I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel

Chapter 107: Chapter 104: Rushing to the Rescue

The elder cousin still had matters to attend to, so Jiang Mingyue and Yan Jinzhi didn’t stay long.

After coming out, Qiao Mingtang was already waiting at the entrance of the department store.

The 212 was extraordinarily eye-catching in this era, especially with the military plate on it, instantly commanding respect.

However, Qiao Mingtang seemed oblivious to it. He anxiously looked around, eager to rush in and find someone.

Fortunately, the figure didn’t keep him waiting long and soon appeared. Qiao Mingtang rushed over impatiently.

"Boss, it’s bad, something happened. Xiao An took people to the neighboring Cang County, unfortunately encountering a heavy downpour. Eight villages around turned into a vast expanse overnight, Xiao An’s team of five got scattered, and now there’s completely no contact..."

"Get in the car, talk while we drive."

Qiao Mingtang was about to get into the driver’s seat when a slender hand grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him back.

"I’ll drive." The girl swiftly got into the driver’s seat, leaving Qiao Mingtang stunned as Yan Jinzhi threw him into the back seat.

"Speak!"

Qiao Mingtang: "...That’s the situation; the person delivering the message has already left."

Yan Jinzhi frowned, "My grandfather’s person?"

"I don’t know, but there’s a letter for you." Qiao Mingtang hurriedly pulled out a folded envelope from his pocket.

"It’s from Uncle Feng, conveying my grandfather’s message that I’m to cooperate with Uncle Ou in rescuing people, and ensure the casualties are minimized."

"How long has it been?"

"Since 3 AM, a total of eight hours by now. It just rained, the roads are bad, probably taking three hours, adding up to at least eleven hours."

Yan Jinzhi closed his eyes, "Eleven hours, do you think there are any survivors left?"

Qiao Mingtang’s face stiffened: Yes, even if their boss is extraordinarily capable, there’s no bringing the dead back to life.

"Do you have a map of Cang County?"

Qiao Mingtang shrugged.

"Huo Ming has been notified, right?"

"Yes, before we set off, I already signaled them, they should be following... Boss, I see them." Qiao Mingtang leaned against the car window to look back, while the people in the trailing car hollered towards them.

"Boss, it’s Huo Ming, Xiao Tian, Chuan Ling, and Zhicheng, only those four are stationed in Nanxi City today."

"That’s enough."

It was at this moment that Qiao Mingtang relaxed, then he reacted and stared intently at Jiang Mingyue in the driver’s seat.

He exclaimed, "Yueyue, how do you know how to drive?"

Jiang Mingyue had already thought of an excuse, "My dad in the city taught me! He has many friends, one of whom drives freight trucks. I’m smart, and I learned just by watching."

Qiao Mingtang was skeptical, "Learned just by watching?"

"Something as simple as this, isn’t it just natural if you have hands?"

Qiao Mingtang sensed the frivolity in Ming Yue’s reply and looked towards the silent Yan Jinzhi in the passenger seat for help.

"Boss, do you believe what Yueyue said?"

The boss surely doesn’t, it’s too far-fetched!

"Don’t use your mediocre standards to judge the limits of others’ talents."

Qiao Mingtang stared incredulously at the back of the head in front.

The boss means: Just because you can’t do it, doesn’t mean others can’t.

A ton of damage, wasn’t it?

Qiao Mingtang felt wronged, "Boss, you’ve changed!"

As time dragged on, it passed through Qiao Mingtang’s chatter, and after three hours and eight minutes, the group arrived at Cang County.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered, they encountered a major problem: the dam had burst and there was no way through.

This meant they would have to abandon the car and wade through the water on foot.

"Boss?"

"Huo Ming, you lead the team to swim over, and Qiao Mingtang, you too."

With a command, several people immediately took action.

Yan Jinzhi glanced at Jiang Mingyue beside him.

"I’ll go over, later I’ll pull you out from the space."

"I thought you’d let me wait in the car?"

"Can you sit still?"

Of course not.

Then Jiang Mingyue watched as the seemingly refined and elegant troublemaker effortlessly walked through the water, reaching more than a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.

The subordinates who just entered the water seemed unfazed.

Jiang Mingyue also didn’t waste any time, quickly jumping into the car’s space, and the next moment she was pulled out from behind a tree on the opposite side by Yan Jinzhi.

"Scout, are there any survivors in this vast expanse?"

Jiang Mingyue was stunned for three seconds: You, you?

"Spiritual power, scout or not?"

He actually knew? He was only the second person in the world besides the elder cousin to know.

How did he know? Oh right, he gets along well with the elder cousin, so surely the elder cousin told him.

Jiang Mingyue randomly concocted a reason she herself didn’t believe, but there was no time for thinking; lives were at stake.

Her spiritual power probed an area beyond three kilometers: "There are no people in this water, but there are people on three small islands to the southeast, in the northwest forest, and on a southern island. They appear to be villagers who floated there for refuge."

"Thank you for your efforts."

It was at this moment that the other five also reached the shore.

"Rescue the villagers first."

"Huo Ming, with Xiao Tian and Chuan Ling, you three go to the southeast; there are three small islands likely with disaster victims, ensure to get them out before the next heavy rain."

The three replied in unison, "Yes, we’ll complete the mission!"

"Qiao Mingtang, you take Zhicheng south; there’s also a small island there. Watch out for your own safety."

"Yes, we’ll complete the mission."

"Mingyue, you come with me to the forest."

"Alright."

"Get inside."

Jiang Mingyue instantly understood, didn’t refuse, and immediately jumped into space.

One person traveling is the same as two, so it wasn’t necessary for her to exert that effort.

Efficiency is highest on separate action.

After flashing into space, Jiang Mingyue first took the snake-repellent powder, and let Yan Jinzhi scatter it on his shoes and trouser legs.

"Yan Jinzhi, I’m going to prepare food, be careful yourself."

"Okay, thank you for your efforts!"

Jiang Mingyue thought: You are the ones working hard!

Upon entering, she suddenly realized she was hungry, and they hadn’t even thought of eating on the road.

Jiang Mingyue figured Yan Jinzhi probably also had no appetite, but that didn’t mean the body didn’t need sustenance, so Jiang Mingyue immediately gave Yan Jinzhi two meat buns and a bowl of water.

Yan Jinzhi indeed had no appetite but knew his body needed energy replenishment, didn’t refuse, and finished them off in a few bites.

Jiang Mingyue felt this scene was familiar, but couldn’t quite remember where.

She needed to harvest her sweet potatoes and potatoes.

After harvesting, she immediately replanted for the second crop, fearing the local people might starve, the disaster affected eight villages, with significant scope, and it was unrealistic to mobilize food from elsewhere; assuming they had any, given the widespread shortage of food; there wouldn’t be excess elsewhere.

Fortunately, the space’s food growth cycle was increasingly rapid; sweet potatoes that needed 24 hours before, now only need 12 hours for a crop.

If the ten-acre field were all rice, it would yield just two thousand pounds of rice, fifteen hundred pounds of flour, and over four thousand pounds of cornmeal, with potatoes even more, sweet potatoes being the highest.

Hence, she continued planting sweet potatoes.

Later, she would use the stored rice to cook porridge; porridge with sweet potatoes could sustain the victims for some time.