Jiang Zhi put on her clothes and shoes in a few seconds, pulled her hair back randomly, opened the door, she held down her pounding heart and said impatiently: "Just burn it!"
For half a month on the mountain, there are fires almost every few days, and they have become more dense in the past few days.
Thinking of the burned-down houses in the village, everyone was angry and distressed at first, but gradually they became numb and stopped looking at what was going on down the mountain at night.
Why did Xu Errui call him out again today?
Xu Errui was also very puzzled. Usually her mother was more alert than she was when she was sleeping. She said she would wake up even if the wind blew leaves and fell on the grass.
But there were two times when I fell asleep so deeply that I couldn't wake up even after shouting for a long time.
However, Xu Errui had no time to ask at this time, and the doubts flashed through his mind and disappeared.
Xu Errui pointed in the direction of the cliff where Xujia Village could be seen and said, "There's a fire over there, it's such a big fire!"
His voice trembled with unprecedented fear.
Jiang Zhi no longer asked this silly son who always talked about the wheel when he was anxious, and walked towards the cliff by himself.
It was the end of February, there were no stars or moon, and it was a pitch-black night, but there was a red light looming in the direction of the cliff.
There was no need for Xu Errui to say anything. Jiang Zhi hurried over and looked down. She was suddenly shocked.
Fire, such a big fire!
The entire Xujia Village was shrouded in thick smoke. Although the flames could not be seen, the red sky could be seen.
At this time, the mountain wind was howling fiercely, and Jiang Zhi seemed to be able to smell smoke.
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Xu Errui led Qiaoyun, who was also panicking, over: "Mom, it's all over now!"
Jiang Zhi didn't say anything. She didn't know if the world in the book was really destroyed. If she could read it again, everything would be restored.
If this were reality, Xujiacun would really be doomed this time!
There used to be dozens of families in the village. When the people left, at least the houses were still there, and they would still have a place to live when they came back in the future.
But now the fire has turned the ground white...
Before Jiang Zhi could sigh, he saw Xiao Man coming up with a torch tied with withered grass.
Before anyone arrived, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Aunt Jiang, Brother Errui, my father said the weather is dry and the wind is strong, so be careful of mountain fires."
Down below they also saw a fire in the village.
Mountain fire!
Jiang Zhi felt his heart tighten again. It was over. Why didn't he think of this?
It's windy now, it's drought, and there are dead grasses everywhere that haven't turned green again.
Once the fire in the village spreads, the fire will take advantage of the wind and burn all over the mountain, and people like me will become roasted meat...
Xu Errui and Xiaoman were both panicked. Are they going to run away again now?
Jiang Zhi looked at the bottom of the mountain. Xujia Village was at the foot of the mountain. If the fire wanted to burn up, it would only take ten minutes to reach the top.
Cut the isolation belt?
In the face of strong winds and wildfires, isolation distances that are not tens of meters wide or hundreds of meters long are useless. Just the three of them chopped down trees with knives... It would be better to burn to death than to die from exhaustion.
Watering the ground to wet it?
That's useless, first, there's not that much water.
Although there is a mountain spring nearby, the winter drought has limited the amount of water. One day's dripping is enough for my family's daily needs, and I don't even dare to wash my clothes.
Moreover, the hot and rising flames can instantly dry out the water vapor. The only feasible way is to run away, and it must be before the wildfire arrives.
"We have no choice but to run!" Jiang Zhi said.
She felt sad that the home she had just built was gone, the terraced fields she had just built were gone, and she would have to live in the wilderness again.
"Run? How to walk?"
Xu Errui and Xiaoman looked at each other, wondering where they were going in this dark night, and fell off the cliff as soon as they missed the step.
There are also patients, pregnant women, the elderly, and children, and it is impossible to leave quickly in broad daylight.
As soon as Jiang Zhi left his mouth, he knew that what he said was nonsense.
She turned her head and looked at the spreading red light at the bottom of the mountain again, desperately thinking of ways to save her life.
Drilling into caves and looking for deep pits, the places that most people would first think of are actually the most dangerous, because low-lying areas are most likely to deposit smoke, dust and carbon dioxide. Even if they don't burn to death, they will suffocate due to lack of oxygen inside.
Suddenly, her nose moved: "Er Rui, Xiao Man, do you smell anything?"
The two of them sniffed hard: "It doesn't smell!"
Jiang Zhi felt happy and quickly asked Qiaoyun: "Qiaoyun, what can you smell?"
Qiaoyun is pregnant, and her nose seems to be dilated. She can smell everything several times more than others, and she is extremely sensitive.
Qiao Yun smelled it carefully, shook his head and said, "Only Er Rui's poop at night smells bad, there is no other smell!"
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Jiang Zhi's face twitched, and he immediately glared at Xu Errui, who was shrinking.
Because there are few people on the mountain and the land is vast, there is no toilet built for the time being. I asked Xu Errui to go to the woods fifty meters away every day to solve the problem. He must be lazy.
When Xu Errui saw that he was being lazy and was discovered by his mother, he immediately hid behind Qiaoyun: "Mom, just this time, just today..."
He drank gruel every day, and his stomach was full of water after several bowls of it. He had to get up and urinate several times a night.
If I hadn't pooped at night, I wouldn't have noticed that there was another fire down there.
Jiang Zhi didn't have time to worry about pooping or urinating at the moment, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiaoyun said that he didn't smell the smell of fireworks, which meant that the wind direction was favorable to his side.
But it is only temporary. The fire intensity in the wild can change at any time due to topography and wind direction.
The fire scene is like a battlefield, changing rapidly. Now that the fire has started, it is too late to run away. You can only think of ways to save your life.
"Er Rui and Xiao Man went back, covered the food at home with rocks and soil, and then brought people over."
At this time, Jiang Zhi had already thought of a way to deal with the wildfire. The food was easy to handle. If it was placed in the open space and covered with soil and stones, it would not be burned.
But people must go.
You can't stay in your home. It has a bark roof, wooden pillars and beams. It's a flammable thing and you need to get away from it as soon as possible.
You can't run around blindly, let alone go to the top of the mountain.
As the smoke rises, the mountain fire will expand to the top of the mountain faster than human imagination.
Before they could be burned, the thick smoke that arrived first killed people.
If you cannot escape the fire scene, you should choose an open area with sparse vegetation to reduce the combustible materials around you, that is, find a natural isolation zone.
Jiang Zhi thought of the terraces he had just dug today. There was a gentle slope and the flames would slow down.
Moreover, most of the trees there have been cut down, leaving only low bushes and some weeds.
Now clear it up quickly and you will have a safe area.
Xiaoman and Xu Errui went to the foot of the cliff. Xiaoman's family was unable to save themselves and needed help.
Jiang Zhi and Qiaoyun returned to their home. Several bags of food were their lifeblood and needed to be dealt with carefully.
The two of them moved everything they could to the open space on the other side of the charcoal kiln.
It was dark at night and the road was uneven, so Jiang Zhi asked Qiaoyun not to walk back and forth for fear of falling, so she protected her torch halfway along the road to prevent it from being extinguished by the wind, while she carried the grain to the terraced fields.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhi smoothed the road during the day when he was building terraces. At this time, with the light of the torch, the walk was smooth.
The food and bedding were brought over, and Xu Errui and Xiao Man also came over with their whole family.
Xu Errui carried Dazhu on his back, Xiao Man held three-year-old Nini in his arms, and Xiao Manye and Xiao Mannai supported each other to the side of the charcoal kiln.
"His aunt, I'm afraid it's hard to avoid this disaster tonight!" Mr. Xiaoman's first words when he came up were full of despair.
