There were several women washing clothes by the river, both young and old.
It can be seen that this section of the river is where people in the village use to wash clothes.
Not far upstream, there is a wooden bridge, and several children are playing and playing on the bridge.
Apparently, these children were brought here by the laundry women.
Occasionally, when a child makes a fuss, a woman will shout.
It was in a dialect that Su Xiaotian didn't understand.
Su Xiaotian found a big stone and fetched water to wash clothes.
None of these women have met Su Xiaotian, but some of them know Su Sangong.
Someone said hello to Su Sangong, and Su Sangong responded with a smile.
Su Sangong even introduced Su Xiaotian's identity to the women.
I have to live here for twenty days, and it will be more convenient to have good dealings with the women in the village.
When the women heard that Su Sangong said that he was bringing his sister here, they smiled kindly at Su Xiaotian.
The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Third brother, the laundry workers are all women. You are a young man, do you feel embarrassed?" Su Xiaotian asked narrowly.
In this era, women do most of the housework at home, and men rarely take the initiative to do housework, including washing and cooking, and basically do not do it.
But Su Sangong was very calm about this: "I used to come here and do my own laundry, so I didn't feel embarrassed."
I have been here several times before, but the time I stayed here was relatively short each time.
When I first came to the river to wash clothes, I did see people pointing at me, but after a few times, everyone seemed to get used to it.
The most important thing is that Su Sangong also does housework at home, so she doesn't feel embarrassed.
The brother and sister are very quick with their hands and feet, and their summer clothes are relatively thin, so they can wash just a few pieces of clothes while talking and joking.
It's getting dark.
After washing the last piece of clothing, Su Xiaotian and the others got up and planned to leave the river.
Su Sangong stood up and greeted Su Xiaotian.
"Xiaotian, the rocks by the river are very slippery, you have to be careful!"
Before Su Sangong finished speaking, the brother and sister heard a "pop" sound.
The two of them looked back in a hurry, only to see a child playing on the wooden bridge not far away who slipped and fell into the water.
The children here have grown up by the water, and most of them know how to swim. Even if they fall into the river, they don't have to worry, they will swim to the shore by themselves.
Su Xiaotian was worried, but Su Sangong just smiled when he saw it.
"Third brother, why are you still laughing?" Su Xiaotian asked.
The third brother is not unwilling to help others, so why can he still laugh at this time?
"It's okay. The children here grew up by the river. It's okay!"
Su Sangong hurriedly explained
Su Xiaotian was slightly relieved after hearing this, but then her expression changed.
A woman washing clothes by the river seemed to have just come to her senses.
"Help, Xiao Liuzi can't swim, help!"
The person who shouted was a woman. She rushed towards the river in panic, but the child fell into the water on the bridge, right in the middle of the river.
The woman's water resistance was probably not good, and she went into the water with her clothes on. She went upstream and didn't get close to the child at all.
Su Sangong put the basin in his hand directly on the ground, and while running along the river towards the wooden bridge, he took off his clothes and threw them by the river.
Su Sangong was very fast. He crossed over in a few steps and was already near the wooden bridge. He jumped directly into the river and swam quickly in the direction of the child.
Su Xiaotian looked at her third brother's behavior and woke up after a while.
The child in the middle of the river really didn't know how to swim. In a short time, he could no longer see his head.
Su Xiaotian clasped her hands together tightly, fearing that the child would be in danger.
I also pray that the third brother can come ashore safely.
The woman was still struggling in the river. Several women nearby quickly called her to the shore, saying that someone had already gone to rescue her.
Soon, Su Sangong came ashore holding the child who fell into the water.
However, the child was already unconscious after choking on the water.
The women who were washing clothes by the river didn't care about washing their clothes at this time, and they all gathered around.
"I'm afraid it's hopeless."
"In the first half of the year, Da Zhuangzi fell into the river and could not be rescued after he was fished out."
"The same goes for Xiaodouzi from the next village."
"What a pity, Yaoshou, such a good baby, why did he fall into the water?"
The women looked at Xiao Liuzi with his teeth clenched and speculated one after another.
Su Xiaotian had already recovered from her fear. She pushed away the crowd surrounding Su Sangong and Xiao Liuzi.
"Everyone, give me a moment and let me take a look!"
The women expressed their displeasure at the little girl who suddenly rushed over to take a look.
What's the point of this excitement?
But Su Xiaotian didn't just watch the fun, she walked to the child in a few steps.
"Third brother, if you need first aid, you must first control the water in the child's stomach!"
While Su Xiaotian directed Su Sangong to save people, she also asked the crowd to step back a little.
However, no one who is watching the fun is willing to retreat.
"There is an aunt who is still in the river. Go over and help pull her out. I think she has no strength left."
Since the crowd was unwilling to take the initiative to retreat, Su Xiaotian could only think of this solution.
The woman who jumped into the river to save others was really out of strength at this time.
She was a woman with poor physical strength, and swimming against the current consumed a lot of energy. After seeing the child being rescued ashore, she indeed lost her strength instantly.
Several women were reminded by Su Xiaotian and hurried to save people.
The little one is hopeless. The big one can't just be washed away by the water, right?
Su Xiaotian saw the woman hurriedly rushing to save people, and then An Xin and Su Sangong rescued the child together.
Fortunately, the child fell into the water for a short time. Even if he choked, the child slowly woke up after Su Xiaotian's first aid.
At this time, the women had already dragged the woman who had jumped into the water to save others to the shore.
After the woman landed on the shore, she didn't care about anything else and staggered towards Su Xiaotian.
She originally thought that the child was really hopeless.
When several women pulled her up just now, they said the child was out of breath.
But now, she clearly saw Xiao Liuzi's eyes open.
Although people are very weak, they are indeed alive.
Xiao Liuzi even shouted in a very low voice: "Auntie!"
This call made the woman cry with joy.
"Xiao Liuzi, you scared aunt to death, you scared me to death!"
The woman hugged Xiao Liuzi who had just recovered.
"If you make a mistake, how can I explain it to your parents?"
The women next to them thought that Xiao Liuzi must be dead, but who knew that they actually saw Xiao Liuzi come back to life.
For a moment, these women were in disbelief.
How is this possible? In the past two years, several children have drowned in the river in the village, and none of them can be saved after being fished out.
Why are the people from this city so capable?
Did you really bring the child back from the door of hell?