The old man led the people forward, but not long after walking, the old man knelt down to listen. The old man stopped the voices of others asking with his gestures, and pulled the two horses towards a place where the grass and trees seemed to be relatively lush. .
The old man walked there, and the others followed him there. The old man saw a slope, and there was a place to hide down from the slope. There was a huge rock protruding from the top.
The old man took the people and hid behind the rocks. Others should have heard the sound. There were many horseshoes and human voices just above the road they were walking on.
The old man was hiding there with his people and was very silent. He probably understood what his little granddaughter was doing at this moment, but he didn't know how good this girl's hearing was to be able to hear it from such a distance!
No one paid attention to his inner monologue, and no one dared to make a sound. Even the two horses were tied by the old man's reins.
There was a lot of sound of horse hooves above, and someone was also heard talking.
"Boss, do you want to chase the traces of people walking below? The food we found in that village was not much, and there was a lack of meat. They must have escaped from that valley. The wild beasts around the valley were probably killed by them. I picked it up. Do you want to..." The voice from behind became smaller and smaller, and the people below could not hear it.
Everyone was very nervous. The person above spoke loudly, as if he was speaking to them on purpose. The tone should have returned to normal later on.
Of course, Wang Yiyi did not walk forward with Wang Qi. The sense of urgency made Wang Yiyi move forward mechanically even if her legs were so sore that she could not lift them up.
After walking for two hours, Wang Yiyi was exhausted and fell directly into the grass. The wet mud wet her whole body, and even Wang Qi almost fell down.
The two of them sat in the mud and moved around so hard that they felt very hot. They didn't feel anything, except that their clothes were a little uncomfortable.
But the two of them just rested for a while and continued to move forward. Wang Yiyi and Wang Qi walked directly across the ice and the small river ditch that was not yet fully civilized, and began to climb up another mountain.
The mountain road is too difficult to walk, even if it takes 4 hours, I can only walk a little bit.
Wang Yiyi must take her brother forward before darkness comes, at least to the cave that is not very high within her detection range.
It was too dangerous for the two of them to spend the night outside alone. If Wang Yiyi was alone, she could also take out some tools from the space to help herself, save some energy, or enter the space directly.
But it’s not impossible to have someone by your side, but it’s just a little harder to deal with when there’s danger. That’s when Wang Yiyi’s plan to steal food came to a screeching halt again. She couldn’t eat, use, or move.
So annoying!
Sure enough, it was not easy to be a time-traveling woman. The two of them kept walking forward until the sun set in the west and there was only the last remaining light left. Wang Yiyi and the others finally arrived at the entrance of the cave. Wang Yiyi had tested in advance that there was nothing in the cave, but they still I looked at the surrounding environment out of the corner of my eye to see if any other animals had lived here.
Fortunately, I only saw some rabbit fur, mixed with one or two weasels. Wang Yiyi checked it carefully, and finally took out the flint from his waist.
The firewood around was still very wet. She walked into the cave and found some fine tree roots and some dried grass. She took out some wild cotton from the basket on her back and took it out from under the quilt.
Put the cotton underneath first, put the oil and firewood, and light it directly with flint. When the fire is a little bigger, put hay. Not long after putting the licorice, the food ignited, and put some more The very damp wood branches were slowly lit and the ones picked around had melted, but the very damp firewood was piled next to the small fire.
The two of them looked at the entrance of the cave, which was only accessible to one person. Just in case, they planned to place the firewood next to the entrance of the cave, and then one person would keep watch and the other would sleep.
Wang Yiyi was still a little panicked. She couldn't explain it clearly at the time. Others didn't want to believe her, so she might as well leave by herself. Thinking about it now, it was still a bit scary to escape alone.
Fortunately, this not-so-smart brother followed her. The cave and the fire formed a groove. There was a place in it that could probably sleep one person, and there was another place where the stones were connected, similar to the foot of a mountain, where people could sleep. Sit down and rest.
In the two hours they were walking, the ice completely melted at a speed visible to the naked eye. Now there was water in many places, making the entire road slippery and difficult to walk on.
There are some plants that are okay. You can walk forward by stepping on them. The increased friction still makes it easier for the two of you. However, as the temperature slowly rises, the ice melts faster and faster. Even if you are walking on Wang Yiyi at the front also fell many times.
When she had wet clothes on her body, she had planned to change them, but she thought it would be inconvenient to go with her brother, so she continued to wear them. The whole journey felt like a real escape.
Almost every part of the mouth, nose, ears, and face was stained with mud. The two of them were too tired after walking for a day and had no time to clean it up.
After lighting the fire, they cut some wood and ran around the fire. The two of them had no strength at all, as if they had relieved their strength. The two sat by the fire and started to warm themselves up. Their already muddy clothes became even more dirty.
At this time, no one thought of taking care of themselves. They both took out their own water from the basket and started filling it. They didn't dare to drink more, so they took two big gulps and stopped.
Now that they were separated from the old man, they definitely didn't have much water. Wang Yiyi's basket had not been turned over, so she could secretly dig out some things.
She took out an uncut piece of dried sweet potato from the space, pretending that it was the leftover cut by herself, and then took out a pile of cut sweet potatoes, but not the small ones before. The two of them sat by the fire and started eating. The sweet potatoes are dry.
"Brother, it's not safe in the mountains. You can watch the first half of the night, and I can watch the second half of the night. I'm very sleepy in the first half of the night." Wang Yiyi said vaguely while eating dried sweet potatoes.
Wang Qi looked at his sister who had grown up a lot, and the liveliness in her eyes, and thought of his grandfather and father again.
So he muttered: "It's okay, but I don't know how my father and grandpa are doing? You are very courageous. Have you ever thought that no one will come to find you?"
While chewing the dried sweet potatoes, Wang Yiyi did not listen carefully. After eating the dried sweet potatoes, her strength improved a lot. Now that it was completely dark, there was no way to find water or something to wash her body.
Now that he was on the run, he had no time to take care of himself. Wang Yiyi quickly fell asleep.
At about 1 o'clock in the morning, Wang Qi couldn't stand it anymore and called her up.
Wang Yiyi looked at the fire that should be able to burn until dawn. She was a little scared at first, but her mood became much more stable.
