The villagers in the Li Family Zhuangzi's group were also eating burritos. They didn't need to buy their burritos.
In the mountains, there was a workshop working at night and food was provided 24 hours a day.
The villager who reported the news first drank water in big gulps. Now, he ate two bites of the burritos and drank a mouthful of water from the pot.
They left their horses behind and rode the Li Family Zhuangzi's horses back. They weren't worried about their horses.
These ten villagers were in much better spirits than the village chief, Ma Jin. They had everything in the group.
The highest ranking official was called Li Guiheng. Originally, his surname was Ge and his name was Ge Gui. When he came to the Li Family Zhuangzi, he followed his family's surname and had more than one word in his name.
He waited until they reached the top of the hill and said to the villagers, "It's good that you're fine. Everything else is just a small problem. Think about it. Let's build a new house. We'll build a second story."
"Yes, yes!" A villager swallowed the food in his mouth, "How much will it cost?"
"Not much. You know that there's a cement factory and a brick factory on the mountain. Didn't Magistrate Zhang say that if the house is damaged, the yamen will take care of it?
They'll pay for the houses. We'll give you the cost price. It's enough to build a second story.
Don't pigs and poultry have marks on them? It's better if they can survive and come back on their own. If they're picked up by someone else, they can ask.
The land will be delayed. The good soil on the mountain will wash down and fertilize the fields. "
Li Guiheng tried his best to speak positively. He didn't want to make people sick again.
"What if the soil that washes down isn't good? What if there's a lot of sand and stones? "Another villager still felt that it was better to have a fertile field.
"In the winter, you can clean up the silt. You're planting new indica rice, so you'll have to soak it in water.
If you don't have enough livestock, I'll lend you some when plowing the fields. I'll give you some manpower to build the house. You'll take care of the food.
I'll give you some chicks, ducks, geese, and piglets. They're not worth much. "
Li Guiheng continued to comfort them. Small poultry were the most worthless.
Artificial incubation was equivalent to giving them a batch of eggs.
"We have savings. We can survive. After washing, we'll see if we can find anything." The villager was completely relieved.
When the sun was far to the west, the group arrived.
The water flow became smaller, but it did not stop. Apparently, there was still a lot of water on the mountain, and there was an opening here.
Seven to eight hundred people stayed on the hillside. The older children brought the younger children to look for wild vegetables and fruits to eat. The adults used their hands to pick wild vegetables, and some even broke branches to weave things.
The animals grazed on their own, so it was hard to tell if they were frightened or not.
No one in the entire group cried. Even when their house was washed away, they did not shed a single tear.
When the Li Family Zhuangzi's caravan arrived, the villagers actually smiled.
"Come over and help set up the tent. Children shouldn't run around. Ah, you guys eat first. We'll set up the tent."
Li Guiheng shouted and suddenly remembered that everyone had not eaten yet.
The food was packed in large wooden buckets. Even the canteen, which provided food 24 hours a day, was emptied in one go and the canteen would cook again.
There was a lot of food that had to be remade, and they still had to send it to the village.
In summer, the food wasn't afraid of getting cold, as long as it didn't spoil.
Children, elderly, women, and men lined up in order to get their meals.
There were no stools prepared. Everyone stood or squatted to eat. It was too childish to be fed by adults.
House-like tents were set up, and fixed ropes were tied around the stakes that had been smashed into the ground.
The place where the windows were opened was picked up, and the screen was sewn there.
It was hot in Luoyang at this time of the year. It was so hot that people couldn't stay in their houses and ran to the roof to sleep.
For example, during Li Yi's time, some people slept on the sidewalk.
There were also factories where the workers didn't live in the dormitory. They bought their own small tents and slept in the open space unless the factory installed air conditioning.
The ground inside the tent was covered with felt, so there was no need to cover it with blankets.
The most worrying were mosquitoes and bugs. If the bugs crawled in and bit people, they would get red and swollen.
Lime was scattered around the tent to block the bugs and the screen to block the mosquitoes.
"Two groups of people can still come before dark. After you finish eating, set up the stove outside. The people behind will send food and household utensils. Soup can't be sent, it's too heavy."
Li Guiheng's arrangements were simple. As long as the people's emotions were stable, nothing else was a problem.
The men who could work shoveled food into their mouths, chewed a few mouthfuls, swallowed, drank a few mouthfuls of soup, and worked.
As they worked, they chatted and laughed, and at the same time, they cursed the heavens and the mountain gods.
If it weren't for the mountain torrent and the ruins, it would be impossible to tell that they had suffered a disaster.
There were only three people in the Li Family Zhuangzi. They gave orders and occasionally rubbed the head of a naughty child.
In the hearts of the villagers, the three of them were the stabilizing force. Their voices made them feel at ease.
An hour later, the second group of people from the Li Family Zhuangzi mountain arrived. They brought tables, chairs, iron pots, tools, and kerosene lamps.
The sky was dark. The third group of people brought food, bacon, seasonings, rice, flour, clothes, and medicine to calm the nerves.
The villagers helped them settle down. Several families lived in one tent.
The surrounding toilets were dug out and covered with branches and thatch.
Wooden buckets were used as vessels for purifying water. After settling the sand and stones, they took the water and boiled it to drink.
There was no need for others to teach them about epidemic prevention. They all knew about it because they read the newspaper.
Of the three villagers, one was on duty, and the other two were sleeping.
They lived here. They needed 24 hours, and one of them had to be active.
The villagers on the other mountain did the same. A village of nearly a thousand people was no small matter.
The horses rested and went back. They had to come back later.
"If Dongzhu was here, I guarantee that he would do better than us."
A villager on the mountain was thinking about what was not done well. He told his companions.
"Don't compare yourself to Dongzhu. Anyway, we did our best. Dongzhu can fly. Can you fly?" another villager said.
"According to my conclusion, our organizational ability was not strong enough, our response was not fast enough, and our logistics arrangements were not perfect," another villager said.
The other villagers nodded. Indeed, they still had to learn.
They did not know that many countries in Dongzhu's era could not do what they did.
At that time, some countries were still in a meeting 72 hours after the disaster happened.
The leaders bragged in front of the media. The people there were suffering, but it did not stop them from bragging.
After bragging, they told the voters to choose their party. We will bring you happiness. Don't worry.
When night fell, the villagers took a bath and changed their clothes. The women who were on their period used clean sanitary pads. No one could sleep.
Only the elderly and children slept soundly. The adults were in a state of excitement.
A group of flying insects gathered around the kerosene lamp outside the screen. The temperature of the kerosene lamp did not spread into the tent, but the light warmed the heart.
An even larger group of people was moving forward with torches. From time to time, there were sounds of 'Pa! Pa! 'and mosquito bites on their faces and arms.
"Don't worry. I personally brought enough food. When we reach the place, we will arrange a meal."
Zhang Shuo rode on a horse and spoke to Ma Jin. His subordinate suggested that he ride a roller coaster, but he refused.
He was not afraid that the roller coaster would not be sturdy enough and he would fall. He was worried that the news of him riding a roller coaster would spread to Chang 'an and he would fall from his position. He would not even have the chance to join the regiment.
Xiao Yi was ruthless. He would probably say, "Why don't you ask someone to carry you when you ride a roller coaster when the people are suffering?"
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