At night, the mountain wind howls.
It was still raining outside, and the more than a hundred people in the cave were not sleepy at all.
The fire was crackling, and everyone looked extremely ugly. Some were sick, some were hungry, and all were haggard.
Suddenly, a baby's cry was heard.
"Little Bao'er, don't cry..." A young woman hugged the child tightly, "Stay with it, you'll be fine until tomorrow."
But the child still cried, but the child had been hungry for a long time, so the cry was not loud, like a kitten whimpering.
"What a crime..." Grandma Yang clapped her thighs and sighed, "The adults don't have enough to eat and don't have milk, and the baby also suffers. It has been hungry for two days and two nights. If it continues to be hungry like this, how can the child bear it..."
The young woman hugged the child and cried silently. The child was only about three or four months old. He was already thin, but after being starved for two days, he seemed to be even thinner.
The young woman pursed her lips and suddenly made some determination. She put her fingers into her lips, bit her fingers hard, and then put her bleeding fingers into the baby's mouth. After the baby had something in her mouth, The crying finally stopped.
Everyone who saw this scene fell silent.
Cheng Wanwan sighed, stood up and walked towards the woman, whispering: "You haven't eaten for two days and two nights. If you lose too much blood and faint, who will take care of your child?"
The young woman didn't think so much at all. Seeing her child so hungry, she could only find a way to fill her stomach first. As for herself...
"I'll do it." Cheng Wanwan couldn't help but pick up the child and picked up the child arrogantly. "I ate a lot before coming, so my body can bear it."
Before the young woman could say anything, she walked up to Zhao Dashan with her child in her arms and gave Cheng A and Cheng Yi a look.
The two of them immediately stood in front of Cheng Wanwan, blocking everyone's sight like a human wall.
The young woman suddenly started crying: "Sui Gongren, you must not do this. You are a noble and noble person, how can you use your own blood to feed a little furry child who has no name..."
Of course Cheng Wanwan would not use her own blood to feed a child she had never met.
She bought fresh breast milk directly from the mall, put it in a bottle, and stuffed it directly into the child's mouth.
Back then, all the puppies in her family were able to drink milk. How could she bear to watch a child starved like this... The main reason is that everyone in Huaihua Village has great kindness. This child was saved by all the strong men in the village who sacrificed their lives. If the child Starved to death, the sacrifices of so many people were in vain.
The baby gurgled and drank milk. This scene looked extremely healing.
The little guy actually drank up a large bottle of milk. He opened his lips as if he still wanted to drink.
Cheng Wanwan didn't dare to give any more. She quickly poured some water into the bottle and gave it to the baby to swish. Then she took out a wet paper towel and wiped the milk stains around the baby's mouth. Finally, she put some more water in it. There was blood on the child's lips...
After all this was done, she stood up with the child in her arms, walked to the young woman, and whispered: "The child is asleep, so be gentle."
The young woman hurriedly took the child back. She saw that the child was sleeping soundly, his mouth was smacking non-stop, and his belly was bulging, obviously he was full.
She knelt down on the ground with a plop: "The Suigong people's great kindness and kindness should be kept in mind by the women. The women are willing to work as cattle or horses for the Suigong people..."
Cheng Wanwan waved his hand: "I'm tired. I'm going to rest for a while. You all should rest too."
She walked to Zhao Dashan, who was paved with dry grass. She lay down with her clothes on. She was so tired that she closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.
But the people in Huaihua Village over there couldn't sleep at all.
A group of people were sitting at the entrance of the cave far away from Cheng Wanwan, talking quietly.
"Mr. Sui Gong is such a kind person. He even feeds our children in Huaihua Village with his own blood."
"Sophora Flower Village is so lucky, because Suigongren's son is here, so Suigongren came to find him, and we will definitely be saved."
"I think that even if Mr. Zhao is not in Huaihua Village, Suigong people will definitely save us poor people."
"I heard many people say that Suigong people are living Bodhisattvas who save people from suffering. I didn't believe it. This time, I really believe it."
"If we can survive this time, we must repay the Suigong people for their great kindness."
"..."
That night, many people had no sleep.
Cheng Wanwan slept fairly well. The first thing she did when she got up in the morning was to change and feed Zhao Dashan's dressing. Fortunately, his body temperature had gone down, otherwise her heart would not be at peace.
The rain outside the cave has stopped. Seven or eight men came back from a trip with disappointed expressions on their faces.
Because of natural disasters, all the animals on the mountain have fled. They can't catch prey, can't find wild fruits, and don't have anything to eat. Sooner or later someone will starve to death if this goes on...
Cheng Wanwan stood at the entrance of the cave and took a look at the sky. It should not rain again in a short time. After three or four days, the water at the bottom of the mountain would recede and they would be able to go down the mountain. The most important thing now was to find food.
She said: "Zhou Yong, you stay and take care of Dashan, Cheng A and Cheng B, you two go out with me to find food."
Huang Wei immediately said: "Sui Gong people, please stay in the cave and have a good rest. We can just go find food."
Yang Sanpo nodded: "We are familiar with the mountains and know where to eat..."
"If you knew where to eat, you wouldn't be hungry." Cheng Wanwan walked outside the cave, "I'll take a walk around, I might find something."
Cheng A and Cheng Yi immediately followed her pace.
She was the person with the highest status present. She had gone out, and everyone in the cave had the nerve to stay still.
So, except for the children and those who were sick and unable to move, everyone else followed to find food.
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
With so many people following her, how could she get food out of the mall?
She first went to the top of the mountain to take a look at the situation at the bottom of the mountain. Because the rain stopped, the floods on the mountain also stopped, and the floods did not rise again. This can be said to be great news.
She turned to look at the crowd and said, "Let's divide our troops into four groups to look for food. Regardless of whether we find it or not, we must return to the cave in two hours."
Even though the troops were divided into four groups, Cheng Wanwan was still accompanied by a dozen villagers. She led the people to the woods to the south, planning to find an opportunity to get rid of the people behind her.
At this moment, Mrs. Huang suddenly shouted in surprise: "Look, there is a sparrow!"
Cheng Wanwan looked around, and sure enough, there was indeed an adult sparrow on the branch. It looked quite big. Although a big sparrow didn't have much meat, if it was cooked in soup, one could taste a bit of the meaty smell. Much better than just drinking rainwater.
Cheng Jia kicked up a small stone from the ground and threw it in the direction of the sparrow. The sparrow tilted its body and fell from the tree.
Mrs. Huang quickly ran over to pick up the sparrows.
However, the mountain road was wet and too slippery. She just took two steps and stumbled to the ground.
Cheng Wanwan was very close to her, and she instinctively pulled her. Huang Niangzi was pulled by her, but she lost control and fell, rolling down the mountain.
"Hokuto!"
Behind her, the terrified voices of everyone came.
She rolled into the bushes, and countless branches scratched her head, face, and body, causing her to almost faint from the pain.
