Chapter 21: Encounter, Reunion (20)
After days of heavy rain, the skies finally cleared, injecting joy and vitality into this small town. The long-missed sunshine invigorated everyone, and early in the morning, people were rushing to spread the news, "The rain has stopped! The rain has stopped!"
Yes, the rain had stopped, but Tu Hengsha was also trapped, at least temporarily unable to return home. Over the night, the water level had risen significantly. The streets that were passable yesterday had disappeared today, leaving only rooftops and treetops visible; the entire town was submerged in a vast ocean.
Soldiers who had fought on the levee all night returned in groups—several injured, carried back. The medical team immediately organized treatment, turning the whole school building into a site of orderly chaos.
According to the elderly, epidemics were likely to occur after floods. The medical team was also preventing this, starting from the morning, a group began disinfecting each classroom, corridor, and corner. However, by the afternoon, people still began to fall ill.
Not long after eating biscuits and bread at noon, Xu Gui’s high fever fluctuated again. Tu Hengsha gave him some medicine, but as soon as he swallowed it, he vomited everything out, including what he had eaten at noon.
Seeing that it was not working, Tu Hengsha insisted on taking him to see the doctor.
He half-closed his eyes, his face flushed, not really wanting to bother, but she lost her temper in front of him, "Xu! Are you going or not? Who isn’t out there carrying equipment through wind and rain? I’m strong too!"
When he opened his eyes, he saw her puffed-up face and her big glaring eyes.
Ultimately, she dragged him away...