Chapter 156 It’s raining, it’s raining red nematodes
“It’s raining!”
"It's finally raining!"
December 31, 2023, Sunday, 3. The earth has been dry for a whole year, and on this day, a heavy rain finally fell!
This day was just as uneventful as any other, but at 1 p.m., a weather forecaster who claimed to be well-versed in astronomy and geography and able to predict the next 15 days urgently announced on the Internet platform that heavy rain would occur in various places tomorrow.
As soon as these words were spoken, heavy rain began to fall all over the country as if it had been agreed upon.
Netizens from all over the country joked about the weather forecast: The weather this time is not going to be good, it’s a slap in the face.
But according to Jingshu's understanding, the water vapor accumulated in the world for a whole year finally could not be tolerated in the atmosphere and fell prematurely, just like a balloon that was filled with water and then burst.
On this day, Jing's mother and father had a rare day off at home, and the family happened to have a mutton hotpot together.
I killed a sheep two days ago. After processing the other parts of the meat, the mutton rolls and mutton offal were just right for hot pot. Dip them in minced garlic, chili peppers, sesame oil and vinegar, take a bite of a chewy piece of tripe dipped in the sauce, and then take a sip of cold coconut milk. The taste buds on the tip of the tongue are satisfied to the greatest extent. It's so delicious!
During dinner, Jingnai mentioned that the water in the water tank on the third-floor balcony was running low. Although they received 30 liters of water every day, that was only enough to feed the cows. "If this continues, there won't be enough water for the vegetables in a week."
Jing Ye said, "Didn't the news say there would be heavy rain and flooding? How come it hasn't happened in months?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a crackling sound hitting the large plastic umbrella on the roof.
"Shh..."
The family listened carefully, and Grandma Jing asked in disbelief: "Is it raining?"
Jingshu sighed. It finally came, not a minute or a second different, exactly the same as in her previous life.
Jingnai was the first to open the door and rushed out. For her, this water meant whether the land at home could be irrigated, which was very important.
The whole family rushed out with chopsticks in hand. Jingshu filled her bowl with meat and followed them out slowly. Only Wu Youai continued to eat the mutton hotpot slowly while looking at his phone.
After turning on the lights in the villa yard, Jing Nai had already rushed to the villa door. Jing Shu shouted, "Grandma, slow down. It's dusty outside. Don't go out!"
I'm mainly worried about Jingnai getting caught in the rain and coming back covered in red nematodes. If that stuff gets on her head, the consequences will be disastrous...
As soon as the yard door opened, the fat chicken rushed out with a cluck, like a Husky that had been locked up at home for a long time, and jumped around excitedly in the rain.
A fishy smell of rain hitting the soil came over, and Jingshu smelled the familiar fishy smell again. It was still the same old recipe, it hadn't changed at all.
Grandma Jing stood at the gate of the yard. Under the light, she could see that it was indeed raining outside. She said excitedly, "Old man, do you see? It's raining, it's raining. Now our crops are saved!"
"Yes, the famine is finally over. As long as there is no drought, we won't have to worry about not being able to grow crops." Jing Ye was also excited. Most of the famines were caused by drought.
Jingshu was silent. Of course, things were not that simple.
At this time, Jingshu's phone was vibrating frequently, and everyone in the group was extremely excited.
Wang Qiqi: "It's raining! It's raining heavily!"
Fatty: "Oh my god, I'm going to take a good bath. God, please let the rain keep falling. Compared to the drought and high temperature, I would rather be drowned in the rain than experience the feeling of dying of thirst again!"
Luo Zhu: "Me too! I'd rather die of water than die of thirst."
Jingshu shook her head, thinking that all the vows she had made in the past were just the result of water in her brain and would make her regret it endlessly.
Wang Cuihua sent a voice message: "Everyone, hurry up and take out the dirty clothes and dishes and wash them together. Who knows when the rain will stop? Is there anyone who wants to go take a shower together?"
Chouchou: "I also want to wash all the quilts in my house.
We didn’t know it was sour and smelly, and the stuff stuck on it couldn’t be removed every time we covered it.”
Fatty: "Yeah, yeah, we have to wash everything that can be washed! Anyway, the temperature is high now, it will be dry in less than half a day. We should learn from this lesson and get more water."
I have a baby: "That's right!"
It turns out that anything you wash now won't be dry for a year, and will get moldy and infested with bugs... The things the government recycles can be used.
However, for people who haven't taken a shower or washed clothes for a year, the dust on their bodies is probably enough to make noodles, and it is as thick as fingers. It is really uncomfortable to have so much dirt on the body. It is really time to wash it, even if there are other creatures mixed in the rainwater.
People in the community came downstairs in groups of three or four, carrying buckets, basins, and clothes. The temperature was now 3 degrees Celsius, and the rain had not yet reached the heart-breaking cold that it would have in the second half of the year, so this temperature was just right for taking a shower. It was not cold but rather comfortable.
Many people gathered together to chat and started washing things. Chouchou even opened his mouth and took a few big gulps.
"Hey, why is this rain water so slippery?"
"I just took a few sips and it tasted fishy. It felt like something in the water slid down my throat."
"Be content. The water we've been given these days is just enough for drinking, not for taking a shower or anything like that."
Because it was dark, his father didn't recognize him from three meters away, and because it was raining so heavily, he didn't notice anything unusual about the rain.
But soon, some people were washing clothes in the rain, and some people were standing for a long time, and red nematodes always slipped onto their hands, flowed into their ears, stuck in their hair, and entered their mouths.
The red nematode is very small, less than one millimeter, and very long, up to twenty centimeters.
But no matter what, they have several characteristics, that is, they are as thin as a hair, red all over with only two ends black, but they like to jump around.
Red nematodes have been studied and have this characteristic because they are dioecious, with both males and females.
What are hermaphrodites and male-male dimorphs?
If one end of the red nematode is female, then the other end must also be female. They share the same body, but actually have two minds.
The red nematode perfectly illustrates the principle that opposites attract and likes repel. The red nematodes at both ends like to find other worms to mate, which leads to the red nematodes like to gather in groups.
Two minds control one body, and they are of the same sex. The result is predictable. Both want to gain the initiative. One wants to go east and the other goes west, and neither of them will give in. This results in a situation where the body twists and turns and jumps all the time. This is one of the reasons why red nematodes are very chewy, tough, and difficult to bite despite being thin.
Because their muscles are very developed and their skin is tough.
The black parts at both ends of the red nematodes are their reproductive organs, heads, and feeding places. Because they share a body, if one end dies, the other end cannot survive, so they have trained their bodies to be very tough. This is the second reason why they cannot be bitten.
So people who were bathing and washing clothes in the rain soon discovered something was wrong, because their whole bodies were itchy, as if something was trying hard to drill into their bodies, and most importantly, everyone's head felt very heavy.
The fat girl felt that her felt-like hair seemed to have become much heavier. She could hardly lift her head. When she touched her head, she felt a bunch of soft, slippery things bouncing around on her head...
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