Su Lin ignored the pouring rain and climbed up to the roof in the dim light of dawn. There was a vast ocean of white flowers in front of him, and high up in the county town, the light of the flashlight flashed, as if to guide people on the way forward.
This house is an adobe house, and the corners of the house have signs of collapse due to being exposed to wind and rain for a long time. If the rain continues to fall, this house may not be able to support it for long.
She didn't dare to stop on the roof, so she slid down the ladder with trembling legs.
The loudspeakers all around the county suddenly rang, and Aunt Chang's heart trembled. She couldn't care about the flooded vegetables in the backyard and the rice noodles in the kitchen, and let Goudan climb onto her back, holding Huahua in one hand.
"Let's go out to the courtyard and walk to the government building first. That building was recently renovated and should be safe.
If that doesn't work, we'll head towards Beishan, where the terrain is higher and is least likely to be submerged."
The water in the yard had reached several people's chests. Sulin was a little scared, but the reality had to force her to grit her teeth and move forward.
Su Lin and Schumann had two wooden boxes tied to their waists, containing medicines.
Qiao Qiao followed a few people, fearing that she would step on a puddle or fall down. When she was about to leave the hospital gate, Qiao Qiao thought of the money in her suitcase, and she went back to get the money with great difficulty.
Seeing that the two children were struggling, Su Lin took Huahua from Aunt Chang's hand and arranged Huahua to sit on the wooden box.
Qiao Qiao put the money in her chest and moved it forward.
She glanced at Huahua and Goudan, and complained dissatisfiedly: "It's all your fault for bringing two oil bottles. If danger comes later, don't expect me to be of any help. Everyone can save their own lives.
, if someone’s life is washed away, don’t blame others.”
"If you say one more thing, believe it or not, I will drown you.
Su Lin and I can swim, can you?"
Schumann couldn't help but look back, with annoyance in his eyes.
After all this time, she can still stand and talk without back pain.
In the face of disaster, just one life can be saved.
Su Lin didn't want to waste words with Qiao Qiao, she just wanted to save her strength and move forward.
Dark clouds rolled over the city and heavy rain fell. Several people walked out of the hospital gate. Most of the houses on the street were flooded. Some people stood on the wall in the rain to avoid the flood, while others swam to higher ground like Su Lin and his group.
I don't know how many houses were washed away upstream, and some boards and sticks were floating on the water.
The water on the street was so fast that Su Lin could feel the pebbles on the bottom of the water brushing against her calves, sending a painful stinging sensation.
When Huahua saw the scene in front of her, she was so frightened that she burst into tears.
"Huahua darling, don't be afraid, my sister will definitely protect you."
Su Lin felt heartbroken. A child without a father or mother would always be more sensible. When Su Lin finished speaking, Hua Hua's little mouth tightened and she couldn't stop crying.
Qiao Qiao glared at the two children on the wooden box fiercely, thinking that if she wanted to die, she should die quickly, but not to hold her back when the time came.
During the heavy rain, the water in the lake surged higher and higher, and the entire county fell into chaos at dawn.
Wherever Su Lin passed, the corpses of old people were floating on the water. In some yards, the screams of children and adults calling for help could be heard.
Someone was standing on the roof, holding a basin and a rolling pin in his hand, beating it and shouting hoarsely, "The flood is coming, everyone, run for your life!"
Su Lin's legs became weaker and weaker as he walked. The tragic situation in front of him made Su Lin blame himself for his powerlessness.
The water in the lake had reached under her neck. Qiao Qiao was slightly smaller than her, so it was already a little difficult to walk.
Su Lin originally wanted to stop and rescue those who were trapped, but now there was Aunt Chang and two children beside her.
Su Lin's eyes fell on the wooden planks floating on the water, and he quickly came up with a solution in his mind.
"Schuman, look at the medicine for me. I'll push those wooden boards over and let Huahua and Goudan sit on them. Aunt Chang, you and Qiao Qiao each grab a wooden board. You don't need to wait for us. You go to the government building first.
, it should be safe there.”
After Su Lin gave the instructions, he swam toward the board with difficulty.
After going back and forth for several times, Su Lin already felt that his strength was exhausted.
When Qiao Qiao heard that Su Lin asked her to leave first, she secretly rejoiced in her heart. She wished she could leave first now.
Aunt Chang knew that if she dragged on, she would probably hold back Su Lin. She and Qiao Qiao clung to the board and groped towards the government.
After the two of them took a few steps forward, Aunt Chang and Qiao Qiao were slapped back by a wave.
Qiao Qiao was so frightened that her whole body was weak. At this moment, she felt that no one was safe with anyone but Su Lin and Schumann.
Both of them are good at water and will not leave her alone.
Qiao Qiao stood up straight, and when Su Lin came close to her, she let go of the board in her hand and hugged the board that Su Lin and Schumann were holding on to.
"Let me help you. I don't think it's appropriate for me to leave first."
Qiao Qiao said against her will that Schumann and Su Lin knew about Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, but they did not expose her.
Aunt Chang led the way. She was not tall to begin with, and it was obvious that she could no longer hold on.
Su Lin was a little worried and thought it would be better to go together as a group.
"You hold on to the board first, and I'll bring Aunt Chang over, and we'll walk together."
Qiao Qiao was unhappy, and she reluctantly took the board from Su Lin's hand.
There are two children on the wooden board, and four wooden boxes are tied to it. Although it is floating on the water, the current is strong, so you still need to use some strength.
Su Lin held on to the wooden board that Qiao Qiao had thrown away and swam to Aunt Chang's side, letting Aunt Chang lie half-lying on the wooden board.
When Su Lin swam back, Qiao Qiao was struggling a little. When she wanted to change her hands to shift her strength, a wave hit her. Qiao Qiao was instantly submerged. She let go of the board in her hand and struggled twice.
Due to Schumann's strength, one side was washed away by the water and floated in the direction of the current.
Goudan'er saw that the box containing the medicine was about to float away, so he stretched out his hand to grab the wooden box, but failed to catch it and fell into the water.
Schumann screamed, holding on to the board and trying to catch Goudan'er, but the current was so fast that she couldn't let go.
If this hand were let go, Huahua and several boxes of life-saving medicine would be washed away.
Qiao Qiao struggled a few times, and when his head came out of the water and grabbed the board, Goudan was no longer around.
"Goudaner."
Schumann shouted, and Su Lin's face turned pale with fright. She swam towards Schumann in a panic.
"Goudan'er, where are you?"
Su Lin's voice was hoarse, and his dry mouth was cracked and bleeding.
Her eyes stared blankly at the vast ocean in front of her.
"elder brother…"
Huahua held her mouth shut, stared at the water in fear, and began to sob.
Qiao Qiao suddenly panicked. She spit out the turbid water and looked at the direction of the water with trepidation.