Chapter 6: The Night of the Beast Rain (6)
"This kind of protracted war is fought day and night, and everyone will be tired to the point of collapse." Qi Bei tried to keep his eyelids close to each other, he and Xiao Xiao were busy from beginning to end all day, and finally got some results, and after nightfall, they offset the raiding insect swarm.
Xiao Xiao looked at the noisy streets that were still brightly lit until the ugly time, and never felt so tired: "I thought that the elimination was almost all done during the day, and victory was in sight." Why do you come out more at night? β
Xu Yi, whose wound had not healed, was even more sore, but he seemed to have inherited Xin Lin's legacy, one person was used for two people, and quickly counted the number of people who could be used for shifts in the Taishi Mansion and the neighborhoods in the city, and made many arrangements to defend against poisonous insects. The townspeople need to get a good rest in order to continue the fight against poisonous insects. But I can't let my guard down, even if it turns twelve hours in a row. β
The opponent is a mysterious and unpredictable poisonous insect, with the magic power of Yunju and the cleverness of Xiao Sha, he still can't come up with a way after thinking about it for a long time.
Qi Bei was extremely depressed: "Even if you work hard and pull out every corner of the city, every crack in the ground, and under every stone, there will always be a place to stay." β
"Besides, a lot of bugs have dug burrows and hid in them," added Xiao Shi, who was also at a loss, "and we can't turn over every inch of land." β
"Do you remember how the insects were exterminated in the end at the Hundred Flowers Conference?"
Xiao Xiao hesitated: "At that time, the insect swarm was petrified one by one, and it seemed to disappear suddenly. β
Qi Bei scratched his head and shouted, "Ahhhh What if it doesn't petrify? How can we get rid of the hundred dragons in the city? Everyone is on strict precautions, and the pharmacists in the city are trying their best to concoct the monsters that repel insects, although they have a certain effect, but the strength of passive defense is always insufficient. Our tracking skills can't detect the whereabouts of every little bug - because there are so many of them! I can't think of any other way. You're smart, think about what else you can do? β
Xiao Xiao suddenly pulled Qi Bei's sleeve: "Mrs. Bailing." β
Qi Bei, who was sleepy, half-closed his eyes, opened his mouth and said, "You want to ask Mrs. Bailing for help?" She's afraid of bugs herself, so she can't help us. Anyway, I've been busy all day, and I haven't seen her, she's still angry with me, right? I shouldn't have yelled at her. β
Xiao Xiao patted him on the back of the head: "Open your eyes and see, Lady Bailing is there." β
"Huhββ?" Qi Bei immediately shook her spirits, opened her eyes and looked, isn't it, it's almost time, she didn't fall asleep and rest, and she didn't honestly take refuge in the old mansion, but ran to the street, boiled tea soup and porridge with many women, and distributed them to the officers and soldiers and city residents who fought all night.
Resisting the attack of poisonous insects on the front line means that you may be poisoned and die at any time, which is not only physical, but also mentally a huge invisible pressure. The day of victory in the extermination of insects is hopeless, and the dark clouds in the sky do not know when they will disperse. Passively waiting for a return attack to come, trying his best to block it, and secretly worrying about the safety of his family, it is really an extremely tiring torture. Therefore, there is nothing more refreshing than drinking a bowl of hot porridge or quenching your thirst with tea soup after fighting all day without regard for life and death.
Xu Yi was in admiration, and couldn't help but say: "I have never seen a woman as noble as Mrs. Bailing, willing to bend over the fire and cook for the people." After all, she is from Jun'an City, what does it matter to her when the wind strikes a disaster? But in the face of disaster, only when everyone works together and twists into a rope can there be hope. Not only her, but also all the people in Fenglin City who chose to stay, everyone swore to live and die with Fenglin. You see, no one complains, and no one shirks responsibility, so we will definitely win this tough battle. β
As he spoke, his hand, which was slow to move his pen due to sleepiness, wrote more quickly: "This is a temporary duty watch, which will be distributed immediately and executed immediately." Each neighborhood should first send people to patrol according to the proportion of land and residents, and other people who are not on duty should not relax their vigilance, but they must rest well. In addition, I went to confirm with the Taishi Mansion again about opening the granary, and the rice grain must not be broken. "The retinue received the order and went to do it immediately.
Mrs. Bailing's figure was busy, Qi Bei was extremely moved, and the worries and tiredness that had been pent up for a long time turned into a few tears in the corners of her eyes: "She shouldn't be angry with me." Alas, it's all my fake Golden Crow Divine Envoy who is useless, a bunch of fingernail-sized insects, just can't get rid of it! and even brought her to suffer. β
Xiao Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "You really did your best." Look, you've just taken a step forward, and you want to say hello to her, right? β
Mrs. Bailing wore simple casual clothes, even wore an apron, her hair was tied in a simple bun, no hairpins were inserted, and she did not wear any jewelry. knew that she was wholeheartedly cooking food for the people of the city. Qi Bei withdrew his right foot: "I'd better not disturb her." β
"The porridge shack hereβ" Xu Yi carefully observed the temporary resting place where Mrs. Bailing and other women were held up together, and suddenly found that there seemed to be more people than on the street. No, it's too dangerous: people gather, and once a poisonous insect hits, the casualties are greater. Disperse the crowd and ask them to go across the street. If the food cooked here is more delicious, then ask the ladies to disperse to the various porridge sheds. β
The two soldiers immediately went to communicate with Lady Bailing and the others, she glanced in Xu Yi's direction, and wiped her hands on her apron.
Qi Bei was very nervous and wanted to hide behind Xiao Xiao: "Did she see me?" She's still mad at me, isn't she? Hey, why am I so scared of her. β
Xiao Xiao was frank: "During the day, it was clear that she took the initiative to take back the hand mirror you sent, and she didn't want to make it clear to us in advance, which made us think that we were going to take calligraphy and paintings, and we delayed a lot of work." You were worried that she would be bitten and poisoned, so you said a few more words to her, and she didn't argue, obviously knowing that she had made a mistake. Anyway, you are confident, what are you afraid of her? β
"Probably because of ...... I just want to see her smile. When she is unhappy, I am so worried and sad. Qi Bei was in a hurry, "It's not good, why did she come at me?" β
Xiao Sha: "She didn't come to look for you, see clearly, come to Xu Yi." β
The two of them quickly pricked up their ears and eavesdropped on what she would say.
ββ¦β¦ Mrs. stayed up all night for the people of Fenglin City, and Xu Yi was really grateful. β
Lady Bai Ling said: "The people of the whole city are fighting against Bai Ling, how can Bai Ling stay out of the matter?" It's a pity that I can't help everyone get rid of poisonous insects together. I had to do my part to give the officers and soldiers and the city's citizens a mouthful of hot porridge to eat. β