Chapter 59: Moses the Woman of the East Verse 6
In mid-August, Zhang Jiaming, who was still triumphant, but now he was trapped on the platform, looked at the scene in front of him and was speechless.
Chidi Qianli is no longer enough to describe the current scene of R County, wherever the eye touches, it is a cracked land!!!
Under the scorching sun, the maximum temperature has reached a shocking 44 degrees! On the withered earth, the last bit of green only exists in those remote mountains, and the thriving green space in the past has also shrunk under the pressure of drought, completely leaving the south and hiding in the deep mountains and old forests! According to the old man's statement, the current R River can allow poultry to swim easily, and later because of the completion of the upstream and downstream embankments, there is a water depth of more than 30 meters. It is not the result of the destruction of the embankment, but the irradiation of the hot sun and the extreme heat of the weather, which has pulled the water level above and below the river extremely low, and on the entire bank of the R River, only a trickling ditch like a small water can be seen that is still barely struggling....... In addition, the mud that had dried up in the big beach slowly revealed its terrible tortoise pattern under the scorching sun, and the whole south was burning...... All kinds of bad news are also emerging!
The crops in the farmland have all been destroyed, without exception, and even the drought-tolerant and dry-resistant sweet potato fields have completely turned into hard hard shells, how can any other crop be able to fight in the face of such a terrible disaster?
Drought has taken away more than just human rations!
After the grassland first fell in large areas under the condition of lack of water, and then turned yellow, and lost its last usable value, they became flammable materials at high temperatures, and they were ignited by the scorching sun without hesitation, and turned into a prairie fire!! Within half a month, you can see forest fires and grassland fires caused by the extreme heat everywhere! Patches of grassland and dense mountain forests turned into ashes under the raging flames, but the soldiers and civilians of R County, who were in tears, looked at the flames everywhere but were helpless and powerless!
The fields were destroyed, and the medicine farmers in the mountains were unable to keep the herbs they were responsible for.
"Haruko, Haruko, don't pour it, it's useless...."Wearing a hat that is common in the south, an elderly man shouted on the ground: "It's useless to do this.... Finished... It's all over..."The old man's pleading words were already full of tears.
The person who was advised was an exceptionally tall .... Female, 1.84 meters tall figure is not necessarily half weak, on the contrary, this is a formidable strong peasant woman, under the scorching sun, bean-sized sweat particles are constantly falling from this strong woman's cheeks, and where these sweat droplets pass, layers of white visible salt-like traces are constantly refreshing her burnt cheeks.
Carrying the water she got from the cave, the woman still did not listen to the advice, and tried her best to complete her work for the day.
"Haruko, if you continue to do this, something goes wrong, who will I rely on in the future, grandpa?" The old man beat his chest, he was already close to the age of the ancient years, so he couldn't control himself all of a sudden, he lay on his back and sat down, fortunately, the ground is all yellow earth, and there are not necessarily stones!
"Grandpa!" Throwing down the double bucket with little water, the woman who was called Haruko rushed forward in a panic, hugging the old man who was panting there was heartache.
"It's over, it's over, it's hopeless... Look at it, look at it...."Holding the arm of his granddaughter who caressed his brain, the old man pointed to the cracked earth in front of him, as well as the dying herb seedlings: "It's gone, it's gone!" Oh my God, open your eyes..... Is this going to be a human being!! Ahh.............h
Haruko looked in the direction her grandfather was pointing, and where her eyes touched, the trace amounts of water that bubbled out of the bucket were quickly vaporized by the high temperature and turned into a misty water vapor, which soon disappeared within the range of the human eye!
Without water, even the river, which used to be a heavy load, stopped burning completely. And His Royal Highness Longzi, who exterminated a group of crocodiles in the river last month, also lay dead in a wide lake, and refused to leave the nest that had become a large mud pond no matter who drove him! Aside from the occasional cool night out to find something to eat, all it can do is plunge most of its body into the muddy water, which is drying up, in an attempt to get a little cooling comfort from the water stains.
On the road to the north, large herds of migrating animals braved the scorching sun, staring at red eyes, desperately nibbling on even the little green that could be seen!
A mare with an obvious weak body could not keep up with the restless herd, one staggered, overturned on the side of the road hot asphalt, tried to jump a few times at the base of his legs, a little foam gushed out from the corners of his mouth, and soon, but he could not move for half a minute, and the foal that followed next to him kicked restlessly, and lowered its head to try to lift its mother, but it was also thin and could not do it, and could only make a terrible cry, but it could not arouse half a cent of help from the herd that passed by.
"What head is it today?" Several herdsmen who were in charge of driving the cattle came over, and the first bearded guy drew a dagger with a short handle, his gaze was very indifferent, without a trace of pity.
"Minister, there are too many, we can't count them, just drop this, we still have to hurry, there is a Julong Beach twenty miles ahead, I heard that the water is abundant, and the sentinels have also reported it, it should be able to make our herd drink seven points full!" Wiping the sweat drops on his cheeks, one of his subordinates hurriedly reported: "This pony has no old horse to take care of, and it won't live for a few days, so deal with it....."
"Without the old horse, there is still me!" As he spoke, Lao Che went down with an indignant knife and sent the fallen mare to Huangquan Road, and then turned his head and ordered: "These little guys are the future of our R County Restoration Army!" Killing them all will cut off the future of our army! Do you understand? We can't just care about the momentary pleasure, we have to look far away in everything, without horses, my old buddy Fred doesn't hate me to death? As far as you touch your conscience and say, if Lao Fei comes, stretch out his hand and ask us for a horse, you can't take it, are you embarrassed? Are you worthy of your job? ”
"Yes, yes.... The minister saw that he was ..... "Several subordinates couldn't help but feel a little weak when they saw their superiors getting angry.
"Did the old grain from the back team be delivered?" There was a burst of anger, and Lao Che's throat tightened a little.
"According to the progress, Lijiazhai and Huangkou Village in front are ready, just wait for us to drive the cattle over!" Several heads in charge of animal husbandry hurriedly replied: "We also specially follow your explanation, the weather is hot and the animals cannot be too full, as long as the animals are five points full, we will drive them to a cool place to rest, and as soon as there is enough time, we will rush away!" Aim to finish the journey in less than 10 days! ”
"Let's go! Let's go! Tell the rest of the team to stop these animals from stalling! "The heat above his head is still urging this old cut, and every minute of delay, some emaciated individuals will fall from the low herd, and there are at least thousands of miles to go from SJ County to the county with vegetation in the north! Half a minute of delay comes at the cost of death, and hundreds of animals have fallen on the road these days, and the number continues to grow!
Looking at the crows hovering overhead waiting for the meal, Lao Che hated to flick the horsewhip, put the colt on his neck, and pulled it forward, the pony couldn't stop making a scream, but was helplessly dragged away from the scene, until the group of crows representing the will of death completely wrapped his mother, and then he whispered and completely obeyed Lao Che's traction.
This scene is constantly playing out on the road to the north....... In order to survive, all the large livestock had to be forced by natural disasters to start this great migration comparable to that of the African savannah takin.
On the southern front, the fortification work in Jimingshan and Fengshan towns has been completely stopped.
Under the scorching sun, all beings are equal.... Even if you promise to triple the cooling fee, it won't work! Because of the drought, all the workers, even the strongest ones, collapsed on the construction site due to heat stroke, and R County also dispatched nearly half of the medical staff to the front line to take care of these workers who fell in the line of duty. Coupled with the depletion of water sources, the front line had to shorten the construction period, and the requirements for those large-scale projects were also lowered, and the hope that the people would not suffer became the most extravagant idea.
As Zhang Jiaming's ally, the Holy Sect Army is not doing very well, and after sending envoys over several times, there are no excessive demands, just hoping to get a batch of grain and grass! Zhang Jiaming has never been stingy with his younger brother, even if he tightened his belt, he did not discount the full amount of his younger brother's requirements, and even added a lot of food, coaxing the Holy Sect Army up and down to be happy, and praised the Restoration Army! Bilateral relations have also become harmonious as a result of the drought.
In return, our Holy Cult Army is not the kind of grateful people who only talk saliva. As the so-called great grace does not say thank you, isn't this the reason for repaying the peach?
Therefore, the Holy Sect Army stuffed nearly 3,000 young women to Zhang Jiaming in one go! And the beautiful name said: Our Holy Sect Army has strict teachings, and it is not suitable to bring female dependents to fight! Those who have heard of the Ming Gong Zhang family have a good reputation for sympathy for women, and today they accept my people, which is the meaning of the beautiful jade returning to the box and the treasures entering the cabinet! The great leader of Wanwang takes the common people of the world as his life, carries forward the past and forges ahead into the future, and continues to be brilliant!
If it is a group of little girls and daughters-in-law who are sent, as the protagonist, our big leader must first pretend to be grateful and insensitive, and then smile happily after some shirk!
But..... Zhang Jiaming looked at the group of women who were sent over, at least most of them were carrying big bellies! The rest is not much better, and the belly is also slightly raised, and it seems that at least there are more than five months.... Zhang Jiaming said with a bitter face: Even if you come for a picnic, you have to bring your own tableware and lunches... What's the matter? Think of us as a big cafeteria?
Three thousand mouths, wrong, it won't be long before it's six thousand, and you have to put on a bunch of diapers and milk powder!!!!! Looking at those with particularly big bellies, they must be more than triplets! Nima's Holy Army, what kind of bullshit is strict!!!
Zhang Jiaming looked at this pile of burdens that were kicked over, and he couldn't cry or laugh!
If you don't have a good time, you have to pull a cushion! How the song sings: "As long as you live better than me!" I can't stand it! "Isn't Zhang Jiaming still holding a bunch of hostages in his hands? Zhang Jiaming, who was working faster than anyone else, quickly communicated with his henchmen and sent Comrade Wei Zhongshu, who had recovered most of his brain!
Lao Wei is no better than Song Sanlang, he is not pretending to be crazy in front of him, but he is really crazy!
This is not, after all kinds of doctors, old Chinese medicine and old Western medicine.... Uh, Western medicine is also a doctor when it gets old, right? Coupled with a few old Miao doctors, a variety of soups and physical therapy, etc., it is also a little bit of vitality that slowly recovers, and the speech is not so upside down, but there are still occasional sequelae, anyway, it is not so obstructive, but it is absolutely no problem to be responsible, and now he is in danger, and he still has a little resentment towards the boss who once ranked first in the Seraph, no, he got the appointment of the big leader, and immediately became active, single-handedly taking a special plane to kill the Strait of Malacca - the only base of the Seraph, After a heated discussion with the local commander of the Seraph, the blackmail arrived.... Uh, no, it was negotiated and "seconded" to a group of specialized gynecologists.... The Seraphs are also big-hearted, and they don't know that Zhang Jiaming is a tiger borrowing a pig.....
"Old man, you have something to say, how can you live like this?" A large group of yellow-faced and thin-skinned young people gathered around Qin Zaixi, and the first old woman said worriedly, as she was talking, the old woman lovingly hugged a white and chubby child next to her, this child is less than a month, and her chubby face is very cute.
Looking at the hundreds of women and children present, Qin Zaixi took a leisurely puff of hookah: "Don't be in a hurry, my grandson has already arranged everything, this time is a bit hard, but everyone thinks about it, no one is hungry, right?" ”
Xiong Peiyun's mind is not as good as ordinary people, she continued to hurriedly say: "Old man, the words are true, but people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away!" ”
Rolling his eyelids, Qin Zaixi looked at the old woman in front of him and waited quietly for the following.
"You always look at it, obviously our Miao family has a lot of people, but their Christians are taking away more than half of the food, and our older generation has nothing to fight about when they eat less, but what can the children do.... They're still young... You always look at it, who didn't come here for the mother.... Who doesn't feel sorry for their children...."As she spoke, the old woman's eyes flushed red, and the hand holding the child trembled.
"The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are all meat!" Qin Zaixi threw the hookah aside, took the cute fat doll, and teased it for a while with a shallow smile before continuing: "Peiyun, don't worry too much about you, my god-grandson has us in his heart!" ”
Lifting the child high and happily hugging and coaxing, Qin Zaixi continued: "The affairs in the south, coupled with the drought, have made my grandchildren worry enough, plus the women sent by the allies, our bedding will be torn a little thinner again, not just for the Christians!" ”
Xiong Peiyun was about to argue a few words, but suddenly heard it, and was suddenly stunned by the old man's words, and didn't know how to speak for a while.
"You and Mu Lin are like this, we will go to the big leader together later, and do what I instruct!" Yan Ruise continued to instruct, and Qin Zaixi looked at the child in his hand: "Let's just say that the Miao family is willing to make sacrifices, as long as the usual sixty percent of the rations, the rest will be given to those women of the Holy Sect Army!" ”
Xiong Peiyun's eyes bulged as if he had hyperthyroidism, and he couldn't speak.
"Peiyun, you're old, don't think about it all day long! Learn to retreat as advance! Got it? Glancing at Xiong Peiyun, Qin Zaixi coldly returned the child to the mother: "Do you see if those dogs outside are fierce?" He gestured to a few crossbred jackals at the door, and then continued, "But can they have the brains to fight us?" Isn't it the same as looking at the door for us? ”
Xiong Peiyun didn't say anything more, and lowered his head deeply.