Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

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?!

"Let's go and get to 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 not willing, the 18-year-old Lu Changhua put on his raincoat, picked up his bag and left, so he had no choice but to pick up his tools and brave the rain to the sand pile.

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

First, we divided the work. Some people held the fertilizer bags, while others filled the bags with sand. Others held large horse needles about ten centimeters long and tied them with fine hemp ropes to seal the bags 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 while they were working, their clothes got soaked, so they simply took off their raincoats, spread their arms and started working.

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 thirty 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 it to prevent the sandbag from tipping over.

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

He carefully moved forward.

There is mud and water flowing under your feet, so you have to control your balance every step you take, otherwise your feet will slip and you will end up in a big somersault.

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

"Xiao Lu, forget it if it doesn't work, 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 tired and exhausted. In addition, they were soaked by the rain and the night wind blew.

"Come on, come inside and get warm."

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 had their buttocks bare.

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.

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

"I'm going to wipe it. The girls are 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, but 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 why, and directed the girls and boys to set up the iron buckets.

"What are you so crazy about?!"

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

The laughter in the room became stronger.

Behind the crowd, there were several people busy putting on their pants.

Han Jianhua hurried in with the company cadres.

"Good job, comrades!"

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

“It’s not hard to have food to eat!”

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

"We 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.

Han Jianhua, Li Zhenguo and other leaders 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 the rations of farm workers.

More and more people are participating in labor 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 sandbag wall was built up on the 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."

"good."

Lu Zaigao wiped off the rainwater, called his apprentice, and rushed to the canteen.

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, and just blocking it like this is not the answer."

Lu Changhua ran over panting.

"Release the flood? Open the dam?" Li Zhenguo stared at him with a look of disbelief on his face. After working hard all night, he finally built a sand wall, and you just want to open it?!

"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 will be opened to assist with flood discharge and reduce the flood discharge pressure of the dam's culvert. This may still save the dam."

"Then why didn't you say anything yesterday? Wouldn't it be better to discharge the floodwaters prematurely? Why build a sand wall?"

Li Zhenguo's eyes turned red.

Isn’t this whole night in vain?!

"Captain, the purpose of putting up sandbags is to buy us time. If we didn't put up sandbags, the flood would have overflowed the embankment long ago. Only when we put up 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."

"This is the only way?"

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

"Director, don't take it all apart, just 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!"

"All right."

After Li Zhenguo listened to the explanation, he 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-tired truck followed behind, splashing mud and water.

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 responsible for 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 the breakfast music for the rescue team members.

There is simply no room for so many people to sit 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 down, 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 gear and pulled the accelerator to the bottom.

Boom boom boom!

The bulldozer held the shovel, and the two crawler tracks reversed desperately, dragging mud and water away from the flood outlet.

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

Looking at the flood rolling five meters away, Lu Changhua felt a lot more at ease. As long as the flood outlets at both ends are opened, the pressure on the dam will naturally decrease, and he hopes 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.

"Thanks."

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 look of distress 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 return 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 spillway.

The measured water level is about 7 meters, with nearly 3 meters left.

The two flood outlets were filled again by bulldozers.

The reservoir has been saved and 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-tired truck became a special vehicle for the rescue team.

The diesel generator, water pump, canvas hose, shovel, wires, and electrical control box are all loaded onto 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 gets 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 buzz!

The water pump sucked water like a dragon king, sucking away the accumulated water in the depression and draining it into the ditch beside the windbreak.

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

"Pull me up."

"Changhua, it's not that my brothers 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 hemp rope as thick as his thumb, swung it twice, and threw it over 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.