"It rains better here, but I'm afraid something will happen upstream of the Jinshui River, otherwise the water will rise and it won't be able to stop it."

Liang Hongyu also leaned against the door and sighed.

Not only were they worried about this, but Wang Laishun, the branch secretary, couldn't sit still that day. The water level in the reservoir rose too fast. It almost reached the warning line overnight. Look at the rain, it won't stop in a short time. He

He also panicked and shouted several times with a loudspeaker, telling people to pack up their things and run to the county seat.

Time is tight now and there is no other way.

The river bank in the county town is built high and is surrounded by old city walls. The terrain is much higher than their small basin in the mountains.

Their village is not only low-lying, but also close to the reservoir. The rain is getting heavier and heavier. If the embankment is broken, there will be nowhere to run. All they can do is soak in the water and wait to die. This is the most dangerous place.

"Uncle Fugui, hurry up and pack your things and leave. The village chief said, if you don't leave, it will be too late."

As soon as Chen Ling took the cow out from the backyard, Chen Yuqiang came running to call him wearing a raincoat kicking in the mud and water.

"I know, have you packed your things?"

"Oh, it's too late, so I just brought my money and bankbook. I also brought a few clothes, but I didn't dare to pack any more."

Chen Yuqiang said, and Wen Li and Wen Li waded into the alley with Xiao Sen in their arms: "I'm going to see An Da and my mother. Uncle, hurry up."

"Okay, okay, we'll leave right away."

At this time, Wang Susu also packed up her bags at home, and carried baskets with Qin Rongxian and Liang Hongyu. Everyone was full of things. She also asked Chen Ling to wrap the money and passbook in oil paper, and then simply put on her rain boots.

He took his raincoat, took the cow and the dog, and drove out of the village.

In this situation, you cannot use an ox cart. If you are not greedy enough and use an ox cart to pull things, sometimes the losses will be greater and more dangerous when encountering deep water or muddy roads.

"If I had known, I would have listened to Fugui. The rain has eased a few days ago, so we should leave. At that time, you two don't have to rush back to the county seat. Now you two have to be troubled."

Liang Hongyu was very upset and blamed herself.

On the eighth day of June, the heavy rain stopped for a while. Chen Ling asked Wang Susu to take them back to the county town. They were afraid of inconveniencing Chen Ling too much, so they didn't have the nerve to agree, saying that they could go back when the weather cleared. As a result,

Who knew that the rain started to rain again that night, and it has been raining with no intention of stopping until now.

"It's okay, auntie. It's not too late to leave now. As long as we are okay, nothing else is a problem."

Chen Ling smiled and shook his head. He was confident and had already made preparations. He also collected everything he could into the cave.

The remaining chickens, ducks, rabbits, and quails were also caught by Wang Susu and put into the basket, hanging on both sides of the little white cow. At this time, the chickens and ducks were also very obedient, and did not bark much, and huddled together.

It doesn't move much, which saves a lot of trouble.

As for other things at home, if you can’t take them with you, then you can’t take them with you, it doesn’t matter.

When a few people walked to the entrance of the village, it was getting dark. It was about five o'clock in the afternoon. Looking towards the dam, there were many figures in the rain curtain, praying to God and worshiping Buddha, scolding mothers, little babies crying, and so on.

The voices were mixed, and there was also a mother-in-law who refused to leave, was reluctant to part with the things in the house, and was crying and robbing her.

"What a god! Haha... What a hell! I can't live this life..."

"My house... my food... is gone..."

Not long after the wheat was dried in the threshing field and brought home, it was about to be flooded before it was sold for money. Thinking about this loss, anyone would feel heartbroken.

"Oh, please leave quickly. Stop crying. If you don't leave, your life will be lost."

"Didn't you hear what people said? The water in the big weir pond is starting to overflow. You see, this reservoir is also very dangerous. If the embankment breaks, there will be nowhere to run."

A man yelled at the top of his lungs, grabbed his mother-in-law and carried the baby on her back, wading through muddy water that was almost knee-high, and hurried on.

Every time it rains heavily, every household in the village digs ditches outside their front yards to drain water into the big pond. The big pond is next to the primary school and is nearly 100 meters long and wide. Water storage is not a problem. Who knows?

Now it has been filled with rainwater and is overflowing.

"Susu, move the basket forward and let Uncle Qin and Aunt Hongyu ride on the ox. The road on the dam is slippery and difficult to walk on."

Chen Ling glanced at the reservoir. The water that used to be clear was now turbid. It was rolling turbulently and was almost a foot above the warning line. This was the water from the Jinshui River that was constantly pouring in. The water level was rising so fast that it was scary to watch.

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The farmland on the north side of the dam is also a vast ocean, with rushing water everywhere. The trees are half submerged, and the corn seedlings can't be found at all. Only in the slightly higher areas, a little green can be distinguished, and further to the southwest

Looking over, the old river bend at the foot of the mountain has also spread out. It is only a matter of time that the foundation of the greenhouse left by Chen Erzhu will be washed away.

"Xiao Bai, be good and be obedient. Let your uncle and aunt come up quickly."

Wang Susu comforted the little white cow in a soft voice. Her own cow had a weird temper. Except for Chen Ling and her, no one else was allowed to touch it, let alone ride on it. It was like a spring and autumn dream.

It's just that the situation is too urgent now. The water level in the reservoir is about to rise. If you don't leave, you will really be unable to leave. Seeing that Wang Susu can't persuade him, Chen Ling has no choice but to go over and comfort him for a while, ensuring that only this time, Xiaobai Niu will not be able to leave.

Then he reluctantly let Qin Rong go up first.

Chen Ling tied the basket to the cow, put Wang Susu on his back, and strode forward through the muddy water.

Now, the speed on the road is much faster.

The mountain road is difficult to travel and there are heavy rains.

Wang Laishun was worried that it would be too dangerous to walk along the mountain base, so he banged the washbasin and kept shouting, directing from the front to prevent everyone from walking on the mountain road.

"Everyone, please don't go to the south mountain road. Let's take a detour from the east path and go directly to the old city wall of the county."

"Stay far away, it's safe."

It's all like this now, and the villagers don't have any objections.

It's just that this road is not only a long way, but also narrow and muddy due to the dirt road. There are small puddles everywhere. The villagers have to step in and out, and many people slip and fall along the way.

This road is full of potholes and twists and turns. In the 1980s, there were many robbers on this road, especially when the corn was growing tall. It was covered with green gauze tents. No one knew where the robbers were hiding, and they had to be wary.

, so that fewer and fewer people dare to take this road.

In the late 1980s, after Chen Erzhu and his father, as well as the people who contracted the reservoir in the county, repaired and widened the mountain road twice, no one walked here anymore. The road was difficult and unsafe, so there was no way to walk on the mountain road.

Come feel safe and secure.

After nearly two hours of arduous trekking, the villagers finally arrived at the old city wall of the county town, which usually takes more than half an hour. It is said to be an old city wall, but in fact the top of the city wall is very spacious. Asphalt has been paved and roads have been built.

Once it was open to traffic, all the men, women, and children in the village felt more at ease as they stepped on solid ground, and the crowd started to make noise.

But not long after, I saw signal bombs being launched one after another in the county, flashing in the rainy night sky. Many villagers did not have this knowledge and did not know what this meant. They all looked very panicked.

After asking questions, it was not until Wang Laishun shouted twice that everyone realized that this was a warning from the county. They were worried about the danger of flooding and urgently notified villagers in major villages and towns to evacuate.

"Bah, we don't have to wait for them to notify us. If we wait for them to notify us, we will die without knowing how."

"It's just that we can't understand the stupid signal bombs sent out. They are like a bunch of pigs, so we can't count on them at all."

Some villagers were cursing and covered in mud and water. It was obvious that they had been able to walk up to this point and had fallen countless times. They were simmering with anger.

"Fugui, call Jusheng quickly, and we will go to Lijuan's house tonight."

At this time, Wang Lixian squeezed through the crowd and called Chen Ling.

Wang Lixian's sister, Wang Lijuan, lives in the east of the city, on the northeast corner of the county. Even if the water rises, it will hardly be affected. It's quite safe to go there.

Wang Lixian came over in front, and Wang Jusheng also came over in a hurry, saying he wanted to take them to his aunt's house.

"If you want me to see it, you might as well go to our house. Our house is close and there are many rooms."

Liang Hongyu saw these two people calling Chen Ling and had a good impression of them, so she said with a smile.

Only then did Wang Lixian and the two realize that Chen Ling also had relatives in the county, so they hurriedly waved their hands. They still regarded the old couple as Wang Susu's natal relatives, so why did they have the nerve to go there?

I’ll leave first.”

"Don't leave yet. You are unwilling to go. Let Liu Nier, Dandan and the other kids go. It's raining so hard. Don't let the kids at home suffer too."

Chen Ling saw that Liang Hongyu had given way to her home, but she didn't care so much.

But the two still refused, turned around, waved their hands and left in a hurry.

"They are two good-tempered men."

Liang Hongyu nodded approvingly. She was relatively happy that Chen Ling had two real friends.

Chen Ling smiled helplessly when he heard this. After all, he was not going to his own home, and he couldn't force him to persuade him. Now that he couldn't go to the small courtyard in the south, he couldn't explain it to Wang Susu, so he had to follow the old couple home.

However, before they had gone far, Hei Wa and Xiao Jin pricked up their ears, trotted to the edge of the city wall, and started barking in the direction of the village. After a while, the native dogs and livestock that followed from the village began to bark uneasily.

When Chen Ling saw this, he knew something must have happened, so he found a big stone by the roadside and stood on it, squinting and looking into the distance.

His eyesight is much stronger than that of ordinary people. Now he can see clearly from a distance even with night vision. In addition, this place is on the city wall, with a wide field of vision. They did not enter the city from a mountain road, and there are no particularly high mountain ridges blocking the view.

At a glance, you can basically see everything...

Through the heavy rain, Chen Ling saw that the fruits of the reservoir were still overflowing. However, the dam was still strong and did not break on the spot. However, the water was still raging after overflowing the dam. The waves were three to four meters high, like

Like thousands of horses galloping, they poured towards the village and farmland.

But fortunately, the amount of water is just large now. Since the reservoir has not breached, the impact is not as violent as it seems. After Chen Ling looked at it for a while, he found that the flood had calmed down when it reached less than half the house, and the water level of the reservoir was also low.

The rise is not as fast as before, which means that the upper reaches of the Jinshui River may have overflowed its banks, diverting some of the pressure.

Under such circumstances, there is a high probability that the dam of the reservoir will not collapse, but the damage caused by overflowing of the dams upstream will definitely expand.

"How are you, Fugui? Can you see anything?"

Qin Rong came over to ask first, and other villagers also looked for a place to look in the direction of the village, but they couldn't see clearly, so they all looked over at this time.
To be continued...