Zhou Shao of Rebirth

It rained heavily all night. Zhou Heng and the others were on a relatively high logging site, but because the surrounding area was surrounded by mountains, the heavy rain flowed down with muddy water, and the ground outside the tent was extremely muddy.

Because there was enough food, no one was in the mood to go out in such a heavy rain. The whole family lived in a tent, living a boring life.

It was already noon when Zhou Heng woke up. Lei He brought in the food he had allocated, and as usual took some stored food from the space and came out to start a small stove.

Zhou Heng sandwiched a few slices of dried meat in the dry bread, and smeared it with shiitake mushroom meat sauce, before he could swallow it. "Tell me, why should I stay here and eat these nasty things with them?"

"Didn't you say you want to share troubles with your brother?" Lei He has no problem with the food, for people who have survived for decades in the last days, the food is good enough.

Zhou Heng took a sip of his own drink and swallowed the food in his mouth, "Yes, my brother is also here, and the food is not as good as outside. Why do you think he did this? He is a county party secretary. No one will object to Xiaozao, right?"

Lei He wiped off a bit of the sauce from the corner of his mouth, pinched his bulging cheek and said, "Didn't you say that he deliberately set up a glorious image in front of the public?"

"But I suddenly felt that he was at a loss. You said that he worked hard, but I don't know if everyone will really remember his kindness."

"Yes, most people are still kind. You haven't heard them mention your elder brother, do they all admire you?"

"But my brother won't be here all his life. After he's gone, everyone will gradually forget about him."

"I don't understand this, but don't all officials like to do this? Others are just pretending, but your brother is really suffering with the people.

Zhou Heng thought of the disaster relief he had seen on TV before. The leaders were wearing raincoats and rain boots, and some were holding umbrellas, followed by a string of cameras and reporters. They came and went in a hurry. They had never been so low-key and quiet. I don't know what it feels like.

Compared with ten years later, the underdeveloped network technology has led to the blockage of news. How difficult is it for some remote small places to make achievements?The heavy rain did not stop even after two days. Everyone changed from initial boredom to worry. People who were originally indifferent to the flood became anxious.

Although they will be fine if they move out, the house is still there, and the plants in the fields, if there is a flood, this year's harvest may suffer.

Those are the lifeblood they depend on for survival. Many people gradually can't sit still, and more people go back to observe the situation every day.

"It's bad, it's bad... The river has really risen. The paddy fields near the river have been flooded, and half of the houses near the river have been flooded."

Everyone was shocked, if they were sleeping in the middle of the night, they would be trapped in the room and they would be close to death, Amitabha, luckily they came out.

"Oh, my fields are all by the river... the seedlings that have just been sown are all ruined!"

"I still have a large piece of land growing melons. They are all ripe. I plan to sell them in a few days. What a pity..."

As soon as the news spread, many people sighed, and then came to Zhou Yan one after another.

"Secretary Zhou, what do you think we should do now? I came here in a hurry a few days ago, and I didn't clean up the house. If it was flooded, the house would be fine, but the things inside would be lost."

"Yes, yes, do you want to organize everyone to go back and tidy up? Move the things on the first floor to the second floor, so we can keep some of them."

This request is very reasonable, and the relief fund after the disaster is also limited, which is indeed a big loss for an already impoverished village.

"Let's talk about the situation carefully first. If it's not safe, I don't recommend everyone to go back. After all, life is the most important thing."

In fact, when everyone first moved out, they were all lucky, thinking that the probability of a disaster was not high. At that time, there were also a few families who moved out important appliances, and they didn't laugh at them.

"Besides, it's too far to go back here. I'm afraid it will be dark when everyone walks back." Zhou Yan didn't say a word. It's still raining now, and the water must still be rising. When they walk back, it may be too late to save them.

Many people have moved their minds to go back, this time not because they are bored here, but because they think that something happened at home and they can only wait, it is like sitting on pins and needles.

Before Zhou Yan said anything, a small group of people had already sneaked away. Yue Bingsen sat drinking tea and asked Zhou Yan, "You don't care? Are you afraid that something will happen when they go back?"

"I don't have any soldiers in my hands, so I can't stop them if I want to. Moreover... I stop them from going back to save their property today, and they may accuse me of this tomorrow."

"Hehe, I thought Secretary Zhou was so upright, so he would seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

Zhou Yan glanced at him, "I don't do useless things."

Not everyone knows how to be grateful. Zhou Yan has done everything he can. He mentioned before that they should transfer all the things at home, but unfortunately not many people listened.

When the second wave of people came back, the people of Shuikou Township were all erupting. When they heard the news, many people quietly wiped away their tears, and some even cried loudly.

Knowing this moment, they really realized that their home was flooded.

"Secretary, I stayed on the top of the mountain for a long time. Before I came back, the water was already flooded to the height of the second floor. If it doesn't stop raining, it may rise again. What should I do?" The head of Shuikou Township was so trembling that he couldn't even hold a cigarette. Don't worry, there's his home there too.

"Are there any casualties?"

"That's not true. Later, a group of people went back to rescue something, but the road was flooded, and the water level was higher than people, so they couldn't get in at all, so they had to come back again, hey..."

"Then we have to wait. In the evening, you call some cadres over, and we arrange the reconstruction work after the disaster. People have to look forward, and if they lose a little money, the disaster will be eliminated."

The mayor touched the red corners of his eyes, "Yeah, that's the only way to go. Everyone said it was thanks to the secretary, otherwise I don't know how many lives would have been lost."

"Don't mention this matter, I'm just in case, everyone don't blame me for not doing a good job."

"Why? It's because everyone doesn't trust the secretary enough, otherwise the loss can be minimized, and everyone is regretting it now."

Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing, but his heart was overwhelmed. This matter came from Zhou Heng, who said it was Lei He's prediction, a person who could predict the future... no, not necessarily a person... that's too much. It's not scientific anymore!

Zhou Yan has never wavered from his atheism in the past twenty years, but now he has to think deeply, is he too ignorant?

Zhou Heng sat in the tent and listened to the movement outside, and found that after a while of commotion, everyone quieted down. It was an unprecedented quietness, which made him feel flustered.

"You think they won't commit suicide?"

"How is it possible? What kind of short-sighted people are looking for when they escape?" Lei He looked at him inexplicably.

"It's like a big boss suddenly going bankrupt. Maybe someone can't think about it?" Zhou Heng shrugged.

"Some people will commit suicide because of bankruptcy, because they can't accept the huge gap in life, and the people here have nothing at all, and the loss of food and finance is just a sad thing for them in the next year, and it's just a little more land. , how can you seek short-sightedness?"

"It's true, most people are still tenacious. You see, I am so afraid of hardship and tiredness. Back then...didn't I grit my teeth and persevere?" Zhou Heng still has nightmares when he thinks of the darkest year before his death. , but if Xia Jingzhe didn't want him to die in the end, he would still persevere.

Thinking of Xia Jingzhe, Zhou Heng realized that he hadn't thought of him for a long time. This person had changed from a hard-working person to a stranger, and he couldn't stir up any ripples.

Lei He hugged him lightly, even patted him on the back, and comforted him: "It's all over, with me here, I won't let you suffer any more."

Zhou Heng couldn't laugh or cry, "I'm doing well now, and I'll work hard on my own in the future, even if I don't need you."

"I like to be your reliance." Lei He said something nasty, and got a fist from Zhou Heng, and the two of them hugged each other, feeling more at ease in this heavy rainy night.

"I guess someone from above should come tomorrow. Let's go back to the county. My brother should go back too."

"What about here?"

"Everyone is here in good order, and the rest of the things can't be solved in a day or two. We can only wait for the rain to stop and make arrangements. Do you think the people above will live here? At that time, my brother will definitely follow They went back to the county."

Lei He nodded, "It's fine to go back, it's too inconvenient here." At least, taking a shower is a big problem for them.

Zhou Heng felt uncomfortable when he thought about it. Although there was a river nearby, they usually had plenty of water, but they didn't have the conditions to take a hot bath.