12dz Chapter 412: Prepare to Start Cleaning
Chapter 412: Prepare to Start Cleaning
You have arrived before, comrade soldier, everything I said is true, if you don't believe me, ask other people in the village. "Captain Li was crying in his heart. He was scared to death when he first found out that the two old people were not there. He took people to search everywhere outside. Finally, he had no choice but to come to their house to check, but who knew that they really came home.
"Yes, fellow soldiers, we really had no idea when Uncle Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang would be back. At the latest, when we went to bed, we saw Uncle and Aunt Zhuang sitting together and talking hand in hand. We even joked with them, 'I really envy their relationship.'"
"Yes, when I went to bed last night, I was originally sleeping on the side near the door, but Grandpa Zhuang said that the air inside was stuffy and he and Grandma Zhuang couldn't stand it as they were old, so they switched seats with me. I thought that they were old and sometimes they might have trouble breathing, so I switched seats with them. Hey, do you think that Grandpa Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang would have thought of sneaking home after we fell asleep?" The young man recalled the scene of switching seats with the two old people last night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was right.
Not only him, but other people had the same first reaction after hearing what he said. This also explains why the two old people were able to return home without knowing it, and judging from the marks on their bodies, the two old people were ready to die.
"But why did Grandpa and Grandma Zhuang do this?" The little girl cried. Usually the two old people treated young people like them very well. Every time they saw children in the village, they would give them a candy. You know, candy is a very precious thing nowadays.
"Hey, there are some things that you are still young, so it's normal that you don't know. Your Grandpa Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang have lost all hope in life. Their son went to the army when he was your age. In the first few years, he would send them some money and notes, but later, there was no news from them, and the letters they wrote to him fell into the sea.
As time went by, some people said that he had died, but your Grandpa Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang didn't believe it and kept waiting. I heard that they received a letter some time ago. No one knew the specific content of the letter, and they didn't tell anyone. But after reading the letter, the two old people rarely left their room. "
After hearing what the captain said, what is there to not understand? Before, the two elders lived on the belief that their son was still alive. Now that they have lost their faith, naturally they have nothing to miss in this world.
After listening to the captain's words, Bo Sirui and Ruan Shaoke looked at each other. Is it really such a coincidence?
They were the only couple in the village who had gotten into trouble.
After leading the soldiers to salute the two elderly people, Bosrui said something to the captain and continued the search and rescue.
The other teams were similar to them. Because the village received a notice in advance, under the leadership of the team leader and the village chief, they all moved into the shelter with all their belongings after dinner at home that night, so there were no casualties.
All the teams circled around the large group below and then returned to the shelter outside the city at night.
While having dinner, Bosrui talked to them about the two old people.
After hearing this, everyone's hand movements became slow for a moment.
"Misery only strikes upon the unfortunate people!" Gu Jinghe sighed.
"Who said it wasn't?" Ruan Shaolin replied and took a big bite of the multi-grain steamed bun in his hand.
"Hey, since when have you two become so pessimistic?" Deng Yi looked at his elder and younger brothers-in-law and said puzzledly.
As soldiers, they have seen a lot of separation between life and death. Besides, many people in this world face death every day, and there is a limit to what they can do. They can only try their best to save the lives of others when they are in distress.
"In fact, I think it's good for them to be like this. They are old and have no support in life. They will soon collapse. They also know that if they can't walk anymore, the villagers will definitely not ignore them. But they don't want to be a burden to others. I think they actually wanted to end their lives when they received the letter of their son's death. Otherwise, they would not stay at home for such a long time. The reason why they chose not to go out is probably that they wanted to slowly fade out of the villagers' sight, so that when they die, they won't be sad for them.
Perhaps they thought that this earthquake was a chance given to them by God, so they just quietly passed away. Even if the villagers found out later, they would only feel sad for them for a short while, just like today, when they only shed a few tears for them after they were sure they were dead. The rest of the time, they had to rebuild their houses, and they had no time to think about anything else. ”
Su Yanqiu told them his inner analysis. The reason why he said this was because he was thinking about himself. If he encountered the same thing one day, he would make the same choice.
Anyway, I am old, I have lived enough, and I have no worries in the world. There is no need to trouble others anymore. They also have parents and children to support.
"Okay, let's not discuss this anymore. Let's eat quickly, and then go to bed early. Starting tomorrow, we will go to clean up the ruins in the city. Tomorrow, everyone should divide into teams and pay attention to safety. Bo Sirui, Ruan Shaoke, Ruan Shaolin, Gu Jinghe, the four of you will lead two teams to clean up the railway first, and then ask if there are any people in the crowd who can repair the railway. Take them with you and see if we can restore the railway to normal operation first.
Su Yanqiu and Lin Qingyuan, you two should also bring a team of people to clear the road into Tang City. I think that starting from tomorrow, there should be people escorting supplies here. We must restore the road to passable before they arrive, otherwise the food we have now will not last for two days.
The rest of you, continue to lead people to search the surrounding areas or in the mountains to see if there are any trapped people."
As Huo Haocheng spoke, he was thinking about what he had to do tomorrow. It would be best to arrange it now. They had not had a rest for two days and one night. Now that it was arranged, they could rest early. The next work would all be physical work, and he was really afraid that something would happen if they didn't get enough rest.
"understood."
After listening to Huo Haocheng's arrangements, several people quickly finished the steamed buns and pickles in their hands.
Today, except for two people in one team, there were no casualties reported, which is very good news.
After dinner, Ruanruan and Doctor Jiang came to look for them. They hadn't seen them all day. Although there were no casualties, they had been walking through the ruins. Ruanruan and the others were still worried about them, so they brought some medicine to see if they needed any.
"Have you finished eating?" When they came over, they saw them cleaning the table. The bowls on the table were all shiny, as if they had never been used.
"Here we are. Have you eaten yet?" Huo Haocheng and Gu Jinghe placed the bowls in their hands overlapping the bowls of the people next to them, then walked up to their wives.
"It's great to have a wife!" Ruan Shaolin couldn't help but mutter when he saw Gu Jinghe put the bowl in his hands, and then saw the changes in their expressions as they walked towards them.
"It's quite amazing." Deng Yi replied to him, then obediently took the dishes and went to wash them. When he saw Huo Haocheng and Gu Jinghe walking towards their wives, Deng Yi decided to discuss the marriage with Gu Jingyan after returning, and it would be best to hold the wedding this year.