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Yue Huayang followed the traffic for an hour and a half. He had just passed Zhangmu Village. The information on the car showed that they had only traveled more than 20 kilometers in an hour. They were once again stuck on the road because of a car accident in front of them. There was a downhill road ahead, and their car was blocked at a higher place.
After being stuck in the traffic jam for more than ten minutes, some people had already gotten off the bus. Some people stood on the roof of the bus and looked at the Xiangjiang River in the distance. In fact, they could already see the Xiang River from this position, but many people still habitually thought that they could see far from here.
The Xiangjiang River in the distance was like an earthen yellow belt, looming in the yellowish green mountains. The entire Hengshan Mountain range was only left with a small tail in the south.
Ever since she entered the area where she could see the surface of the Xiangjiang River, Lin Fang had been lying by the window on the side of the Xiangjiang River, staring blankly at the looming Xiangjiang River.
After stopping for half an hour, the car continued south again. Soon, a large temple appeared on the side of the national road. Peiyuan Temple should be quite prosperous with incense offerings. From afar, one could see spirals of smoke rising. When the car passed by, they realized that there was already a sea of people there. They were all simple devotees who were praying for their families and themselves.
From here, the Xiangjiang River was even wider. There was no trace of flow on the pale yellow water surface, nor was there a complete reflection. On the other side of the river, there was an eye-catching yellow river bank, which was the trace left behind by the flood. Further away, the flooded streets on both sides of the street also had eye-catching traces left by the high water level. There were sundries floating on the banks and the streets, and the places that were soaked by the water were dead silent.
On the road of the Nanyue highway that ran parallel to the 107 national highway, the cars there did not see them move at all. This situation made Yue Huayang wonder if the other freeways in the disaster area were the same. At least, he was not satisfied with the current speed of the national highway. From the beginning until now, he had been stuck in traffic for more than half of the time.
If they drove to Kokang at this speed, it would take at least a month. If they could take a plane or even a train, they could reach their destination in about three days. However, all of these required an ID card, which put an end to his idea of relying on these advanced and fast means of transportation after the disaster.
Sigh…He could only shake his head and let out a long sigh. She continued to drive his car. As long as she sent her home safely, she would be able to do things on her own. Thinking of her, he looked back through the rearview mirror and saw that her head was pressed against the car window, looking at the Xiangjiang River outside with hazy tears.
He didn't know what to say to her either. Coincidentally, he saw that the oil meter was about to reach the bottom, so he found a good topic to talk about.
Yue Hua Yang: Beauty Lin Fang, this car's gas meter is almost at the bottom. There's a gas station not far ahead, but I don't have much cash. Do you have any cash on you? Consider it a loan. I'll return it to you when the phone has internet access.
Yue Huayang looked at her through the rearview mirror as he spoke. He found that she was deep in thought again and did not pay attention to his words at all. Could it be that she thought he was stingy and did not even want to pay for the gas? However, he felt that it shouldn't be like this. He could only wake her up and tell her again.
She blinked as if she was trying to recall something. After a while, he said,"Look at the bottom of the storage box next to you. Is there a PetroChina gas card?" I remember that it was filled with 10,000 yuan. It seems that it hasn't been filled up many times. There should be quite a lot of money in it. See if it's enough. Tell me if it's not enough.
Yue Huayang followed her words and found a PetroChina gas card at the bottom of a small storage box. He quickly said," He found it, he found it.
Then, the two of them fell into silence again. He followed the car in front of him unhurriedly with some thoughts on his mind. She continued to tilt her head and looked at the Xiang River that was no longer visible with tears in her eyes.
Not long after, they turned into a gas station in a town. There was already a long queue in front of them, and the speed at which they were refilling was like a turtle's speed.
There was a quarrel in the distance. Yue Huayang stuck his head out of the window and listened carefully for a while. It seemed that only a fixed amount of gas was added, and the price of the gas was very expensive. The driver was very unhappy, so he was in a stalemate with the staff for a long time. In the end, he still added the gas according to the price.
Almost every car in front of them had to be refueled, but there were also some people who were angry and drove away.
Yue Hua Yang looked at her through the rearview mirror and then looked at the time marked on the car. It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon. He took out a bottle of water from the front passenger seat and opened it and drank half of it. Thinking of her, he took out another bottle of water and handed it to the back. After five or six seconds, she still did not take the water. Yue Hua Yang turned his head back to look and found that she was staring at the large cement pillar supporting the roof.
Yue Hua Yang,[Hey, hey, hey, Lin Fang…]
Lin Fang suddenly came back to her senses when he called her. She hurriedly said in a panic, Was there not enough money in the card? I'll get you the cash right away. After saying that, he immediately went to the inner pocket of his shirt to get the money.
Yue Hua Yang said,"It's almost 2 PM. Come, drink a bottle of water."
As he said this, he reached his hand out a little closer to her face. She finally took the water, but her eyes were still dazed, and she did not open the bottle to drink.
Yue Hua Yang looked at her expression and continued," We don't even know where we are today. Have we not eaten since morning? Are you hungry?
Lin Fang's gaze finally moved from the window to his face, as if she was recalling what he had just said. It seemed that she had not recalled everything, but she still seemed to have recalled something and said in a panic, Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat right away. Before she could finish her sentence, she turned around in a panic and went to the trunk to get some food.
Yue Hua Yang could only sigh and shake his head. He drove the car forward and parked it slowly.
She took out a lot of food from behind, which was more than the appetite of four adults, but she put it all in front of him. Yue Huayang looked at her in surprise and asked in confusion," What are you doing?
Lin Fang: For you to eat!
Yue Hua Yang thought of a line from a cold joke and said awkwardly," Are you feeding me like a pig?
Lin Fang burst out laughing. As she laughed, tears came out of her eyes. She panted and said, Do you want me to support you? You're thinking too much! Haha…Haha! Then, as if she had thought of something, she suddenly stopped smiling and put on a bleak expression.
Yue Hua Yang looked at her sudden change in expression, completely confused, and could only change to a normal way of speaking. He asked,"I was asking if you haven't eaten since this morning." But you…
Lin Fang blurted out,"I'm not hungry, and I don't want to eat." After saying this, she twisted the water bottle and gulped down half of the water. Then, she looked dumbfounded again.
Another 20 minutes passed without a word. Yue Hua Yang ate four pieces of bread of different sizes and drank an entire bottle of water. At least he didn't feel hungry anymore.
As his car moved step by step to the gas station, he learned from the conversations between the owners of the previous cars and the staff that the price of gasoline was several times higher than before, and it was still limited.
As the car in front drove away, he drove to the oil gun and looked past the staff at the oil price sign. It was 88 yuan per liter (18 yuan per liter before the New Year), and there was also a notice board with the words written in large black handwriting: Ten liters.
Yue Hua Yang pretended that he didn't see the notice and said with his gas card, She filled up the car.
Staff: I'm sorry, sir. Due to the government's limited notice, I can only give you 10 liters. The price is 88 yuan per liter. Do you still want to refuel?
Yue Huayang: " You just need to add it. Oh right, can I swipe this card?"
Staff: Hello, sir. Sure. Then, she took the card and completed the following series of actions.
When the staff returned the gas card, Yue Huayang thanked him softly. He did not expect to receive a suggestion and hint from the staff. The staff said, In the future, the price of oil may get higher and higher. I suggest you go to every gas station you pass by to get some gas.
Yue Hua Yang listened to her suggestion and thanked her sincerely again!
The staff said,"You're different from them. You're a gentleman." Then, she made a hand gesture to lead the way. He said very politely,"Have a safe journey."
Yue Hua Yang started the car and drove forward for more than ten meters. He turned the car and parked it on the side of the road that would not affect the normal driving of other cars. Then, he got out of the car. This time, it was because he saw a toilet and went to take care of it to avoid the awkwardness on the way.
The car that had just left suddenly stopped, causing the staff member to be a little surprised. Fortunately, Yue Huayang took the initiative to greet him and said that he needed to use the toilet. After getting the staff member's nod, he rushed over.
After he returned to the car, he insisted that Lin Fang should go too. She refused to go, so he had no choice but to continue driving.
After the car started up again, Yue Huayang told her about the gas. After arguing with her about going to the toilet, it was obvious that he had interrupted her previous train of thought. However, after not talking to her for a while, she almost fell into her own thoughts again. Yue Hua Yang had no choice but to repeat what he had just said.
Yue Huayang: The gasoline just now was 88 yuan per liter, and it was limited to only ten liters.
Lin Fang,"Oh…Ah, how can it be so expensive?" It was as if she had just reacted. She answered his question in surprise.
Yue Hua Yang: Don't you know? We are currently at war with afghanistana. afghanistana belongs to the arab countries, and the arab world is proposing to punish us! He was afraid that the price of oil would become more and more expensive in the future.
Lin Fang: Oh, you do as you see fit. I don't understand these things.
Yue Huayang: " What I mean is that every time we pass a gas station, we have to fill up the gas tank until it's full." I feel that if they are really punished, the oil price may at least double on the current basis.
Lin Fang,"I'll listen to you on these matters. You can make the decisions."
Yue Huayang looked at her listless look, as if she was still thinking about her thoughts. He could only shake his head and continue to drive his car steadily.
At almost 3:30 in the afternoon, the buildings on both sides of the national highway gradually became denser and taller. The navigation map showed that they were approaching Hengyang City.
Yue Hua Yang turned on the car's radio and searched for a while. He only found four relatively clear radio stations. There was no music station that could ease one's mood (during a catastrophe, how could the country allow such entertainment music stations to appear). Other than reporting on the road, it was reporting on the news. Of course, there was no advertisement in the past.
PM radio host: Hello everyone, this is the latest news broadcast, ending at 15:30 PM on the sixth day of Beijing time.
Number of confirmed deaths: 21,817,381
Missing: 14,416,759
Current number of missing persons: 220,958,467 people.
Currently, the number of people who are still disabled is 54,066,624, of which more than one-third are severely disabled or poisoned.
Host: "By the way, those who haven't registered their status should do so as soon as possible. There are several ways to register: For government departments at the township level and above, as well as large-scale settlements set up by the government, individuals should log in to the website (xxx. xxxx. xx) to submit personal certification information. In addition, he could also check the personal status of his relatives and friends through these channels…
Then it was the conversation between the two hosts.
Male host: "Compared to the results half an hour ago, the death toll has increased by 37410. This number was still increasing rapidly. Here, I would like to remind the audience to take good care of their families and children and not to come into contact with unknown water bodies.
Female host: Yes, children have poor self-control. While adults look after themselves, they must also pay more attention to the child's movements. Try not to let him play in the wild, especially in contact with water.
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As he listened, Yue Huayang turned off the radio. He felt that if he continued to listen to this, his mood would become bad.
The motorcade on the national highway stopped and went. He originally thought that there was a traffic light at the intersection of the national highway into the city. It was only when he saw that several intersections were blocked by vehicles that he knew what was going on. This was because he had encountered too many similar situations along the way.
Whether it was the main intersection or the secondary intersection, even the small alley intersection that could only accommodate one car was blocked by vehicles. Some intersections even had a large notice board.
The contents of the notice board were as follows: " As this city is also a disaster area, the emergency reserve materials are not enough to support all the foreigners. Only vehicles with local city identity are allowed to enter. If foreigners want to stay here temporarily, please go to the settlement outside the city for settlement."
The city was quiet, at least from both sides of the national highway. All the shops on the street were closed, and almost all the residential floors had their doors and windows closed. Even under the bright sunlight, it was difficult to see a piece of clothing hanging on the balcony. Only the lonely flowers and plants on the windowsill were swaying in the wind.
After more than an hour, Yue Huayang refilled the car three more times and finally filled it up. Then, the buildings on both sides of the road gradually became shorter and shorter. Because this place was an older Urban area, the terrain gradually became lower. Soon, a wide Xiangjiang River reappeared in front of them. According to the navigation map, this was a Xiangjiang River Bridge in Hengyang City. After crossing the national road in this section of the city, the national road was roughly parallel to the Xiangjiang River. From the location, they had already arrived at the eastern part of the Xiangjiang River.
It was already past five in the afternoon. The sun had begun to set in the west, leaving behind her large red disc. The lights in the city began to light up sparsely. The two sides of the Xiangjiang River, which used to be bright, were still yellow and withered. There was no trace of gorgeous decoration, but it was full of dilapidated vicissitudes.
A small drone circled around the cities on both sides of the Xiangjiang River, took a set of photos, and then flew to an unknown place. The whole city was sleepy. Suddenly, the car in front of Yue Hua Yang made a small rush. After a bang, the car suddenly stopped. Yue Hua Yang couldn't react in time and he couldn't control himself. The car suddenly stopped. Then the car behind him also collided several times. The driver in front seemed to realize that it was an accident caused by his nap, but it was not a big deal. He continued to drive. This was because they had seen too many similar situations along the way. As long as the car could still be driven, everyone would continue to drive forward. No one cared about this at all. The traffic police had no time to manage this at all. The bad things in the city were too much for them to deal with.
Yue Hua Yang restarted the car and continued to drive half a car away from the car in front. This was the first time he had such a serious collision accident. Before, he was only hit by the car behind him, but now he was hit by the front and the back. Fortunately, there was no big problem with the car. There was no internal fault.
As they were getting closer and closer to the exit of the city, the speed of the cars on the road became faster and faster. In half an hour, the speed increased from 12 km/h to 18 km/h. Although the intersection was still blocked, there were still many places along the national highway where they could park their cars. Some people might have their homes nearby, and some people really didn't want to leave this bigger city and wanted to stay and try their luck.
After 6 pm, the sky was completely dark. The national highway was like a long thread of lights. For some reason, the speed of the vehicles in front was once again as slow as a turtle. The average speed was less than 5 kilometers per hour. Half an hour later, they passed by a large billboard. It was the kind of billboard that had just been painted. It was five kilometers away from the exit of the Hengyang East Freeway, and the location was marked with the simplest map. There was a Xiangjiang River, a highway, a national highway, the name of the exit station of the highway, and the name of Dongyangdu Town. These were divided into six areas by red lines. He did not look carefully, but he remembered that it was a large-scale settlement that could accommodate 200,000 people. It gathered the homeless people from the flooded areas of the highway, national highway, and other roads, as well as the surrounding towns and cities. This was the largest settlement in Hengyang City.
They passed through the most difficult seven kilometers on the way. It took nearly two hours and they were interrogated four times. Fortunately, Lin Fang took out her marriage certificate and her husband's ID card, as well as the household registration card of Xiangyang Village, Xiangyang Town, Hengnan County, where her husband had not moved out of his household registration. However, the staff at the national highway still took her husband's ID card photo and looked at Yue Huayang's face again and again. The staff at each settlement looked at it no less than three times. Because the two of them only looked 30% alike, after Lin Fang reminded him to call him " Xiang Zhiwei," he was very cooperative and dealt with the staff at the settlement for a few times. He was even asked why he was so different from before. He could only say that he had put on some makeup when he took the photo, and it had been several years. It was not too strange that he had changed his appearance now. The staff had no choice but to let him pass half-heartedly. After all, there were too many people and cars to deal with. They had already been delayed for a few minutes because of him.
Along the way, he saw many people and vehicles being forcefully brought to the settlement. If they resisted, they would be beaten up. It seemed that the government wanted to gather the floating population as soon as possible so that they could be settled, managed, and protected.
After the car left Dongyangdu Town, the number of cars on the national highway decreased by eighty to ninety percent. The speed could be increased to 40 kilometers per hour, and then it became faster and faster. Soon, it easily reached 50 kilometers per hour. This feeling was like driving a car, completely different from the previous turtle speed.
After the car drove normally, Yue Hua Yang thanked Lin Fang repeatedly, but he was met with silence. As time passed, he found that the further away she was from her destination, the more uneasy she became. Slowly, he found that she began to flow and cry again, and the sound of crying became louder and louder. At one point, she began to bang her head on the car window again. Yue Hua Yang was so scared that he quickly stopped the car by the roadside and entered the second row to stop her behavior.
As soon as he entered the second row, he reached out and pulled her away from the car window. Then, she turned around and threw herself into his arms. She began to cry loudly without any scruples. She could not calm down for a long time. Yue Hua Yang was like a puppet. He only instinctively comforted her with a few words. In the end, it did not have any positive effect. Instead, it caused her to cry even more hysterically.
Finally, she was tired and sleepy from crying. She slowly fell asleep, but her body still trembled as she cried. She was like a baby who cried because she didn't get milk and fell asleep in her dream.
Yue Hua Yang saw that she had fallen asleep, so he gently put her down. Then, he went back to the driver's seat. Just as he started the car and drove for more than ten meters, she suddenly screamed hysterically from the back seat," Stop the car.
The sudden roar scared him. He stepped on the foot brake and stopped the engine. The inertia of the car caused the back of the car to lift up a little, and the front of the car lowered a little, then returned to normal. At the same time, there was the sound of an object falling to the ground from behind, which made Yue Huayang quickly look back. At first glance, there was no sign of her. The second time he saw her, he found that she had fallen to the empty space in front of the seat due to the inertia of the car and was supporting her body with her hands.
He got out of the car again and quickly went to the back row to help her up. However, she had already gotten up by herself. When she saw him who had just reached in, she begged, Can we go back tomorrow?
Her sudden words stopped him from apologizing. Then, he followed the weak force of her arm and sat back down in the second row.
Finally, she was in her arms again, and she began to cry again!
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