Chapter 21 Natural disasters are merciless
Hearing the word plague, Ye Xiaotian's head also rang with a bang. The head is full of the plague that I saw on the web page in my previous life, which was a huge threat to the ancient people and caused countless deaths and injuries.
Plague, in the simple definition of modern scholarship, refers to a pandemic that is contagious in an area and, in later generations of medicine, is less deadly. But for the ancient people, who could have caused a large number of casualties due to even a single influenza, it was tantamount to asking for a life. Horror, cruelty, and the plague have passed, and all the people and animals that have been touched will be abandoned, and they will slowly die on the torture of illness and spiritual trauma, and there is not even a person to talk to, so lonely and miserable to die, and it is too late to say goodbye, and the death is not as good as the beasts of the mountains.
And these people, from the old man to the infant baby, to the pregnant woman with a bulging belly, all kinds of people died like wild beasts in pain and despair.
This is not to say that the ancient people were cold-blooded and ruthless, but in order for more people to live, this is a necessary measure. It is only natural disasters that are ruthless, and people's hearts are not as cold as stones.
Looking at the little novice with a sad face in front of him and the peep with a confused face after hearing this, Ye Xiaotian began to retreat in his heart. He was afraid, the withdrawal and fear of a normal person from known harm.
Ye Xiaotian's current thoughts are not to save people, but to avoid disasters.
"No, I can't go! I can't! Ye Xiaotian said bitterly.
Looking at the last glimmer of hope that gradually dissipated in the eyes of Xiao Shami, Ye Xiaotian was also extremely guilty in his heart, there was no reason for this guilt to come, but Ye Xiaotian still couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart.
As a traverser, the traverser doesn't explain that it seems that he really has no meaning to embody, is the meaning of survival just playing tricks and barbecue?
Ye Xiaotian's heart is very chaotic at the moment, is he afraid of death? No, for an inexplicable death once...... Well, twice, it seems that he is also dead when he crosses over, and he knows very well that what he is afraid of in his heart is not death. Afraid that it will not cure the disease? It's not, I'm just an ordinary person, since ancient times, the plague has been a disease that can't be cured even by the advanced medical level of later generations, let alone myself?
Often many times, it is because you don't know what to be afraid of that makes a person more afraid, and this is the source of fear.
Ye Xiaotian retreated, he couldn't be a hero, and he didn't want to be a hero. The only thing he wants to do is to bask in the sun like this every day, chatter, have food and clothing, and ask for nothing more, really! Ye Xiaotian said this to himself more than once in his heart. Although at this moment, Ye Xiaotian's footsteps couldn't help but want to rush forward.
Peeping Ji and Xiao Shami kept looking at Ye Xiaotian, waiting for him to speak, but Ye Xiaotian just stood silent, and even the expression on his face never wavered.
After a long time, Peep Ji also sighed lightly, stepped forward and patted Ye Xiaotian lightly on the shoulder: "Senior brother doesn't have to blame himself, it's just human nature." “
Xiao Shami also choked up and said: "Senior brother, I am reckless, even the people in the Tai Hospital are helpless in this matter, it is normal for the senior brother not to go, and the senior brother does not have to mind." ”
Looking at Ye Xiaotian who was unresponsive again, Peeki took Xiao Shami's hand and turned around and left: "Let's go!" It's important to save people! ”
At this moment, Ye Xiaotian felt that he was really small, and the two people in front of him rushed to the front line without hesitation to save people, but they were children, real children. In the previous life, such an old child was still growing up carefree under all kinds of care and care, but in this life, a child of this age has taken on the responsibility to society.
Looking at the two teenagers in front of him who were leaving with their hands clasped, the clenched hands also showed the fear in their hearts at the moment, but they still left without hesitation, Ye Xiaotian was shaken.
raised his right hand and slapped himself in the mouth, muttering, "It's really going back more and more!" ”
"Wait!" Ye Xiaotian shouted at the two people who left.
Hearing this, the two children who had left suddenly turned around, their eyes full of surprise and hope. I don't know why, after getting along for a period of time, they always have an inexplicable belief in Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian cleaned up his mood, and put on a lazy hippie smile on his face again, no matter what, he had to help the young man in front of him regain some confidence first.
"Go find some clean little rags about half a foot square, and prepare a little fine salt. Bring a crockpot with freshly boiled water. Ye Xiaotian said to the two teenagers in an orderly manner, and did not forget to add: "Don't ask why, I will explain to you slowly in the future, just do it." ”
Before Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, Peeki and Xiao Shami had already taken separate actions, perhaps deep in their hearts, they felt that Ye Xiaotian might be able to solve this crisis.
Everything was cleaned up, Ye Xiaotian hurriedly took inventory, and in his chaotic brain, he really couldn't think of anything to add, so a few people hurried to the outside of the temple!
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Ye Xiaotian has seen many inseparable separations between life and death, but this one is heartbreaking.
The smell of burning was everywhere on the roadside, and when the smoke rose, you could always see people with grief and haggard faces burning some clothes and bedding. From time to time, you can see people on the side of the road who are still breathing, their faces are pale, coughing heartbreakingly, and every time they cough, you can see black and red blood oozing from the corners of their mouths, and under the background of billowing black smoke, it is like purgatory on earth.
The doctor and the official doctor in the medical robe were in a hurry, his face was gloomy and anxious, looking at the dying man on the side of the road, he only stepped forward symbolically to check the pulse, and then covered the quilt, shook his head and sighed, and walked to the next person again.
Ye Xiaotian looked at this scene, and his heart suddenly felt as uncomfortable as a block of iron. He finally knew what he had been afraid of, not death, not powerlessness. It's such a cruel parting sorrow and depression, and human life is really like a mustard. For a person who has lived in a peaceful and safe environment since childhood, such a scene is too cruel.
The things that were blocked in his heart couldn't swallow or spit out, all of them turned into tears and swirled in Ye Xiaotian's eyes, he couldn't hold back at this moment, after all, it was surging out, Ye Xiaotian never thought that he would cry so wordless and sad because of such a scene.
With tears in his eyes, Ye Xiaotian tied the rags soaked in salt water to the mouths and noses of the two behind him, and after tying a piece himself, he walked towards the more seriously ill place without hesitation.
"Woooooooooo......oo Mother, are you awake...... Awake...... Yes! Woowoo woo ......"
A four or five-year-old boy on the side of the road was lying on a corpse on the side of the road that had not yet had time to be taken away, choking and breathing weakly.
Looking at this scene, the tears that the three of them had finally suppressed came out of their eyes again, Ye Xiaotian walked up to the child calmly, picked up the child gently without speaking, wrapped the robe around the child and said softly: "Don't cry, your mother is just asleep, you have to be obedient, you can't affect your mother's rest." My brother will take you over there to play. “
The child didn't make a fuss, let Ye Xiaotian carry him and walked away, his eyes were still reluctant to look at the mother who was sleeping forever on the side of the road and said softly: "The dog is good, the dog doesn't cry, the mother is tired and asleep!" "There was no light in his eyes.
Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian hugged his arms tighter, and just held a child who might be the source of infection in his arms without any guilt, and his heart was at peace.
In the face of natural disasters, the goodness and helplessness of human nature are even paler.
In the purgatory of the world, ruthlessness and warmth are mutually repulsive.