dognovel Chapter 118 Forest Fire
Chapter 118 Forest Fire
Liu Erli wiped the sweat from his forehead. "The sooner we finish, the sooner the shop can open."
Old Wang suddenly realized, "No wonder, you don't get paid if we don't open for business."
Old Xu, who was standing nearby, immediately retorted, "We get paid, and quite a lot of it."
Old Wang was still confused. "Then what are you after? You get paid anyway, so the later you open, the better. You can just stay home and have money to spend, isn't that great!"
The other workers on the renovation team were also incredibly curious and all pricked up their ears to listen.
Old Xu rolled his eyes at him. "What are you talking about? Wouldn't my boss go bankrupt then?"
Old Wang was speechless. What does it have to do with you whether he compensates or not? This guy is too honest!
The others couldn't understand it either, and just thought the shop owner was lucky to have hired a few stupid employees.
Lin Dayuan was unaware that several employees had come to help him spontaneously, and he was now extremely anxious.
To be precise, the whole village was extremely anxious.
Behind Linjia Village, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the entire village was filled with the smell of burning.
The once lush forest has now turned into a sea of fire.
Everyone was working hard to put out the fire; men, women, young and old all pitched in, including several members of the Lin family.
Lin Dayuan drove his tricycle back and forth between the sea of fire and the river, carrying buckets of various sizes.
Lin Guojun and a group of villagers used saws to cut down trees and build firebreaks.
Lin Guiying and the young women used shovels to shovel sand to prevent the fire from spreading to the village.
Although the elderly people walked with difficulty, they did their best to help carry the tools, their eyes filled with anxiety and determination.
Everyone worked closely together, forming a busy yet orderly firefighting team.
But it was still a drop in the ocean; the fire was too big!
The raging flames danced wildly, and the crackling sound of burning was incessant, like the painful groans and desperate cries of the trees.
The crimson flames carried deadly heat, turning everything in their path to scorched earth.
Everyone was covered in soot, their faces a mixture of soot and sweat, looking utterly disheveled.
The fire trucks are already on their way, but Linjia Village is located in a remote area, and it's unclear how long it will take them to arrive...
Looking at the increasingly menacing sea of fire, everyone panicked, and the determination in their eyes gradually turned into despair...
The village chief's voice was already hoarse, but he still shouted loudly, "The firefighters are almost here! Don't give up! Our village and our crops are right behind us, so give it your all!"
Yes, if the fire spreads further, not only will the forest be burned down, but the newly grown crops and your own house will also be destroyed!
The consequences are something no one can bear.
Without thinking twice, they all picked up their tools and frantically shoveled sand and sawed trees...
At this moment, villagers from the neighboring Sujia Village and Liujia Village also arrived, carrying all sorts of tools.
They were panting and sweating profusely, clearly having rushed over.
"Old Lin, we're here!"
"Don't be afraid, we're here to help!..."
The village chief's deeply lined face was streaked with tears, which he wiped away quickly before organizing the group.
Lin Xi, who was at school, had just finished class when she overheard the students discussing, "There's so much smoke over there! Is there a fire?"
Lin Xi's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly ran to the window and saw thick smoke billowing from her direction, like a black dragon circling in the air.
Her face turned pale instantly, and she rushed to Su Youcai's office. "Teacher, I have something urgent to attend to, I have to go!"
After saying that, without waiting for a reply, he ran frantically home.
She ran while blaming herself, filled with remorse. Damn it! She had completely forgotten about it!
In the previous life, six people perished in the fire: a couple, three firefighters, and a child.
Half of the crops on both sides of the village were burned, and ten houses in the village were destroyed.
Grandma Yang's grandson was burned to death while playing in the forest, and her house and land were also burned down. In the end, she hanged herself.
The villagers' hard-earned crops yielded nothing, leaving them with no source of income and making their lives miserable.
Especially those who, like Grandma Yang, lost both their houses and land and relied on the villagers' relief to survive.
The village chief also fell seriously ill and never recovered.
The fire caused extremely heavy losses and is a source of pain for everyone.
It's all her fault. If I had remembered sooner, this fire could have been completely avoided.
The incident started when the couple had a picnic in the woods and didn't turn off the fire in time.
She could have reminded him in time, and thinking about it, she wanted to slap herself.
The closer she got to the village, the stronger the smell of smoke became. She felt like her lungs were about to explode from running, and she kept coughing.
But they dared not stop.
On the way, I ran into Lin Dayuan, who was soaking wet. "Dad! Cough cough, where are Grandpa and Grandma?"
"Xiao Xi, why are you back?"
"Dad, open your mouth."
Lin Xi fed him a drop of spinach juice and then ran into the woods. Lin Dayuan knew he couldn't stop him, so he shouted after him, "Be careful!"
She found Lin Guojun and Lin Guiying, and fed each of them a drop of Dali spinach juice. She also saw Grandma Yang frantically wielding a shovel nearby. At this time, she did not know that her grandson was trapped in the raging fire.
"Xiao Yi, I need to go save someone."
She produced a piece of pork jerky and a water- and fire-resistant candy in her hand, swallowed them without chewing, and ran into the woods.
While Mr. and Mrs. Lin were busy putting out the fire, they looked up and saw that their granddaughter had disappeared. Their eyes were filled with anxiety as they shouted, "Xiao Xi! Xiao Xi!"
Granny Yang, who was slumped on the ground, tugged at Lin Guiying's sleeve and said tremblingly, "Guiying, I... I think I just saw your granddaughter rush into the woods..."
Lin Guiying's face turned ashen instantly, her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
Lin Guojun stared intently at the direction of the fire, his hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Those few seconds felt like an eternity to him.
No! He has to go find his granddaughter!
Seeing that he was about to run away, Lin Guiying grabbed him tightly, her eyes filled with tears, "Old man, Xiaoxi is protected by the gods, she will come out safely."
Grandma Yang also pulled him along, saying, "My eyesight isn't very good either; I only saw a back view. Maybe it wasn't Xiaoxi..."
These words couldn't comfort the elderly couple, Lin Guiying and her husband. It must have been their granddaughter; given her boastful nature, how could she possibly watch the fire go unnoticed?
Even if they have divine protection, what good is it? That's their precious child. What if something happens to them? How will they survive?
Lin Xi rushed into the sea of fire. Even though she wouldn't get hurt, she could still feel the scorching heat, as if it could melt a person.
Her shoulder-length hair was singed by sparks, giving off a faint smell of roasted meat.
The clothes on her body were so tattered that they could barely cover her.
But at this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and quickly ran towards the center of the woods.
There is a shallow stream there, and according to news reports, the couple parked their car by the stream, so they should be near the stream at this time.
When they reached the stream, they didn't see the couple, but instead found Grandma Yang's grandson, Lin Xiaofan.
The boy lay face down in the stream, his eyes closed, already unconscious from the smoke.
The situation was urgent, and fearing for her child's safety, she had no choice but to take him out first and then return to find the couple.
Halfway there, three orange figures appeared in the opposite direction—the firefighters from my previous life!