Rue hesitated for a moment and said, "We used to be residents on the shore. About eight years ago. At that time, this place was built by the villages in the city…" She pointed to the other side of the river, but now, there were tall buildings on the other side of the river. The old buildings had long been demolished.
Rue: "One day, Mommy and I went to the river to wash the blanket. Mommy felt that the blanket was too heavy and was afraid of damaging the washing machine, so she went to the river to wash it. She could also save water… My father followed us, but he went to the river to swim."
Rue's mother was washing when she suddenly fell into the river. Rue went to pull her up without thinking, but she fell into the water too.