The cave was pitch black. Jiang Mengxue took out a super bright lamp from the space, which instantly illuminated the entire cave. The bright space also made people feel more at ease.

Jiang Mengxue carefully looked at the environment inside from the outside, confirmed that there was no danger, and lowered her head to crawl into the cave.

Unlike the narrow entrance, the space inside is not small.

I heard from the older generation in my family that this cave is very old. People have known about it for a long time, but it only came into play during the war. No one knows how long the cave has existed.

It was used as an air-raid shelter during the war. When there was an air raid or the Japanese invaded the village, the villagers nearby would hide inside.

It can be seen that the area inside is indeed not small, otherwise it would not be able to hide so many people.

Jiang Mengxue walked in carefully. The cave was three to five meters wide and two meters high. It was divided into many rooms of different sizes. The cave extended inward and was estimated to be several hundred meters deep.

But it has been cleaned up and there is no sign of life at all.

After walking from the outermost area to the innermost area, Jiang Mengxue felt a little embarrassed.

Jiang Mengxue was still a little unwilling. She had gone to such great lengths to get here, but in the end she found nothing. She didn't want to leave without doing anything.

I had already reached the innermost part of the cave. I looked around from bottom to top with a flashlight and noticed a slight dent on the wall at the highest point.

I took out a stool from the space, stepped on it and pressed down hard on that place, and suddenly the wall next to it moved.

Jiang Mengxue was startled. Before she could get down the ladder and run back, the wall had already opened like a door.

The flashlight in his hand also illuminated the space inside.

Jiang Mengxue was stunned. The space inside was very large and open.

There was a thick layer of dust on the ground. Jiang Mengxue covered her mouth and nose with a wet towel and waited until she got used to the atmosphere before going inside.

The space inside is very large. Unlike the outside where there are countless small rooms, there are none inside. You can see everything at a glance.

If you look closely, you can see that the dust on the ground is uneven, some are deep and some are light, as if a lot of things were placed there before.

But it was empty at this moment. Jiang Mengxue walked around but didn't see anything dropped on the ground.

As for what was put inside before, it is impossible to verify.

If you look closely, you can see that the dust on the ground is not evenly distributed, as if a lot of things were placed there before.

But it was empty at this moment. Jiang Mengxue walked around but didn't see anything dropped on the ground.

As for what was placed inside before, it is impossible to verify. It was square, like a box, but this is just speculation.

This is indeed a good place to hide things. No one would have thought that there would be a secret space hidden in the cave, and the mechanism is so hidden that it is difficult to find even if you look up.

Judging from the dust on the ground, it was obvious that no one had been in there for a long time.

I looked at the time and it was already past two in the afternoon. I had to hurry back. The trip up the mountain had taken too long.

When I got to the foot of the mountain, I put some wild fruits in my backpack to share with the children at home.

It was already past three o'clock when I got home. I put down my things and started preparing to cook.

I cut two pounds of pork belly and ribs to make a stew, mainly so that I could add more side dishes, otherwise the whole family would have to eat two pounds of meat with just two chopsticks each.

The ribs were taken out from the space. The ribs I bought from the commune before had very little meat.

Cut the pork belly into pieces, stir-fry until the oil comes out, then pour in the ribs and stir-fry until fragrant, then add seasoning and water and stew.

I washed a small basin of potatoes, dried beans and sweet potato vermicelli, and stewed them together in a pot later.

There was only one pot and no time to cook or steam buns, so Jiang Mengxue kneaded some dough and prepared to make a few pancakes, which would taste better with the broth.

Take out a gas stove, stew the pork elbow I brought back with some potatoes, stir-fry Chinese cabbage with dried mushrooms, stir-fried potato shreds with vinegar, three fresh vegetables, and a plate of fried peanuts.

Although there are only two meat dishes, it is already very rich. Normally, we only eat meat a few times throughout the year.

Jiang's mother salted the chicken and hung it up, saying that she would fry it when she came back next time. What kind of life is this? She has so much meat but still wants to fry a chicken.

She didn't prepare much staple food because her family would bring food back from the canteen, so she prepared some meat dishes. It was a rare occasion for her family to have meat.

All dishes are served in double portions, and men and women sit separately, as there is not enough space at one table if there are too many people.

Seeing that it was almost time, the food was served on the table and the gas stove was put away.

I simply cleaned the kitchen, put the last pot of pancakes on the stove, and waited for everyone to come back for dinner.

The first group of people to come back were a group of children, including the eldest brother’s three sons. The eldest, Jiang Yukun, was 11 years old; the second, Jiang Yuwen, was 8 years old; and the third, Jiang Yuwu, was 5 years old.

My second brother has two daughters and one son. The eldest daughter, Jiang Pingping, is 9 years old. The second daughter, Jiang Anan, and her younger brother, Jiang Yuheng, are twins, a boy and a girl, and are six years old this year.

The third brother has a son and a daughter. The eldest son Jiang Yuchen is 7 years old and the youngest daughter Jiang Wanwan is 2 years old.