80s Military Accompanying: The Heirless Tycoon Pampers His Pregnant Wife

"A rope?" Niu Nenggeng asked, puzzled. "Climb up with a rope? But there's no fixed point!"

There wasn't a single tree around the high ground where the granary was located; it was just a small open space used for drying grain.

After taking the rope from his subordinate, Ye Zhengting tied one end around his waist and said to the others, "The villagers will stay here to provide support. A few of us will climb up and grab the grain."

He handed the other end of the rope to one of his men, and they all tied the rope around their waists in unison, forming a chain.

"I'll go with you; I know the terrain better than you do."

Faced with the cascading mud, only one able-bodied young villager bravely stepped forward.

"Big brother, you..."

He was Niu Nenggeng's eldest son. Niu Nenggeng wanted to persuade him to stop, but when he met his burning gaze, he gave up.

"You all need to be careful! People are more important than food."

Niu Nenggeng remembered what Ye Zhengting had said earlier and secretly prayed for them.

The nine men waded through the mud one after another, and led by Niu Da Wa, they quickly found a slope leading to the granary. They lowered their heads, resisted the cascading mud, and climbed up using both their hands and feet.

The process was not smooth. When they arrived at the granary, they were covered in mud, with mud and water filling their eyes, noses, ears, and mouths.

The grain inside the granary was well protected, only a little damp. Unfortunately, they didn't have enough manpower, so each person carried a sack and sent it out first.

When they went down, they simply slid down, handed the sacks to the villagers waiting below, and then turned back.

During this time, Ye Zhengting observed the flow rate of the mudslide and the surrounding landslide situation. He said to the others, "This batch will be moved and then evacuated. After the disaster is over, if conditions permit, we can go back to the granary. It is located in a high place and is well-sealed, so we might be able to store the grain inside properly."

No one objected.

By the time the second batch of grain was shipped out, the mudslides on the high ground had piled up into a small hill on the flat ground, and the villagers below were digging a passage with their hands and sticks.

The entire village was flooded with mud and rainwater, and many villagers were still unable to evacuate.

After handing the grain over to Niu Nenggeng and the others, Ye Zhengting led his men to continue evacuating the villagers without stopping.

Although Shanwowo Village is located in a basin, it is not a plain but a hilly area. The houses are uneven and there are nests within nests, which caused the villagers living in the depressions to be flooded before they could evacuate their homes.

"Help...help me..."

As they passed a house whose roof was already submerged in mud, Ye Zhengting heard intermittent cries for help. He tied the rope again, and with three of his men, jumped from the slope to the roof. Then, he removed the roof tiles and looked down.

There are five people!

Ye Zhengting quickly discovered five villagers struggling in the mud.

They quickly removed the tiles, making a space wide enough for one person. Ye Zhengting jumped down first, followed by the other three, who lifted the people in the house one by one onto the roof. Then, the other three pulled them to a relatively safe slope.

"Baby... my baby is still inside."

After her breathing became easier, an elderly woman opened her eyes and discovered that her infant grandson was not there. She was so anxious that she immediately tried to go back to look for him.

"Wow!"

Ye Zhengting grabbed her shoulder, gave his men a wink, and jumped back onto the mud-filled house through the roof.

"Wow..."

The baby was placed in a basket on top of a cabinet, but the mud had reached the ceiling and filled the basket as well. The baby was covered in mud, but thankfully his face was covered and he could still breathe through his mouth and nose.

Ye Zhengting stepped on a stool, lifted him out, and hoisted him high onto the roof. "Quick, catch him!"

The old woman and a soldier who was helping her climbed onto the roof and hurriedly took the child from Ye Zhengting's hands.

With the weight off his hands, Ye Zhengting relaxed a little and climbed onto the roof.

wow-

Suddenly, a mudslide swept down, immediately scattering everyone. Ye Zhengting, who had just returned to the slope, was swept away by the mudslide before he could even stand firm.

Before he could catch his breath, he hurriedly waved his hands and grabbed at both sides, finally managing to grab a villager with one hand and hug a tree trunk with the other.

"Hold on tight to the rope!" he said through gritted teeth to the villager.

The villagers, who were still in a daze, came to their senses upon hearing his words. They quickly found the other end of the rope in the mud and held it tightly.

Ye Zhengting immediately looked down and found that many people had been scattered by the mudslide, and their location was not safe either. If another mudslide came, the two of them would definitely be submerged.

So he said to the villager, "Let's go up the tree."

The villagers nodded vigorously and followed him up the tree. They tied the rope around their waists so that if one of them was swept away, the other could grab the rope and pull them back down.

"I...I am called Niu Tiezhu."

Perhaps out of nervousness and fear, his hands trembled as he tied the rope, and his voice shook.

"My name is Ye Zhengting. Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Ye Zhengting helped him tie the rope and patted him on the shoulder.

Looking into Ye Zhengting's resolute gaze, Niu Tiezhu couldn't help but tear up. "Are my family members still alive?"

Ye Zhengting was speechless; his soldiers had also been swept away.

"us……"

"what!"

Just as he was about to speak, the large tree beneath him suddenly tilted and fell, probably because the soil beneath it had loosened.

"Hold on to the tree trunk and don't let go!" Ye Zhengting shouted.

Although the tree's roots had loosened, they weren't about to be washed away immediately; they remained their lifeline at this moment.

Niu Tiezhu listened to him and clung tightly to the tree trunk. After falling down, he and the tree swayed in the mud like duckweed.

"Comrade Ye...?"

But when he went to look for Ye Zhengting, he had already lost sight of him.

He hurriedly pulled on the rope around his waist and pulled Ye Zhengting up from under the mud.

"Cough cough cough..."

Ye Zhengting coughed a few times, spitting out a mouthful of muddy water. Just as he was about to reach out and grab the nearby tree branch, he suddenly felt a strong force rushing towards him, not only sweeping him away but also nearly dragging Niu Tiezhu down.

"Comrade Ye, hold on tight to the rope!" Niu Tiezhu shouted anxiously.

Ye Zhengting, who had swallowed another mouthful of mud, was speechless for a moment. He blinked, and when he saw Niu Tiezhu swaying precariously against the tree trunk, he smiled weakly.

"I'm sorry, Shen Fenghe, it seems you'll be a widow."

He pulled out the military knife from his vest and forcefully cut the rope around his waist...

"Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

With the help of others, Zhu Jing staggered out of the family compound and arrived at the open space. Only then did she turn to look at Shen Fenghe, who was clutching her stomach the whole way. "Did you bump your stomach?"

Shen Fenghe frowned and shook her head.

The two of them hadn't fallen too badly, since there were only a few steps left, but she still felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen and didn't know if she had any bleeding.

She was only one month pregnant, which is the most unstable period for the fetus.

If the child is lost, is there any point in Ye Zhengting and I maintaining this marriage?