Chapter 119 Why don’t you stink anymore?
It was the tenth day of my escape, and it was already the end of September.
Looking at the still black and white sky, Nanzhi felt discouraged.
It's already late autumn, why is the weather still so hot?
Although it is cooler here than Lihua Village, in Nanzhi's memory it should be breezy at this moment.
The sky was getting dark, and Nanzhi felt a little strange as the mule cart in front showed no signs of stopping.
It's already dark, why don't the eldest and second brothers stop to rest?
The mule cart drove for two quarters of an hour before Lin Yicheng rubbed his waist and stopped.
Seeing the mule cart in front of him stop, Nanzhi jumped off the carriage beam with an ouch.
Shen Miaomiao, who was in the carriage, was also dizzy. At this moment, she felt the carriage stop shaking, and then she stepped out of the mule carriage with Shen Zhiyu in her arms.
"Sister Nanzhi, it's so, so uncomfortable." The little girl held back her strength and placed Zhiyu next to Mother Lin, then bent over and retched.
"Slow down, slow down, there is no water now, just hold it in." Nan Zhi said while patting Shen Miaomiao on the back.
The water prepared at home has almost been consumed, which means everyone has mule carts to block the sun, otherwise the water may not last for five days.
After hearing Nanzhi's words, Shen Miaomiao retched for a moment, then slowly got up again.
Seeing her little face turning red from holding it back, Nanzhi stroked her forehead again and said, "Spit it out if you want to."
However, Shen Miaomiao raised her head and waved her hands.
The three little ones, Doudou Maomao and Zhiyu, were sleeping next to each other, which made the adults feel very distressed.
"It's just a shame for Wa'er and the others." Mother Lin said and wiped the corners of her eyes.
She couldn't bear to sit in the car these days, let alone the dolls?
"There are still three bamboo tubes in the water. We have to look for water tomorrow, otherwise we probably won't last two days." Lin Ercheng looked at the three bamboo tubes in his hand, and then looked around the surrounding woods.
Seeing that the trees here are growing pretty well, he can go into the forest with his eldest brother early tomorrow morning to see if there will be water.
"Then what shall we eat tonight? The chickens laid six eggs today." Nanzhi leaned crookedly on the side of the mule cart, with six eggs still covered with thatch in his hands.
These two old hens seemed to have become acclimatized since they started to flee. In the first two days, they were paralyzed as if they were dead. Later, they gradually got better, but the number of eggs they laid plummeted.
"Just cook a pot of egg drop soup and share it, and let your mother-in-law cook some porridge." Father Lin said and took out his water bag.
I can’t put eggs in my house now, so cooking egg drop soup can not only quench thirst but also provide some nutrition to the family.
Two more fires were lit, and then the two families began to cook.
It wasn't until the aroma of rice porridge gradually wafted out that Nanzhi realized that some people had stopped around the mule cart.
All of them were in a very embarrassed state, and it was easy to tell that they were fleeing from famine because they were carrying huge burdens.
Maybe it's been a long time since I've eaten anything hot, but now I stopped when I smelled the aroma wafting from Nanzhi and the others.
Nanzhi quietly tugged on his eldest brother's clothes. After Lin Yicheng reacted, he turned around and saw someone staring at them. He only coughed twice. Lin Ercheng, Lin's father, Shen family's heavyweight and Shen San They all looked at them warily.
Shen Miaomiao and Aunt Guihua also slowly moved to Nanzhi.
Those people hesitated for a moment when they saw the wary eyes of the five men, then their eyes darkened before they continued on their way.
Seeing them leaving, Lin Yicheng and Lin Ercheng were still worried. They drove the mule cart further to the side, took out the knife they bought before, and then stood in front of the woman and child.
After dinner, Nanzhi hugged Shen Zhiyu and stared at the sky in a daze.
"Mom, what is that black thing?" The little guy pointed at the dark half of the sky.
Why have they all turned black?
"Auntie doesn't know either." Nanzhi shook her head. She had never seen such a scene, not even herself in her previous life.
The mother and son talked for a while, and finally coaxed the little guy to fall asleep.
Looking at the little guy's sleeping face, Nanzhi sighed in his heart, it would be better to go to Yancheng.
Mother Lin looked at the way she came, her face was not good-looking, and she only warned: "We have to be more alert at night. Everyone can live well now, but if we wait a little longer, we are afraid of encountering people who form a group to grab food."
Everyone looked serious and nodded to take note.
They are just better than other people fleeing the famine now, and they must not attract the covetousness of others because of their carelessness.
After resting all night, the two Lin brothers went to the woods to look for water early the next morning. After waiting for an hour, they only shook their heads and sighed when they came back.
No water.
The group continued on their way.
It wasn't until the first day of October that Nanzhi went to the mountains to look for water while everyone was resting, and found a three-inch-wide underground ditch. This was the solution to the water problem.
Lin Yicheng wanted to find the source of the underground ditch, but he was only blocked by a cliff.
Seeing the spring water seeping out from the cracks in the cliff, Lin Yicheng could only scratch his head and took a shovel to dig a foot-wide puddle under the cliff.
Because the water source was about a hundred meters away from the road, someone had to guard the mule cart, so the two families decided to take turns to collect the water.
Looking at the filled bamboo tube, Nanzhi smiled.
It took a full two hours just to fill the water. Seeing that the sun was almost setting, I decided not to rush today and just filled myself up here.
Because of the water, Nanzhi made a luxurious pot of scallop porridge and fried a few eggs.
The Lin family had a great time eating, and Aunt Guihua was also unequivocal.
Although they don't have scallops and eggs, they do have dried meat and meat oil.
It is also rare to have a good meal generously.
After eating and drinking, both families leaned against the tree, chatting and laughing.
If his butt wasn't still aching, Nanzhi would have mistakenly thought that the two of them were traveling.
At ten o'clock in the night, Nanzhi was sleeping soundly in the mule carriage when he suddenly felt someone scratching the soles of his feet. After waking up, he was about to touch the ax when he heard someone calling him softly outside the carriage.
He rubbed his eyes and sat up. Outside the mule cart was his mother-in-law and his two sisters-in-law, along with Aunt Guihua and Shen Miaomiao.
"Fat Ya, come down quickly." Mother Lin waved and shouted softly.
"What's going on?" Nanzhi got out of the mule cart in a daze and saw that they were all holding clothes in their hands.
"Go and wipe yourself." Mother Lin whispered.
Nanzhi was stunned and sniffed his body subconsciously.
Sure enough, I smelled a complex sour smell, and I almost lost my breath when I inhaled so hard.
I thought to myself that I was probably used to being smelly these days, and I still felt a little disgusted with myself.
"Then wait for me, I'll get some clothes."
After Nanzhi finished speaking, he took out a clean coat from the mule cart.
A group of six women quietly entered the forest and wiped themselves in the not-so-bright moonlight.
After rubbing herself, Nanzhi felt her body became much lighter. She washed her clothes with them and then returned to the mule cart.
Shen Zhiyu turned over and got into Nanzhi's arms. He frowned and sniffed, feeling that the smell was not right, and then he woke up in a daze.
Seeing that the person sleeping next to him was indeed his mother-in-law, he just rubbed his eyes and asked softly.
"Mommy, why don't you stink?"
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