Chapter 92: Act Of Bravery, Saved More Than A Dozen Lives!
On the ice of Qisan Reservoir.
Over a dozen boys and girls were chasing each other, laughing.
Laughter and shouts, young lives released boundless energy under the morning sun.
Crackle, crackle, crackle—
The cracking sound that occasionally echoed on the ice initially made everyone a little worried.
But after coming here many times during the winter break, they gradually became numb to the sound.
Anyone who didn’t dare to skate would be laughed at as a coward and excluded by everyone.
Ring-ring—
Ring-ring—
Jiang Shijie’s mobile phone had rung five or six times, but he pretended not to hear it.
Today, he had finally managed to arrange to go out and have fun with a girl he liked.
Let alone his second uncle, even if the Heavenly King Laozi himself came, he wouldn’t be able to call him back.
“Brother, does Second Uncle need you for something urgent?”
“If you don’t answer his phone, aren’t you afraid he’ll beat you.”
Younger brother Jiang Shaojie slid over to Jiang Shijie and asked softly.
“Tsk, you’re afraid of our Second Uncle, but I’m not.”
Jiang Shijie’s gaze occasionally glanced towards a tall girl at his nine o’clock position, wearing a long black down jacket and a ponytail.
“You’re not afraid? Stop bragging!”
Jiang Shaojie rolled his eyes at his brother. These two brothers were as obedient as grandsons in front of Jiang Tao, they were two of a kind, neither could criticize the other.
“What I’m doing is called being a true man, capable of bending and stretching, do you understand?”
As soon as Jiang Shijie finished speaking, his gaze suddenly flickered and he saw two people rushing down from the dam.
Isn’t that Second Uncle and Second Aunt!
The moment he recognized Jiang Tao and Xu Li, the rebellious look on Jiang Shijie’s face vanished instantly, replaced by extreme panic.
“Jiang Shijie, get your ass up here quickly! Come up!”
“And you all! You’re all seeking death! All of you get up here!!!”
“Hurry up! Everyone hurry up!!”
It was already 8:21 AM, only one minute left until the two nephews mentioned in the intelligence fell into the ice hole!
Seeing over a dozen young people still on the ice, Jiang Tao shouted loudly to warn everyone.
Seeing their Second Uncle had rushed to the riverbank to catch them, the brothers Jiang Shijie and Jiang Shaojie no longer dared to delay and quickly slid towards the riverbank.
“Dangerous! Everyone get up! Everyone get up!”
Seeing that his two nephews were listening, Jiang Tao then quickly called out to the others on the ice.
The others first exchanged confused glances.
When they saw the two Jiang brothers sliding towards the bank as if their pants were on fire, they seemed to sense some kind of danger.
With someone taking the lead, the others also quickly slid towards the bank.
Crackle, crackle, crackle—
More and more cracks appeared on the ice, and the sound grew louder.
After the last girl in the black down jacket with a ponytail jumped onto the shore, there was a sudden loud crash.
A large area of several hundred square meters along the reservoir bank suddenly shattered into countless small pieces, revealing the shimmering blue water beneath.
Seeing this scene, the dozen or so children who had just escaped to the shore broke out in a cold sweat.
In this cold winter, if one didn’t have some basic swimming skills, falling into the icy lake would likely mean immediate death!
“Got a lot of nerve, huh, daring not to answer my phone!”
Jiang Tao, both scared and angry, kicked Jiang Shijie’s butt, making him stumble.
Jiang Shijie immediately cowered: “I’m sorry, Second Uncle, I won’t dare to do it again, I’ll never dare again.”
“And you! If you ever dare to run towards the river again, I’ll break both your legs!”
Jiang Tao, impartially, also kicked Jiang Shaojie’s butt.
“I won’t dare anymore, Second Uncle, I promise I’ll never come to the riverbank again, it’s too damn scary.”
Jiang Shaojie was timid, and today’s events left a huge shadow on his mind; he was determined never to go near the river again.
The other children on the riverbank also exchanged glances. Finally, the girl with the ponytail who had jumped ashore walked up to Jiang Tao.
“Thank you, Uncle, for your reminder just now, otherwise we would have all fallen in. Thank you.”
“Thank you, Uncle Tao! You are my savior. When I grow up and have the chance, I will definitely repay you!”
“Thank you, Brother Tao.”
“Thank you, Uncle.”
Although the group of children were a bit playful, they were also quite polite, and each expressed their gratitude to Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
“Let’s go, everyone go home. The weather is warm this year, and the temperature is high. The ice is too dangerous. Don’t come here again. You two come home with me!”
Jiang Tao said goodbye to everyone, took hold of Jiang Shijie and Jiang Shaojie’s ears one in each hand, and walked towards the dam.
It was a false alarm. Jiang Tao’s tense emotions finally relaxed. The lives of these two brothers were finally saved.
“Husband, you’re amazing, you’re a great hero, you saved so many children.”
Xu Li, recalling the perilous scene just now, was also still shaken.
If she and Jiang Tao hadn’t arrived in time, how many of those over a dozen children would have survived?
So, in a sense, Jiang Tao was indeed a great hero who saved more than a dozen lives, at least in Xu Li’s heart.
Jiang Tao’s image in her mind grew even taller.
“By the way, husband, how did you know…”
Xu Li looked at Jiang Tao with a look of confusion, very curious as to how he knew his two nephews were here and would encounter danger.
“This morning I had a nightmare, and then I called Shijie to ask where he was.”
“As it turned out, he dared not answer my phone, so I guessed he must be here.”
Jiang Tao casually made up an excuse while driving.
Although the logic wasn’t very strong, no one dwelled on the logic; the outcome was more important!
Regardless of whether it was because of a dream or a guess.
The fact was that Jiang Tao had saved so many young children today.
After the group returned to Jiang Family Village, Jiang Tao took his two nephews to his elder brother’s house.
It was already Lunar New Year’s Eve, but his elder brother Jiang He didn’t get any rest and went to work.
Elder Sister-in-law Zhang Xiaoyan had gone out early in the morning with her breakfast cart to sell jianbing and hand-grabbed pancakes and other breakfast items in town.
During the Spring Festival, people working in other places returned to their hometowns, and the children were on holiday.
The breakfast business was much better than usual, with one day’s earnings equivalent to several days’ normal earnings.
Zhang Xiaoyan was naturally unwilling to miss such a good opportunity to earn money.
With both adults in the family busy earning money, the two children were naturally left unsupervised and somewhat lawless.
When Jiang Tao arrived at his elder brother’s house with his two nephews, he found the courtyard dirty, as if it hadn’t been swept in months.
The glass on the windowsills was also like a painted face, clearly not having been cleaned once in a year.
Both elder brother and elder sister-in-law were busy earning money and clearly had no time to tidy up the house.
These two nephews were also out all day and weren’t diligent people.
A perfectly good home was messy like a pigsty.
No wonder his elder sister-in-law always wanted a daughter.
If they had a daughter at home, it wouldn’t be this messy.
“You two are not allowed to go anywhere today. You will clean the house. I will come back to inspect in the afternoon.”
“If the inspection passes, you’ll each get 200 yuan pocket money. If you don’t do a good job, you’ll each get a kick.”
Jiang Tao, using both rewards and punishments, assigned them a task.
Upon hearing that they could earn 200 yuan by cleaning the house all day, the brothers readily accepted the mission!
Their father only earned a little over 200 yuan for a whole day of hard work outside.
They earned money easily by working and playing at home. This was a business worth doing!
After arranging for his two nephews, Jiang Tao finally returned to his own home.
Looking at his own neat and tidy small courtyard, and the spotless glass wiped to a shine by Xu Li.
It was comfortable living with a diligent and clean wife.
