"Why is there one person missing? Whose family is not here?" Feng Xin counted twice, but still couldn't count.
Wang Fang, a young daughter-in-law in the crowd, raised her hand, "My husband has a fever and has just taken medicine. He really can't come."
Feng Xin frowned and said dissatisfied: "Isn't it just a fever? How can a grown man be so delicate?"
Wang Fang was not a good-tempered person either. Hearing Feng Xin’s complaint, he immediately choked and said, “What Director Feng said is so unpleasant! Fever is not a minor problem. If you insist on letting my man come, what will happen to him? You can’t You have to take full responsibility!”
Feng Xin then clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, "Okay. I'm just talking casually!"
"Okay, no more nonsense. Everyone follow me. Let's seize the time and try to clear the road this week."
A group of people walked toward the entrance of the village in a mighty manner. There were still a lot of leeches on the ground, and when they stepped down, they exploded everywhere.
Although Shen Qing was wearing rain boots with two layers of socks underneath, the feeling of stepping on her feet still gave her goosebumps.
too disgusting.
How could there be such disgusting creatures in the world?
Shen Zhian, who was beside him, noticed her frown and walked quietly in front of her, scraping away the leeches on the ground with his feet to make it easier for her to walk.
When the water receded, people once again realized how terrible this rainstorm was.
The original asphalt road now has no trace of black.
The road was covered with at least half a meter of mud. The mud was mixed with all kinds of garbage and gave off bursts of earthy smell.
The villagers quickly got busy. You shoveled and I shoveled the mud to both sides of the river and piled it up.
There were still a lot of leeches mixed in the mud, some dead, some still squirming, and many women frowned.
I worked like this for two hours and finally cleared less than 100 meters.
"Phew, it's so hot." Shen Qing straightened up with the shovel pole and wiped the sweat that was dripping from her forehead with her sleeves.
This damn weather, it’s only ten o’clock in the morning and it’s already getting hot.
The sun makes people feel dizzy, their throats are filled with smoke, and their backs are covered in sweat.
At first, everyone was hungry because of the lack of supplies, but now it was even more unbearable to do manual labor in the bright sun.
Even young people can't stand it, let alone older people like Tao Ying.
It was approaching twelve o'clock, and the sun became more and more fierce. Tao Ying felt that her head was dizzy, as if she would faint at any time.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Shen Zhian, who was standing next to Tao Ying, was the first to notice that something was wrong with her.
"It's okay..." Tao Ying waved her hand.
Seeing her flushed cheeks and white lips, Shen Zhian suddenly became anxious, "Mom, are you suffering from heat stroke? Why don't you go back and rest?"
Tao Ying refused: "How can that be done? Everyone is working here, I can't hold back."
Shen Zhian quickly called Shen Qing and informed Shen Qing of his mother's condition.
Shen Qing walked quickly to Tao Ying, supported Tao Ying and went back without saying a word.
The sharp-eyed Feng Xin immediately called her.
"What's going on? Where are you going?"
Shen Qing supported Tao Ying and said, "My mother has heatstroke. I'll help her go back to rest."
Feng Xin frowned and said dissatisfied: "After living in the city for a while, do you really think that you are a city citizen? How squeamish."
Shen Zhian's anger suddenly surged, "Are you talking in human language? The temperature is now close to 40 degrees. Can you avoid heatstroke if you do such tiring work on such a hot day?"
Feng Xin was already unhappy with the Shen family, and it made him even more angry when he retorted.
"Everyone else can do it, but your mother can't? Isn't this squeamish? Who of our ancestors didn't work with their face turned to the earth and their back to the sky?"
Shen Qing had a cold face and helped Tao Ying to the shade of the tree.
Then he walked into the crowd and retorted: "Director Feng really doesn't hurt when he stands and talks. You stand there fanning your mouth and talking nonsense, but we are the ones doing the work."
Some villagers nodded in agreement.
Can't he stop working just because he is the director?
Feng Xin suddenly became anxious and argued: "Who said that if you don't do hard work, it doesn't count as work? This is mental work! Can't I plan a route to clean up the mud?"
Shen Qing was too lazy to talk to him about these nonsense, and said rationally: "The weather is so hot, should Director Feng let us go back to rest first? If all the villagers are suffering from heat stroke, where can we find medicine?"
"Even with medicine, it takes a lot of time to rest after a heatstroke. Wouldn't it delay things even more?"
"It's better for us to go back now to escape the heat and come back to work when the shade is cool. This will be more efficient, don't you think so?"
Shen Qing's words immediately resonated with the villagers.
"What she said makes sense. Where can we get medicine if we get heat stroke? What if we get heat stroke if we continue like this?"
Everyone was even more scared when they heard about heat stroke.
After all, heat stroke can kill people.
"Director Feng, even our ancestors have never worked in such hot weather, right? There is no comparison at all."
Someone put down their tools and said unhappily: "I'm done with it. Isn't it good to lie at home and blow the fan in this weather? I'd rather go hungry than work in the sun."
"Don't do it anymore! Don't do it anymore. Whoever wants to do it will do it."
More and more people are giving up.
Feng Xin's face turned black with anger, but there were too many people resisting now, and he couldn't be intimidated.
We can only follow them first.
"Okay, okay, I understand what everyone is saying. So, let's go back and rest now. Let's wait for the temperature to drop and then clean up the mud!"
The villagers were satisfied and dispersed.
Shen Qing also helped Tao Ying back home.
"Why are these leeches still alive on such a hot day?"
As Shen Jie spoke, he used a shovel to kill the leech that crawled into the yard.
Only two hours away from home, some leeches had already climbed up the stairs to the second floor.
Shen Qing ignored the nausea at her feet and helped Tao Ying into her bedroom.
She took out Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid from the space, inserted a straw into Tao Ying's hand, then turned on the air conditioner in the living room, covered her with a thin quilt, and let her rest.
"It's so disgusting. These leeches actually climbed to the second floor. If I hadn't found them in time and beat them to death, they might have crawled into my bedroom." Shen Zhian frowned and walked into the living room from outside.
"Is mom feeling better?" Shen Zhian sat next to Shen Qing.
"I've taken the medicine and need to take a good rest."
"That's good. It's better to be cool at home. My life is thanks to the air conditioner." Shen Zhian was leaning on the sofa, very comfortable.
Shen Qing smiled faintly, and then took out a watermelon from the space, "There is something even better. Wouldn't it be more beautiful to eat watermelon with the air conditioner blowing?"
"Wow! That's great." Shen Zhian's eyes lit up, "If it hadn't been for you, sister, to live a new life, I would be lying at home hungry now."
Shen Qing cut the watermelon into small pieces and handed a plate to his hand.
"Where's Dad?"
"He's still dealing with the damn leeches downstairs. I'll go help him after I eat this piece of watermelon."
