Chapter 211 Rebuilding Homes after the Disaster (1)
Lin Manqing clearly realized what those seventeen people meant. They meant the hope of several families and seventeen lives that still existed.
After sending seventeen of them to where they should go, the group of them could finally take a short rest.
Compared to the soldiers from all over the country who had been busy, what they did was simply insignificant, but even so, Lin Manqing and the others still felt tired for the first time in a long time.
This fatigue not only comes from the body, but also from the heart.
Twenty or thirty hours of busy work was something they had never experienced before, but they did not dare to relax at all before because they did not know how many people were still buried underground during the few minutes they were slacking off.
They had no choice but to force themselves to cheer up and do things, but they felt uncomfortable in their hearts. Although many people protected themselves when the earthquake came, it is not ruled out that some people did not protect themselves. So there is only one such situation. result.
That is, one of their lives passed away quietly in a place they didn't know, leaving them with only a body and endless grief for their families.
Lin Manqing didn't feel tired when she was busy, but when Pei Zheng took her to rest, she fell asleep as soon as she sat on the ground.
Pei Zheng looked at him sleeping on his shoulder with his dirty cheeks, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Like pride, like worry.
He is a man, and even he can hardly stand this intensity, but he still wipes Lin Manqing's face and pats the dust first.
He just used a handkerchief that Lin Manqing gave him before, and the water was not used at all. He knew that Jiang Weicheng couldn't live without water now and he didn't want to waste it.
After tidying up Lin Manqing's clothes, he took off his coat and covered her.
The weather forecast shows that Jiangweicheng will rain at nine o'clock tonight, and the altitude is high, so even though it is afternoon, the temperature is still a bit low.
Then he held Lin Manqing in his arms and fell asleep on the floor.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard a very soft snore. He didn't open his eyes to confirm. He knew that the sound was from Lin Manqing.
He felt a little sad as he listened. He had never heard Lin Manqing snore before today, which showed how tired she was.
Pei Zheng was very afraid that there would be another aftershock, so he trapped Lin Manqing tightly in his arms while sleeping to ensure that she could be protected.
He fell asleep within a minute of lying down, and he didn't know that he, who had never snored before, also snored.
The two of them fell asleep hugging each other like this, and their two shallow snores slowly began to overlap.
The place they chose to rest was flat and there were many people here, but they deliberately chose it in the corner to ensure that they would not interfere with other people.
Even so, many people still noticed them. In addition to their good looks, others also knew that they saved more than twenty people.
But no one came up to disturb them, and even kept their footsteps quiet when passing by them.
There were many people sleeping on the floor like them, so there was no problem.
The two of them didn't sleep for long. After simply recuperating for a while, they woke up and started working on the rescue again.
Before they went to the rescue, they had a simple meal. It was not anything good, just simple instant noodles. These instant noodles were also rescue supplies.
After the meal, Lin Manqing and Pei Zheng led a team of people to search again. With Zhizhi's help, they found four people again and successfully rescued them.
The moment the people were rescued, the group of them cheered for a long time. There was no other reason than that after forty-eight hours after the earthquake, their rescue itself was something worthy of cheering.
Lin Manqing and the others stayed in Jiang Weicheng for another two days, and rescued another person. Seeing that there was really no need for their help, they headed back to the imperial capital.
When they left Jiangweicheng, the rescued people had been waiting for them for a long time. They had nothing to give them but could only sincerely thank them for their help and pray that everything went well for them.
Lin Manqing sat in the car and looked at the people who were drifting away. She covered her chest in discomfort.
"My dear, what's wrong with you?"
Pei Zheng noticed something was wrong with her right away, and he leaned closer to her and asked softly.
He couldn't make too much noise because the other people in the car were sleeping, but what he said could be heard clearly by Lin Manqing.
"It's okay, I just feel a little uncomfortable."
Lin Manqing also approached him like Pei Zheng and answered softly.
"It's okay, everything will be fine."
Pei Zheng didn't know how to comfort her. Jiang Weicheng had indeed overcome the difficulty temporarily, but the subsequent reconstruction would also be a difficulty.
The two leaned together and talked quietly, but within a few minutes, they both fell asleep.
They exhausted their energy while rescuing Jiang Weicheng. Ji Shu and the others were afraid that something would happen when they went back, so they specially asked someone to pick them up.
The local people in Jiangweicheng also offered to let them rest for a few more days before going back, but they were afraid that it would cause them trouble, so they declined the offer.
It took them one day and one night to come to Jiang Weicheng from the imperial capital, and two days to return.
Many vehicles can be seen along the way. Yes, the people who came to rescue have left one after another in the past few days, leaving only groups of soldiers and people who want to help rebuild.
When Pei Zheng and the others returned to the imperial capital, they also woke up. There was no other reason than they were hungry.
They didn't dare to eat too much when they were in Jiang Weicheng, fearing that some people would be without rations because of them, so they ate half full every time before continuing to rescue.
When they returned home, they went back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers. The bodyguards were also sent home safely.
The family knew they were coming back today and prepared a large table of meals. After a full meal and two days of sleep, they finally came alive.
Pei Zheng and the three of them returned to the Pei family's old house. After resting, they stayed with Ji Shu and the others for a few days before returning to the house they bought.
When the school knew that they came back from participating in the rescue, they immediately gave them a week's holiday.
The earthquake has been the hot topic in recent times. Even though Lin Manqing and Pei Zheng had seen the news in person in Jiang Weicheng, they still couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears.
Lin Manqing shed tears while watching, but never chose not to watch. Although Pei Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, he kept wiping her tears.
Any comfort at this time is shallow. They can only pray that these people will go well and be safe in the future.