Chapter 51 A giant can feed hundreds or even thousands of people with just one banana! ...
Chaozhou.
Luo Boyuan and his entourage rode on horseback, wearing straw hats, and stood on a high place, looking down at Baishi County below.
The turbid floodwaters surged forward, swallowing up all traces of daily human activity.
Luo Boyuan wiped the rain off his face and listened to his subordinates report on the disaster situation.
“Thirteen counties, including [names of counties], were affected by floods.”
"Most of the people are trapped in the water."
"The houses and huts were almost completely undamaged, and most of the belongings inside were salvaged."
"The crops in the fields haven't been harvested yet; we can only wait until the floodwaters recede."
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"Our people are doing their best to save people, but..."
However, this was a natural disaster.
They didn't have large ships, only small boats, so they could only save a limited number of people.
Through the rain, Luo Boyuan watched the surging waves, closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Do your best."
Whether it's a drought or a flood, if Heaven is going to make things difficult for us, we mortals can only do our best.
The soldiers rowed into the disaster area and rescued some people who had clung to trees and pillars in the water and thus were not swept away, as well as those trapped on rooftops, hillsides, and rocks.
Boat after boat carried people back, and then another boat after another sailed into the rain.
The strategists arranged for food to be delivered.
They lit a fire, let the disaster victims warm themselves around it, and then gave them a bowl of coarse wheat porridge.
Luo Boyuan and his team came to offer their condolences, inquire about everyone's health, and encourage them to live on and rebuild their homes once the floodwaters recede.
The disaster victims were deeply grateful to him.
Some people whispered that they had heard that this King Luo was cruel and tyrannical, but they never expected him to save people during the flood.
Chi Xi, recording the allocated grain, said to Luo Boyuan, "If the flood doesn't recede for a long time, our grain won't last much longer."
Their own soldiers wanted to eat.
The disaster victims need to eat.
Luo Boyuan sighed, "There's nothing we can do now. Everyone should eat less. We can't just leave so many people to fend for themselves."
Chi Xi nodded, "Let's think of another way to get through this difficult time."
As they walked forward, they suddenly saw a man clinging to the leg of a military officer and crying, while the officer looked very distressed.
Luo Boyuan was puzzled, so he went over and asked the man what was going on.
The man, his face streaked with tears, cried out, "Your Majesty, my mother fell into the water, and a woman rescued her! But that woman didn't return my mother to me; instead, she took her away!"
Luo Boyuan: "?"
He was shocked. "What did you say?"
The man was both anxious and angry. "That woman said that my mother should have died in the flood, but she saved my mother, so my mother's life is hers now! But I am not supposed to die, and she doesn't want me."
He kowtowed to Luo Boyuan, "Your Majesty, I beg you, I beg you to help me find that woman and rescue my mother!"
Chi Xi was utterly puzzled. "You're saying a woman rescued your mother from the flood?"
The man choked up as he said, "Yes, she fell from the sky, jumped into the water, and pulled my mother out of the water!"
He didn't understand why that woman, who was so powerful, would take his mother away; his mother was just an ordinary peasant woman.
Chi Xi stared in disbelief, then jumped into the water and pulled the person out...
The man kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "I did not lie! I beg Your Majesty to save my mother!"
Luo Boyuan frowned.
A young woman jumped into the floodwaters, rescued the person who had fallen into the water, and then took the person away.
It sounded unbelievable, but others came forward saying they had encountered the same situation, forcing Luo Boyuan and Chi Xi to believe it.
“My sister fell from a tree and into the water, and a strangely dressed young woman rescued her.”
“My little nephew was the same! He was swept away by the water! A woman fell from the sky and carried him away!”
"My aunt was also saved by a woman."
"The woman who saved my father said that he should have died in this flood, but since she saved him, his life was hers!"
"That's what that woman said to me too. I asked her to give me back my child, but she ignored me completely and flew away with my child!"
"That's definitely a witch! She's not afraid of water, and she can fly!"
"But she saved my aunt and niece. If it weren't for her, they would definitely not have been saved."
"But she took them away! Who knows where she took them!"
"Your Majesty, I beg you, you must find her."
"Your Majesty, please save our families!"
"Please, Your Majesty!"
The people knelt on the ground.
Chi Xi realized the problem.
A young woman who can swim and fly.
They rescued people from the flood, but then took them away.
She said the people she saved should have died in the flood.
...
"What do you think?" Chi Xi asked Luo Boyuan.
Luo Boyuan's face darkened.
How should I see it? I don't know how to see it either.
He said, "Send someone to investigate."
Regardless of her identity or purpose, we'll know once we find her.
Chi Xi said, "Yes."
In the cloud.
Qiu Tang opened her eyes wide and stared at the increasing number of tiny thumb figures on the clean, soft fabric in the basket.
When they were hungry, they would eat savory pancakes; when they were thirsty, they would drink water from porcelain basins.
They were just too small, and the savory pancakes were too big; if they weren't careful, they would end up covered in oil while eating them.
Some people took off their wet, oily outer garments and wore their inner clothes.
Some people were only wearing one piece of clothing and had to endure it, since there were men, women, and children around them, and they felt embarrassed to be naked.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone found a place to sit down, inquired about the health of their relatives, and asked acquaintances and strangers how they got here.
“I don’t know, we were on the hillside, and suddenly we were here.”
"We are also us."
"I fell into the water and was saved by a girl."
"It was a young woman, right? She saved me too."
"A young woman saved you, and then what?"
"Then she took me to my parents' place. Our family had just gotten together and hadn't even had a chance to talk when we arrived here."
"Could it be that our presence here is related to that girl?"
“She’s the same age as us; she’s not a giant.”
"Could it be that the giant knows her?"
After chatting for a long time, they still didn't know anything.
Some of them, the bolder ones, shouted towards the giant above.
Giants... the giants couldn't hear what they were saying; they were too small.
people:"……"
Since we can't communicate, we can only wait and see what she plans to do next.
They noticed that although the giant looked very large, her face was still very young, and she must have been just a child.
She did nothing but give them food and water.
But she kept staring at them with curious eyes, as if they were looking at something rare.
“My daughter Yaya can watch ants moving house for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks,” one woman said. “Perhaps giants see us the way Yaya sees ants moving house.”
Ants moving house...
The others were both amused and exasperated, but upon reflection, they found it quite apt.
The giants see them just as they see ants.
They were unaware that at that moment, they were not much larger than ants.
The number of people in the bamboo basket continues to increase.
Some came as a family, and these people were relatively more relaxed.
Some only had one or two family members present, and their other family members were not there, making them anxious and afraid.
Among those who had eaten and drunk their fill, some kind-hearted people stepped forward to comfort the newcomers and told them to go and eat first.
Looking at the pancake that had shrunk a bit, Qiu Tang thought to herself that it was a really good way to save money. If there was less food, shrinking people would definitely provide enough food.
She took a banana out of her pocket, peeled it, put it in the basket, and placed it next to the porcelain plate.
A huge object fell from the sky, causing some people to scream in terror.
But soon they discovered that the white, curved, sweet-smelling giant object was a banana!
Everyone: "..."
That was terrifying!
Someone walked over to the banana, reached out, ripped off a large piece, and took a bite.
The sweet taste filled my mouth.
He happily told everyone, "It really is a banana, it's edible, and it's very sweet!"
The others then walked toward the giant banana.
Those who were a little less timid moved a bit slower, but the enticing aroma of bananas made it impossible for them to stop.
So sweet!
Qiu Tang saw the tiny people eating bananas and smiled happily.
This banana is the fruit of a banana tree planted in Anneung County.
Similarly, because Jinzhou's climate is not ideal for growing banana trees, banana production is low.
The winery wanted to use them for brewing, and the dried fruit factory wanted to use them for making dried fruit, but Dean Qian of Longyuan Academy debated with the scholars and won the batch of bananas, distributing them to the students to try.
One for each person.
Qiu Tang hesitated for a moment, then gave her penis to the disaster victims.
She was very proud. Dean Qian would never have imagined that one banana could feed hundreds or even thousands of people!
We still can't finish them all!
When He Qinglan returned, the little people had already eaten half a banana.
Qiu Tang happily bowed to her, "Goddess!"
He Qinglan nodded slightly and asked, "They didn't fight, did they?"
Qiu Tang tilted her head in confusion. "A fight? Why is the goddess asking that?"
“Because wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue,” He Qinglan said, glancing at the little figures in the basket. “It seems they are all behaving themselves, afraid of angering you.”
Qiu Tang didn't quite understand, and she didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she asked the disaster victims with concern, "Goddess, are you still going to save people?"
He Qinglan said calmly, "No, I will only save those who will die in this flood."
Qiu Tang: "..."
She mustered her courage and asked, "Did you save me because I was supposed to drown in the river that day?"
He Qinglan's gaze fell on Qiu Tang's face, and after a moment she reached out and touched her head. "I saved you because we are destined to meet."
"Look!"
Inside the bamboo basket, someone was horrified to discover that the young woman who had rescued him from the murky water had transformed into a giant and was now standing next to the little girl giant!
For some reason, they couldn't hear the two giants speaking!
Everyone looked up and met the giant's cold, enormous eyes.
She looked at them, and her eyes were frightening.
The timid person subconsciously took a few steps back, stepping on others, but the person who was stepped on didn't say anything.
They looked up at the giant.
They realized something, and their hearts raced.
He Qinglan removed the protective shield, and her voice, along with the sound of thunder and rain, rang clearly in the ears of every thumb-sized person.
“You should have died in this flood, but I couldn’t bear to do it and saved you. From now on, your lives belong to me.”
Everyone: "..."
Everyone: "!!!"
He Qinglan said to Qiu Tang, "Take good care of the basket, let's go back to Anling."
Qiu Tang immediately reached out and picked up the bamboo basket, holding it tightly in her arms.
He Qinglan had her sit on her left arm and left the disaster area.
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Author's Note: As I write this chapter, I keep looking at the river outside my window, recalling what it looks like when it's flooded.
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