I farmed and raised children in ancient times

Chapter 59 Emergency

Xie Zhilan returned home and mentioned the transfer to Mrs. Chen, but Mrs. Chen was unwilling to leave.

"There have been no floods for so many years. Are you making too much of a fuss? It's just a few days of rain. What's the matter? Last year, it rained a few times in a row, isn't it all right?"

Mrs. Chen was mending Xie Lin's clothes. Children are very active in running and jumping, so the clothes are very easy to get scratched somewhere and make some holes, especially the pants, which are always torn every now and then.

The pair of trousers she mended in her hand were newly bought by Xie Zhilan some time ago, but there was a hole in the knee for some reason.

Xie Zhilan saw that she was not keeping her hands on her hands, so she didn't take her words to heart at all, and immediately sat next to her and patiently persuaded: "Mother, the terrain here is not very high, and it is between two mountains. Our place is big, so all the water will flow here? When the river overflows the embankment and pours back into our house, we won’t even be able to run away!”

Chen was taken aback for a moment, and finally looked up at her, "According to what you said, how much rain would it take to flood the house?"

The river in their village is at least two feet high from the river bank. If the house is to be flooded, the water level must be at least two feet high. Chen can't imagine where so much water comes from. Come, rely on the rain from the sky?
"It's really hard to say."

Xie Zhilan pointed to the rain outside, "Mother, think about it, it's been raining for several days, even if the rain seeps into the ground, it won't seep too much. What about the rest? It must gather.

Just like the area on the east side of our yard, isn’t it because the terrain is relatively low, so when it rains, there will always be a puddle of water!
So, if there is too much rain, it will definitely flow to the lower place. When the time comes, the water will not be able to drain down, and the water will gather? "

Seeing Chen's disbelief, Xie Zhilan remembered that she had paid attention to the river outside the village when she went out, and said immediately: "Why don't you go out with me to have a look, the water in that river must have risen a lot!"

Chen was still hesitating, but Xie Zhilan took away the work in her hand. In desperation, she had no choice but to stare at her daughter, and followed her out of the house.

Not far away, the small river is in front of you.

The water level of the river had already risen before they knew it, and now it was almost at the same level as the river bank. The river was no longer as gentle as before, but appeared swift and irritable, like a wild beast breaking out of its cage and rampaging.

"This... the water level was not so high yesterday..." Chen's face changed slightly.

Even Xie Zhilan's face became serious.

Not only yesterday, when she just went out to find the village chief, the water level was not so high, so——

The flash flood is really coming!

She raised her head and looked at the mountain peaks in the distance. It was already difficult to see its original appearance due to the hazy clouds and mist. It was as if a giant beast was covered with a veil, mysterious and dangerous!

"Mom, do you believe me this time?"

As soon as Xie Zhilan finished speaking, there was a sound of gongs in the village, followed by the deep voice of the village chief——

"Fellow folks, in order to avoid immeasurable losses caused by flash floods, folks, please don't stay at home, pack up your things and move to a safe place—"

The village chief shouted while beating the gong, and soon walked to the west end of the village.

Seeing Xie Zhilan and her daughter standing outside the door, Xie Cheng was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Why haven't you packed your things?"

Xie Zhilan pointed to the river, "Village Chief, the matter is more serious than expected!"

Xie Cheng took a glance, his brows knit into a line.

"When I went to your house just now, the water level was not so high." Xie Zhilan said again.

"You mean?"

Xie Zhilan nodded, "Hurry up, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

Xie Cheng's expression became more serious. He turned around and rang the gong again, but this time he seemed much more eager.

"Alan, let's pack up and go... where are we going?" Mrs. Chen panicked.

Sitting at home, she still doesn't feel it, but seeing it with her own eyes, she can no longer calm down.

Speaking of this, Xie Zhilan was also worried!
According to her understanding of the surrounding geographical location, the best place to avoid is the county seat, but the county seat is still dozens of miles away from their village, and the only one with a donkey cart in the village is the village head's house, and a cart can't fit a few people .

"Don't worry, let's pack up first."

Xie Zhilan persuaded Chen Shi to go home, and she hurried into the kitchen and threw the important things into the system space. She even put all the rice noodles and the remaining summer food into it.

"System, can there be living people in my warehouse?"

If it is possible, it may save a life at a critical time.

[Host, not yet, you have to reach level [-] or above before you can]

Xie Zhilan was a little disappointed, but she changed her mind, "Isn't the old hen alive?"

[It is a living thing produced by this system, and it cannot be put back after it leaves the system, which means that it will not be returned]

So that is to say, there is no way for the old hen and the group of chicks to be moved into the warehouse.

Xie Zhilan twitched the corner of her mouth fiercely, expressing her speechlessness for the principle of no return!

Well, it’s okay if you can put things, there are more miscellaneous things in the house...

At this moment, a dull sound came to my ears from the northwest direction.

Xie Zhilan ran out quickly, just in time to see Qin Sheng pushing the wheelchair to the door, the two of them looked at each other, and they both saw a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes.

"I gonna go see!"

Xie Zhilan ran out of the house again with an umbrella and ran to the river.

The water level was still at the same level as the shore, and there was no tendency to exceed it. She breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to turn around, but suddenly realized something was wrong!
The water level seems to be slowly dropping!

Xie Zhilan stared at the river closely, yes, it is indeed falling!
However, the rain is still falling slowly, and there is no sign of stopping.

So why did the water level drop?

She turned her head to look at the mountains in the distance again, and instantly understood something!
"Mommy! Sir! A landslide upstream blocked the river, and the water level is dropping!!" she yelled.

Mrs. Chen ran out with a dazed expression, "The water level... dropped? What do you mean?"

"It means that a section of the river above is blocked, and there is no water flowing down for the time being." Qin Sheng took a deep breath and explained.

"So, why? Are we safe?" Mrs. Chen didn't understand for a while.

Xie Zhilan shook her head, "No, mother. Once the blocked river washes away the silt, more water will wash down, and then..."

The more she talked, the more worried she became, and she couldn't help looking at Qin Sheng: "Sir, what should we do? Where should we retreat?"

Qin Sheng had been thinking about this question before. Originally, going to the county seat was the best choice. After all, the terrain there is high and it is a plain, but now it seems that it may be too late!
"I've seen this western mountain before. The mountain is relatively gentle and the vegetation is dense. If it's a temporary refuge, it's okay..." He hesitated, after all, going up the mountain is not the best choice.

Xie Zhilan took a deep breath, and naturally knew his worries. If there was a landslide, it would be unimaginable.

However, the harm between the two powers is the lesser. If the next flood is coming, there is no other way but to go to a higher place.

　Keep loving your dreams~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)