"Do you recognize me as your godfather? If you do, you must listen to me! We have paid for this donkey. You bought it with 20 yuan last time." Dong Pianfang looked a bit tough at first glance. Unable to calm Wang Ke, he pretended to be angry.
There is no reason to buy a donkey for 20 yuan, but Wang Ke then thought about it. If he had bought it himself, his godfather would definitely not kill it. "Okay, godfather, this donkey will be named Wang from now on. You will be responsible for raising it for me."
Dong Pianfang was immediately amused. This black donkey’s surname is Wang. I bet you are also a stubborn donkey.
"Godfather, Teacher Wen has something to do with me. I'll go over there first. When you have time, you can check my pulse!"
"Well, I won't delay your business. But you should take it easy, it's not easy to be the acting village chief. I have watched the water fall in the past two days. If nothing happens, the water will fall to the bottom the day after tomorrow. Everyone Each household must be busy with its own business. If you want to think more carefully, how to solve the problem of living here? Should we return to live together here, or should each household deal with it by themselves? Should each household also share some of the food? The people's commune method must be It’s not going to work. And who can we rely on for disinfection and road construction?”
"Godfather, you are right to remind us! We reminded you in time. I will gather a few village cadres and backbones later, and we will discuss it together. Then I will go over first."
Uncle Dong Pianfang nodded, and Wang Ke went to Professor Wen next door and handed over the picture he had redrawn.
"What kind of picture is this?"
“Before and after this rain, the decks of the boats we saw were exposed, and the sand mining workers in the village also dug out a lot, so I think the hillside bay behind the primary school will be more concentrated. In addition, According to my judgment, the difference between the ancient river course and the current river course is about one kilometer, and the direction is also different. For Teacher Wen’s reference.”
"Oh, that's great."
"But Teacher Wen, this flood brought a lot of sediment from the upper reaches, and it is estimated that it has been buried again in some places. There may be some differences in the location, but it is generally correct." Wang Ke can now speak confidently , completely depends on trust in Gu Maolin.
"You know, you know, we are not gods, we have mortal eyes, and we can't see things underground." Professor Wen was overjoyed at this time, his mind was filled with shipwrecks and ancient rivers, and the picture Wang Ke gave him was exactly the same as his The judgment is consistent. That day when he took a raft to the river, it was not what Wang Ke thought. As soon as Professor Wen arrived in Nanshao Village, he began to pay attention to the unique topography and landforms here. Based on the flow direction of the flood that day, he basically determined the approximate scope. Because over thousands of years, rivers can change their flow direction, and the topography can change, but the mountains, historical materials, and legends are difficult to change.
Seeing this picture, Professor Wen became even more convinced that Wang Ke was really a rare talent in the archaeological field in the future, and the idea of accepting him as his adopted son or disciple came up again. Good boy, yesterday he heard him calling Dong Pianfang his godfather, so what's the point of having one more godfather?
However, a rotten pig's head cannot be stewed in a hurry, and this matter must be considered in the long run.
Having made up his mind, Professor Wen found a 1:50,000 military map based on the topographic map of the sunken ship provided, and carefully studied the hydrological environment and geological environment here to determine the location and direction of excavation and cleanup. There are also the required construction machinery and related forces, procedures, and later land compensation fees. It can be said that everything is ready, and all we owe is Dongfeng. As soon as the flood subsided, he took action immediately. In order not to affect the progress, Professor Wen also called in his students and wrote a request for excavation instructions of Nanshao Village and a letter to the university leaders overnight, introducing the situation of Nanshao Village, and waited until the next day. Liang, prepare to send the students back to Jinmen to report, re-mobilize manpower, and prepare for further excavations.
Not mentioning it that night, Professor Wen found Wang Ke at dawn the next day.
"Xiao Wang, can you do me a favor and find someone to row a raft to send my students out."
"all right!"
Wang Ke also just got up and was organizing people in the class to help in the kitchen. He quickly called Gu Maolin and asked him to prepare for delivery.
When a few people climbed up the back slope carrying the raft with door panels, they looked out and were surprised. As the night passed, the water receded by nearly one meter. In the distance, the road to Nanshao could be vaguely seen. But if you go out without a raft, don’t even think about it.
"Ox Lock Pillar."
"arrive."
"Go and bring this teacher a bottle of water and some food for the journey. It is estimated that the journey of dozens of kilometers depends entirely on the ground."
"yes."
It was already daybreak. As Niu Suozhu walked away, Wang Ke stood next to Professor Wen and seemed to see a string of small black spots moving on the road to Nanshao. He walked around and stopped, and finally stopped there.
"Quick, Gu Maolin, you have good eyes, see what those little black dots are?" Wang Ke pointed to the distance with his hand and said anxiously to Gu Maolin that he would send Professor Wen's student, the doctoral student, to wade into the water later. Go to the train station and catch the train back to Jinmen.
"Monitor, Professor Wen, why does it look like a car to me!"
"Where is it? Why can't I see it?" Professor Wen was anxious, standing on tiptoes and swaying left and right to look into the distance.
"Squad leader, these are cars. There are nine of them in total." Gu Maolin called.
In fact, Wang Ke also saw it. According to this distance, the car is at least three kilometers away from here. It was also blocked by water and stopped on the road.
"Quickly, run back and get a telescope." Wang Ke said. When Liang Xiaolong, the sweet potato next to him, heard this, he ran away. Quickly get a military binoculars. Wang Ke took out his telescope, took off the lens cap, looked at the black spot, and adjusted the focus while looking. Finally, we clearly saw a military 212 jeep with eight or nine liberation vehicles behind it.
Many soldiers got out of the car, facing this road and pointing at Nanshao Village.
"What do they want to do? Are they going to Nanshao Village?" Wang Ke said to himself, and he looked to the side again. Suddenly a familiar figure appeared in the camera. Old platoon leader Hu Zhijun. Then he saw a familiar figure, the bearded company commander Tian.
"Ah, I understand. The company sent by the regiment is here. It's the artillery company directly under our regiment. It's our company!" Wang Ke shouted and jumped up. He turned around and said to Digua Liang Xiaolong, "Go and find Section Chief Chang, the Security Director and the Women's Director."
Then he said to Professor Wen: "Professor Wen, please ask our Staff Hu to send a car to transport your students. The greatest distance from Tianjin Gate now is the flood that is several kilometers wide."
When Professor Wen heard this, he quickly asked: "Then how do we get there?"
"Gu Maolin."
"arrive!"
"Now the company is trapped on the opposite road. According to the current situation, cars can't get through. People can wade through the water and you lead the way. Don't fall into the pits on both sides of the road." Wang Ke estimated that the water The deepest part is only waist deep. Maybe by the afternoon, it would still be a few dozen centimeters deep at most, but time is of the essence.
"yes!"
"Also, paddle over on the door raft, take Teacher Wen's student with you, and ask Staff Officer Hu to take him to the train station."
Behind him, Digua Liang Xiaolong ran back to find the signal flag of the "Perak Surveying and Mapping Team" - a red flag, and danced vigorously towards the opposite side. Section Chief Chang Gaofeng, Nanshao Village Security Director, Women's Director, and Uncle Dong Pianfang all came over. Everyone raised their hands together, dancing and cheering.
More and more villagers from Nanshao Village came after hearing the news, and their cheers became louder and louder. Regardless of whether they could see or hear the people on the other side, they all released themselves to their heart's content.
Soon there was a response from the other side. Through the telescope, the soldiers on the other side also saw the red flag here.
"Let's go first." Gu Maolin and the doctoral student took the dry food and water from the cattle lock post, boarded the door raft, and rowed to the opposite side.
They watched Gu Maolin and Menban raft slowly go away, but the old and young men in Nanshao Village did not want to leave. Everyone wants to see the People's Liberation Army and see what they bring to the village.
After a long, long time, more than two hours later, the villagers couldn't bear it anymore and went back to eat one after another. Only Wang Ke and the comrades in the reconnaissance squad, as well as Professor Wen, Section Chief Chang, Uncle Dong Pianfang and the village cadres remained on the hillside. Later, it was sweet potato Liang Xiaolong who ran back and brought a basin of steamed buns, and everyone ate one. Sitting on the hillside, still watching the other side.
At this time, the water had receded a lot, but it slowed down. Wang Ke looked across the street with a telescope. The company must be debating whether to wait here until the water recedes before coming over, or whether to come over now.
Finally he saw the company moving, and the car had long since disappeared. I saw the soldiers wearing backpacks, each carrying something on their shoulders, all their trouser legs rolled up, and began to wade into the water.
"The company is wading through the water." Wang Ke shouted.
The raft at the front was still Gu Maolin's. There were a lot of things on the raft, like tools. The company followed the raft slowly behind.
It's becoming clearer. Gu Maolin brought the company over. He turned back from time to time to greet the team.
"Comrades, let's pick them up." Section Chief Chang Gaofeng first suggested.
"Wait a minute, see where they are coming from?" Wang Ke shouted. If you come up from the front door of the school, the water there is still quite deep, at least up to your waist. If you come up from the back of the hillside, the water will not be too deep, but there is no road.
"Where's the red flag?" Wang Ke asked. Niu Suozhu raised the red flag. Wang Ke took it and kept pointing it toward the hillside, raising it up and pointing it again. Although there is no road here, the water is not deep.
Gu Maolin saw it. He raised the rowing shovel and responded in that direction. At this time, he was responsible for leading the way. He must have clearly seen the situation under the water and could not lead the team into the ditch. Others can't see clearly, but he can see clearly.
Finally the company came up. Company Commander Da Beard Tian and Artillery Unit Staff Officer Hu Zhijun were at the forefront. The soldiers at the back, in addition to the backpacks behind them, also carried a bag of noodles on their shoulders.
Wang Ke quickly turned around and shouted, "Assemble the reconnaissance team." The four soldiers quickly lined up.
"Stand at attention, take a break, stand at attention!" He ran over quickly, stood still, and raised his right hand in salute. "Reporting to the company commander and staff officer Hu, the reconnaissance squad leader Wang Ke is leading the whole squad to welcome the arrival of the company."
Company Commander Bearded Tian grabbed Wang Ke's shoulder and said, "Well! How about the reconnaissance squad leader, our company is here."
Staff officer Hu Zhijun also hugged Wang Ke. He whispered in his ear: "You kid has shocked the whole group." Wang Ke was stunned and didn't know what the old platoon leader Hu Zhijun meant by this, but since everyone was in front, it was inconvenient to ask more questions, so he quickly stepped forward.
"Company Commander, Staff Officer Hu, let me introduce them to you." Wang Ke pointed to the group of people behind him and began to introduce them one by one.
After the introduction, Wang Ke immediately said to Uncle Dong Pianfang: "Godfather, let's make another pot of rice. The company must not have eaten yet. Where else can we live?"
At this time, the company came up one after another, and they were all sitting on the hillside sorting out their wet clothes.
"Everyone, get up, bring the flour in first, and then come back to gather." Company Commander Bearded Tian said to Wang Ke again: "I think we can live on this hillside. It's ventilated and breathable, and we don't even need pillows."
"Please come with me!" Uncle Dong Pianfang greeted the soldiers.
"Reconnaissance squad leader, where do you live?"
"Report to the company commander, we live next to the haystacks in the yard, but we have built a tent ourselves. The house and tents have been given to fellow villagers. Company commander, let's go and make a tent!"
Company Commander Bearded Tian seemed to be very satisfied with Wang Ke's answer. He waved his hand and said loudly: "No, officers and soldiers are unanimous. Let's wait until the water recedes tomorrow."
