Chapter 14 Guiding the Way to Two Paths
"You've had a hard time...... "Niannian's tears are about to fall out.
"Sister Duo, let's divide the food with them......" Nian Nian took my arm and said in a crying voice, but Zhang Xiaomei immediately interrupted her, "Cough, Nian Nian, do your fingers still hurt?" ”
"How much do you have to eat?" The skinny lads immediately gathered around, and they all heard what they were saying.
"Not much." Zhang Xiaomei replied lightly.
I was shocked to hear this, I told my mother and grandmother when I chatted with my grandmother, the Celestial Empire had a period of hard years, they called it a difficult year, people didn't eat the bark and gnawed grass roots, and even ate a kind of soil called Guanyin soil, and after eating, they were very constipated.
I have mixed feelings, I sympathize with the plight of these villagers, but also know that we have no ability to give alms, although there is a lot of food on the pickup, but it is not clear where we are going, and we may also count on these things on the way back, if it is so quickly divided, then when there is nothing to eat, we are afraid that we will have to gnaw on the bark.
The boss was obviously more discerning than the villagers, and immediately reprimanded, "What are you doing? Are we asking for food? In these years, the landlord's family has no grain in stock, and it is not easy for people to be on the road, how much food can be added to your bottomless stove pit? ”
The thin boys were full of disappointment and unwillingness, still staring at us, this gaze was sad, they were a real hungry crowd, and they were not the same as the fake beggars who used hunger as an excuse to collect money on the streets before the end of the world.
"In this way," Zhang Xiaomei looked at us and said to the boss, "We don't eat much, but we can get some more for Uncle Li and Ku Nizi, well, do you have children here?" ”
The eldest said, "There are also four babies with long bodies, all of whom are less than ten years old, and they are pitiful." ”
"yes, I see." Zhang Xiaomei nodded, looked back at us, and we also told him with our eyes, you decide.
"Rohan, come back to the car with me." After Zhang Xiaomei finished speaking, she walked along the same path, and Luohan followed closely, and they went to get food.
In such a hungry group, if the children are alive normally, it means that they are not dehumanizing, first, they do not eat the children, and second, they still have food and can still bring the children, and they are not starved to death.
This group of people is kind.
The boss kindly reminded, "Two brothers, I'll find someone to take you out, you can't get out by yourself." ”
Zhang Xiaomei didn't reply, "Xie Lu Xie, there's no need." ”
The boss also wanted to remind him, I pulled him, "He said that if he doesn't have to, he won't have to, he can not only get out smoothly, but also come in smoothly, don't worry." ”
We visited the children one by one, although they were thin and in good spirits, but their mothers were sick, and I secretly sighed, this must be the mothers who gave their share of food to the children.
Zhang Xiaomei was not very generous, but he and Luo Han brought in two large boxes of canned food and two large boxes of compressed biscuits, which was a lot.
The boss and the skinny guys were so surprised that they were about to take it, Zhang Xiaomei put the box on the ground and said, "Slow!" ”
"It's going to be dawn, so it's time for you guys to get up, right?" Zhang Xiaomei said slowly.
"I'm hungry, and I can't sleep at night, brother, what do you think, please say?" The boss understood that Zhang Xiaomei, who had eaten these foods, did not plan to give them directly for distribution.
"Let everyone come and get food, and if you have children, you must bring your children here." Zhang Xiaomei said that what he meant was already clear to our partners, and he was afraid that all the food would be given to the boss and the men, and they would be unevenly distributed or privately hidden.
This group of people is considered to be the kinder we have met, but no matter how kind people are, when they are extremely hungry, they may also become selfish, these foods, we take them out for the sake of the children, because we can't afford to give, if this is near Changxing Island, we will not hesitate to bring them back to the island, so that they can eat enough, but here, it is too far from our base, and we ourselves may not be able to go back hungry after the most disadvantage.
The boss hurriedly nodded, "Okay, okay, your things, you have the final say." ”
The boss and a few guys ran to the depths of the factory, gathered people one after another, and lined up one after another, waiting for the distribution of food.
"Good guy!" An old man with a wrinkled face wiped his tears, but he didn't say much, just repeated the sentence, expressing his excitement.
The children followed the weak mother in the line, and I asked Canaan to hold Shuai Shuai, but Shuai Shuai refused, arched his little body and went down to the ground, ran over and took the hand of one of the little brothers, and innocently invited him to play with him.
I looked at the two children, one fat and one thin, one white and one black, and my heart was so sad, if we weren't lucky enough, Shuai Shuai would probably be haggard like this now, right?
The child's mother looked at Shuai Shuai, her eyes were full of envy and tenderness, she gently pushed her child and let him play with Shuai Shuai, and several other children also gathered around, and they played together.
Neither fear nor hunger can take away the innocence of the children, and even if they are still hungry, several children still show happy smiles.
I turned around and wiped my tears, went to Xiaomei's side, took out a few large packets of compressed biscuits and a few cans, and seeing that I couldn't hold them, Canaan came over to help me get them.
These are for the mothers, and I told them that there is no need to queue, and there are old people, and there is no need to queue, although there are only a few elderly people.
The people who received the food were grateful, and some of them just tore the package and stuffed it into their mouths, choking and rolling their eyes, Zhang Xiaomei and Luohan did not take water, so many people can survive, and the problem of water is impossible to solve.
I observed from the side, the boss was not in a hurry to line up with everyone, but maintained order, letting the women and the old people take the lead first, and the men came back.
This guy is good.
The cans were quickly separated, and the people in the back only received compressed biscuits, some people were not very happy, but some people didn't care, but quickly squatted next to them and held the biscuits and gnawed carefully, the hard-won food is the most precious, they understand.
After the food was distributed, the boss also got a compressed biscuit, and he didn't catch the canned food, but he kept saying thank you, and at this time, several people who got the canned food took the initiative to give their canned food to the boss, but he firmly refused.
We watched their behavior silently, and there were two kinds of weakling, one was poor and hateful, poor and spineless, and even poor and evil, and the other was sympathetic and respectful, because no matter how poor they were, they would not give up their dignity as human beings.
These people, apparently, are mostly the latter.
We are determined to help them!
When we asked for a separate room to rest in, the boss immediately chose the most spacious and comfortable room for us, although the rooms in this broken factory were getting worse and worse.
I don't know who inhabited this room, but on a makeshift cot I saw a fluffy toy monkey, shabby and dirty, but cherished by the pillow, if it was rolled up in tattered clothes.
"Mom, monkey!" Shuai Shuai pounced with interest, and I grabbed him, "Don't mess with other people's things, son, such children are rude, you can see." ”
Shuai Shuai obediently stood still, staring at the monkey, look, look, whether it is a farm, a valley, or even Changxing Island, he is not short of toys, these uncles and uncles, no matter who goes out to replenish, do not forget to bring back some good things for him, because he is a boy, most of the toys that everyone brings back to him are guns, models, cars, etc., and there are very few plush toys.
"I'm afraid these people won't last long." Zhang Xiaomei leaned against the door frame, staring outside and saying that he didn't want their conversation to be overheard.
"Yes, they are all kind people, and they have survived a little miserably." The thunderstorm hadn't been too quiet, but he was a little embarrassed.
"Guys, what do you think?" Zhang Xiaomei asked us.
"This is not far from Ah Qiang's base, or ......" I hesitated and said, Fan Bing once said that the space of their base is not too large, and there are more than 30 people in these villagers, large and small, can they be willing to accept it? Isn't this a problem for people?
"Actually, the most suitable for them is the South China Sea base." Canaan sighed, "As we discussed when we left, some survivors who have survived too hard will have a very good life at the South China Sea base, at least they don't have to starve and be afraid. ”
"That's it," Zhang Xiaomei estimated that she had been thinking about it for a long time, "Let's talk to the boss and point him out two ways, first, let him take someone to Ah Qiang's cottage, they are locals, let's say the approximate location, they will definitely be able to find it." Let them fight for themselves to stay in the cottage. Second, if he has the courage and ability, let him take these people to the Nanhai base, Sister Duo, with your face, can you ask Ah Qiang for a bus or something? ”
I nodded, "That's fine." "I saw a lot of cars in Ah Qiang's cottage, and there were a few in the bus.
"Well, you ask the boss to take your message and go to Ah Qiang, if their base can't accept so many people, let Ah Qiang make a bigger bus for the boss and them, and if they can sit down with them, let the boss take his people to the Nanhai base in the capital."
"However, their combat effectiveness seems to be quite weak, can this old and young get to the South China Sea base safely? It's not so easy to get to Ah Keong from here. I asked worriedly.
Zhang Xiaomei raised her eyebrows, "Sister Duo, there are so many survivors of this apocalypse, what we encounter is just a drop in the ocean, do we have the ability to see one to help another, and see a group to help a group?" Just like they are very hungry, but we can only provide one or two full meals, can we feed them for a long time? It is better to teach them to fish than to teach them to fish, and to be able to show them these two paths is the greatest help we can do for them, and we can only do this. ”