Chapter 36

“It’s the captain uncle.” Zhou Yubai stood up, put on a raincoat and went to open the door.

“Uncle, what’s wrong?” Zhou Yubai let the captain in.

“It’s rained too heavily these days. I’m afraid there will be a flood and the crops need to be drained. Uncle wants to ask you to go with him to take a look.” said the team leader.

But after three days, the captain looked extremely tired.

“Okay, I’ll go with you right now.” Zhou Yubai responded.

Shen Qingli hurried to the kitchen, took out a few steamed buns and eggs and gave half to the captain and half to Zhou Yubai respectively.

“Uncle, Yubai, if you’re hungry, have a bite.”

“This, Yubai’s wife, this is too much. I’ll just take a steamed bun, but no eggs.” The captain refused. He was busy all morning and was hungry, but in this era, he was embarrassed to take so much food from Shen Qingli.

“Uncle, please take it. Rescue work is a physical job.” Zhou Yubai said.

The captain did not refuse again, he put it away and said, “You two are both good people.”

The captain sighed and walked ahead.

Shen Qingli walked Zhou Yubai to the door and said, “Be careful.”

“Well, don’t worry.” Zhou Yubai squeezed Shen Qingli’s hand, turned around and quickly caught up with the captain.

Shen Qingli closed the door, feeling inexplicably panicked, as if something might happen today.

“Mom, don’t worry. Dad is very capable. The team leader often asks him for help when he has something to do.” Gou Wa said. He has been in the village for a long time and knows a lot.

“Yeah, it’s okay.” Shen Qingli said it was okay, but after returning to the room, she couldn’t continue to make clothes.

She simply leaned back on the pillow and released her mental power to explore.

She saw that the team leader, along with Zhou Yubai, had gathered the strong laborers in the village and were walking towards the upstream river bank.

Many people have already gone to the river bank. The villages downstream are not only Kaoshantun, but also Lijiawan, Zhaojiatun and Shuidong Village.

The captains of several brigades came with their men.

“If the rain continues, the riverbank will definitely not be able to hold up.”

“We can only prepare first.”

Several team leaders discussed it and decided that they could only urgently repair the river bank and wait until the rain was over. They would then report to the commune and invite experts to provide guidance on the work.

Zhou Yubai and other young people began to carry stones and sandbags.

Busy as hell.

Shen Qingli’s mental power was not sufficient yet, so she could not cover such a long distance, and she did not detect any danger.

Shen Qingli slowly withdrew her mental power.

The rain stopped slowly at noon.

However, the temperature is a little bit wrong. It should be a little cooler after the rain. After all, it is May and the temperature will not drop significantly. But now there is a cold wind.

Shen Qingli took a set of Zhou Yubai’s clothes, boiled a big pot of ginger soup, filled two thermos bottles, and took a few bowls. She told Xiao Hei to stay at home, said hello to Gou Wa Niuniu, and walked towards the river bank.

The road was muddy and Shen Qingli was very angry. She thought that when she had money, she must build roads, otherwise her feet would be covered in mud when it rained.

Riverbank.

When Shen Qingli went over, everyone was resting.

However, the rest is only temporary, as the cadres from the commune have arrived at the scene, and experts from the Water Conservancy Bureau have also arrived.

They were discussing the construction of the river embankment with the team leaders.

After the rain stops and the sky clears, but before the busy farming season, some of the labor force can be mobilized to do this first.

Although the brick factory is also important, the river embankment is more urgent.

Discuss the plan over there.

Zhou Yubai just listened and didn’t express any opinion. When he turned around, he saw his wife coming towards him.

“Why are you here?” Zhou Yubai strode over and took the thermos from Shen Qingli’s hand.

“I cooked a big pot of ginger soup, which is full in these two thermoses. Ask someone to share it with everyone. I also brought you some clothes, so you can change into them later. Don’t catch a cold. The weather is not right.” Shen Qingli said softly.

As soon as she came over, she attracted a lot of people’s attention, especially Shen Qingli who was carrying two thermos bottles.

When they heard Shen Qingli say that the ginger soup was for everyone, the people in Kaoshantun felt proud.

Look at the young wives in our village, they are pretty and kind, and most importantly, we men, young and old, all have ginger soup to drink.

The strong laborers from other villages all looked at her with envy and swallowed their saliva. They thought that the young wife was pretty and thoughtful. Where could they find such a wife?

Zhou Yubai casually asked a reliable person to share the ginger soup with him, and then he took the clothes that Shen Qingli brought and found a place to change quickly.

Dry clothes are much more comfortable to wear than wet clothes.

Zhou Yubai had just changed his clothes when he saw Dong Jianjun, the deputy secretary of the commune who was in charge of the work, talking to Shen Qingli.

“Are you the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family?” Dong Jianjun asked. He felt that Shen Qingli looked familiar.

“Yes, I am Zhou Yubai’s wife.” Shen Qingli answered crisply.

“Yes, she is a good comrade. While taking care of her own man, she also thinks about the men of all ages in the village. Well done.” Dong Jianjun praised.

“Thank you for the compliment. It’s hard work for you to come all the way here to preside over the work in such weather.” Shen Qingli responded with a smile.

Dong Jianjun looked at Shen Qingli with a higher opinion. It was rare for rural female comrades to be so graceful and elegant.

“Hello, Secretary Dong.” Zhou Yubai went over to greet him and stood next to his wife.

The two people obviously don’t look a good match in terms of appearance, but when they stand together they feel like a family, the kind that no one can interfere with.

“Well, okay, Zhou family boy, good job. ” Dong Jianjun patted Zhou Yubai on the shoulder.

He knew Zhou Yubai, and he also knew a little about what happened when Zhou Yubai retired from the army.

Feeling emotional, but helpless.

The three of them talked for a few more words. Seeing that the ginger soup had been distributed, Shen Qingli packed up her own thermos and prepared to go back.

Zhou Yubai sent her.

Shen Qingli secretly stuffed an egg cake into Zhou Yubai’s mouth. It was too precious to eat, and no matter how generous Shen Qingli was, she couldn’t give it to others.

“Eat now and then go back.” Shen Qingli said in a low voice.

Zhou Yubai nodded, finished the egg cake brought by Shen Qingli in a few bites, and drank some water.

“I’ll go back and make some soup for you and put it on the stove. You can have it hot whenever you get home.” Shen Qingli said in a low voice.

Zhou Yubai wanted to hug his wife, but there were too many people…

Shen Qingli gave a few more instructions before slowly walking home.

“Zhou boy, I see that Qingli seems to be feeling better now,” said the captain.

“Well, now I can eat enough, which is better than before.” Zhou Yubai responded. His words were casual, but they had a hidden meaning. What he meant was that his poor health before was because he did not have enough food to eat.

“But it’s sometimes better and sometimes worse. After all this, I’m sure I’ll have a fever again tomorrow.” Zhou Yubai’s face was full of worry.

What he meant was that she was a little better, but not completely, and she was absolutely not allowed to go out.

Captain: I know, I know everything, you don’t have to emphasize…

At this moment, a cry of surprise came from the crowd, “Hurry up and save people!”