SFS Chapter 195 Jeju, chilling!
Chapter 195 Jeju, chilling!
Seven days later, we finally arrived at Jeju City.
There was a sea of people in front of the tall and magnificent city gate, and it looked like a huge crowd from afar.
But what surprised Shen Zhiqiu was that the place was not crowded and chaotic, but orderly instead.
There were neatly arranged refugee tents on both sides of the official road leading into the city, and a particularly spacious area was also designated.
There were dozens of large iron pots, with steam rising above them.
There are two areas here, one is for people queuing up to see a doctor at the clinic, and the other is for people queuing up to get porridge.
In addition to these two places, there was also a place on the east side of the city gate where notices were posted, which was also surrounded by many refugees and was simply impossible to get through.
There are four rows of queues in the pipeline facing the city gate. Those queuing here are all people with stuff, like Shen Zhiqiu and his group, and they have a lot of large and small bags.
Each household seems to be waiting to enter the city.
There were tables and chairs in front of each line, with officials sitting there, probably registering the refugees.
The scene is just like the Spring Festival travel rush, with people lining up for ticket checking at the train station, so crowded.
But one thing is that there were a large number of soldiers at the city gate, each of them holding weapons and wearing armor, with serious faces and an attitude of being sacred and inviolable.
The city gates were still tightly closed, even the corner gates were locked tightly.
Mr. Shen was an old and experienced man. When he saw this scene, he suppressed his excitement and pulled Shen Zhiqiu's arm.
Although he didn't say anything, Shen Zhiqiu understood. The old man meant that they should be careful when speaking later. Looking at the situation before them, they probably had thought too positively on the way.
Indeed, Shen Zhiqiu also noticed that there were too many soldiers and they were on high alert, as if they would be taken away if anyone shouted loudly.
Sure enough, before he could use his outgoing ability to find someone to ask about the situation, he was yelled at by the soldier in charge of guiding.
"If you're new here and don't understand, go to the city gate and read the notice. Don't be in a daze and don't block the intersection."
Shen Dahai heard his grandson's stomach growling, and felt sorry for him. He wanted to ask, "Sir, should we go to queue up for porridge first?"
Because they wanted to reach Jeju City as soon as possible, they traveled very fast these days and did not rest if possible.
Today, we set out at daybreak. It is already past noon and we did not stop to eat.
I thought that the young general had said that there was a soup kitchen in front of the city gate, so we might as well go there and have a free lunch. Every bite we can save will help our family.
As a result, the soldier, without even considering the age of the person he was questioning, kicked him in the face, cursing:
"I told you to read the notice. Read the notice. Don't you understand?"
My goodness, just look at him. He is an old man over 50 years old, with white hair, and very thin and dark skin.
How could you have the heart to kick me so hard right away? You must be older than your father, right?
But no matter how much I complained in my heart, I didn't dare show it on my face.
Grandpa Dahai was still smiling apologetically while protecting his grandson beside him, fearing that someone would kick him a few more times and his little grandson would not be able to bear it.
His little grandson Shen Xingyun was so scared that tears kept falling from his big dark eyes like beads that had broken off the string.
They endured it like this, not daring to cry out loud, for fear that the soldiers would cause trouble for them again.
Shen Youyou hurried forward, pulled Xiao Xingyun to her side, and coaxed her in a low voice:
"It's okay, don't cry. Let's just stand by and wait. Don't block the way. Wait until the adults have read the notice and figured it out. Then we can go get the porridge. I'll secretly put some pine candy in your bowls."
Little Xingyun was so scared that he twitched, but he nodded very sensibly to show that he was obedient.
After this incident, the little kids who were too excited on the road became quiet.
They stood behind their sister or mother's legs, daring only to show half of their heads to watch.
Shen Zhiqiu brought a few tall and strong men and squeezed to the city gate to read the notice.
The rest of the strong laborers pushed the carts and protected the women and children inside.
It was because the leader said before he left that we must not relax at times like this, and the children should not run around. It's a mess here, and if a child gets lost, it won't be found.
In front of the notice, Shen Zhiqiu was being protected by a dozen strong laborers and was forcing his way in.
As he was almost at the notice, he was still wondering, "You guys are just reading a notice, why don't you just leave once you understand it? Why are you all gathering at the notice?"
What a long notice! Can’t you finish reading it?
When we squeezed in, we were dumbfounded. It was not that the notice was too long to read, but that the refugees gathered here were illiterate.
"Sir, what does it say?"
"That's right, explain it to me, I don't understand it!"
The refugees also felt aggrieved. They were all hungry, but when they came up, they were asked to look at a notice, and there were clearly soldiers next to the notice.
But if you ask them what the notice says, they will just stand there without saying anything. If you ask a few more questions, you will either get hit twice or kicked.
Of course, there are also those with good tempers, who won’t come up and fight directly, and at most they will just scold you:
"Are you blind? Look at the notice over there, and see for yourself!"
One refugee couldn't help but complain:
"Sir, we are not really blind, but we are blind with our eyes open. Our ancestors have all been farmers, and none of us can read. We really can't understand. Can you explain it to us?"
To be honest, in Shen Zhiqiu's opinion, the person who can say this is an old farmer, and he is definitely a smarter one among the old farmers. At least he is usually a talkative person.
As a result, the official came up and started pushing me, saying that if I didn't understand, I should go away and I should ask myself when I understood.
Look at this attitude. It completely calmed down the excitement they had felt on the journey.
"Is there anyone who can read? Please make way and come in and read to us all."
"Yeah! I've been standing here for an hour or so. I can almost draw the words above, but I just don't know how to read them!"
When the men who had just arrived in Shenjia Village heard this, they were surprised that this group of refugees was not good. Why wasn't there any literate person?
I was feeling listless and downcast just now, but now I immediately feel energetic again.
Shen Fugui was even more proud: "Make way, our third child is a scholar, and he is also a top scholar!"
The man with the loud voice not only shouted at the people in front to make way, but even the soldiers with stern faces and straight eyes looked over here.
Shen Zhiqiu really stepped forward under everyone's attention, but after reading the beginning of the notice, he felt more and more disappointed.
But he didn't have time to think about it at this moment, because all he could hear was the voice asking him to read.
He sighed and explained to everyone: "First, refugees must first line up to see a doctor and have the clinic check them to make sure they don't have any infectious diseases. The clinic will then issue a bamboo plaque.
This bamboo sign must be kept safe, and you must take it with you to get the porridge later. If you don't have it or lose it, you cannot get the porridge.
As for where to check, it's inside those tents. There are inspectors in front of each tent, and you have to use bamboo signs to register when you go in and out."