The two daughters-in-law also started crying softly.
Yang Jiadong said seriously, "Dad, what are you talking about! How can a son watch you die with open eyes? That is great disrespect, do you want to live in guilt and self-bla for the rest of my life?"
Yang Jiaming echoed, "Yes! Dad, there must be a way."
"What way can there be? It’s the middle of the night, the villages are so far apart, even if we shout until we’re hoarse, no one will co."
Yang Youren was too bitter to speak.
"Dad! I don’t care, but can we send Xiaong out? She’s only 3 years old." Cheng Jinng’s face was a mix of rain and tears. She dared not pray for much, for hadn’t she been the one who suggested seeking refuge with her father!
The elder daughter-in-law of the Zhang Family also spoke up, "Dad, I beg you to send Dong’er out, he’s your eldest grandson."
Then she looked angrily at Cheng Jinng, "If it wasn’t for Jinng suggesting we co to Qingshan Village, we wouldn’t be in this disaster. My poor Dong’er!" And she cried again.
Yang Jiaming scolded, "Enough, is it any use talking about this now?"
The entire village was flooded, one in ten had not survived. The fact that their family was all alive was due to Jinng’s maternal ho sending them information. At first, the family didn’t believe it, but considering Jinng’s father was the village chief, they let Jinng arrange things. When the storm ca, their family had indeed saved quite a few belongings, but unfortunately, now they were all gone.
Cheng Jinng hung her head in sha, "Sorry, sister-in-law, I dragged you down."
Then she apologized to her father-in-law, mother-in-law, her brother-in-law and husband, and the children one by one.
The entire family had been implicated by her.
Yang Jiadong tightened the grip on Cheng Jinng’s waist, "It’s not your fault, it’s the decision of all, not your sole mistake."
Yang Youren said sympathetically, "Alright, blaming each other now serves no purpose. Let’s just decide like this!"
After speaking, he prepared to leap...
"No!"
Everyone grabbed Yang Youren.
"What can be done now? If luck is bad, perhaps our whole family will perish here; I’m just going first."
"Old man, we’ll go together."
"Alright! Alright!"
Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
What a poignant and touching farewell scene, the system lanted.
"Host, host, hurry up or an old man is going to commit suicide. The tree they are relying on might break soon."
At this ti, faint sounds of shouting and crying were heard.
Upon hearing the cries, everyone was excited, "There’s really soone!"
The voice seed distant, but they couldn’t get there!
Cheng Xiaoxiao feared that the people across might really jump, and she’d lose soone important. No way!
She cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted loudly, "Hello! Is anyone across there?"
"Is anyone there? We are from Qingshan Village."
And on the other side, the quick-witted Yang Jiadong vaguely heard the shouting and imdiately said, "Stop crying! It seems soone is coming!"
Everyone was stunned!
Then, they heard intermittent shouting from ahead.
The other n saw Cheng Xiaoxiao shouting, knowing a young girl’s voice wouldn’t be very loud, so they also shouted loudly, "Is anyone ahead there? If soone is there, make a sound?"
Cheng Jinzhao also shouted loudly, "Friends up front, are you human or ghosts?"
Everyone was speechless, what kind of question was that?
And on the other side, Cheng Jinng’s eyes brightened, she pinched her husband’s arm harshly and said excitedly, "Jiadong, I, I hear Fifth Brother’s voice, really, it’s his voice."
Then she encouraged herself, saying, "It’s right, it’s this mischievous cub’s voice, I’ve heard it from a young age, it’s really him, he’s co to save us, our family is saved."
Tossing aside the pain of her husband’s mouth twitching from the pinch, his weak body suddenly gathered strength, using all his energy, he shouted back, "Jinzhao! Cheng Jinzhao! I’m sister, your Fourth Sister, did you hear?"
Shouting again and again, she cried, both happy and bittersweet.
Cheng Jinzhao was stunned, Sister?
The person across was his sister?
Despite the rain and wind, he heard the voice ahead, it was his sister’s voice, sowhat uncertain, he pulled his father’s arm, "Dad, did I hear correctly? Is it really Fourth Sister?"
And the village chief, hearing the voice from the front, couldn’t stay calm anymore, it was his fourth daughter married to Yangliu Village.
The daughter he had doted on since childhood, how could she appear here?
So it was the village chief’s daughter? Then they must hurry to save her, this was what everyone was thinking.
"I have good sight, this break is about three ters, our ladder length should be enough to reach." Cheng Xiaoxiao signalled everyone to extend the ladder across.
The system muttered to itself, clearly it was the result of my scan, the host is stealing the credit.
Sure enough, the ladder reached the opposite steadily, everyone cautiously crossed the break.
The sound from the front was now clearer.
"I’m Yang Jiadong, is it Jinzhao across?"
"Are those from Qingshan Village?"
The village chief quickened his pace, almost tripping, fortunately rescued by Cheng Jinzhao.
"Jinng!"
"Jinng!"
"Jinng is that you?" the village chief asked eagerly.
Cheng Jinng cried tears of joy, "It’s Dad, my dad also ca, that’s great, none of us have to die."
After speaking, she looked at her father-in-law, as if saying: Dad, see, my family is here to save us, you don’t have to die.
She no longer had to bear the heavy burden of guilt.
The family had restored hope for survival, overwhelmingly excited!
Faces showed hints of joy mixed with worry, the situation being so dire, rescue might be difficult.
As they reached closer, another broken section was encountered, but vaguely, they could see, on the upper side of the slope opposite, a big tree and shadows beneath it.
"Daughter, don’t be afraid, Dad’s here to save you..."
Across so distance, the village chief and the Yang Family managed to converse.
anwhile, others scrambled up the slope on their side, found a big tree and began tying ropes, fastening a piece of wood, readying to throw it to the opposite tree.
The other side was treacherous, like a lone boat, only reliant on a precarious tree that could be uprooted anyti.
After several attempts, the rope was caught by people on the opposite side.
The rope was secured, first the big kids were pulled over, the two smaller ones were carried by their mothers, slowly being pulled across, Cheng Jinng collapsed into her father’s arms, crying profusely.
The village chief cautiously covered his daughter and granddaughter with the prepared raincoat, heart aching.
After crying for a while, Cheng Jinng, worried for her family, climbed ahead to watch, then father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law were pulled over too, leaving only Yang Jiaming and Yang Jiadong.
The two brothers had a dispute, finally, Yang Jiaming adjusted the rope harness first, as soon as Yang Jiaming was safely on solid ground, everyone felt a bit more relieved, then collectively looked across.
Yang Jiadong on the opposite side sensed sothing amiss, the small patch of ground and tree beneath him beca subtly loose, disregarding other concerns, he instantly grabbed the iron loop thrown from across, untied the other rope, and secured it onto himself.
At this critical mont, the tree along with its roots and the entire patch suddenly collapsed.
Amidst the chaos, Yang Jiadong finally managed to tie the rope but fell with the collapsing tree.
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