When I woke up early on August 26th, it was raining heavily outside.
Xu Shiyan looked at the rain and gloomy weather outside, and his heart became heavier and heavier.
"Daughter-in-law, you stay at home. I'm going to Uncle Yu's house. I have something to do."
After breakfast, Xu Shiyan couldn't hold back his anger, put on his raincoat and walked out.
"Yuanyuan, don't go to school today, it's raining too much." Xu Shiyan told his son before going out.
Xu Haiyuan really wanted to go to school with an umbrella just now, but even after his father said so, he didn't hesitate.
"Oh, dad, please give me a day off." The little guy is quite particular and knows how to ask for leave.
"Yes, I understand." Xu Shiyan responded and left the house.
I first went to school to talk to the teacher, and then went to Yu Shouguang's house.
"Uncle, there's something wrong with the rain. Hurry up and gather people to go to Xiaoheihe.
Also, the residents along the Loop are asked to move quickly, first to the homes of relatives and friends." Xu Shiyan said loudly as soon as he entered the door.
Yu Shouguang looked at the rain outside at home and felt worried. It was raining so hard that it kept falling. How could he do the work in the fields?
"Xiao Xu, it's you. What's wrong? Do you think the rain can keep falling?" Yu Shouguang asked Xu Shiyan in surprise.
"Uncle, now I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm afraid of the worst. I think the weather is not right. I'm afraid it won't stop raining for a while.
Hurry and call someone, we would rather waste our efforts than let the members suffer losses."
That's not a feeling, it's a certainty.
In the previous life, from August 26th to 28th, 1982, heavy rain fell in the Fusong area, leading to the Songhua River, and the water level of the Songjiang River surged.
Xu Shiyan still lived in a big house at that time. Although the Xu family was right on the riverside, it was built on a high ground and was not flooded.
But when the water level was at its highest, it was not far from his home.
Xu Shiyan watched with his own eyes the rolling water carrying poultry, livestock, furniture, clothing, and a large number of trees rushing down.
After the flood, many people went to Jiangwan to pick up things.
If nothing else, you can make a lot of money with just firewood.
At that time, you didn't have to drag the firewood back when you picked it up. You only had to tie it with a willow hair, and others would know that it belonged to the owner, and they wouldn't move.
After the rain, Xu Shiyan picked up a large pile of firewood. It can be seen how serious the flood was upstream, and a large number of trees were washed down.
Fusong City is even worse. I heard that the entire county has been surrounded by floods, and many areas have been flooded. Some parts of the town and suburban communes have been severely affected.
The experience of the past few years tells Yu Shouguang that he is right to listen to Xu Shiyan's words.
Originally he was worried that something would happen to the rain, but when he heard Xu Shiyan's words, how could he still sit still?
So they quickly put on their raincoats, and the two of them hurried to the team headquarters, and then used a loudspeaker to call people.
First, each family was notified to gather their young and strong laborers to prepare for going up the mountain, and then the households along the Huangni River were notified to immediately pack up their belongings and evacuate to higher ground.
As soon as the second brigade shouted, the first brigade and the third brigade also realized that something was wrong, and the secretaries of the two brigade hurriedly came over to inquire.
As soon as they heard that it was Xu Shiyan's suggestion, the secretaries of the two brigades immediately went back to mobilize the members of their own brigades to make early preparations for flood control.
"Xiao Xu, don't go to Xiaoheihe. Hurry up and go to the commune and tell Secretary Chen what you think.
It depends on what Secretary Chen means and whether you need to report it to the county."
When Yu Shouguang saw that Xu Shiyan wanted to follow everyone to Xiaoheihe, he dragged him back and asked him to go to the commune.
"Oh, okay, I understand."
Xu Shiyan was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say that Secretary Chen would listen to him? The commune secretary was not Yu Shouguang, and people might not trust Xu Shiyan.
But then I thought about it, regardless of whether I listened or not, he gave me some advice.
What if Secretary Chen adopts it? At least it can reduce some losses, right?
In this way, Xu Shiyan ran all the way from the headquarters of the Second Brigade to the commune.
I happened to be at work right now, and many people were coming in and out with umbrellas and raincoats.
Xu Shiyan directly found Secretary Chen's office, knocked on the door and entered.
"Secretary Chen, um, I have something to report to you." Xu Shiyan said as he entered the door.
Chen Jianzhang, secretary of Donggang Commune, was arranging today's work. When he saw Xu Shiyan coming in, Chen Jianzhang was quite surprised.
"Xiao Xu, why are you here? What's going on in your team?"
"Secretary Chen, this rain is unusual. I'm worried about flooding. Do you think you should ask the weather station or the county?"
Xu Shiyan did not say that he was sure there would be heavy rains and floods. He did not have that weight in the commune, so he suggested that Chen Jianzhang ask the weather station.
Less than 500 meters east from the Martyrs' Tomb, there is a national reference weather station, which was built just a few years ago.
There are various settings and instruments inside, used to detect weather, record meteorological data and so on.
Autumn has already entered at the end of August. It is not a dog day. According to the local climate, there should not be too much rain.
But Chen Jianzhang looked at the rain outside the window and frowned. He simply picked up the phone on his desk and shook the handle next to him, "Hey, call me the Donggang Weather Station."
Not long after, the operator connected to the Donggang weather station.
Chen Jianzhang asked people, will this rain continue? How long is it expected to last?
As a result, the person in charge of the weather station hesitated and couldn't say anything or give any suggestions.
Chen Jianzhang was so angry that he dropped the phone and hung up, "It's nothing. I don't know what the use is of building a weather station there."
"Xiao Xu, um, what is your team Yu Shouguang doing?"
Chen Jianzhang suddenly remembered the incident of fighting against the frost that year. At that time, the person in front of him made the suggestion, and Yu Shouguang responded quickly, so the second brigade did not suffer any losses.
This time, that old boy Yu Shouguang won't do things in a low voice again, will he?
"Oh, our team secretary led people to organize the evacuation of households along the Huangni River, and also sent people to the Xiaohei River to ginseng fields.
The First Brigade and the Third Brigade should have arranged for people to evacuate along the Hetao coast by now." There is nothing to hide, Xu Shiyan told the truth.
"Our secretary arranged for me to come here to report to Secretary Chen and see what arrangements the commune has."
What else didn't Chen Jianzhang understand when he heard this? After the First Brigade and the Third Brigade had suffered losses, they were now watching what the Second Brigade did.
Whatever the second brigade is doing, the other two brigade will follow suit, for fear of falling behind and suffering a loss.
As for Yu Shouguang of the second brigade, he especially listened to Xu Shiyan's words.
Therefore, these three brigades did not pass by the commune and went directly to work.
"Okay, I will immediately arrange for someone to notify Xijiang, Yanjiang, and Xinhua Brigade about this matter."
These three brigades are located along the Songhua River, the first route. If something happens, these three brigades will be the most vulnerable.
As Chen Jianzhang spoke, he picked up the phone again and called the county.
"Hey, Secretary Guan, that's what happened. Does our county meteorological bureau have any warning about the rain today?"
Chen Jianzhang couldn't directly make suggestions to his superiors, so he took a detour and asked his superiors for their opinions.
"Well, well, I don't mean anything else, I just think the rain is not normal.
Several brigades in our commune have already begun to make preparations in advance. I am not sure, so I ask the leader for instructions."
It started raining at half past five in the morning, and it was only eight o'clock now.
Most people didn't react and just thought it was an autumn rain. After all, not everyone was like Xu Shiyan and had previous life experience.