60s: I have a store

Chapter 481: Unfavorable Weather

However, things never go as planned. In the afternoon, a large patch of dark clouds suddenly appeared in the originally clear sky, like a black curtain, quickly blocking out the sunlight.

The old branch secretary's heart tightened. He stopped, looked at the sky, and his brows gradually frowned.

He began to feel a little uneasy, thinking to himself: "Why does the weather change so suddenly? It was fine this morning, why did the dark clouds gather all of a sudden?"

You know, we said this morning that we had picked a good day and the weather was so good, but how come the weather turned out like this in the afternoon?

I can only pray that this dark cloud in the sky will pass away soon and it won’t rain.

While the old branch secretary was still praying, raindrops the size of beans began to fall "cracklingly" from the sky.

After seeing this scene, the old branch secretary suddenly felt like he was going to become "EMO".

Watching the rain hitting the ground, splashing water.

The old branch secretary's face suddenly turned ugly. He stood in the rain, feeling annoyed and self-blaming. "I vowed to pick a good day, but now it's raining. Don't let everyone's hard work be ruined. Am I not disappointing everyone?"

His heart felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on it, heavy and ponderous.

If the hard work of the village was burned to ashes because of the date chosen by the old branch secretary himself, he would not have the face to face the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang.

When Zhou Yimin saw the old Party secretary standing in the rain, he ran over, held up an umbrella, and said, "Old Party secretary, please get out of the rain first and don't get wet.

The rain came suddenly, but we have done a solid job, so it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

The old branch secretary nodded slightly, his eyes still revealing a trace of worry, but he was thinking in his heart: "I hope that as Yimin said, the preliminary work can withstand the rain, and there must be no mistakes."

When the villagers heard the sound of rain, they stopped what they were doing and ran to the nearby eaves to take shelter from the rain.

Everyone looked at the rain outside, with anxious expressions on their faces.

"Will this rain damage the road we just built?"

A villager said worriedly.

"Yes, this is all the hard work of everyone."

Another villager echoed.

Master Cao also frowned and was thinking about how to deal with the situation under the eaves.

He walked over to the old branch secretary and Zhou Yimin and said, "Old branch secretary, Yimin, if the rain doesn't stop, we have to take protective measures. When the rain stops, check the road surface as soon as possible to see if there is any damage."

The old Party Secretary listened to Master Cao's words and thought silently in his heart: "Master Cao is right. We must find a solution quickly. We can't let the rain destroy the road, and we must also reassure the villagers."

The rain was falling steadily, with no sign of stopping.

The old Party secretary looked at the villagers and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, don't worry, the rain will eventually stop. Let's take a break first, get enough energy, and then continue working after the rain stops.

We Zhoujiazhuang people are not afraid of difficulties, this little rain is nothing! "

Although he said this, the old branch secretary was still a little nervous, worried that the rain would bring unpredictable consequences.

After hearing the words of the old branch secretary, the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang felt a little relieved, but the rain had not stopped, and they were still unclear whether the project they had been busy on for the whole morning would be "destroyed" by the rain.

While taking shelter from the rain, the villagers exchanged their experiences and ideas about road construction, and some even joked to ease the tense atmosphere.

"Once the road is repaired, can we have a celebration party?"

A young villager said with a smile.

"That must be done, and then we can have a great time!"

Another villager responded and everyone laughed.

Seeing that the villagers were still optimistic, the old branch secretary felt a warm current in his heart, and at the same time he blamed himself more: "As a branch secretary, I can't be so unconfident. The villagers are so united, I must cheer up and lead everyone through this difficult time.

Finally, after a long wait, the rain gradually stopped.

The old branch secretary immediately led Zhou Yimin, Zhou Zhiming, Master Cao and some villagers to the construction site to inspect the road surface.

They carefully checked every spot and found that except for some places with water accumulation, there was no serious damage to the road surface. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Master Cao squatted down, touched the road surface with his hand, and said, "Fortunately, the foundation was laid firmly this morning, and the accumulated water did not penetrate into the roadbed.

Let's quickly clean up the accumulated water and check whether any stones have been washed away or shifted.

The villagers acted quickly, some holding buckets, some holding shovels, and began to clean up the accumulated water.

Everyone worked together in an orderly manner. During the cleaning process, they found that some stones in several places had indeed been washed away by the rain.

Master Cao immediately directed the villagers to fill and repair the damage.

As the old party secretary looked at the busy villagers, all the regret and self-blame in his heart disappeared, replaced by full of emotion and pride.

He said loudly: "Fellow villagers, I feel relieved to see you all so united. No matter what difficulties we encounter, as long as we work together, there will be no obstacles that we cannot overcome!"

At this moment, his heart was full of determination, and he firmly believed that with everyone's efforts, Zhoujiazhuang would be able to overcome all difficulties and move towards a better future.

After some efforts, the water on the road was cleared and the damaged areas were repaired.

Master Cao checked it again, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Okay, there is no problem, we can continue the construction."

Zhou Yimin stood aside, looking at the dark clouds in the sky that had not yet completely dispersed, frowned slightly, and expressed a different opinion: "Master Cao, the weather is still unstable now. If we continue the construction, are you afraid that it will rain again? If it rains, the cement that has just been laid will be ruined."

Master Cao was slightly startled when he heard this. He was just thinking about repairing the road as soon as possible before it rained, and he did not consider this aspect.

When the people in Zhoujiazhuang heard Zhou Yimin's words, they stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to Master Cao.

They all wanted to know what answer the experienced Master Cao would give. For a moment, the scene fell silent, and everyone was waiting for Master Cao's response.

Master Cao frowned, thought for a while, and said slowly: "If that's the case, then we'll pave the road first, lay the gravel and sand and compact them, and don't pull out the cement yet.

Even if it rains again, it will only affect this part of the process and will not wash away the cement. We will proceed with cement laying when the weather is completely stable.”

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Then, under the command of Master Cao, everyone threw themselves into the construction with full enthusiasm.

After hearing this, Zhou Yimin had no objection. There was no other way to get cement now. If it weren't for Director Li's help, it would be very difficult to get so much cement.

(End of this chapter)