Sandstorms always come so inadvertently, but the consequences of it are hard to ignore.
In Shamen Township, every family that has contracted the land to plant trees is in mourning.
The saplings they planted seemed to be swept away by a big hand, and everywhere they went, they were all messes.
And let alone saplings, even small trees that have grown for two or three years, buried or broken by wind and sand, even if they can continue to survive, will be crooked by the strong wind, and the aftermath work is extremely difficult. very.
"What should I do? The seedlings I bought last month turned into this in a blink of an eye. All my money was wasted."
"That's right. I went to the credit union to ask. Now it's the end of the year, and there are many people who are anxious to borrow money. The people in the credit union said that they have no choice but to wait until the beginning of next spring."
"If I had known this, I would not have contracted this land..."
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The entire village is full of sad words like this. This time, the strong sandstorm caused by the big storm has dealt a heavy blow to Salmonella's economy, and it can be regarded as the worst one in the past ten years.
Of all the people who complained, Queenie Tuedy was the only one.
After hearing the news that the sandstorm was coming, Queenie and Eddie were also worried for several days. The saplings he bought back with a loan had just been planted, and he encountered another sandstorm that was bigger than the last one. The saplings I bought are very confident, but when encountering such a thing, I will be afraid and worried after all. I just feel that my luck is too bad. It would be great if I could make those saplings grow again.
Then, the family also heard the news that the sandstorm was coming, and they almost collectively complained to Queenie Tuedi. His parents even yelled at him, saying that he was a prodigal son who even mortgaged his house and land to buy saplings. When the time comes, he will not even have a place to stay, so he will ask the whole family to beg for food.
Queenie was very stubborn about Eddie. He was like a donkey since he was a child. Although he was uneasy, facing his parents' scolding, he tilted his head and tucked his hands into his sleeves without saying a word, as if he hadn't heard it. He was so annoying that his parents wanted to take off his shoes and beat him several times.
"You, you, I never knew how to listen to someone's advice. You didn't listen to the advice you didn't put in so many seedlings. After you bought it, you were told not to scatter the seeds of Cistanche deserticola so quickly. You didn't listen. Look now. ... Alas, how can this be good... how can life be... "
Only in private, when the wife complained to her husband in a low voice full of sorrow, Queenie couldn't help but sigh a few times to let Eddie show her depression.
From knowing that the sandstorm was coming to the day when the strong sandstorm blew up, he lived in torment and torment from the beginning to the end. In those few days, he was so angry that his throat was hoarse, and his lips were so dry that his skin peeled off. , Sometimes he can't help but regret: "Am I... am I really wrong? If I knew this... I wouldn't buy so many seedlings."
On the night when the sandstorm ended, it was almost dark outside.
Queenie and Eddie didn't care about eating, and drove their small broken tractor to the woodland.
When he first left the house, he also met Paletahon.
Paletahon showed a gloating expression, looked at Queenie and laughed straight at Eddie, and said, "I said you are a big fool, you still don't believe it, how can you plant trees in this kind of place? How dare you put the house and the land on the ground?" It's... Hey, it's all right now, let's have nothing, let's see how you live in the future."
"you shut up!"
Queenie and Eddie glared at Paletahon angrily, and couldn't help but raise his fist. He had never wanted to hit someone like this moment in his life.
Paletahon was taken aback by the way Queenie spat out Eddie, and hurriedly retreated a few steps. When he stood still, he didn't dare to approach again, and rushed home in a hurry. While cursing from a distance: "You big fool, seeing that you have ruined your family, you still want to play tricks, what are you doing?"
Queenie was so angry that Eddie's chest was heaving like a blower, but he didn't go after Paletahon, just gritted his teeth silently, and drove the tractor to the woodland.
He wanted to see with his own eyes what was going on with his woodland, even if he died, he would have to die to understand.
In the woods, Queenie jumped off the tractor with Eddie, so anxious that she forgot to turn off the engine.
"chug chug..."
Amidst the sound of tractors, the woodland in front of me looked particularly bright.
After the sandstorm, the moonlight was surprisingly good, reflecting the desert like night.
"This this… "
Queenie stood in a higher position, looking at his own woodland, he swallowed, making his throat twitch tightly, the situation in front of him really made him a little unbearable, unbelievable.
Because his woodland is still the same as before, as if nothing happened.
"This... is this true?"
Queenie spit on Eddie and felt her body go limp for a while, she couldn't help but sat down on the ground.
His gaze was still staring straight ahead, he didn't want to leave for a moment, because everything in front of him was the hope of his life, the beautiful hope.
After a while, Queenie finally recovered, he slowly got up from the ground, and then walked into the depths of the forest.
Passing a Haloxylon seedling that had just been planted, he squatted down and inspected it carefully.
The Haloxylon seedlings were covered with a lot of sand, obviously brought by the sandstorm, but the sandstorm failed to uproot the Haloxylon seedlings.
Queenie couldn't help digging out the roots of the Haloxylon seedling with his hands. He wanted to verify with his own eyes whether his guess was right. Although it had only been planted not long ago, the roots of the seedling had already grown deep enough to withstand the wind and sand.
Sure enough, after digging nearly two meters, I dug to the end of the root.
The saplings that have just been planted have grown so deep in less than two months.
It helps its branches and leaves resist the sandstorm, and it also helps Queenie Tuedi to block the disaster.
"This seedling... so good!"
Queenie and Eddie carefully covered the excavated sand and tamped it down firmly, for fear that it might hurt the seedling in the slightest.
He obviously felt very happy in his heart, but he didn't know why, but tears burst out of his eyes. This complicated emotion made him unclear why, so he could only wipe it heavily on his face with his hands. .
At this time, if there were writers present and saw him like this, they would definitely tell him that he was crying with joy.
Queenie took Eddie for a walk in his own woodland. He didn't feel tired at all in the night, and he didn't feel scared at all... At the same time, although the surrounding temperature dropped a bit, he didn't feel cold at all, because His heart is warm.