Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Me?" Feng Sizhe pointed at himself and laughed, "I will never leave here. I want to watch Xida River play its unprecedented role!"

"Okay. Since County Magistrate Feng is not leaving, then I won't leave either. My life is not more precious than the county magistrate's. Since you can stay here, so can I." Hearing Feng Sizhe's words, which were not just empty talk but were better than empty talk, Wang Wei also perked up. He froze his body, straightened his neck, and spoke stubbornly.

"Yes, if the county magistrate and the party secretary don't leave, we won't leave either. Besides, our Wang family's ancestors are here, and we can't leave here." When the villagers heard Feng Sizhe and Wang Wei say this, they all stood there motionless.

"This..." Feng Sizhe didn't expect the villagers of Wangge Village to be so stubborn. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No, the villagers must leave. This is the county's decision."

Feng Sizhe's resolute attitude stunned everyone. No one had ever really regarded Feng Sizhe as the head of a county, because he was too young and he was very kind to the villagers. Gradually, everyone regarded him as an ordinary citizen. But now Feng Sizhe's face darkened, and the power of the county head naturally emanated, and some villagers who wanted to say something on the spot didn't know what to say.

As the branch secretary, Wang Wei did understand that Feng Sizhe had no choice but to do this, and he did so because he was worried about the safety of the people. From a certain perspective, this approach is correct and in line with the current situation, but it seems that it is a bit difficult to let the villagers of Wangge Village, who have always been homesick, leave here. After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "Don't be angry, County Magistrate Feng. You should understand everyone's feelings of homesickness. After all, these people have lived here for generations. I think it's better to do this. Since you have your difficulties, why not let some of the old and young in the village go first, and some young people stay here? First, they can help you and deal with some emergencies. Second, with these people watching here, the villagers can rest assured that the county will not easily abandon Xida River and Wangge Village to be submerged by floods."

Actually, the villagers did not leave because they were afraid that if a big flood came, the county officials would not fight hard like they would to defend their own homes, but would just run away when they saw the water. It can be said that the words of Party Secretary Wang Wei really dispelled everyone's concerns.

Feng Sizhe thought about it and thought that this was a good idea. In the face of a raging flood, who knows what kind of situation might occur? Leaving some young people here at this time can indeed help him deal with some emergencies.

"Well, I agree with Secretary Wang's opinion. I think we should do it this way. But time is tight. We need to arrange for the old and young in the village to evacuate immediately. Otherwise, when the flood really comes and the Xida River can't hold up, we won't have time to arrange for everyone to evacuate."

Feng Sizhe agreed with Secretary Wang's opinion. Therefore, under Wang Wei's guidance and arrangement, the villagers began to evacuate in an effective and orderly manner. It didn't take long before there were no other people around Xida River except for less than a hundred young people.

These are all the forces of Wangge Village. Feng Sizhe waved his hand and asked everyone to squeeze into the cowshed. Fortunately, there was a row of cowsheds. Although the house next to it was not as sturdy as the one where Feng Sizhe was, it was still a problem for someone to stand there to avoid the rain.

Feng Sizhe asked He Wenbao and Zhou Xingxing to cooperate with Secretary Wang Wei to arrange for everyone to go into the cowshed to avoid the rain. He did find that behind him, Wang Ruihua was standing there stubbornly in a raincoat. "Hey, the women in the village have all left, why are you still standing here? Hurry up and follow them to evacuate."

"No, I won't leave. I am a township cadre and a party member." Wang Ruihua stood up stubbornly, not moving at all, as if he was determined to fight Feng Sizhe to the end.

"You..." Seeing that Wang Ruihua didn't listen to him, Feng Sizhe was stunned at first, and then he got angry. This was obviously for her good, but the other person didn't appreciate it. It seemed that he really wouldn't leave here unless he got angry.

When Feng Sizhe pointed at Wang Ruihua and was about to say something harsh to force him to leave, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Oh no! A water pump suddenly stopped!"

"What?" Upon hearing the shout, Feng Sizhe forgot about persuading Wang Ruihua to leave, and immediately turned his head and looked at the two water pumps.

Due to the long distance, the specific situation could not be seen clearly, but it was clear that one of the machines had stopped pumping water and its roar had stopped.

"What's going on? Is there no oil?" Feng Sizhe asked after being stunned.

"It shouldn't be that there is no oil. It's been just over an hour since the last time we refueled." He Wenbao ran to Feng Sizhe and explained.

"What's going on? Send someone to check it out." When Feng Sizhe heard that it was not because of lack of oil, he felt that there must be something wrong, so he quickly asked He Wenbao for instructions.

"Leader, it's windy and rainy now, we can't get through. Besides, even if we get through, no one understands the principle of this water pump, right?" He Wenbao explained again with a bitter face.

It makes sense. A water pump is a machine after all, and it has its own principles. It is not something that anyone can understand immediately. Besides, the wind is getting stronger and the rain is not going to let up at all. It is obviously much more difficult to repair the machine under such circumstances.

"What should I do?" Feng Sizhe did not record the possibility of the pump breaking down as a possible problem. In his opinion, military items should be of good quality, so how could they suddenly break down?

"Quick, bring me my mobile phone. I want to call Political Commissar Jin and ask him if he knows what to do in this situation." When Feng Sizhe thought of military stuff, he immediately thought of Political Commissar Jin Dake. Since these things came from him, there should be someone in the army who understands this machine.

Secretary Zhou Xingxing ran over, handed over the mobile phone, and immediately contacted Jin Dake. At this time, Jin Dake was still in the office and had not left work. When he received Feng Sizhe's call that the water pump suddenly stopped working, he was also very puzzled, "Don't worry, Sizhe, I will call the maintenance worker in charge of maintaining the water pump to ask about the situation."

Feng Sizhe hung up the phone while waiting. He saw that the water level of the Xida River had risen significantly because a pump suddenly stopped working. He could not help but feel anxious. If only one pump was working, then there would be no need for the flood diverted from the county to arrive. He was afraid that the Xida River would not be able to withstand the flood and would burst its banks.

In less than ten minutes, Feng Sizhe's hair turned white with anxiety. At this time, his mobile phone rang, and Jin Dake's anxious voice came over. "Sizhe, the maintenance man is in my office. He said that it is probably because the machine has been running for too long, coupled with the heavy rain, and the fuse at the main switch may have been short-circuited and burned out due to water ingress. Although this possibility is very low, it has happened before."

"Did the maintenance man tell me what to do?" Feng Sizhe felt relieved when he heard that this problem had occurred before. This proved that this kind of thing had a solution and was not an exception.

"Well, let the maintenance man talk to you." Jin Dake couldn't explain this problem clearly for the time being, so he asked the maintenance man to talk to Feng Sizhe, hoping that he could make his words clear.

The problem is not very complicated. There are actually two switches on this large water pump. One is the main switch, which is used normally, and the other is the backup switch, just like a skydiving parachute. If the main parachute cannot be opened, there is a backup parachute that can be opened and used.

After the maintenance man's explanation, Feng Sizhe realized that the problem with the pump was not serious. It was just that the fuse of the main switch was burned out. All he had to do was turn on the spare switch.

"Okay, thank you. I remember it. I also know the location of the red button for the standby switch. Isn't it in a very inconspicuous position to the lower left of the main switch of the water pump?"

"That's right, County Magistrate Feng, this is the switch I was talking about." The maintenance man responded happily when he heard Feng Sizhe's description.

After hanging up the phone call to Jin Dake, Feng Sizhe's eyes became more profound. Looking at the water pump under the storm, the vast expanse of white under the heavy rain, he knew that this seemingly simple task actually became difficult in this kind of weather.

"Leader, where is the consecration ceremony? I'll send someone up there right away." He Wenbao heard Feng Sizhe's phone call and volunteered immediately.

"That's right, County Magistrate Feng, tell me how to fix the water pump, I'll ask two young men to go and take a look." Wang Wei, the Party Secretary of Wangge Village, was also anxiously speaking. He knew very well that if the water pump could not be operated in time, the West River would burst its banks, and if that happened, the first to be destroyed by the water would be the ancestors of the Wang family who lived closest to the West River. If all the tombs were flooded, he would become the biggest sinner in Wangge Village, and he would not know how to face his ancestors even after death.

"The fuse was burned out due to water entering the main switch of the water pump. It's easy to say, just turn on the auxiliary switch." Feng Sizhe answered Secretary Wang Wei truthfully.