There is a feeling called heartache

Chapter 15 Tears in the Desert
Love is the most holy emotion in the world, even though there are tears and blood sometimes.

this is a true story.The story takes place in Qinghai Province, a desert area that is extremely short of water.The water consumption per person here is strictly limited to 3 catties per day, which has to be transported from far away by the garrison.Daily drinking, washing, washing vegetables, laundry, including feeding animals, all rely on these 3 catties of precious water.

People can't do without water, and so can livestock.Thirsty!Finally one day, an old cow that has always been considered honest and loyal was extremely thirsty, broke free from the rein, and forcibly broke into the only road in the desert that must be passed by water trucks.Finally, the military vehicle carrying water arrived, and Lao Niu quickly rushed onto the road with incredible recognition, and the military vehicle stopped abruptly with an emergency brake.The old cow stood silently in front of the car, and refused to move half a step despite the driver's yelling and driving. Five minutes later, the two sides are still deadlocked.The men who carried the water had encountered the situation of cattle blocking the way before, but they were nothing as stubborn as the cow.

The man and the cow were exhausted like this, and finally caused a traffic jam. The driver behind began to curse, impatient and even tried to ignite to drive away, but the old cow was unmoved.

Finally, the owner of the ox was found, and the owner, furious, raised a long whip and savagely beat the bony ox on the back.The cow was beaten to pieces and wailed, but still refused to move away.Blood dripped out, staining the whip red, and the shrill howling of the old cow and the cold wind in the desert made it look extraordinarily tragic.The water warrior on the side cried, and the cursing driver also cried. Finally, the water warrior said: "Just let me violate the regulations once, and I am willing to accept punishment once." He took out half a basin of water from the water truck—— Just about 3 catties, put it in front of the cow.

Unexpectedly, the old cow did not drink the water obtained by fighting to the death, but faced the sunset, looked up to the sky and mooed, as if calling for something, a calf ran from behind the beach not far away, and the injured old cow looked at it lovingly The calf drank the water greedily, then stretched out its tongue to lick the eyes of the calf, and the calf also licked the eyes of the old cow. In silence, people saw the tears in the eyes of the mother and child.Without waiting for the owner to yell, in the silence, they turned their heads and walked back slowly.

One night in the [-]th century, when I saw this heart-wrenching scene on TV, I remembered the poverty and embarrassment at home when I was a child, and thought of my miserable mother who has been working in the countryside.Like many viewers in front of the TV, I shed tears.

(Jiangnan Yu)

(End of this chapter)