Chapter 14: The Great Tribulation Doesn't Die

"Xiaohong, let's go! Hurry up to the carriage, don't stand under the trees to take shelter from the rain, it's dangerous there, hurry up and run with me to the dam!" The river soon overflowed! If you don't run, it's too late. Sun Guodong stared at the copper bell-like eyes, and roared hoarsely at Sun Xiaohong with his throat, this roar carried a strong fatherly nature, penetrating the vast rain and fog, making Sun Xiaohong's heart beat when he heard it. But her legs stood in the mud as if they had been filled with lead, and the more frightened she was, the less daring she was to take a step forward. The rain hit her body, and she trembled with pain, she opened her mouth and was about to speak, but the rain on her face quickly got into her mouth, and she immediately closed her mouth again.

"Xiaohong, you're going to go! I'm calling you, do you hear? This is outside the dam, not on the hill, and if you don't leave, you will die, you know! Sun Guodong saw that Xiaohong didn't move, so he waved at her vigorously.

But the rain was so rapid that Sun Xiaohong couldn't even open her eyes, she only heard her father calling him with her eyes closed, but she didn't know where he called her. She was in a hurry, and the two of them were stuck in the mud and couldn't walk an inch, and she almost cried when she saw that she couldn't get out.

"Dad, the water is too deep, I'm afraid, I don't dare to go forward! I really don't dare to go forward, wow! Dad, I'm so scared! In order to be able to discern the direction, Sun Xiaohong wiped the rain on her face with the back of her hand and tried to open her eyes. When she opened her eyes and saw that the rain was almost up to her ankles, she was even more frightened, and she screamed in panic.

"Xiaohong, you don't have to be afraid, go to my side, it's easy to go this way. You're four or five meters away from me, and you're just a few steps away! Sun Guodong encouraged her to move forward, and tried to reach out and pull Xiaohong. At this time, his whole body was already soaked, and here and now, in this world, I am afraid that there will be no one as embarrassed as them.

The rain became heavier and heavier, mixed with hailstones the size of eggs, and smashed down on the ground stiffly, so that Sun Xiaohong didn't dare to raise her head. Immediately afterward, thunder exploded overhead, and suddenly, a terrifying lightning bolt struck down, breaking a row of poplars on the high slope. Sun Xiaohong hurriedly covered her ears, buried her face in her clothes, and was immediately frightened to cover her head and tremble in place.

The furious thunder was still ringing, and the dragon-like lightning was still scurrying in the air, and they all rushed out of their cages in anger like crazy trapped beasts, unrelentingly venting their changing emotions. Suddenly, the sewage in the grass pond flowed freely and fiercely, and everywhere it went, the ditches were immediately flattened, and there was hardly a way to go.

In the face of a powerful storm, no one can calm down as if nothing happened. The water rushed over and slowly lost her calves, and before Sun Xiaohong could lift her legs, she was flooded by the surging flood to her knees. Fire and water are merciless! Before Xiaohong could react, her feet suddenly slipped and she fell into the water.

"Xiaohong, hurry up, hurry up, the river will pour over in a while, and if you don't run away, you will be gone!" Sun Guodong saw Sun Xiaohong fall into the water, his eyes were so anxious that they were about to fall to the ground, in a hurry, he let go of the reins in his hand, and rushed desperately towards her in the rain, he ran to Sun Xiaohong, who was stunned, couldn't help but say, grabbed her hand, and ran frantically to the high post under the dam. When they ran to the high post in the face of heavy rain and panting, the rain gradually became lighter.

When the big white horse saw its master running in front, it also pulled a cart of grass and chased after it closely. Thankfully, it dragged a cart of grass out of the muddy pond, and if it had been any horse in the village, it would have been knocked down by the rain and lost its life. Jiren has its own natural appearance. Fortunately, the father and daughter were both in danger, and the big white horse was also safe and sound, Sun Guodong stood on the high slope, looking at everything in front of him, he was secretly happy.

The rain was still falling, and a row of drains was floating on the dirty water. A frenzied cold wind blew violently, blowing the grass and trees in the woods. Sun Xiaohong opened her frightened eyes at this time, and then looked at the place where she had just cut the grass, it was already a vast ocean. If she hadn't run fast just now, maybe she would have been washed away by the rain, and in the roar of thunder, she finally realized what despair was, what was appalling, and what was desperate.

The rain slowly stopped, and the surroundings were white and bright. All the crops in the fields outside the dam were soaked in the rainwater and survived. Seeing that the grain was about to be returned to the warehouse, I really didn't expect that a heavy rain in just 20 minutes would ruin the farmers' harvest for a year. There are nine droughts in the rivers and bays, and there will be droughts and waterlogs, and people will have no stable income, and some people will be happy and some will be sad.

Sun Guodong wiped the rain from his face with his hands, stood on the slope below the dam, and looked around. The large dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the cool breeze blew quickly to the sky. The water in the fields flowed from high to low, and the sharp blades of grass appeared in the grass ponds, and even the seedlings in the fields bent down and bowed to the water under their feet.

It seems that the torrential rain did not cause the river to swell, otherwise it would have been flooded and rushed towards the dam, and what might have happened. That kind of consequence, Sun Guodong felt afraid when he thought about it. He looked at the sky that lied about the military situation, and really didn't know what else in this world could be believed.

Thinking like this, he felt a pang of joy in his heart. Fortunately, I ran in time just now, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to get out of the quagmire. He looked down at Sun Xiaohong, who was squatting on the ground and trembling, and then looked at the big white horse, remembering the scene of fleeing just now, crying and laughing for a while, and he suddenly felt a feeling in his heart for the rest of his life. He raised his hand and patted the head of the big white horse, this white horse, he really didn't raise it in vain, I had heard people say that the white horse was a spiritual animal, and now it seems that he really bought it right, and when it was critical, it could really give up.

The sun was out, and the rain-washed grass was bubbling with clouds of mist. Sun Guodong saw that the big white horse was almost resting, so he turned the horse's head and walked back. The white horse straightened its front legs, and was about to take a step forward, when it stopped. The reason is that the loess mud road after the rain is particularly viscous, and every step of the carriage goes, the grass of the whole car sways left and right with the rhythm of the white horse, as if it is trudging hard in the mud.

This time Sun Guodong was in trouble, and he was suddenly in a hurry. "What should I do if the carriage can't get out of this grass pond? If only there was a trailer. "He thought well, in this place where there is no village and no shop, seeing a mouse is a new thing, let him go to find a car and find someone, isn't that a nonsense with his eyes closed.

"In that case, you can't be stuck here and not leave, right?" Sun Guodong kept muttering in his heart, and at this time, he understood what it meant to be exhausted, what it meant to be every day, and what it meant to stop answering. But no matter what, this place can't stay for long, no matter what, he has to leave here as soon as possible with Xiaohong. Thinking of this, he patted the white horse's head again, and said unbearably: "Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, old man, can you get out of the dam today, I can't do anything, now it depends on your ability!" After speaking, Sun Guodong took the reins of the big white horse and walked forward.

The road outside the dam is very unreal because no one has walked it all year round, and after the rut rolls over, two yellow mud ditches are immediately set off on the road behind it. The loess mud was thickly wrapped around the wheels, making it very difficult for the big white horse. It took a few steps before stopping to catch its breath. Taking advantage of the big white horse's breath, Sun Guodong folded a thick poplar branch from the tree, and then slowly scraped the mud off the wheel, and then led the white horse to walk a few steps forward. After scraping like this several times, it was finally possible to get to the dam low, and Sun Guodong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He stood at the bottom of the dam, looking at the dam about ten meters high, and began to be frightened again. Because the slope on the dam is so steep and the road is so narrow, even if you go up in a circle, it is dangerous to drive a wagon full of hay bales to climb the slope on a rainy day. Sun Guodong hesitated for a long time at the bottom of the dam, but still couldn't make up his mind.

He looked at the sky, and the sun was about to set in the west, and if he continued to spend so much time in this wilderness, he would not have to return home in the middle of the night. Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and decided to try it with courage. So, he decisively led the big white horse step by step towards the dam.

Sun Xiaohong followed the carriage cautiously behind, her hands tightly grasping the rope that held the straw bales on the carriage, leaning sideways, and walking up step by step. Because the soles of his shoes were very slippery, Sun Guodong simply took off his shoes, clamped them in the straw bale, and then walked forward with his bare feet, pulling the reins tightly. When he reached the top of the dam, a heart that had hung in his throat finally fell into his stomach.

However, just when Sun Guodong was about to lead the horse down the dam, he tripped over a clump of weeds on the side of the road and squatted on the ground. The big white horse was suddenly frightened and rolled down the steep slope, and Sun Xiaohong also rolled down the direction of the carriage, and rolled over with the carriage to a ditch, her head was tilted on the side, covered in muddy water, lying motionless on the edge of the ditch, her face and hands were covered with blood.

Sun Guodong looked at the rolling carriage and immediately turned pale with fright. He climbed down from the dam with a rolling belt, and now, he couldn't care about looking at the big white horse, so he hurriedly picked up Xiaohong, who was covered in mud, from the ditch, and howled heartbreakingly: "Xiaohong, wake up!" Don't scare Dad, wake up! Wake up! My God, who will save my daughter! Xiaohong, wake up, if you have three long and two short, what should I do? "This miserable voice was heard far and wide in the wilderness.

The big white horse slowly struggled out of the mud pit, but fortunately the mud pit was not deep, and it pulled hard, and brought out the cart of grass. Sun Guodong stared at the blood-red eyes, and watched intently as the big white horse took the car out of the mud pit, and suddenly became angry.

He gently lowered Xiaohong on the slope of the dam, picked up the whip on the ground and struck it at the big white horse. "You killed my daughter! You killed my daughter! Aren't you able to run? Where do you think you're going this time? See if I don't kill you! ”

The big white horse stood there and did not run, as if he knew that he was wrong, so he honestly stood there and was beaten. Sun Guodong knew that he was too ruthless, so he threw the horsewhip to the ground, hugged his head, sat next to Xiaohong, and cried.

"Dad...... You don't want to fight white horses...... It...... Ran for a day...... It's very tired......" Xiaohong slowly opened her eyes, although her voice was very weak, Sun Guodong listened to it and jumped up from the dam in surprise. However, Xiaohong's eyes didn't even blink, and she fainted again.