The two of them came to Qiao Qingqing's camp in a daze. Qiao Qingqing looked at Liu Zhen again. Liu Zhen, who was usually lively and talkative, was silent at this moment, with his head hung as if he was greatly shocked.
"Brother Song San, what happened when you went to report? Can you tell us?" Shao Shengan spoke sincerely and with a caring look on his face, which made the devastated Song Sanhe want to talk to him. He knew that Shao Shengan and his wife were both cautious people, so it should be okay to tell them about this first.
He sighed and said, "Do you know where this fleet came from? It came from Tangzhou."
"Tangzhou?" Shao Shengan took a breath of cold air.
Qiao Qingqing asked: "Is it Tangzhou, a thousand miles southeast of Xicheng?"
Song Sanhe nodded dully.
Qiao Qingqing was also very shocked. She looked in the direction where the fleet had landed just now. Shouldn't that be Yeshan?
The ground was torn apart and the sea was born. The sea cut the base in half. The new community and Yeshan were just on the opposite side. This was what she had always thought.
Not only her, everyone thinks so!
And what Song Sanhe said next further verified this horrifying conjecture.
"They sailed here from the opposite side, and it took them more than ten hours. Excluding the time they spent in the sea to change their course to avoid obstacles and whirlpools...this sea is at least four or five hundred kilometers away. They said they did not encounter any other land along the way." Song Sanhe spoke with difficulty, and it was obvious that he was also digesting the news.
Qiao Qingqing calmed down: "It was probably caused by the earthquake. Either Tangzhou drifted to our side, or our land drifted to Tangzhou, or both of them are no longer in their original locations." She was terrified! Fortunately, Sheng An and the others were here, otherwise, when she couldn't find anyone on this land and finally found a way to cross the sea by boat, she would end up in another strange land. She couldn't imagine how desperate she would be at that time.
Shao Shengan obviously thought of this as well. He held Qiao Qingqing's hand, and Qiao Qingqing felt his hand trembling a little.
Qiao Songzhi and Shao's mother couldn't hold out any longer and went into the tent to sleep.
There was a crackling sound coming from the fire under the stove that had long been extinguished, probably coming from the charcoal that had not yet completely cooled down.
These sounds woke everyone up. Qiao Qingqing asked softly, "What happened in Tangzhou? Why are they here?"
"I didn't ask in detail. I'll ask another day." After knowing that the land across the street was Tangzhou, Song Sanhe was shocked. How could he remember to ask more questions?
He and Liu Zhen said goodbye and went back. Qiao Qingqing and Shao Shengan looked at each other.
"I'll ask tomorrow." Shao Shengan said.
"Okay, I'll go with you. I won't feel comfortable until I get to the bottom of it."
Qiao Qingqing did not sleep well that night. Because she stayed up late the night before, she went to bed late today. When she woke up, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning. Shao's mother had already prepared breakfast, Shao's father had fed the ducks, and Qiao Songzhi was hanging out the clothes.
"Mom, where are Sheng An and big brother?" Qiao Qingqing tied up her longer hair and looked around the house.
Qiao Songzhi shook off the clothes and said, "The ducks are full, so they took them out to take a bath."
"Let me do it!"
Qiao Songzhi turned away from her hand and said, "Go brush your teeth. There are only two pieces left. It will be done in a moment!"
After brushing her teeth, Qiao Qingqing lifted the lid. There was still porridge and a pile of crispy fish in the pot. While eating breakfast, Qiao Qingqing found someone looking at her. She looked around but saw nothing. The gaze quickly disappeared. Qiao Qingqing frowned.
After breakfast, Qiao Qingqing squatted down to wash the dishes. Shao Shengan and Shao Shengfei came back with the ducklings. She saw someone stopping them and seemed to say something to Shao Shengan. She saw Shao Shengan shaking his head. The man continued to talk, but Shao Shengan walked away. The man looked at the spot for a while, stomped his feet and left.
"Quack, quack, quack--" The little ducks were led into the duck shed noisily. Dabao sat at the door of the duck shed, flapping his wings and drooping them, while Hei Dou looked around with bright eyes.
"Get up." Shao Shengan greeted Qiao Qingqing with a smile.
"I slept late." Qiao Qingqing was a little embarrassed. They had agreed to go to the fleet to inquire today, but she overslept. Shao Shengan shook his head and told her not to worry: "There is nothing to do at home now. It doesn't matter how late you sleep. It doesn't matter if you go to inquire later." He was concerned about Qiao Qingqing and said, "You got up late. Did you take the medicine in the morning?"
"Eat. Wash these two dishes and then come take the medicine. You should be able to stop taking it after a while." Qiao Qingqing knew what he was worried about. "I just have insomnia, not because of the old brain injury."
I don’t know whether Shao Shengan believed it or not, but he nodded: “Then I’ll pour you some warm water.”
After taking the medicine for a month, Qiao Qingqing felt scared when she saw the pills and smelled the medicine. For the sake of her health, she took a deep breath and put them all into her mouth, drank a big sip of water, leaned back, and swallowed all the medicine.
"Look, I'm done eating—" Qiao Qingqing stretched out her hand to show him, and Shao Shengan smiled faintly.
"By the way, what did the person who stopped you on the road want from you?"
"You've taken a fancy to our ducks, and I won't trade them." Shao Shengan explained simply.
Afterwards, the couple went together to inquire about the news.
She couldn't see clearly last night, but during the day Qiao Qingqing was finally able to count how many ships there were in the fleet. There were thirteen ships in sight, including large cargo ships, large passenger ships, and small fishing boats, all crowded together on the shore. There were people walking on the boats, and the newly set up tents on the shore were in order.
Soldiers in military uniforms were patrolling with guns, some were moving things, and some were measuring something with tools. Someone on the boat was shouting, the pigs in the shed were grunting, and the chickens and ducks were fluttering in their new nests. The scene was bustling with activity.
"There are too many people here. This morning, my brother and I drove the ducks over there to take a bath and met a man. That man should be able to answer our questions." It was not easy to ask in the morning with the ducks, but Shao Shengan also observed for a while, and then brought Qiao Qingqing to find someone.
After Sheng Miao lost a leg, the team didn't let her do anything. She couldn't sit still and always wanted to find something to do. This time when the team was migrating, they finally found land to land and were busy with resettlement affairs, so she took a few children and took the initiative to help look after the pigs, chickens and ducks.
Shao Shengan thought that he had many things to inquire about, and he must not disturb someone who was busy with work. Song Sanhe did not get more detailed information last night. One reason was that he was hit by the bad news and did not react. The other reason must be that the other party was too busy and did not have time to talk to him in detail. He chose Sheng Miao because she had been guarding the temporary pigsty, chicken and duck shed, and she might be able to spare time to answer his questions.
"Hello." The couple approached Sheng Miao and greeted him from ten meters away.
Sheng Miao turned around with a vigilant look in his eyes. The children also kept looking at them. Qiao Qingqing saw that one of the shorter children had a knife stuck on his waist. That child had the sharpest eyes. He was only twelve or thirteen years old, but he looked like a veteran.
After Shao Shengan and his wife introduced themselves and explained their purpose, and took out their ID cards, Sheng Miao nodded and said, "Come over."
Qiao Qingqing and Shao Shengan did not get too close and stopped about four meters away, which undoubtedly made Sheng Miao feel more at ease.
"Move two stools over here." She said, tilting her head.
The two children ran to move the stools, and when they put them down, they observed Qiao Qingqing and the other person.
"Thank you." Qiao Qingqing sat down and looked into Sheng Miao's eyes. "It has been more than two months since the earthquake. Did Tangzhou sink in the earthquake?"
She was so direct that Sheng Miao was stunned for a moment and couldn't help asking: "We came from Tangzhou, why don't you think we are just ordinary migration, but guess the worst result?"
Qiao Qingqing smiled faintly: "Over the past ten years, I have long been accustomed to speculating on nature's intentions with the worst results, and I dare not take any chances."
Sheng Miao looked at her with a change of expression, as if he appreciated her. She sighed, "You are so direct, I won't beat around the bush with you. That's right, after the earthquake, Tangzhou was completely split open, and seawater invaded Tangzhou. The scene was almost like the end of the world. Fortunately, we discovered the water problem in advance. Before the earthquake, the water in all the rivers in Tangzhou gradually dried up, and the seawater inexplicably retreated, as if there was a water pump in the middle of the ocean that sucked all the water back. At that time, there seemed to be a message from your Xicheng base that a major earthquake was about to happen, so our commander decided to move. During the migration, a major earthquake occurred, followed by a tsunami. Many of us died, many, many people..." Sheng Miao's eyes were filled with tears.
"Auntie, Auntie..." The children called her, pulled her hands and hugged her waist.
"Auntie is fine." Sheng Miao touched the children's heads and continued, "Later, we searched for survivors and found usable boats to move supplies and survivors aboard. At that time, the boats were still unusable because the water level was too low and the boats were stuck. Unexpectedly, a typhoon came and the rain got heavier. Can you imagine? The water level rose by ten meters overnight, and even the boats stuck in the cracks in the ground floated up. We looked for a new river channel and used the depth of the cracks to drive the boats out and gather together. We originally wanted to wait for the rainy season to pass, but Tangzhou suddenly began to collapse, which brought severe shaking and the smaller boats capsized... We had to leave, search and rescue along the way, and finally came here."
She smiled at Qiao Qingqing and said, "When we saw the land, we thought it was another piece of land after Tangzhou split apart. We didn't expect this to be Xicheng. Last night, two soldiers from Xicheng came to inquire about the news. When my comrade-in-arms told me about it, I thought I was dreaming."
Qiao Qingqing was silent for a moment: "The direction you came from was the direction of Yeshan in Xicheng."
"I heard from my comrades that it might be the movement of the earth's crust..." Sheng Miao sighed, "I have told you everything you want to know. We will be busy for a while. If anyone on your side has any questions, you can answer them on their behalf. By the way, don't underestimate us because we are not many people. In fact, the commander asked them to find a way out in other directions on the way. When we get here, we will send out a signal, and then other fleets will come over."
Understanding the implication in Sheng Miao's words, Qiao Qingqing nodded: "Thank you for helping me clear up my doubts. I will tell others what you said. I believe no one will dare to have any bad intentions towards the fleet." Qiao Qingqing looked at Shao Shengan who was sitting next to her without saying anything. Shao Shengan nodded at her, and they stood up and left together.
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