Chapter 54 Heavy rain, floods, food panic
After entering summer, it has been raining continuously for several days, and it has rained heavily for several days in a row.
He Yuzhu stood in the corridor and looked at the dark sky and the pouring rain outside.
The stagnant water in the small courtyard had no time to drain out, and it was already up to the ankles.
You don’t need to look at the water on the streets to know that there is a lot of it. Xin Haoyu was on vacation and did not need to go to school, and He Yuzhu had not found a place to work since he left Fengzeyuan, and he was completely unemployed. Neither brother nor sister needs to go out, they stay at home.
"Brother, when will this rain stop?" Yuyu came out and stood next to He Yuzhu, looking at the heavy rain and asked.
He Yuzhu knew that Yu Yu wanted to go out and play after being bored at home for several days.
In addition to playing chess with He Yuzhu at the beginning, Yu Yu could also stay at home. After that, I often looked at the rain outside eagerly, hoping it would stop soon.
He Yuzhu doesn't know how to look at the weather. Who knows when the rain will stop? He could only comfort Yuyu: "It's coming soon. It's rained for so many days and it's time to stop."
"Oh." Yuyu responded without interest. Because yesterday she asked her brother when the rain would stop, and that was the answer he gave.
The rain continued to fall at night and showed no signs of stopping. In the middle of the night, He Yuzhu heard a crashing sound from the yard next door. It seems that the wall of the long-dilapidated house next door collapsed.
When he woke up, He Yuzhu looked outside and saw that the rain was much lighter. It's probably going to stop.
After having breakfast with Yu Yu, He Yuzhu went to the yard in the rain to clean the drainage ditch to speed up drainage.
The rain gradually subsided in the morning. Yu Yu ran to the yard with an umbrella and played with water.
Who can resist playing in the water as a child? He Yuzhu also liked to play with water on rainy days when he was a child in his previous life.
He Yuzhu didn't intend to stop him, but just said: "Be careful. If your clothes get wet, go inside and change them quickly."
"I know, brother." Yuyu was still jumping into the small puddle with great interest.
From the looks of it, within a short while, there should be no dry spots left on the rainwater. He Yuzhu turned around and went into the house, took out a set of clothes and towels for Yuyu and put them on the bed. After a while, he asked Yuyu to come in and change. I went to the kitchen to make ginger soup again.
After getting ready, He Yuzhu put on his raincoat and went to the next yard. There was serious water accumulation in the yard, so He Yuzhu had to clean the drainage ditch in the front yard first. After the water drained out, I went to the backyard and saw that a house had collapsed. It seems that this is the sound heard last night.
After cleaning the drainage ditch in the backyard, He Yuzhu turned around and went back.
After going back, I saw that I was soaked from the rain and I didn’t even hold an umbrella. Still playing in the water there.
"Yu Yu, what did my brother tell you just now? Come into the house quickly." He Yuzhu said angrily.
When Yu Yu saw his brother angry, he hurried into the house.
He Yuzhu followed closely behind. After entering the house, he quickly gave her a towel to wipe off the rainwater.
He Yuzhu went to the kitchen and brought some ginger soup, handed it to Yuyu and said, "Drink it quickly. I'll boil water for you and take a bath later."
After saying that, He Yuzhu went to boil bath water for Yuyu.
In the afternoon, although the sky was still cloudy, the rain had stopped.
After Yuyu had lunch, he couldn't wait to ask He Yuzhu to send her to the master's house to play with Xiaohu and the nearby classmates.
He Yuzhu came back after delivering the rain. As soon as he walked in, he heard a knock on the door. He Yuzhu opened the door and saw the aunt from the neighborhood committee: "Aunt Li, come in quickly, do you have anything to do with me?"
"I won't go in. Hasn't it been raining heavily for several days? I'm here to ask if your house is damaged? If it is damaged, the street will have people repaired according to the degree of damage." Aunt Li said.
"There are no major problems in my house, except that a few tiles in the wing are broken and leaking. When the weather clears, I can just replace them myself, so I don't have to bother the neighborhood committee."
"That's okay, I won't register you." As soon as Aunt Li finished speaking, she sneezed several times.
"Hey, Aunt Li, you have a cold. I still have the ginger soup I made. I'll bring you a bowl." He Yuzhu said and went into the kitchen and brought a bowl of hot ginger soup to Aunt Li from the neighborhood committee. .
"Aunt Li, drink it while it's hot, otherwise you won't be able to serve the people if you get sick."
Aunt Li did feel a little uncomfortable: "I won't be polite to you. We came out and started counting before the rain stopped in the morning. I'm a bit cold."
After saying that, Aunt Li picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, then returned the bowl to He Yuzhu: "Thank you Zhuzhu, I feel much warmer after drinking."
"I have several houses to go to, so I won't talk to you anymore, Zhuzi. If you need anything, just go to the neighborhood committee to find me." After finishing speaking, Aunt Li left in a hurry.
A few days later, the weather cleared up, and rumors began to spread on the streets. First, Hebei was hit by floods, and then the Yangtze River flooded, affecting all grain-producing areas. There won't be enough food to eat.
From then on, long queues slowly began to form at the entrance of designated grain stores. As long as there was a ration, you had to buy it back quickly, otherwise you would not be able to buy grain one day.
Although He Yuzhu was not short of food, he still took the bag to join in the fun. It was impossible not to join in. After all, everyone was queuing up to buy food. You were indifferent and seemed too strange.
And while queuing, not only can you hear some exaggerated gossip and neighborhood gossip, but sometimes you can see fights over queuing. In this era of little entertainment, watching people fight is the best entertainment. There is no need to worry about hurting innocent people, after all, there are security workers nearby to maintain order.
At this time, the hidden enemy agents also became active. First, someone attacked the granary in the west of the city and lit a fire. Although the fire was quickly controlled, it burned an abandoned granary. Not much food was lost.
But the next day, rumors began to fly all over the sky. First, it was said that enemy agents burned down the granary and half of the food was destroyed. Later, all the grain depots were burned down, and not a single grain of food was left.
In addition, nearby residents heard gunshots at night and did see fire over the grain depot. It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.
The next day, people nearby got up early to queue up, and while queuing up, they shared what they had seen last night with others. And they are all exaggerations. Each one is more exaggerated than the last.
As word of mouth spread, the panic grew.
Everyone from the subdistrict office, neighborhood committee, and industrial safety office began to take to the streets to maintain order, and people from the neighborhood committee also began to refute the rumors while queuing up.
Following newspaper reports and the neighborhood committee organizing resident representatives to visit the grain depot that was said to have been burned to ashes, the rumors were suppressed and people were no longer as worried as they were at the beginning. But we were still queuing up, after all, the Yangtze River and other grain-producing areas were hit by floods. Grain production has definitely decreased.
It was not until after the autumn harvest and the unified purchase and marketing of grain was completed. A large amount of grain was transported into Sijiu City. Newspapers reported that the unified grain purchase task was overfulfilled, with an extra 4.7 billion kilograms of grain harvested. Neighborhood committees also conducted publicity. After knowing that the country was not short of food, the people in line slowly dispersed.
The food panic caused by a flood completely subsided, and the enemy agents fell silent and hid upon seeing this.
