"But I don't know what the losses are. There are more than 400 people! A winter's rations are obviously not enough here!"
…
Panting, Lin Shuisheng, who was sitting at the door of the granary, also began to worry.
Because he knew very well that it was impossible to go out of the mountain to seek help from the commune because of the heavy snow that day.
The telephone line was disconnected yesterday afternoon, and external communication has been completely cut off.
So... where is the way for the people in this village to survive after the rat plague?
Just when Lin Shuisheng was getting extremely annoyed, Lin Huowang came running over with a torch in his hand.
"Uncle Shuisheng! Uncle Shuisheng, how are you?
Is the situation at the granary all right?"
After making sure that the danger at home had passed and asking Zhao Daniu to take good care of it, Lin Huowang was still worried about the granary, so he ran over in person.
"Luckily! When I rushed over, these few mice ran in. I killed them all."
Lin Shuisheng then stood up and said with a smile.
"Huh! That's good!
What I fear most is the granary.
This is where the livelihoods of the villagers in our entire production team are stored!"
Lin Huowang jumped over the rat-proof ditch and walked into the granary, where he saw that each granary was well sealed.
There were only some scattered food outside, which was eaten by rats.
Lin Huowang frowned, pointed at the bitten and crawled sweet potatoes and potatoes and said: "Uncle Shuisheng, we can't keep these. If people eat them, it will cause trouble."
"I know. I'll get rid of them later. But..."
Lin Shuisheng added with a sad face, "It's just that it will take at least a month for the snow to melt.
The way out was completely blocked. What should I do?
The little food in the granary is only enough for the whole village to eat for half a month at most, so we still have to be careful..."
"Yes! However, the current situation is already very good.
The losses of each household are still unclear. Let’s wait until tomorrow morning and summarize the losses!
In short, our production team has actually handled this rat plague very well.”
Lin Huowang said in a very calm tone.
These were not words to comfort Lin Shuisheng, because he had really seen the tragic situation in Linjiagou in his previous life.
In the entire village, nearly one-third of the people died directly after the rat plague.
Later, almost half of the population died of plague and starvation.
It can be said that in the end, out of the more than 400 people in Linjiagou, only more than 100 survived.
There were so many corpses that they were piled up outside the village, and no one had the energy to bury them.
That's really miserable!
But despite such tragic circumstances in his previous life, Lin Jianguo, the production team leader and this great disaster, still survived.
“I don’t know if Lin Jianguo will be so lucky this time.
When I was passing by his house, I saw that it was also on fire.
Maybe, this time, Lin Jianguo has been burned to death in there!"
After Lin Huowang sighed, he helped Lin Shuisheng clean up the dead rats in the granary.
They were thrown into the rat-proof ditch outside and burned, and then the rats in the granary were almost cleared out.
It was also thanks to Lin Huowang and Lin Shuisheng that they had destroyed many rat nests outside the village in advance.
Otherwise, the scale of the rat plague that broke out today would probably be much larger.
If that were the case, it would be hard to say what the final outcome would be!
Anyway…
Lin Huowang was very satisfied that he could get through the rat plague so smoothly this time.
At least, most of the villagers are still alive, and even the food in their homes has been preserved.
A few days ago, when Accountant Zhang wanted to borrow grain, Lin Huowang deliberately did not stop him. He was thinking that if the granary was lost, at least some of the grain inside could be borrowed out.
There will be fewer rats entering the villagers' homes, and with the protection of rat-proof ditches and diesel blocks, there will generally be no problems.
These rats are bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong. As long as the rat-proof ditch outside your yard is lit, they will immediately shift their target and head towards the next house.
so……
This meant that almost all the families who had a good relationship with the production team leader Lin Jianguo were wiped out.
The air of the entire Linjiagou was filled with the aroma of barbecue.
It’s true, although these mice are stupid, they don’t have much fat in their stomachs.
But if it is burned by fire, it still makes a sizzling sound and emits a unique smell of meat that is both smelly and fragrant.
"It's almost dawn! I can't sleep anyway, so why don't you stay here and chat with me!"
Lin Shuisheng sat on the ground, leaning against the door of the granary, puffing on his pipe and speaking to Lin Huowang.
"Well! Uncle Shuisheng, you've been tired all night too.
After taking care of the family, he hurried to the granary. "
Lin Huowang also sat down with a smile.
He had been on edge all day and it was a rare opportunity for him to relax a little.
"Yes! Awang, according to what you said, this rat plague...isn't it just happening to our Linjiagou Production Brigade?
Will other production team leaders also encounter the same thing today?"
"Yes! Uncle Shuisheng, the situation in each production team is similar this year. The grain harvest is poor and the rat infestation is definitely serious.
In addition, during the New Year and other festivals, the fragrance would spread and stimulate the rats, so they would naturally come in droves and cause a rat plague.
I just don’t know…
The leaders of other production brigades, please listen to my warning.
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