The 2180th chapter farewell banquet(1/2)
The two thousand taels of gold theft case was solved in a somewhat unusual way.
The disaster has not eased at all.
Meng Shaoyuan photographed a large number of famine tragedies.
These are all to be taken to Chongqing to show to the Chairman.
Su Junwen, who went out to buy food and provide relief to the victims, is back.
The problem is, he's left empty-handed.
Not a grain of food was brought back.
"what happened?"
Meng Shaoyuan frowned.
"Sir, we can't transport food."
Su Junwen said with a sad face: "I finally purchased a batch of grain, but as soon as I entered Henan, it was all robbed by the victims.
I originally wanted to shoot and suppress them, but when I saw those victims, I really couldn't do it."
"It's okay, you did the right thing." Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "Compared to starvation and bullets, it's not that scary. Anyway, these grains are for the victims. If you grab them, just grab them."
Who is Master Meng?
If his things were robbed, would he still be compensated ten times or a hundred times?
But this time, he was willing to be robbed.
The disaster is beyond control.
In the face of natural disasters, even if Meng Shaoyuan had great abilities, he was helpless at this time.
There was a call from Tang Enbo. There is a military plane going to Chongqing tomorrow.
It's time to go back.
The second telegram from the Chairman came again, urging Meng Shaoyuan to return to Chongqing as soon as possible.
let's go.
I hope that my trip to Henan this time can help this troubled province.
On the way back to Zhengzhou, the scenes I saw were shocking.
A dog is a domestic dog, skinny as a stick.
It was chewing on a corpse.
Perhaps, that was its former owner.
It is said that dogs are the most loyal animals, but when they are extremely hungry, they have forgotten who their master is.
When Meng Shaoyuan took this photo, his hands were trembling.
"Locusts! Locusts!"
Suddenly, someone screamed in panic.
The locust plague is finally inevitable!
In the distance, a large black "cloud" appeared!
The terrible locusts are coming!
A large swarm of migratory locusts covered the sky, which was more than ten miles wide from east to west, and for a while the sky was darkened by them.
Many people sat on the ground and cried loudly.
It's over, it's over.
The thing you feared the most has finally come!
Even if there is a severe drought, there will still be some left in the land.
But when the locust plague comes, not a single blade of grass will grow.
Locusts are even more terrifying than the ferocious Japanese army!
At the very least, the Japanese army can be eliminated and killed.
What about locusts?
There's nothing you can do about them.
You can only watch helplessly as the locust army roars past, sweeping away everything you can see.
It brings despair and takes away your last glimmer of hope!
After the drought in Henan, the locust plague began to rage.
The locust plague was first discovered in Weishi County, Henan.
But it wasn't too serious then.
By late July, swarms of locusts began to infest this land that had already suffered endless suffering.
At this moment, Meng Shaoyuan was also desperate.
This was the first time he had seen such a horrific scene.
When the locusts fly in, they come in large swaths, blocking out the sun, and the crops quickly turn into bare stalks. When they encounter a wall, the locusts can crawl on the wall in dense numbers.
He battled wits and courage with the Japanese army in Shanghai, fought with a bayonet in Houjia Village, and narrowly escaped death in Yeren Mountain.
He has experienced countless dangers, but there has never been one that can make him completely despair like here.
The car drove into Zhengzhou.
Butler Qiu had already burst into tears.
He could only watch his fellow villagers struggling on the verge of death.
"do not Cry."
Meng Shaoyuan tidied his clothes.
The car door opened and Meng Shaoyuan got out of the car.
"Brother!"
It was Tang Enbo who came to greet him personally.
Holding Meng Shaoyuan's hand is like holding one's best friend.
Meng Shaoyuan was also smiling.
He knows what kind of expression to put on on what occasion.
Even at this moment, his heart was dark.
Tang Enbo has prepared a farewell banquet for him.
In times of national crisis, keep everything simple, keep it simple.
Therefore, there were not many dishes arranged.
Spicy lotus root slices, pepper chicken, fried beef with water chestnuts, braised duck. Braised duck, sweet and sour fish, two vegetarian dishes, two soups.
As for the staple food, there are barely four kinds:
Spring rolls, hot steamed buns, rice, frosted cakes.
Guests can eat whatever flavor they like.
As for the number of people eating, it is better not to have too many people. There are only two people in total:
One is Tang Enbo and the other is Meng Shaoyuan.
Meng Shaoyuan had no appetite at all.
As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, the dog and the swarm of locusts appeared in his mind.
How can I drink this wine?
"Brother, when you come to Henan this time, you will also be responsible for inspecting the disaster situation." Tang Enbo put down his chopsticks and said: "Brother, after returning to Chongqing, I don't know how to describe it to the committee."
Meng Shaoyuan was not in a hurry to answer: "What does Chief Tang mean?"
"Brother, I'm a few years older than you, and I should tell you some things." Tang Enbo was not polite: "Is there any disaster in Henan? Yes. Why not report it? Everyone knows it.
You have witnessed it with your own eyes during this field trip. After all, you can't hide it. You don't know the commission today, but you will definitely know it tomorrow. But how to report it?
I thought that the disaster in Henan had just begun and was not serious at first, but who would have thought that the locust plague suddenly came. This is easy to control, and natural disasters are not included in our calculations."
At this point, Tang Enbo's true intention was fully revealed.
The disaster has reached this point, and it is no longer possible to hide it.
If you can silence one person, how can you silence the mouths of millions and tens of millions of people?
But the time to report the disaster situation is very particular.
To be continued...