Chapter 265 Original Sin 74
No one spoke during the meal; everyone ate as quickly as possible to fill their stomachs. There was no time for rest, let alone the luxury of a post-meal half-hour rest. Instead, they immediately grabbed their tools and continued to work.
Yun Shuangshuang also quickly ate, then grabbed a shovel and ran over with the soldiers to clear the road blocked by the mudslide.
When Yun Shuangshuang arrived, the soldiers had already cleared a large stretch of the road, but there was still a long section blocked by soil and rocks mixed with a small number of plant roots.
Normally, clearing such a road would involve loading all the cleared debris onto trucks for removal. However, it was an emergency, and saving lives was paramount, so the soldiers clearing the road simply shoveled the soil and rocks over the cliff next to the road. After all, it wasn’t polluting.
Yun Shuangshuang joined in shoveling soil and tossing it off the cliff. The road was only so wide and couldn’t accommodate too many people working together. Those who stepped up were divided into two rows: one row in front shoveling the soil and rocks into wheelbarrows, and the other row waiting to push the filled wheelbarrows to the cliff and dump them.
Behind these two rows, a group of people was stationed to keep watch for possible recurring mudslides. If a mudslide occurred, they would warn everyone as early as possible; if not possible, they would rescue people as quickly as possible to reduce casualties.
When the workers in the front two rows became tired, they would swap with those resting. The watchers would move up to work, while those resting would take on the watch duties, and this cycle continued to clear the road.
Yun Shuangshuang, being quite strong, didn’t make anyone wait for her to push a wheelbarrow. She chose the spot closest to the edge of the cliff, where she could simply shovel the soil and rocks off the edge, rather than needing someone to help her push a cart.
This kind of work seemed simple but was actually tiring and dangerous. First, being close to the cliff was definitely risky with the threat of sudden mudslides, and secondly, each time she had to use force to throw the debris off the shovel and over the cliff.
Initially, it wasn’t too tiring, but over time, her arms began to ache from fatigue. It was much more tiring than just putting the soil and rocks into a wheelbarrow and required more strength.