Liu Qingyu has never seen such a severe drought Sitting in the car, looking out the window, there is cracked land everywhere, and there are yellow and dry crops everywhere.
In some fields, there are even fields with dead corn seedlings, and occasionally one or two can be seen.
An old farmer with a face full of vicissitudes of life stood in the field, but his face was full of despair, helplessness and bitterness.
Less than 5 kilometers away from the county seat, Liu Qingyu took Li Cailin out of the car and walked step by step towards a group of people not far away who were walking in twos and threes carrying buckets towards the south gate.
When Liu Qingyu and Li Cailin walked off the road and actually stepped onto the farm road, Liu Qingyu's eyes were a little stunned.
At this moment, the land in the field no longer needs to be described as cracked.
That description is too inappropriate.
At this moment, the fields were filled with huge cracks that could fit a palm or even a fist.
When you stepped on them, the soil was completely loose.
They took a step and dug in.
From time to time, the soil rushed into their leather shoes.
Li Cailin stretched out his hand and broke off a wooden stick from a withered yellow poplar tree beside the road.
He inserted it deeply into the loose soil particles until it reached the handle.
It was estimated to be at least 30 centimeters.
But when he pulled it out, the end of the stick was visible.
Not even wet Li Cailin brought the wooden stick to Liu Qingyu with a very solemn expression on his face: "Mayor Liu, there is not a drop of water for more than 30 centimeters.
This situation has been very rare for decades.
This is not just a drought. , but because of the loss of moisture, if the water cannot be replenished in time for irrigation, I am afraid that this land will lose its harvest.”
"Loss of moisture, no gain."
Upon hearing these four words, Liu Qingyu's face suddenly became extremely serious.
Although he is not a farmer or an agricultural expert, he is very clear about the weight of the words "lost soil" and "no harvest", which means that farmers' hard work for more than half a year will yield nothing.
These are two thrilling words Liu Qingyu followed the team of farmers as they walked forward, while chatting with an old farmer walking at the end.
"Uncle, where are you going to get water?
Is there still water in this situation?"
Liu Qingyu asked.
This is an old farmer with dark skin and wrinkles on his face like orange peel.
He looks like he is sixty or seventy years old.
The old farmer grins, revealing three or two sparse black and yellow teeth: "Not far ahead.
There is a small river and there is still some water.”
"Is it spring water?"
Liu Qingyu asked in shock.
The old farmer shook his head, but there was a bit of expectation on his face: "It's river water."
"There is still river water in the river."
Liu Qingyu was really surprised when he heard the old farmer's words.
There is still river water in such a dry situation However, when Liu Qingyu followed the old farmer and everyone to what the old farmer called a river ditch, Liu Qingyu was completely stunned.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
There was indeed a river here before, but the sides of the river have long been cracked like the land in other places.
Only in the center of the river is a narrow stream about two feet wide flowing forward.
The black river water exudes bursts of pungent smell.
Is this river water?
After all, it flows in the river, but this river water is too dirty.
What is the difference between it and sewage?
However, Liu Qingyu was shocked to see that the faces of the people who came here showed excitement when they saw the flowing river.
However, everyone lined up in an orderly manner, and no one fought for the water. , especially if a company is particularly difficult, everyone will automatically let others step in front.
What shocked Liu Qingyu even more was that among these people carrying water, there were almost no young and middle-aged people at all.
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They were either women or old people.
Even women only talked to three or four people, and most of the others were...
They are old people in their fifties, sixties, or even seventies or eighties.
Liu Qingyu walked to the front of a sixty-year-old farmer who was fetching water from the river and said: "Fellow, this river water is too dirty.
This kind of water is simply inedible."
The old farmer said with a wry smile while fetching water: "This water is sewage discharged from factories in the county.
It is a bit dirty, but you can eat it by adding some bleaching powder."
"Sewage from the factory."
Liu Qingyu's eyes widened when he heard the old farmer's explanation, and he became a little anxious: "Fellow, since you know this is sewage, why do you still eat it?
You will get sick if you eat it.
Ah, your place is not far from the county seat.
Isn't there someone in the county who organized a water truck to deliver water to you?"
When the old farmer heard Liu Qingyu's question, he glanced at Liu Qingyu suspiciously.
He was sure that he did not know Liu Qingyu, but he still replied: "Hey, if there is clean water, who is willing to eat this sewage?
We We also hope that the county can send us some water, but " After saying this, the old farmer gave a long sigh, stopped talking, and continued to fetch water.
Liu Qingyu was a little anxious now and asked: "Fellow, what's going on?
Can you tell me?
Maybe I can solve this problem."
The old farmer glanced at Liu Qingyu.
He looked smaller than his own baby.
How could he solve the water problem?
Then he continued to fetch water.
Seeing this situation, Liu Qingyu knew that the old farmer didn't believe him at all, so he reached out to take the fellow's bucket and said: "Fellow, let me help you fight.
I am relatively young, and I think your legs and feet are not very good."
With that said, Liu Qingyu took the bucket from the old farmer and slowly poured the sewage from the river into the bucket.
Seeing that Liu Qingyu was wearing a suit and leather shoes, but he didn't feel dirty at all.
After a while, his suit and leather shoes were all stained with sewage, but he still helped himself get water meticulously.
The old farmer was a little moved and said: " Young man, are you a reporter?”
Liu Qingyu said with a smile: "No, but it's almost the same.
Fellow fellow, can you tell me about the situation here?
Can you guys stop eating this sewage?
Doesn't the county care about the life and death of the people here?"
The old farmer smiled bitterly and said: "My son, think about it, we are not stupid.
We are not willing to eat this sewage even if there is a chance.
But this year, there is a drought everywhere in the county.
Without water, the crops are basically The harvest has stopped, but after all, we still have food stored at home, but without water, we can’t live.
If we don’t have water, we will definitely die.
Although the sewage is not clean, we can survive after eating it.”
Liu Qingyu asked again: "Don't the county send someone to get on the bus?"
"A water truck was delivered once, and the county leaders came with them, and they brought many reporters.
It is said that our village was even on TV that day, but since then, no water truck has come. " "Haven't you ever approached the county leaders?"
"How come we haven't found our village party secretary and village chief until now?
It is said that the county promised to dig a well for us, but so far, there has been no movement.
There is nothing we can do.
According to the county The leaders said that not only the whole county but also the whole city is experiencing a severe drought this year, and there are places that are even worse than ours.
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The county cannot take care of it."
The old farmer let out another long sigh.
Although there was a hint of dissatisfaction on his honest face, there was also a hint of tolerance.
Suffering has become a habit of farmers, and they endure it with tenacity.
Even when faced with such a dilemma, they chose to trust the explanation given by the county leaders.
However, Liu Qingyu had a little more doubts in his heart It is true that there is a severe drought in the city, but it is not as severe as in Huanghai County in other places.
Moreover, although Huanghai County is suffering from a large-scale drought, it has specifically requested 5 million yuan in special funds for drought relief from Huanghai County.
Even if it is to dig a well, it will It costs 50,000 yuan.
How can we dig 100 wells out of 500 wells?
There are only 10 towns in Huanghai County, and each town has more than a dozen villages.
Calculated this way, at least two villages can dig one well. .
As long as Huanghai County can implement this drought relief fund, even if agricultural irrigation cannot be guaranteed, ensuring water for the people should not be a problem.
Why are people allowed to eat this sewage?
But what really made Liu Qingyu feel extremely dissatisfied was what the old farmer said just now.
The county leader followed the water truck and brought a large number of reporters down, and after delivering the water, no one was seen anymore.
Since we know that the people here are short of water and we know that we are bringing reporters down here, why can't we be more persistent?
Why can't we actually do something for the people?
At this moment, Liu Qingyu's eyes became moist as he watched these people, who could be regarded as old, weak, women and children, carefully taking care of the collected water, fearing that the sewage would be spilled.
He became seriously dissatisfied with the efficiency and effectiveness of his work As the deputy mayor in charge of water conservancy, I actually let the common people deprive themselves of food.
This is my dereliction of duty.
No, the people's water problem must be solved immediately Thinking of this, Liu Qingyu was about to stand up, but suddenly he saw an old lady in her 60s who suddenly fell to the ground on her back, unconscious, and black sewage was still dripping outward from the corners of her mouth.
Risking it, her hands were also black.
Liu Qingyu immediately walked over and squatted down anxiously to save him, but when he put his hand under the old man's nose, he could not feel the old man's breath.
Next, Liu Qingyu ignored the corners of the old lady's mouth.
On the black stain, first aid work was carried out.
However, at this time, the old farmer next to him sighed and said: "Young man, you don't have to bother, she can't survive anymore.
This is already the fourth time.
Anyone who dies after drinking sewage cannot be saved." " After saying this, the old farmer's eyes showed a strong sense of sadness, and the eyes of others also flashed with the sadness and helplessness of a rabbit dying and a fox.
Then, everyone silently packed up the tools in their hands, and those who should be fetching water were still fetching water.
Those who had finished fetching water took out their mobile phones to call the elderly family members to notify them.
It seems that everyone is already used to this set of procedures.
When Liu Qingyu saw this situation, he felt a strong sense of anger and sadness.
Liu Qingyu cried.
Seeing this situation, Liu Qingyu felt apologetic from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, there was also anger rising from the bottom of his heart: