"Quick, cover your mouth and nose with your sleeves!" Jiang Zhi shouted as he ran quickly.
When I started the fire, I had wet my clothes with muddy water from the pit, and now they are still a little moist, just in time to prevent smoke.
Xu Errui and Xiaoman were already choking. After hearing the reminder, they quickly buried their faces in the crooks of their elbows. Only when a wet cloth filtered the thick smoke did they regain their breath.
After stumbling out of the forest and out of the thick smoke, I looked up and saw torches lit in the terraces.
In the dark night, this light can illuminate a small area, but it is enough to guide Jiang Zhi and the others.
Xiaoman's grandparents, Nini, Qiaoyun and other family members are already looking here anxiously.
Holding torches, they couldn't see the three people who had run out of the forest. They only saw the black smoke rising from the foot of the mountain, and the flames flying behind the black smoke.
At this time, the sky has been dyed dark red, like an open ghost door, making people instantly panic and collapse.
What made them collapse the most was that at this time, the fire broke out and the person who put out the fire had not returned yet.
"Xiao Man! Er Rui, Er Rui Niang!" The two old men groped forward.
"Mother, Er Rui!" Qiao Yun shouted with a tearful voice!
Nini also woke up. She didn't cry, she just clung to her father's quilt tightly, her clear eyes filled with tears.
"Stop, don't run around, the fire is coming!" Jiang Zhi's voice came.
Finally, Qiaoyun saw her family members running back from the darkness. Before she could ask questions, Jiang Zhi had already gasped and pushed her to the ground. He turned to the others and ordered: "Quick, everyone lie down on the ground and use your clothes to block the fire." With a face, Er Rui, Xiao Man, you do as I just said, there is no time!"
The mountain wind carried the smoke and dust in a blink of an eye, and even breathing was harsh on my throat.
Xiao Man first pulled Xu Dazhu down from the grain bag and lay it directly on the ground, and then asked Grandma and Nini to lie down flat on their backs: "Aunt Jiang said that when the fire comes, we will stick our faces in the soil like this."
Er Rui hugged his wife: "Don't be afraid Qiaoyun, we will burn all the grass!"
When he set the fire just now, he was innocent and didn't feel anything. But when he saw that the light of the torch turned into a little orange in the black smoke that was like substance, he was afraid, and his hands holding Qiaoyun were all gone. trembling.
The shrill sound of the wind and the crackling and popping sounds of the flames scorching the woods were getting closer and closer.
Jiang Zhi lay on the ground and buried his face in his arms. This was also a way to save lives on the fire scene.
Fireworks will pass over the human body, and the closer to the ground the safer it is.
The dead grass had been cleared here, so the flames stopped as they approached the slope, and only the thick smoke was carried upward by the wind.
The fire turned and spread along the hillsides on both sides, continuing to ravage the dead grass and trees.
In the terraced fields in the middle of the thick smoke, several people felt the air stagnate, and an unbearable scorching heat swept over their heads.
At this moment, Little Man, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up and threw himself, hugging his two grandsons and great-granddaughter tightly, using his body to isolate the heat wave.
Almost at the same time, his old wife, whom he had been married to for half his life, lay down next to him in a tacit understanding and hugged the children's exposed legs.
The two of them had only one thought: Even if they burn themselves to death, they must save their children.
Not far away, Jiang Zhi had been lying quietly with her head buried in the ground. She didn't even look at what was happening next to her.
In a fire scene, it is not only the open flame that hurts people, but also the extremely high temperature smoke and heat that can burn the alveoli. As long as you avoid these for a few seconds, you can survive safely.
Hearing the strange sound approaching and the heat wave coming, Jiang Zhi closed his eyes and was about to resign himself to his fate when he suddenly felt his body sinking. However, it was Xu Errui's arms that protected him and he whispered in a tearful tone: "Mom, we should still do this. Let’s go with Village Chief Xiaotian and the others.”
Jiang Zhi had no time to speak. The heat made his hair fly wildly, and his nose and mouth were filled with dust.
Time seemed to be frozen, and a few seconds became a century.
Finally, the heat passed and the mountain breeze brought plenty of fresh air.
In the darkness, everyone seemed to come to life again, breathing heavily and whimpering.
There's Nini's, Qiaoyun's, Xiaoman and Errui's.
Jiang Zhi lay on the ground feeling strange and inexplicable.
To be honest, since her elders passed away one after another, as an adult who has lived independently for decades, she does not feel lonely, and she still lives a carefree life.
It's just that there is a big gap from being treated like no one brings paper when going to the toilet, to being cared for and protected during life and death.
To this child who has called her mother for more than ten days, she has always regarded her as one of the young colleagues in the unit.
She knew that Xu Errui was a filial son, but her personal experience was different. Now she finally felt an unusual touch.
Xu Errui used one arm to protect his wife and the other to protect his mother. He cried so hard: "Mom, Qiaoyun! We are alive! We are not dead!"
Xiao Mannai hugged Nini and cried, while Mr. Xiaoman was smiling, but he was in tears.
Until now, he has never heard of a family that could survive a wildfire.
I lit the torch again, and then I saw a thick layer of black ash falling on several people. They were crying and laughing, and everyone's face was black and white, like a big painted face in an opera.
Only Nini, who was protected at the bottom by several adults, was still alive.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you, crying and laughing again.
In fact, it is not entirely true to say that everyone was intact, because several people's hair was pulled up.
Especially the three people, Xiaoman Errui and Jiang Zhi, who had been lighting the fire, were caught in the branches and their hair was tied into buns, and the fire burned them into long and short buns.
Coupled with the wet clothes stained with dust and mud, it is simply crazy.
Jiang Zhi coughed a few times and spat out a mouthful of dusty black phlegm. Then he said in a hoarse voice: "The fire has been avoided. It's better for everyone to stop running around and wait until daybreak."
This time everyone agreed in unison. The fire was still burning not far above, and there were sparks flashing everywhere. It was not the time to relax yet.
After a few people calmed down, they hurried to look at the house.
Mountain fires should not be underestimated. Even though the dead grass in the forest had been cleared, Jiangzhi's shack and kitchen made of bark and dead grass were still ignited by flying sparks, and the fire was roaring outward.
Fortunately, we arrived just in time. Everyone worked together, poured a few ladles of water on the house, and then pulled off all the newly burned thatched roofs. Half of the house was saved.
In addition, the main roof where Jiang Zhi lives is made of stone tiles, so there is nothing wrong with it.
The chickens in the stone chicken pen were so frightened that one of them was trampled to death by his companions.
After taking care of this, Jiang Zhi, Xiao Man Ye, Xiao Man, and Er Rui went to check on Xiao Man's house in Yaxia without having time to rest.
At that time, Xiaoman's family left in a hurry and only briefly disposed of food and clothing. Anything that could not be taken with them was covered with yellow mud prepared for the kang.
I thought I would encounter fire on the grass roof, but I didn't expect it to be quiet here, with no trace of fire at all.
Because this shed is directly against the stone wall, it is usually cold and cold, but the mountain wind takes a turn here.
Moreover, the surrounding dry grass had been burned by three people, and the fire did not come over.
Apart from the dust that fell all over the house, there was basically no big damage.
Little Man's face couldn't hide the happiness on his face. He was fine, and even the thatched shed was fine. It was a blessing and auspiciousness!
