bookcurios Chapter 150: Saving People
Chapter 150: Saving People
More than a kilometer ahead, in a small valley, there are four families living there.
This place was not flooded, but heavy rain collapsed the mountain, and rolling rocks fell, knocking down the houses of two families.
Those who were hiding from the rain at home were hit directly and were all crushed under the houses.
Although the remaining two families were safe, most of their houses collapsed and were no longer habitable.
It was pouring rain, and everyone who was free was helping to dig out the people buried under the rubble.
Everyone was covered in mud. Five people had been dug out, one dead and four injured.
There are still four people who have not been dug out. Two of them were confirmed dead. Their heads were smashed by rocks and half of their bodies were buried under the rocks. They can be seen but cannot be dug out.
There were two left, one was nowhere to be found, and the other was wailing under a rock.
"Quick, someone come over here to help hold it up." The man shouted at the top of his voice, but the rain was too heavy and no one could hear him unless he shouted.
"I can't hold it up. It's too heavy. There's no support point, and the stone is slippery. This won't work. Grinding back and forth will only make the pillar suffer more. Don't move yet."
"I can't stay still. If I'm crushed for too long, I'll die. It's raining so hard, what if another rock rolls down?"
"Zhu Zi, you have to hold on, you must hold on."
There were people crying, giving advice, and thinking of things. It was a mess.
The pillar that was pressed under the stone had begun to lose consciousness and could only hum unconsciously. Everyone was very anxious, but there was nothing they could do.
"Come on, let me do it." Tu Shan pushed through the crowd and grabbed the stone. In full view of everyone, the stone weighing three or four hundred pounds slowly left the ground.
The stone was too slippery for Tu Shan to hold firmly, so she shouted to the dazed crowd, "Hurry and drag the person out."
The crowd came to their senses and hurriedly dragged the pillar out.
Tu Shan put down the stone and asked, "Is anyone else trapped? Is everyone here?"
“Yes, yes, comrade, there are still some here, but they are out of breath.
There is also a child who is missing and whose whereabouts are unknown.”
Tu Shan wiped the rain off her face and said, "Even if there's no air, we have to get it out. I'll move the stones and you guys drag it."
"Good good."
After the two were rescued, Tu Shan determined the approximate location of the missing child.
She thought the child was probably dead, but when she listened carefully she heard crying.
"Here, I'm still alive. I'll move the rocks and you guys can help dig."
When they heard that he was still alive, everyone became excited.
"Where where?"
Four or five stones weighing two or three hundred pounds collided with each other, one on top of the other, and the child was trapped in a tiny space formed by the collision of the stones.
If one part is moved, all will be affected, and the children below will be in danger.
Tu Shan: "I'll hold the rock up, and you guys take advantage of the opportunity to drag the child out, okay?"
"I know, I know. We can also help carry the stones."
"No, no, I can do it." Tu Shan shrank her body and crawled into the crevice of the stone, stretching her body and limbs against the stone.
The whole body is bent up, supporting a space as big as an adult.
The crowd gasped and rushed to help lift the stone.
Tu Shan shouted, "Don't worry about the stone. Hurry, the child is down there."
The nimble boy got the task and quickly crawled over to dig through the rubble, found the crying child in the ruins of the bed and dragged him out.
"Okay, okay, sister, it's okay."
"Okay, everyone, go away."
The people who were helping to support the stones quickly retreated upon hearing this. Tu Shan took a deep breath and rolled out on the ground. The stones collided and rolled away.
"Is there no one here now?" Tu Shan asked.
The villagers shook their heads. "That's all, that's all. Thank you, thank you, comrade. If it weren't for you, we would have lost several people today. Thank you so much."
There are only four families, but they support and rely on each other. They are not relatives, but they are better than family.
It is so sad to see your loved ones trapped under rocks and unable to help them.
God knows how desperate they were before Tu Shan came.
"No need to thank me, it's just a small matter. We can't stay here anymore. Come with me and find a place to stay first. Don't worry, the organization will arrange your future life after we are done. Don't be afraid."
"Will it really happen?" The old lady looked at her destroyed home, feeling melancholy and helpless.
"Of course. Don't worry, don't collect your things. Rockfalls could happen here at any time. By the way, are there any villages or residents further ahead?"
"No, we are the only ones here."
"Okay, let's go."
The villagers were overwhelmed by the series of blows and lost their ability to think.
Tu Shan appeared like a guiding light and became their backbone. They followed her almost subconsciously and even took the people who died tragically with them.
Tu Shan did not stop them when she saw this, and led her people to the main road. It was spacious here and there were no mountains around, so it was relatively safe.
"Put them aside and let them rest for a while. Bandage the injured ones first. I'll get some wood to build you a simple shelter to keep out the rain. You can all stay here temporarily, and we'll talk about the rest later."
The villagers grabbed their clothes and said, "Let's help together?" They were very helpless now. They were grateful to Tu Shan for helping them, but also felt guilty and wanted to do something.
"No, I'll be fine soon."
Tu Shan plunged into the mountains and quickly carried back four large tree trunks.
"Come on, come on, dig the holes and stand them up, and I'll get some wood."
The four big tree trunks must weigh at least 100 pounds. Most people would be shocked if they saw them.
The villagers were still calm. After all, they had seen Tu Shan using her small body to support a stone weighing four or five hundred kilograms.
Anyone who could help, a group of people, regardless of gender, age or status, went to dig the hole with their bare hands without saying a word.
Tu Shan turned around and went back into the mountains, making four or five trips back and forth, and brought back more than twenty pieces of wood.
Seeing that planing with bare hands was not a good idea for them, he frowned and said, "You guys plan ahead. Wait until I come back to set the wood. I'll go find some tools."
"well."
When the villagers saw Tu Shan leave, they felt inexplicably empty. After they came to their senses, they hurried back to work. They couldn't let their benefactor do everything for them.
Tu Shan ran back as fast as she could and met a convoy on the way.
Without meeting each other, she just sneaked past him.
When they arrived at the base mountain, Zong Zheng Min'an and his men had just loaded up the remaining food and were ready to leave.
"Hey, hey, hey, uncle, wait, wait."
Tu Shan's sudden appearance scared the group of people so much that they raised their guns.
Zong Zheng Min'an's temples throbbed. "Put them all away, put them away."
He glared at Tu Shan: "Do you know that no one is allowed to come here casually?" It would be fine if she came here secretly, but the little girl actually dared to show up openly.
"It's urgent. Come on, let's talk in private." She pulled the person away gracefully, leaving the group of soldiers under Zong Zheng Min'an stunned. Is their leader so easy to talk to?
Zong Zheng Min'an held his forehead and asked in a low voice, "What did you say? Why are you covered in mud and water? What were you doing so dirty? If you don't go back and change quickly, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
"That's it, uncle. I just came back from Yang County. It was raining heavily there and the temperature was lower than here. I suddenly remembered that it's easy to get sick in this kind of weather, so I'm going to get some more ginger over there. You can get a few more trucks to load up the ginger, and also brown sugar.
What else is missing? Please help me think about it, my brain is not working well."