Hearing from the old housekeeper that the heavy rain had caused a small flash flood, I am afraid that it was a precursor to the flood, Athena naturally thought of Baihe Village. Baihe Village is built along the river, if there is a flood, it will definitely be the brunt, she thought of this, she didn't care about waiting for Sigma to come back, hurriedly said goodbye to Jili, and rushed here as quickly as possible.

The rainy night of the White River Village is very quiet, there is no flood to visit, relieved, Athena flew around the village, and then along the White River traced up, a little look, although the water flow has become larger and more rapid, but according to the unstoppable momentum of the collapse of the sky and the earth is still far away, it seems that there is nothing worth warning in a short time.

Like Sigma, she had never experienced a flood herself, and she could only imagine it in the direction of incomparably strict from the descriptions of others and everyone's attitude of facing a great enemy—the waves tens of meters high, the power of destroying the city, the endless impact, and the horror of who blocked and who died, it seemed that the Golden Rank or even the Sanctuary-level powerhouses wanted to compete with it-for-tat, and they would also be beaten to pieces by the endless water pressure. With such a cognition, the angels inevitably wondered: why are these human beings so calm when even the peerless warriors who attack the realm of sainthood have to retreat from the terrifying catastrophe?

At least the old man was too calm to speak.

When she asked, "What does it mean to be rainstormy in different years?" the old man just smiled and said, "It means that this year's flood may be much bigger than in previous years." ”

Although the old man's expression was a little confused and sad, it was definitely not the kind of appearance that was about to come to a catastrophe, and the tone and expression were like saying, "The rain is heavy and the flood is fierce, so I can't dry my clothes, it's a headache......

"......" Athena felt that she really couldn't understand the human thought circuit, "if it's more violent than usual, why don't you plan sooner?" For example, leaving the village for temporary refuge? Or rather, I'd like to ask a question, the flood seems to come every year, and people die almost every year, and Baihe Village is built along the river, and the flood situation must be stricter, so why not migrate away? Choose a more suitable place to live again......"

When the old man heard this, he subconsciously glared at her, and then remembered that the girl in front of him was a big person, not an ignorant junior in the village who let him scold him at will, but even so, his tone was still a little rushed: "Move away?" Where to move? The rats in the hole in the field know that before the big water arrives, they also know that they are dragging their families to high places in groups, but people are not rats, how can they say that they can run? Where to run? How to run? The house is here, the land is here, the ancestors are buried here, where are we going? Besides, why don't you use money in this world? Relocate, find a new home, open a new wasteland, build a new house, eat animals all the way, and the money that can marry a daughter-in-law for the little rabbit cub in the family will fly without wings, and even a little ewe can't be bought back......"

…… Listening to you, it seems that if you can't marry a daughter-in-law, you can replace it with a young ewe.

was spoken in a not very good tone by a human who had never known her, Athena's first reaction was not to be angry, and the above sentence naturally came out of her heart, it seems that she has been mixed with Sigma for a long time and has also been infected......

But after listening to the old man's words, she didn't get angry, it's one thing to grow patient under the influence of Sigma, and it's another thing to feel that the old man is pitiful - in the eyes of the angel, the old man's stubbornness comes from the short-sightedness brought about by his short life, and his life is gone, so what's the use of his daughter-in-law and the little ewe? Short-sighted humans......

"This house has been left by our ancestors for generations, and it has been washed away by floods every year for I don't know how many years, and it has stood the test of time." Seeing the look of disbelief on Athena's face, the old man came to his senses, stood up and pointed to the nearest house, "You see, Baihe Village is significantly different from several other villages, the houses are significantly different, first we have the second floor, which is specially used to live in the flood season......"

Athena interrupted him, her eyes widened, and she was shocked, "Really? Can this kind of house withstand flooding? ”

"......," the old man squinted at her, "I've lived here for decades, year after year, why can't I stop the flood?" ”

"Isn't the flood supposed to be that ......," Athena gestured slightly.

Listening to Athena's speculation about the scale and power of the flood, the old man couldn't help laughing, shook his head again and again, and said, "How can it be so exaggerated, how can it be so exaggerated." Baihe Village is close to the Baihe River, and the flood comes almost every year, if it is really like the scale you said, let alone Baihe Village, the entire Chenguang Town will even bring this seven or eight villages, and there will be no one left, and there will be no people left in these places. You are from other places, you should be a kind person who came to help, over the years, there have been more and more kind-hearted people, all of them are here to help, almost all of them are like you, I feel that the flood is like a big demon king, quite unreasonable, who kills whom, in fact, it is not like this, it is not as strict as you think......"

“…… Is it a lie? Athena couldn't believe it, "Didn't you say that people die every year?" ”

"Of course there is." The old man said softly, "Every year, some years, there are still a lot of deaths. The corpses crushed under the house, the corpses floating down in the river, fished out, were blistered in the water, and the daring young man saw it, and he was so frightened that he couldn't sleep well for a few days - why? The eyes of the corpses widened, just staring at the sky, there was nothing in their eyes, and they didn't want to close their eyes when they died, they were unwilling, who wanted to die like this? ”

"It's all dead, aren't you strict? The mercenaries and clerics in the town began to mobilize early, as if they were fighting, and they were not strict? "Athena was a little angry, it was your compatriot who died, as a fellow human being! How selfish and indifferent are you, can't it be your turn to hang high? Waiting for someone else's help?

"O mercenaries and clergyman...... Now it's much better than in previous years, when I was a child, how could there be any mercenary union help, churches put medicine, the state allocated disaster relief, everyone didn't know that there was such a thing, listening to this is just a joke, whether it is mercenaries or the Holy See, people don't owe us, why expect people to save us? Where will pie fall from the sky? How can there be such a good thing in the world? The old man said quietly, "This flood fell on his own head and drowned people, so he could only blame his bad life, take it out and bury it, and cry and cry and it will pass." What if the whole family is drowned, and relatives and friends help bury it? If you die, you die, it's a common thing, people always have to die, there are all kinds of ways to die, can't you be drowned by the flood? ”

Is it numbness...... In the face of impermanent fate and cruel truths? Can only be passively endured?

The old man didn't know what the angel was thinking, he seemed to have a lot of words in his heart, and wanted to confide in this strange guest who met in the water, he moved his steps and came to the lookout, and his words were full of nostalgia: "In fact, when I was a child, the days of the flood season every year were one of the most anticipated days for our group of children, second only to God's birthday and birthday. Whenever a rainstorm of this magnitude arrives during the flood season, I always feel excited and looking forward to it, but I don't dare to let my family know, otherwise I will be beaten by my father and grandfather, and I can only steal the fun. At that time, I ran to the river twice in three days, looked at the marks secretly carved on the rocks, put my hand into the water, felt the flow of the water, and hoped that the water would soak up quickly......"

…… This is no longer a state of insensitivity! It's already a revenge social tendency, hey!

Athena was so shocked that she was expecting the flood to come quickly? What kind of mentality is this?

The old man smiled indifferently: "It's ridiculous, it's still very bad, mainly because I was still young at that time, and children are not sensible, where do I know so much, I just hope that the water will rise, and then I can have a good time." At least the water has risen so much, and you don't have to go to the church school to read and write, and you don't have to be apprenticed by your mother to the loud blacksmiths and fierce butchers, and you don't have to work, which is one of the few days in a year when you can have a good time......"

He looked at the canopy of the rainy night, his eyes were full of memories, as if he had returned to his innocent childhood.

"I looked forward to it day and night, and one day when I woke up, there was the sound of water in my ears, and I felt that the air was wet and damp, and I lay on the window to see, heh! The water is coming! Woo woo, the water is vast, the house has already opened the front door and back door on the ground floor, the big windows and small windows, let the water pour in, if the door is closed and locked, it will be bad, the house will definitely be washed down by the water. Why? We don't know why, the priest said, the water is flowing and even, let the water in, the internal and external water pressure is equal, the front and back force is the same, the house will not be washed down, although I don't know what he is talking about, but it feels quite powerful. The village chief, who always sings against the priest, can understand what he said, he said that water is spiritual, there are water spirits in it, water spirits have a big temper, and they like to visit the door, you open the door and let her in, she is safe, if you close the door and block the window to block her out, she will lose her temper and wash out the house......"

The little child lay by the window, not knowing what the flood meant, and not understanding how painful death was, the innocent child looked at the endless flowing water, looked at the vast ocean of Zeguo, and the troubles of childhood also went down the flowing water, leaving only full of childlike fun and happiness.

"At that time, I was young, I didn't know anything, I didn't need to be sensible, I thought less than adults, and I lived happily. Mom and Dad and my brother were busy moving the rest of the house upstairs to the small building, while driving the children out of the way. Just what I wanted, I took off my clothes directly, and from the second floor, a fierce man stabbed down, and plopped into the water in front of the house, the children on the street are doing this, see who jumps down The posture is good, look at the water somersault for a long time, and see the splash of the water is small. I heard that in a big city far, far away, such as the national capital or something, there is a diving competition, and that's what I want to say, the big man and the rich people are really full, what is there to see in diving, we don't know how many tricks to jump, why is there no ...... than the amount of food."

There was a faint melancholy in the old man's eyes, and the children here are well versed in the fun of playing in the water, but they can't often experience the happiness of a full stomach.

"Jumping into the water, there was a water fight, everyone was crazy, and after they had enough of being crazy in the water, they had to change their tricks. Everyone swims back to each house, carries out the bamboo raft that has been tied early, and more directly, directly takes out the door panel of the house as a boat, and the adults don't care, anyway, as soon as the water comes, the door will be useless, so it is better to take it out and rinse it with water. Every year, when the water comes, everyone can't walk, so they have to use boats, the boats all over the street are running around, there are children playing in boats to fight, there are adults rowing out to buy things, there are cleaning up the house, suddenly a stupid and big fat fish crashed into the house, so a stick knocked unconscious, sent to my parents' house to taste a fresh ......"

Smiling happily, maybe thinking of the filial children at home.

He sighed: "Now that I think about it, at this time, everyone seems to be closer. Knowing the roots, I usually meet on the road, so familiar that I don't even bother to say hello, but in the big water, everyone looks at each other clumsily rowing out of the boat, and I want to laugh, the adults fished out the good things from the water at home, and they can't finish eating, so they take it out and divide it, and everyone is happy. The flood washed down from the mountains and many things, fat fish and shrimp, beautiful stones, healing fruits, fine timber, and wild beasts that were panicked. But the child is impatient, don't want to wait until the water recedes, prick a fierce son to go to the water to touch things, touch what depends on luck, accidentally caught by the crab's pincers, it should be the most painful and happy thing, crabs or something, but extremely rare. ”

After finishing speaking, the old man looked at Athena and smiled: "How is it?" When I say that, don't you think it's like a flood, it's like an outing? No, it's still going to die, it's just that we don't want to say it, we don't want to say it. Why mention the dead? When a person dies, he dies, what else can be done? Take it out three times a day and repeat it, and the dead will come back to life? Howling day and night in front of the grave for a few days, and next year's flood will not come? What should come will come, what should not come, what comes will come, it can only be like this, otherwise, who are we to blame? There's nothing wrong with anyone. ”

He showed a hearty smile: "Don't be sad about the past tragedy, and don't worry about future disasters, people should look forward and live well, this is the most effective way to deal with the so-called floods, it works better than anything else." ”

Looking at Athena's unrelieved expression, the old man began to enlighten her: "There is nothing to say about the tragedy, if you want to say, it is also said that the Father is fair." This great flood came, washed the houses, and drowned people, is it a bad thing, is there no good thing? As a human being, you can't have a clear conscience, and you can't open your eyes and talk nonsense. Now when we talk about the flood, we don't want to talk about the dead, but only about the good things, saying that the water has washed away the fields on both sides of the river, leaving behind the mud all over the ground, which is a good fertilizer, which is more effective than manure and wheat straw ash, and will definitely have a good yield in the coming year. It is said that the water has sent a family full of fat fish and prawns, and every family has the fragrance of fish, and the half-sized children have meat to eat every day, and they have long strength, and they don't have to buy this meat, and they don't have to work hard to fight, it is the big water that rushes over. It was also said that the flood had brought better things, and after the water receded the year before last, Little John's family picked up a transparent stone from home, and when he heard that it was sold for a large price, the whole family moved directly into the town......"

Angels look at humans.

Sighing for the weakness of human beings who cannot control their destiny and can only go with the flow.

But the humans smiled.

Unpretentious, longing, happy, and hopeful smiles.

Being human.

In the midst of despair, not defeated, full of courage.

The best smile. r1152

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