The youngest, Luo Junning, stood up on the stone bed and pointed outside the dark door. The rain outside was blown by the wind into the threshold.

"Grandpa, it's raining so heavily!"

Luo Junning said to Luo Hong, and Luo Hong picked up his grandson, touched his head and body, and felt relieved when he felt the warmth.

"Yeah. Junning, are you cold?"

"Not cold. Grandpa, are you cold?"

"Grandpa isn't cold either."

After Lin Weizhong exchanged a few pleasantries with them, he expressed his thoughts: "Uncle Liu, I'm going to go around and learn about the surrounding situation. I'll be back soon."

"Weizhong, let's go around the area with you, or go when it's a little brighter. It's too dark now, and we're in the mountains. If there are no earthen embankments or other protective measures at this time, the landslides and mudslides will be more serious."

"No, Uncle Liu, you guys just stay here. I'm young and in good health, don't worry! I won't go far. I saw the bamboo forest when I came here to explore the way before. After I take a look around, I will go to the bamboo forest and cut some bamboos. I won't go too far."

Luo Hong knew what was going on when he heard their conversation. He thought that Father Liu didn't have any special abilities, and it would be more risky for him to go out, so he couldn't help much. He could arrange the next things if he stayed, so he volunteered, "Brother Liu, don't go, let me go, it's just right for the two of us to go. And I'm stronger, so I can help."

Father Liu looked at Luo Hong and knew that he wanted to do something and didn't want to be idle. "Okay, I'll ask Xiaolu to get you a raincoat, and you can wear it quietly later. Hers is a little flowery. It's so dark now and raining so hard, it shouldn't be a big problem for him. To be on the safe side, you should be more careful. Weizhong, get two flashlights ready, just in case it's too dark later, you can have something to illuminate."

"I know, Uncle Liu. I've already prepared the flashlight and raincoat, as well as the straw rope and machete."

"Okay, you know what's going on. Lao Luo, wait a moment."

After saying that, he shouted inside: "Xiao Lu, come out for a moment."

Liu Xiaolu was helping them tidy up the stone bed, and the two maids were getting ready to boil water and cook something.

Liu Xiaolu just sat there and watched with a few other children, but in fact she was just watching and couldn't help much.

When she heard her grandfather calling her, she immediately ran over happily, knowing that her grandfather must have wanted something.

"Grandpa, what do you want?"

Father Liu patted her head and said, "Little clever girl, get your Grandpa Luo a raincoat and a flashlight. I'm really impressed by all those raincoats you have. Get one that's not so fancy."

"Okay, I bought these for outings and camping. They're not fancy at all."

After saying that, he pretended to rummage in his backpack and took out a raincoat and a flashlight and handed them over.

"Grandpa Luo, you better be careful not to let anyone see you. Although my raincoat is not fancy, the color is still quite bright. I don't have many flashlights, so use them sparingly."

Luo Hong was holding a raincoat made of pink waterproof cloth, and he sighed in his heart, "This color is not bright at all. It's really hard to describe how an old man like him looks wearing this pink color."

Looking at Liu Xiaolu's naughty look, he could only smile and said, "Okay, thank you Xiaolu!"

"You're welcome!" He said and ran in.

"Okay, go ahead. Be careful on the way, don't make too much, and come back early for dinner."

Lin Weizhong and Luo Hong agreed, then walked out of the house and ran quickly to the right.

The rain was getting heavier, the sky was getting darker, and the thunder was getting louder! The raindrops hit the thatched roof like bullets, the branches around were rustling, and every thunder seemed to shake the whole world.

After walking for a while, Lin Weizhong and Luo Hong found that their shoes were soaked and the road was becoming more and more muddy. They both picked up a large wooden stick and used it to explore the way to prevent falling or stepping into any traps or puddles due to unclear road visibility.

After walking for a while, they finally saw a dilapidated temple. Luo Hong had a traumatic experience with dilapidated temples. If he ran into someone, he would be in trouble because of his attire. So he asked Lin Weizhong to go over and take a look.

"Uncle Luo, there's no one in the dilapidated house. It's not a dilapidated temple, but just a dilapidated thatched house. People nearby built it into a land temple to worship the Kitchen God. The market has been bad in the past two years, and there are no incense sticks in it anymore. The last time I went in, there was still some hay inside, and I want to take some back. The firewood outside has all been wet, and it's really hard to get dry firewood now. I'll bundle it up and put it inside my raincoat to cover it before taking it back."

"We made a mistake. We should have brought Ke Yu or Xiao Lu with us. It would be more convenient for them to carry things."

"Forget it. This road is too difficult to walk on and it's raining so hard. It's okay for the two adults, but if something happens to the child, we will be sad too."

"That's what you said."

"It's okay, Uncle Luo. There's no rush. I saw a rotten door panel in the broken house. We can cut some bamboo and drag it back to use it to block the wind and rain. It's okay today. We can just make a couple more trips."

"Okay, let's go quickly. It probably won't be very bright even in the daytime."

"Yeah, the rain sounds louder now."

The two men quickly cut down more than a dozen bamboos, tied the branches together, and Lin Weizhong held one end of the bamboo with both hands and carried it on his shoulders.

"Uncle Luo, you carry that rotten door panel, let's go back."

Luo Hong lifted the door panel with one hand, and with the other hand, he did not listen to Lin Weizhong, and stubbornly held a bundle of hay inside his raincoat to cover it, and said, "Okay, let's go!"

Following Lin Weizhong, he quickly stood up.

The sky gradually brightened, but the rain was getting heavier. The two of them were walking on a road in the wilderness.

They walked through the dense forest, the mud under their feet was slippery, and they would fall if they were not careful. The rain wet their clothes and their moods.

The two could vaguely see a faint light somewhere ahead, so they quickened their pace and walked towards the light.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't walk far and there were no houses nearby. They could only see flickering fire and thick smoke from the opposite mountain. As soon as they appeared, they were interrupted by the heavy rain. They were looming. The two of them quickly shuttled through the rainy night and returned to the thatched hut faster than when they came.

Father Liu was also standing at the door shivering. He looked for a while and hid behind the only wall. After a while, he came out again and finally saw two figures in the heavy rain.

"Caiyun, they're back, go help them!"

Liu Caiyun was very strong and was wearing a raincoat. She ran out when she heard the sound.

"Dad, go in, I'll help!"

When the three of them came back, the bamboo was too long to be pulled in, so they had to put it on the dam at the door. Anyway, the bamboo was intended to be used as a fence, so it didn't matter if it got wet.

And now that we have a door panel, I probably won’t need too much bamboo. I can see when the time comes and see what else I’ll need and weave some with bamboo strips.

There are some small stones in the dam, mixed with soil, so it is still walkable and not too muddy. They should be some stones laid by people who come and go to rest for convenience.

Place one end of the bamboo pole on the door threshold and leave the other end outside. With the stones there, the bamboo will not be contaminated by too much mud.

Luo Hong put down the door panel, walked to the fire in the house, and instantly felt his body warm up.

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