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

As early as when Zhao Baogen arranged the personnel into groups, he informed the young and strong male team members in advance: once the weather starts to rain, all personnel must strictly follow the groups and arrive at the designated location for patrol.

Therefore, when the first thunder sounded, the people of Shanghe Village, in addition to being glad that they had made all the necessary preparations, also began to lose sleep.

The young and strong men in the family went out on duty and patrol, while the women stayed at home, always observing the water level in the yard and not daring to relax at all.

Liu Xiaoxi couldn't sleep well, and even when Gu Zhan got out of bed quietly, he woke her up.

"It's raining?"

"Yeah!" Gu Zhan turned around and faced Liu Xiaoxi. He reached out and touched her cheek, and said softly, "You sleep at home for a while. I'll go out on patrol."

"Yeah!" Liu Xiaoxi nodded slightly.

But after all, there was only a pregnant woman left at home, so Gu Zhan still felt uneasy. He had no idea what the situation was like at the reservoir and whether the same thing as in his previous life would happen.

The best scenario is that the reservoir is safe, but there is still a problem. Apart from the impact of the reservoir, it is still unknown what impact this once-in-a-century heavy rain will have on this small village.

If Gu Zhan was 100% sure that he could lead everyone to prevent this disaster in the early stages of flood prevention preparations, then now he is only 50% sure, with success and failure each accounting for half, swinging back and forth.

A pair of invisible big hands grabbed Gu Zhan's nerves, putting him in a dilemma.

What should be done?

Seeing Gu Zhan standing there blankly, Liu Xiaoxi thought that he didn't know where the raincoat was at home, so he hurriedly got off the kang and took out the only raincoat in the house from the cabinet.

"Please put on your raincoat. It's raining so hard. It's not good to get a fever from the rain."

Liu Xiaoxi stuffed the raincoat in her hand into Gu Zhan's hand.

Gu Zhan didn't come back to his senses and took the thing Liu Xiaoxi handed over and held it in his hand.

The cool and smooth touch in his hand woke him up, and when he came to his senses, he saw the raincoat in his hand.

"Is this... a raincoat?"

Liu Xiaoxi nodded: "It's raining too hard."

"Leave this raincoat at home." What Gu Zhan didn't say was that you should wear it in case it rains too heavily and you need to evacuate urgently.

"Gu boy..." Zhao Baogen's voice came over the crackling sound of rain.

Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi looked at each other, and Gu Zhan hurried out to open the door.

In a hurry, Liu Xiaoxi stuffed the raincoat that Gu Zhan had just put back on him and said, "Put it on before you go out."

Unable to bear rejecting his wife's kindness, Gu Zhan put on his raincoat as he went out. By the time he walked into the rain, the raincoat had neatly wrapped around his entire body.

Thunder roared again, even louder than before. A flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, striking straight towards the back mountain. In an instant, it illuminated the pitch-black night sky.

In the lightning, Gu Zhan saw Zhao Baogen and his wife standing at the door of their wooden fence. Zhao Baogen was wearing a raincoat that was already tattered and mottled, and Zhao Baogen's wife Wang Yan was holding an oil-paper umbrella with a tattered edge. The two of them almost blended into the night.

"Uncle Zhao, Auntie, are you here? Come in quickly."

Gu Zhan quickly opened the gate and welcomed the two of them in.

The rain was so heavy that just in the short time since he went in and out, Gu Zhan's raincoat was completely soaked, and there was a puddle of water under his feet.

Liu Xiaoxi quickly poured two cups of hot water and placed them in front of the two of them: "Uncle Zhao, Auntie, why are you here so late?"

Liu Xiaoxi guessed that Zhao Baogen came here for the patrol duty that Gu Zhan had just mentioned, but the couple came here together, which made Liu Xiaoxi unable to guess their intention.

Zhao Baogen didn't even get comfortable on the bench, so he stood up and stood by the window, watching the rain outside. After a while, he returned to his seat and said, "Gu Zhan will go out on patrol later. Your aunt will stay with you."

Hearing what Zhao Baogen said, Gu Zhan felt warm in his heart. Zhao Baogen deserved the unanimous praise from the people in the Shanghe Village Production Brigade. He was indeed a respectable elder.

Liu Xiaoxi felt a little embarrassed. With such heavy rain, Zhao Baogen's family must need someone to take care of them.

"Uncle Zhao, this..." Liu Xiaoxi was struggling, not knowing whether he should refuse the other party's kindness.

Gu Zhan, on the other hand, felt much more relaxed. He smiled and thanked Zhao Baogen and Wang Yan: "Thank you so much, Uncle Zhao and Auntie, for taking care of me."

The situation was urgent, so the two of them exchanged a few polite words and left. In the end, the raincoat was left at home for emergency use.

Standing at the door, watching Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen walk out of the yard, Liu Xiaoxi and Wang Yan returned to the room.

After closing the door, although Wang Yan was there, Liu Xiaoxi always felt that the house was much emptier and deserted.

In addition, it was raining so hard and Gu Zhan went out again, so Liu Xiaoxi felt uneasy. However, Wang Yan was sitting on the stool opposite her, so Liu Xiaoxi didn't dare to show it.

Perhaps Wang Yan noticed Liu Xiaoxi's nervousness and anxiety, so she began to chat with her intentionally or unintentionally: "Xiaoxi, how many months old is the baby? Let me tell you..."

As soon as Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen came out of Gu's house, they plunged into the pouring rain. They first went to the brigade headquarters to gather, and then went to the place they were going to patrol together.

In the brigade office, the cadres who were nearby had already lit the lights in advance.

The door was half open, and the flame of the kerosene lamp was swaying in the wind, just like the hearts of people who were surrounded by enemies that night.

After everyone entered the house, they all exchanged pleasantries and then looked out the window in silence. Occasionally someone would ask, "Did you go back to repair your house yesterday?"

Talking about repairing the house, everyone's faces showed a trace of relief: "It must be our Captain Zhao's wisdom to remind us to repair the house. Otherwise, with the rain tonight, the house might not be able to hold up."

The newly built houses in recent years are relatively sturdy, but people who live in houses that are decades old are always worried. For example, even if the houses are leaking everywhere and are repaired, can they withstand such a heavy rain?

There is also the grain that has been harvested and the grain growing in the fields... I am always worried about everything.

While chatting, the people who had been arranged earlier had arrived one after another and squeezed into the office of the brigade headquarters, which was not very spacious to begin with.

Zhao Baogen took the list and started to call out names. Everyone was silent, and the only sound in the air was the response of those who were called.

After the roll call, everyone stood in their respective groups according to their previous groups, silently ready to go.