Chapter 275: Severe Flood
Wei Jia gently pushed Shen Meng, smiled at her, turned around and left. This action made Shen Meng speechless.

After the ticket hall opened, Shen Meng got everything ready and started selling tickets. When she was almost done, the phone rang again. Wei Jia was the first to run over, and after answering the phone, he waved to Shen Meng.

"Shen Meng, your phone, hurry up, hurry up."

Shen Meng put down her things and walked over, covering the receiver and said, "There will probably be someone else coming to book a ticket soon, so please help keep an eye on it."

"rest assured."

After Wei Jia left, Shen Meng said "Hello" to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Meng, I'm Zhenping."

"Zhenping, why did you call me? Aren't you going to be back in two days?"

Lu Zhenping was silent for a while before he said, "Xiao Meng, I'm sorry, I have an urgent mission here and I have to leave for the army soon. My vacation ends early."

"what?"

"I'm sorry, Xiao Meng. This mission is very urgent. There are severe floods in the southern region and hundreds of thousands of people need rescue. If I couldn't get through on this call, I wouldn't be able to make the call. I sent you a message. After the mission is over, there will be a dozen days of vacation. I will go back then. They are urging me. Xiao Meng, please apologize to the children for me."

"Okay, be careful outside. When you save people, don't forget to think about me and the children. Don't be impulsive."

"I will keep in mind Madam's teachings."

After Shen Meng hung up the phone, she seemed to be in a trance and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. Wei Jia poked her arm with a playful smile and asked her who she was and why she was so absent-minded just after hanging up the phone.

"Don't make a fuss, he's my husband."

"You must be suffering from lovesickness. Why are you so pale? What happened?"

Shen Meng rolled his eyes and suddenly stood up.

"Something happened, it really happened. My husband said that there was a severe flood in the southern region. I don't know how many people are now in dire straits. In a few months, it will be time to harvest wheat and rice. This happened at this critical moment. God is blind and will not let people live!"

"What? Oh, how could this happen? Didn't I hear about it on the radio?"

"I'm afraid the soldiers will go there first to rescue people, so the report will come out two days later!"

Shen Meng's words made everyone in the office look heavy-hearted. They were in a plain area, and although food would sometimes be affected by floods, it did not threaten their lives.

People of this generation are very enthusiastic. Even Wei Jia, who was smiling just now, now sits in his seat with a worried look on his face.

"Well, sisters, I'm going to the county government, please help me cover for a while!"

"Okay, go ahead!"

Wei Jia waved at her. Everyone in the office thought she was a capable person and no longer looked down on her like they did when she first came. They knew she must have come because of the flood and they were afraid they would help her find a solution.

Coincidentally, when Shen Meng arrived at the Li family, Li Chuan was also there. He was supposed to be back in two days, but if he didn't come back to see Shen Meng, many things wouldn't work. Most importantly, he also wanted to hear her opinion. "Xiao Meng is here, come and sit down."

"Uncle Li, something happened. I just received a call from Zhenping, saying that he was going to the south for a mission. There was a severe flood there. Did you know about this?"

Li Chuan's face immediately turned cold when he heard this. He really didn't know about what Shen Meng was talking about. He guessed that she hadn't thought of reporting it to their provincial capital yet.

"Secretary, we have to do something."

Li Chuan walked back and forth in the room and it took him a long time to turn his head.

"Xiao Meng, it's not that I'm cruel, our county is a poor one, and many people are still starving. I just want to do something and raise funds, but I can't open my mouth!"

"Uncle, fundraising is not just about money and food. There is a flood over there, and they need everything from cooking and washing clothes to eating, drinking and defecating. Even if we give them money at this time, they can't spend it. We can call on those who can donate clothes to donate clothes, those who can donate firewood to donate firewood, the non-staple food factory can donate food, and the towel factory can donate towels. As long as it can be taken out, we will not be picky. Please help mobilize the trucks and tractors in our county. I will have people tear off red banners and write the words Ning County donated supplies to fight the flood together. Of course, it's not just our county, but also the provincial capital. There is strength in numbers. As for food, I'll find a way."

"It's not that you're saying it's not feasible, but what is the red banner for?"

Shen Meng chose his words carefully. People of this era don't know about hype traffic or anything like that, but just think about it, a poor county like Ning County can donate truckloads of stuff. This must have taken the whole county's strength to accomplish.

"Don't accuse me of being thoughtful. Donation is one thing, but reputation is another. Our county needs a good reputation, especially now that the foreign exchange has been reported in the newspapers. If the good reputation of Ning County is spread at this time, uncle, believe me, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to you in the future to beg you to cooperate with our county."

Li Chuan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded heavily to Shen Meng. This would not only bring good reputation to Ning County, but also for him. He had been in Ning County for decades and wanted to move up. The higher he moved, the better he could help his fellow villagers.

"Uncle Li, let's discuss in detail how to allocate the next things."

"it is good."

Some of the things Shen Meng said were very simple, and she listed some common materials. The more in-depth ones were all said by Li Chuan. For some unexpected places, Shen Meng would quietly remind them.

She is now just a woman with broadened horizons. It is impossible for her to express her ideas as perfectly as she does when presenting a PPT in a meeting. Otherwise, it would make Secretary Li Chuan seem useless.

After the matter was finalized, Li Chuan started to hold meetings with others to assign tasks. Shen Meng went back to the bus company again. No one in the office left work early. Even Fu Meili, who always went home early, was waiting at her seat.

"How's it going? Did you get any results from your visit to the county party committee?"

"Well, I told Secretary Li about this. Secretary Li has already gone to a meeting with comrades from the county committee. I guess they will raise funds."

"I will definitely donate. I got a bonus this month and I will donate it all."

"I have some, I have some too. As long as it can help people in need, I will donate. When I get home, I will tell my family about it, and they will definitely donate as well."

"Yes, comrades. Although our individual strength is weak, when we gather together, we will definitely be able to help many people."

Shen Meng immediately echoed and applauded: "Well said, very well said, but in addition to money, we should also donate things that women and children need, outerwear, clean underwear, children's blankets, milk powder, rice cereal, small clothes. In short, anything you can think of is fine."

Shen Meng's words seemed to suddenly open up the world. Everyone offered suggestions and wanted to do their best to help those in need. Although the light of fireflies was weak, it was enough to illuminate the night sky.