"Little Xing, take a break," He Shuilian said to the exhausted Yuan Xingxing.
Yuan Xingxing shook her head and said, "No … Mom, look, those big brothers are all working so hard."
He Shuilian looked down. There was an endless stream of armed police soldiers wading through the water to deliver batches of relief supplies. They were familiar with many of them. They had familiar faces, familiar names, and familiar smiles. However, the most familiar ones were the faces that were always smiling at them even though they were clearly very tired.
He Shuilian sighed and said, "They're all good people. Xingxing, when you grow up, you should also join the army, okay?"
"Alright! I want to be a soldier! Also, I want to help more people! If the big brothers don't rest, I won't rest either! Oh right, there shouldn't be much water left at Grandma Zhang's house. I'll boil some water and send it over to them. "With that said, Yuan Xingxing went to busy herself.
Looking at this sensible, smart, and beautiful little girl, everyone present, whether it was the soldiers or the refugees, liked her very much. Looking at her eyes, it was as if they were looking at a happy angel. Wherever she went, she would bring joy and laughter to everyone …
Yuan Hai squatted there as he smiled foolishly. He was proud that he had such a daughter!
When Fangzheng saw this, he felt aggrieved. Such a good child was gone … Sigh …
Fangzheng could not help but sigh inwardly as he silently said, "Amitabha."
The scene changed again. The river had already receded from the foot of the mountain, leaving behind a scene of devastation and rubbish everywhere. Of course, there were also surprises.
"Dad, look, I caught a fish!" In a puddle, Yuan Xingxing caught a carp that weighed one catty. As a result, the carp flailed about and splashed water all over her body, eliciting a cry of alarm.
Yuan Hai rushed over and grabbed the fish. He said with a smile, "Little Xing sure is impressive. This fish is enough for a meal."
"I'll make some soup later for Auntie Li to nourish her body. She caught a cold yesterday," Ruan Xingxing said.
Yuan Hai was taken aback. He had planned on eating it himself, but since his precious daughter had said so, what else could he say? Encouragement!
Not long after, a pot of delicious fish soup was ready. Yuan Xingxing immediately got a lot of fish, filled a big bowl with fish soup, and sent it to Auntie Li's house. However, he went alone and returned with a bunch of smiling, gluttonous cats. Yuan Hai bitterly realized that the fish had nothing to do with him.
After the meal, everyone dispersed. After packing up everything, Yuan Hai went to find the village chief.
"The water has receded, but I heard that the rain will come again at any time. So, the higher-ups want us to stay here for a while longer. As for food and drink, there's no need to worry," said the village chief as he took a puff from his tobacco pipe. This was his treasure. He could lose anything but this.
Yuan Hai said helplessly, "How long do we have to wait?"
"I don't know," said the Village Chief.
Yuan Hai sighed and returned to his tent. The moment he entered, he saw He Shuilian and Yuan Xingxing staring at each other like two fighting cocks.
"What are you doing?" asked Yuan Hai perplexed.
"Your precious daughter is too disobedient. Seriously, the village secretary is messing around!" said He Shuilian angrily.
Yuan Xingxing said angrily, "How was I messing around? I was just trying to help everyone. "
"What's going on?" Yuan Hai turned anxious.
"The water has receded. Some of the villagers have secretly run back to the village to find their treasures. All of them are anxious and don't listen. The village secretary's idea is to send people back to the village to find them and persuade them to return. We don't know when the rain will continue. If something happens, no one can save them. Your precious daughter insists on going, "said He Shuilian angrily.
Yuan Xingxing shouted as well. "Aren't you going too? Why can you go but I can't? Do you have to differentiate between adults and children when doing good? I'm much faster than you when it comes to running. "
"How dare you talk back? Do you believe I'll hit you? " He Shuilian raised her hand as though she was about to hit Yuan Xingxing. Yuan Xingxing hurriedly ran behind Yuan Hai to seek protection before wrinkling her nose provocatively.
He Shuilian pointed at the lass angrily and glared at Yuan Hai. "Yuan Hai, are you going to do something about this lass? She's going to die! "
"Yes … Of course!" Yuan Hai roared with laughter. Then, he patted Yuan Xingxing on the head. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Yuan Xingxing's bright and resolute eyes. The words that were at the tip of his tongue eventually changed. "Daddy supports you!"
"Yeah!" The lass jumped up in excitement. He Shuilian wore a look of exasperation, but most of it was an angry stare.
Yuan Hai said, "The entire family is going. I'm going too!"
"Watch Xingxing or … Hmph!" He Shuilian glared angrily.
Yuan Hai grinned and chuckled dryly before he fell silent.
That day, the family of three returned to the village. The water had just receded, so there was mud everywhere. There were quite a number of fish in some places, but with lives at stake, no one went fishing. After entering the village, the trio began searching separately. Soon, they persuaded some people to return, but there were others …
"Yuan Hai, don't be an alarmist. The water has receded. It's fine."
"That's right. The water won't come that quickly. If it really rises, wouldn't we be doomed if we left?"
"Yuan Hai, you are worrying for nothing."
…
Faced with all the disapproving words, Yuan Hai was not good with words to begin with. There was no way he could persuade them. Furthermore, as the days passed, the number of people increased.
A week later, Yuan Hai was suddenly found by the village secretary. He said with a solemn expression, "Leave quickly. It's raining heavily up there again. Let's go before the water comes! "
Yuan Hai ran out in fright when he heard that. He called his wife and daughter and went knocking on every door. When everyone heard that the flood was really coming, they hurriedly packed their things. Seeing their homes that they had gone to great lengths to clean suffer another calamity, all of them felt their hearts ache. The items they could not bear to part with were stuffed into bags of all sizes. It made Yuan Hai, the village secretary, and company turn anxious as they urged them.
"Yuan Hai, stay here and watch. Give me a walkie-talkie. I'll head upstream to take a look. If the water comes, I'll inform you. Lead everyone away quickly, "said He Shuilian.
"No, it's too dangerous."
"What's so dangerous about it!? If we see the water coming, we will run up the mountain. It will be fine. When the time comes, drive the Assault Boat to fetch me, "said He Shuilian domineeringly. With that said, she ran out.
However, Yuan Xingxing immediately followed. Yuan Hai hurriedly shouted for her to return, but she ignored him. She shouted, "I want to protect Mommy! Dad, take good care of yourself. I can run much faster than Mommy. "
Yuan Hai immediately chased after her. This was not the time for Yuan Xingxing to mess around. However, Yuan Xingxing pleaded, "Dad, can you bear to let Mommy go alone? The two of them can at least take care of each other. "
Yuan Hai said, "I'll go. Stay here and watch."
PS: I saw a reader wish for me to write a story about volunteers. I've already written one in a book about volunteers. However, I'll likely write more in the future because they are truly a group of people worthy of respect. However, due to his lack of experience, there was no way to write it now. Therefore, Huang Liang planned on finding an opportunity to be a volunteer. He wanted to enter the mountains to experience it personally and interact with them before writing. However, he was still at work, and his wife was giving birth in November. Therefore, there was no way for him to go out anytime soon. All he could do was push it back. Sorry …
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