The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 430
Big Dog is a refugee, a refugee who had to leave his hometown and migrate to a more prosperous area because of the famine.

It's just that along the way, Big Dog found sadly that the world is so big that there is no room for him.

The old man who took him out of the village starved to death on the road one after another, and the few brothers who survived were also robbed by the robbers.

Those with better physical fitness either ran away, or directly chose to join the ranks of the robbers. Only myself, who was lame in one leg, was still lingering.

The big dog didn't know how long such days would last, he only knew that he might not be far from death.

Having not eaten or drank water for a few days, the big dog can't even urinate even a drop of urine. Even if he wants to drink urine to continue his life, it has become impossible.

[I... can I last this far? 】

Weakly collapsed on the official road, the big dog looked at the gate of the county seat not far away, but there was no hope in his heart.

Because he knew that even if he entered the city, the residents of the city would not welcome a refugee.

Exposing the corpse to the wilderness, and then eating the corpse by wild dogs, was his final fate.

"Quick! Here! Someone is alive here!"

However, just as the big dog was waiting for death, a young man with a string of rosary beads around his neck suddenly appeared in front of him.

Dirty, foul-smelling, even necrotic carrion limbs...

The teenagers seemed to have smelled it but didn't see it at all. They just walked quickly and carried themselves to a porridge shed at the foot of the city wall.

And in that porridge shed, a stern-faced woman in Tsing Yi frowned slightly, but also took up a bowl of rice porridge and handed it to the boy without hesitation.

[I... survived? 】

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When the big dog woke up from the coma, he was already lying in a temporary work shed.

Although the work shed is simple and simple, the basic daily necessities are well prepared, and it does not look like a temporary shelter at all.

And in this work shed, there are all refugees who are as yellow and emaciated as he is, as well as some "predecessors" who seem to have adapted to life here.

Although those former "senior people" were equally pale and emaciated, their spirits were exceptionally uplifting, like survivors who had grasped the last ray of hope.

The big dog rested in this shed for a full day before he really recovered.

But Big Dog's day was not in vain, because through this day's contact, he has already pieced together what happened to him from the words and phrases of those "seniors".

Different from the prosperous Suzhou and Hangzhou in my imagination, I seem to have deviated from my original path unknowingly and came to Tanzhou, which is more remote than my hometown.

And the place where I am now is a small county named "Ningxiang" under the rule of Tanzhou.

The most important thing is that this place is different from the counties I passed along the way - refugees are not excluded here.

Or to be more precise, the refugees who have drifted here will be accepted and arranged, and they will be re-adapted to this completely unfamiliar environment.

At first, Dagou only thought that he might have met a "kind" parent officer, but he didn't think he would stay here for a long time.

Because after passing through so many places, the big dog has already seen that kindness and order are not the same thing at all.

A moment of kindness can save a life, but if you want the refugees to live for a long time, it is simply not a moment of kindness that can solve the problem.

Among other things, how to resettle the victims here is a huge problem.

This situation lasted until the next day, when a man called Captain Sun by the "predecessors" came to him and took him to a work shed that seemed to be under construction.

"From today onwards, you will be working here."

"As long as you can complete the tasks given every day, you can go to the nearest porridge shed to eat with the sign issued by the person in charge here."

"But you can only go there twice a day, and you don't necessarily have porridge every time."

"Also, follow the person in charge here to wash your body later, and make sure that you will keep it clean when you come to work here every day."

"This is the condition that Master Pei specially instructed. If you can't abide by it, please leave here."

"besides……"

The big dog couldn't hear what Lieutenant Sun said next.

Because he was completely shocked by the situation here, and even wondered if he had passed out long ago, and now he was in his dream.

You can have food if you work. This is something that you can't guarantee even in a normal age, let alone in this disaster year.

But after the initial shock, Big Dog felt that if this was a dream, it would be best not to wake up forever.

Until a long time later, Dagou's grandson was born, and he still told his children and grandchildren about this difficult but hopeful day with nostalgia on his face.

Because Lieutenant Sun really fulfilled everything he said.

Do some basic city defense, shed construction, and land reclamation every day. If you have a skill, you can apply for other jobs.

From carpentry to blacksmithing, to counting, and even teaching other refugee children to read...

It's like a huge machine that is gradually running, and the big dog, a part of this machine, is changing at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.

Because in addition to the "way to live", it also brings "hope" to Big Dog that he has never encountered before.

Not only to live, but also to live with dignity and hope. This is the biggest change that experience brought to Big Dog.

And the person who brought about all these changes was the "Master Pei" who would carry one or two refugees back from time to time and formulate various strict rules and regulations for the entire refugee camp.

It is said that this "Master Pei" received and managed all the refugees in Ningxiang.

And let them get rid of the initial suffering from scratch, and finally realize the goal of living a self-sufficient life.

It can be said that apart from washing hands before meals, boiling water, and keeping the body clean and hygienic, big dogs have never been able to figure out the "good habits" that work.

Almost every regulation formulated by Master Pei has become a necessary guarantee for the refugees to live.

For many years to come, the young but wise Master Pei was regarded as a "living Buddha" by the refugees.

Dagou even erected a "Longevity Temple" specially for him, praying for the long life of Master Pei.

And it was many years later that Big Dog knew that the person he and others regarded as a "living Buddha" existed, but before that, he was called Pei Bold and Pei Crazy.

Even the admission and treatment of the refugees living here was the result of his willful will in the beginning.

"If such a man is mad, then the rest of the world is fool!"

Every time he ran into those people who called Master Pei Da Dao and Pei Crazy again, the big dog would just spit at them with disdain, and then continued to plunge into the busy work.

A little fire of hope started to burn among the refugees just inadvertently.

—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—

(End of this chapter)