Chapter 125 Ignorance and Stupidity
"Mom, I get it. I'm not stupid, your son."
The old woman whispered again, "Wait a minute, take this meat to a distant place and sell it for some money."
"My eldest grandson wants to go to school, so use this money for his tuition. Remember, don't tell your wife about this. If she asks, just say you were hit by a rich man's carriage and they gave you compensation."
It’s not that she doesn’t trust her daughter-in-law, but her daughter-in-law also has her own family, and she doesn’t trust her daughter-in-law’s family. One less person means more safety.
"I know, mother. Don't worry, I won't tell my wife even if you kill me."
It’s not certain if he can’t be killed.
The old woman nodded in satisfaction after hearing this: "Okay, just remember to do more good deeds in the future, and don't ask me why."
The old woman's son was an obedient and filial son: "Son, I remember everything!"
This is truly a divine revelation!
Here, Xia Xing'er and the others have already left the village with the exile team.
Xia Xing'er was very satisfied with her new skill. It was so convenient to be able to drop items from such a long distance.
Tongxinling is at least a hundred kilometers away from their current location, and it will take them at least three days.
There are many mountains and narrow roads here, making it very difficult to walk. It is already a miracle if you can walk thirty miles a day.
The road was littered with scorched earth, trees, and corpses. Some people were burned all over their bodies and were only holding on with their last breath.
The closer to Tongxinling, the more people were burned and killed. Those who were lucky enough not to be injured had already run far away to escape.
All that's left is to wait for death or rescue.
"Mom, mom, wake up, don't you want Ling'er anymore? Ling'er will be obedient from now on and won't make trouble with you anymore. Please wake up, please don't sleep anymore, please don't abandon Ling'er, Ling'er is really scared..."
A little girl, a few years old, had tear marks on her face and her dirty little hands were tightly clutching the corner of the burnt clothes. Her burned legs were exposed and covered in blood, but she seemed to feel no pain and just kept shaking the lifeless body.
"Mom, please look at Ling'er, please look at Ling'er, is she okay?"
Her voice was hoarse, filled with endless despair and sorrow.
Her small body looked so helpless on the scorched earth, her big eyes full of confusion and fear. She still didn't understand why her mother was motionless and why her mother no longer responded to her calls.
Everything around seemed to be still, only the little girl's crying sound echoed in the empty wilderness, sounding so desolate and so sad.
Suddenly, the footsteps of the exile team broke the silence around.
A faint but determined light suddenly flashed in the girl's dead eyes, as if a drowning person had grabbed the last straw.
She used all her strength and staggered to her feet. Her small body was shaky on the scorched earth, but she still stubbornly moved towards the team. Every step she took was on the scorched grass and trees beside her mother, leaving a series of small footprints of varying depths.
"Kindhearted people, please, can you give me something to eat? Ling'er hasn't eaten for a long time and I'm really hungry..."
Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's, but it carried a pleading and longing that could not be ignored.
The dirty little hands stretched out tremblingly, and the big eyes were full of desire for life. Tears were rolling in her eye sockets, but she stubbornly refused to fall, just silently telling her tragic experience.
"Water, give me some water, I'm so thirsty..."
A ragged man was lying on the ground, his cracked lips moving in a weak and hoarse voice.
His skin was peeling from the scorching sun, his eyes were sunken, and his eyes were full of despair and pleading.
"Please, save us..."
There were endless wailing and begging all around, and Xia Chengsheng's heart felt like it was being pierced by thousands of needles.
He took heavy steps, trying to cross this hell on earth.
The scene before me was like a cruel painting, with dying people everywhere on the scorched earth.
They were either sitting or lying down, looking haggard, with empty eyes, as if their souls had been taken away.
Xia Chengsheng felt as if his throat was blocked by a huge rock. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He could only watch all this happen, and the grief and helplessness in his heart surged like a tide.
"Where is the county magistrate? Is there no one from the county government to organize a rescue?" Zhang San roared, his eyes bloodshot and tears welling up in his eyes, but he refused to fall.
He looked around and saw only deathly silence and despair. On the scorched earth, people's wailing could be heard one after another, but there was no sign of rescue.
His clenched fists trembled slightly, and the grief and anger in his heart was about to erupt like a volcano.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, blowing up clouds of ashes, as if even the sky was crying for this land.
A man in the distance, who was relatively lightly injured, said in a hoarse voice, "Our situation here is relatively good. The people over at Tongxinling have suffered heavy casualties. The wildfire is so intense, no one cares about our lives."
"It started burning eight days ago, and the people who came to help were all local residents. The fire was impossible to put out, and the county government officials didn't care at all. Not only did they not put out the fire, they didn't even provide accommodation for the injured."
"The fire has already spread to the south of Xinling. The casualties will only be more severe."
Xia Chengsheng stepped forward and handed him a bowl of water: "How did this fire start?"
"That old hag from the Wen family in Tongxinling did it!"
There was a hint of hatred in his voice when he said this.
"That old hag had a foolish son, and she spent a fortune to buy him a wife. For some reason, the wife gave birth to several stillborn babies, or babies with disabilities. And just a few days ago, another monster appeared. The old hag was still afraid, so she wanted to burn them both to death."
"She was afraid that if they were burned to death at home and discovered, her foolish son would have difficulty finding a wife in the future, so she took them to the mountains and burned them alive. This scene happened to be seen by her foolish son, who thought it was fun and started lighting fires everywhere in the forest without telling anyone, which is how the fire started."
After hearing this, everyone sighed, their eyes filled with anger and sympathy.
They seemed to be able to see the poor young wife struggling desperately in the raging fire, her eyes full of desire for life, but she could only be helplessly swallowed by the flames.
The flames shot up into the sky, illuminating half the sky red, and the heat waves rolled, distorting the air.
The figure of the young wife was looming in the firelight. She hugged the newborn deformed baby tightly. Tears and sweat mixed together and dripped onto the scorched earth, and evaporated without a trace in an instant.
The baby's cry seemed particularly faint in the sea of fire, but it was like a sharp knife, stabbing everyone's heart.
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