After finishing the meal, they covered the still warm coal ash with soil to ensure that it was completely extinguished. They also cleaned up the traces to make them less obvious, and then they were on the road again.
Because Chou Chou could control the donkey, he didn't have to worry about taking the wrong path and headed directly towards the water source Chou Chou had discovered before.
Although Chou Chou could see it at that time, it was not close. As the same saying goes, sometimes it is really like looking at the mountain and running to death.
They didn't arrive at the water source until it was completely dark.
When it was just getting dark, the men began to prepare to find a place to camp and rest.
After all, it is still very dangerous in the mountains at night. If you don't find a camping location in advance and wait until dark to find it, it will be very inconvenient.
But Liu Sanli, the driver, couldn't rein in the donkey cart and couldn't stop the cart at all, so they had no choice but to continue walking forward for a while.
It happened that the road they were walking on was very narrow, and there was really no place to camp.
When they arrived at the water source, everyone couldn't help but feel happy, thinking that the donkey was just like the chickens, ducks and dogs at home, it would look for water on its own.
These animals are born to survive in this wilderness, unlike humans, who can only be found if they are seen. exist.
Some animals can smell water vapor from far away and find it on their own.
Everyone gathered around and praised the donkey.
Unfortunately, the donkey couldn't understand what they said, but when Lan Hua and a few women picked a bunch of young grass for it, it pleased it and even bared its teeth at them.
It made several women laugh, "Hey, this donkey is really understanding of human nature. If you give it something to eat, it will grin with its teeth~"
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Since it was summer, there was no need for them to build a tent to keep out the wind and keep warm. They could just sleep on the ground.
There is indeed little rain here. Even if it rains, it is very small and will pass in a while, so there is no need to worry about being rained on in the middle of the night.
Of course, there are still a lot of mosquitoes.
While eating, countless bugs flew around the fire. Qingyan ate carefully, fearing that they would accidentally get into her mouth.
When cooking in the evening, Qingyan took out a few pieces of dried meat and let them cook it in the porridge. They would not be hungry after eating vegetables all the time.
After dinner, we spread the straw on the ground and covered ourselves with quilts to rest. The men slept together and the women slept together.
However, the villagers living in the mountains still have their own wisdom.
They got a kind of grass that Qingyan didn't recognize and threw it into the fire. Then the fire emitted thick smoke, but the smoke was not suffocating, but there was still a scent of green grass.
After a while, Qingyan discovered that there were obviously fewer mosquitoes around them.
It seems that this grass has the effect of repelling mosquitoes, which is really good.
She carefully recalled the shape of the grass. She wanted to remember that it would be useful if she went to play in the wild in the future.
This knowledge is the accumulation of working people’s life experience.
The women consciously put Qingyan and Lanhua to sleep in the middle, and then slept three people on each side.
Although Qingyan felt that the meadow on the ground was very unpleasant and the straw quilt on her body was not very comfortable, she still felt warm in her heart.
They clearly know that their strength is high and they can protect them better outside. They also subconsciously treat themselves as children and put them in the middle for protection. They feel that there are still more kind people.
Chou Chou happened to be sleeping between her and Lan Hua, and was now sprawled out.
In fact, Chou Chou doesn't sleep much at ordinary times. After coming here, he didn't know what happened. He fell into a deep sleep at night and wouldn't wake up unless he screamed.
After the fire slowly extinguished, although there was no wind, the smoke slowly dissipated, and mosquitoes began to increase in number around them.
Qingyan was woken up by mosquitoes in the middle of the night. Fortunately, she had the kind of body that did not attract mosquitoes.
This should be due to her father, unlike her mother and her brother, who are attracted to mosquitoes. As long as there are mosquitoes, they will be covered in bites, and just apply mosquito repellent for a while.
However, this buzzing sound is also very noisy.
Qingyan opened her eyes, but didn't get up.
After all, they were covered with quilts together. If she stood up and the quilt was lifted, not only would there be movement but also sounds.
But in the dead of night, she heard a rustling sound.
Qingyan tensed up instantly, it couldn't be something like a snake!
After all, it's in the wilderness, so it's entirely possible.
And the sound didn't look like it was made by a wild animal. If it were the leopard they were talking about before, that guy was as nimble as a cat. She probably wouldn't be able to hear the sound.
