Little People Rise

Chapter 415
"Uncle, Meihua was brought home by us. I just went to call Dr. Liu, and Meihua disappeared after I came back."

Before the young man who came to report the news finished, a middle-aged aunt came running through the rain and shouted anxiously: "Brother, someone saw Meihua go to the stream."

"What, by the stream? It's pouring rain and the wind is howling, what is she doing by the stream?"

Cao Xiong was full of anxiety, braved the rain and left with the middle-aged aunt.

The middle-aged aunt looked nervous: "I heard that Meihua is about to throw herself into the river."

Cao Xiong, who was walking, heard that his daughter Cao Meihua was going to throw himself into the river, suddenly his face turned heavy and pale, and he said to Lu Wen next to him, "Lu Wen, let's go."

Lu Wen was Cao Xiong's prospective son-in-law, who came from the city and worked in a certain unit.

Afterwards, all the people surrounding Zhang Xi's house also followed Cao Xiong towards the stream.

This is Nanzhu Village in name, but it is actually Caojia Village. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Cao, and they are all big families of the same grandpa’s generation. There are only a few households with mixed surnames.

Zhang Xi in the house, when he heard that Cao Meihua was going to throw himself into the river by the stream, he stood up immediately, rushed out regardless of his injuries, ran madly towards the stream in the rain and wind, and kept saying sadly: "Meihua, Meihua Hua, why are you so stupid, I’m here, brother Xi who loves you is here, wait for me, wait for me.”

Li Xiaoning also rushed out of the door, running after him in the rain and fog that couldn't be opened.

This is a small stream in the east of Nanzhu Village, the downstream leads to a river, and the upstream is a big mountain pond.

Cao Xiong and the Cao family were the first to run to the stream. Some of them were holding umbrellas, some were wearing raincoats, and they all shouted for Meihua in the blinding rain and fog.

The sky was still thundering and thundering, and the wind was howling. Although Zhang Xi rushed to the stream, he fell into the mud all the way, fell into a clay figurine, got up again, fell down, and got up again. , On the contrary, it fell more and more, and the originally clear stream turned yellow-red and turbid.

Li Xiaoning was right behind Zhang Xi, helping Zhang Xi up from the mud again and again, and was deeply moved by Zhang Xi's affection for Cao Meihua.

Just when everyone searched by the stream for an hour, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, but they still couldn't find Cao Meihua, a group of three people in raincoats ran from the direction of Shantang to Cao Xiong and the others.

"Major Cao, it's not good, because of the heavy rain a few days ago, it has been raining for two hours now, the water level in the mountain pond has exceeded the warning, the dam has begun to loosen the soil, and there is a possibility of collapse at any time , everyone can’t stay by the stream any longer.”

Hearing that the person in charge of the pond said that the water level in the pond was above the warning level, and that the dam would collapse at any time, everyone suddenly had a heavy look on their faces.

Cao Xiong shook his head again and again.

At this time, Zhang Xi, who was struggling in the rain, fog and muddy water, continued to call out for Meihua by the stream.

At this moment, the manager of the Shantang approached Zhang Xi: "Zhang Xi, the dam of the Shantang is about to burst, you should go home immediately."

"No! If I can't find Meihua, I will never go back, never!" Zhang Xi shook his head again and again, continued to walk in the rain, fog and muddy water, and continued to shout loudly.

"Zhang Xi, do you know that once the dam breaks, you will be swept away by the flood and you will die."

Looking at the serious management of Shantang, Zhang Xi shook his head again and again: "If I can't find Meihua, what's the point of my life? If I can't find Meihua, I'd rather die."

Zhang Xi's words were not only heard by the Shantang management, Li Xiaoning heard it, and everyone present heard it.

Even though Cao Xiong was a little moved in his heart, he still didn't like Zhang Xi, and said to Lu Wen behind him: "Lu Wen, we will not leave, and continue to look for Meihua until we find it."

Lu Wen had already been drenched like a drowned rat, his trousers were rolled up for fear of being stained with yellow mud. At this time, his face was full of horror, and he nodded reluctantly. He followed Cao Xiong like ants walking, and he didn't know what he was doing. Going forward, or going back, the eyes are fixed on the direction of the mountain pond in fear.

In this way, after another half an hour, Zhang Xi saw Cao Meihua, who was already drenched, standing by the creek.

Zhang Xi shouted loudly: "Meihua, Meihua."

He desperately ran to Cao Meihua, and when he wanted to hug Cao Meihua, he was blocked by Cao Xiong who arrived at the same time.

"Meihua, why are you so stupid, go back, go back"

Before Zhang Xi could finish speaking, Cao Xiong yelled at him angrily: "Zhang Xi, get out, get out immediately."

Cao Meihua's face was full of tears. Hearing Zhang Xi's words and seeing that Zhang Xi was desperate to find her and fell into a clay figurine, she said to Zhang Xi: "Brother Xi, Meihua is sorry for you. Meihua can't keep your child. In the next life, Meihua will definitely want you again, continue to be my brother Xi, and be with you."

"Enough!" Cao Xiong was angry when he heard his daughter's words, and stretched out his hands to grab Cao Meihua.

Cao Meihua repeatedly shook her head and burst into tears: "Dad, please forgive my daughter's unfilial piety. If there is a next life, my daughter will be a cow and a horse again to repay Dad's kindness."

Hearing Cao Meihua say such a farewell, Cao Xiong suddenly turned pale with fright, and hurriedly said: "Meihua, listen to Dad, give me your hand quickly, you must not do anything stupid, come on, give your hand to Dad."

Cao Meihua still shook her head again and again, and when she stepped back, she stepped on the soil beside the creek that had been loosened by the rain, her figure swayed, and fell into the flooded and muddy stream behind her.

"Meihua!" At the moment Cao Meihua backed up and fell into the stream, Zhang Xi shouted desperately, jumped into the rolling flood water, swam desperately in the flood, swam desperately, Go rescue Cao Meihua who is struggling in the water and can't swim.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xiong glanced behind him at this moment, that Lu Wen's face turned pale from fright, and he backed away again and again.

With a slap, Cao Xiong slapped Lu Wen on the back of the head: "Let's go, save Meihua, you coward, you're afraid of a bird!"

Lu Wen still didn't dare, and backed away again and again.

At this moment, in order to save his daughter, Cao Xiong jumped into the growing torrent without any hesitation, and swam with difficulty in the turbid stream to save his daughter.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a rumbling embankment breaking from the direction of the mountain pond, followed by the sound of roaring flood waters.

Someone yelled: "Come up quickly, the dam has burst."

Hearing the news of the dam breaking, Li Xiaoning had already jumped off the torrent and swam to Cao Meihua's side first. The flood water from the dam has already roared in, submerging Zhang Xi and Cao Xiong in a blink of an eye.

"Mr. Cao, be careful."

At the moment when the flood came, Zhang Xi saw a log from upstream that was about to hit Cao Xiong's head, he shouted and pulled hard, so that Cao Xiong escaped the danger of being hit by the log.

At this moment, Zhang Xi and Cao Xiong were swallowed by the flood and disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)