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Xing Yi kept silent and walked for a while. He saw a row of tile-roofed houses. The team leader probably lived here. He looked back at Hang Xiaokai.

The corners of Hang Xiaokai's mouth turned up, he smiled slightly, and shook his head: "Don't stop, the team leader's house is not here, so we have to keep going."

Xing Yi believed him and walked forward together, almost walking through the entire village.

There were two paths in front of him. Hang Xiaokai pointed to the one on the left and said, "Go, the last house is the team leader's house."

He waved the red umbrella and walked to the right.

Xing Yi continued to move forward and found that he had arrived outside the village. He knocked on the door of the last house, but was told: "You have gone too far. You have to turn back. Team Leader Ren's house is in the middle of the village. It is a row of beautiful tile-roofed houses." .”

Xing Yi turned around and glared in the direction Hang Xiaokai went.

Returning to the row of tile-roofed houses, I knocked on the door and saw a strong man in his early thirties. I verified that he was the team leader and his name was Ren Xinghe.

Xing Yi told team leader Ren that he was a passer-by, taking a bus across the bridge to see his parents in Ma'anshan. The farm bus turned around and went back. He was about to go on foot, but he saw a house on the riverside that was in danger and was in danger. I couldn't stay in there any longer, so I came over to do work for that family, but the effect was not good, so I came to team leader Ren to come forward and mobilize his family to evacuate immediately.

Ren Xinghe walked out to look at the sky, thought for a moment, put on his raincoat, and said, "Let's go take a look first."

When we arrived at the door of Yu Dalin's house, we could tell by the sound that the river had risen again without going to the back of the house. From a high place, we could see the stone bridge from a distance. There were too many debris accumulated, blocking the bridge opening, and seemed to have formed a barrage.

Ren Xinghe's voice trembled slightly: "We have grown up by the river, and we have never seen the water rise so much."

Yu Dalin heard the sound and ran out to meet him: "Ah, Team Leader Ren, you are here. As you can see, the foundation of my house is very solid. It is made of bluestone blocks weighing more than a hundred kilograms, cement mortar, etc." The label is also the highest standard. This person told me that the water rose quickly and there was a flood peak in the upper reaches. I have lived by the river for so many years and I don’t know what a flood peak is. Have any of you, team leader, seen it? What does a flood peak look like? Yo."

Xing Yi explained: "The peak of the flood is when the water comes in so fiercely that the water waves stir up like a mountain. Why am I so anxious? Because I know the weather forecast, I pay more attention to this area. The work I do requires me to study the weather. , I am sure that the rain in this area coming from the city is not heavy, but it is different in the upper reaches of the river. It has rained for two or three days, and the river water has surged, forming a flood peak. The power of the flood peak can be said to be It was so overwhelming that even the stone bridge couldn’t hold up all the way down, let alone the houses right next to the river.”

Yu Dalin's woman came out, said hello to Ren Xinghe, and said, "Listening to the sound of the river, it's like something is roaring. It makes me scared, and my legs and feet start to shake."

A small head popped up from the back of her waist, with small eyes rolling around. A hand quickly reached out and pushed it back. Judging from the color of the sleeves, it was the little boy's sister.

When Xing Yi saw the child, he became even more anxious and said: "Yes, the water in the river is getting higher and higher, and the whining is getting louder and louder. Adults feel nervous when they hear it. Let alone children, their hearts are young and they have no experience." It must be very scary to live in this situation. For their sake, at the very least, find a place to settle down and not be disturbed by this whining sound all the time."

The woman pushed the man gently and whispered something, but Xing Yi didn't hear it clearly.

Yu Dalin took a breath, looked back behind him, and said, "But if we, a family of four, leave this house, where can we go?"

Xing Yi said: "Isn't the team leader here? Ask him to think of a way to find a place that is a little far away and can't hear the whine, so that the children's nervousness can be stabilized first."

Team leader Ren looked towards the river again, licked his lips and said, "Then let's go to my house first. My son is studying in the city, and that room has always been vacant."

Xing Yi said: "Then hurry up."

Before he could take action, he heard Hang Xiaokai scream again: "Yu Dalin, what are you doing? Why don't you listen to me?"

The red umbrella in Hang Xiaokai's hand was fully opened and spinning constantly. He glared at Xing Yi and told Team Leader Ren: "He came by car with me all the way and got off the car in front of the bridge. He was originally going to The one who went north had already walked a long way, and suddenly came back and pointed at Yu Dalin's house. I suspect that he was using the problem of the house as an excuse to have other ideas about their family."

He turned to Xing Yi, closed the red umbrella, pointed the tip of the umbrella at Xing Yi, and said in a loud voice: "Now, I won't say more to you, and you should stop acting, saying that the house is dangerous and will be washed away, just Stop talking nonsense and just explain what you want to do."

Xing Yi ignored him and faced Yu Dalin and his wife. Can’t resist the impact.”

Hang Xiaokai snorted: "Aren't you afraid that you can't cross the river or go home? Are you afraid that the flood will come and then you won't be able to go anywhere? You are just talking nonsense. Hey, let me ask you, do you dare to bet with me? What?"

Hang Xiaokai suddenly said such a sentence, which made Xing Yi suddenly remember that this guy was so virtuous. No matter what happened, he would propose a bet before finishing three sentences.

Thinking of being deceived by him just now, Xing Yi felt angry, stepped down a hurdle, gently opened the umbrella in front of him, and asked: "How do you want to bet?"

Hang Xiaokai waved the red umbrella, shook his head and said: "Didn't you say that the bridge will collapse and the house will be washed away? I will bet you this. If the bridge collapses and the house is washed away, it means that what you said is true. Count you." win."

Ren Xinghe said: "Brother Xiao Kai, I said it was okay for fun, but there is really no need to come. It depends on the occasion."

Hang Xiaokai looked sideways at Xing Yi: "How is it? Do you dare to accept the move?"

Xing Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head gently: "You think I don't dare? I didn't grow up scared, but, as Team Leader Ren said, now is not the time..."

"What do you mean it's not the right time? It's the right time, come on or not!"

"I'll come with you, but there's a condition."

"Say."

"Help evacuate his family first and go to team leader Ren's house to settle down. Then we will sit down and bet."

"Withdraw and go to the team leader's house?" He turned to team leader Ren and asked, "Is this the intention you just reached?"

Ren Xinghe nodded: "Yes."

"Why did you agree to him?"

"Not only did I hear what he said, but I also saw that there was something wrong with the rise of the river this year."

"What's wrong? I think you were frightened by his bluff? I don't believe in evil, but I want to see what tricks he will play next." Turning to Xing Yi, his eyes widened: "Hey, listen up , I agree to your conditions, but I want you to swear first that you will not change your mind after this person passes, and you will fight me to the end."

"Okay, I will swear in front of Team Leader Ren and this family that I will not change my mind." Xing Yi said softly.