"Really, you didn't lie to me. Xiaojie is really back?" Jiang Jie's mother asked Aunt Qi while running.
"It's true. What Taotao said can be false. Let's go quickly." Both of them looked happy.
After walking through the narrow corridor at the entrance of the cave, the cave was very wide. Oil lamps were lit on the walls. In order to save fuel, the lamp wicks were small and the cave was large. Therefore, the light in the cave was a little dim. Jiang Jie walked in and felt a little uncomfortable in the darkness inside the cave. The light couldn't help but slow down.
"Brother Jie, come on, I can hear Aunt Seven and Aunt Three talking." Jiang Lei said behind Jiang Jie.
"I heard it too." Jiang Jie was excited.
"Xiaojie, oh, you are back. Mom is worried to death." Jiang Jie's mother's eyes were red with joy when she saw her tall and strong son, and she held Jiang Jie's hand tightly.
Jiang Jie turned around and hugged her, "Mom, isn't my son back now? Where is my dad? Is he okay?"
"Humph, you little bastard still has a conscience. He knows that I'm worried about you. Why don't you come back earlier?" Jiang Jie's father also rushed over after hearing the news.
"Dad, do you know how difficult it is to survive outside? If it weren't for the help of noble people, I would have died several times." Jiang Jie complained to Jiang's father.
"God bless, God bless, son, it will be good to come back, it will be good to come back." After listening to Jiang Jie's words, Jiang's mother's eye circles turned red again. She looked scared. Although the villagers lived in caves, they were not completely Isolated from the world, he has a certain understanding of the outside world.
They make a living by hunting and gathering, and will regularly take surplus prey and herbs purchased from the safe zone to the safe zone in exchange for salt, cloth, leather armor, weapons, etc.
"What are these?" Jiang Ma looked at the boxes and asked curiously.
"It should be some food." Jiang Jie chuckled. Sister Rong had packed these. He really didn't know what was inside.
"Come on, let's take these things to the central square, where the light is better and you can see clearly." Father Jiang directed everyone to move things.
The central square not only has good light, but also has many people. Father Jiang wanted to show off the things his son brought back in front of everyone.
The underground cave of Jiuhuan Mountain is very large. The environment in the cave is complex, winding and maze-like. Jiang Jie and his friends played here when he was a child. Later, a child disappeared inside and could not be found no matter how hard he looked for it. To prevent further accidents, the adults in the village sealed the cave after discussion.
It turns out that there is only one main path in the cave that is easy to walk. Some small caves on the side walls are irregular in shape and cannot be passed by adults.
Now the cave has completely changed. The original irregular small caves on the side walls have been opened up, criss-crossing and dotted.
The group of them chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the central square. The so-called central square is a valley sandwiched between two peaks. The two peaks are steep and inaccessible, so the villagers corresponded in this valley. A square was excavated underground, and four skylights were opened for lighting. Mechanical traps were set up on the ground. The upper, middle and lower layers of glass were installed in the skylights for safety.
The central square is the only area in the cave with a lighting opening. During the day, most of the elderly people in the village who are unable to go out gather here to deal with sundries, grind bone tools, process prey, make materials for traps, and dry medicinal herbs.
"Come on, come on, put it here and see what my Xiaojie has brought back?" Dad Jiang said in a high-pitched voice.
In order to conveniently obtain survival resources, the residents in the cave now live a primitive collective life, hunting together and distributing prey together.
Father Jiang thought that what Jiang Jie brought back would be the prey he had hunted, and at most some weapons or salt exchanged in the safe zone. Unexpectedly, when he opened the first box, an alluring fragrance hit his nostrils.
"Here, what is this? It smells so good?" The man closest to the box sniffed.
"Grandpa, they seem to be some wild fruits." A young man standing next to Jiang Tao answered.
"This is Tianluo fruit. It's delicious. Let's try it." Jiang Jie said politely.
As soon as he finished speaking, the uncle who had just spoken reached into the box unceremoniously, grabbed two of them, and stuffed them into his mouth without washing them.
"It's so delicious. How come you guys have never picked such delicious fruits?" The uncle said while grabbing a few more in the box.
"Quickly look at what else is in the other boxes?" the uncle urged.
Father Jiang regretted carrying these boxes here now. The second box he opened was the heaviest box carried by Wang Yao and another young man. The box was full of cold weapons, sharp and sharp. The blade of the blade flashed with cold light, and the sharp tip of the spear was filled with murderous intent.
There are fabrics, protective gear, and leather armor in the box at the back. These things look like they are made of extraordinary materials and are all of high quality.
"Brother Jie, where did you buy these weapons? I have been to Mengjiawan and Qiming Mountain, and there are absolutely no weapons of this quality." Jiang Lei touched the long knife in the box and couldn't put it down.
"And this protective gear, I've never seen this kind of protective gear before." Jiang Tao echoed.
"These are common weapons in the capital." Jiang Jie said with a smile. These weapons were taken by Rong Xianxian from the Sibaolou warehouse. They were originally intended for Jiang Jie to give to relatives and friends as gifts. Indeed, they were all Ordinary stuff.
The old man had already opened the last box, and a unique aroma of food came out of the box. Inside were some famous special snacks in the Beijing safety zone. The old man didn't know if he was hungry, so he just took it and ate it without asking.
Father Jiang didn't have much to say, so he asked a few young men to share some with other people in the square. Father Jiang's purpose of showing off was achieved. There was not much food left in several boxes, and half of the weapons and protective equipment were given to them. He picked up the brothers who were closest to Jiang Tao and carried the remaining things back to the cave belonging to Jiang Jie's family.
Several old people in the square watched the Jiang family and his son leave with complicated eyes.
"Look, I didn't even take two bites of the things my son brought back, and you just split them up." Mother Jiang complained, looking at the empty box.
"Our son is back, and it's time for us to leave. If we share these things with the big guys, we will feel more at ease." Father Jiang sighed.
"Have you really decided to leave?" Jiang Ma asked after being silent for a while.
"Xiaojie can bring so many good things back, which shows that he is capable. He has been out for so long, so he must have other partners. Do you think he can stay here? Do you want to stay here, or do you want to follow? Son is leaving?" Father Jiang said proudly.
