Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 189 I've Learned to Ride a Donkey

Residents living nearby voluntarily lent out their hoes, rakes, and other digging tools.

If you can't borrow one nearby, go home and get it.

After Lin Chang'er explained all the precautions she could think of, the men began clearing the soil.

Lin Chang'er looked up at the sky, which was dark and gloomy, as if there was a hole in it. The rain was not going to stop anytime soon.

The rainwater that hit the ground has changed from initially seeping into the soil to carving out winding "streams" on the ground.

Although I came out with an umbrella, it somehow turned into a situation where it was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside.

Some of the men had originally worn straw raincoats, but after starting to move, they found the raincoats too heavy and took them off.

Right now, I'm soaked from head to toe.

Wu Qingfeng didn't just glance at it and leave; instead, he worked with Bai Shaoan and Liu Zi to clear away the soil.

Knowing that eight civilians were in danger, he couldn't just leave. He personally directed and participated in the rescue efforts, which can be considered dereliction of duty.

Lin Chang'er didn't force her.

However, this rain can't keep going on like this.

The impact of rainwater increases the weight of ground cover, reducing the survival rate of those in distress.

Lin Chang'er found Wu Qingfeng and said, "Lend me your horse, I need to go to town."

Wu Qingfeng's face was covered in rainwater mixed with mud, and all he could hear was the men digging and the sound of rain.

It took a lot of effort to understand Lin Chang'er's words, "What are you going to town for?"

Lin Chang'er pointed to the sky, "This won't work. The rain won't stop, and it will make the rescue more difficult. I'll go to town to buy tarpaulins and build a temporary rain shelter."

Wu Qingfeng wiped the rain from his forehead. "You can't ride a horse, let Shao'an go."

Lin Chang'er said, "I've already learned to ride a donkey, and I should be able to ride a horse too. Let Shao'an stay and help you. Go find Uncle Hai and tell him to distribute the timber to the new house first, and drive the stakes around the house. When I come back, I'll put up the tarpaulin."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Wu Qingfeng went along with it, saying only, "Feiyun has a fiery temper, so say nice things to him. The shop might not be open in this weather. When you get to town, go find Uncle Pei first. It's raining heavily, so walk slowly..."

"I know." Lin Chang'er nodded and jogged away.

She rode a donkey instead, which was why she borrowed a horse from him to save time.

Fortunately, the horse seemed to understand human nature. Before setting off, Lin Chang'er grabbed a handful of leafy greens from the kitchen and fed it to him, while also explaining the situation and asking it not to throw a tantrum.

When it was time to set off, this guy actually obeyed obediently.

They arrived in Linhai Town without incident, and Lin Chang'er, heeding advice, went to the Sihai Restaurant first.

Pei Sihai was a little surprised. During this period, Lin Chang'er would come over once in the morning to deliver goods and seasoning sauce and then leave in a hurry. It was much more surprising that she came over at this time.

"But what happened?"

Lin Chang'er then told her about the landslide at the foot of the mountain in the village, "The rain is too heavy, which is affecting the speed of the excavation. I came to town to buy tarpaulin, and also to buy 50 catties of ginger."

At least a hundred people are involved in the rescue. In this weather, if we're not careful, we might catch a cold tomorrow. But we don't have enough ginger at home to make this much ginger soup.

Pei Sihai said, "There's ginger in the kitchen, you can take it and use it first. As for the tarpaulin, all the shops are closed early today, I'll take you to Mr. Wang's house at the department store up ahead to buy some."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Pei."

Both of them were straightforward people. Pei Sihai took the umbrella and then took Lin Chang'er to buy fabric.

On the way, Lin Chang'er told him about the recent situation of Old Madam Bai and Bai Shao'an, as well as Wu Qingfeng's current participation in the rescue efforts.

Pei Sihai had a knowing smile on his face. He knew where Third Master was just by seeing Feiyun.

With Third Master not in Linshui Village, how could Chang'er ride her flying cloud here?

However, Lin Chang'er was so focused on buying the things and going back as soon as possible that she didn't notice his expression.

With Pei Sihai's introduction, Lin Chang'er successfully bought the oilcloth, and the restaurant staff had prepared ginger in advance.

In the entire round trip, Lin Chang'er only spent the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn.

The wooden stakes at the foot of the mountain had only just been erected; they hadn't been moved from Lin Chang'er's new house.

Zhou Hai said that when building a new house, of course everything should be new.

Lin Chang'er had already contributed wood once before to make the protective platform.

So this time, the materials were lent out voluntarily by other villagers.

Zhou Hai didn't use their trees for free; he promised that after they finished using them, they could cut down a new one from the village's public forest.

Lin Chang'er put down the rain tarp and then led Fei Yun home first.

Horses can get sick if they get wet in the rain.

Neither Gu Dalang nor Gu Erlang were particularly strong, and there were enough people at the west entrance of the village, so they didn't go over to help.

Instead, he went home and inspected the entire house, especially the kitchen, to make sure there were no woodworms or rotten wood and that it should be able to withstand the rain.

Gu's mother and the others returned home one after another. When Lin Chang'er brought Fei Yun back, smoke was rising from the kitchen.

No need to guess, they're definitely preparing hot water.

To Lin Chang'er's surprise, she didn't guess all of them correctly this time.

Hot water was always readily available. In addition, Gu's mother brewed ginger soup and invited Aunt Zhou, a woman who had some free time, to come over. They were kneading dough and making steamed buns.

Seeing Lin Chang'er return, Sister-in-law Gu put down her work and ladled a bowl of ginger soup for her. "Sister-in-law, drink this bowl of ginger soup first, and I'll fetch some water for you to take to your room."

Lin Chang'er took the soup bowl. "Thank you, sister-in-law. Don't rush to send the hot water to me. I want to wipe Feiyun down first."

Sister-in-law Gu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's only right, Feiyun has also worked hard."

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "I bought some ginger. Please make some ginger soup, and we'll take it to the west entrance of the village later."

Sister-in-law Gu nodded hurriedly, "That's what Mother was planning too. We'll steam the buns and send them over with the ginger soup later. It's just that we don't have enough ginger at home. We were just about to ask these sisters-in-law and aunts to borrow some! Sister-in-law, you bought the ginger just in time."

Lin Chang'er looked at Gu's mother. Just a few months ago, she was a timid woman who would apologize and say nice things when she was upset. Now, her timid demeanor had gradually disappeared, replaced by competence and confidence.

Lin Chang'er was naturally happy that Gu's mother could handle things on her own. She smiled at her and took some hot water to wipe Fei Yun's body.

After tending to his mount, he went back to his room to tidy himself up.

After I changed my clothes, a batch of steamed buns had been prepared in the kitchen.

Lin Chang'er led several women to the west entrance of the village first.

The awning was already set up, and Wu Qingfeng even had a temporary ditch dug at each of the four corners to draw water.

Now, the heavy rain falls on the awning and slides off from the four corners, flowing into the ditches and away, temporarily sparing the disaster area under the awning from secondary devastation.

When Lin Chang'er and the others arrived, a large section of the surface soil had been cleared away, and the collapsed wooden structure of the house was already visible.

Liu Zi was carrying a doll out from underneath...