Several people looked at each other, and finally the second uncle was fair
"Baotian! First of all, we all want to thank you brothers for the water and meat you gave to our families. We have been out of food for the past two days, and we can't even find grass roots and tree bark outside. With your help, we are all happy again. How many days can I last?
Also, since you went into the mountains and found water sources and hunted prey, do you still want to go there tomorrow? See if you can bring everyone with you. In this lean year, everyone has reached their limit and there is really nothing they can do! "
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Seeing Xie Baotian's hesitation, the third uncle became a little anxious.
"Baotian, we are all brothers of the same clan, you can't just ignore him and save him!"
"It's not that, third uncle, it's not that I don't want to take the big guy, but the situation in the mountains is complicated, the road is long and difficult to walk, let alone the water source, there are many dangers. In this mountain range, there are many dangers within a hundred miles. At that water source, all the animals in the mountain gather there, from snakes, insects, rats, and ants to jackals, tigers, and leopards. All living creatures are there.
The little water we got was all cooperating with the Liu brothers to break into the snakes and grab it. Several people were injured because of this, including our Yushu, Tianqi and two brothers from the Liu family. Because he was injured, he stayed in the mountains, recovering from his injuries and supporting us at the same time.
If this big guy goes, I can't afford what will happen to him! "
After Xie Baotian said this, a group of people fell silent!
About half a quarter of an hour later, the third uncle sighed and said
"You may die if you go in, but you may not live if you don't go in. Just go in and have a try. Life or death matters! There are three of us in our family! If anything happens, we will bear it ourselves!"
When Xie Baotian heard what his third uncle said, he could only nod his head in agreement.
Several other families saw this and decided to try their luck, so three people went to your house and five to his house. In the end, twenty-three people decided to go.
Only Xie Dafu's family did not go. They still had some food in reserve. It was a bit exaggerated to say that they could eat for a year, but it was not a problem for the family to eat for half a year. However, although they had food, they still couldn't live without water!
Mrs. Ma didn't want her children and grandchildren to take risks in the mountains, so she acted like a patriarch's wife and asked everyone to bring them back some gourds of water.
If any of the guys didn't ask his family to borrow some food before, no one could lend it! Later, everyone had no choice but to beg them to let them sell some to them at a low price. They were all relatives of the same clan, and it was cheaper than outside. They took care of the clan members, but they held the food tightly, and sold it outside for two taels of silver per catty. They want to sell it in 2, 2, and 3 pieces, and they keep saying that if they don’t buy it, the price will go up, and 2, 2, and 3 pieces will no longer be available outside!
Now they want these people to bring water. Who can bring it to them? Everyone said that their own family might not be able to call! His family didn't have enough to drink, so he refused. Anyway, the law doesn't punish everyone, and even if he is the patriarch, he can't do anything to them!
Xie Dafu wanted to show off his prestige as the patriarch, but it was obvious that no one would buy it at the moment, and he did not dare to offend everyone, so he had to grit his teeth and exchange grain for water, a pound of grain for a gourd of water, and then each family agreed to give them Bring back a bottle of water hyacinth!
Xie Dafu felt uncomfortable when he failed to get the mutton from Xie Baotian's family. Every other family gave a pound of grain and changed the water, except Xie Baotian's family!
Xie Baotian didn't care about his pound of food. He didn't have to bring them water. He could bring more and more. He wished that Xie Dafu's family would never have contact with them!
We have agreed on the number of people who will go, and decided to gather at the entrance of the village at the end of the ugly hour tomorrow morning (3 o'clock), and hurry up while it's cool! We all went home to rest.
Xie Tianlin suffered a head injury yesterday, so he stayed at home this time, and Lu and Wang followed.
Early the next morning, when the Xie family arrived at the entrance of the village, everyone else had also arrived, and everyone gathered together by the woods near the mountain.
Sure enough, the Liu family and the Xiao family each brought a lot of people with them. They were probably in the same situation as Xiejia Village. They were either clan members or relatives. There were more than a hundred people in total. It was estimated that there were eight villages in the vicinity. Everyone who didn’t go out to escape is here!
Xie Baotian and the others couldn't say anything. They were all trying to survive. They had to leave it to fate whether they would die or live in the mountains!
We walked the road twice and left special marks, so even if it was dark, we could walk much faster. With hope and energy, everyone hurried all the way. After daybreak, we walked and ran together. The journey was very fast. What was supposed to be a day's journey actually took half a day!
When they arrived, Xie Yushu and the others took advantage of the cool morning to bring back four or five bundles of yams. They were sitting in a cool place eating yesterday's leftover roast venison!
Liu Nan jumped up when he saw a group of people in Wuyangyang.
"Damn it! Everyone who can move is here!"
As he said this, he greeted Xie Yushu and his sister, and each stood next to their pile of yam, for fear that the yam they had finally dug up would be robbed!
The Liu family and the Xie family also understood the situation and ran a few steps quickly to stand in front of their yam pile.
The people who came later did not know yams and only focused on roasted venison. When Liu Qiang saw it, he was full anyway, so he cut two pieces for his family and Xie Yushu, and let them share the rest among themselves!
Xie Yushu distributed the venison to Xie Baotian. Mrs. Lu grabbed Xie Yushu and wiped her tears first.
Xie Yushu said anxiously
"Mom, now is not the time to cry. If you have anything to say, let's go back and talk slowly. You should eat and drink water quickly. This pile of yams dug by Tianqi and I can be eaten as food. It can also replenish energy and strengthen muscles. Bones, after all, are a very good thing!
You guys have had enough to eat and drink, and have a rest. Let my father take you and your second aunt. At dawn, we will go back first. Your second uncle and Tianqi will stay here and dig more. With so many people coming, we will definitely not be able to dig much. Okay, maybe those who have dug less are still worried about us, so hurry up and transport your things back and hide them! "
"Hey! OK,
Sister-in-law, Yushu is right, stop crying now and eat quickly! "
After hearing what Xie Yushu said, Mrs. Wang quickly advised Mrs. Lu. After hearing this, the others also hurriedly eat, drink water, and take a rest!
The Xie family was doing what they should do in an orderly manner, but the new group of people were snatching the venison like crazy!
Later, Liu Qiang couldn't stand it any longer, so he kicked two of them, grabbed the one that was the favorite, and beat him up. Then he calmed down, and Liu Qiang decided to give the man three bites, and the woman two bites. , first to rest their stomachs, and then everyone lit torches and went to get water!
The new arrivals were still so scared when they saw the snakes and tigers that their legs trembled, but out of the desire for water, they still held on, and every one of them had to bite the bullet!
The only advantage of having more people is that this time the road was opened and the torches were lit so densely that no snakes came through the gaps to hurt anyone!
