In "Mending the Sky", Nuwa does not even appear, everything is a human story.
On a certain day of a certain year and month, a white halo appeared in the sky in Jinling, followed by heavy rain that would not bloom for several months.
When the aperture first appeared, people in Jinling thought it was auspicious, and held a large ceremony to celebrate this auspiciousness. People would look at the aperture above their heads every day when they went out, feeling that they had been blessed by the gods. Everywhere in Jinling City was full of joy.
breath.
A few days later, it started to rain.
But people in Jinling didn't take it seriously. It rains every few days in Jinling. It would be strange if it doesn't rain.
It wasn't until the rain showed no signs of stopping for more than ten days that people felt something was wrong.
At this time, someone said that the rain came out of the aperture.
People didn't think about it at first, but once they heard this statement and looked up at the aperture in the sky, they began to think it made more sense.
The rain must have come out of the aperture.
Others say that there is a hole in the sky, and that circle of light is the hole.
People quickly accepted this statement, but they also wondered why the hole was leaking. Logically speaking, if there was a hole, the stars in the sky should fall down.
Some people also say that there is more than one layer of the sky, there is another sky in the sky, and the sky has thirty-three layers. The first layer is broken now. Those stars are not in the first layer. There is only the Milky Way in the first layer. The rain that is falling now is all
The water in the Tianhe River.
But soon, the people of Jinling no longer had the time to think about these problems, because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and many parts of Jinling City had been flooded.
The crops were gone, the vegetables and fruits were gone, and people in Jinling began to die in various ways.
Some drowned, and more died of starvation. No one took care of their bodies, so they could only float on the water.
The common people could not run away and could only kneel on the ground to pray to heaven every day, while the dignitaries were divided into two groups.
One group of people chose to move west with their property before Jinling was flooded and find a higher place to live. They believed that there would be no day when the water in the Tianhe River dried up. As long as they found a high-lying place, they would be safe and sound.
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The other group of people believed that the water in the Tianhe River was endless and there was no point in escaping anywhere, so they planned to build many large ships to form a ship array and collect as much food and seeds as possible. Even if the land was flooded, they could all be there.
Life on board.
But there was only so much food in Jinling, and there was a conflict between the first faction and the second faction. In order to prevent the first faction from taking away the food, the second faction launched an attack. After a big battle, the second faction gained a heavy victory.
of victory.
After the victory, the second faction kept building and looking for ships. Half a year after the aperture appeared, they finally collected 105 ships.
These large and small boats were filled with grain, seeds, livestock, soil... They were dragged on the shore and connected with thick iron chains to form a huge group of boats.
The dignitaries felt that they needed some servants and workers, so they recruited them from the outside world. If they wanted to board the ship, they had to pass a lot of checks. The most basic thing was to bring thirty kilograms of rice, or other food that was not in excess.
There are also some who are "specially recruited". For example, some women are good-looking, some can steer, some can cook, some can sing, some can play the piano...
Anyway, as long as you have the characteristics that the nobles like, you can be "specially recruited" to board the ship.
Moreover, in order to live a better life on the ship, the nobles also formulated a series of "laws" and divided the people on the ship into different levels.
The level determines the daily food quota and the rights you can enjoy. If the level is too low, you will eventually be thrown off the ship.
Throwing people off boats was for population control, and the people who made these laws thought this was a "preparatory measure" for a rainy day.
But when everything was ready and the nobles began to board the ship first, a huge stone fell from the sky.
At that time, the nobles were organizing a meeting. Suddenly someone saw a small dot in the sky. He didn't take it seriously at first, but then the dot got bigger and bigger, and the man screamed.
There was chaos on the boat, and a few people ran away, but most of them didn't even have time to think about running when huge rocks hit them.
In an instant, one hundred and five boats disappeared under the rocks.
The boulder made a big crater in the ground, then bounced up and stood next to it.
The water around the big pit slowly flowed into the pit, and the rain in the sky stopped. Not long after, the sun came out and the water in Jinling slowly receded.
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The main perspective of "Mending the Sky" is that of a teenage boatman's apprentice. At first, he obtained food by helping the nobles build ships, and he was barely able to support his family.
But he was unlucky. While building the ship, he accidentally fell from a height and broke his legs.
The nobles could not be kind enough to support a shipwright's apprentice who had broken his legs, so they sent him off the ship.
After losing their shipbuilding job, the boatman's apprentice's family lost their source of livelihood, but they had to treat his legs, and eventually they starved to death one by one.
The boatman also died in the end, but before he died, he saw the huge rocks smashing the boats into the pit, showing his last smile in the world.
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"call--"
Yu Dong let out a long breath, stretched hard, and prepared to get up and go out for a walk.
He had had enough of smelling the air in the room.
Although the first draft was written very quickly and the writing process was always in a state of fugue, the writing and revising also consumed a lot of his energy.
He decided to take the manuscript to "Zhongshan" magazine tomorrow to show it to Su Tong and ask his opinion first.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Liu Changmin competing with the well-pressure in the yard.
This hand-pressed well has been used for a long time, and it is not very easy to use. It takes a lot of effort to press the pole down.
Liu Changmin lifted the pole up, then jumped up and pressed it with his own weight. The pole was slowly pressed down, and water gurgled out.
Yu Dong looked amused and joked with a smile: "Teacher Liu, you should eat more. If you lose weight, I will ignore you."
Liu Changmin was still in the "mid-air". When he heard Yu Dong's words, he held his breath and said: "It's okay. If it can't be pressed down, I will carry two big rocks on my back."
Yu Dong gave a thumbs up, "Brilliant."
At this moment, Liu Changmin completely pressed down the well-killing handle and breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "Where are you going?"
"The weather is nice, let's go out for a walk."
"Well, that's good." Liu Changmin nodded.
Yu Dong smiled: "Yes, you should be busy first, I'm leaving."
After taking a few steps, Liu Changmin stopped him, "A few teachers have made an appointment to read poetry together on Saturday. Teacher Yu, do you have time?"
"Reading poetry." Yu Dong scratched his head and asked, "What time is it Saturday?"
"It starts at three o'clock in the afternoon, in Building 1."
Chapter completed!