As soon as Ying Qingci came back from outside, she saw the worried looks on the faces of the family. Suddenly, guilt emerged from her heart and she lowered her head.
"When I got up in the morning, I was thinking about going out to find some food, and I forgot to tell you. I'm sorry, Daddy."
"Just come back." Zhu Qing looked at Ying Qingci who was intact, and the worries in her heart disappeared. Then she looked at Ying Qingci with a straight face, "Xiao Liu, you can't do this anymore. If you want to go out, You must call your father and brother."
"Yes, mother, I understand." Ying Qingci responded obediently, and then a smile appeared on her face.
"Grandma, daddy, look, what I found!"
As she spoke, she took out a handful of wild vegetables from the cloth bag she carried with her. They were green and moist.
"Wild vegetables!" Zhu Qing and Huang Xuecao's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but lost their voices. Then they quickly covered their mouths and looked at Ying Qingci with shocked expressions.
"Xiao Liu, where did you find this?"
Ying Wangzhu and Ying Shuangsong's eyes instantly fell on Ying Qingci, with obvious enthusiasm.
They have not seen this kind of wild vegetables for a long time, and judging from their appearance, they are very tender, so they should not lack moisture.
For wild vegetables like this, there must be a water source nearby.
That's why they are so excited at the moment.
"It's on the mountain not far away, and I brought water back." Ying Qingci lowered his voice and reached out to raise the bamboo tube in his hand.
"After I went there, I found the wild vegetables hiding under the rocks and picked them all back."
In fact, she took these wild vegetables out of the space, and they were the ones she planted yesterday. However, she was not worried that they would be suspicious after getting the water back.
"water!"
When Huang Xuecao and the others heard Ying Qingci's words, their eyes widened. Water was the most important thing. Sometimes, they could live without food, but they couldn't live without water.
"It's really water!"
After taking the bamboo tube, Ying Wangzhu opened the lid and saw the clear water inside, his eyes instantly narrowed.
The bamboo tube is not small, and contains at least four or five kilograms of water.
Moreover, if they save a little bit of this bucket of water and drink it, they can last for a long time.
"Sister, you are so amazing!" Ying Qingjia looked at the water in the bamboo tube and looked at Ying Qingci with bright eyes.
No wonder he looked at Ying Qingci like this. After all, when they went out before, they only found some dry wild vegetables, not the juicy wild vegetables that Ying Qingci brought back.
Ying Qingci smiled awkwardly. This was not because she was powerful, but because of the vitality of life. Without it, how could those wild vegetables become so juicy?
"Okay, keep your voices down, it won't be good if others find out."
Ying Wangzhu spoke in a deep voice. Regardless of whether he was vigilant or selfish, this was a lean year and it was no longer the time to stay in the village.
A famine can leave a person without food. Of course, it can also drive a good person crazy and make them do things against their will.
Therefore, we must not let others wait until Xiao Liu finds these things.
When the others heard this, they calmed down and nodded in agreement.
Indeed, everyone knows this.
"No one can publicize this matter."
"By the way, grandpa, there is still some water there. Don't worry. As long as they are more diligent, they can find that place." As for how much water those people can get, it depends on their luck.
I don’t have much water in my own space, and I have to take care of my family, but if it is shared equally, everyone can get some.
After hearing Ying Qingci's words, Ying Wangzhu thought for a while. Yes, he thought too complicatedly. If Xiaoliu could be found by a child, the adults in the village would also be able to find it if they were more diligent. .
"Okay, okay, let's eat quickly. After eating, everyone can go on their way."
They haven't left Nanhe Mansion yet. It's been so difficult. I really don't know how difficult the road ahead will be.
"The wild vegetables Xiaoliu found are just enough for each person to chew a few. As for yesterday's pancakes, you can keep them and eat them slowly."
Huang Xuecao immediately finalized the matter, and a group of people ate fresh wild vegetables with indescribable satisfaction in their eyes.
Xiao Qinghao ran up to Ying Qingci with his short legs. He has grown teeth now, and it is completely okay to eat some normal food. However, they cannot meet the conditions now, so they can only endure hardships with them.
He took the small wild vegetable that belonged to him and handed it to Ying Qingci: "Sister, eat."
"Okay, then you eat this." After saying that, Ying Qingci took out a pancake, broke off a small piece and handed it to Ying Qinghao. The pancake was too hard and it was difficult for him to digest after eating too much.
But when Zhu Qing saw this scene, her expression changed and she quickly stopped her.
"Xiao Liu, take it back quickly! Your milk was made for you alone to replenish your body!"
The pancake in Ying Qingjia's hand has more black dough and looks more rounded than the pancake in other people's hands. Huang Xuecao made it alone for Ying Qingci to eat.
"Mom, I'm fine. Xiaoqi is still young, so he should get some refills." Ying Qinghao is already three years old, but he looks skinny. He looks like he is only over two years old. His complexion is yellow and his hair is It was also dry, with small handfuls placed on his head, looking a little dull.
"No……"
"Mom, don't worry, I'm really fine. If you don't believe it, just look." As she said that, Ying Qingci turned around helplessly to let her see that she was really fine.
"Okay, just give him this little bit, and you can eat the rest yourself."
"Okay." Ying Qingci responded quickly, but she was thinking about other things.
It's not okay to continue like this. We have to find a way to improve the nutrition of the family first.
However, before her idea could be realized, the surroundings suddenly fell into a commotion.
"No, the bandits are coming, run away!"
"The bandits are coming!"
Hearing some chaotic sounds in the crowd, Ying Wangzhu and the others couldn't help but change their expressions.
"Everyone pack your things quickly and get out of here!"
Rogue bandits are not easy to deal with. It is said that no one who encountered rogue bandits in the past survived...
"Hahaha, brother, there is another group of people in front of us. They seem to be people fleeing the famine. Now we have food rations again!"
Upon hearing this, the shorter of the three leaders spoke with disgust.
"Fleeing people? Can there be food?"
"Mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. Stop talking nonsense and quickly lead a team of people to outflank them!" After saying that, the leader's knife fell directly on the person closest to him.
"Everyone who knows what's going on, please obediently hand over the food, otherwise, you will be dead!" The leader of the one-eyed man spoke arrogantly, looking at the people running around in front of him, with a faint flash of scarlet in his eyes.
These people have gone crazy!
'Pfft—'
"Head of the household!" The woman's shrill scream and the children's cries were all intertwined together at this moment.
Flesh and blood spattered everywhere, and blood fell on the face of the thick, one-eyed man. Not only did he not show any disgust, but he stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked the blood that fell on the corner of his mouth.
There was even an expression of aftertaste on his face, which looked particularly scary!
