Chapter 257 Rain Curtain
As Arbor Day was coming to an end, it started to rain.

At first, they were just a few small spots and not eye-catching, but the teacher in charge took them very seriously. Anyway, most of the trees had been planted, and the mountain was full of crooked pine and cypress saplings. The barren Leigong Mountain also had green color, and it looked quite decent. So they immediately organized the students to go down the mountain.

Zhang Yunqi prepared raincoats and put them in Wang Xiaokai's bag when he went up the mountain. He distributed them to Chu Jian, Yu Xiaorui, Lin Xueqing, Li Yufei, Xiao Xuemei, Li Xiaoman, Lin Zihao and several other students from other classes. When they saw it was raining, seven or eight of them came over together.

Zhang Yunqi gave the raincoat to Li Yufei and Xiao Xuemei. Xiao Xuemei put it on and said with a smile: "Yunqi is still very considerate."

The girl named Li Xiaoman suddenly asked: "Yufei, where did you get your raincoat?"

Li Yufei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My classmate Zhang Yunqi brought him here. By the way, you don't know each other yet, let me introduce them. This is Zhang Yunqi, the one next to him is Wang Xiaokai, and the others are Chu Jian, Lin Xueqing, and Yu Xiaorui."

Li Yufei turned her head to Zhang Yunqi and several classmates from Class 156 and said, "Yunqi, her name is Li Xiaoman. Next to her are Xu Wen, Lu Shiqi, and Zhao Chengming. They are all from our Grade Group . You all know Lin Zihao and Huo Xiaoguang."

Li Xiaoman greeted Zhang Yunqi and the others. She was very pretty and spoke politely but at a distance. Finally, she asked, "By the way, do you have any raincoats? We can buy them for you."

Li Yufei turned her head to look at Zhang Yunqi.

Zhang Yunqi shook his head.

There were seven people in Class 156, with a total of seven raincoats. Five of them were given to five girls, and the remaining two were in Zhang Yunqi's hand, one and Wang Xiaokai's hand. Wang Xiaokai looked at Li Xiaoman, as if he had something in mind, but he didn't say it. He looked at Zhang Yunqi, and he followed Zhang Yunqi's lead.

It was drizzling, and the students on the mountain were already walking down the mountain. Zhang Yunqi didn't want to talk any more, so he put on his raincoat and said to Chu Jian, Wang Xiaokai and the others, "Let's go down the mountain."

As they went down the mountain, the rain gradually got heavier, thick and cold. Most of the students had no rain protection and ran straight to the foot of the mountain in the rain. Xu Wen covered her forehead with her hands, looked at Zhang Yunqi in the rain and fog in front of her, pursed her lips, and said to Li Xiaoman: "This boy is not generous."

Lin Zihao beside him laughed and said, "I agree with your opinion."

Li Xiaoman glanced at Lin Zihao, then looked at Zhang Yunqi's back in front of her, as if thinking about something.

Huo Xiaoguang was fat and had clumsy hands and feet. The mountain road in Leigongling was rugged and slippery, so he fell several times. His body was covered in mud and the cloth on his butt was soaked. He kept cursing along the way, saying things like, "Damn it! The school leaders' brains are stuck in the door panels. They don't even pay attention to the weather when organizing such a big event..."

In fact, Zhang Yunqi felt that the school must have noticed it.

He mentioned this matter to his class teacher Wang Mingzhen, who would naturally report it to the school. The people coordinating the event would also not fail to check the weather conditions, but some things could not be influenced by these factors.

This is like holding a school opening ceremony knowing that it might rain on that day, so would you not hold the ceremony? The Jinping mining area is so polluted, but can it be easily shut down? In 09, H1N1 broke out in the beacon of freedom on the other side of the ocean, infecting million people. Did the Americans stop work and lock down the city?

Many seemingly idiotic behaviors are always driven by intricate interests.

The lower class people always sacrifice.

After going down the mountain and reaching the foot of the mountain, the students got into the buses one after another. The school was generous for once and bought some cheap white dry towels, which were distributed to each student to wipe the water off their hair and bodies, but there was nothing they could do about their wet clothes and pants, so they could only endure it. The young teachers who led the team saw that it was getting late and knew that it would be unsafe to delay walking at night. If any mishap happened to the students in these buses, no one could afford it, so they had to set off quickly!

They hurriedly counted the number of people and confirmed that all the students were safe. After reporting to the school leaders, they directly told the driver to drive away from the Jinping mining area.

On the way back, the rain got heavier.

The rain was overwhelming and the noise was huge. The world outside the window was so hazy that it was completely invisible. Sitting in the bumpy car was like riding a boat on the sea. The students were a little excited, perhaps thinking that such an experience was really interesting. However, they had not driven far when the bus in front suddenly stopped, blocking the road. The vehicle Zhang Yunqi was in also stopped, and then the entire convoy was parked on the rugged mountain road.

Everyone was confused and had no idea what was going on. But soon, a young man holding a black umbrella appeared in front of the bus door. He banged on the door twice and shouted into the car, "Teacher Qian! The leader called for a meeting. Go to the front bus right away. There's an emergency!"

After delivering the message, the man immediately disappeared in the rain.

Zhang Yunqi saw him running towards the bus behind, and the team leader, Teacher Qian, said a few words, asking everyone to stay in the bus and not get off, and then he hurriedly ran to the front with an umbrella.

This scene and the messenger's words "there is an emergency" really made people feel uneasy. Everyone in the car was talking about it. Some people speculated that there was a car accident ahead, and some said that it might be local people blocking the road to extort money. Poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people! Such things were not uncommon at that time.

It was not until Teacher Qian hurried back that all the strange speculations in the car came to an end.

Zhang Yunqi saw that his two trouser legs were splashed with mud, half of his body was covered with rain, and his face was stern. As soon as he got on the car, he said, "Classmates, please be quiet. I have something to report now. There was a mudslide on the mountain road at Shilingang. Now the road is blocked and cars cannot pass for the time being."

There was silence in the car for a moment.

Someone immediately asked: "How long is this temporary period?"

Yu Xiaorui stood up and said, "Yes, it's so late now, Teacher Qian, can we still go back to the city today? My parents don't even know that I'm here to participate in Arbor Day. If I can't go home tonight, they will be so worried!"

Wang Xiaokai continued: "Can't the school think of another way? This road is blocked, can't we take a detour? Is there no other way? If this road is blocked, do we have to wait like this? Where will we stay at night? What will we eat? How do we notify our family?"

Teacher Qian, the leader of the team, wiped the water off his face and seemed a little worried: "Students, don't worry. No matter what, everyone's safety must be the first priority. I assure you here that the school will definitely let everyone go back safely. As for what to do next, the leaders above are holding an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. Now the preliminary news I received is that there is a mudslide in Shilingang, and it is impossible to pass through. It is also very dangerous. After the rain stops, the blocked mountain road can be cleared. But we can't just waste time here. For everyone's safety, let's return to Jinping Mine first and wait for the next notice."

These words did not calm the discussion.

The students were arguing non-stop in the car. Some were discussing what to eat and where to stay tonight, some were complaining about the school for organizing this event, some were scolding the school leaders for being irresponsible, and some girls were sobbing quietly. However, it was all in vain. Under instructions from above, the convoy had turned around and headed towards the Jinping mining area.

At that time, the world outside the window had already darkened, the sunlight was fading, and the overwhelming rain enveloped this desolate world. An atmosphere of oppression and anxiety spread in the convoy.

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(End of this chapter)