the darkness he vaguely saw that Guo Deqiang was desperately shaking the gate, and Guo Deqiang's son Guo Fei was laboriously supported by Guo's sister-in-law on the water. Guo Zhengliang helped Guo Deqiang work hard, and finally removed the door from the door frame. Guo Deqiang tied the sheets that had been torn in advance to the four corners of the door, and then worked with Guo Zhengliang to lift his woman and child to the door panel, after doing this, Guo Deqiang took a long breath and said solemnly to Guo Zhengliang: "Liangzi, your sister-in-law and Xiaofei will please give it to you." ”

A palm slapped heavily on Guo Zhengliang's shoulder, Guo Zhengliang felt that this palm weighed a thousand pounds, and said solemnly in a hoarse voice: "Brother, don't worry, as long as I am alive, I will guarantee the safety of his mother." ”

Guo Deqiang didn't say anything more, just patted the water, looked at his woman and child affectionately through the darkness, and crawled out of the house silently, he believed in this man's promise, this is a loud man, and he will not break his trust.

Sister-in-law Guo choked up and said: "The child's father, be careful yourself, I have a good son with the child, you can rest assured." ”

did not forget to comfort the child and said: "Xiaofei, don't be afraid, there is Uncle Liangzi and Mom, you must hold on to the rope and never let go." ”

Everything went on in the dark, and there was no expression in sight, just a few short words of self-reflection, and they went their separate ways.

Sister-in-law Guo said apologetically to Guo Zhengliang in the dark: "Deqiang is not worried about his father, I don't know what to do just now?" You came, and the stone in his heart finally fell. The tone was so calm and slow, in stark contrast to the waves that stirred each other.

Guo Fei clinged tightly to the door panel, his hands firmly tugging on the rope wrapped around the sheets like pliers, without crying, he raised his head vigorously, his eyes wide open, like a little wolf cub without fear, looking at the front resolutely.