Chapter 54: A dilemma
The village is now in a panic, and all the people who have been in contact with the epidemic patients have collapsed to the ground, some have wept bitterly, some have cursed the heavens and the earth, and everyone seems to have been sentenced to death, and almost everyone is in danger for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Qing Jia was also helpless in the face of such a situation, so he could only read the medical pharmacopoeia in his room all day long, hoping to find clues to crack the plague.
This afternoon, the sister-in-law of the Zhao family, who had supported a lot, followed her deceased father, Zhao Baojuan dealt with the aftermath of her sister-in-law and buried her brother and sister-in-law together, Qingjia got the news and hurriedly ran to find her, and just about to go in, she heard Baojuan shouting: "Jiajia, don't come in!" ”
Qing Jia stopped walking, and there was a violent cough in the room, which was not an exaggeration to say that it was heartbreaking, her heart sank, and the hand hidden in her sleeve trembled unconsciously, although it was a little unacceptable, but she had a bad premonition.
"Baojuan, you ......"
Before Qingjia could speak, the door opened with a creak, Zhao Baojuan leaned against the doorrail, looking sick, and waved her hand hard: "Jiajia, you should stay away." ”
Baojuan's face was flushed, her cough was incessant, her limbs were weak, and she could barely stand alone, and Qingjia's panic was even more shocked by the despair in her eyes.
"Baojuan, don't be afraid, let me see you......" Her voice was already a little choked, this woman's life is already bitter enough, why doesn't God let her go, Baojuan is only fifteen years old, and she hasn't even promised to be married!
"Ahem...... cough cough...... "Baojuan's spirit is already very poor, the neck and wrists that were inadvertently exposed already have eye-catching red spots, the eyes are bloodshot, and the lip pieces are even more dry like withered petals: "Jiajia, I won't live long, don't come here, I don't want you to be infected too." ”
Qingjia shook her head and tried to reassure her: "What are you talking about, it will be fine, don't think about it." ”
While talking, she approached quietly, but unfortunately she was still discovered by Baojuan who was on guard, and then cried: "Jiajia, please, stay there," said her body as soon as she knelt at the door frame, and said sadly: "Life is really hard in this life, it's so difficult to be a man, Jiajia, you must live well, and see more of the mountains and rivers in this world for me......"
She is only fifteen years old and is about to leave this world like this, there are too many regrets and unwillingness to stay, Qingjia is sour and uncomfortable when she hears it.
Baojuan was babbling nonsense for a while, her eyes were even more sloppy, trying to retain the last trace of sanity, looking at Qingjia, her voice was inaudible: "...... After I'm gone, I don't need to bury it, set fire to this house, burn it, dust to dust, dust to dust, life drags others down, and when I die, don't trouble anymore, so I feel more at ease. ”
Qingjia couldn't listen to it at all, but Baojuan was already dying, and said, "...... Don't come near me when you're dead, just set a fire from afar, Jiajia, I'm sorry, I want you to take care of the aftermath for an ominous person like me, but the only person I can ask for is you. ”
As she spoke, her voice gradually weakened until she was silent, Qingjia knew that she was gone, she looked at the sky, and tried to tilt her head, but tears still slipped from the corners of her eyes without obeying.
God, why are you so unfair, she's still so young, why can't you let her go?
Qingjia obeyed Baojuan's last wish, and burned down the small house, in the flames of the sky, Qingjia stood still like a puppet, obviously it was July and August, and the sun was scorching, but she fell into the ice cave, and her whole body was shivering with cold.
Third brother, what to do, I'm so scared.
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Baojuan's death did not make waves in the village, everyone was struggling in panic, and a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere of death enveloped the small village.
Two days ago, Granny Liu also died in pain, followed by more people's diseases, the village chief was able to come out to preside over the matter at first, but then the situation could not be controlled, and the whole family moved to other places overnight.
So in the next few days, people kept moving out, and those who had relatives elsewhere went to their relatives, and some of the families were prosperous, and those who still had family assets went to other places to build houses and start a new life. The rest are people who have no relatives, no reason and no money, so they can only move to the mountains and build a temporary grass hut, but fortunately it is the height of summer, so it is not too uncomfortable, barely living.
Aunt Zhang's nephew next door is doing business in Picheng, so she is ready to go to the city, but it was only because her daughter-in-law's month is too old to run around that she was delayed for two days, but now the situation is extremely urgent and I can't take care of it, so I decided to leave this afternoon.
I didn't want all the unimportant belongings, just packed up a little and prepared to leave.
"Jiajia, now the people in the village are panicking, I don't think I can stay, I have a nephew who has opened a porcelain shop in Picheng, and we are going to stay for a while." Aunt Zhang's eyes were full of love: "But Aunt can't bear you, why don't you just come with us, and start again when you get to Picheng." It is better for people to live than anything else, and if you look at these people who die every day, you can't say that it will be your turn that day. You don't see anything now, I'm afraid there won't be many people here in a while, and you won't be able to leave if you want to. ”
Qingjia looked at Aunt Zhang, and there was a panic in her heart, yes, there have been several families in the village packing their luggage or something in the past few days, and everyone is panicking under such natural and man-made disasters, just thinking about how to save their lives.
But where can she go in such a situation?
Mother Chen's body is so sick and weak, not to mention that Picheng is a hundred miles away, even if it is really their orphans and widows, how should they settle down, although Aunt Zhang is kind, and there is a meaning of help between her words, but she naturally can't disturb each other like this, what is this like.
But if you don't leave, then what should you do, in the eyes of the epidemic, if you really get infected, it's really unimaginable.
Chen's mother can't be fine, and she herself can't be okay.
"Jiajia, listen to the words of the eldest mother, now is not the time to hesitate, this is to blame and blame God for not being long-sighted, otherwise who would want to leave their homeland?" Aunt Zhang persuaded bitterly: "Think about it, you are still so young, if you really have three long and two short, how can you get it." Auntie is really reluctant to you, your temperament is so soft, and your appearance is so good, if there is no one around to take care of it, the world is so chaotic, if anyone has any bad intentions, then it will not be regretted for life. ”
Qingjia's heart was even more relaxed when she heard these words, and nodded silently: "Auntie, let me think about it." ”
Aunt Zhang nodded and patted her on the shoulder: "Okay, you think about it first, if you have a decision, come and inform me, you really have to think about it, I'll go first." ”
After Aunt Zhang left, Qingjia sat alone for a while and turned around and went to Chen's mother's room, when she went in, Chen's mother was taking a nap, but it was very shallow, so she woke up as soon as she opened the door, looked at her eyes were slightly red, and said softly: "What's wrong?" ”
Qingjia walked to the side of the bed, gently helped Chen's mother up and leaned on the cushion, and said in a low voice: "Mother, now that there is an epidemic in the village, I'm afraid it's ......."
Mother Chen has been in the room all day and doesn't ask about the world, and she was quite shocked when she heard about it at first glance, and she didn't interrupt to let Qingjia finish talking in detail.
“…… Mother, in this situation, I don't think I can stay here. ”
Mother Chen was silent for a while, and finally sighed lightly and said, "After all, it is my mother who is useless and drags you down." ”
Qingjia shook her head and grabbed her thin hand: "Mother, don't say that, what does this natural and man-made disaster have to do with you, it's just the fault of the world." ”
Mother Chen shook her head: "If it weren't for my uselessness, why would you be so tired at such a young age, you have to take care of the house and serve me as an old woman, there are some things I don't say but I remember in my heart." If it weren't for me, you would have been able to find another way to survive at such a young age, where would you have reached such a dilemma. ”
Dilemma, this is indeed a true portrayal of Qingjia's current situation.
“…… Make up your own mind what you want to do, and don't have to think about me. ”
Qingjia's tears that she had endured for a long time finally fell, sobbing and nodding, and Mother Chen touched her head with a smile.
But in the end, Qingjia couldn't leave, and Aunt Zhang's family couldn't leave, because the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family was born prematurely, and Qingjia could only go into battle when there was no stable wife nearby.
Fortunately, after tossing for half a night, the child fell to the ground, the mother and son were safe, Qingjia weakly helped the door out, and the pain of seeing the woman for the first time greatly shocked her, although she still had palpitations even though she was not herself.
"Jiajia, thank you, thank you so much, if I don't know what to do without you."
The Zhang family went to invite Wen Po, and when Wen Po came here, she saw that there were vegetarians everywhere, and knew that someone in the village had the plague and said that she didn't want to stay, so she left in a panic. In desperation, Qingjia could only catch the ducks on the shelves, which ensured the safety of the Zhang family's daughter-in-law and mother and son.
"It's all thanks to God's favor, I didn't do anything, don't say that, auntie." Qingjia was very shy, she didn't actually help much, she just corrected the fetal position and cut the umbilical cord according to the book: "Auntie, if it's okay, I want to go back first." ”
Aunt Zhang was immersed in joy and nodded: "Okay, I'm tired of you today, go back and rest, your mother-in-law has already served her to sleep, you just go to sleep." ”
Qing Jia thanked him and returned to his room with vague steps, and fell on the bed, for some reason his body was obviously very tired, but he couldn't sleep.
Once today is over, I don't know what tomorrow will be.
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Originally, the birth of a new life was a good sign, but at such a time, everyone had no intention of congratulating, and every household was gloomy and bleak, and the door was closed.
If only that were it, but there was even greater doom to come.
The stable woman who was invited yesterday knew about the epidemic in the village, and quickly went to report to the official, He Yingyuan heard the wind and rushed to tell him overnight: "Jiajia, go quickly, someone has reported that someone here has the epidemic, and the government is sending people to rush over, no matter whether you are sick or not, no one or animal will be left!" ”
Qing Jia heard the news, her body shook, He Yingyuan hurriedly supported her but was pushed away, and before she could react, she heard Qing Jia say: "I know, you should leave quickly, if you are found to have come to ventilate and report the news, how good will you be." ”
He Yingyuan stomped his feet and said hurriedly: "When are you still thinking about this, come with me, otherwise you won't be able to leave if you want to go!" ”
Qingjia calmed down at this time: "Go, where can I go in this situation?" She looked at He Yingyuan: "Don't worry about me first, you leave from the trail first, I'll take my mother-in-law with me, and the three of us can't go anywhere." ”
He Yingyuan thought of her mother-in-law who was lingering on the sickbed, and couldn't help but feel a headache, yes, he just thought about her, and forgot that there was such a patient in her family.
If he left through the waterway, he would not be willing to be from the ferry, and it would not be difficult for him to carry the sick on his back, but in this way, he would definitely have to meet the officers and soldiers who came to hear the news.
If you leave from the trail, there are all rugged and patient mountain paths, and the two of them still have a chance to live, but those who can't walk with a foot will definitely not be able to go far, and they will be caught up after a while, and it will be fatal at that time.
No matter how much you think about it, you can't come up with a good way, He Yingyuan's heart is in turmoil.
Qingjia thought quietly for a while and said, "Ying Yuan, can I ask you something?" ”