Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 428
Boom!

Outside the window, streaks of lightning cut through the dark night, and dull thunder sounded like the roar of cannons, constantly coming from the distance, one after another, like a competition.

Heavy raindrops fell from the night sky, making the windows crackle.

For a time, the raindrops formed a line, and with a crash, the heavy rain poured down from the sky like the sky had collapsed.

In the bedroom, Li Hongbing was awakened by the thunder, looked at the crackling window, and comforted Shan Xing in his arms.

"It's raining heavily outside. You go on sleeping while I check the drains and take a look around the village."

"I'm with you." Shan Xing broke away from the warm embrace.

It also rained heavily last time. Brother Hongbing said he was going to the village to help, but he came across Uncle Maze's house being buried by the collapse of a hillside. Brother Hongbing rescued people and was carried back.

At that time, I had only one breath left, and I almost left with Brother Hongbing. In the end, I took care of him for more than a month before he woke up.

This time I will follow whatever I say.

Li Hongbing felt warm in his heart, knowing that Shan Xing was keeping an eye on him and was afraid that he would do something stupid again.

fool!

Now I have a home, children, and a wife.

I won’t work so hard anymore!

Kiss Shan Xing hard on the forehead.

The two put on their clothes and opened the door of the main room, and were instantly slapped on the face by the strong wind mixed with raindrops. The rainwater flowed down from the eaves, like a waterfall in the Water Curtain Cave of Huaguo Mountain, and it was impossible to see anything one meter away.

This rain was the heaviest rain Li Hongbing had ever seen since he returned to the village.

"Myolie, you wait in the main room, I'll get the raincoat."

After saying that, Li Hongbing covered his head with his hands and rushed into the rain. As for why he covered his head with his hands, it seemed that everyone was doing this. The heavy rain instantly drowned Li Hongbing.

Shan Xing stood anxiously at the door of the main room and looked out. The next moment, Li Hongbing rushed into the main room holding his raincoat and rain boots.

In just a short time, Li Hongbing was soaked from head to toe.

"Go and change clothes quickly, don't catch a cold." Shan Xing quickly pushed Li Hongbing into the house, wiped the rain off his body and changed clothes.

Putting on raincoats, rain boots, and flashlights, the two walked hand in hand into the pouring rain.

The wolf dogs, Jin Zi, Ji Ji, and the bear cubs huddled in the kennel and grunted in fear. The heavy rain and thunder frightened the animals.

Fortunately, when the dog kennel was built, it was deliberately raised half a meter from the ground. In addition, the branches and leaves of the old oak tree blocked a lot of falling rain, so the dog kennel was not affected.

The cave where White Snake lives has eaves above it and drainage ditches below, so getting some water in is not a big problem.

The vegetable garden is a little more troublesome.

Although there are drainage ditches, the vegetable garden is low-lying, and the vegetable silt washed out by heavy rains blocks the drainage outlet. The vegetable garden turns into a vast ocean, with green vegetables, red persimmons, and eggplants floating on the water.

It hurts!
It's almost time to harvest.

Li Hongbing jumped into the vegetable garden and was about to pull open the blocked drainage ditch. Next to him, Shan Xing shouted quickly, "Brother, we'll do it later."

After saying that, he turned around and ran into the rice field in the rain. When he came back, he was holding a sieve basket in his hand.

"Use this to block the drain. The vegetables just dropped by the rain are not broken. You can still eat them after cleaning them up."

After taking the sieve basket, Li Hongbing jumped into the vegetable garden. The water up to his calves instantly submerged his rain boots.

I stepped on the muddy vegetable field, blocked the sieve basket at the mouth of the drainage ditch, and pulled away the blocked vegetables, grass roots, and rotten leaves.

Without the obstruction, the accumulated water rushed into the drainage ditch and flowed into the drainage channel. The naked eye could see that the accumulation of water in the vegetable garden had dropped.

Pfft!
There was a sound of water splashing behind him. Li Hongbing turned around to wipe the rain off his face and saw Shan Xing carrying a basket and walking in the vegetable field with one foot high and one foot low.

"The water is cold, what are you doing here?"

Shan Xing leaned over to pick up the eggplants, tomatoes, and radishes soaked in the water and put them into the basket. "The vegetables are soaked in water for too long, otherwise they will rot."

You!

Our family can still lack this dish!

Li Hongbing shook his head and bent down to collect the vegetables in the water. Baskets of eggplants, radishes, cucumbers and Chinese cabbages were carried to the roadside.

Some vegetables are fine, such as lettuce, celery, leeks, and water spinach.

The two worked hard for a long time, making sure that the dishes were cleared away, and climbed back to the aisle. When they saw each other looking like they had rolled in a mud puddle, they couldn't help laughing.

The violent storm still did not stop, and the heavy rain washed away the mud on the raincoat.

Li Hongbing moved the vegetables under the eaves of the kitchen like an ant. Shan Xing took out a water pipe from the kitchen and washed the muddy vegetables.

"Xing'er, please go back to the house and change clothes. I'll rush in." Li Hongbing grabbed the water pipe and pushed Shan Xing toward the main room.

"Brother, your clothes are wet too." Shan Xing in turn became worried about Li Hongbing.

Li Hongbing showed a meaningful smile, "This little drizzle is afraid of a ball, but I have strong firepower, and you don't know it yet!"

spit!
shameless!
Shan Xing blushed with shame, bowed her head and ran quickly into the main room.

Li Hongbing chuckled and held up the water pipe to rinse the vegetable pile.

After Shan Xing finished changing his clothes and rinsed the vegetables he picked up, Li Hongbing ignored the rest of the work, put on his raincoat again, and picked up the hoe.

"I'll go to the backyard and have a look. There's too much rain. Don't block the drain."

After that, I walked through the corridor with a hoe and went to the backyard to take a look. Fortunately, I came to take a look. The water in the backyard was up to my ankles. If it was not cleared in time, it would soon spread to the front yard and flood the house. .

The drainage outlet at the root of the backyard wall was blocked by a thick layer of moss, so rainwater could not be drained out and could only accumulate in the yard.

After digging out the clogged moss and cleaning the gutters, the water in the backyard slowly subsided. However, a layer of moss in the yard absorbed the rainwater, making the feet feel soft, like stepping on a soft mat.

Clean up the water in the backyard.

Li Hongbing walked towards the col.

Thanks to the drains they had cleared when they returned home, Dakui and the others also repaired the drains.

The heavy rain has little impact on the medicine garden. The rainwater flowing down from the cliffs on both sides flows to the meadow along the channels.

Walk along the mountain road towards Bailongtan.

The farther in, the thicker the fog gets. The thick fog rolls and churns in the mountain valley, like ocean waves, and also like surging waves. Only the sound of rumbling water can be heard.

Unable to see his fingers, Li Hongbing could only move carefully along the mountain road. As the sound of water became louder and louder, the mist became lighter and turned into moist vapor.

Round the last bend.

Li Hongbing saw Bailongtan and stood there in confusion.

In the heavy rain, white water sprays spurt from the gaps in the cliffs, roaring along the slope of the rock wall, rushing straight down, sometimes separating, sometimes converging, like hundreds of white water dragons, majestic and majestic, like thousands of horses galloping, cascading thousands of miles, shocking people regret.

As hundreds of water dragons crashed into the pool, water splashed into the air and swirled, forming an arc-shaped gauze wall.

After a while, Li Hongbing recovered from the shock and murmured.

"This is the true face of Bailongtan!"

It looked good, but the humidity was strong and the wind was cold. After a while, I felt a little cold.

Fortunately, Shan Xing was not allowed to follow her, and she was left to stay for a while to catch a cold.

Walking to the pool despite the splashing water, the rainwater brought by the waterfall had already overflowed the pool. Li Hongbing quickly opened all the stone gates to deal with the flooding problem.

The gates were fully opened, and the rushing water rushed into the canal.

After finishing the backyard, Li Hongbing returned to the front yard. A wooden frame was erected under the eaves. There were bamboo dustpans on the shelves. Shan Xing was putting the picked vegetables into the dustpan to drain the water.

"Brother, how's the backyard? Are you okay?"

"There is water in the yard and it has been drained. I'm going to the barn to have a look. With such heavy rain, I'm afraid the meadow will flood."

"I'll go with you." Shan Xing hurriedly put on his raincoat and refused to let Li Hongbing run around alone tonight.

The two of them braved the heavy rain and came to the meadow livestock shed. There were haystacks on all sides to protect them and there were ditches on the ground. The animals were hiding quietly in the shed, and no animals were frightened by the thunder.Dog sheds and chicken sheds are no problem. When they were first built, they were built one meter above the ground in order to prevent snakes, insects, rats, and ants.

After checking inside and outside, except for water accumulation in the vegetable garden, there were basically no emergencies.

"Myolie, I'm going to the village to have a look."

"I'll go with you too."

Under the flashlight light, Shan Xing's eyes were determined. Li Hongbing shook his head helplessly and could only lead her towards the village.

on the mountain road.

The rainwater sloping out from the mountain forest flowed into the meadow. The flashlight could not penetrate the rain curtain, but the sound of rushing water could be clearly heard.

Li Hongbing secretly sighed.

With such a heavy rain, the old forest will definitely not be able to store water, and it will eventually pour into the meadow.

I'm really afraid of what's coming.

There are also large fairs held on the meadow on Saturdays and Sundays. If the Qingshui River rises, the venue will have to be temporarily changed.

Come to the village.

The canals coming down from the back mountain almost reached the road surface. Many villagers wore raincoats and took shovels to clean up the water in front of and behind their houses.

Passing a village alley, Li Hongbing vaguely saw more than ten light spots shaking in the rain curtain, so he shouted loudly.

"Who's in front!"

There was a quick response from the other side.

"It's me, Chunsheng, and Dakui and the others."

Li Hongbing pulled Shan Xing closer to the bright spot and found that more than ten people including Chunsheng, Jianjun, Dakui, and Tiezhu were there. The water in the ditch in front of them had already flooded into the alley.

"what happened?"

Chun Sheng looked panicked and couldn't tell whether it was rain or sweat on his face, so he said anxiously.

"The secret opening of the ditch is blocked. This secret opening is a sewer outlet. If the water cannot flow, other ditches will overflow into the village. We all discuss who can go down and dig out the hole."

"When I go down, no one in the village is better than me." Dakui took off his clothes as he spoke.

Hongqi next to him quickly reached out and grabbed him, "Uncle Dakui, how old are you? Why should young people do this kind of work?"

"That's right, let me do it." Jianjun followed.

Others also spoke one after another. Uncle Liang, trembling with his cane, also said he wanted to go into the water.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Hongbing shouted to stop the messy scene, "It's not like entering the bridal chamber and grabbing everything one by one. Uncle Liang, please don't cause more trouble. Just calm down and go home."

"Chunsheng, where is Ankou?"

"From here, walk four meters forward and you'll find the dark mouth. When the water was dry in the past, we cleared the channel, but we don't know what blocked it this time."

Chun Sheng pointed to the overflowing ditch in front of him.

Ugh!
In the end, I had to take action.

Li Hongbing sighed silently, and as soon as he made a move to untie his raincoat, he was tightly grasped by Shan Xing's hand, with fear and uneasiness flashing in his eyes.

"Brother, you can't go."

"Uncle Hongbing, you just got married. What if something happens, you'd better let me go." Dakui chuckled, took off his clothes, picked up the rope and tied it around his waist.

"Brother Hongbing, don't go!" Hongqi advised him.

He didn't know what it was like under the water, and others didn't want Li Hongbing to take the risk. After all, the whole village owed him a favor, and even apologizing and apologizing for his crimes would not be enough.

Li Hongbing hugged Shan Xing and whispered in his ear, "You forget that we are at the beach. When I was playing in the water with the dolphins, I was not afraid of the sea dozens of meters deep, and I was also afraid of ditches."

After listening to Shan Xing's expression, Li Hongbing added, "And last time in Moon Lake, I found such a big piece of gold at the bottom of the water. How deep is this channel?"

After talking about two achievements in a row, Shan Xing finally let go of his hand and said softly, "Then be careful. If anything goes wrong, come back immediately."

"it is good!"

Li Hongbing nodded and stopped Da Kui from going into the water. He secretly said that he was four meters away from the canal and had to clean up the debris. Even though Da Kui was an old hunter, he really couldn't do this kind of technical work.

He took off his clothes and put on a pair of big underpants. His majestic figure was the envy of the gentlemen.

"Bring the rope." Li Hongbing stretched out his hand.

"Red Soldier, you are not wrapped with a rope, why do you still need it?" Uncle Liang, who had bad eyesight, asked in confusion.

The scene was silent for a moment, with only the sound of rain falling.

instead.

A burst of laughter broke out, and the tense atmosphere became cheerful because of Uncle Liang's question.

Shan Xing blushed even more and secretly spat.

"Brother Red Soldier, where is the end of the rope? Let us open our eyes."

"Big rope head or small rope head."

"Uncle Hong Bing, this rope is not simple. I have been killing pigs for half my life, and I have never seen one bigger than him."

Li Hongbing was also ridiculed by the group and couldn't laugh or cry. He took the rope and looped it around his waist, tied it tightly and pulled.

Dakui, Lao Gen and Shuisheng were worried and tried to tighten it.

"Uncle Red Soldier, we are holding the rope. Don't worry. Just pull it and we will take it back immediately."

"Then my life is all in your hands!" Li Hongbing said casually.

Dakui and the others were immediately burdened with heavy burdens, and the thin hemp ropes in their hands seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms.

when ready.

Li Hongbing took the hoe handed over by Chunsheng, looked at Shan Xing with a nervous face, suddenly blew a kiss, and jumped into the ditch without waiting for Shan Xing's reaction.

Pfft!
The water splashed everywhere, and Li Hongbing disappeared into the water.

Everyone pointed their flashlights at the ditch and watched as the hemp rope continued to enter the water.

1 minutes.

2 minutes.

3 minutes.

As time passed, everyone's hearts were raised to their throats, and they all stared at the hemp rope with wide eyes. Even if the rainwater flowed into their eyes, they did not dare to wipe it with their hands, for fear of missing the shaking of the rope.

4 minutes.

5 minutes.

7 minutes.

10 minutes passed.

The hemp rope still didn't respond. Now everyone was really panicking. Regardless of whether Li Hongbing agreed or not, they all started to pull the rope back frantically.

Shan Xing knelt down beside the ditch, tears mixed with rain falling down.

Sudden.

A figure appeared in the ditch.

Whoa!

The naked Li Hongbing emerged from the water, frightening everyone to hide back and squat on their butts.

"Brother, you're okay!" Shan Xing didn't give Li Hongbing a chance to climb up. He stretched out his arms and hugged Li Hongbing's head tightly.

(End of this chapter)