Chapter 110 Who Has Ever Feeled Bad for Him
"Hey! Fluttershy!"
It was too late for Zhang Xiu to stop her; the little girl turned and ran away.
She didn't even tell them where she had been.
Zhang Xiu sighed and turned her head to find that Wang Dafeng had held the rabbit tightly in her arms at some point. Her hands, like dead branches, were gently stroking the rabbit's fur and she was muttering something.
"Mom, this is the rabbit Xiaodie caught." Zhang Xiu shook her head gently. The old lady was originally very energetic, but she never thought that the earthquake would scare her like this.
The villagers' houses collapsed, but Ding Xiaodie could not help at all. The only thing she could do now was to see if the water in the well was still there.
According to the big ditch she saw on the mountain just now, if the crust of the earth in the yamen area also changes, the water she had put into the well with great difficulty might leak out.
It’s so hot now and the villagers have run out of food and water. They can still carry on without food, but those who are injured may not be able to survive without water.
Seeing the villagers crying and the children making noise along the way, Ding Xiaodie's mood fell to the bottom.
When they came out of Aozigou, everyone felt that life was hard. They finally settled down in Yangliu Town, where they had the support of the Lu family and the cuckoo machine in her hands.
Life was barely bearable. Although we couldn't get enough to eat, no one had starved to death for several days.
But now, the Yizhao earthquake has made everyone's life worse than when they were fleeing famine.
Not only are all the food and drinks gone, even the little belongings that we managed to bring with us are gone!
When Ding Xiaodie arrived at the yamen, she found Dabao and Lu Xingluo there. She felt a little calmer: "Second Young Master, Brother Dabao."
The two boys turned and looked at her, surprise in their eyes.
"Xiaodie, why are you here?"
"Don't run around alone, it's dangerous."
"I'm fine, Brother Dabao. I heard there is water in the well. Is the water still there now?" Ding Xiaodie had to find an excuse.
Dabao said, "I was just about to go and take a look. The villagers' survival depends on this well water!"
His thick eyebrows were tied into a knot, and he looked worried beyond the age of seventeen. After he finished speaking, he walked quickly towards the side of the main hall. There was a corridor there. After passing the side hall and crossing the side courtyard, he could reach the well in the small courtyard.
Ding Xiaodie turned her head to look at Lu Xingluo: "Second Young Master, are Madam and the others okay?"
Unexpectedly, the little girl still remembered to care about their Lu family. Lu Xingluo nodded excitedly: "When I was away, my mother was still thinking about you and asked me to check on your family. Our Lu family is fine, don't worry!"
"That's good."
The two of them talked as they walked, and when they arrived at the courtyard, they saw Dabao staring at the well with wide eyes.
Is the water gone?
Ding Xiaodie was so scared that she ran over quickly. It would be troublesome if the water was gone because she didn't know how many times the cuckoo machine could work.
Fortunately, when she ran closer, she saw that the water in the well was still there, but it had turned from clear to turbid.
It's possible that the force of the earthquake stirred up the mud at the bottom of the well!
"What a pity!" Dabao finally managed to utter a word. He had seen with his own eyes how clear the well water was, and now it had become like this, he felt heartbroken.
"It's okay, it's better than leaking." Ding Xiaodie comforted them warmly. They had drunk water much muddier than this before when they were fleeing famine, so they could only make do with it for now.
Lu Xingluo also agreed with her: "The water in our house has also become muddy. There is nothing we can do."
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Yangliu Town used to be a very prosperous town on a major transportation route, so even a small town government office was built bigger than the county government offices in some poor counties.
In addition to the front hall, middle hall and back hall on the central axis, there are side courtyards and small courtyards on both sides, as well as a total of more than ten ear rooms on the left and right.
If you count them all up, there are at least forty rooms to be divided. For example, the three brothers of Ding Gui's family can all be placed in a large side courtyard with five large small rooms. The whole family can be divided into two rooms for women and two rooms for men, so that everyone can squeeze in.
Lu Xingluo, who grew up in a wealthy family, was very adept at distributing these things. He listened to Dabao's description of the relationships between the villagers and quickly distributed everyone.
In any case, the villagers of Aozigou finally had a place to stay.
Afterwards, they returned to the town and transferred everyone to the town government office. There were two special rooms for the injured, where they all lived together and were taken care of by the villagers in turns.
Just living together like this can make people feel extremely inconvenient.
For example, Ding Xiaodie and her four cousins were in the same room. She and Ding Xiang shared a bed, and Ding Xue and Ding Mei shared another bed. Right now, the four of them were staring at each other, and no one wanted to speak first.
That's right, just a few days ago, everyone disliked each other. The little girl Ding Xiaodie actually made her two cousins Ding Xue and Ding Mei so arrogant that they would avoid her whenever they saw her.
Now we have to live in the same house, how can it not be awkward?
I heard the village chief's voice coming from the yard: "Everyone, don't be idle. The old, the young, the women, and the children, stay in the house to take care of the injured and the elderly with mobility problems. Those who are young and strong, follow me. Let's go see which house we can get into and find some food. It's getting dark, and everyone is tired after a day. We need to eat something."
This is the most important thing right now.
After helping to allocate the number of people, Lu Xingluo returned to the Lu family. Later, the Lu family did not help for a long time, and believed that they must have encountered difficulties as well.
Some people who didn't understand the situation began to blame the Lu family, as if they deserved to pay everything for the people of Aozigou.
Some people even cursed openly: "People from our village helped the Lu family guard the courtyard, and now they won't send us some food?"
In fact, she had this idea in mind; she didn't want her man to follow the village chief and take risks in looking for food!
This time, Village Chief Huifu wasn't going to tolerate it and started scolding him, "That's a good question. Why don't you think about the fact that the Lu family gave you sweet potatoes, steamed buns, and meat? Did you feel grateful back then? Don't just go after the Lu family. They don't owe us anything."
"Village chief, no one in your family has died."
The woman who was muttering was scolded in front of the whole village, and suddenly she couldn't control her emotions and started to cry.
When she started crying, others started crying too.
After the earthquake, Lai Fu counted the number of people and found that more than a dozen men, women, old and young were buried. Now there are less than fifty men and about forty women, old and young women and children.
There were originally hundreds of villagers from Aozi Village who came out to escape the famine, but now there are only eighty-seven people left, excluding those who were lost on the way.
Eighty-seven. This was a result Lai Fu had never expected. His heart ached more than anyone else. At this moment, his fingers trembled and clenched into fists. He wanted to say something, but he found that his voice would choke as soon as he opened his mouth. In the end, he could only choose to say nothing!
Finally, Ding Gui couldn't stand it anymore and stood up. "Can you guys have a little conscience? Brother Lai Fu has been busy all the time for everyone, but in the end, you said such hurtful words. Have you ever thought about him at all? His mother... passed away too. Did anyone notice?"
(End of this chapter)
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