Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Then everyone in the courtyard saw Qin Huairu taking great effort to pull the stick onto the roof and picking up the rolling pin next to it, demonstrating the loving mother and filial piety of her son.

God knows why this woman brought a rolling pin with her when she ran away. Did she want to cook on the roof?

It's still morning and due to the weather, it's still a bit cold.

Bangteng had been playing in the water for quite a while and now he was standing on the roof all wet. He must be in quite some trouble.

Qin Huairu was not aware of this, so she simply stripped the stick and wrapped it with a random sheet.

"Brother Chen, what should we do if this child drinks dirty water?"

Qin Huairu was obviously panicked. There was actually nothing wrong with what Chen Xu said. One could tell how dirty the flood was just by thinking about it. At least so many latrines were flooded. Just thinking about it would make you realize how disgusting it was. Swimming in a flood was no different from soaking in a cesspool.

There are countless kinds of bacteria and all kinds of messy stuff.

"Drink more hot water..."

Chen Xu replied with four words, In fact, it would be better to find some medicine to prevent it, but obviously the conditions are not met now.

Qin Huairu was speechless. Where could she find hot water now?

Turning to look at her son, Qin Huairu was so angry that she slapped Banggeng on the butt a few more times.

Bang Geng immediately started howling like a ghost.

Chen Xu ignored the fight over there, turned his head and looked into Xiaoyue's bright eyes. He was somewhat surprised at the changes in his little girl between the two worlds. Although she was a bit talkative in the outside world, she was very quiet now.

She didn't seem to be in such a chaotic situation like she was in the space. It seemed that she knew that she was not as safe in the outside world as she was in the space.

fair enough.

Chen Xu was very satisfied.

It is always better to know how to judge the situation than to cause trouble everywhere.

Chen Xu entered the tent and took out a water bottle from the corner, but what came out was porridge. Mother Lin was a little surprised.

"Is this what you prepared last night?"

"Ah."

Lin Chan next to her smiled but said nothing. Obviously, she knew very well that Chen Xu had not prepared anything. He probably did it in the space. As for the water bottle, it was just a cover.

In fact, some dry food was prepared, such as pancakes, which would always make you feel more comfortable if eaten with hot porridge.

The water won’t recede anytime soon, so we’ll probably have to stay on the roof for a few days.

This kind of survival life in the wilderness had no effect on Chen Xu. He had no shortage of food or water, but others were not so lucky.

In fact, there was still food, whether it was prepared by themselves or someone came to distribute food, so people would not starve to death, but water was a big problem.

Flood water is obviously not drinkable, and even if it is boiled it would be terrifying. Moreover, many people have heard what Chen Xu said just now, and no one would plan to use local materials.

Although the rescue workers also distributed some clean water, it must be drunk sparingly.

Lin's mother was a little worried about the situation back home.

"Mom, don't worry. The water level won't flood our hometown."

My hometown is almost in the mountains, and the terrain is much higher than here, so this flood is not enough to deal with.

Lin's mother agreed. There hasn't been a major flood in her hometown for many years. If there weren't a spring in the mountains forming a small river, drinking water would probably be a problem.

Of course, there is no need to think about going to work, and the steel mill will probably have to shut down for a while. After all, the machines and equipment have been soaked in water and will definitely need maintenance.

Compared with Chen Xu's side, Xu Damao's side has it easier. Lou Xiao'e is never short of snacks, so she has no problem getting through a few days.

After a day, everyone's emotions had stabilized, and they were even in the mood to gossip about whether the flood would cause prices to rise or something.

This was actually the first time that Chen Xu encountered such a situation. In his previous life, Sijiu City was a water-scarce area and he had never seen a flood.

Flying sand and rocks and haze are common.

Over there by the canal in the suburbs.

A group of people were squatting on a high place watching the raging flood, among them were the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

"Brother, it looks like our house has been flooded..."

"Don't panic, Daddy can just help Mom climb up to the roof. It's not as serious as it is here."

After all, Liu Guangtian is a few years older and calmer, and he is always the one who makes the decisions when the two brothers are together. After hearing what his second brother said, Liu Guangfu felt relieved.

Turning to look at the other side, I saw that the people there were isolated and there were even armed guards maintaining order.

Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Zhang are all here.

The two brothers had discovered the three acquaintances there a long time ago, but they had no intention of visiting them. They were not familiar with Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi, and the two brothers did not want to pay any attention to the idiot Sha Zhu.

Who among the young generation in Siheyuan had not been beaten by Sha Zhu in the past few years? It was just that Xu Damao was beaten more severely, and it was good enough that the two brothers did not add insult to injury.

Sha Zhu squatted in the crowd, but he was actually quite happy.

This is a rare opportunity to rest. I have not stopped since I came to the canal. I work harder than cows, eat worse than pigs, and sleep later than dogs. If I were not young, I would have collapsed long ago.

More than one or two of their prisoners fell, such as Yi Zhonghai.

The old guy got caught in the rain last night and now he has a fever. Sha Zhu doesn't have any empathy for him. If any guards come, they might even make some sarcastic remarks.

On the contrary, Jia Zhang next to her has become thinner in recent days, and her skin is sagging and looks disgusting, but there is nothing wrong with her.

It was obvious that Jia Zhang would not take care of her old lover. If Yi Zhonghai had not been fed some medicine by the guards and carried to lie in the tent, he would have been buried by now.

In the past two years, Yi Zhonghai had been weakened by folk remedies and the heavy physical work and lack of nutritional supplements during this period, so it was not surprising that he died directly.

But as one of the protagonists of "Love in a Courtyard", Yi Zhonghai is also very resilient, at least he is still alive now.

But being alive may not necessarily be a good thing. After the flood is over, what awaits him will be a long period of labor reform.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to have a dream in a daze. In the dream, he was in control of the courtyard. Not only did he have the vulnerable Sha Zhu, but he also had Qin Huairu, the elderly care provider.

Finally, they even brought in Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of a big capitalist, to pay for a nursing home to be built for them so that they could enjoy their old age.

But the strange thing is that he saw everyone in the courtyard in his dream, except Chen Xu's family...

Yi Zhonghai, awakened by the noise outside, slowly opened his eyes. He had almost forgotten the dream just now, and only vaguely remembered that he was enjoying his old age.

He just lay there quietly, two lines of tears streaming down his face.

Back to reality, Yi Zhonghai felt weak all over, even moving his fingers was difficult, but he couldn't care less.

I am still savoring the happiness in the dream, and in my heart I wish the dream could continue forever.

How nice it would be if I were like in my dream now...