Chapter 158 159. Rebirth after disaster

Author: Yu Yu doesn’t eat fish

Xiahe Village is close to a mountain. Although it is called a mountain, it is actually not very high. Moreover, due to the special geographical environment, the entire mountain is mainly made of loess.

In the past, the back mountain was not mined by people, and the ecology was well preserved. There were ferocious beasts such as wolves and tigers hidden in the mountain.

Due to the severe drought in the past two years, people from the surrounding villages have decided to go to the mountains.

We didn't have much food at home, so we went to the back mountains to dig wild vegetables and pick wild fruits. Some even had some difficulties at home and even stripped off the bark of the trees.

The plundering of the back mountains by the surrounding villagers directly affects the resources of the animals in the back mountains.

That's why the wolves came down the mountain to cause trouble that winter.

After that time, in order to prevent the wolves from running back again, the villagers began to cut down trees, with the goal of completely driving away the wolves in the back mountains.

Without the protection of trees, the soil and rocks on the loess soon merged into a river with the heavy rain.

The villagers did not pay attention to the drainage problem, so they naturally did not notice the changes in the village.

And when no one was paying attention, Houshan began its endless revenge on people for plundering.

There was a mudslide in the back mountain.

Su Yao lives closest to the back mountain, and the mudslide was the first to pour into her yard.

The old house, which was already shaky, collapsed under the erosion of the mudslide.

The sound of the house collapsing was not quiet, but with the isolation of space, Su Yao devoted all his attention to sorting the seeds and did not notice the danger at all.

And Yan Shoucheng, dozens of miles away, didn't know what was going on, but his right eyelid kept twitching today.

After a busy day's work, the rain outside has lightened up.

Colleagues left one after another, and Yan Shoucheng also packed his bags and prepared to go home.

It has been raining these past few days and the road has been difficult to walk on. Last night, Su Yaoqian warned Yan Shoucheng not to go home.

Yan Shoucheng walked out of the door and walked straight to his dormitory.

One foot had already entered the dormitory door, and Yan Shoucheng suddenly felt a little panicked.

Unable to figure out why this happened, Yan Shoucheng took his feet back and turned around to pick up his bicycle and go home.

From work to home, Yan Shoucheng didn't know why, but it was a little difficult to walk today.

Some trails were washed away by rain, leaving only a distance that a person could pass. There were potholes of varying depths, causing Yan Shoucheng to fall several times.

Relying on the flashlight tied to the front of his bicycle, Yan Shoucheng arrived at the bus stop at the entrance of the village.

Under the completely dark sky, Xiahe Village has a completely different bustle than before.

The crowd surged and crowded on a high ground outside Xiahe Village.

Yan Shoucheng didn't know why, so he didn't talk to the people over there and just kept riding his bike forward.

"Shou Cheng, there is a mudslide in the mountain behind the village, you can't go in."

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Yan Shoucheng was stopped.

Too much rain can easily cause mudslides on loess soil, but the area where Xiahe Village is located has not had heavy rain for many years. Yan Shoucheng heard the seriousness of the situation and his face became serious.

"When did the mudslide start? How was the damage in the village? Are there any casualties?"

Yan Shiyun had been directing operations from the front, and when he saw Yan Shoucheng, he also jogged over.

"At three or four o'clock, there was a lot of noise from the mudslide. People near the back mountain noticed something was wrong, and they quickly went from house to house, asking people to run out. They just evacuated all the people in the village first. The specific number of people has not been counted yet. I don't know if there are any.

casualties."

It was people near the back mountain who noticed something was wrong.

After hearing this, Yan Shoucheng relaxed a little.

Seeing Yan Shiyun busy coming and going, Yan Shoucheng didn't ask any more questions.

"Everyone should be on the high ground outside. I'll go and count the number of people for you."

After saying that, Yan Shoucheng looked at the torches in the hands of several people and took off the flashlight on his handlebar: "I'll keep this for you."

After saying that, Yan Shoucheng turned around and walked towards where the crowd gathered.

Xiahe Village is built in a depression, low in the middle and high outside.

Several wooden poles were erected on the high ground and some tarpaulins were pulled up with hemp ropes to protect people from the light rain.

In the highlands after the rain, the wind is like a knife, making people tremble.

People sitting under the tarpaulin hugged each other and relied on body heat to keep warm.

Yan Shoucheng threw his bicycle aside, took out a pen and paper, and registered everyone's information one by one.

The sudden disaster cast a layer of darkness in everyone's heart, and the look of fear made everyone feel a little panicked.

Yan Shoucheng turned around and everything that should be registered had been registered, but Su Yao was never seen.

By the dim light of the fire, Yan Shoucheng checked the names of the people he had recorded one by one, but there was still no trace of them.

Yan Shoucheng's squatting figure shook.

"Is Shoucheng okay?"

Yan Fangni, who was sitting next to Yan Shoucheng, grabbed Yan Shoucheng's arm.

After calming down, Yan Shoucheng broke away from Yan Fangni's hand, turned around and asked.

"Have you seen Su Yao?"

"Did Su Yao run out?"

"Is there any news about Su Yao?"

Three consecutive questions confused Yan Fangni. Under Yan Shoucheng's sharp eyes, she replied numbly: "I didn't see her... Is she following the captain to work at the entrance of the village? After all, she is also a village cadre."

Yan Shoucheng turned his attention and asked several people in succession, but the answers he received were surprisingly consistent.

"No."

"Didn't see it."

Yan Shoucheng continued to ask without giving up: "Didn't it mean that the people inside were the first to know about the occurrence of the mudslide? Who ran out first?"

"Begonia, it's Begonia."

Yan Shoucheng grabbed the book where his name was registered and quickly went to find Haitang, whom the villagers knew.

Xiahe Village has been established for some years.

In the past, houses in the village were built close to the mountains for the convenience of going up to the mountains.

Later, when the outside of the village was opened to traffic, when the village was renovated, many people chose to build houses outside near the entrance of the village.

There are two men in the Haitang family. When the family was separated, the eldest brother built a new house outside, while his family occupied the old house inside.

There are three or four yards between Haitang's house and his own house, and they have all been moved.

In such a dangerous situation, no one would run inside.

Yan Shoucheng already had the answer in his mind, but before he got accurate information, he was still willing to lie to himself.

Yan Shoucheng found Haitang in a corner.

When I saw her, she was holding her child and resting against the man.

"Can I ask my sister-in-law something?"

Yan Shoucheng's voice was trembling as he asked Ge Shun for his opinion.

Ge Shun escaped from the disaster and was still a little unresponsive.

After giving Yan Shoucheng a blank look, he shook Begonia.

Haitang half-squinted her eyes, re-tucked the clothes covering the child, turned to look at Ge Shun, and muttered angrily: "I tried my best to pull your little one out, but you can't even make me safe.

Do you want to close your eyes and take a nap? I’m really unlucky for eight lifetimes, and it’s your family’s fault.”

Normally, when Ge Shun heard Haitang say this, he would have to argue about right and wrong, but today Haitang did indeed make a great contribution, so he stopped talking nonsense at this time and pointed at Yan Shoucheng: "Shoucheng said he wanted to ask you something.

.”

Turning to look at Yan Shoucheng, Haitang calmed down her temper and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard from others that sister-in-law, you were the first to run out of it. Did you see Su Yao?"

The rain stopped for a while in the afternoon. Haitang originally thought of taking advantage of this time to clean up the vegetables she had planted before, but as soon as she entered the vegetable field, she heard a sound from the mountain behind.

The sound was different from the thunder and lightning I heard in daily life. It was like the sound of water hitting rocks.

Feeling something was wrong, Haitang didn't even want the thing in her hand, stumbled back home, grabbed the child and ran out.

Running all the way, Haitang shouted loudly and called out all the villagers.

Haitang didn't stop until she reached the courtyard of the brigade committee.
To be continued...