Chapter 1501: Heartache

Jiang Xinyu knew the general direction of Hao Shichao’s family, so several people headed that way.

"Xinyu, this disaster..."

Jiang Xinyu noticed Lv Beiguang’s low spirits. She didn’t know how to comfort him.

"Xinyu, I’m going to check on Director Sun’s family."

"Mm."

Wei Kaiyun grabbed Jiang Xinyu’s hand. "You should drink some water first."

Jiang Xinyu paused for a moment; she really had forgotten.

Jiang Feifei handed over her water bottle, which contained spiritual spring water. Others couldn’t drink it, but her mom definitely should.

She Xiaoyun’s family didn’t see them, "Wang Tongzhou is at the hospital, and the two kids probably went there after getting the news. Now I will go check on Hao Shichao’s family."

On the road, Jiang Xinyu told Wei Kaiyun about Qian Jun’s family’s situation, and Yao Shimin and Ding Shihong were also okay.

"Xinyu, can you rest easy now?"

"Mm, I can feel more at ease."

The situation at Hao Shichao’s home was similar. Jiang Xinyu asked around before finding Hao Shichao.

"Brother Hao?"

"Xinyu, you’ve returned." Hao Shichao was extremely excited and ran over directly.

"Xinyu, thank you, thank you." If it weren’t for Jiang Xinyu persuading him, he would have gone to the mines looking for money and wouldn’t be here now.

"Brother Hao, it’s good that you’re okay."

At this moment, the Hao Family gathered around. They had heard Jiang Xinyu’s name countless times, but it was their first time seeing her.

It could be said she was truly a benefactor to the family, so the Hao Family was incredibly grateful to them.

Everyone exchanged greetings, "Brother Hao, what about the others?"

"They all listened. Everyone’s safe."

Now Jiang Xinyu could truly feel relieved.

She didn’t possess great abilities, but she wanted to offer as much help to family and friends as she could, within her capabilities.

"Brother Hao, we’re heading back too."

The group walked towards home, and there was silence along the way, everyone absorbed in their work.

Standing in front of her house, looking at the partially collapsed structure, Jiang Xinyu dared not go inside.

"Xinyu, let’s go back outside. We can’t do heavy work; we should think of other ways."

"Wei Kaiyun, I want to visit the textile factory."

That place carried many past memories for Jiang Xinyu.

"Alright, let’s go."

Three children followed closely behind the couple.

Jiang Xinyu took three times her usual time to reach the textile factory, only to see many people trying to salvage materials.

Looking at the ruins, Jiang Xinyu’s heart was filled with memories of living here. She had a sense of belonging to this place.

Here, she had friends and the joy of success. Seeing the current state, it was clear this place might not exist anymore.

The family of five stood there, becoming quite noticeable.

Qian Jun saw them and came over immediately. "Xinyu, Xinyu!"

Jiang Xinyu looked at Qian Jun running towards her, who now appeared quite unkempt.

"How are your wife and kids?"

"The two kids are okay; their cousins pulled them out, but the two elders are gone."

Qian Jun’s voice was hoarse, and Jianbin handed him his water bottle.

There’s nothing much to say now. What can be said? The family of five went to Wang Ailing’s home.

"Sis, we want to go outside and see if there’s anything we can do. You shouldn’t overexert yourself."

"Mm, Xinyu, thank you."

"Sis, what are you talking about?"

When they came out, it was already after 3 p.m., and the county leaders had arrived.

There were many unfamiliar faces, but there were still some familiar ones.

Wei Kaiyun and Jiang Xinyu exchanged pleasantries with them.

"Our family was in the Northeast. We heard the news and quickly hired a vehicle to come back. Because there are many of us, we brought a limited amount of grain, but more should be arriving in the next few days as a token from our family for our hometown."

"Old Wei, you’re very thoughtful."

"What can we do? Just tell us," Wei Kaiyun asked with a good attitude.

"Our county has controlled things the fastest. The death toll is much lower than other areas, but there are still many injured, so we are short of medicine right now."

"Leader, is there a phone?"

"Yes, there’s one here."

Jiang Xinyu and her daughters went to help at the temporary hospital.

After three days, another truck arrived, loaded with flour. This time Li Yunqiang and Changhe came. The driver was replaced halfway by Xiao Lin.

Seeing the collapsed ruins, Li Yunqiang, a grown man, shed tears.

"This truck of food is donated by Li Family Village."

Jiang Xinyu spoke a few words with Li Yunqiang before he left.

However, the leaders kept the information of Li Family Village.

The two boys took Li Changhe to the hospital, knowing that the young man had medical skills, he was assigned some injured people.

Wei Kaiyun took Feifei and Guodong to the city, where the epicenter was.

Jiang Xinyu stayed here, lacking the courage to go. She was afraid.

After another three days, someone summoned Jiang Xinyu.

It was Chaoyang bringing two trucks over, one with medical supplies and the other with food.

The donors were Han Xiangjun, Wei Kaiyun, and Old Yang.

"Teacher Jiang, I’ll stay here."

Jiang Xinyu thought for a moment, "Alright. In the afternoon, a team will be heading over, you can go with them."

Gradually, a lot of outside materials arrived, and support from all corners made the unity of people apparent.

The county had stabilized. The medical team was heading to the city. Jiang Xinyu, Jianbin, and Niang San joined them.

"Mom, you’ve lost a lot of weight."

Jiang Xinyu smiled, "I’m fine. It’s just an issue of the heart. The city is likely much worse."

Now everyone fell silent. They needed to walk there, and the sweltering weather suddenly brought a breeze.

"Mom, it’s going to rain, we should hurry."

In the end, they couldn’t avoid the rain. Here, daily disinfection was carried out to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Arriving at the city, they were arranged accommodations, and Jiang Xinyu cleaned herself up.

Wei Kaiyun came over with his daughter. Feifei was doing better, but Wei Kaiyun was so sunburned he was peeling.

"Xinyu, things here are really bad."

Jiang Xinyu had been mentally prepared, "Once the rain stops, I’ll visit the Qiao Family. Qiao Jingyi can’t come back now; there’s a lot of inventory at the factory. All the textile factory workers are working overtime trying to salvage."

"Mm, be careful."

"You too." The couple worried about each other, but under these circumstances, there was no opportunity for close conversation.

Feifei stayed, leaning against Jiang Xinyu. "Mom, it’s so tragic."

"Mm, it is very tragic."

Mother and daughter remained silent. "Mom, I’ll give you a bucket of water later. Make sure you drink it regularly. Give my dad some, but don’t let him drink too much at first."