The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 365: Sudden heavy rain, voluntary patrol team established

Rainy day, reading day.

In one afternoon, Li Aiguo read four or five books.

As evening approached, the heavy rain still showed no signs of stopping. Instead, it became heavier and heavier.

The entire courtyard was shrouded in rain, as if it had sunk to the bottom of the water.

Chen Xueru had to work overtime at Daqianmen Street in the evening and did not come back for dinner.

Li Aiguo brought two eggs and half a kilo of bean sprouts, which made Aunt Liu's family angry.

Scrambled eggs with chopped green onions, stir-fried soybean sprouts, and the staple food is stick noodle porridge and white noodle steamed buns.

These meals are suitable for people of all ages.

Aunt Liu had a great appetite. She drank a large bowl of stick noodle porridge and ate most of a piece of white flour steamed bun.

She put down her chopsticks, looked up at the heavy rain outside the window, and said with some worry: "Aiguo, it's raining so heavily. Will Tianquan and Diquan get soaked while doing exploration in the field?"

"That can't be."

Li Aiguo burped and took Aunt Liu's salted duck eggs as a snack after the meal.

Dipping his chopsticks into the bright red egg yolk, he said while eating: "This rain only falls here in the capital. It probably won't stop if it's further away."

Having said that, Li Aiguo was a little worried.

It has been raining heavily for a while today.

If we put it in future generations, it can be described as a heavy rainstorm that occurs once in a hundred years.

Geological disasters may occur.

Just as I was thinking about it, the third uncle's voice came from outside: "The sewer outlet is blocked, please come quickly. The old Zhang family's house will be flooded later."

The urgent voice was obscured by the heavy rain, and the tone was somewhat distorted, which made people even more panicked.

"Mom, let me go and take a look!"

When Li Aiguo heard the shouting, he stood up and walked out.

"You kid, it's raining so hard outside, be careful if you get wet and catch a cold."

Aunt Liu went into the house and found a coir raincoat for Li Aiguo to put on.

The coir raincoat was left by Uncle Liu. It is made of bamboo strips and has a history of more than 20 years. It has been well preserved under the careful care of Aunt Liu, and there is also a hat.

Putting on the cap and hat, Li Aiguo felt like he had become a scarecrow.

Because the drain was blocked, the water outside had already risen, and the low places could reach the top of the feet.

Li Aiguo went back to the house and put on a pair of protective rubber shoes, then walked into the front yard.

Siheyuan is an old-fashioned courtyard with narrow culverts for sewerage and often blocked.

It rained heavily this time, and the leaves and branches of trees blocked the drains tightly.

The rainwater cannot flow out, and the water in the yard is rising higher and higher. The first person to bear the brunt is the old Zhang family who lives in the front yard.

When Li Aiguo came to the front yard, the water had already reached the door. Lao Zhang and his children took pots, bowls and ladles to scoop out the water.

Several people were so tired that they were sweating profusely, but to no avail, there was more and more water.

Holding an umbrella, Yan Bugui directed several residents to clean the drains, but it was useless because they were too clogged.

Seeing Li Aiguo coming, Yan Bugui seemed to have seen a savior: "Aiguo, hurry up, if the water rises again, it will probably reach the roots of the Zhang family's walls, and the house may collapse."

Li Aiguo turned around and saw that the water had submerged the base of the wall.

The house is an old-fashioned house, built of lime bricks. After years of vicissitudes, cracks have appeared in some places.

Under the erosion of standing water, bricks will turn into tofu blocks and will easily collapse if washed away by water.

The situation was urgent. Li Aiguo rushed over, took the wooden stick from Zhang Gangzhu's hand, and stabbed it down the sewer.

But as soon as it reached the mouth of the ditch, it was blocked by debris.

"Brother Patriot, it's not easy. There are too many tree sticks." Zhang Gangzhu didn't hold an umbrella, and rainwater flowed down his hair. He raised his sleeves and wiped it, looking a little anxious.

If the house collapses, something big will happen.

"You listen to me."

"What?"

The heavy rain almost muffled the sound, and Li Aiguo had to use a stick to demonstrate to Zhang Gangzhu.

"You come with my strength, thrust in, thrust in, then pump, pump."

"What?"

Seeing that Zhang Gangzhu still didn't understand, Li Aiguo became anxious and shouted at the top of his voice: "What should we do when we are living as husband and wife with my wife? What should we do now?"

boom.

A thunder exploded.

Zhang Gangzhi's head was buzzing, and he didn't know whether it was from the thunder or from the shock of Li Aiguo's words.

But the situation was critical, and he finally reacted.

Take a wooden stick and start thrusting. Don't be reckless when encountering obstacles. You should thrust gently, using the strength of the accumulated water, and proceed step by step.

Wait until the obstacle is broken, then increase your strength.

Li Aiguo and Zhang Gangzhu held a tree stick and worked together. After a while, they actually cleared the ditch.

The stagnant water gradually receded, and the crisis of flooding the courtyard was temporarily relieved.

"Third uncle, if the leaves and branches rush in, the drain will still have to be blocked."

Several people returned to the Yan family's roof to take shelter from the rain. Li Aiguo looked at the increasingly heavy rain and said worriedly.

"What should we do?" Yan Bugui's face turned a little blue.

Fortunately it was daytime. If no one paid attention at night, several houses in the courtyard would have been flooded.

"It's best to use a net-like thing to cover the mouth of the ditch, which will not delay the flow of rainwater outside, but can also block wooden sticks and branches."

"Fishing net?"

Yan Bugui thought of the fishing nets in his house, and his heart skipped a beat.

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The rainstorm today is extremely heavy.

It was raining heavily, as if there was a big hole in the sky and the rain was pouring down.

The rain hit the windows, making a crisp sound.

The debris on the ground was washed back to the drain by the rain.

Zhang Gangzhu had to take a few young people to salvage floating objects from time to time.

These guys didn't have rubber shoes either, so they could only stand in the standing water with their bare feet.

Yan Bugui raised his head and saw Li Aiguo staring at him, feeling somewhat guilty for no reason.

"I fish, where are the fishing nets?"

Li Aiguo knew Yan Bugui's temperament and said calmly: "Third uncle, this is related to the safety of our entire hospital."

Yan Bugui looked at the pouring rain, gritted his teeth, turned around and entered the house, took out the net and handed it to Li Aiguo.

"Patriot, I am honored today, take it and destroy the net!" Yan Bugui never thought in his life that he could say such a thing.

Li Aiguo smiled and said: "Third uncle, don't worry, you won't suffer any loss."

Don’t you still suffer if you don’t have a fishing net? Li Aiguo has something wrong with his mind.

Yan Bugui watched Li Aiguo and Zhang Gangzhu lay the fishing nets at the drain, and felt heartbroken and bleeding.

A copy net is bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and costs 1 cents.

In this life, he is the only one who has taken advantage of others, and he has never suffered such a big loss.

Why did you fall into Li Aiguo’s trap just now!

I just laid the fishing net on the drain and pressed it down with a few bricks.

There was a commotion outside.

Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office came with two subdistrict office officers in the rain.

Seeing that all the water in the courtyard had been drained away, Director Wang took off his raincoat and hat and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, you handled it in time. Just now, the old Liu's house in the courtyard next door was collapsed by the water. Now people just Take him to the hospital."

The sub-district office officers were surprised to see that there was no water on the ground and reminded Director Wang of the sub-district office to pay attention.

Director Wang walked over to take a closer look and nodded frequently: "Use a fishing net to block the drain. Aiguo, you have a good idea. Xiao Wang, you will notify other compounds later and let them do the same."

Li Aiguo pointed to the fishing net and said: "Aunt Wang, it was the third uncle who carried forward his style and donated the fishing net at home to block these branches."

"Lao Yan's fishing net?"

Director Wang turned to look at Yan Bugui, feeling that the old man seemed a bit strange.

What a glory! glory!

Yan Bugui was elated and puffed up his chest: "Director, I am the third uncle of the courtyard. This is what I should do."

Don't say anything else, just get praise, this fishing net is worth it.

Director Wang nodded: "This heavy rain is a sudden disaster. The fishing nets are disaster relief supplies. When the rain stops, you can go to the street office to get a new fishing net."

Hearing this, Yan Bugui almost jumped up with excitement.

Only then did he understand what Li Aiguo meant when he said he would not suffer losses.

This kid is really amazing.

"I still have two fishing nets at home!" Yan Bugui raised his hand.

Director Wang: "."

In the end, considering that the sewers in other compounds also needed to be blocked, the street office requisitioned two other old nets from the Yan family.

At this time, a clerk from the subdistrict office came to report that the Huang family's house in the compound next door was flooded, and the Huang family's aunt was trapped in the house and could not get out.

Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office quickly sent an officer from the Subdistrict Office to help.

Li Aiguo looked up at the gloomy and dark sky, feeling that the heavy rain might stop for a while.

At this time, the sewerage in the capital was still paved from the front, and there was no way it could cope with such heavy rain. There would probably be trouble in the neighborhood.

Yan Bugui turned on the radio at home and received the weather forecast. He rushed out and said, "The radio said it will rain for three more days."

Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office's face changed: "It's only been one afternoon, so many things have happened. If it takes three days."

She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Aunt Wang, this rain will not stop for a while. I suggest setting up a voluntary patrol team, divided into three shifts, and patrolling in turns.

When encountering a dangerous situation, first investigate the danger.

When there was really no way to solve the problem, I reported it to the street office.

The sub-district office organizes manned rescue operations. "

Li Aiguo suggested.

Director Wang was worried about manpower and nodded in agreement: "This is a good method. It will not delay the residents' normal production and life, but also avoid major accidents."

She paused and hesitated: "It's just that the voluntary patrol team needs a convincing captain."

Director Wang turned to look at Li Aiguo and said with some embarrassment: "Aiguo, you just have a break these days, can you shoulder this heavy responsibility?"

Since Li Aiguo made this suggestion, he was not afraid of hard work. He puffed up his chest and said, "Aunt Wang, even if you are my aunt, I have to do this for you. What's more, this is for the safety of our streets." .”

Director Wang patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder and said: "The relationship is good, this matter should be your responsibility. If anyone dares to show his teeth and make trouble, you can come to me at the street office."

As the director of the old neighborhood office, I know very well the moral character of some residents in the neighborhood.

“I’ve already thought about it, we have 17 or 18 big yards in our neighborhood.

Coupled with the independent houses in the alleys, there are two to three hundred idle strong laborers.

Excluding some with special reasons, we can recruit at least thirty people.

Divide into three teams, each team consists of ten people, and each team consists of two people.

I only had a flashlight and a raincoat and needed help from the street office. "

"This is easy to handle. I'll write you a note and you can go directly to the supply and marketing cooperative next to the subdistrict office to get it." Director Wang of the subdistrict office knows that even if it is voluntary labor, residents are not required to provide their own equipment.

Yan Bugui grinned again and contributed a piece of paper and half a liang of ink.

Director Wang of the subdistrict office wrote a note, and Li Aiguo began to prepare a voluntary patrol team.

Facts have proved that people in this era are still very positive in their thinking, but there are only four or five young people in the courtyard who signed up.

Li Aiguo went around to the neighboring compounds and found a dozen people with whom he had good relations.

Soon a patrol team of more than thirty people was formed.

The team gathered under the eaves at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, and Li Aiguo gave a brief lecture.

He pointed to the heavy rain outside and shouted: "This is not rain, this is a disaster! Behind us is our home, our wife and children."

What we have to do is patrol carefully and protect our homeland.

Have no confidence! "

"Have!"

The young men on the patrol, wearing brand new raincoats and holding flashlights, shouted in unison.

Li Aiguo nodded with satisfaction, divided the members into three teams, and were preparing to launch patrol missions.

Suddenly something came to mind.

He turned around and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative and said to the fat lady: "Comrade, buy three whistles."

"The whistle is 1 cent each, so the total is cents." The fat lady was about to take the money.

The curtain next door opened, and the old director of the supply and marketing cooperative came out and stopped her: "There is no need to collect this money. These whistles will be used as disaster relief materials donated to the neighborhood."

"Thank you then."

Li Aiguo was not polite either.

"This is what we should do. After all, we are also part of the neighborhood. If something happens, we have to rely on your patrol team for help."

The old director was a perceptive person, and he quickly realized that this patrol team might have other uses.

Li Aiguo didn't think too much, took the whistle and turned around and left.

Only then did the fat aunt react, pointing at Li Aiguo's back and saying, "Hey, this guy is the guy I told you about, the guy who bought menstrual belts for my wife."

His feet slipped inexplicably, and Li Aiguo stumbled.

The three leaders of the patrol team were carefully selected by Li Aiguo.

One group is responsible for eight-hour patrols from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The group leader is Wang Dakui from the scrap shop.

The second group is in charge from 23 p.m. to p.m. The group leader is Zhang Shan from the compound next door.

The third group is in charge from 23: to : in the morning, and the group leader is Zhang Gangzhu.

Patrolling is compulsory and cannot be paid for labor.

After the rain stops, they may be praised by the sub-district office, but the patrol members are excited.

That is to say, people of this era can eat the pie painted by Li Aiguo.

The whistle was given to the three people, and Li Aiguo warned: "Once you discover a danger, blow the whistle immediately to warn."

This was the first time for the three of them to take on such an important task. They were wearing raincoats, flashlights, and whistles, and felt a full sense of ceremony in their hearts.

They straightened their chests at the same time: "Captain, please rest assured, we promise to complete the mission."

"set off!"

Li Aiguo led Zhang Shan's second group into the heavy rain.

Facts have proved that Li Aiguo and Director Wang's worries were not unnecessary.

In just half an hour, the patrol team eliminated more than 20 dangerous situations.

However, due to the timely intervention of the patrol, no major disaster occurred.

I kept busy until it got dark, waiting for the three groups led by Zhang Gangzhu to take over.

Li Aiguo then took several patrol members from the courtyard back to the courtyard and went from door to door to remind everyone to pay attention to safety.

Seeing how hard the patrol team was working, the residents brought hot tea from home, and Aunt Liu even cooked a pot of ginger soup.

The ginger soup slides down the throat, dispelling the coldness on the body, and regains strength.

"Auntie, the rain has returned. Tell her that there will be a heavy rain tomorrow and tell her not to go to school."

"I know, you should be careful, we are all good children." Aunt Liu watched Li Aiguo lead the team members into the heavy rain and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

It is in the new society that the neighborhood cares so much about its residents.

The patrol entered the central courtyard, and the bright flashlight beam shone on the traditional rain curtain, illuminating the ground with shadows everywhere.

Jia Zhang also heard about the patrol team. She squatted at the door and saw a few people soaked to the skin. She curled her lips and said, "You are a bunch of fools. Why are they so active in this matter?"

"Mom, what you said is that if one party is in trouble, all parties will support it. This is the slogan promoted by the higher-ups." Qin Huairu persuaded in a low voice.

"Slogans? Those are all lies." Jia Zhang snorted coldly: "It's only fools like them who fall for it."

The strange words penetrated the rain curtain and reached the ears of the team members, and the team members suddenly felt chilled.

They braved heavy rain and went door to door to check for danger.

With his feet soaked in the cold rain, he pulled open the drain and carried the old man out of the house at the risk of the house collapsing.

To be cursed like this from behind!

A few young men felt angry.

"Captain, let's not go to Jia's house. This old woman deserves to be smashed to death."

"What nonsense are you talking about! Patrolling house to house is a rule of the neighborhood. Do you want people to talk behind your back?"

"That's true. Jia Zhang is a big talker and can do this."

The young guys suddenly woke up and followed Li Aiguo closely to the door of Jia's house.

Mrs. Jia Zhang was still cursing, and the bright beam of the flashlight shone on her face, making her unable to open her eyes.

A majestic voice came from my ears: "Ms. Jia Zhang, the patrol team is arranged by the street office for the safety of the residents."

"If you criticize the patrol team here, you are criticizing the street office. You just want to put the residents in a dangerous situation."

Bang!

A big hat was buckled down, and his voice was suddenly choked in his throat.

Mrs. Jia Zhang's face turned red from suppressing it, and she could no longer hum.

He secretly resented in his heart: Li Aiguo, this grandson thief, is really hateful, and he can use his reasoning to suppress others every time.

The key is that there is no way to refute it.

It's so frustrating.

Qin Huairu was about to cook, but when she saw that the situation was not going well, she quickly wiped her hands and came out to smooth things over.

"It's Driver Li. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my mother-in-law is too old and ignorant."

"Isn't she sensible? At her age, has she lived in a dog's belly?" Li Aiguo said coldly.

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter.

Those young guys felt so relieved.

For an old pious woman like Jia Zhang, we can't show any mercy to her.

At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang was so angry that her stomach was bulging, she rolled her eyes, stood up and wanted to fight Li Aiguo.

Qin Huairu grabbed her and whispered in her ear: "Mom, you have forgotten that you just came back from the countryside, but you wrote a letter of guarantee to the street office, promising not to cause trouble again."

"If you make trouble again, the street office will have to send you to the countryside."

Thinking of the days when she lived and ate with the big fat pig in the countryside, Jia Zhang couldn't help but shudder, and she froze there like a dead tree.

At this time, Jia Dongxu got off work and came back with an umbrella.

I saw a group of people gathered at the door of my house.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter from Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu waved his hand at Li Aiguo: "Our house is the best in the courtyard. There will definitely be no problems. You'd better go to other houses and have a look."

"Snapped!"

Li Aiguo took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said with a cold face: "Sign!"

"Ah, do you still need to sign?" Jia Dongxu frowned.

"Others don't have to sign, but your family must sign. Who doesn't know that your family likes to play rogue." The young people behind him booed.

Jia Dongxu angrily picked up the pen and was about to write his name on it.

Li Aiguo said: "It requires the signature of the head of the Jia family."

Others may not know it, but Li Aiguo understands it.

After Lao Jia died, Jia Zhang was afraid that Jia Dongxu would not care about her after getting married, so she changed the head of the Jia family to her name.

In other words, the Jia family's house actually belongs to the Jia and Zhang family.

Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes and could only hand the note to Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang grabbed the pen like a twig, looking a little confused: "I, I can't write."

"How did you sign when you went to the steel rolling mill to collect Lao Jia's salary?" Li Aiguo asked.

Ever since she married Lao Jia, Jia and Zhang were afraid of being disliked by Lao Jia, so every time it was time to pay, she would go to the steel rolling mill to collect Lao Jia's wages.

Without money in his hand, Lao Jia naturally can't flirt with the little girl.

Mentioning the past, Mrs. Jia Zhang's face suddenly turned red. She picked up the pen and drew on it a few times, covering her face and handing it over.

Li Aiguo took it and looked at it carefully, praising Jia Zhang as a talent.

The signature on the note was an old sow.

Two ears, an arched nose, a big belly, and a round tail.

Don't tell me, it's really lifelike.

"Talent!"

Li Aiguo sighed in admiration, put the note in his pocket, left with the patrol members, and continued to walk to Liu Haizhong's house.

When everyone's backs were hidden in the rain, Mrs. Jia Zhang suddenly stamped her feet and spat.

"Damn Li Aiguo, for bullying my old wife, he will definitely not be able to marry a wife in the future. He is a dead man."

Jia Dongxu reminded: "I'm getting married."

"Then he is a destitute, just like Xu Damao, a heavenly eunuch!"

Jia Zhang's triangular eyes were slanted, and after cursing for a while, the anger in his heart finally came out.

Seeing Qin Huairu still standing nearby, she said with a cold face: "Qin Huairu, didn't you see your man coming back from working in the factory all day? You haven't gone to cook yet."

Qin Huairu responded and quickly entered the kitchen.

Jia Zhang's muttering could still be heard faintly in his ears.

"Dongxu, this daughter-in-law of yours is getting more and more rude. She is lazy and lazy all day long. You must discipline her well."

"As for women, you can't let them get used to you. If you need to hit them, you have to hit them."

"She is a little daughter-in-law from the countryside, she dare not run away!"

When Mrs. Jia Zhang said this, she seemed to have forgotten that she was also born in a rural area and had been abused by her parents-in-law.

Once people from the lower class climb to the upper class, they will forget the suffering they suffered in the past, and they will become even worse when dealing with the lower class.

Qin Huairu's eyes were shining with tears and her lips were trembling slightly.

She seemed to be trying her best to hold back the tears, but the tears still slipped gently down her cheeks.

She regretted it a little.

(End of this chapter)