Chapter 216 Delivery
"Don't worry, you just think it looks like it now, but you don't know what will happen in the future." Bai Manshan said with an ambiguous meaning.
Fan Erzhu:... He was even more worried!
Fan Dazhu asked tremblingly: "They, they still dare? Aren't they afraid of the government!"
"It's early July, and I don't know where the government is. There's not even a porridge stall at the city gate!" Li Wu said angrily.
Even if the relief grain from the court has not been delivered, the officials can call on the wealthy families in the city to donate porridge together, otherwise, if it goes on like this, there may really be a tragedy.
Hong Daniu looked at the number of disaster victims on the road and sighed: "Your Guangning Prefecture is relatively well affected by the disaster, but the county magistrate does not care about his people and does not care about anything;
When you reach the territory of Nanning Prefecture, you will see how miserable the situation is over there. I'm afraid that our county magistrate of Nanning Prefecture is powerless even if he wants to manage it."
"I see that the number of disaster victims here is much smaller than that of Nanning Prefecture." Hong Mancang also said.
The men from Nanning Prefecture all nodded.
The villagers of Shanshui Village originally thought that the disaster in their prefecture was the most serious! How many people lost their lives, how many people were homeless, how many people were displaced, and they never thought that other prefectures were worse than theirs!
After being shocked, everyone reacted and started to discuss: "If other places are also affected by the disaster, can the court handle it?"
"With so many people, how much relief grain can be distributed to each person?"
"Originally, I was only worried that the victims in our prefecture would become refugees and come to grab food. I thought that after all, there would not be too many people. If there are also victims in other places, and they are much more serious than here, then don't we have to guard not only against the victims in our place, but also against those from other places?!"
When the last question was raised, the team was silent for a moment.
Bai Manshan stood up at the right time and said, "So we have to go and come back quickly! Now the disaster victims are still in the local area and rarely go out. After a long time, there will be few kind people who can survive!
They will just wander around, with cruel hearts and extremely vicious hands. We have to get things done quickly while it is still relatively stable!"
As soon as the voice fell, the team immediately echoed: "Yes! We have to hurry and send it over."
"There are several batches after this batch is sent. We can't delay the days and delay things!"
"Let's go, let's go, three people in one car, take turns to pull, people rest but the car doesn't rest!"
Originally, Mr. Bai hired more people just to rotate and not delay time, so that they can shorten the days and transport more batches, and they won't be too tired.
Now they just think it doesn't matter if they are a little tired. They can finish the transportation early and stay in the village early. If something really happens, there won't be a village of old, weak, women and children!
The originally slow-moving car team immediately started to turn the axles and headed towards Nanning Prefecture.
Bai Manshan walked in the front holding a flag, feeling a little relieved.
The men of Zhulin Village had previously agreed that they would not be paid extra for transporting potatoes, and they were very satisfied with staying in Shuiqing. They wanted to go back quickly, spared no effort on the road, and worked very hard, which satisfied him.
As Shanshui Village was paid by the day, the more days they worked, the more money they got. The good people would not dawdle for an extra day's wages, but there were always bad people who were lazy and delayed because there were many people. When others criticized them, they would be said to be doing it for the good of everyone, and they could earn an extra day's wages!
These were only a few people, and he saw them. Direct criticism would affect the atmosphere and morale of the entire team, so he just used the disaster victims' case to remind them.
Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good.
It seems that no matter where you are, family and home are the biggest concerns.
Bai Manshan's eyes fell on Fan Dazhu and Fan Erzhu, who were dragging their feet at the end of the team. They complained the most along the way.
But he didn't dare to speak loudly, he only dared to whisper, so he pretended not to hear.
With a large team and many people, there are always a few bad ones, which is normal.
It usually takes only one and a half days to walk from Guangning Prefecture to Nanning Prefecture, but the road is not easy to walk after the flood, and the goods are heavy, so Bai Manshan did not set a very tight schedule, two days for each way.
The sun was high in the sky, and the clothes of the cart pullers and the escorts were all wet with sweat.
When they arrived at an open space, Bai Manshan shouted: "It's hot, let's rest here for an hour and fetch water for lunch!"
Hearing the rest, the men parked the vehicles in the open space with a bang and happily began to prepare food.
After Fan Jin finalized the candidates, they discussed it. Generally, people who are familiar with each other are grouped together. Who is responsible for fetching water, who is responsible for making fire, who is responsible for washing dishes... With a plan, it is not chaotic to act according to the plan at this time.
Hu the butcher, Hu Wenhua, Bai Manshan and the men brought by Bai Manshan, their food is all prepared by Shuiqing, naturally one dish.
There were many young men, so the older ones like Hu the butcher and Hong Daniu didn't need to do anything. They just needed to fan themselves and wait for food under the shade of the tree.
Bai Manshan lay on the roots of the tree, leaning against the trunk, his tongue stretched out and he was panting.
He was the only one who didn't pull the cart and walked purely on the way, but he was the most tired person in the whole team at the moment, as if he had done all the work of the whole team by himself.
However, everyone could understand that it was good enough for the masters of rich families to walk by themselves, how could they compare with them, the farmers.
Bai Manshan looked at Hu the butcher and Hong Daniu, who were much older than him, and were still talking about crops and floods, while he was struggling to breathe, and felt a little ashamed.
Then I look at the men over there who have been carrying hundreds of pounds all morning to fetch water and light a fire for cooking, and I feel even more ashamed.
This shame turned into appetite during lunch, and I drank three large bowls at once!
Well, although he doesn't do much, he eats a lot.
Everyone was shocked at once.
Bai Manshan finally remembered that he wanted to lose face, and pointed at his rice bowl and said firmly: "It's not my fault that I can eat it, it's the food prepared by Sister Shui Qing that is so good!"
There was no unexpected rebuttal, only a chorus of agreement: "Yes, my sister has prepared so much."
"How does this food look like you're on the road? It's better than what you eat at home!"
"If I could always eat like this while traveling, I would rather travel every day."
Dozens of tea eggs, egg pancakes, crispy corn pancakes from the kang, a pile of washed cucumbers, fried noodles...
Fried noodles are made of white noodles with a lot of crushed peanuts and sesame seeds in them. There are two types: sweet and salty. They are fragrant when washed with hot water. No wonder Mr. Bai, who is used to eating delicacies from all over the world, can eat three big bowls!
The weather is hot, and the egg pancakes are eaten at noon without putting them aside. A thick egg pancake with fried batter, a bite of the pancake, a bite of batter, is so satisfying.
The owner is really attentive.