The weather was full of thunderstorms, and the day was as dark as the night, and the air in the house was extremely dull. I slept soundly and didn't daydream, when I heard the door slamming. At first, I thought it was a dream, but after a long time, it became louder and louder, and I sat up from the bed and rubbed my eyes. Zhuo pulled his slippers and went over to open the door, and outside was his sister's anxious face: "Brother, hurry up, the old thunder head is looking for you." ”

Lao Lei Tou is the village chief of our village, what is he looking for me to do on a rainy day? When I went to the living room to answer the phone, it turned out that the old thunder head was to inform every family to take measures to prevent rainstorms.

My third uncle and I put on a coat and a rainproof hat, like an old fisherman, and first checked the yard, focusing on the chicken cages, kennels, and donkey sheds, and then we overhauled the exterior walls. Fortunately, it is winter, and there is no farm work in the fields, and the fields are empty, otherwise I would have to go to the fields to sleep and look at the fields tonight.

I really didn't expect that a wizard as big as the third uncle is no different from a rural man now, with rolled trouser legs, liberation shoes, and muddy all over his body. We came back from a busy day and took a shower, and the rain outside hadn't stopped.

In our living room, there is a Bodhisattva of Jiangshui Niangniang, and my mother lit the red light of the shrine so that my sister and I could incense it. The third uncle is a Southeast Asian shaman, and he doesn't believe in this himself, but he doesn't object to his mother's beliefs. After we finished saluting the incense, my mother looked at the heavy rain outside and muttered, "Don't send water." ”

At this moment, it was almost dark outside, everyone was sitting on the sofa chatting, and the third uncle asked my mother if there had been water in the river before. My mother said: "That is still when I was a child, there was a big flood in the river, and it was like now, the rain was not over, everyone said that the lady in the river was angry, and there were also said that the demon dragon was robbed, and then there was a strong wind and heavy rain, and the river was flooded, and our village was flooded once at that time, and many people died, and the current houses were rebuilt after the eighties." ”

She clasped her hands together: "God, open your eyes, it's the New Year soon, don't make a big splash, let the people have a peaceful New Year." ”

God didn't seem to hear my mother's prayers, and the heavy rain rained from morning to night, and there was no intention of stopping. In this way, the rain fell for three days, and on the fourth day, the rain had not stopped, and Lao Leitou called and asked the parents of each household to go to the village committee for a meeting.

The third uncle didn't go, and this mission let me go.

In the evening, the meeting room of the village committee was full of people, and there were a few old ladies who came to watch the excitement. In the dim light, everyone whispered and expressed their uneasiness about the heavy rain. After a short time, the old thunder head came in, covered with water, leaned his hat to the side, and said, "Everyone has arrived." ”

Some said that a few more people came right away.

Lao Lei scolded: "Usually the meeting is uneven, but now that such a big event has happened, and if you are late, you will be deducted for a while!" ”

It didn't take long, everyone who should have come came, there were not enough seats, there were standing and squatting, the light was very obscure, there was the sound of wind and rain outside, everyone showed an expression of great calamity, and the atmosphere was very wrong.

Lao Lei Tou said: "The meteorological bureau in this rain county has already surveyed, and it is said that it is rare for decades, and it is likely to cause the river to overflow." I don't need to say more about the consequences of the dam bursting, you are all old water ghosts, and you all know it in your heart, and our house and home will be gone. At present, all provinces, municipalities, and localities are paying attention to this heavy rain, and doing a good job in flood prevention work is the key point among the key points. ”

"Director, just say it, just do what you want, we old and young men have nothing to say to defend our homeland." It was Liu Da from our village who spoke.

Lao Lei Tou nodded with satisfaction: "Now the flood control work is layer by layer, yesterday I went to the county for a meeting, and the above gave me a task, we don't need more, first guard against our own one-third of an acre." After a while, the village will set up a flood control office, and I will take the lead in inspecting all the houses in the village today, focusing on the elderly whose children are not at home, and the houses of some five-guarantee households, the village primary school and the village factory will have to go and have a look, and all public places must be left with special personnel on duty to ensure that the telephone is open 24 hours a day. Whoever wants to give me a little basket and see how I clean you up! ”

The atmosphere in the room was depressing, many of these old men were old smoking guns, and the conference room was smoking black smoke miasma. Many people scolded this thief, looking at the end of the year, how festive things were, and they had to add to the chaos.

Lao Lei Tou said: "The township also said, wait for the notice, once the situation is urgent, the middle-aged male laborers in the village will have to go up to the embankment for flood control, this is a war, don't be a deserter for me at that time!" One counts as one, don't let the people in other villages think that our villagers are a bad seed! When the time comes, my son Lei Shuai, I will be the first to send him to the embankment! ”

After saying this, there was silence for a while, and someone quipped: "The prince has gone to supervise the army, what else do we have to say." ”

"Director, don't worry." The people below shouted: "Even if we die on the embankment, we can't let the river cross an inch!" ”

After explaining the task, the atmosphere in the conference room eased a little, because of the heavy rain, everyone finally had such an opportunity to sit together these days and chatter, Liu Da is the stinky white work in our village, he knows many people in the township, and there is a lot of news, and he immediately became the focus of the conference room.

The big man Liu said: "Do you know that there is a strange thing, isn't the big Liujiazhuang next door close to the river dam, two days ago their village patrolled the dam and saw a monster rushing up in the river. ”

Many people gathered around to listen, smoking cigarettes, and asking what kind of monster they were.

The big man Liu said: "I heard my nephew in Liujiazhuang say that the monster looks similar to the old turtle," he gestured with his hand: "The upper name is about one contract, and it can have hundreds of catties, this old turtle has a human face, two bright eyes, dozens of feet under the body, like a centipede, and two human hands stretched out under the neck." That's like that, it's like a hybrid between a human and a king, and it scares people to death. At first, their village thought that this was some kind of beast from Zhenjiang and wanted to be released back into the river. At this time, a monk came and scared them, saying that this thing was a demon beast, and if it was put back into the river, it would definitely flood and kill many people. The people in their village were frightened and asked the monk what to do, and the monk asked the monk to tie the monster to their village committee with a rope and cover a broken mat, and the monk said that he would spend three days ......"

"What you say is true or false?" Some laughed at him for bragging.

"If you don't believe it, you can just go to Da Liujiazhuang to have a look." Big Liu was not satisfied.

The old thunder head came over and hit them with a cigarette bag and pot: "Get out, get out, it's all scattered, don't spread feudal superstition here." Let me tell you, the more you keep your duty at this time, don't talk nonsense, spread rumors, and arrest you to eat the nest when the time comes. ”

Liu, the big man, they giggled and dispersed.

I was too young to be qualified to join the flood control team in the village, so I came back early, drinking the hot soup cooked by my mother and talking about the meeting in the evening.

The third uncle listened to it without a match, and suddenly said, "You describe that monster again." ”

I gestured with my hand, the size of an old turtle, with centipede-like feet under my belly or something. The third uncle raised his eyebrows: "It's broken!" ”

"What's wrong?" I asked.

The third uncle stood up, went to the entrance to put on his robe, put on a hat, took a flashlight and walked out.

Mom hurriedly grabbed him: "Third brother, it's a big night, it's raining so hard, why are you going?" ”

The third uncle said: "I'm going to Da Liujiazhuang overnight, after tonight, I'm afraid something big will happen!" ”

"What's wrong?" My mother asked, "Do you want to let Qiangzi accompany you?" ”

The third uncle looked at me and thought for a while: "No, the situation of the enemy and me tonight is unknown, and the stakes are very high, I will go to Lisuo alone." Moreover, it is very likely that the river will burst its embankment tonight, Qiangzi, you are optimistic about your home, listen to the orders of the village, and we are duty-bound to prevent and control floods. ”

My mother was anxious: "Third brother, what the hell is going on." ”

The third uncle hurriedly walked out: "I'll just say one thing, that monster is not a demon beast, but a beast of Zhenjiang, there must be a problem with it suddenly coming out of the river, which means that the monk also has a problem, once that divine beast dies, it is likely that the Yangtze River will flood, and there will be countless casualties." Hopefully I'll catch up. ”

He hurried away, his figure disappearing into the night rain.

Since he left, the three of us have been in a hurry, but it was pouring rain outside, and there was no way at all. Tonight was indeed evil, thunder after thunder in the sky, and there was a loud click, and the glass trembled. Not to mention my mother and sister, even I am a little scared.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the third uncle did not come back, so I advised my mother to go to bed quickly, and I would sleep in the living room tonight, waiting for news at any time.

My mother sighed: "How can I sleep on such a day, our mother and wife are together, and we still take care of each other." ”

On a rainy day, I don't dare to turn on the electrical appliances at home, for fear that the electric door will burn. The house turned on an electric light, the atmosphere in the house was depressing, and my sister was playing with her mobile phone, upset.

The water in the yard was almost over the uppers of my shoes, and the house was so damp that I lit a cigarette a few times without lighting it. My sister suddenly said, "Brother, I think of something. ”

"You say."

"If what the third uncle said is the truth, the Zhenjiang beast came out of the water, and there is a fake monk's practice, will this heavy rain not be a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster?" My sister said.

The old mother glanced at her: "I found that your girl's family is also wild now, talking nonsense, who is so capable of making the river flood." ”

"Mom, you don't know......" My sister was about to say something, when suddenly the phone in the living room rang, and I quickly answered it.