Character story
Someone on the train bound for Xinxiang became a volunteer during a business trip
Zhang Baoyi Photography / Our reporter Zhu Jianyong
In the past few days, the high-speed rail tickets from Beijing to Xinxiang, Henan are very tight. From G651 to Beijing West Railway Station at 6:58 in the morning, to the last G567 at 7:16 in the evening, the next day’s ticket only includes business seats or There are more than ten in the first-class seats.
In the early morning of July 27, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily boarded the G71 train. After passing Zhuozhou, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Handan, the train arrived in Xinxiang, which most passengers missed, one of the worst-hit areas in Henan. one.
On this train to the disaster area, most of the retrogrades are migrant workers from Xinxiang, and their hearts have flown back to their hometown a few days ago.
In the case of Xinxiang power outages and poor information from the outside world, although they are not sure whether they can return to their home soaked in water, they resolutely grabbed the ticket to return to Xinxiang, and they must see the affected parents with their own eyes. , Children and folks, take a look at the destroyed homes, and contribute a little to the disaster relief.
After Xinxiang was disconnected from the network
So anxious that he can't breathe
At 10:20 on July 27, the G71 train was about to enter Xinxiang East Railway Station. Passengers crowded in front of the oval window at the exit and kept looking out.
Wei Jianzhang was the closest to the door of the car, his hands were tightly gripped on the railing. Whenever he passed by a spot of stagnant water, he would look back for a long time, as if he wanted to see if it was his home.
Wei Jianzhang is a native of Xinxiang. There are two elders, a wife and two daughters in his family. One of his two children has just turned 18 and the other is only 10 years old. They are still naughty.
He himself was in the second-hand machinery and equipment business in Hebei, and he started a small company with enough income to support his family and the tuition fees of his two children.
"I came out and worked hard, just to give them a stable life. I didn't expect this water..." Wei Jianzhang pointed out the window and said for a long time. When he heard the news about the flood in Xinxiang, his heart suddenly rose with the water level. , Hurry up to call the family and greet the second elder and two daughters to confirm that they are all safe.
Wei Jianzhang heard from his wife that the water downstairs in his house was nearly 1.5 meters deep when it was at its highest.
Fortunately, the children are very obedient.
"She comforted me not to come back in a hurry. My home is safe, and rescue teams are constantly delivering supplies." Wei Jianzhang sighed.
At first, he only warned his family not to go out and pay attention to safety, but for a few days, there was no water and electricity at home, and there was no signal. "At that time, I was really out of breath."
Although after the network and electricity were restored, Wei Jianzhang received a message from his wife that he was safe, but he was still uneasy and decided to go home and have a look.
The Xinxiang station was flooded by floods a few days ago. The private car was blocked by stagnant water and could not move forward. He could only wait for the news of "passing through" while surfing the Internet and constantly swiping the ticket to Xinxiang.
However, the tickets passing by Xinxiang were always robbed and emptied. Until the morning of the 26th, he finally grabbed the ticket to Xinxiang East, and he was about to get off now.
I don't know if I can go home
But I still have to go back and have a look
Before getting out of the car, two strangers, Zhang Baoyi and Zhang Qian, chatted in front of the car door. They looked at the flood outside the window with emotion in their hearts.
Zhang Baoyi pointed out the window and said in a very distressed tone: "Look, hey, it turned out to be all crops here, all destroyed."
Zhang Qian remembered that in 1997, when she was in elementary school, Xinxiang also suffered a flood.
Some dirt houses in the village collapsed, and the roads were filled with water, which could reach the waist height of adults.
But the flood stayed for a short time, and the corn in the field grew very high at that time, and the damage caused was not as great as this year.
Zhang Qian's home is in Hui County, which is not the most severely affected place. She heard from her mother in her hometown that there was no water in the house, but the roads in the village were soaked and the family could not get out.
Later, she heard from a fellow villager that the water in the village had begun to recede, and some areas were dry and could be opened to traffic normally. She was a little bit unbelievable and decided to go home and take a look.
Zhang Qian works in Beijing, but she is on the G71 train from Handan, which is the result of her several transfers.
Although the journey was so arduous and she didn't know if she could get back home, she felt it was better to see her family in person.
"I don't know if I can come home," said Zhang Baoyi. In 1997, he was only 8 years old and was wading on the water to learn, but the water at the time was only in the thigh position, not as serious as this year.
Zhang Baoyi's hometown is Weihui, Xinxiang, which is the most serious place of this flood.
He usually works on engineering projects in Tianjin, with all three children by his side, but there is an old mother in his hometown. He used to mention letting his mother come to Tianjin to live together, but the old man is not used to living in the city and has always stayed in his hometown.
This time the flood occurred. On the day of the rain, the government organized an evacuation. Zhang Baoyi's home was flooded, his old mother was picked up and resettled by relatives, and most of the other villagers were rescued to the resettlement site.
His wife also told him that in addition to the flood in his hometown, the accumulation of water in Xinxiang City was also deep, and the private cars in the community had been soaked.
In Zhang Baoyi's mobile phone, there are many videos sent to him by fellow villagers. Some fellow villagers are standing in water that is no more than thighs or even waist-deep. He is not happy, and he doesn't know how to describe his anxious state of mind.
Zhang Baoyi actually wanted to go home for a long time, but the high-speed was closed a few days ago and the train could not buy tickets.
Now that he finally got a ticket, he transferred from Tianjin to Beijing before boarding the train to go home.
In order to be able to go home quickly, Zhang Baoyi has been working overtime these days. The night before boarding the train, he worked until 1 am, and got up at 5 am to catch the train.
His eyes were dull and bloodshot, but he still looked at the house that was flooded by the flood without blinking, and said to the reporter: "Look, the water on the surface is actually the roof, and the house is soaked. NS."
People who didn't get off
Rescue Xinxiang in retrograde again
The G71 train stopped at Xinxiang Station. Wei Jianzhang, Zhang Baoyi, and Zhang Qian all got off the train urgently and rushed to the home they had been thinking about for several days.
Between the 14-15 carriages, there was a man who was going to Xinxiang, but he never left.
He was sitting on the simple seat of the flight attendant with his luggage in his hands, tapping the screen of the phone with both hands, checking the roads where trucks were forbidden due to accumulation of water and flooding in Henan that day.
This person is Peng Changying, 30 years old this year, and he works in the distribution industry in Beijing.
As soon as he finished the meeting from Anhui, he received a message from the unit to recruit volunteers: "Required to go to Luohe to receive supplies, and then drive to Xinxiang for assistance."
Peng Changying on the train took the initiative to invite Ying. His own home is in Zhengzhou, Henan. The extreme rainstorm in Zhengzhou a few days ago, he was also worried for his family. At that time, he felt that he could not help and could not help his hometown. A share of strength.
This time the unit has this opportunity. As a native of Henan, he is duty-bound.
On the train back from Anhui, Peng Changying grabbed the most recent ticket. He got off the train in Shijiazhuang ahead of time, took the luggage he had brought on a business trip from Anhui, and got on the G71 train. He would rush to Luohe West to pick him up. After arriving at the supplies, he drove back and rushed back to Xinxiang.
(The people interviewed in the text are all pseudonyms)
Text/Reporter Zhu Jianyong Wang Haoxiong Coordinating/Zhang Ziyuan