Chapter 251 - 249: Wildfire
"We have to fight it even if we can’t extinguish it!" Qin Ru Hai hurriedly put on his shoes, opened the door, and ran outside.
"Hey, husband! Be careful!" Li Junping called out worriedly.
"I know."
All the able-bodied men in the village had gathered, holding various tools, some with brooms, some with shovels, standing in the raging wind listening to the village secretary’s instruction: "Fellow villagers, a wildfire started last night because of lightning. The fire is now very fierce and large, and I know it is very dangerous to fight it. Nevertheless, we must go. If the fire continues to spread, our crops in the fields will suffer. For the sake of our collective property, everyone let’s follow me to fight the fire!"
After the village secretary’s instruction, the villagers shouldered their tools and scattered, running toward the fields and the mountain.
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Qin Jian was woken up by the thunder in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back asleep. He suddenly noticed that it seemed somewhat light outside, checked the time, and saw it was only four in the morning on an overcast rainy day. Why did it seem like there was a glow outside, illuminating half the sky?
He quickly got out of bed, put on his shoes, and ran outside to see, only to discover the raging wildfire burning away. The fierce wind fanned the flames, and even the falling rain was useless against it.
With the rain being light and the fire intense, the raindrops that fell into the fire not only did not cool it but served as fuel instead, making the fire burn bigger and brighter. He saw the fire spread across the entire mountainside, and if it weren’t controlled, the crops in the fields would be reduced to ashes.