After listening to Uncle Dong Pianfang's words, Wang Ke lay there for a while, his eyelids were heavy, and soon he fell asleep.

The primary school was too small, and it was impossible for everyone in the village to lie down. The children all put their desks together and slept on them, while most of the adults crowded in and sat on the bottom.

Nearly thirty hours have passed since Gu Maolin sent the letter, and there is still no news.

In the middle of the night, Wang Ke woke up suddenly. He got up, carried a lantern and walked to the pickup truck at the door.

He saw the black donkey in front of the door, lying there like a dog, while the other donkeys were basically in the haystack on the other side of the primary school. Wang Ke touched the donkey, raised the lantern and looked at the donkey's neck.

, there is a blood nightshade there.

"Brother Black Donkey, thank you!" Wang Ke said to himself.

"Squad leader, why are you up?" The person who said this was Digua Liang Xiaolong, who was leading three young men on night patrol.

"What's going on?"

"No, it's just that the house is too small. It's okay for adults, but some children may not be able to bear it, especially those who are breastfeeding."

"Then go and get them here quickly."

"Our few rooms can't solve the big problem. If the water doesn't go down for another two days, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it. There are a lot of colds at the moment, and the water we eat is not clean, and there are more and more stomach problems. In addition,

It's cold and freezing last spring, and if these problems are not solved, it will be a bit troublesome."

This is what Wang Ke is worried about. We must find the medicine tomorrow, tomorrow morning.

Colds and scratches are the two diseases that currently pose the greatest threat to the whole village.

"This medicine must be solved as soon as possible. Where is Uncle Dong?" Wang Ke asked.

"Uncle Dong is right behind you, why did you get up?"

A voice sounded behind Wang Ke. When he turned around, he saw that it was Uncle Dong Pianfang. He probably heard the conversation between the two. Dong Pianfang was also thinking that if he didn't get the medicine in his house, the flood would soak for a long time.

There is no effect in taking it.

"Ah, Uncle Dong, I was thinking..."

"You're wondering if we should go get the medicine now, aren't you?"

Wang Ke was a little embarrassed and scratched his head.

"I will go now, but you can't go because your health is not good." Uncle Dong Pianfang said.

"Uncle Dong, it's really okay. I can do it. Do you think there's anything wrong with me?" As he said that, Wang Ke jumped on the spot several times.

"Stretch your hand over." Uncle Dong Pianfang pinched Wang Ke's wrist and put his three fingers together. His pulse was really stable. "Okay... then, you follow me." Uncle Dong Pianfang hesitated.

There was no way to call anyone in the middle of the night.

"Squad leader, I will follow you, my water quality is very good." Liang Xiaolong's words are true. He was born in the Dabie Mountains. Although he has never been down the Yangtze River, it is also the birthplace of the Huaihe River.

"Okay, it's just the three of us. You bring a flashlight, and the three of us will push the raft and swim over."

Dong Pianfang thought for a while. The young people in the village had long been exhausted. The village chief was also old. Now there were only these two young people. "Then let's go back quickly. We'll go around from the north. There's a road over there."

It’s also wider and the water flow needs to be slower.”

So, the three of them quickly got ready.

Niu Suozhu, who was on patrol, heard the news and ran over, "Squad leader, you rest, I'll go."

"Obey the order, your water skills are not good enough, you are here to take care of me."

"yes!"

Wang Ke was in front, Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong was behind, and Uncle Dong Pianfang was in the middle. The three of them took off their clothes and pushed the raft made of door panels into the water.

The two soldiers standing in front of the school gate only saw the light of the flashlight, moving forward slowly. They soon disappeared into the black night and into the flood.

After getting into the water, Wang Ke felt very comfortable, just like taking a bath, without any discomfort like before. Moreover, he couldn't feel the cold in the water. Why should he rush to the front? Because the danger in front is the greatest and the resistance in front is

Also the largest.

This time he took off only his underpants and was bare-chested. He dragged the door panel with one hand and paddled forward vigorously with the other, while constantly dodging floating objects that might hit him head-on.

I swam upstream for several hundred meters, and after turning into an alley, the water flow finally slowed down.

"Uncle Dong, Liang Xiaolong, can you do it?"

"I'm fine." Uncle Dong Pianfang was saying.

"Squad leader, I'm fine too." Liang Xiaolong, who was pushing the door panel from behind, was the one with the least effort and the safest.

"Uncle Dong, let's go through this way and we'll reach your home." Wang Ke was trying hard to identify the direction.

"Boy, let me take a look, why don't I recognize my own home?" Dong Pianfang held the raft with one hand and held up a flashlight to shine in all directions. Instead, he got lost. With only a few roofs and a

The clusters of treetops are difficult to recognize even in the daytime.

Wang Ke also felt strange. We were walking on the right path. We crossed the road, turned a corner in front, and then turned again and we were there. There seemed to be a map in his mind. Uncle Dong, why don’t you even have a home?

Don’t you know me?

"Boy, can you see clearly in front? I'll shine the flashlight for you!" Uncle Dong Pianfang looked at it for a long time, but still couldn't see clearly. Maybe it's because he is old and his eyesight is weak.

"Uncle Dong, we are on the right track. Isn't there a canteen over there?" Wang Ke pointed downstream with his hand.

Uncle Dong Pianfang took a look and saw nothing but a raging river downstream.

"Uncle, look at the telephone pole next to it and the tweeter tied to it."

Uncle Dong Pianfang moved the flashlight to the side and saw clearly. Sure enough, there was a four- to five-meter telegraph pole and the speaker on the water. Yes, if you follow that, there is indeed a canteen below.

"Boy, your eyes are really good. Then we are going in the right direction."

Uncle Dong Pianfang said here, Wang Ke had already led the raft around this bend, and went against the current again. After swimming another hundred meters, he turned into the intersection and it was fast. A small wave rushed over, carrying a thick

It was a thick piece of wood. Wang Ke immediately subconsciously pushed the raft to one side and pushed the piece of wood outward with his other hand. With a "swish" sound, it still hit the raft and made a "dong" sound.

"You have really good eyesight! How do you see clearly?"

Uncle Dong Pianfang on the other side praised! Only then did Wang Ke realize that he had not seen the thick wood at all, but was just subconsciously directing and reacting in his mind. Hey! It was a bit strange today. He opened his eyes and looked ahead.

When he went there, he could indeed see nothing more than one meter away, which was exactly the same as before. But the road was clear and at his feet, and he was heading in the right direction.

And the feeling of being in the water today is a little different from before. The body does not sink at all, like a balloon, as if it was born to float on the water. Just move your limbs and swim very easily.

"Uncle Dong, we are at your house in front of you. Let's go in directly through the wall."

"Where is the wall?" Dong Pianfang was surprised.

"Uncle Dong, you really didn't see it? Isn't that your pear tree in front of you?"

Dong Pianfang shined his flashlight forward, and there were indeed several thick branches. "Is that my pear tree?"

"Yes, isn't your donkey pen next to the pear tree?" Wang Ke said again.

Uncle Dong Pianfang was dumbfounded. There was no donkey pen anywhere, and the flood water was swirling under the tree branches. "Boy, can you see clearly under the water?"

"Can't see clearly?"

This pear tree is closest to the house. If it is really my own pear tree, then it should be a little to the north on the roof, and to the east below is the donkey pen. Maybe Wang Ke comes here often, and even the top of my own pear tree

Jiandu knows him. "Okay, you lead the way, we push the raft over and stand on the roof." Uncle Dong Pianfang shouted.

"Okay!" Wang Ke led the raft in front, continued to swim seven or eight meters forward, and shouted: "Pay attention to your steps, there is the roof below, okay, I stopped." Wang Ke stood up, and the water only reached

knee.

Then, Uncle Dong Pianfang and Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong climbed onto the roof, and they squatted there to catch their breath. What's more, it was very cold, and it was better to squat in the water to stay warm while standing up.

"Boy, you are better than a flashlight. I can't touch it as accurately as you with a flashlight."

Wang Ke was stunned when he heard this! Yes, how could he feel so accurately? He stood up, the surroundings were pitch black, and he couldn't see anything clearly, but he could clearly feel where the house had collapsed and which road could still be walked.

You don't even need to look at the things in the water to know where they are, as if you have a picture in your mind.

"Uncle Dong, you are commanding from above. Tell us what we need. I will go down to find it."

"No, how do you know where I put it?"

"Uncle, tell me, I'm sure I can do it." Wang Ke looked at Dong's hesitation and said, "Uncle Dong, look, I even brought the rope. If I don't come up in more than one minute, you will take me away."

Can you drag it out?"

"Then you, you go in from the main room. I have a big vat on the innermost wall near the window. There are three cloth bags in it. I put the chopped isatis roots, bupleurum and skullcap."

"Okay, Uncle Dong, bring them all up, right? Don't worry!" He turned back to Sweet Potato Liang Xiaolong and said, "Liang Xiaolong, please hold the raft tight."

After saying that, Wang Ke tied the rope around his waist, took a deep breath, and plunged into the water.

After thirty or forty seconds, the rope moved. Uncle Dong Pianfang quickly pulled it up. It was very heavy.

The two people finally pulled the rope up with both hands, but when they saw it, Dong Pianfang's heart suddenly tightened. There were actually three bags tied at the other end of the rope.

Wang Ke actually tied the rope to the cloth bag. Uncle Dong Pianfang put the three bags on the raft and was about to enter the water immediately. At this time, Wang Ke emerged from the water, holding a small basket in his hand, and said with a smile:

"Uncle, look, I touched this." Uncle Dong Pianfang took a flashlight and saw that it was several kilograms of ginger and eggs placed next to the pot.

"You kid want to scare Uncle Dong to death, don't you? Look how long you've been down there, it's been more than a minute!"

"Uncle, to tell you the truth, if I weren't worried about you, I could have stayed in there for a minute." After Wang Ke handed over these things, he still thought about it.
To be continued...