Chapter 156 It’s Raining, and Red Nematodes Are Falling (Please Subscribe)
"It's raining!"
"It's finally raining!"
December 31, 2023, Sunday, 37℃, the earth has been dry for a whole year, and finally it rained hard!
This day was as dull as usual, but the weather forecaster, which claims to be familiar with astronomy and geography and can predict the next 15 days, urgently announced on the online platform at 1 pm that there will be heavy rain in various places tomorrow.
As soon as this was said, it started to rain heavily all over the country as if they had discussed it.
Netizens from all over the country ridiculed the weather forecast: This year's weather is not good, professional slap in the face.
But according to Jingshu's understanding, the water vapor accumulated in the world for a whole year finally couldn't bear it in the atmosphere and fell early, just like a balloon was filled with water and then burst.
On this day, Jing's mother and Jing's father had a rare day off at home, and the family just had a shabu-shabu hot pot together.
A sheep was killed two days ago. After processing the meat from other parts, the mutton rolls and mutton offal were just right for hot pot. Dip them in minced garlic, chili peppers, sesame oil and vinegar, bite a piece of chewy tripe dipped in the sauce, and drink a sip of cold coconut milk. The taste buds on the tip of the tongue are greatly satisfied. It smells so good!
During the meal, Jing Nai mentioned that there was not much water in the water tank on the balcony on the third floor. Although 30 liters of water were added every day, it was only enough to feed the cows. "If this goes on, there will be insufficient water for watering the vegetables in less than a week."
Jing Ye said, "Didn't the news say that there would be heavy rain and floods? Why didn't it rain for several months?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a crackling sound hitting the large PVC plastic umbrella on the roof.
"Hush"
The family listened carefully, and Jing Nai asked in disbelief: "Is it raining?"
Jing Shu sighed. It finally came, not a minute or a second different, exactly the same as in the previous life.
Grandma Jing was the first to open the door and rush out. The water meant whether the land at home could be irrigated or not, which was very important to her.
The whole family rushed out with chopsticks. Jingshu filled her bowl with meat and followed slowly. Only Wu Youai was still eating mutton hotpot while looking at her phone.
Turning on the lights in the villa yard, Grandma Jing had already rushed to the door of the villa. Jingshu shouted: "Grandma, go slowly, it's dusty outside, don't go out!"
Mainly because she was afraid that Grandma Jing would get caught in the rain and bring back a body full of red nematodes. If that thing got on her head, the consequences would be disastrous.
As soon as the yard door opened, the fat chicken rushed out like a Husky that had been locked up at home for a long time, jumping around in the rain excitedly.
A smell of muddy soil hitting the soil came over, and Jingshu smelled the familiar fishy smell again. It was still the old recipe of the year, and it hadn't changed at all.
Grandma Jing stood at the gate of the yard. Under the light, she saw that it was indeed raining outside. She said excitedly, "Old man, did you see that? It's raining, it's raining. The crops are saved now!"
"Yes, the famine is finally over. As long as there is no drought, there is no worry about not being able to grow crops." Grandpa Jing was also excited. Most of the famines were caused by drought.
Jingshu was silent. Of course, things were not that simple.
At this time, Jingshu's mobile phone was also vibrating frequently. People in several groups were very excited.
Wang Qiqi: "It's raining! It's raining heavily!"
Fat girl: "Oh my God, I'm going to take a good bath. God, let the rain keep falling. Compared with drought and high temperature, I would rather be drowned by the rain than die of thirst again!"
Luo Zhu: "Me too! I would rather die of water than die of thirst."
Jingshu shook her head. The oaths she made before were all the water that entered her brain back then, which would make people regret it.
Wang Cuihua sent a voice message: "Everyone, take out the dirty clothes and dishes and wash them together. Who knows when the rain will stop? Is there anyone who wants to go take a shower together?"
Chouchou: "I also need to wash all the quilts in my house. You don't know that they are sour and smelly, and the sticky things on them can't be removed every time I cover them."
Feiniu: "Yes, everything that can be washed must be washed! Anyway, the temperature is high now, and it will dry in less than half a day. We must learn from the lesson and collect more water."
Shao Nai I Have a Baby: "You are right!"
Facts have proved that anything washed now will not dry in the next year, and it will also be moldy and have insects. The things recycled by the government can be used.
However, for people who haven't taken a shower or washed clothes for a year, the dust on their bodies can probably be rubbed into noodles, and it is as thick as fingers. It is really uncomfortable to have so much dirt on the body. It is really time to wash, even if there are other creatures mixed in the rainwater.
People in the community came downstairs in groups of three or four with buckets, basins and clothes. The temperature was 37℃ now, and the rain was not as cold as in the second half of the year, so it was just right to take a shower. It was not cold but comfortable.
Many people gathered together to chat and started washing things. Chouchou even opened his mouth and drank a few sips.
"Hey, why is this rain water slippery?"
"I just drank a few sips and always felt a strong fishy smell. It seemed that something in the water slid into my throat."
"Be content. The water distributed these days is just enough to drink. How can you take a shower?"
Because the weather was dark, the father did not recognize him three meters away, and because the heavy rain was too heavy, he did not notice anything unusual about the rain.
But soon, some people were washing clothes in the rain, and some people stood for a long time, and there were always red nematodes that slipped onto their hands, flowed into their ears, stuck in their hair, and entered their mouths.
Red nematodes are very small, less than one millimeter, and very long, up to twenty centimeters.
But no matter what, they have several characteristics, that is, they are as thin as hair, red all over, and only black at the two ends, but they like to jump around.
Red nematodes have been studied, and the reason for this characteristic is that they are female-female dimorphs and male-male dimorphs.
What is female-female dimorphs and male-male dimorphs?
If one end of the red nematode is female, then the other end must also be female. They share a body, but in fact they have two minds.
Red nematodes perfectly interpret the principle that opposites attract and likes repel. The red nematodes at both ends like to find other worms to mate, which forms the red nematodes like to clump together.
Two minds control one body, and they are of the same sex. The result is predictable. Everyone wants to take the initiative. One wants to go east and the other goes west. No one wants to give in. So they twist and turn and keep jumping. This is one of the reasons why red nematodes are thin but very chewy, tough, and can't be bitten.
Because their muscles are very developed and their skin is tough.
The black parts at both ends of the red nematodes are their organs and heads, as well as the places where they eat. Because they share the same body, if one dies, the other can't survive, so they train their bodies to be very tough, which is the second reason why they can't be bitten.
So people who bathe and wash clothes in the rain soon found something wrong, because their whole bodies are itchy, as if something is drilling into their bodies, and the most important thing is that everyone's head is very heavy.
Fatty felt that her felt-like hair seemed to have become much heavier, and she couldn't lift her head. When she touched her head, she felt a bunch of soft and slippery things jumping hard on her head.