Many people's impression of the Loess Plateau is that it is drought, but they don't know that it is also very violent when it rains heavily in summer, and drowning people is common.

What's even more terrifying is that it is rainy, and there are landslides and collapsed houses and kilns.

Why Wang Manyin has been thinking about turning his earthen kiln into a stone kiln is that he is afraid of any accidents. But this is all for the future, and the most important thing now is to save people.

Wang Manyin can swim, and with his current physical fitness, if he is in still water, he will not have any problem swimming 200 meters away in one breath, and he can even return.

In front of you, it's different, with turbid waves rolling in and backflow and whirlpools on the surface of the water.

He stretched out his hand and broke off half of the reed and threw it on the water in the distance, and it was four or five meters away in an instant.

Just think about it, the Dongla River is dozens of miles long, there are more than ten tributaries in the upper and lower reaches, plus countless cliffs and ravines along the way into it, the flow speed in the center of the river is still very terrifying.

It's just that the straw stack is so large that it floats slowly on the surface of the water, so that it gives the illusion that the water is slow.

In the past, Dazhuang River Village had also sent young members into the water several times to rescue, but it was unsuccessful because the water flow was too fast. One person was almost swept away, but fortunately there was no accident with a rope tied around his waist.

There are no nearby boats in Jar Village, and there are no car tires or anything like that.

In addition to the well rope, Wang Manyin couldn't think of any other way.

After making up his mind, he immediately said to Wang Funian next to him: "Brother Funian, you take a few people back to the village to get the well rope, remember to take a few more!" ”

Trust is something you can't see or touch, but it's very important a lot of the time.

In just over a year, Wang Manyin has completely changed the perception of the members of Jar Village about themselves. So at this moment, seeing him giving orders, everyone not only did not refute, but seemed to have a backbone.

"I'll go home and get the well rope ......"

"I'll go back too,"

Immediately, a few people turned around and hurried in the direction of the village.

In just half a minute, the wheat straw stack had drifted to the front.

The distance between the two sides is less than twenty meters, but it is like a moat. Everyone on the shore watched, and there was nothing they could do in a hurry.

As the stacks of wheat straw drifted downstream, the crowd had to follow closely along the shore.

In fact, this river beach is relatively flat, which is very suitable for saving people. It's a pity that they got the news too late and didn't have time to prepare.

When we reached the East Mountain, the banks of the river turned into steep cliffs on both sides.

In this kind of weather, everyone could not climb at all, so they could only detour in the direction of the village.

At this moment, the rest of the village also got the news and trotted all the way towards the river.

The leader is none other than Bai Mingchuan.

Ma Xingwang, the party secretary of Dazhuang River Village, followed closely. He ran for more than ten miles along the way, and he didn't know how many falls along the way, and the whole person had completely turned into a mud monkey.

Seeing everyone, Bai Mingchuan immediately said eagerly: "Full silver, what's the matter, where did the person drift to, can you save it!?" ”

"It's already rushed downstream, I'll let people go back to the village to get the well rope, let's intercept it after we get to the village!!" Wang Manyin Lisuo said his plan.

The mountain behind the village belongs to the boundary of a team, and an earth-rock dam was built in the spring of this year, and there is also a rough flat under the dam, which is very suitable for rescue.

If you can't save it there, you can only intercept it near Miaoping Mountain in Shuangshui Village.

"Keep up, keep up. The laborers have come to help! Bai Mingchuan gave an order eagerly.

In this way, a group of people hurriedly turned around again. After meeting with Wang Funian and others, they went straight to the back of the village.

You can see how heavy the rain was last night in the village alone, and the deep ditches are flowing with muddy water, and the water surface is almost level with the stone bridge.

Saving people is like fighting a fire, everyone ran wildly all the way, and when they arrived at the river beach near the earth and rock dam, the wheat straw stack was still forty or fifty meters upstream.

"Come, tie my waist with a well rope, and I'll go into the water to save people!" Bai Mingchuan hurriedly ordered everyone, simply take off his pants and shirt.

"Officer Bai, do you know how to swim?" Wang Manyin stopped the others and asked out loud.

Because of the perennial drought, very few people on the Loess Plateau can swim. Although the village of Jars guards the Dongla River, it is the same. It wasn't until the young people came, coupled with the new construction of a fish pond, that the young people gradually learned to swim. But the level is just like that, limited to dog planing.

"Nope! Now what are you talking about, it's important to save people! Bai Mingchuan urged again.

"I can swim, I'll come!" Wang Manyin stated his purpose.

"I am a cadre in the village, and of course I will take the lead when there is danger......"

Wang Manyin directly interrupted the other party's words: "It's not a question of who is big and who is small, you can't swim, how can you save people when you go down, don't ask everyone to save you when the time comes!" ”

He trusted Bai Mingchuan more, and knew that the other party was not pretending, but really planning to save people.

Regarding Bai Mingchuan, Wang Manyin heard Wang Yanqiang talk about something in private last time.

Last winter, Yuanxi County organized the militia to drop bombs during winter training, and some people were nervous and did not throw the grenade with the string in their hands in front of them, but instead slipped into the crowd.

It was Bai Mingchuan who picked up the smoking grenade at a critical moment and threw it out, so as to avoid a catastrophe.

For this reason, Bai Mingchuan was praised by the circular, and he was transferred to the Shibijie Commune.

Time is tight, Wang Manyin has no time to talk nonsense.

He turned his head and said to the other villagers: "Hurry up, everyone, combine the well rope into three strands and tie me around my waist!" ”

Now the well ropes are woven of hemp skin, although it looks thicker, but it can withstand far less tensile force than the plastic ropes of later generations. And because of the usual use, many rope sections look intact on the surface, but in fact the wear is very serious.

So for the sake of safety, Wang Manyin deliberately asked people to take a few more.

After waiting for the order, everyone was in a hurry, and quickly thickened it into one.

Seeing the wheat straw stack approaching, Wang Manyin did not hesitate any longer and jumped directly into the water. A wave hit, pouring a mouthful of mud.

After entering the water, Wang Manyin did not swim straight towards the wheat straw stack, but completely relaxed his posture and let the flood carry downstream.

Then he adjusted his direction and kept treading water and swimming, trying to keep his body balanced.

Less than two minutes after entering the water, the wheat straw stack was already floating in front of me.

Close at hand, he could see that the member of Dazhuang River Village was trembling all over, and his limbs were already white.

Seeing that the other party was about to get up, Wang Manyin hurriedly stopped: "Don't move, stretch out your hand, I'll save you!" ”

Last night there was a heavy rain, which dropped by more than ten degrees. The man had been soaked in water for two or three hours, and his body was already frozen, and his mobility was very poor.

This is also the reason why Wang Manyin did not choose to throw the rope directly to rescue. Of course, it is very safe for people to throw ropes on the shore, for fear that the other party will not be able to grasp it steadily.

When the straw stack missed, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the other party's arm and dragged him into the water.

At the moment when the two sides approached, Wang Manyin turned the direction again, so that the other party's back was facing him. Saving people also has to pay attention to methods, many people who fall into the water will completely lose their minds in panic, and instinctively want to grab everything around them that can be caught. When a rescuer approaches, the person who falls into the water will often hug, press, or even hug the other party, so that it will affect the rescue.

Some of the rescuers even put themselves in for it...... This is also the reason why Wang Manyin did not let Bai Mingchuan go into the water.

After fixing the other party's body, he rushed to the shore and shouted, "Pull the rope!" ”

When he opened his mouth, his mouth was full of muddy water.

What followed was very smooth, and the two were quickly pulled to shore.

Until this moment, Wang Manyin knew that the name of the person he rescued was Ma Dashan. After the other party came ashore, his body was shivering with cold, and his teeth were chattering.

Seeing this, Bai Mingchuan hurriedly asked people to take the other party back to the village to change clothes. Then, he praised Wang Manyin again and again.

Ma Xingwang is even more so, holding hands and expressing gratitude.

Wang Manyin didn't say much, and after dealing with a few words, he put on his clothes and went back to the village with everyone.

When I got home, Orchid had already gone to work with the small stones, and the rice was still hot in the pot.

Wang Manyin is now covered in mud, and he is particularly unconvinced. He simply came to the crack next to the pigsty and quietly disappeared.

In just a few minutes, I took a shower in the space and returned.

After eating, Wang Manyin began to catch fish with a net. He didn't plan to go to the river like the rest of the village, but chose to guard the deep ditch near his house.

There is space, it doesn't matter if you can catch a fish or not, the key is to make a show.

However, judging from the performance of the two cats in the morning, there are a lot of fish in the deep ditch, and it is likely that they are fish in the water that ran out of the cofferdam of the earth dam.

Soon, Wang Manyin found a dark backbone.

The net pocket rises and falls, and it is easy to catch it in the bucket.

Then, another yellow eel.

"It's ...... What's that? ”

Seeing an earthy gray hairy thing floating in the water, Wang Manyin hurriedly waved the net pocket again.

When I got to the shore, I found that it was a drowned quail.

Immediately, two dead rats were caught.

It's no surprise that these guys like to live in the ravines. Last night's torrential rain suddenly rained, and they probably didn't have time to escape to safety, so they were washed down by the current and drowned.

It wasn't until noon that the muddy water in the deep ditch in front of the door gradually subsided. The grass and shrubs on the edge of the ditch were stained with a thick layer of mud.

Not long after Wang Manyin had eaten, he met Ma Dashan again and came to thank him.

The other party also brought a bag of eggs when he came.

Where he will ask for it, he just says that he has done what he wants.

It's just that Wang Manyin didn't expect it: not long after sending Ma Dashan away, Bai Mingchuan came to the door with the commune's broadcaster.

They were going to do an interview with him and then publicize it on the commune radio.

"Comrade Wang Manyin, I heard that you usually pay attention to studying, what kind of books do you usually read...... What do you think in your mind when you save people......" The announcer took the notebook and seriously inspired him.

"I ...... I...... I don't know, I'm stupid, you better interview other people. ”

The other party asked a series of questions, and almost stunned Wang Manyin.

Of course, he knew in his heart that people were going to "sublimate".

Wang Manyin wanted to be an ordinary little member, he didn't have any big pursuits, and naturally he didn't plan to go on the radio to publicize, so he could only pretend to be confused.

Then, he pointed at Bai Mingchuan and said: "I think you should report Officer Bai, I didn't stop him, he had already jumped into the river to save people, how could I have anything to do......

Bai Mingchuan said funny: "Man Yin, the person you saved, what are you interviewing me for." ”

"I'm really stupid and can't speak......"

Announcers are no strangers to this situation. Soon, she wrote two pieces of paper in her notebook, and then turned around and left satisfied.

***

The next day, there was a report on Wang Manyin on the commune's radio. It's a pity that there is no radio in the jar village, so it can't be listened to for the time being.

However, Wang Manhoard had a way, he deliberately turned on the loudspeaker, and asked for a newsletter from the commune, and asked the educated youth to read it into the microphone.

Wang Manyin didn't expect that he would become famous in this way.

For him, life is still how to live.

The impact of the torrential rain was so great that almost all the crops planted in the ravines were washed away. Qi Brush Brush lay in the mud pit, and some were even washed away by the roots.

Of course, crops like sorghum and corn are more deeply rooted, and there is generally no big problem, as long as the seedlings are righted while there is moisture in the field.

So when the road was a little better, Wang Lianshun took the members into the field to get busy.

Bai Mingchuan led another team of members to shovel the ditch in the sweet potato egg production square. This rainstorm completely destroyed the neat earthwork platform, and there was no trace of momentum.

After all, it is a model field in the commune, and it must be sorted out as soon as possible. Because of the input of a lot of soil manure and fertilizer, at present, from the perspective of growth alone, this sweet potato field is very good, but I don't know how the harvest will be after autumn.

Wang Manyin was afraid that as he guessed, he would finally plant cracked wooden sweet potatoes and children, which would make the members of the second team happy.

In addition, although this rainstorm caused a lot of trouble to people, it was generally a good thing. At least for the next half month, there will be no more worries about drought in the fields.

Now not only is there no shortage of moisture in the crops, but the fish pond of the second team and the two earthen dam cofferdams are full of water, and the frogs inside are becoming more and more noisy.

Along with it, all kinds of waterfowl are constantly appearing.

Last year, there were only a few egrets, but now they are a flock.

These creatures circled and flew around the pond, and if they were not careful, they retracted their wings and fell.

Wang Manyin and Liu Xiangyang rushed for a few days, but the effect was not obvious. In desperation, he had to let Rhubarb and the two cats come over.

In just half a day, I caught a wild duck and two egrets hatching eggs.

Wang Manyin gave the two little egrets to Liu Xiangyang for a tooth sacrifice, and the wild duck eggs were just placed in the space to be replaced, and by the way, a wave of salted duck eggs was pickled.

As for the wild ducks, they are buried in salt after being processed and stored for a day so that they will not turn sour. There is no way, it is too hot now, and there is no refrigerator at home, so he can only deal with it like this for the time being.

On Sundays, orchids rarely rest.

After breakfast, the two of them took advantage of the cool to walk towards Shuangshui Village.

Orchid walks in front, holding a small stone in her arms.

Wang Manyin was holding a pickled wild duck in his hand and two catties of sugar.

The reason why I took white sugar was mainly for the old father-in-law's family. In this era, people eat coarse grains, which are generally not nutritious, and many people suddenly tremble when they work, or faint when they fall to the ground.

In this case, a glass of white sugar water will solve the problem.

Of course, now sugar is very precious.

Last year, during the Chinese New Year in Jar Village, each laborer was given half a catty of sugar tickets, and it was brown brown sugar (later called brown sugar). The rest of the time, only when the mother-in-law gives birth to a child or someone is sick and hospitalized, can the village brigade approve the slip and get a special sugar ticket.

As for refined white sugar and rock sugar, it is even more rare.