50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 136 Refuge
Everyone in the room was preparing, and Sun Zhiwei also went to help.

"Everyone should roll up all the quilts and put them on top of the wardrobe. Don't put anything in the lower layers of the wardrobe. The calculation is based on a flood of one meter. Anything below one meter is not safe."

This was a huge workload, but because of the trust of my godmother and godfather, no one in the house said much and hurried to move things.

An hour later, the room was fully flooded and everyone was packing up their clothes. It was pouring rain outside, and if they didn't pack up properly, their dry clothes would get soaked.

There are 5 children in my godmother's family. The eldest and second oldest are married and live away from home, leaving the 3 younger ones and the couple at home.

The youngest of the three children is 13 years old and is tall and strong.

Fortunately, my godmother and her husband are both intellectuals, with high salaries and good benefits. Even now that they are retired, their family is not in a bad financial situation. Otherwise, it would be a problem to support five children at home.

But it's raining so heavily outside, how to get there is a problem.

After thinking for a while, he called the third brother: "Third brother, come with me to the next door."

"Brother, why are you going next door in such heavy rain?"

"Borrow a car."

Not far from next door is a recycling station that recycles all kinds of furniture. It is a large place with a two-story building. They have tricycles for transporting goods.

The two ran to the recycling station next door and knocked on the door, and the third brother asked to borrow a tricycle.

The third child was the kid next door. The person on duty at the recycling station knew him and knew that there was a teacher in his family. People are very polite to teachers nowadays, so he lent the money to him without hesitation.

The two pushed the tricycle back to the godmother's house. The godfather, godmother, and the fourth and fifth sons had already packed up and put on their raincoats. Without saying much, they quickly loaded their things and got into the car.

"Lao San, I'll ride the tricycle and you ride my bike. Let's go now."

All the clothes and shoes were wrapped in plastic sheets and placed on the tricycle. The godfather, godmother and two children got on the tricycle. Sun Zhiwei kicked the pedal and rode out towards the puddle. The third child hurriedly followed on a bicycle.

The water along the road was nearly a foot deep. If Sun Zhiwei was not so strong, it would be impossible to ride the three-wheeled vehicle with four people on it.

It took almost half an hour to get back to the yard on Wenjin Street, and the area near Beihai was no longer flooded.

After arriving home, Sun Zhiwei asked his godmother to take charge of the arrangements.

"Godmother, Jiajia and I probably won't be able to come back these few days. You know where everything is at home, so you can make your own arrangements. I need to go back to the kindergarten quickly. I don't know what the situation is like at the kindergarten yet."

"Okay, go ahead and don't worry about us. We know what to do."

"Remember, don't go back if it keeps raining. It's best to wait until the water recedes before going back."

"I know, I know. Why have you become so nagging after having a child?"

"Okay, I won't say anything more. I'll leave now."

After saying goodbye to his godmother and her family, Sun Zhiwei rushed into the heavy rain again and returned to the kindergarten in a short while. This place is close to Beihai, and as long as Beihai does not overflow its dike, this place will not be flooded.

As he walked along the road, he only saw some areas with some water accumulation due to sewer blockage, and there was no large-scale flooding, so he knew there was no problem.

But at times like this, it’s more reassuring to be with my family.

When he returned to the dormitory, the lights were still on and Tong Jiajia was waiting for him. Seeing that he was soaking wet, she quickly got him some hot water to wash him and changed him into dry clothes.

After cleaning up, the two sat down to talk.

Sun Zhiwei then talked about the situation at home and said that water had started to accumulate near his godmother's house, so he asked his godmother and her family to temporarily stay in his own yard.

"Zhiwei, you're right. The old houses in the city are decades old now. It would be very dangerous if they were flooded. It's safer to live in our place." "Of course. In fact, our yard has a history."

"What's the origin? Didn't you exchange your old house for the security compound?"

"It was a replacement, yes, but that house used to be a secret agent's house."

"That spy was a man who knew how to enjoy life. He spent all his savings on building that courtyard. It was built with solid materials and meticulous workmanship. It took two years to complete."

"Think about it, among all the courtyard houses in Beijing, no matter how big or small, there is no one with fire walls and floor heating throughout the house."

"Hey, it's true. Zhiwei, you are so lucky to have been transferred to this courtyard."

"That's right, I'm very capable."

As for the fact that there was a tunnel in the basement, that naturally could not be told, and he was not supposed to know about it.

He had just taken a shower and was now feeling exhausted. There was a heavy rain outside and the house was warm and comfortable. Sun Zhiwei could no longer resist his sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up the next day, the rainstorm had subsided a little, but there was still no sign of stopping.

Sun Zhiwei had no classes this morning, but he couldn't stay idle, so he went straight to the principal's office. There was a radio there, and he should be able to hear the news. He wanted to hear about the current disaster situation in the city.

Before I reached the office, I saw a group of people gathered at the door of the principal's office from a distance.

When he got closer, he realized that among so many people, no one was talking. They were all quietly listening to the broadcast inside.

"The center of the rainstorm last night was located in the northern part of Haiding and Chaoyang District. The rainfall in Laiguangying reached 464 mm, the meteorological station 404.2 mm, and Jiuxianqiao 400.7 mm."

"Currently, cumulonimbus clouds are moving eastward. Rainfall is increasing in Tongzhou and Daxing, but the overall intensity of the rain is weakening. The heavy rain is expected to stop tonight."

"This morning it has been confirmed that suburban rivers are generally overflowing and the Wenyu River is flooding."

"The Qinghe River overflowed its entire length, flooding three wool spinning mills and part of the vermicelli factory in Qinghe Town, as well as staff dormitories. The water depth reached 3 meters at the lowest point."

"The city's nursing home on the north bank of the Qinghe River was surrounded by floodwaters, and Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Institute of Physical Education upstream were all flooded."

"The entire Beixiao River overflowed, and five villages and one farm in Louzizhuang area were besieged by floodwaters."

"The Xinkai Canal, Shuiyagou, and Fengcao River overflowed along their entire length, stretching from west to southeast through the Maliandao area to the west of You'anmen. The area was about 2 kilometers wide from east to west, and the water level exceeded half a meter."

"The Tonghui River overflowed from Baishiqiao to the north of Xizhimen, and the zoo was flooded."

"Fangshan has mobilized more than 5 cadres and people to reinforce and raise more than 110 dikes, totaling 1.3 meters, and safely relocated 305 households and 1390 people."

"Chaoyang District organized more than 1000 people to build two earthen cofferdams over 400 meters long at the two dangerous sections of Zuoanmen and Dongzhimen, respectively, to block the moat from overflowing."

"The municipal bureau has established a flood control headquarters and has mobilized all forces to take emergency measures to prevent and drain floods across the city. Residents in affected streets are being evacuated."

"Please rest assured, all citizens. With the D and the Commune, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Hearing this, everyone became excited.

"Director, what can we do?"

"Yes, Director, we are very anxious when we hear that there are dangers everywhere."

(End of this chapter)