I Became the Favorite of Big Bosses

Chapter 470 Breaking the Levee

"Good people...may not necessarily have good rewards, but evil people will definitely not have good rewards."

“If it’s left over from the old days, it may not have much basis, but it can always make some sense.”

“Wei Lan, if you encounter trouble in the future, don’t fight for the limelight. Even if you suffer a little loss, you can’t do anything harmful to nature.”

Wei Lan opened her mouth and said, "...Yes, grandma."

Grandma Gu was washing the dishes, while Wei Lan was doing her work at the side. The sound of "rustling" outside the house became even louder.

Two steps closer to the window and looked out. The large bamboos were bent over. Some of the ones near the backyard had been hammered into the yard.

 Unexpectedly...there was a strong wind again,

Wei Lan stood in front of the window, her hands tightly clasped around her chest, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed, faintly worried: "Brother Chao..."

 …

The mountains and mountains are intersecting white ink, and there are pine cypress in the gap between the junction.

 The winding railway passes through the mountains. A green leather train gradually slows down at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally, it makes two "clang, dang, dang, dang" sounds and stops about a hundred meters in front of a tunnel.

“What’s going on? Is this the right place to stop and make moss?”

“What, what’s going on? There’s still a hundred miles between Ma County and our Huang County, so why did we stop?”

The carriage was noisy, and people crowded towards the windows.

 Gu Chao was tired for several days and couldn't wake up even when the train stopped. Now he was pushed by someone. His deep red eyes opened suddenly and he frowned and looked to the side.

Such a pair of cold and stern eyes, glowing with red, does not look like someone easy to get along with at first glance.

The people who were noisy just now didn't dare to push forward any more when they saw Gu Chao like this.

The person in the lead shrank even more and took a step back, but there were people behind him, so where could he retreat to?

He had no choice but to swallow his saliva and force a smile: "This, this comrade, we just want to see what's going on outside. Why did the train stop? But we haven't arrived yet!"

 The train stopped?

 Gu Chao’s brows furrowed even more, and he realized later that the sound of the train was missing.

Gu Chao stood up and stretched out his forearm muscles. The train window was easily pushed open. Gu Chao stretched out his head and looked forward.

His car was in the fourth section, relatively forward. There happened to be some curves in this section of the railway, so he could see clearly what was ahead of him when he put his head in.

The track is located between two mountains. Perhaps due to the recent heavy rain in H Province, a lot of gravel slid down the mountain, and most of the tunnel ahead was blocked, making it impossible for the train to pass through.

 Today is the third day.

Gu Chao looked serious, turned his eyes to the side, and looked at the mountain.

The mountain is a stone mountain, high and steep. Only pines, cypresses and some fir trees grow, and their roots are rooted in the floating soil on the surface, making it impossible to climb.

I originally wanted to jump out of the car and get out of this area, wait until I got to Ma County and then find another way back, but it seemed like that was not feasible at the moment.

Before Gu Chao could figure out a way, the conductor came from the third car with a loudspeaker and said, "Please sit back in your seats! Don't walk around! It rained heavily here two days ago, and a lot of rocks fell from the front. At present, The track is blocked by stones and the train cannot pass. We need to wait for the railway workers from Ma County to come to support! Before that, I hope that all comrades will actively cooperate and ride the train in an orderly manner! Please ride the train in a civilized manner!"

After the conductor finished speaking, his eyes fell on Gu Chao by the window. He immediately picked up the loudspeaker and shouted: "That little comrade, please take your head back, close the window and sit down!"

Gu Chao choked and had no choice but to do as he was told and sit down to think of a solution.

 “It’s orderly and civilized? It’s already at the door of the house, but the road is blocked by a few broken stones!”

"That's right, when will the railway workers from Ma County arrive? If it takes longer, why don't you open the door for us and we can go down and remove the rocks ourselves. If we can't still leave then? Guys, tell me, Ok?"

 “This is a good idea, I think it will work!”

"well!"

There was a commotion in the carriages one after another. Although Gu Chao was anxious, he only watched from the side and did not interfere.

The idea seems good, but the train cannot open the door at will until it reaches the station or destination.

If these people get off the train now, something will go wrong and they will get bumped or injured, which is not something the train conductor and the crew can afford.

After the conductor shouted "Quiet!" with a loudspeaker several times, he still couldn't suppress the crowd, so he had to retreat to the front compartment and discuss with the conductor.

But the final result was similar to Gu Chao's expectation. The proposal was not adopted. Even because he heard from the conductor that the people in the carriage were making a lot of noise, the conductor specially asked the security guard in the front carriage to come with the conductor to make peace.

To make peace, the two security guards in military green uniforms stood behind the conductor, full of momentum. No matter how much the conductor said no, no one dared to make a fuss anymore. They all sat back and sat down, and honestly they didn't dare to speak loudly.

 Didn’t you see it? The security guard still had a gun on his waist.

Jumping on the bus is not possible, and the proposal has been refuted. Do we really have to wait in this place with no access to the village or store?

"Nanny..." Gu Chao sighed and hugged the oil paper parcel in his arms tightly.

 …

　　It was windy in the afternoon, and it rained heavily again in the evening, accompanied by bursts of "rumbling" thunder. The Gu family did not turn on the lights.

The flame of the kerosene lamp on the table was flickering and extinguishing, and the blue-green flame at the top flickered from time to time with a faint blue smoke.

Wei Lan checked the window of Gu Chao's room, then returned to the room and closed the door tightly, and the swaying flames finally stabilized.

“Sister Lan, will my brother come back today?”

You Lan was sitting on the edge of the bed holding a small pillow. Under the firelight, a pair of dark eyes flashed with orange light, bright and innocent.

Based on Wei Lan's understanding of Gu Chao, if there are no uncontrollable elements, then he will definitely return today.

But there was lightning and thunder outside the window, and it was raining so heavily...

Wei Lan sighed slightly, smiled suddenly, and slowly sat down on the bed, "Probably not. It rained too much and it was at night. The road was not easy to walk. Chao Ge would usually find a place to take shelter from the rain and wait for the rain. Come back when you’re young.”

I hope Gu Chao will be like her and find a place to take shelter from the rain. Don't be stupid and have to rush back in three days just because of those one or two words.

　　Patting Youlan's little head gently, Wei Lan smiled softly, "Did you blow out the lamp?"

"Oh!" You Lan nodded, and suddenly hugged Wei Lan's waist uneasily, "Sister Lan, I'm afraid... just hold me tonight, okay?"

The little girl suddenly felt abnormal, and Wei Lan felt as if something was pressing on her heart. After a while, she felt that she was overthinking.

"Okay." Wei Lan nodded in agreement and turned off the lights. The room was dark. She groped her way onto the bed. As she just said, she took the little girl's small body into her arms and patted her back with her slender hands. Lan coaxed in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, the rain will only last for a while and it will stop soon. Sister Lan will stay with you, okay?"

“Hmm!” Wei Lan was worried about Gu Chao. She kept listening to the noise outside the house, fearing that Gu Chao would come back and knock on the door because of the heavy rain.

I stayed up until two o'clock in the middle of the night. I woke up several times without seeing Gu Chao's shadow. I expected that he would probably not come back during the night. I breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

It is estimated that Gu Chao found a place to take shelter from the rain halfway, and was worried about whether he would encounter any other accidents.

I tossed and turned, and finally closed my eyes at about three o'clock or four o'clock. Not long after I fell asleep, there was a thunder outside the window, and then there was the sound of a loudspeaker from the brigade.

The sound of water in Xiaogang was loud. Gu Sande concluded that the reservoir upstream had broken its embankment and called everyone to go to the ground to fight the flood.

Regardless of commune members and educated youth, all laborers, not just children aged 11 or 12 or old people unable to walk, had to work in the fields.

Wei Lan turned on the light, hurriedly got dressed, put on her rubber shoes, and went to the kitchen to look for a raincoat.

 It wasn’t raining that hard outside, but I had to work and didn’t have any hands to hold an umbrella.

 When Youlan woke up, she had packed up and was ready to go out.

Youlan's eyes suddenly turned red, she turned over and jumped to the ground, holding Wei Lan and refusing to let go, "Sister Lan, don't go, don't go, my brother is back! He's back!"

You Lan didn’t know what was wrong with her, she just felt scared and didn’t want Wei Lan to go.

 But at this juncture, it was not Wei Lan's choice.

 The captain spoke again, and Wei Lan felt that she should do her part.

"Don't be afraid, I'll be right behind, watching from a distance. Nothing will happen." Wei Lan knelt down, took the pair of small slippers from the bedside, pinched Youlan's ankles and asked her to put them on, "There's still time. Morning, go and stay with grandma and sleep a little longer?"

You Lan burst into tears and suddenly cried with a sob-like voice, "Sister Lan..."

 “Okay!”

Just when Wei Lan was about to say something coaxing, the door behind him suddenly creaked, and Grandma Gu stood at the door and poked her head in, "Wei Lan..."

Grandma Gu was neatly dressed, and seeing that Wei Lan was also ready, Grandma Gu was stunned for a moment, sighed and said nothing.

Grandma Gu took You Lan's hand and pulled the little girl away, "Go ahead. Grandma will make your favorite custard. Come back early to eat."

"Yeah!" Wei Lan nodded and walked all the way out. When she reached the door of the hall and opened the door, she turned slightly and winked at You Lan. Her smile was gentle and playful, "It might rain heavily today, so I'll stay at home with grandma. Come on, don't run around, you know?"

You Lan bit her lip and nodded with tears in her eyes. If her wrist hadn't been held by Grandma Gu, she would have wanted to go up and hold Wei Lan to prevent her from going.

Seeing that the little girl was comforted, Wei Lan smiled at Grandma Gu again, "Grandma, I'm leaving!"

 After saying that, he turned around and ran outside.

 “Amitabha…”

After Wei Lan left, there were several more rapid footsteps in front of the Gu family yard, all heading towards Xiaogang.

Grandma Gu stood under the eaves, looking at the gloomy sky that seemed to be pressing down, and recited a Buddhist sentence.

 After that, he didn’t go back to the house to sleep again. Instead, he moved the small horse and sat at the door to wait.

You Lan felt sleepy and did not go back to the house. She sat down next to Grandma Gu and dozed off against Grandma Gu.

Thirty years ago, this area also experienced floods.

 It’s just that Team 7’s terrain is high and the water cannot reach the village, but the crops in the field are different, especially the sunflower seed field that is about to be harvested.

That piece of land is located below the small harbor and next to the river ditch. The distance is just cheek to cheek.

 The water level in the downstream river ditch usually reaches the deepest part, which is up to Gu Chao's thighs, and the shallower places are up to the ankles. But now the water level has risen by more than two meters.

The sound of water flowing out of Xiaogang is like a waterfall, and the water level is still rising.

  Not a good sign.

“Everyone, listen up, the female colleagues are responsible for clearing the drainage ditch, and the male colleagues are going to resist the sandbags installed two days ago! Make a circle along the edge of the sunflower seed field, starting with Area 1..."

"Fellows! The sunflower seed field is not only the hard work of the brigade in the past six months, but also the hard work of the country in the past six months! The harvest is about to be harvested, so we can save as much as we can! We must not let it go to waste like this without harvesting anything!"

The splashing sound was so loud that Gu Sande had to shout at the top of his lungs so that everyone could vaguely hear him.

“Your hard work must not be in vain! Every life is worth living! Come on, everyone!” Someone in the crowd said something impassioned, which quickly inspired everyone.

People divided the work reasonably, the male comrades carried sandbags, and the female comrades carried shovels and hoes to dig into ditches and drainage outlets.

 In addition to the water discharge outlet, several other drainage outlets in Xiaogang are blocked and have not been opened. The water level has risen sharply. If you want to open the drainage outlet, you can only go down to the downstream water and use a rake to pull out the weeds and silt inside.

This kind of thing is usually done by **** men. There is certain danger in doing it by lesbians. What's more, the water level in the small port is rising and it is almost full. Once the things in the drainage outlet are taken out, the water will fall under the action of water pressure. It will be released in a burst, and the strong impact will wash people away.

very dangerous!

Huang Chunxiang took the lead in taking over the work. Without any hesitation, she told the other female comrades what to do as they divided the work before picking up the rake and entering the water.

When he was about to go into the water, Wei Lan frowned in worry and couldn't help but pull him back, "Auntie, tie a rope around your waist, just in case."

Wei Lan is very self-aware and will never act blindly where he cannot help, otherwise he will cause trouble.

At this critical juncture, people are racing against time. If something goes wrong due to a mistake, no one will have time to take care of her or another person.

 Huang Chunxiang glanced at Wei Lan and then at the direction of the drainage outlet. She seemed to have thought of something. She nodded with a smile and asked anxiously if anyone nearby had brought a rope.

Wei Lan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked towards the place where he was assigned.

Just two steps away, her sleeves tightened suddenly. When she turned around, she saw Yang Yan and Jiang Lihua, whose hands were tangled together. She said with a worried look on her face, "Be careful."

 They were assigned to different places.

"Yeah." Wei Lan chuckled and nodded, "You guys too, pay attention to your safety."

 Wei Lan was assigned to clean drainage ditches in Sunflower Seed Field.

It rained last night, and the rainwater drained all the way down from the fields on the hillside. The ditches that had been tidied up the day before had collapsed a lot.

Sunflowers grow densely and tall, making it difficult to walk in a raincoat. A large circle like a bamboo hat makes it even more difficult to move around in the ground.

Wei Lan could only take off her rain gear and get into the sunflower field wearing only her own clothes.

It was raining lightly in the sky, and there was a lot of rainwater accumulated in the flowers and leaves of the sunflower. Wei Lan groped through it, and the rainwater seeped into her clothes from her collar and body like a small stream. It was wet and stuck to her body. It was extremely cold and made her freeze. His upper and lower teeth were chattering.

 (End of this chapter)