Two hours after leaving Jiangshan Village, Jiang Nian slowed down. It had been too long since he had driven a long distance, and the pampered mule was a little tired of it.
It happened to be the time when the sun was the strongest in the afternoon, so the two found a half-dead tree, which could provide some shade and let the mules rest.
Jiang Yue looked at the ground around the roots of the tree, which was full of pits and pits. It must have been dug up and eaten.
After feeding the mule some water and coarse grains, Jiang Yue took out a wet cloth soaked in water and put it on Jiang Nian's neck to absorb the sweat. "Let's get into the carriage and take a nap, and wait until the sun is almost setting before we continue our journey."
They had been rushing for a whole day, and their mood was still tense.
Jiang Yue slightly changed the layout of the carriage, removing the seats against the walls on the left and right sides, and widening the space in the middle. She stretched out her hand, pulled out the wooden board under the seat, and connected it with the seat to form a wide bed board.
Although Jiang Nian, who is tall and has long legs, still has to bend his legs, it is always more comfortable to lie down.
The blood stains on his clothes had dried, attracting many flies. Even though the two of them had to disguise themselves, it wasn't like this.
They changed into another set of clothes in the car. They were all dark-colored old cloth. Apart from the fact that they were made of cotton, it was impossible to tell that they were rich.
At this time, Jiang Yue lamented that she had done a good job in preparing for a rainy day, and made more than twenty sets of clothes and shoes for the two of them.
(Actually, it’s because I lack a sense of security. I lacked a lot when I was a child, and I always like to hoard things when I grow up.)
Jiang Nian asked Jiang Yue to sleep inside while he was outside for convenience.
Of course it's convenient to drive people away.
Almost every half hour, refugees come to harass them, coveting their mule meat.
Jiang Yue slept for an hour and felt much better. Feeling sorry for Jiang Nian, I forced him to go in and take a rest while he drove the car himself.
Jiang Yue kept walking towards the east, and when the sky darkened, she passed by a forest that had dried up. There are many tree trunks. It should have been a very dense forest before.
She slowed her pace.
Looking sideways, there were a dozen men setting up a bonfire in the woods, tearing something in their hands as if they were going to roast it and eat it. Everyone had smiles on their faces, completely different from the victims she had seen along the way.
There were already many bones of prey piled under the tree roots on the side.
Hearing the sound of the mule cart passing by, more than a dozen people turned their heads and saw a man whose face could not be seen clearly driving the cart alone.
This figure is either a woman or a boy.
They stood up, with more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at Jiang Yue. The corners of their mouths seemed to be drooling. The red firelight shone on their greasy faces. Their smiles were weird and they looked particularly ferocious, like evil people from hell.
"Hello, is it not easy to drive? Do you want to come and sit for a while? I can also give you a bite of roast lamb!"
"Come down and have a rest? It's easy to overturn when driving at night. Why don't you come with us tomorrow? We have more men and can protect you!"
One of them, a strong man with a big belly, shouted. The mole on his chin trembled as he spoke. It sounded like he was really kind in his words.
If you are a young person who is not deeply involved in the world, I am afraid that it will really pass.
Jiang Nian came out of the carriage with a sullen face. He could smell the disgusting smell of blood from dozens of meters away. He glanced into the woods, holding a knife in both hands, but the blood stains on it had not been washed away.
The people in the forest did not expect that there was such a tall man in the carriage. The sharp knife in his hand glowed silvery white in the moonlight.
This is not someone to mess with.
The man stopped shouting and muttered something to these people. The others looked disappointed, and they all looked away, sat down, and continued to tear the meat in their hands.
"I've had enough rest. Let me drive the carriage." Jiang Nian took the carriage rope and whip.
Jiang Yue looked back and saw that the men in the forest were skewering the meat and roasting it over the fire. Some impatient people just start cooking without even baking.
Bright red blood drops and bright red meat were torn and chewed by those people...
She looked ugly and her stomach was churning. She grabbed Jiang Nian's hand and said, "Stop, stop!"
Jiang Nian tightened the rope, "What's wrong?"
"Ugh—" Jiang Yue lay on the frame and began to vomit, almost vomiting out all the stomach acid.
Jiang Nian pursed his lips, rinsed her mouth with water, and patted her back, feeling a little worried, "Yueyue, are you sick? Where do you feel bad?"
Jiang Yue finished vomiting and washed her face again. She took a deep breath, and there was still a lingering image in her eyes, "Those people were eating human flesh. There, I saw a pair of children's legs, and, and..."
She couldn't speak any more and clenched her fists. The more she thought about it, the more she felt sick.
Although I know that these things are not uncommon in disaster years, seeing them with my own eyes is always hard to accept.
Jiang Nian hugged her into his arms and covered her eyes with his left hand. "We don't want to look. Let's leave now."
When Jiang Nian was a wolf, he made a living by hunting and could not survive without seeing blood. However, they will not eat their own kind.
Jiang Nian glanced at the men happily eating meat in the forest from a distance, as if he wanted to memorize their faces. Then he drove on and continued moving forward.
In the early morning, they finally arrived at the first town.
The town was so small that it only took them half a quarter of an hour to drive from the entrance to the exit. During this time, they also stopped and exchanged three grain cakes for three straw hats and two large straw mats.
This is not because they are exploiting, but because the price of food in the town has become ridiculously expensive. I was given three grain pancakes and was thanked by the boss.
The two of them have adjusted their routines. The two of them took turns to rest during the day, waiting for the sun to go down before continuing on their journey.
After three days of rushing, they arrived at the first big city.
Unfortunately, I was turned away.
