A different life with a system reborn

Chapter 74 Mountain Fire
After the worship, they all went home. Zhao Dongsheng went alone to the grave of his great-great-grandfather who had just died a year ago. He tidied up the area around the grave, deposited a stack of paper money, and then sat quietly alone for a while.

"Okay, Grandpa, I'm going home. I'll see you again when I have time."

After saying that, Zhao Dongsheng patted his butt and walked back home. The dead have passed away, just like the strangers, Zhao Dongsheng did not feel too much sadness.

When I got home and just started having lunch, my dad received a phone call, then he put down his chopsticks and hurried out.He stood outside the door and took a look, then hung up the phone and walked in.

"Quick, Fourth Brother, Man Yaozi, come with me quickly, there's a fire on the mountain."

Dad's voice was a little urgent, and he greeted Zhao Dongsheng and his eldest brother-in-law and planned to run up the mountain.

"Dad, don't worry, drive the motorcycle and let's get the broom and the hoe." Zhao Dongsheng looked into the distance and saw that smoke was indeed starting to come out of the mountain.The mountain is the more than 200 acres of mountains that have been restored to forests. Those trees belong to Zhao Dongsheng's family, so they are also responsible for their daily management.

"Yes, yes, get your things and I'll get out of the motorcycle."

The three of them took their things and got on the motorcycle. In less than 3 minutes, they drove to the mountainside. On the road, people started running towards the fire on the mountain with tools. These were all people who came to put out the fire after seeing the smoke.

When the three of them arrived near the fire point, there were already five or six motorcycles parked there.

Without saying too much nonsense, I picked up the tools and ran towards the fire point. Fortunately, the wind was blowing down the mountain. Down there were basically vegetable fields and tea trees. These were not easy to catch fire. If it were going up, it would be difficult to start the fire. Keep it under control, because the mountains are full of fallen pine branches and can easily catch fire.

In less than 5 minutes, forty to fifty men, women, and children, all nearby residents, gathered near the fire point.Everyone took a broom and carefully checked every smoking spot. After confirming that there were no sparks, everyone relaxed.

Zhao Dongsheng was also very tired. He looked at the fire place with a broom and looked disgraced. It was obvious that someone worshiped the mountain and then set off firecrackers, which ignited the fallen leaves, causing the fire.

The fire destroyed more than 100 square meters, and the grave in the middle was burnt black. The person who wanted to be buried there did not expect that he would be in trouble even if he was more than 100 years old.

Zhao Dongsheng took a few breaths and found his father and elder brother-in-law, who were also looking disgraced. They were talking to someone.

"I said, Uncle Zhong, you are already so old. There are cars with loud speakers in town every day shouting that you should pay attention to the setting off of firecrackers. Why don't you pay attention?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, thank you for your hard work. Thank you for your hard work. I've learned a lesson. Thank you for your hard work. I didn't expect it."

The loyal uncle my father calls is a man in his 60s or [-]s. He is now going around thanking people. His son and daughter-in-law are also taking some cigarettes and spreading them around to express their gratitude.

Seeing that nothing happened, Zhao Dongsheng invited his father to go home with him.

"Dad, how's the situation?"

As soon as they got home, the second sister took one towel for each person and asked aloud.

"There's a fire in Baishan. It happens every year, so there's no lesson learned." Dad answered casually.

Zhao Dongsheng took a towel and wiped his face and body. He was speechless when he saw that his pants were cut open by the thorns on the mountain. He was too anxious just now to care about whether there were any thorns. After checking, he found that he was not injured.

"The trees weren't burned."

My mother said in a caring voice.

"No, I'm lucky. The wind isn't blowing up the mountain, otherwise we'd be in big trouble."

After this incident, everyone no longer had any intention to eat, and they were all discussing what happened this time.

This kind of thing is actually very common. It happens every year. There are no fire trucks in the town. If there is a fire, a fire truck has to be driven over from the county. By then, the day lilies will be cold.

Fortunately, rural people have a tacit understanding that if there is a fire, anyone who sees or hears it will immediately pick up tools to put out the fire.

Don't expect anyone to compensate if it is burned. This is a rural area. If it is burned, it is burned. For example, if the two hundred acres of trees in Zhao Dongsheng's home are set on fire, the loss of hundreds of thousands will only be borne by Zhao Dongsheng's own family.

When they catch someone who committed a fire, they admit it honestly, and then look indifferent to life or death. If they want to be sentenced, they will accept it, but if they want a fine, they will not be fined. They can move their belongings at home and arrest people as they wish.

In the end, if something like this happens, you will feel like you are unlucky.

However, Zhao Dongsheng remembered that the town would be equipped with fire trucks after the New Year. After all, there were too many such things every year.

"Dad, you'd better prepare a few large fire extinguishers at home, or buy some in the village. Those things aren't worth much, but they can really come in handy at critical times."

Zhao Dongsheng suggested to his father that he doesn't have that awareness now and always thinks that fire extinguishers are expensive and noble.

"Okay, I'll tell the party secretary tomorrow and purchase some." Zhao Huanghuang thought the same thing, but was just mentally calculating how much a fire extinguisher would cost.

Forest fire prevention in rural areas has always been a big problem. If losses can be reduced by just adding a few fire extinguishers, it would be a very cost-effective thing. Of course, publicizing forest fire prevention is the most important thing.

The whole afternoon passed in such a discussion. In the countryside, whenever there is gossip, the discussion can last for a long time. If there is a pot of melon seeds and a bench, you can basically dig out the genealogy of the protagonist of the gossip. .

Anyway, Zhao Dongsheng was listening on the sidelines, and he soon knew that the person who caught fire on the mountain today was from the village next door.

Dad calls him Uncle Zhong, and Zhao Dongsheng should call him Grandpa Zhong. He bought a house in the city. Today he brought his son and daughter-in-law back to pay homage to Grandpa Zhong’s father, who passed away ten years ago.

My son and daughter-in-law, who are in business, did not go home for the New Year this year. They just rushed back from the city today. They should have paid New Year greetings to relatives in the village after paying homage to the mountains.

Zhao Dongsheng sat on the bench and listened with interest, and also helped them bring tea and water.

When there was nothing to talk about later, the eldest brother-in-law began to talk about the people who were arrested last night.

"Yesterday, I heard that more than twenty people were arrested at the card gambling place. Those gamblers were running around. I heard that one from the next village jumped from a three-meter-high field ridge and broke his leg."

The eldest brother-in-law got excited when he spoke. He stood up and made some gestures, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Hey~ Brother-in-law, did anyone successfully escape?"

Zhao Dongsheng quickly refilled the tea for his eldest brother-in-law, and even started making it and enjoyed it.

"No, no, they were all arrested. There were a lot of police here this time. I heard that there were people holding hands at various points. The police rushed in. There were too many people inside and a few ran out from the windows. They were arrested after not running far. I heard that the gambling capital has exceeded [-]."

(End of this chapter)