Captain Zhou breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, I just said that the government will not ignore us." He patted his grandson happily, "The big tree went back to wash and eat something." ”

Zhou Dashu said to everyone: "Fortunately, we were roasting mushrooms in the baking room, and the team below had a landslide, and there were still people in several families who didn't have time to escape and were buried underneath." ”

Everyone was glad when they heard it, although the things were gone, the family was still there.

After another day of suffering, the rain finally stopped, and the captain organized everyone to dig ginger taro and wild vegetables.

Someone proposed to dig up the buried materials, but the team leader stopped them: "As soon as the rain stopped, the soil and sand and gravel washed down were still very soft, and a little movement could cause a secondary collapse." My life is gone, what are you doing with things? ”

A man said with a bitter face: "Captain, our quilt and change of clothes; Pots and bowls, farm tools are buried underneath. I don't have any money in my pocket, so what can I do to buy things? ”

Captain Zhou looked at him: "Then you choose for yourself, is life or things important?" Seeing that everyone was silent, he waved his hand and said, "It's better to disperse than to bury it underneath." ”

Everyone followed him to find something to eat.

On the third day after Zhou Dashu and his men returned, two commune cadres led a team of about a dozen people to transport some grain, oil and salt with mules.

The group looked at their washed away houses and fields and took pictures.

The two cadres and the members of the society who delivered the food saw the disaster caused by the mudslide, and they were also very glad that there were no casualties, and told them that they had only delivered food to the disaster-stricken brigade in front of them yesterday.

It's even worse than them over there, and there is a family that only leaves a teenage child, who still escaped because he went out to fish because he was greedy for fun.

In the face of disaster, people are like ants.

One of them said to Captain Zhou: "We have already reported to our superiors, and after coming to the site to check, we will report the situation and try to help you get some help." ”

"Okay, we don't want to cause trouble to the government, but now we really can't help it, we don't even have a place to live, no change of clothes and pants, no bedding......

One of them looked at him with a frown and said, "We have already reported to our superiors, and you also have to call on everyone to show the spirit of hardship and hard work." Some were placed in the brigade house, and the others were arranged to be crowded in the homes of the members. ”

Captain Zhou could only nod after hearing this, with these rice, flour, oil and salt, everyone can dig some wild vegetables, and the ginger taro can be boiled for a while.

The group left without even eating. Actually, it's delicious.

Captain Zhou's grandfather and grandson sent them away.

Aunt Wednesday saw that the captain was gone, thinking that her house was going downhill and was not completely submerged by the rocks. I didn't listen to everyone's persuasion, took a hoe and went down the mountain, wanting to dig something out.

Who knew that after digging a few hoes, the soft soil rumbled and collapsed, and Aunt Wednesday was so frightened that her legs went weak and she was almost buried underneath.

Everyone dragged Aunt Wednesday, who was scared and sore, to the mountain, looking at her embarrassed appearance, originally planning to dig things out, but they didn't dare to dig up things buried underneath.

After Captain Zhou came back and learned about this, he felt that it was not a way to go on for a long time, so he gathered everyone together and said to everyone:

"I distribute the rice and grain to everyone, and those who have relatives and friends go to borrow it for a while, and if there is nowhere to go, I go to cut down trees and build a shed on the flat ground in front of the drying field to live temporarily."

After hearing this, the members all looked at the captain with sad faces: "Captain, they are all poor relatives, and it is not appropriate to go to anyone's house." Every family doesn't have enough food, so why are you embarrassed to trouble others? ”

A woman nodded: "That's it, when you go back to your parents' house and stay for a few more days, you have to look at your brother-in-law's face." When I went to a relative's house, I wasn't so thick-skinned. ”

"Captain, just order food, everyone digs wild vegetables, ginger taro, and yam together to eat, and you can eat it for a while, and if you get it, it's not a long-term solution to go to a relative's house."

A man who had sent pumpkins out of the mountain with Zhou Shishi said: "Captain, my family will stay and build a shed to live!" I think we should take advantage of the fact that there are many mushrooms now, and the peppercorns are also out, so we should pick the peppercorns, find the mushrooms, get them back, roast them, dry them, sell them for money, and change some clothes and shoes to come back. ”

After hearing this, Captain Zhou felt that this was also a solution: "Stone, you send the mushrooms we collected to your cousin, and ask her to help us buy some cloth and cotton." ”

Zhou Shi looked at him in embarrassment: "Grandpa, my family's mule is also buried underneath, and I can't carry things out!" ”

Captain Zhou said, "Pull my mule, and I'll let the big tree go with you." ”

"Okay." Zhou Shishi nodded in response.

"I'll go back and lead the mule." Captain Zhou looked at everyone, "A man with great strength, go cut wood and bamboo to build a shed." The others took the family to pick peppercorns and look for mushrooms. This year's food depends on this season's mountain goods. ”

"Okay." With the goal, everyone's spirit is much better.

Wu Shuqun said to Zhou Shishi: "You send your daughter-in-law and a few children out, go to Shilian first to see, are your uncle and cousin still there?" ”

Zhou Shishi said, "Hmm! Red Ju and the children can only stay with the second brother for a while. ”

Wu Shuqun advised: "Hongju, you go to Shi Songna, be diligent and learn a little." She thought that she really couldn't do it, so she would learn from the second family, find a place to live in the East Market, and do some small business.

Xu Hongju nodded again and again, she was going to live in Dongshi, she was a little excited, and after thinking about it, she asked again: "Mom, has Xiaofeng's family been affected?" She was worried that Li Xiaofeng's parents would also go to Dongshi, and they would not be able to live if they went.

Wu Shuqun shook his head: "The big tree said no." ”

Zhou Dashan said to her: "Old woman, why don't you also go to Dongshi with the mother and son, and I will be here with Shishi, waiting for relief." ”

Xu Hongju also nodded: "Yes, Mom, Xiaofeng and I haven't gotten along much, and we have a little benefit from you." ”

"Okay!" Wu Shuqun thought for a moment and nodded.

Captain Zhou came to the baking room with two mules and forage, and learned that Wu Shuqun was going to take his daughter-in-law and children with him, so he happily agreed.

With five fewer people, you can save some food.

He took rice and noodles to Wu Shuqun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, asked them to fry some cakes and take them to eat on the road, and took ten yuan and a few food stamps to Dashu, after all, it costs money to eat by car back and forth.

Wu Shuqun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fried the cakes, and the captain also packed the mushrooms and put them on the panniers, worried about the rain and covered them with oilcloths.

After eating, several people carried bamboo tubes and baskets on their backs, and drove the mules up the mountain.

The already rugged mountain path was washed away by the water in some places, leaving a narrow mountain path on which to step on with a little force, and stones and earth fell to the bottom of the cliff.

Several people looked at the cliff below in horror, and the two mules did not dare to walk along the narrow mountain path.

Zhou Shishi and Zhou Dashu used machetes to cut out a path for the bushes next to them, and several people walked with difficulty in the mountains.

(End of chapter)