Chapter 86 - 87: Lost Home

Chapter 86: Chapter 87: Lost Home

She placed a piece of candy in Tang Zhinian’s hand, and then another in their uncle’s palm. Upon seeing the candy in his hand, Tang Zhijun covered his face, choked with emotion. Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com

The rain finally ceased after a day and night. The floodwaters retreated three days later. During those three days, villagers had to scavenge edibles on the mountain. There were some wild fruits there to tide them over. Tang Zhinian, Yuxin and their siblings survived those arduous days and nights through the pieces of candy that Yuxin had and the wild fruits they gathered. The flood stopped rising and military personnel came for rescue, providing them with ample food, water, and clothing.

About three days later, after the flood had receded, they returned to the village.

But almost all of their old houses had been swept away. Usable items had been washed away, their bedding, the livestock they reared, the grain- everything was nearly gone. Their houses were gone and so were their belongings, but their lands remained untouched due to their location halfway up the hill. Only a few households’ crops were flooded, but most of them were unaffected, including those of Tang Zhinian and his siblings, except for a small corner that was inundated.

“It’s ok, we still have the land, we are all alive,” Tang Zhinian comforted his brother with a pat on the shoulder.

Tang Zhijun tried to smile, but it looked more like crying.

Everything they owned had been washed away, even the money was gone.

Tang Zhinian was filled with more sadness and guilt than Zhijun.

If he hadn’t brought the money home, only the check would have been washed away. They could have found ways to recover that, couldn’t they? But now, the money was most probably swept somewhere, maybe even pocketed by someone.

Tang Zhinian had his daughter stay outside. Together with Zhijun, they cleaned up the house. After making some patchwork repairs, it was still habitable. At the very least, there was still a roof. They could also use wooden boards to substitut the missing walls. It would do.