In order to show Wang Manyin the way, more than a dozen flashlights on the shore were turned on together.

The entire body of water is darkened, and you can even see all kinds of wild grasses, crops, and shrubs floating downstream......

Wang Manyin was puzzled just now: why did Wang Xiugang's family not escape from other places after discovering that the cave was flooded. It is said that the flood could not instantly submerge the cave, and it was completely timely in time.

Only now did he notice that the small mountain on the opposite side had been surrounded by muddy waters, and had completely turned into an isolated island.

However, there is actually another escape route, which is to climb to the top of the mountain to take refuge.

I don't know what the reason is for the family, I'd rather die in the cave than come up with any other way.

The door boat was constantly pushed back by the waves, and Wang Manyin rowed with a shovel with special effort. With a short distance of more than 30 meters, it took him almost ten minutes to finally arrive at the door of Wang Xiugang's cave.

At this moment, the wooden door of the cave had been rushed open, and the crying inside was clearer.

Wang Manyin wiped the rain from his face and pointed a flashlight at it.

Then, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Brother Xiugang, sister-in-law, I am Wang Manyin, I am here to save you!" You're all right! ”

Through the faint glow of the flashlight, Wang Manyin's shadow was more than enough to see several figures on the water, their heads close to the top of the kiln.

If the flash flood rises half a meter high, I am afraid that the whole family will drown inside.

"Full of silver, full of silver! Let's be fine, don't cry......" Hearing the voice outside, Wang Xiugang shouted excitedly.

"Brother Xiugang, don't panic, I'll go into the cave to save you immediately!" Wang Manyin replied in his mouth, grabbed a rope from the bow of the door panel, and tied it to the beam of the cave to fix it.

He put the flashlight on the boat, followed a breath, and jumped into the water.

Slowly swimming on all fours, groping his way into the cave.

It was pitch black inside, with only a few faint rays of light reflected off the surface of the water outside, and it was impossible to see where the people were.

Wang Manyin shouted twice more before he touched an arm.

"Uncle Man Yin, I'm eight catties!" A child's voice rang out.

Wang Xiugang's family has three children, the eldest and the second are all girls, and they have been married a few years ago. The youngest baby in the family is a son, nicknamed Bajin, who is fourteen years old this year.

This guy weighed when he was born and weighed eight pounds. Now different from later generations, an eight-pound child naturally caused the whole village to exclaim, saying that he was blessed and would definitely be able to become an official in the future.

Because of this, Wang Xiugang and his family named their son Bajin.

"Brother Xiugang, there is a boat outside the cave, I will carry eight catties out, you carry your sister-in-law on your back, and then come back to save your aunt......" Wang Manyin said urgently.

He had already counted the heads just now, and Wang Xiugang's family was in this cave.

"Man Yin, I just wanted to climb up the mountain, but I slipped and broke my arm, and now I can't do it at all!" Wang Xiugang replied crying.

"Then use a rope," Wang Manyin originally wanted to save trouble, but now he can only change his mind.

He swam back to the door, pulled off a rope from it, and dragged him back into the cave.

Then Wang Manyin tied the waist of eight catties, and kept pulling after returning to the boat.

saved eight catties, followed by Wang Xiugang's mother-in-law, and the third was Wang Xiugang.

In the end, Wang Manyin carried Wang Xiugang's mother on his back, and then the three people on the boat pulled the rope and brought it back.

The buoyancy of the two oil drums is large enough to withstand five people and still float steadily on the water.

"Manyin, thank you so much!" Sitting on the door panel, Wang Xiugang was still a little frightened.

"It's all from one village, so there's no need to say so much!"

Wang Manyin responded, and asked them to tie a rope around their waists, and the other end was tied to the door panel.

This is naturally to prevent someone from sitting unsteadily and suddenly falling into the water in the middle of the way.

The same is true for Wang Manyin.

When everything was ready, he shouted at the other side: "Everyone has pulled back, pull the rope back!" ”

The whole process went very smoothly, but in two minutes, the door boat had arrived safely on the opposite side.

At this moment, Wang Xiugang was standing in the puddle, the panic in his heart finally subsided, and he kept thanking the villagers.

But his mother-in-law looked at the flooded cave, and suddenly fell into the water, howling and crying.

"The family is fine, why are you crying!" Wang Manchu hurriedly persuaded him.

"Grain, the wheat that our family has just harvested...... Let the water wash away! I still want to have a better harvest this year...... What to eat next, what to take and pay the public food! ”

Hearing his daughter-in-law crying, Wang Xiugang also cried and cried.

Even if the grain is not washed away, it will sprout and deteriorate if it is soaked in water overnight, and it will not be able to grind flour at all.

"Okay, I'll discuss with the accountant later, and let everyone in our village give you some, and you will definitely be able to cope with the autumn harvest." I'll tell the commune about the matter of paying the public grain, and I'll give your family all the exemptions! Wang Manchu could only persuade again.

"That's right, you won't be hungry." Others chimed in.

I never thought that this woman still couldn't put down the things at home.

"By the way, and my big fat pig. Please, go over again and get the pigs out!" The pig must be alive, I heard it bark earlier! Full of silver, please! ”

"Sister-in-law, the pigsty has long been flooded, I didn't see anything just now, the pigs must have washed away!" Wang Manyin directly refused.

Even if he could, he was not willing to risk it again.

"Don't cry, what nonsense, pigs are important or people are important," Wang Xiugang quickly reprimanded his mother-in-law.

"Let's go, stop worrying about that bit of possessions. Your family will go to the brigade headquarters to live first tonight, and we will talk about other things tomorrow......"

Bang!

Before Wang Manchu finished speaking, he suddenly heard a dull sound on the other side.

Everyone hurriedly picked up the flashlight and shone it again.

They could vaguely see that a large area of the mountain had collapsed, completely submerging the three-hole cave as if it were underwater.

The faces of everyone present changed incomparably.

Fortunately, if the rescue was timely, if it had been ten minutes later, the family would not have survived.

On the way to the brigade headquarters, Wang Xiugang trembled and talked about what had happened.

At dinner in the evening, he saw a torrent in the deep ravine in front of the door, which was about to overflow the fieldside.

Feeling that something was wrong, Wang Xiugang deliberately let his mother and son squeeze into the same hole to sleep, while he sat at the head of the bed and waited.

As a result, he stayed until midnight and dozed off unconsciously.

When Wang Xiugang woke up again, he noticed that the torrent had flooded into the cave.

He hurriedly woke up his family and wanted to leave together.

As a result, several people came out of the cave and found that the surrounding flood was raging, and the entire mountain was completely surrounded.

It was dark, rainy, flooding, and I couldn't see the road clearly.

For the sake of safety, Wang Xiugang could only ask his family to retreat to the cave and wait, while he climbed to the top of the mountain to call people.

His family occupies a mountain valley alone, and it is forty or fifty meters away from the nearest Wang Shufeng's house.

shouted for more than ten minutes, and finally woke up the other party.

In the face of the rolling flood, Wang Shufeng was also helpless, so he could only turn around and go to the village to call people.

At this time, Wang Xiugang saw that the flood was still growing, so he wanted to dig a few foot sockets with a shovel, and then take his family to the top of the mountain to take shelter.

It's just that the yellow mud slope is soft and slippery after being soaked in rainwater, and Wang Xiugang accidentally rolled down from a high place, and his arm happened to be pressed against a brick and sprained.

Without his own help, Wang Xiugang was afraid that the family would have an accident in the water, so he decided to continue waiting in the cave. In his opinion, since Wang Shufeng has gone to the village to call people, rescue will come soon.

Wang Xiugang didn't expect that it was this decision that almost suffocated the family in the cave.

It was raining heavily, and the water in the vicinity was rising so fast that it soon overflowed the windows.

Wang Xiugang's mother-in-law and mother couldn't swim, and they broke their own arms. By the time they came up again, they couldn't get out.

After listening to Wang Xiugang's speech, everyone sighed.

At this time, Wang Manchu patted his head and said, "Nothing will happen to the other families in the village, right?" Especially those earthen kilns, which can't withstand soaking at all, what should I do if the kiln collapses? Man Yin, you organize a few groups of young people to go to the houses where they live in the earthen kiln and shout again, so that they can all gather at the brigade headquarters tonight, which is high. ”

"After that, you and the young people in the village don't sleep tonight, just wait at the brigade headquarters...... This rain tonight is a bit evil, and I can respond in time if I encounter any problems. ”

"Understood," Wang Manyin hurriedly nodded and agreed.

At present, most of the families in the village live in brick kilns, but some of them are digging earth kilns.

This kind of cave is usually fine, but I am afraid of encountering a long period of heavy rain. Once the loess is soaked loosely, it is easy to collapse the kiln.

He hurriedly ordered a few young men to take charge, and then each led a team to set off.

Wang Xiugang's family made a big fuss, and the young people of the whole village came to help, there were twenty or thirty people, and there was no shortage of manpower.

This is also a characteristic of the countryside. Usually, don't look at the two families arguing and fighting, or even not talking for several years, but if you really encounter natural and man-made disasters, you will help.

All for one, one for all.

This simple truth has been implemented by everyone.

So no one complained, and they rushed into the rain with flashlights again.

In the heavy rain, the lights were turned on in every house, and the dogs in the village barked even louder.

After some tossing, Wang Manyin brought the two families in charge to the brigade headquarters.

Then, he rushed towards Wang Lianshun's house.

Wang Manyin had explained before that there was no need to go to Pimple Ridge to guard when it rained.

It stands to reason that Wang Lianshun should be at home.

But if you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what happens, so it's better to come to the door and ask in person.

When he hurried to Wang Lianshun's house and saw people standing on the sidelines, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Wang Manyin coming, Wang Lianshun asked eagerly: "Manyin, is Wang Xiugang's family okay?" ”

He was also alarmed just now, and wanted to go over to save people, but was persuaded by his mother-in-law.

It was dark and the road was slippery, and there were flash floods everywhere. In addition, Wang Lianshun's legs and feet are not good, and he can't help much in the past, but adds to the chaos.

One accidentally falls into a ditch, and someone else needs to catch him.

"It's okay, they've all been rescued. I'm mainly coming to take a look, I'm afraid you're still guarding the pimple ridge. ”

"I'll go home for dinner in the evening, if it weren't for your aunt's persuasion, I would have really go." Speaking of this stubble, Wang Lianshun was also a little afraid.

Then, he spoke again: "I have lived half my life, and I have only seen such a big rain two or three times. It is estimated that the melons planted in the cliff ditch are not very good. ”

"As long as people are okay, everything is easy to say."

Wang Manyin looked very open.

Natural and man-made disasters can never be predicted.

Not to mention their own melon fields, it is estimated that many people's crops have suffered heavy losses.

Since she was going to keep vigil at the brigade headquarters, Wang Manyin of course had to say something to Orchid to save her from worrying and being afraid.

After saying goodbye to Wang Lianshun, he waded through the water again and groped his way home.

By this time, the clothes on his body were already soaked.

Wang Manyin simply pulled off the plastic sheeting and walked back directly in the rain.

When he reached the vicinity of the deep ditch, Wang Manyin once again tried to cross the bridge with a shovel.

After walking a few steps, he gave up decisively.

Instead of receding, the water level on the bridge deck increased again, and now it is almost waist-high.

Wang Manyin could only stand in place and shout.

Soon, the orchid appeared on the edge of the field with an umbrella.

Immediately after, Aunt Wang Qiusheng and Shi Shi also walked out of the courtyard gate.

Wang Manyin briefly explained a few words, and then turned around and returned to the brigade headquarters.

At this moment, the tables and benches in the conference room of the brigade headquarters were piled up in the corner, and two piles of firewood were lit in the middle. A large group of rough old men were naked, leaning against the fire to roast wet clothes.

Wang Manyin felt slimy on his body, his limbs were cold, and his ten fingers were white. He also came closer, took off his clothes, wrung the water, and hung it on a branch to roast.

There was a torrential rain, the temperature plummeted, and everyone sat by the fire and did not feel hot.

"It's so boring to just wait, I just cleaned up the conference room table and found a deck of playing cards. It's okay to be idle, or let's play cards for a while. Wang Junxiang pointed not far away.

"A deck of cards, so many people, how to play?"

"Play push at half past ten, I'll be the banker, a plate and a dime, what's the matter?"

At the mention of this, Wang Junxiang's eyes immediately lit up.

Wang Manyin was speechless, and he really didn't know what to say. What's going on now? This man hasn't forgotten to gamble.

To say that Wang Junxiang is quite complicated, he is not a bastard.

He is willing to work hard, and he will not shirk anyone who asks for help...... Even when I was shouting just now, I was running back and forth in the rain.

It's better to be better than a little bad!

This man's gambling habit has not changed. As long as you have a few spare money in your pocket, you will do everything possible to find old friends to play...... made his mother-in-law Liao Xiaokai like a thief, hiding the family's money everywhere.

Seeing that his cousin's old problem had been committed again, Wang Junshan immediately stopped him and said, "Okay, Brother Junxiang, take care of it." Everyone is busy in the middle of the night, and they are tired enough, just gossip, which is willing to play cards with you. ”

"It's a small bet, let's not play much," Wang Junxiang still didn't give up.

Pushing ten and a half is very popular on the Loess Plateau, and there is no limit to the number of people, from two people to more than two people can participate in it.

And its gameplay is also very simple, including 54 cards of the big and small kings, and the sum of the cards held by the player is as large as possible in the case of no more than ten and a half.

Among them, A to ten is called a point card, A is 1 point, and the other cards are their own points. J, Q, and K are called human cards and are counted as half a point.

Under the subdivision, it also talks about the leper card, the small five, the small five, and so on.

According to Wang Junxiang, a dime is a game, and the stakes are indeed not big. But "push ten and a half" each person is dealt a maximum of five cards, and the speed of winning and losing is faster than fighting the landlord, and sometimes a game can be played in a minute.

If you are unlucky, you can't get a good card in your hand, and you can lose more than a dozen dollars in half an hour.

I have to go home tomorrow and let my mother-in-law know, and the training is light.

So Wang Manyin immediately said: "If you don't want your sister-in-law to find out and use a kitchen knife to cut you, just gamble!" ”

(End of chapter)