Ye Yaodong had only spent a short while at the new house when he heard a loudspeaker approaching from the distance, broadcasting precautions for the typhoon and reminding fishermen how to stay safe.
He came out from behind the house and saw someone riding a bicycle nearby, with a loudspeaker broadcasting from the basket on the front.
Secretary Chen was pretty efficient. He had arranged it first thing in the morning!
Only after he heard the broadcast make a circuit through the village and head off toward the docks did he feel a little more reassured. He had done what little he could, anyway. As for the outcome, he would leave that to fate!
The typhoon arrived without warning. The sun had been shining brightly that morning, but by the afternoon, dark clouds filled the sky and fierce winds howled, whipping the large tree outside the door back and forth.
The torrential rain only began that night. Ye Yaodong and his wife had not been sleeping soundly to begin with, and both got up when they heard the commotion outside and the dripping of water leaking into the room.
He pulled the light cord, only to discover that the power was out.
He had no choice but to light the candle he had prepared by the bed and go out to fetch basins to catch the rainwater.
Lin Xiuqing was a little worried about the new house. "With the wind this strong, we can't even go check on the new place. I wonder if the roof is leaking."
"It's fine. We can use this typhoon to test it. If it leaks, we'll get the roofer to patch it up. He only just finished the job, after all. He'll have to make sure everything's properly done for us."
"Mm."
Neither knew