Chapter 115 Red Cross (4)
Seeing that Father Peter was so embarrassed and haggard now, Danica said with emotion: "I remember when I came with Elizabeth, I was still the one who was entertained by Father Peter. I didn't expect that after just a few days, I'll go and see if I can comfort this frustrated believer."
Although Jenny felt that Father Pitt didn't need it at this time and did not want others to comfort him specifically, Danica said so, and she couldn't say anything else, so she had to agree: "It's good. It would be best if other people's comfort can make him feel less painful, but I doubt this would be of much use. Father Pitt was hit too much, and I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to recover so easily."
Danica said optimistically: "You always have to try it! You go and do your business, don't worry about me." After that, Danica supported her body with a cane and slowly moved towards Father Pitt.
Seeing Danica stopping even after taking a step, Jenny said worriedly: "Be careful too."
Danica did not look back, but just waved her hand and signaled not to worry too much.
The distance between Danica and Father Pitt was only three or four hundred meters. She walked for more than twenty minutes in such a short distance. During this period, Danica also looked back and saw that Jennie was already busy with her own affairs. After all, the work of the medical team was still very heavy, so it was best. She didn't want anyone to notice this.
Father Pitt is now wearing a burlap dress, a little too wide and looks very unfit. This should not be his clothes, but maybe he picked it up from somewhere. Father Pitt’s clothes are dirty, greasy, dusty everywhere, and there are big holes on his knees and elbows. Father Pitt hasn’t seen him very thin for a few days. He was already tall and thin, but now he is skinny and bone-skinned. With his haggard face and swollen eyes, he looks like a ghost.
Father Pitt's current job is to carry out construction waste such as stones, bricks, adobes, etc. that others have cleaned out of the ruins. He wants to move these things to a small cart not far away, and others will transport these things away. The stones cleaned out of the ruins are big and small, but Father Pitt always chooses larger ones, although his body obviously cannot withstand such a large weight.
Danica watched quietly from the side.
Father Peter first squatted on the ground, holding a stone with his hands and climbing his fingers, hoping to find a more suitable place to grab. It felt almost the same, and he struggled with his hands, and even pushed his knees to hold his hands firmly.
Maintaining this state, Father Pitt took four or five seconds, took a deep breath, and stood up suddenly with both hands. He said he was standing up, but in fact he was just hunching his back and bent his knees, and barely lifting the stone off the ground.
It was already the limit of Father Pete to be able to hold such a big stone. There were blue veins on his hands, neck, and his face. The entire blood vessel seemed to be about to explode, and his face was extremely ferocious. At this time, he did not dare to let himself take a break and breathe a sigh of relief. Perhaps he was worried that he would lose his strength when he eased this breath. Father Pete held his breath, moved his steps step by step, and moved the stone to the car. The transport process made the people next to him frightened, for fear that he would not be able to hold it and fall to the ground.
Father Peter gritted his teeth tightly and rubbed it little by little. Finally, he arrived in front of the small cart. He used both hands, pushed his legs and hips, and threw the big stone into the cart.
I don’t know if it was too much force or too weak physical strength, Father Pitt threw his whole body out and fell heavily on the cart.
Moving the stone seemed to have exhausted all the strength of Father Pete. He just lay on the small cart and couldn't stand up for a long time.
His actions directly affected the work of others later. After a while, someone urged him to leave quickly. Perhaps it was because of the busy labor and the urgent food that made everyone feel bad. Danica also heard some very ugly words.
Father Peter didn't dare to say anything. He supported himself with his hands and stood up barely. Facing the bad-looking coworkers, he also smiled carefully. This was the first time that Danica saw other expressions on his face today, although this expression made people feel sad.
Danica stepped forward and said, "Father Pete, you don't need to do this."
Hearing Danica's voice, Father Pete's smile calmed down and his expression was restored to his expressionlessness. He said, "This is the punishment I should accept."
Yes, Father Peter is not actually working, but punishing himself. He eats the least things, wears the most torturous and dirtiest clothes, does the most arduous physical work, constantly forcing himself and squeezing himself. Only pain can relieve his inner guilt.
The granary was on fire, and the five thousand victims fell into hunger because of their negligence. Whenever Father Pitt thought of this, he felt aching in his heart.
Danica sighed and said, "You are too paranoid." In fact, even without that fire, the grain reserves in the town's granary would not be available for a few days. The consumption of food by 5,000 people is extremely terrible. Sooner or later, the victims will fall into this state. The fire only made the days of supply embarrassed by a few days in advance.
Of course, more importantly, the fire gave the victims a target to vent. The supply of food will sooner or later be reduced. Whoever announces this decision will be cursed by the victims. This dilemma was originally something that Elizabeth had to face, but now, Father Peter has endured all the dissatisfaction and curses on behalf of Elizabeth.
The current situation is something Elizabeth is happy to see. It is precisely because he noticed and controlled the deep thoughts of the Saint Majesty that Danica stood here safely after burning the food of five thousand victims.
Father Peter did not agree with Danica's comments about "parasite". He may be really a paranoid person, but what's wrong with this? Paranoidness towards kindness is his lifelong pursuit.
Seeing that Father Peter was going to move the stones again, Danica said quietly: "But is this useful?"
Father Peter froze, he turned to look at Danica and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Chapter completed!