Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

After moving into their new home, Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi worked for two or three days to tidy up all the rooms. They were very satisfied with the result.

On the afternoon of August 17th, Gu Zhan finished translating the manuscript and stood in the yard to stretch his waist. Looking up, he saw that the sky, which had been almost cloudless for the previous two weeks, was suddenly covered with dense cotton clouds.

Gu Zhan frowned slightly, thinking back to his past life. The torrential rain he remembered happened two days later. The dam had burst, and Shanghe Village was the hardest hit. Over a dozen people were killed or injured, livestock and poultry were nearly wiped out, and houses were razed to the ground.

It was this heavy rain that damaged the foundation of Shanghe Village. Coupled with the fact that materials and resources were already scarce in that era, it became extremely difficult for the people of Shanghe Village to rebuild their houses.

Many tragedies started with this rainstorm.

In this life, we must minimize losses at all costs.

Gu Zhan returned to the house and told Liu Xiaoxi, who was sitting on a chair to rest, that he was going out for a while.

Because the new house was very close to Zhao Baogen's house, only two or three minutes' walk away, Gu Zhan went to Zhao Baogen's house without thinking.

But as soon as I entered the door, I was told that the person was not there and had gone to the reservoir.

Gu Zhan turned around and hurried towards the reservoir.

It was some distance away from the reservoir. When Gu Zhan arrived, the staff from the county water conservancy bureau and the water conservancy station had already started packing their equipment onto the truck.

It seems that the reservoir maintenance has been completed.

Anqing stood by the reservoir, listening to Zhao Baogen and the staff of the county water conservancy bureau chatting, while looking at the empty bottom of the reservoir where one could almost see the mud, feeling worried.

Nearly half a month has passed, and there hasn't been a drop of rain in the entire Xiaohe Commune within dozens of miles. Now the sun is shining brightly and the reservoirs are empty. What should we do?

There was even a moment when I thought that Gu Zhan must have deceived me.

After the floodgates were opened, there was no sign of that guy anymore.

He had asked Zhao Baogen about Gu Zhan before, intentionally or unintentionally, but Zhao Baogen just said that he had gone to the city, so he was embarrassed to ask more.

We can only wait anxiously for heavy rain every day so that the reservoir can store some water. In case of any emergency, we can deal with it, right?

He was feeling worried, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Zhan hurriedly passing by on the road where they first met.

The moment An Qing saw Gu Zhan, he felt inexplicably at ease. As long as he still appeared here, it proved that he was not a liar, and then what he said was 80% to 90% credible.

Anqing hurried down from the embankment and trotted to the road to make sure he could see Gu Zhan as soon as possible.

Seeing Zhao Baogen, Gu Zhan was about to go over, but was blocked by An Qing who suddenly appeared.

"Little Gu." An Qing stood in front of Gu Zhan with great enthusiasm.

Gu Zhan was slightly surprised, but then he thought about the county staff bringing a construction team to repair the reservoir. As the director of the Xiaohe Village Water Conservancy Station, Anqing should be here to accompany them.

"Stationmaster An. Are you here too?"

"I've been here these past few days."

An Qing didn't act pretentiously anymore and got straight to the point: "Xiao Gu, about the rain you mentioned last time... you see, our reservoir is still empty. I'm feeling uneasy."

Gu Zhan understood and pointed to the clouds above his head.

An Qing didn't understand what was going on. He followed Gu Zhan's gaze blankly and looked up at the sky.

"Stationmaster, to be honest, I came here today for this very reason. There will be a heavy rainstorm within three days."

"What? Heavy rain?" Hearing Gu Zhan say it was going to rain heavily, An Qing asked in surprise, "Little Gu, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's the truth, Station Master. Look at the clouds in the sky."

What Gu Zhan said was of course the truth, but due to years of drought in Xia County, people have become numb to the signs of rain in this weather.

No matter how many clouds there are in the sky, there is not a drop of rain on the ground.

"Hey, Xiao Gu, you can't bluff me. I feel like I'm on fire right now."

"I understand Stationmaster An's concerns. Take a breath and feel the air. Is there a lot of moisture?"

An Qing imitated Gu Zhan, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then said in surprise: "Xiao Gu, it's true."

Gu Zhan pondered for a moment. Since Anqing trusted him, he might as well start with Anqing. "Stationmaster, within three days, there will not only be torrential rain, but also a torrential rain that rarely occurs in a century. Whether the Shanghe Village Reservoir can withstand the test is a question."

After hearing Gu Zhan say that this was a torrential rain that rarely occurs in a century, An Qing also became serious. He said to Gu Zhan very firmly:

"The dam problem this time was indeed due to negligence on the part of our water conservancy station. However, we conducted a comprehensive inspection and assessment of the Shanghe Reservoir and reinforced any problematic areas. Now the Shanghe Reservoir is as solid as a rock."

An Qing said this with such certainty that Gu Zhan felt relieved. As long as the reservoir was safe, other hidden dangers could be eliminated one by one before the heavy rain came.

"Stationmaster An, we've finished packing up here. Would you like me to give you a ride?"

The staff and workers of the County Water Conservancy Bureau have finished packing and loaded all the equipment onto the trucks, ready to go.

Anqing trotted to the truck, smiled and declined the staff's kindness, saying that he had come here by bicycle and would go back later.

After some polite exchanges, the staff from the County Water Conservancy Bureau left amid the exhaust fumes emitted by the truck.

Zhao Baogen, who was not far away, breathed a sigh of relief. The reservoir issue was now over. He didn't have to worry if there was a heavy rain.

"Stationmaster An, will you go back after dinner?"

During the period of repairing and reinforcing the reservoir, Anqing helped Shanghe Village a lot. Zhao Baogen was very grateful to him. Thinking that he would leave today and Anqing would probably not come to Shanghe Village again in a short time, he asked Anqing to go to his home for dinner.

Unexpectedly, Anqing shook his head and said, "There are still flood prevention work to arrange next. I have to go back to the commune first."

Since Gu Zhan said there would be heavy rain, we would probably have to check the reservoirs of all the commune before we could feel at ease.

"Flood prevention work?" Zhao Baogen was puzzled. The weather has been so terrible in recent years that it has never rained at this time of year. Why is the flood prevention work being done so urgently?

An Qing smiled knowingly, probably because Gu Zhan had rushed over just for this matter, and he was afraid that he had not had time to inform Zhao Baogen yet.

"Ask Comrade Xiao Gu."

Anqing's nonsensical words made Zhao Baogen a little confused. What did flood prevention have to do with Gu Zhan?

An Qing and Zhao Baogen walked back one after the other. When they passed by Gu Zhan, An Qing repeatedly reminded him, "Comrade Gu, if there is any emergency, you or Captain Zhao, no matter who it is, must call immediately."

"Okay, Station Master!"