MTL - The Era of Hard Work-Chapter 7 brother soldier

   Chapter 7 Brother Soldier

The two openings on the east side of the    bridge were successfully blocked and reinforced, and the troops, led by Lv Zhenlin and the officers, turned to support the west side.

   The people on this side, temporarily unable to fight any more, fell crookedly on the embankment and rested under the embankment.

  There were trees sticking out from the embankment, blocking out the shade. Lu Dong squeezed a dry sandbag and caught a long leech that only slipped ashore.

   Lu Jianren was holding a ham sausage in his mouth: "I threw this net down, and I didn't have the energy to drag it back. I didn't have any drinks at night."

"I don't know what's going on at night." Lu Dong put a finger on the leech's back and rolled it up, it was seven or eight centimeters smooth, and it felt quite good: "Seventh Uncle, if you drink too much water, you won't be able to get up! "

   Someone answered: "Become a water ghost!"

  Lu Jianren finished the ham sausage in a few mouthfuls: "I'm looking for two beautiful female water ghosts, I'm more comfortable!"

   Lu Dong continued to leech: "Seven aunt whipped you with a big ear scraper."

   Seven uncles and seven aunts fight every day, and they can shoot each other with shovels.

  The leech became shorter and rounder in Lu Dong's hand, shrinking into almost a sphere, Lu Dong patted it on a flat spot, it was full of elasticity.

  The two and a half lads slipped up the river bank and quietly came to Lu Dong's side, just to say hello in the morning.

   One of them was Li Lin, the nephew of Lu Dong's aunt, and the other was Lu Kun.

   They didn't go to school after graduating from junior high school, they didn't have a serious job, and they messed around all day.

  Lu Kun came over and said in a low voice, "Brother Dong, Qiao Siliang is looking for someone to show off in the county town tomorrow, two dollars per head, shall we go?"

   In the past two years, Young and Dangerous has become popular and poisoned many people, especially teenagers who like to imitate.

   Lu Dong shook his head: "No."

  Li Lin said with a smile: "I said it all, two yuan is a bargain! Can you ask Brother Dong for ten yuan?"

   Lu Kun said quickly: "Brother Dong is gone, it is definitely not the price of two yuan, and Qiao Siliang has no face to invite brother Dong for two yuan."

   "Don't go there either!" Lu Dong pointed to the bottom of the river: "What are you thinking? The water is flooding to the door of the house! Watch the young and the bewildered."

  Li Lin and Lv Kun left sadly.

  Lu Dong patted the leech bouncy ball. Young and Dangerous Boys poisoned a large number of people. Many teenagers took a wrong path because of their longing for movies.

  …

   "Mayor, change your clothes?"

   Above the small dam, the clerk suggested: "There are short sleeves in the car."

  Yang Liewen lowered his head and glanced at the black shirt with a white background: "No, there may be a situation later." He pointed to the slightly honest boy in the shade: "I'll go talk to someone."

   wiped the dirt on his face, Yang Liewen walked towards Lu Dong.

  The officer said to the propaganda officer with the camera: "Follow up and take a few more pictures."

   The publicity officer understood and followed behind.

   "Classmate Lu Dong."

  Yang Liewen became interested in Lu Dong in the morning. Lu Dong would not lack the courtesy he should have. He stood up and said, "Hello, Mayor Yang."

   "Sit, sit." Yang Liewen faced Qingzhao River, took the lead and sat on a sandbag, looking at the words on Lu Dong's school uniform: "Are you studying in a middle school?"

  Lu Dong sat down, patted the bioelastic ball, and replied, "Just graduated."

  Yang Liewen nodded slightly: "This year's college entrance examination? How was the test?"

  Lu Dong stopped the hand that clapped the ball, thinking that he was a teammate, why did he force him to be an opponent? He said vaguely, "It's okay."

   Yang Liewen thought Lu Dong was modest: "Undergraduate?"

   Will this person chat? Which pot is not open to mention which pot! Lu Dong did not leave any traces: "Can you not talk about learning?"

   "Okay." Yang Liewen didn't bother with a young man. He pointed to the thing in Lu Dong's hand, curious: "What is this? Bouncy ball? It doesn't look like it."

  Lü Dong looked at Qingzhao River: "The specialty of the river."

   Yang Liewen felt that there were special products that would make a difference, so he was interested: "Can I take a look?"

   "Are you sure?" Lu Dong asked.

   Yang Liewen stretched out his hand, and Lu Dong simply put the leech ball in his hand.

   The elastic and smooth touch in the palm of the hand made Yang Liewen squeeze twice: "Fish eggs? Or other aquatic creatures?"

   Lu Dong said: "Leech, just the ones I burned in the morning."

  Yang Liewen immediately remembered the worm that swelled up after sucking blood on Lu Dong's body, and subconsciously wanted to throw it away. He caught sight of the propaganda officer holding the camera and held back.

  Boom—

  Across the river, there was a sudden loud noise like a collapsed house.

  Lu Dong turned his head to look, and subconsciously jumped to the catchphrase: "I'll get (neng)!"

   All the people on the embankment stood up unconsciously.

   "Where did it collapse?"

   There was a roar of chaos under the embankment.

   This sound touches people's sensitive nerves too much.

   "Don't panic!" The brigade accountant was here, roaring back: "The Majia Embankment on the opposite side has collapsed."

   Just at the place where Lu Dong and the others were facing diagonally, the river bank next to Majia Village on the north bank collapsed by ten meters, and the clods and debris kept falling into the water.

   After being immersed in high water for a long time, the embankment could no longer hold up.

  Fortunately, no one fell into the water, and the embankment near the bridge was very thick, less than half of it collapsed, and there was still a layer standing there, so that the embankment would not burst immediately.

   But the river scours, and it may collapse twice at any time.

   "Hurry up and plug the hole!"

   Majia Village is also under the jurisdiction of Ningxiu Town, Yang Liewen jumped forward in a hurry.

   Lu Dong quickly grabbed it and reminded loudly, "Don't go forward! If you fall, no one will be able to catch it!"

  Yang Liewen was so anxious that his forehead bulged with blue veins, and shouted: "Block the hole! Block the hole! Human life is at stake!"

   The sound of gongs on the other side of the river sounded, and the dense sound of gongs seemed to strike people's hearts.

   Lu Dong is also in a hurry, but he cannot let go.

   Don't watch Uncle Seven make fun of the other side. In fact, the two villages face each other across a bridge. They have been intermarriage for many years, breaking bones and connecting tendons.

   For example, his uncle is from Majia Village.

   Seventh Uncle's husband's family is also in Majia Village.

  Yang Liewen calmed down, looked left and right, and shouted, "We must organize a rescue!"

  Everyone was dejected, how did you pass by with such a flood?

   "Is there a boat?" Yang Liewen asked.

   Lu Dong said: "The boats in the village are small, so it's hard to get through. It's going to be an assault boat."

   Lv Jianren first scolded the mantra, and then said: "There is no big ship, and launching into the water is nothing!"

   Yang Liewen asked the officer behind: "Is there an assault boat?"

  The officer shook his head silently.

  The people on the other side of the river have already moved, throwing sandbags into the gap one by one.

   Lu Dong roared: "Cage! Find a cage to pack together!"

  Other people were shouting, not sure if the other side heard it, but people were just frantically blocking the opening.

   Yang Liewen has a deep sense of powerlessness. He regrets only scratching his hair. Why didn't he pay attention? Why are you not ready?

  Lü Dong seemed to have seen his uncle's cousin, so he could only watch and do nothing.

  Lv Jianren was in a hurry, took off his shirt and shirtless.

   Lu Dong was also anxious, and shouted: "Seventh uncle, don't be stupid! Think about the seventh aunt and the child!"

  Lu Jianren didn't plan to go into the water, he took a deep breath and shouted: "Ma's family! Hold on! He can hold on!"

   Someone immediately followed and shouted: "Ma's family, stand up!"

   "Majia Village, don't be shy!"

   "Old and young men, stand up!"

   There was a cheering sound from here, but there was nothing else to do in a short time.

  The gap on the north bank is still falling, and Majia Village has reached the moment of life and death.

At this moment, a group of people dressed in olive green and orange life jackets rushed to the river bank. With ropes tied around their waists and sandbags in their hands, they jumped into the water decisively. Together, facing the rushing river, cast a human-shaped dam!

   The turbid torrent washed over and was blocked by flesh and blood!

   They were firmly nailed there, like a steel wall made of flesh and blood!

The momentum of    decreased, and the embankment gradually stopped falling. Sandbags were thrown down one by one, and the situation began to stabilize.

   Looking at the young faces and the shoulders holding up hope, the people on the South Bank were silent, shocked and moved.

   Even if they are not guarding Lujia Village at the moment!

   Lu Dong's eyes are wet, they are the real Great Wall of the Republic!

   As if something was scouring Lu Dong's heart, he would never forget this scene for the rest of his life!

   "Brother Bing! Good job!" Lu Dong shouted with all his strength: "Brother Bing! Come on!"

   Someone immediately followed and shouted: "The People's Liberation Army is a hero!"

   "Soldiers, hard work!"

   did not respond, and did not need to respond, they were resolute and silent like the Great Wall.

  When the sun was close to the western horizon, the gap on the north bank was blocked, and the soldiers left in silence, leaving behind the dam to keep the villagers safe.

  The water level finally began to drop. Around 6:30 p.m., the new bridge connecting Lujia Village and Majia Village was exposed, with a crooked stone guardrail and garbage.

   The above call said that the water level of several major reservoirs is about to drop below the warning level. As long as there is no sudden heavy rain, the water level will soon disappear.

  The troops have not withdrawn, they will stay for a while and withdraw depending on the water conditions.

   Originally, the village wanted the troops to live in residential quarters, and the house had already been vacated, but the troops firmly disagreed, so the village had to open a primary school for the summer vacation as a temporary station for the troops.

The    troops left a certain number of people to work with the village at night, and the others returned to the primary school one after another to ensure that they could go up with sufficient physical strength in case of danger.

   Lu Dong led the way for a group of soldiers and also went to the school.

   Lujia Primary School was established very early and covers a vast area, including dozens of trees that cannot be hugged by an adult.

   However, the school buildings are similar to many schools in rural areas in this era, and tend to be dilapidated.

  Strictly speaking, Lu Dong was a dilapidated house when he was in elementary school.

The news of    flooding spread completely, and the neighbors came to deliver meals. Li Wenyue was not in good health, and was arranged to make statistics and bookkeeping with the brigade accountant.

  The human feelings of the outer village, after the flood, you have to come to the door to thank you, and you have to return it when you have the opportunity.

  Lu Dong came to the door of the primary school office, Li Wenyue was busy recording, and a simple and honest middle-aged man stood opposite.

"Wen Yue, keep separate records!" The middle-aged man emphasized: "All meats are separated! Ears, stomachs, pig trotters, pig livers, offal, the prices are different. I have to reconcile with the brigade to calculate the money, but I can't remember less. It's gone!"

   Hearing this, Lu Dong remembered that this person was Li Wenyue's neighbor, a celebrity in Lujia Village, and the owner of Cheng Lifeng's meat shop.

   His family has been engaged in the business of brine from the previous generation, and has a good reputation.

  Li Wenyue said: "I remember it all, I can't go wrong."

   Cheng Lifeng was not at ease, he checked it out again in person, and then left.

   There was no one else nearby, and Lu Dong asked, "The meat he sent?"

   "Yeah." Li Wenyue packed up the account book: "The third grandfather asked to prepare it, the troops help us, and we also want to let everyone eat well."

   He suddenly said: "Dongzi, can you beat Cheng Lifeng?"

   "What's the matter?" Lu Dong wondered, Li Wenyue was not the one who yelled at him.

   Li Wenyue glanced at the school gate: "From lunch delivery, Cheng Lifeng kept asking for money. If our village is like this, who can't help? He wants money!"

   Lu Dong helped him move the desk into the office: "This matter is only self-conscious, not forced."

   Li Wenyue added: "From last year, Cheng Lifeng provided Mid-Autumn Festival benefits and New Year's goods to town-run enterprises and some units in the county, and it's all about money."

   Lu Dong didn't answer the call, more than one in the eyes of losing money? He pulled Li Wenyue: "Let's go, let's have dinner together."

   (end of this chapter)