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

The abandoned wheat field was on higher ground with firm soil, so Gu Zhan was not too worried.

What he is most worried about now is Shanghe Reservoir, coupled with the shadow of his previous life, so he had discussed with Zhao Baogen before about going to the reservoir.

Zhao Baogen took a group of people including Gu Zhan to the reservoir, and the rest of the production teams led their teams to key places such as drainage channels and wheat fields.

The cold rain hit his face, making it impossible to open his eyes. Gu Zhan kept wiping the rain off his face, but soon new rain poured down on his head, blinding his eyes.

In this way, a group of people walked through the mud and arrived at Shanghe Reservoir in the dim light of flashlights.

At this time, the land still has room to absorb rainwater, so there is no obvious water storage in the reservoir.

Gu Zhan did not dare to relax at all. He took the flashlight from Zhao Baogen's hand and carefully checked the dam again. Only after confirming that it was safe did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go. There shouldn't be any major problems right now. Let's go take shelter in the shed at the sluice gate."

Zhao Baogen gave the order and took the lead, with the others following closely behind him.

The shed they were going to was a simple shed built by three villages to guard the sluice gate when the reservoir was opened to release water. It was just the right place for them to shelter from the rain.

The shed was near the road they usually took to the reservoir. After wading through the mud and water for two or three minutes, they arrived nearby.

Zhao Baogen shone the flashlight inside, and after confirming that there were no wild animals hiding from the rain in the shed, he led everyone into the shed.

The shed is not very big and usually can only accommodate one or two people to sit down and rest. But today, with eight people standing in it at once, it seems very crowded.

Everyone was squeezed so tightly that their chests were pressed against their backs, but no one said anything at this moment. After all, compared to getting wet in the rain, having a place to hide was already pretty good.

The heavy rain continued for an hour without any sign of abating.

When everyone looked at the dense rain outside, they truly believed that the previous mobilization was not nonsense or anyone's rumor.

Zhao Baogen stood at the very outside of the shed. The rain blown in by the wind kept falling on his raincoat and the back of his hands. He didn't care at all. He still stood stubbornly at the front, his eyes looking into the distance at the embankment.

He now completely believed what Gu Zhan said.

With such heavy rainfall, and having lasted for more than an hour, it would definitely have reached a disaster level without any preparation.

There is also a reservoir. When Zhao Baogen thought of the reservoir, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If Gu Zhan had not discovered that the reservoir was starting to leak, and if the reservoir was full of water, could it have withstood the test of such a heavy rain? The answer is: absolutely impossible.

In other words, everything Gu Zhan did before, whether it was releasing water to irrigate the land or discovering water seepage in the dam, was all in preparation for today's heavy rain.

Looking at Gu Zhan again, although he was young, he had a calm expression at the moment. He intuitively felt that the young man in front of him must be more than what he saw now.

As the heavy rain continued, a flash flood broke out at around two in the morning. The sound of the rushing flash flood could be heard as far away as the embankment.

Zhao Baogen was worried, so he discussed with everyone and decided that the other six people would guard the embankment first and go out for patrol every half an hour.

He and Gu Zhan went to the river bank to take a look first.

Everyone had no objection, so Zhao Baogen took Gu Zhan back into the rain and started heading towards the river bank.

When passing the road inside the village, Zhao Baogen saw the water in the drainage channel surging forward rapidly. He said to himself: Fortunately, I listened to this kid at that time.

As we got closer to the river bank, the sound of flood water became more and more obvious.

Along the way, they encountered several people patrolling near the flood drainage channel. Zhao Baogen raised his voice and asked, "How is the riverbank?"

The other party responded in a hoarse voice: "Captain, I don't think it will work. The flood is too severe. The alfalfa fields along the river are probably flooded."

When Zhao Baogen heard that the alfalfa field was flooded, he felt relieved. As long as the grain field was not flooded, there would always be a way to solve the problem of forage grass.

"Okay, I'll go take a look. You guys keep watch over here, don't let your guard down. If there's any emergency, call me."

"It's no problem. Don't worry, Captain."

Everyone was eager to protect the village's property at this moment, and when Zhao Baogen said this, everyone responded.

After walking another mile, we arrived at the river bank.

The flood has overflowed the bridge and is rushing downstream rapidly.

All the crops on both sides of the river have been submerged by the flood.

Zhao Baogen wanted to walk forward to check the details, but was stopped by Gu Zhan: "Uncle Zhao, be careful."

Nowadays, the riverbed has been washed away by the flood and no one knows what it has become. If you rush forward and step on empty air, the consequences will be disastrous.

Zhao Baogen also knew that the situation was critical at the moment and that Gu Zhan was doing this for his own good, but seeing so much grass being wasted, he still felt it was a pity.

Suddenly, a cry for help pierced through the rainy night and reached their ears. The two people in the dark looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Boy, did you hear that sound?"

Gu Zhan nodded gravely: "I heard it."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came running back, shouting, "Is there anyone here? Come and help! Zhao Shunzi fell into the river from the bridge."

Zhao Baogen reacted immediately and said to the man, "Why are you running back? Save people!"

When the man heard the sound, he turned around and walked up to the two of them in the dark, crying and saying anxiously, "Captain, please save Zhao Shunzi! He has fallen down."

Having said that, the man walked back again.

Zhao Baogen was also worried at this moment. With such a big flood, he didn't know where the people would be washed away.

Gu Zhan thought for a moment and told the man, "You go first and move forward to locate the person. Remember to stay away from the shore. We will be there soon."

After that, Zhao Baogen said anxiously: "Uncle Zhao, there is a tree that is not too thick on the side of the road. We need a wooden stick now."

Zhao Baogen agreed repeatedly, ran to the roadside, grabbed a tree planted last year, pulled it up by the roots, and dragged it in his hand, saying, "Let's go."

The man who just came back to report the news had already walked some distance along the river. He shouted loudly to Zhao Shunzi as he walked to confirm the man's location.

Without lights, the night is too dark.

Gu Zhan and Zhao Baogen also followed the man, constantly calling Zhao Shunzi's name.

Finally, about 300 meters ahead at the bend of the river, Zhao Shunzi's response was heard.

"Shunzi, where are you now?"

"I am here……"

"Boom..." The sound of lightning completely covered Zhao Shunzi's voice.

Fortunately, in the subsequent lightning, the three of them clearly saw Zhao Shunzi's position.

He was seen struggling on the inner bank of the river, grabbing the roots of a large willow tree that was blown out by the water with both hands, and moving towards the shore.

But the current was too strong and he couldn't get closer to the shore no matter what he did.

"Quick, let's stretch the tree over there."

Gu Zhan helped Zhao Baogen extend the tree into the river.

"Shunzi, can you catch it?"

"No...I can't catch it." Zhao Shunzi choked on the water and said with difficulty.

Zhao Baogen became anxious and kept trying to walk into the shallow water at the riverside.

Gu Zhan looked at a bent willow tree on the river bank. Because of the erosion of the river water, the trunk of the willow tree bent towards the river.

He grabbed Zhao Baogen's hand and said, "Uncle Zhao, come back, I'll do it."

Gu Zhan used the continuous lightning to climb to the top of the tree trunk and said to Zhao Baogen, "Uncle Zhao, give me the tree."

Zhao Baogen handed the tree to Gu Zhan: "Be careful, kid."

He stared at the river intently, ready to help at any time.

"Can you get it?" Gu Zhan asked Zhao Shunzi.

"Almost."

Gu Zhan continued to move forward a little: "How is it?"

“Almost…almost.”

Gu Zhan glanced at the branches in front of him, which were no longer very thick, gritted his teeth and moved forward a little: "What now?"

Zhao Baogen could tell that Gu Zhan's voice was a bit labored, and his expression changed: "Gu Zhan, be careful."

"Caught."

Finally caught him, Gu Zhan didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly used the support of the tree trunk to slowly walk down and pull the person back.

Finally, Zhao Shunzi struggled to get ashore.

"Thank...thank you." After surviving the disaster, Zhao Shunzi sat exhausted in an open space not far from the shore.

The heavy rain continued for a whole day until around five in the morning, when it gradually began to subside.

The men in Shanghe Village did not sleep all night. Those at home were worried about those who were out, and those who were out were busy patrolling and draining water. They had no time to sleep.

By five o'clock, the rain had turned into a drizzle.

In the brigade headquarters, Zhao Baogen looked at the sky outside and asked Gu Zhan: "Gu boy, how about withdrawing now?"

Gu Zhan thought that the heavy rain in his previous life seemed to have stopped the next morning.

But at that time, the survivors were worried about their belongings at home, and the rest were busy grieving, and no one seemed to notice when the rain stopped.

But Gu Zhan happened to notice that in the morning, the heavy rain turned into drizzle and the flood began to gradually recede.

When Zhao Baogen announced that everyone could go home and rest, cheers broke out throughout Shanghe Village.

"Captain, thanks to your wise decision, our entire village has avoided a disaster."

Zhao Baogen said to everyone with a smile: "This is all told to me by the kid from the Gu family. He has learned a lot and can judge whether there will be a heavy rainstorm in advance based on the clouds in the sky."

After Zhao Baogen finished speaking, everyone looked at Gu Zhan with gratitude. Someone took the lead, but everyone started to applaud.

But no one had any other assumptions about Gu Zhan. They only knew that the Gu family boy was capable, had saved the entire county's oxen, and had been commended by the county. It was no surprise that he could predict heavy rain last night.

There were also some people who loved to gossip on a daily basis, their eyes constantly moving back and forth between Gu Zhan and Gu Jun in the crowd.

Gu Jun felt uneasy and simply turned around and left the brigade office.