1998 In the devastating flood, a 7-year-old girl was rescued by holding a tree for 9 hours, and now her works are proud.

Twenty-four years later, Jison will never forget the flood. Facing natural disasters, at the age of seven, she realized for the first time that human life is so fragile.

In just a few seconds, the village was flooded, and the surging waves were running at her feet. When she was young, she was holding a tree, ten nails were tightly embedded in the bark, and the fear of death filled her heart. Her brain is blank, and all she can see is the human suffering brought by the flood.

1998 catastrophic flood is the third flood in the Yangtze River basin since the 20th century. When the flood happened, Jison, his parents and elderly grandmother lived in a small village in Jiayu County, Xianning City, Hubei Province, and there were brothers and sisters at home. This is a vibrant family.

Jiayu County is a very calm place. The Yangtze River water flows not far from the village. As the saying goes, the villagers here have lived by the Yangtze River for generations.

Therefore, young Jison never thought that one day, the Yangtze River water that nurtured them would become a sword hanging over his head. Only the old people in the village occasionally talk about the great flood that happened in the Yangtze River basin in the 1950s. In that flood, many people were also displaced, even lost their lives, and their homes were ruined.

But for Jison, it's all over. She has never experienced the horror of a flood. She was born by the Yangtze River and grew up safely until she was seven years old. The river has been calm as usual, but under the river, danger is approaching quietly.

The year of 1998 has arrived. This year has been very unsettled from the beginning. The heavy rain never seems to stop. Once upon a time, Jison ran outside and was sunburned like a "small briquette". But this year, I don't know when the sun has never come out. Only continuous rain. Little Jison can only stay at home with his grandmother and listen to stories.

The child has no feeling for everything in front of him. The only experience is that rainy days are boring, and people are not happy to call their friends when they go out, but the mood of adults is much heavier. People sometimes joke in a complicated tone: "What happened this year? It seems that God has been poked. "

Even grandma, who is always joking, frowned. She hugged her little granddaughter Jison and muttered, "It can't rain any more, our crops are going to rot."

My parents go to the fields once a day, and they don't look good every time they come back. Farming needs rain, but now it is raining too hard, and the germinated rice is soaked in the water, which makes them feel depressed. Even a child like Jison knows that his family's income will probably be ruined next year.

Then the situation became more and more serious. People can do nothing but pray to the sky that it won't rain again, but people's prayers are not heard. What Jison didn't know was that cracks had appeared in the dam guarding the Yangtze River not far away.

The cause of the flood is very complicated. On the one hand, it is a natural disaster. On the other hand, it is also a man-made disaster. Perennial deforestation has caused serious soil erosion and serious water level rise in the Yangtze River basin. Moreover, when the flood comes, the villages that have lost vegetation have no protective ability at all.

1998 On the evening of August, around 8: 30, Jison watched his favorite cartoons in front of the TV as usual. Her parents sat at the dinner table and continued to talk about the continuous rainstorm outside, but suddenly, the cartoon signal was cut off. Jison don't know what's going on, complained. At this time, the TV station suddenly interrupted a news.

Jison vaguely heard that the Yangtze River Dam had been washed away, and the anchor in the news used an urgent tone to ask everyone who saw the news to move to a safe place quickly. The news suddenly attracted everyone in the family, but the warning came too late and the flood had spread to the entrance of the village. By the time the parents reacted, the flood had swept half the village.

It was really the most chaotic memory of Jison's life. Suddenly, the light in the room went out and the family could see nothing. They shouted anxiously. It's dark in the room, and it's even scarier outside. There is no moonlight, no stars, only opaque darkness, only the vortex of flood at people's feet.

Parents hurriedly grabbed several children and ran outside, while Jiang Shan was held in grandma's arms. Everyone wanted to rush out, but the flood was faster than their footsteps, and it took only one second for the water to hit Jison's parents. Two able-bodied adults, plus two children of Jison's brother and sister, almost had no strength to struggle, and suddenly disappeared.

Jiang Shan couldn't remember his reaction at that time, and he was completely confused. Then she felt that her feet were empty and water was poured into her nose. She struggled desperately and kept coughing, feeling like she was about to cough up blood.

At this time, a hand grabbed her desperately. That's her grandmother. Fortunately, there is a poplar tree outside the house, which temporarily saved the lives of two generations.

Grandma held her little granddaughter in her arms while holding the poplar with her last strength. Looking around, the once familiar village disappeared, only the vast flood. Jison saw countless odds and ends floating in the water, her small wooden bed, grandma's rocking chair and mom's box, tumbling in the water, and within a few minutes, she was involved in a bottomless whirlpool.

Jiang Shan shivering, she was cold and afraid, the whole body was scared to have no strength, black and white intertwined in front of her eyes, and she could only hold her grandmother harder. For this seven-year-old child, this is her only support and her last relative.

But Jison could feel grandma's strength disappearing bit by bit. It is a miracle that she is too old to struggle for that long, but she can't hold on. However, grandma can't let go of her little granddaughter.

Jison suddenly felt dragged up by her grandmother, who supported the trunk with her last strength and desperately dragged her little granddaughter to the top of the tree. Her lips moved, but the sound of the flood drowned her voice, and Jison was so scared that she forgot to cry. She could only prick up her ears and want to hear what she said.

At this time, grandma shouted at her hard: "Son, you must hold this tree tightly, don't let go, don't sleep, and wait for your uncle to save you with a five-pointed star ..."

Grandma wanted to ask something more. A wave came and grandma was washed away at once. Jison called grandma in horror, but no one answered her again.

Grandma left, mom and dad left, leaving Jison alone. It's still raining heavily. Jison didn't know what to do. She can only listen to her grandmother, hold the poplar tree, and then wait for her grandmother to say that there is a five-pointed star uncle to save her. However, how long will it take?

Jiang Shan cried in fear at this time, but she cheered herself up while crying: "Grandma won't lie, and the five-pointed star will definitely come to save me ..."

She was almost defeated by death. Just as she clung to the trunk, a bigger wave came. The waves are very big, and Jison can be seen clearly from dozens of meters away. The flood came only after a while. The moment the water hit, Jison suddenly felt bad. The tree she was holding was uprooted by the flood.

Poplar fell, Jiang Shan's center of gravity was unstable, and he was suddenly thrown into the water and fell uncontrollably. She kept shaking. Jison used to be an expert swimmer, and there was no one who couldn't swim. Jison was never afraid of water in the past, and even wanted to jump into the Yangtze River for a swim.

But Jison is very afraid of water now, and she wishes a fairy would come to seal the Yangtze River and save her from the water. She felt suffocated again.

At this moment, her hand suddenly touched something. Jison's strong desire for survival prompted her to struggle to surface with this thing. When her head came out of the water, Jison found that it was another poplar tree. It was not knocked down by the flood, but stood stubbornly in the water, exposing half the top of the tree, and unexpectedly saved Jiang Shan's life.

Jison will never forget the excitement in his heart at that moment. Her heart is about to jump out. The flood tried to kill her, but she survived and got another chance to survive.

Be sure to live! Jison told himself, I don't know how long. She looked around and the current seemed to be more urgent. She wants to call her family names, but she has no strength. All her strength was used to help her catch the poplar.

When people are in trouble, they can show unlimited potential in generate. Jison never imagined that she would persist for so long under the condition of being alone. You know, she's still so young, and she's a crying child who sleeps alone. But now, she can only face the stormy waves alone.

The flood took everything except Jison's life. In the turbulent torrent, Jison occasionally saw several bodies floating up. She opened her eyes wide with vague tears, trying to see who it was, but she could see nothing. The rain wet her hair and covered her eyes.

Her clothes were soaked and tattered, and her body was covered with bruises. Of course, Jiang Shan could no longer feel the pain. She tried her best to keep herself going. She recalled the stories her grandmother told her, her friends, and the big and small things she experienced in life in less than seven years.

The rain still didn't stop, but Jison felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly, her fingers loosened, and Jison slipped, scaring her to wake up and continue to climb.

She mused, can't sleep, can't sleep, but in a short time and groggy, in order to force yourself to awake, Jison had to put his head on the rough tree trunk, hoping to get a moment's awake.

Of course, Jison didn't know these things until later. She didn't think of anything else at that time. The only feeling is that she might die here. Her limbs have been numb for a long time, and she can survive by instinct. As time went by, it was dawn before you knew it.

Jison has lost his sense of time. She doesn't know that she has been here for nine hours. Cold, hunger and mental stimulation may take the girl's life at any time, but at this moment, a rescue boat suddenly came in the direction of Jison.

It was the rescue officers and soldiers of Hubei Provincial Fire Corps who came to rescue Jison. At that time, the assault captain Wang Minghua found Jison hanging in a tree. He was not sure at first, but when he saw it clearly, Wang Minghua was very surprised and shouted to his comrades: "There is a girl there, as if she were still alive!"

Everyone was shocked by this unexpected discovery. After the shock, it was a surprise. At least one person is still alive, and saving the next person is the biggest gain. So, rescuers rushed through the flood dike and tried to come to Jison.

However, even if Jison is found, the rescue is still difficult. Her position is very dangerous, and there are all whirlpools nearby, so rescuers can't get close to her at all. So everyone has to find a way. It was suggested that Jison could be pulled by hemp rope.

However, Wang Minghua made a visual inspection and found that the trunk of the poplar tree held by Jison was too thin. If you use hemp rope, it is likely to directly break the tree and cause Jison to fall into the water.

After a long discussion, Wang Minghua firmly said to everyone, "The best way is for us to rush in. We want to save people! " Several members of the rescue boat unanimously adopted this opinion.

This method is risky, but what they want most is that Jison can be foolproof.

So, at the risk of sacrifice, everyone strove to row the rescue boat in the direction of Jison. The flood struck several times and almost overturned the small rescue boat. Jiang Shan looked at these uncles with a five-pointed star and stared at them. Grandma said it was true. A five-pointed star uncle came to save her!

There, Wang Minghua and his comrades tried several times, but there was no way to get close to Jison. Wang Minghua himself almost fell into the water, but everyone didn't think about himself at this time, just worried that Jison would be afraid, so Wang Minghua desperately shouted at Jison holding the trunk: "Don't be afraid, don't worry, uncle will definitely come to save you!"

After that, Wang Minghua turned to several rescuers and said, "Everybody calm down, let's try again!"

This time, they finally approached the poplar. Wang Minghua quickly reached out and hugged Jiang Shan in shock. Several soldiers joined forces to finally save Jison from danger. After arriving at the rescue boat, Jison's brain was still blank. She still can't believe that she is really saved.

Several soldiers on the rescue boat cheered when they saw Jison being rescued, but everyone dared not delay. They hurried to take the child to a safe place. Wang Minghua was afraid that Jison would be frightened, so she kept calling. It was not until ten minutes later that Jiang Shancai slowly woke up.

Look at the lifeboat at his feet, and then look at Wang Minghua holding himself. He burst into tears and hugged Wang Minghua's neck. Wang Minghua coaxed Jiang Shan like a father and said, "It's okay, it's okay ..."

Jison was still in shock after being rescued ashore, holding Wang Minghua and unwilling to leave. The soldiers feel sorry for the child, but at the same time they envy her. From the arrival of the flood until the soldiers rescued her, she miraculously persisted in the flood for nine hours, which required much perseverance and courage!

Everybody help her find her family quickly. Later, after investigation, Jison's grandmother and mother both died in the flood. Fortunately, Jison's father miraculously survived the flood. I heard that Jison's father was still alive, and everyone was barely relieved, at least the children would not be helpless in the future.

When she was picked up by her father, Jison silently remembered the benefactor's name. The fireman who saved her from the tree was named Wang Minghua, which was a hero's name.

Jison remembered not only a name, but also the green military uniform that gave him hope in the flood. After calming down, Jison said to his father, "When I grow up, I want to be a soldier or a policeman."

For the sake of his ideal, Jison has been studying hard and improving his physical fitness. Whenever she encounters difficulties, she will think of the scene in the flood.

She thought, nothing in this world is more sacred than serving the people. Those PLA uncles were just young people in their twenties, but they could be so unscrupulous for their children. This spirit has been in Jison's heart, shining like a beacon.

After graduating from college, Jison passed the police examination and successfully became a policeman of Xiangyang Railway Public Security Bureau of Wuhan Railway Public Security Bureau. Jison was very excited when he put on his police uniform. She told herself that becoming a policeman is not the ideal end, but the beginning. From now on, like Uncle Wang, she will use her life to protect the safety of the country and the people.

She never forgets her vows. Whenever there are difficulties, Jiang Shan always rushes to the front line and becomes a famous heroine in the police station. She is brave and clever, and she can complete all tasks perfectly.

People admire her, but Jison thinks it's just what she should do. From the moment she was rescued in the flood, she had already strengthened her inner mission. She used to be a person to be saved by others, and now she can protect more people. Jison thought he always wanted to repay his benefactor. There is no more meaningful way.

Over the years, Jison, as a policeman, has faced countless times where you will go and missed death many times. She has also witnessed countless people's lives turn into a series of cold numbers in an instant, just like when the flood came in 1998, but Jison said, "No matter what happens, I will be a people's policeman on the front line."

She will never forget Wang Minghua who saved her in those years. Although the two people can't meet again after the flood, Jison knows that it is because of the appearance of Wang Minghua that her life has a direction, and her life was given by the soldiers who rescued her.

Many years later, when a program was recorded, as a representative of an excellent policeman and a witness of the 1998 catastrophic flood, Jison stood on the stage and told the audience about his experiences in that year.

She still thinks it's a nightmare. The terrible flood took away her relatives and countless hometown people. It was Wang Minghua and his comrades who ended her nightmare.

The program group specially prepared a surprise for Jison. They played the video recorded by Wang Minghua and Jison. In the video, Wang Minghua, who is already the senior police chief of the Second Team of the Economic Crime Investigation Corps of Hubei Provincial Public Security Department, smiles and says a blessing to the girl she saved that year, hoping that Jison can continue to stick to her dream and continue to serve the people.

Jison said excitedly to Wang Minghua in the video, "Uncle Wang, thank you, I didn't let you down. Now I am a people's policeman. I will try my best to help more people in my post and carry forward your spirit. "

At the end of the program, a bigger surprise appeared. Wang Minghua was invited to the show. When he saw Wang Minghua, Jison recognized him at once, although Uncle Wang has increased wrinkles now, and he is not as young as he used to be.

But the appearance of the rescuer, Jison will never forget. Looking at the benefactor in front of him, Jison stood up straight and gave a standard military salute, while Wang Minghua solemnly returned a military salute.

More than 20 years have passed, and the rescuers and rescued people in those years are now wearing police uniforms. One is still insisting and the other is following. The flood has brought countless sufferings, but it has not covered up the brilliance of human nature.

Natural disasters are merciless, which is a saying after the disaster that year. The flood destroyed so many things, but human beings can still overcome disasters again and again. It is the most important intention and emotion that human beings depend on for survival.