Chapter 331: Relocation of Victims
The soup soup in the dog family at night was really not in turn, and when they were still dozens of steps away from the porridge shed in front, the noodle soup inside was gone, which made the dog's father even scream a pity, although the rice porridge was delicious, but it was not as hungry as the noodle soup. Seeing the sun set, the family opened the tattered clothes and quilts they had picked up from the flood and lay down on the floor to get ready to sleep.
"Brother, I'm hungry!" The youngest sister of the dog, Sanya, whispered, her black and thin little hands kept covering her stomach, and there was a strange sound in her stomach from time to time. Sanya is only five years old this year, although she is usually sensible, but she only drank a bowl of porridge for a whole day, and children at this age can't stand being hungry, so Sanya will ask her brother for help.
Looking at the big eyes on Sanya's thin little face, the dog was also distressed, turned his head to look around, and found that the sky had darkened at this time, and the surrounding victims were also lying on the ground motionless, and no one noticed his side, which made the dog breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly took out a cloth bag from his arms and stuffed it to Sanya, signaling her to eat secretly.
Sanya opened the cloth bag and found that it was an egg-sized rice ball, which was saved by the dog this morning, and it was originally hidden by the dog's mother and waited until the evening for the dog and the dog's father to eat, after all, the two of them are men in the family, and the victims are not peaceful, if there is no man to protect them, their family would have been robbed of it a long time ago.
Although Sanya is sensible, but after all, he is a four-year-old child, and he is very hungry in his stomach, and when he sees the rice ball, he still knows how to be humble, and he stuffed it into his mouth at once, and swallowed it in three or two times, although such a small rice ball is not full at all, but eating it and drinking a bowl of water can also suppress the hunger in the stomach.
After watching Sanya swallow the rice ball. The dog touched the girl's little brain lovingly. Then help the mother-in-law to lay out the rotten bedding. The woman and the child slept in the middle, and the dog and the dog's father slept outside, and neither of them dared to really sleep, and when there was something in the wind, the two of them sat up like alert hounds, and until they found that there was no danger, they would fall down and continue to sleep.
"Ah~, robbery!" In the middle of the night, a terrible cry spread throughout the camp. Many people jumped up from the ground in fright, looking around in panic.
The dog and the dog father were also very alarmed, for the robber and the robbed were not far from them, and in the moonlight they saw a man in tattered clothes, with a rag covering his face, snatching a burden from a woman. The robbed woman was alone, with no relatives around her, and now she could only desperately hold her burden and cry, hoping that the people around her could help her.
It's a pity that at this kind of time when the stomach is not full. Everybody is selfish, especially people like dogs. Don't dare to joke with your own life easily, after all, the people who dare to come out to rob are either vicious or hungry crazy, these two people are not easy to offend, maybe they will take their own lives, so although the people around them are awake, they are all numb to look at the crime in front of them, and a little conscience also buries their heads deep in the bed, looking like an ostrich.
Although the woman desperately held her burden, but after all, there was no man's strength, and the man with her face was kicked a few times in the stomach, which made the woman finally let go of her hand, and the man who grabbed the burden turned around and fled, and soon disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the robbed woman sitting on the ground crying, and in that burden was the only little life-saving money she had left, and now it was all gone.
Looking at the crying woman, the people around her sighed helplessly, and one by one they went back to their sleeping places to lie down, and no one stepped forward to ask at all, after all, this kind of thing is too common in the disaster camp, and this time it is quite good, the other party only robbed things, and the day before yesterday I heard that the easternmost pair of mother and daughter were not only robbed of things, but also ruined.
The dog and the dog father didn't have the courage to care about such idle things, so they went back and lay down, but after seeing the robbery process just now, they were also more vigilant, and even the dog and the dog father put the wooden sticks and firewood knives as weapons in their hands, in case someone dared to rob them, then they could only fight with them.
There are more than 100,000 victims under Luoyang City, and there are different numbers of victims gathered at each city gate, there is such a huge number of victims, and most of them are hungry, so it is too normal for some robbery, theft, rape and the like to happen here, and even killing people is not a big deal, as long as the perpetrator is not caught red-handed, the government will not investigate, and there is no way to investigate it at all.
This night was very unpeaceful, except for the woman not far from the dog, there were also a lot of robberies in other places, and even some people were seriously injured by the robbers in order to protect their own things, in this case, it is estimated that the injured people have no money to treat, and they can only resist hard, God knows if they can survive.
Finally got through the night, and when the sun was three poles, the people of the government finally took the food and continued to give porridge, and the dog family lined up in front, and soon received a rice soup as clear as water, but the family did not complain at all, and happily drank up a bowl of soup, and then ran to the back of the line and then lined up, if you are lucky, maybe you can drink noodle soup at night.
However, just when the dog family was queuing, a team of officials suddenly walked out of Luoyang City, and these officials quickly posted notices on various porridge sheds, and loudly read out the contents of the notices to the victims, and repeated them every half an hour, and soon the entire disaster camp knew what was written on the notices.
"Dog, what's going on, what did the government say, is there not enough food in the city?" The dog's father saw the dog who came back to inquire about the news, and immediately asked anxiously, their family's life is all maintained by the porridge shed of the imperial court, if the government stops putting porridge, then their family can only take the child as a homeless.
"Dad, it's not about food, it's about the court giving us a way to live, so that we can move overseas, saying that the court has laid a new place there, and there are fertile fields everywhere, but there are not enough people to farm, if we are willing to go, not only can each person be allocated five acres of land, but also the food and accommodation along the way are arranged by the court, and there is no need to stay here and starve again!" The dog said excitedly, and it could be seen that he was already interested in the government's relocation of the victims overseas.
"Phew! Can you believe the words of the government? The dog's father scolded the dog with a look of hatred, "Don't look at them giving us porridge now, it's not that the government is kind, but I'm afraid that we, the disaster victims, will be hungry and rebel, as for what moved overseas to divide the land, and also included food and lodging, how can there be such a good thing in the world?" Maybe it's to sell us to the black-hearted people, and then it's worse than death, none of you are allowed to move that mind, stay here honestly and receive porridge to drink, as long as you survive this year, we will go home and continue to grow food in the spring of next year! ”
Although the dog's father is lame, after all, he is old and knowledgeable, and he has never believed much in the words of the government, so he will not believe that this matter is true as easily as the dog.
Hearing Daddy's words, the dog also wilted all of a sudden, don't look at him as the main labor force in the family, but as long as Daddy is there, then this family will have to be decided by Daddy, and he, a son, doesn't dare to say a word at all. However, he still felt in his heart that this was a good opportunity, even if the government could not fulfill all its promises, as long as it could fulfill half of them, it would be better than starving and waiting to die in the city now, after all, God knows how long the food in the official mansion can last?
The dog sat down and muttered to his mother-in-law, Cao'er, and a few younger siblings about the government's move to Nanyang. In fact, not only their family, but also the entire disaster camp are discussing this matter, among which young people like Gouzi have an impulsive personality and can't stand the torture of hunger, so a considerable number of young people are very excited about the relocation, and they are all full of excitement and non-stop discussion.
Compared with this young man, older people like Gouzi's father are skeptical about this matter, after all, they have experienced a lot of things, and they have suffered losses from the government before, which also makes it difficult for them to believe that the government, which is generally used to exploiting the people, will provide such generous conditions for them to relocate, and even in the eyes of many people, this is simply a trap, God knows where those people from the government will transport themselves?
It is precisely the suspicion of the government, coupled with the local concept that the homeland is difficult to leave, that makes most elderly people not believe in this matter, and at the same time, they also ask their children and nephews not to sign up, which also leads to the fact that no one dared to sign up for several days after the notice of relocation of the people was posted.
However, the government does not seem to be in a hurry about this matter, because the top has long expected this reaction of the victims, and there is a corresponding solution, this method is actually very simple, that is, to use food temptation, for example, the porridge shed outside the city on the original basis, suddenly there are a few more immigrant porridge sheds, as long as the people who are willing to migrate to Nanyang have registered, they can get the certificate of the government, with the voucher can go to the migrant porridge shed to receive food, each person can get a bowl of thick porridge with chopsticks that does not fall, and even a piece of pickle gnocchi.
After all, looking at the thin soup in their bowls that can be used as a mirror, and then looking at the thick porridge in the hands of those who signed up, the two are in contrast, and the people who drink the thin soup feel hungry. (To be continued......)