Bai Ling keenly caught the new information," ...... When did Pingjing have displaced people? ”

Bai Yi didn't answer immediately.

The firelight reflected his face, making his expression look a little complicated.

After a moment of silence, he patted the ash on his hands, and said lightly, "Actually, there have always been ones in the past few years, but the number is small, and there is no difference between them and beggars and vagrants. ”

"Are they all from the north?"

"Hmm." Bai Yi nodded, "It's been more in the past six months, and ...... in the future." There should be more to it. ”

Bai Ling's eyes sank slightly, "How is the scene?" ”

"It's still pretty tragic. I heard that it was a burglary, and the house on the south side of the city was very dilapidated, and sometimes three or five families were crowded in a large house. So there were heavy casualties. Bai Yi replied calmly, "When my father and I arrived, the seriously injured ones were basically in a state of hemorrhagic shock. There is no blood transfusion equipment here, so I can basically wait for death. ”

"How many casualties?"

"Eleven or twelve," Bai Yi replied in a low voice, "Six or seven of them are children, and they can't run and can't beat them...... All the murderers have been apprehended. Such a bad case is estimated to shake the government and the opposition again when the trial comes. ”

Bai Ling couldn't help but turn around and look at his yard.

It happened once here when someone broke into the house and was hunted down.

It's just that the Queen Mother sent someone to send snacks at that time, and she and Bai Yi escaped.

Bai Ling walked to Bai Yi's side and sat on a nearby stake.

“…… Did the surgery go well? ”

"Well, it went well." Bai Yi nodded, and there was a subtle softness in his eyes, "Anyway, it's all debridement and then stitching, and I have prepared all the things I need in the Tai Hospital before, so it's not too difficult." But whether it can be saved in the end depends on the sky. The wound is so deep, and there is no tetanus vaccine here...... It's hard to tell. ”

Speaking of this, Bai Yi paused, "Anyway, I asked people to carry the injured to the Tai Hospital, where there are apprentices who can take care of them day and night." Let's take a look and see if we can survive it...... It will take at least two weeks before we can be sure of it. ”

"You're going to have a hard time in those two weeks."

"yes, I'll have to go over early tomorrow morning to see what's going on. Anyway, it's similar to the ward rounds in the past. Only then did he look at Bai Ling beside him with some concern, "Are you tired from a day in the palace today?" I feel like your face is worse than last night...... If nothing else, go and rest. ”

Bai Ling just shook his head, "Even if I go to sleep now, I won't be able to sleep." ”

She leaned back slightly, leaning against the closet behind the stake.

Looking at the fire, Bai Ling's expression became a little dazed.

“…… I'm a little scared of war. She muttered.

"Well, everybody's scared." Bai Yi took the long stick on the side and poked the fire under the stove, "Under the nest, there are no eggs." ”

"If there is a real fight, will you go to the front?"

The movement in Bai Yi's hand stopped, and he looked back at Bai Ling, who was also looking at him.

"No, it won't." Bai Yi replied.

Bai Ling lowered his eyes and smiled, "Really." ”

Bai Yi stood up and lifted the lid of the pot, the hot water in the pot had begun to boil slightly, he brought two buckets and began to fill the water, and said while working, "Have you heard that joke about Russell's First World War?" ”

"What?"

"It was during the First World War, when the great philosopher Russell did not go to war, and an old lady accused him and said, 'Young man, other young people have put on military uniforms to defend civilization on the front line, look at yourself, don't you feel ashamed?'"

"Hmm." Bai Ling nodded, "What did Russell say?" ”

Bai Yi replied with a smile, "Russell replied, 'Oh, ma'am, I am the kind of civilization they want to defend.'" ”

The two laughed together.

Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief, patted his clothes and stood up, helping Bai Yi hand over the empty bucket in the distance.

Bai Yi took the empty bucket, "If this kind of thing happened when I was in my teens and twenties, I guess I would have rolled up my sleeves and rushed forward." Not anymore. ”

"Why?"

"Only people of that age are moved by grand narratives, believe that they can make a difference, and die for some ethereal slogan...... But if you look at history, has the world changed? ”

Bai Ling looked at Bai Yi silently - this question, she was thinking about it not long ago.

Bai Yi continued, "All wars are a group of people paying for the madness of a small group of people. Doctors spend years or even decades tackling a disease to save the lives of hundreds of patients. But those schemers can throw thousands, healthy, young bodies into the meat grinder in a flicker......"

Speaking of this, his voice turned slightly, "Don't you think it's ridiculous? ”

Boling did not answer.

This is a difficult question to answer.

Bai Yi took a deep breath, "When people are young, they always look at themselves. Looking at the ideals and ambitions of his life, he pursues some kind of inevitable mission...... When they are older, they will look back at their families, at their own circles, and even at classes that they feel unfamiliar with and have never actually met.

"He will see the connection between people, and he will see his own insignificance...... In short, he will understand that he is just an ordinary person in the crowd after all.

He will also understand that some of the slogans that are shouted loudly are all lies, empty words, and bait to fool people into selling their lives.

"More than those things, you will care more about whether your family can eat enough, whether your child can go to school, and whether he can grow up safely."

Bai Shijun's cough came from the old house.

Bai Yi showed a wry smile, "Except for him." ”

Bai Ling looked at Bai Yi quietly, she had already sat back on the stake before.

The big boy in front of him didn't seem to be aware of how many contradictions there were between his words and deeds.

He always likes to describe himself as some kind of realistic, mature ...... Even with a bit of a philistine image. But in fact, at some moments of bottoming out, his choice is not much different from Bai Shijun.

Bai Ling yawned lightly.

Once again, she felt relaxed.

There have been many times in the past, where the two of them have dragged each other's worries from reality to an abstract framework discussion, and they are both very good at blowing water on this kind of topic.

Apparently reality has not changed at all, but all of a sudden, it becomes something that can be understood and disassembled with a familiar cognitive structure.

Bai Ling propped his chin and shook his toes slightly.

However, this contradiction seems to be completely self-consistent in Bai Yi.

I don't know why, she vaguely felt that Bai Yi seemed to need this mask very much.

Out of the maintenance of Bai Yi, it seems that she should be silent about her new discovery, but the mood of some good thing makes her want to test it a little.

"I have a question." Bai Ling said suddenly.