1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

An hour has passed, two hours have passed...

The rain outside the window was getting heavier, like an impenetrable water curtain that isolated the entire world, with no sign of stopping.

The strong wind brought with it heavy rain, like a completely enraged beast, becoming more and more violent.

The bean-sized raindrops hit the ground with the force of thousands of troops, and the splashing water was half a person's height.

The street instantly turned into a turbulent river, carrying mud, branches and debris, and making loud "rustling" and "cracking" noises. The sound was so loud that it hurt people's eardrums and made people terrified.

In the base dormitory, Li Weiguo stood at the window looking at the rain outside, his eyes full of anxiety and uneasiness.

The thunderous sound of rain outside the window seemed to shake down the small dormitory, and his heart was beating violently with the sound of rain.

Suddenly, a terrified cry came from the first floor: "Oh no, the rain is pouring into the house!"

The shout was like a sharp bolt of lightning, instantly breaking the silence of the dormitory area.

Immediately afterwards, screams rang out from all the dormitories, and the dormitory became a mess.

"My shoe is broken!"

Someone shouted in despair, his voice full of heartache. It seemed that the newly bought shoes had not been worn a few times before they were hit by the flood.

"I saved up money to buy this, and now it's all gone!"

"Over, my information!"

A researcher screamed in a crying voice, with endless despair in his voice.

"That's the result of my hard work after spending so many days and nights researching. Now it's all gone!"

"Why is the power still out?"

Someone in the darkness started shouting in panic again.

The entire dormitory area fell into chaos and despair. The sounds of wind and rain, crying, and objects colliding were intertwined together, making people feel creepy.

It was at this time that Zhang Jianguo suddenly woke up.

"Weiguo, why is it so noisy outside?"

"Hurry up and get dressed! It's raining so hard outside that the dormitories on the first floor are flooded!"

"Ah? That's bad, there are still documents in the conference room!"

Zhang Jianguo quickly put on his clothes and rushed out, but Li Weiguo followed him calmly holding an oil lamp.

He had already put those important materials into the space, so he could be so calm now.

However, in order to avoid being exposed, he still had to go over with Zhang Jianguo to take a look.

They reached the stairs one after the other, and only then did they realize that the corridor on the second floor was full of people.

The first floor was flooded by rainwater, and the dormitories were already flooded. The smarter ones ran out early with their quilts and personal belongings.

At the same time, it was also a terrifying night in the courtyard.

The strong wind and heavy rain started to attack with fangs and claws in the second half of the night.

Every household was originally immersed in sleep. Most of the adults were awakened by the sudden noise. They looked out the window with sleepy eyes, their faces full of fear and worry.

The wind whistled through the window frames, making a "woooo" sound, like the howling of ghosts and wolves; the rain was beaten by the wind, constantly hitting the windows, and the "crackling" sound was endless, making people feel that the glass would be shattered at any time.

However, there are exceptions. No one in the Yan family in the front yard noticed anything unusual.

Yan Bugui was sleeping soundly. He was very frugal on weekdays and was reluctant to waste any energy even on sleeping.

At this moment, he was snoring, with a trace of saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth, and having a sweet dream. In his dream, he was calculating how much money he could save this month.

Suddenly, a drop of icy rain fell squarely on his cheek with a "plop". The chill instantly penetrated his skin and reached his heart.

Yan Bugui was startled and woke up suddenly from his sleep. He sat up straight as if he had been electrocuted, raised his hand and wiped his face, feeling a lot of water stains.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at the roof in the faint light coming in from the window. In an instant, his face turned pale.

"It's over, the roof is leaking!"

Yan Bugui patted the third aunt Yang Ruihua who was sleeping beside him in fear, and said in a hurried and trembling voice, "Mother, wake up quickly, the roof is leaking! Wake up quickly..."

Yang Ruihua was having a sweet dream. In her dream, she had just bought a scarce piece of cloth at the supply and marketing cooperative and was happily planning to make new clothes for her family.

The beautiful dream was instantly shattered by Yan Bugui's sudden intervention.

She looked impatient, frowned and muttered: "What are you doing! Are you going to let me sleep?"

"Don't sleep anymore, the roof is leaking!"

Yan Bugui was so anxious that his voice changed and he pushed her hard again.

Yang Ruihua rubbed his eyes reluctantly and came to himself. When he looked up, he saw the rain seeping down from the roof. He was so frightened that he lost all sleepiness and sat up.

"Oh no! It's leaking. What should I do?"

The two of them hurriedly put on their clothes. Yan Bugui lit the oil lamp tremblingly. The weak flame was about to go out under the raging wind and rain. The light and shadow flickered on the wall like a ghost.

The two of them quickly put a cooking basin on the leaking bed. The "dripping" sound of falling water instantly became particularly clear in the silent room, and every sound seemed to hit Yan Bugui's heart hard.

After taking the basin, Yan Bugui held the oil lamp and carefully looked around the room.

He kept muttering, "Please don't let it leak anywhere else. If it leaks everywhere, what will I do?"

However, things are often contrary to one's wishes, and the leaking roof of the Yan family became worse and worse.

The six members of the Yan family, big and small, were forced to get out of their warm beds.

It was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside.

All the pots and pans in the house that could hold water were brought out and filled the house.

Yan Jiedi was frightened by the scene and burst into tears, "Wow, I'm scared, when will the rain stop?"

The adults also had worried looks on their faces, and were at a loss as to what to do as they watched the scene before them.

Yan Bugui was filled with regret at this moment. Looking at the miserable scene in the room, the image of He Daqing hurrying by with the tarpaulin in his arms yesterday emerged in his mind.

At that time, he was standing aside, laughing at others with disdain on his face. Thinking about it now, it was really a great irony.

He regretted it so much that he slapped his thigh heavily, "Oh, why was I so foolish? If I had known earlier, I would have also worked on the roof yesterday."

But it was too late to say anything now. The family could only sit around the bed, staring blankly at the pots and pans that collected rain water in the house, listening to the sound of rain water hitting the pots, their hearts filled with despair.

But it wasn't long before the basin on the bed was full.

Yang Ruihua quickly stood up and poured out the water. As he poured out the water, he muttered impatiently: "Damn God, when it's dry, I die of drought. When it's flooded, I die of flood. It really doesn't give people a way to survive."

After pouring the water, she looked at Yan Bugui with a worried look on her face, "Old Yan, this rain will not stop for a while, our roof is in trouble!"

Yan Bugui was also feeling uneasy as he looked at the miserable situation in the house. As happy as he had been when he made fun of He Daqing yesterday, he was now as anxious as he was now.

He kept pacing in the room, holding his head in his hands, muttering: "I don't know what to do! It's raining so hard outside, there's nowhere to escape even if we want to."

Yang Ruihua paused while pouring the water, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw: "How about we all pack up and go to Sha Zhu's house for emergency help? That house is the main house, and the materials used are more exquisite than other places, so it must be stronger than ours."