Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 12
The rain suddenly became heavy again at night.

Who wants to be soaked in the rain in the middle of the night when they have enough to eat and drink? !
The two water pumps never stopped, and whirlpools rolled up at the sluices. The dam was about to overflow, and the water was already splashing on the top of the dam. Where could Lu Changhua sit still? !

"Go, work."

He is the flood control liaison officer. He is the only one with a position now. If he doesn’t help, who will? !
Although the men of the Daejeon team were unwilling, it was obvious that the 18-year-old Lu Changhua put on his raincoat, picked up a handful and left, so he had to pick up his tools and go to the sand pile in the rain.

Seeing that there was no one to direct him, Lu Changhua had no choice but to lead the work.

First, there was a division of labor. Someone held the fertilizer bag, someone filled the bag with sand, and someone took a horse needle more than ten centimeters long, threaded it on a thin hemp rope, and sealed the bag filled with sand.

Bags of sealed sandbags stood nearby.

Two people carried the bags on their shoulders, while others carried the bags and stacked them on the dam.

Two people were left at the top of the dam to place bags.

If the work is divided well, the efficiency will be greatly improved.

The men who worked in the rain were still wearing raincoats at first.But as he continued to dry, his clothes were soaked, so he simply took off his raincoat, threw off his arms and started to dry.

Lu Changhua also took off his raincoat and went to carry sandbags.

The fertilizer bags used on the farm are all 25 kilograms, and when filled with dripping river sand, the weight exceeds 50 kilograms.

The sand pile is more than 30 meters away from the dam.

The visibility was extremely poor at night. Although there were dim lights, it was still hazy in the heavy rain.

The two people on the shoulders competed with their arms, and the sandbags were thrown into the air with sewage dripping from them.

Lu Changhua dodged and caught the sandbag with his shoulders. On one side, he pressed his neck and head firmly against the sandbag, and on the other hand, he used his arms to support the sandbag to prevent it from tipping over.

More than 50 kilograms of weight suddenly pressed on his shoulders, and his whole body sank.

He moved forward carefully.

There was mud and water flowing under your feet, and you had to control your balance every step you took, otherwise you would slip and end up in a big somersault.

The other men carrying sandbags looked at Lu Changhua and laughed.

"Xiao Lu, if it doesn't work, forget it, don't be brave!"

These people are all used to doing physical work. Under the same conditions, they can do it efficiently.

There were more and more sandbags on the dam, and soon they were built from the west end to the east side.

"Take a break and catch your breath."

After working for three hours at a stretch, everyone was exhausted. In addition, they were soaked by the rain and the night wind blew.

"Come on, come inside and warm yourself up."

Everyone put down their tools and ran back to the duty room.

Someone went to the kitchen to boil water.

There were no women here either. The men all took off their wet clothes and put on their soaked underpants to warm themselves over the fire. Some even went bare-bottomed.

It was already past 1 o'clock in the middle of the night.

This kind of work is done in a hurry, consumes the most energy, and everyone is hungry.

Just as I was rubbing my belly and swallowing my saliva, the window was illuminated by light, and the rubber-tired truck roared loudly.

"I'll wipe it. The girl is here. Come on, put your clothes on."

"Block the door, hey, my pants are here!"

The duty room instantly fell into chaos.

Everyone was busy for a while, and when the door was pushed open, Lao Lu came in with a group of young girls and boys carrying iron buckets, and the room burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Lao Lu didn't know what was going on and ordered the girls and boys to set up the buckets.

"What are you so crazy about?!"

Seeing the awkward atmosphere here, the little girls pouted and muttered.

The laughter in the room grew louder.

Behind the crowd, a few people were busy putting on their pants.

Han Jianhua hurried in with the company cadres.

"Comrades have worked hard!"

He took off his hood and wiped the rain from his face.

"It won't be hard if you have food to eat!"

I don't know who shouted, and the people below also said: "It's not hard."

"We have just finished arranging the inspection work in Daejeon tomorrow, and we brought the cadres here. We can't just let the comrades work, we also have to go."

As soon as these words came out, the men from the Daejeon team fell silent.

They ate their hot meal in silence, and then walked into the rain again.

Leaders such as Han Jianhua and Li Zhenguo also rushed over.

Lao Lu directed the people to put away the iron buckets, dishes, and chopsticks, and arranged for the little girls to boil water in the kitchen of the duty room to warm everyone up.

He followed up with the boys from the cafeteria and rushed into the rain.

At this time, no one cares about your identity. As long as it is to fight against floods, everyone must do their part.This involves tens of thousands of acres of wheat and soybeans, as well as food rations for farm workers.

More and more people are working on and off the dam.

Many people spontaneously came from the family area in the dark and carried sandbags.

By the time it got light, there were already hundreds of people on the dam.

A long wall of sandbags was built up on top of the dam.

Blocking it from west to east like a city wall, the overflow of the reservoir was finally stopped.

"Lao Lu, stop doing this and go back to the cafeteria to cook. Prepare for 150 people."

"it is good."

Lu Zaigao wiped the rainwater, greeted his disciples, and rushed to the cafeteria.

Han Jianhua was very worried as he watched the floodwaters in the dam rise one after another and beat against the sand wall.

"Director, I think we still need to release the flood in time. Just blocking it like this is not the answer."

Lu Changhua ran over panting.

"Discharge the flood? Open the dam?" Li Zhenguo stared at him with a look of disbelief on his face.After a busy night, I finally built a wall of sand. Why did you just pick it up? !

"Director, Captain, the flood can't be blocked. The flood must be released, otherwise the dam is in danger of collapse."

"you!"

Li Zhenguo wanted to say something else, but Han Jianhua stopped him.

"What kind of leaking method?"

"At both ends of the dam, that is, the east end and the west end, a one-meter-deep opening is opened to assist in flood discharge and reduce the flood discharge pressure of the culvert of the dam, so that the dam may still be preserved."

"Then why didn't you say anything yesterday? Wouldn't it be better to release the flood earlier? Why build a sand wall?"

Li Zhenguo's eyes turned red.

Wasn't this whole night in vain? !
"Captain, the sandbags are built to buy us time. If the sandbags hadn't been built, the flood would have overflowed the embankment long ago. Only with the sandbags, we have time to release the flood."

Lu Changhua turned to look at Han Jianhua.

"Director Han, we must send bulldozers to push out the flood outlets on both sides, otherwise the dam will not be protected." "Is this the only way?"

In fact, no one wants to build a base and then break it open.

"Director, not all of it, but both ends."

"The two ends are close to the shore and have supporting points. They will not collapse easily. If the middle is torn open, it will be over in an instant."

"Okay, Lao Li, hurry up and arrange for the bulldozers to enter the site. The sooner the better!"

"Ok."

After listening to the explanation, Li Zhenguo thought about it and became enlightened.

He turned around and ran to the rubber-tired truck, asking the driver to take him to Master Lin and Master Tang.

The sky is bright and the rain is hazy.

Two bulldozers roared toward the vegetable garden plowing road, emitting plumes of black smoke.

A rubber-tyred vehicle followed behind, splashing muddy water chugs.

Lu Changhua faced the bulldozer at the dam and explained the specific location of the spillway.Master Tang nodded, increased the accelerator and rushed up to the dam. He was in charge of the east end.

Master Lin is in charge of the west end, which is the end next to the duty room.

The roar of bulldozers became breakfast music for the rescue team members.

There is simply no room for so many people in the duty room.

Many people who came to support just took a steamed bun and squatted on the brick floor to eat it.

Lu Changhua sat in the passenger seat of Master Lin and watched him push away the dirt on the edge of the dam.

Every time you shovel it, some water will come up.

After more than a dozen shovels, a stream of water dozens of centimeters high rumbled over.

"Back up, back up."

Lu Changhua shouted quickly.

Master Lin shifted into reverse and pulled the accelerator to the bottom.

Boom boom boom!
The bulldozer held the shovel, and the two crawler tracks reversed desperately, rolling up mud and water and leaving the flood outlet.

At this time, the two of them were also shocked and broke into cold sweats.

Looking at the flood rolling past five meters away, Lu Changhua felt much more at ease.As long as the spill outlets at both ends are opened, the pressure on the dam will naturally decrease, and we hope the dam can hold on.

"Changhua, Master Lin, here's the food for you."

Han Ying came over with another little girl carrying vegetable bowls and steamed buns.

"thank you."

Master Lin took the meal with a smile, showing his white teeth.

"Changhua, this is yours."

Han Ying handed the meal in her hand to Lu Changhua.

"Thank you."

He took it and ate it.

"Have you eaten?" Lu Changhua asked. He wanted to know whether his father had eaten after being busy for a long time.

"Let's go eat now."

Han Ying looked at the wet Lu Changhua with a distressed look on her face.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, why don't you tell my dad and go back and rest!"

"No, I am the flood control liaison officer, how can I leave?"

Just as he was talking, there was also a roar from the east end of the dam.

Master Tang's bulldozer also retreated to the shore.

It's just that he was separated to the east by the flood and would not be able to come back for a while.

The flood outlets on both sides of the reservoir were roaring with flood water, and the water level gradually began to drop.

A day later, the water level had dropped below the outlet.

The water level was measured at about 7 meters, with a margin of nearly 3 meters.

The two floodgates were again filled with bulldozers.

The reservoir has been saved, the dam has been saved.

But the waterlogging in farmland is serious.

Many wheat seedlings were submerged in water, and the bean ridges became ditches.

Lu Changhua was arranged by Han Jianhua to set up a rescue commando team. Lu Changhua was the captain and specialized in dewatering areas with serious farmland waterlogging.

Lao Lu's rubber-tyred vehicle has become a special vehicle for the rescue team.

A diesel generator is installed on the trailer, and the water pump, canvas hose, shovel, wires, and electrical control box are all loaded on the trailer.

Seven or eight young men became temporary rescue team members.

Hu Dagui was also asked to join the team by Lu Changhua.

You know, the rescue team has a daily subsidy of 1 yuan.

Lu Changhua spent the entire month of June in the fields.

Fortunately, after mid-June, the sky cleared up.

However, heavy rains in late May and early June caused the entire Changshui Farm to be flooded.

Flood fighting and drainage have become the focus of this stage.

"Throw the outlet pipe into the gutter."

"Push the gate."

Buzz!
The water pump sucked up the water like a dragon king, sucking away the accumulated water in the depression, and discharged it into the ditch on the edge of the windbreak.

Lu Changhua's legs were stuck in the mud and could not be pulled out.

"Pull me."

"Changhua, it's not that my brother won't save you, it's that I can't save myself."

Hu Dagui sat on a dry bean ridge ten meters away and refused to get up.

"You kid is making trouble with me, aren't you? You seem to be late today."

Old God Lu Changhua said calmly.

"Hey, don't, I'll save you right now."

After someone pinched his pulse, Hu Dagui stood up quickly, picked up the thumb-thick hemp rope next to him, swung it around twice, and threw it with all his strength.

Lu Changhua caught the hemp rope, wrapped it around his waist, and tied it.

Then he said: "Pull."

Hu Dagui used all his strength to pull Lu Changhua out of the quagmire step by step.

(End of this chapter)