Chapter 301: Rescue

Zhou Guoan used his barely manicured nails to cling to the ice around him, delaying the time for him to sink to the bottom and be swept away by the current. His legs tumbled wildly while he opened his throat and began to scream.

"Help. Help."

Zhou Guoan's desperate screams were finally heard by the children playing nearby, but this was also due to his laziness and not wanting to go far away, so that the children could hear his cry for help.

The first one to hear the sound was Tie Dan. He greeted everyone and started looking for the source of the sound, and soon found Zhou Guoan struggling in the ice cave. Tie Dan climbed down and took a look before starting to yell. .

"I know this man. I met him when I went to play with Brother Han. He is an educated youth in our village. His name seems to be something."

At this time, a slightly older child named Erzhuzi interrupted Tiedan and started asking everyone to save people.

"No matter what his name is, rescuing people is important now. Erya, hurry back to the village and call for help. The others will untie the rope from the sledge and let him catch it."

Erya ran towards the village as fast as she could, and other children began to untie the rope on the sledge. At this time, Tiedan said in a muffled voice.

"Brother Zhuzi, it's good to give him the rope, but we can't hold him on this slippery ice surface. Don't drag us down again."

"Then let's see if the rope is long enough. If it is long enough, tie it to a tree by the river. Let's go and look for a stick nearby that is longer than the ice cave. If not, let's tie the rope to the stick first."

When Zhou Guoan heard the voice above, he immediately felt that he was saved, and his hand that had been unable to hold on became stronger again.

However, after a long period of pulling on the sledge rope, it was very difficult to untie the knot. In order to save people, some children started to bite the knot of the rope with their teeth. After the rope was untied, many children had tears in their mouths. bleed.

But at this time, they were busy reconnecting the ropes to save people, and they didn't pay attention to their own situation at all.

At this time, the adults were all staying indoors, and there was no one on the street at all.

So as soon as Erya entered the village, he started shouting, and the adults quickly came out of their homes. After learning about the situation, some ran directly to the river, and some were quick-thinking to find the captain and the village chief, and asked them to They used loudspeakers to inform everyone. After all, it is not easy to fish out people under the ice cave. It is hard to say that there are so few people going.

Some people ran towards Han Li, thinking that if the person was fished out, the educated youth would have a greater chance of survival if the health worker was around.

While Han Li was turning over the medicinal ingredients in the medicine pot with his hands, a villager broke in.

"Han Educated Youth, a male educated youth fell into a hole in the ice. Go and have a look."

As soon as Han Li heard the news, he took the medicine pot off the stove and followed the villager out. He only remembered to ask after walking out of the street.

"Which educated youth fell into the ice cave?"

"I don't know either. It was Erya and the other children who heard the shouting when they were playing on the ice. They ran back to report the news before they had time to see who it was."

When Han Li was almost at the entrance of the village, Captain Liang's voice came out from the loudspeaker.

"Hey, hey, an educated youth in our village fell into a hole. All the young and old men who are idle at home quickly go to the river to help."

When Han Li and the others ran to the river, many people were already gathered on the ice.

There was a tree trunk dragged from nowhere on top of the ice cave, and a rope was tied to the trunk and hung down into the ice cave.

Zhou Guoqing wrapped the rope around himself, and also wrapped one of his hands several times, but he was motionless now. With the water floating in the river, it was not clear whether he was dead or alive. .

After listening to the chattering of the children around him, Han Li realized that Zhou Guoan had disappeared several times in the water. Later, he swam back to the ice cave, but when the rope was put inside, he put his arm After wrapping the rope, it won't move.

In this situation, he didn't know whether he was tied up or not. No one dared to pull him up, for fear that if he pulled the rope, he would be removed and he would be gone.

As for why the adults didn't go down to rescue people, maybe it's because the older people have more on their minds. You must know that the section from the ice cave to the water surface is more than one meter deep. This height may not be a big deal in normal times, but in this kind of situation The situation is enough to kill a person.

So if there is no extra rope tied to oneself, no one dares to jump into the ice cave to save people, not to mention that the river below is still flowing, and people can be washed away if they are not careful. Once people leave the entrance of the cave, they are basically It's a dead end.

And it’s just a few days after 49, which is the coldest period here. The current temperature is probably minus 20 or 30 degrees, the wind is sharp and the air is biting, making people wearing cotton jackets, cotton trousers, and cotton hats tremble. Shivering from the cold, jumping into the river to save people in this situation is no joke.

The most important thing is that although the river water did not cover Zhou Guoan's mouth and nose, he could not tell if he was drowned without moving. Even if he was not dead, it would not matter if he saved people sooner or later in this situation.

While listening to the villagers' discussion, Han Li began to move his body slowly. He wanted to keep his body in the best condition. He would not take risks without a rope, but when the rope came, he planned to go down and rescue people.

Soon Han Li saw Village Chief Zhao and Captain Liang running over with a group of people, several of whom were holding ropes.

Han Li took off the hat on his head and the scarf on his neck, and began to unbutton his coat. He wanted his body to gradually adapt to the temperature outside.

Village Chief Zhao and Captain Liang took a look at Zhou Guoan's situation inside the ice cave and knew that the villagers were right not to go down to rescue him. Just when they were about to select candidates for entering the water, they saw that Han Li had already put his coat and the small cotton-padded jacket inside. The gap was untied.

"Han Li, why are you unbuttoning your clothes? Do you still want to go into the water to save others?"

"You're kidding."

Han Li heard the defense in their accusations, and still smiled and told his reasons.

"Village chief, captain, I am young and strong, and my water skills are not bad. It is most suitable for me to enter the water in this situation. There is a rope and there are so many people and I will be fine."

The two men looked at Han Li's firm eyes. In front of so many villagers, they couldn't force Han Li to go into the water. If they were from their own village, their prestige for many years would be completely destroyed and they would have to turn around. Ask the villagers to check the rope carefully, and also ask people to collect firewood and light the fire.

"You must be more careful later. If something doesn't feel right, we will pull you out immediately."

"Well, I will definitely pay attention."

After Han Li finished speaking, he sped up his body movements and threw his coat to the others first.

Because he had already seen many women and educated youths in the village walking this way, including the Yun sisters, He Mi and others.

If Han Li hadn't entered the water before they arrived, he might have been in trouble for a while.

Next, Han Li took off his jacket, cotton trousers, and cotton shoes. After taking off each piece, he would quickly move his body with a few punches.

When only his shorts were left on his body, Village Chief Zhao personally stepped forward and tied a rope around Han Li's waist, then patted him on the shoulder and said.

"We don't know what Zhou Guoan's situation is now, but you must be careful to protect yourself."

Han Li nodded with a smile, made a cheering gesture with his right hand, and slipped into the ice cave before Yun Yingying and the others squeezed in.