Chapter 145: Meeting the Zhang and Wang Families Again

The articulate Zhao Mingyue was not around, and most of the men were dumbfounded and didn't know what to say. Finally, it was the oldest Granny Qin who stood up and said, "You all don't know, but the reason our villagers haven't lost weight is because they can fish!

Not only can they fish, but they are also very united. They eat the fish they catch together, which helps them grow meat and save a lot of food.

But as everyone has seen today, there is no water around here and we don’t know where there will be water sources in the future. The little food we have is life-saving food, so how can we be willing to give it away?

We are not wealthy families. In order to save food, our village only cooks some wild vegetable soup to fill our stomachs at night. You should go somewhere else."

Shen Qing applauded Granny Qin in her heart.

That's a great statement. First, they say their team is good because they have skills and craftsmanship, and then they talk about unity. What does unity mean? It means that if someone has bad intentions, everyone can fight together!

Finally, they cried poor, indicating that their lives were not easy and they had no extra food to share.

Sure enough, after rejecting several waves of people, all the onlookers nearby knew that their team would not give food to people, so they turned their eyes away and stopped paying attention to them.

Being stared at felt bad. After I stopped being stared at, everyone whispered to me, "Hurry up, have a simple meal tonight, and don't cook anything smelly."

"Eat early and go to bed early, then do something dry tomorrow morning and eat while walking!"

"We can't stay here for long. Something bad could happen."

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The fried flour that Shen Qing's family had made before the flood came in handy.

After frying the flour over low heat, turn it into a brown color. If you like sweet, add sugar; if you like salty, add salt. Stir-fry it a few times and then remove from the pan, let it cool and put it in a bag.

In order to make the fried flour more nutritious and richer in taste, they also add cooked sesame seeds and crushed peanuts.

Whether eaten dry or brewed with hot water, it is sweet or salty, and this aroma is different from the rich oil and sauce of stir-fried dishes and stews, it only goes from the mouth to the tip of the nose.

It is the safest and most delicious food on the road.

Fried noodles pictures found on the Internet, various ways to eat

Jiang Shui quickly boiled a large pot of water, first made a bowl of not-too-thick soup for Xiaohua and put it aside to cool, and then made some for the other people in the family.

If you want a thicker drink, add less water; if you like a thinner drink, add more water.

Shen Qing quietly took out two bags of pastries and shared them with her family.

A simple meal occasionally has its own unique flavor.

Other families also had fried noodles. After changing the flour, the women listened to Shen Qing and made fried noodles.

Although Shen Qing's family didn't have the conditions to add sugared sesame seeds and crushed peanuts, they still had salt. It couldn't be eaten with pastries, but it was still very satisfying when paired with the crispy and salty wild vegetables.

Especially since the people around them were all disaster victims who couldn't even afford cornmeal porridge, yet they could eat fried noodles made from white flour. They felt that asking for more would be insatiable and would be taken away by God.

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For six consecutive days, Qili Village worked hard on the journey.

If there are many victims on the road, they will eat fried noodles with wild vegetables. If there is no one around, they will make a fire and stew some oily food.

They finally arrived at Wen'an City on the morning of the seventh day. Shen Qing couldn't stop getting excited when he thought that Wen'an City was where he would soon meet up with Jiang Tian, ​​Zhao Mingyue and the others!

Just as Mr. Jiang was about to get everyone to move forward in one go, he heard a long-lost and somewhat familiar voice.

"Hey! Isn't this an old acquaintance? It's really not easy for you to make it to Wen'an City!"

"The most surprising thing is that they actually caught up with us! Oh, let me see if there are any other familiar people here."

The people of Qili Village looked around and saw many familiar faces among the large crowd of people resting.

Not only did the people in Qili Village recognize familiar faces, but the Zhou family also recognized many people from Shili Village, but there were obviously fewer of them.

Zhou Dashan frowned and muttered softly, "Strange, why are there so few people in Shili Village?"

Zhou Ershan followed suit, saying, "There are fewer people in Shili Village, but the overall population is larger. Have Wang Fugui and his men taken in a lot of other disaster victims?"

But isn't this a bit too many people? It's safe to walk on the road, but will it be a burden?

As a woman, Zhou Yan was much more sensitive than her two brothers. After a careful look, she reminded them with a heartache: "The people in Shili Village are not the ones with few families, but... you can see there are absolutely no elderly people or children."

The Zhou family immediately followed the reminder and checked carefully, and found that the elderly and children were all gone.

In today's world, men in their prime can't even survive outside, let alone the elderly and children. It goes without saying that they are being abandoned.

The families without members were completely different from the lively spirit they had when they first fled the famine. Now, even when they were just sitting there to rest, they exuded a sense of fatigue and death.

Completely like a walking corpse.

The Zhou family felt a chill in their hearts, colder than the coldest days of winter...

"The victims recruited here are all men and women in their prime. I think Wang Fugui and his team are abnormal." The more Zhou Yan looked at them, the deeper his frown deepened.

Mr. Jiang, Granny Qin and others were not familiar with the people of Shili Village, but they also saw that Wang Fugui's mother and Zhang Heshun's parents were not in the team!

Even the daughter that Zhou Tian used to hold in his hands was nowhere to be seen. Zhou Tian was no longer the arrogant and stubborn person he was when he was in the village. He looked dazed.

The team fell silent for a moment, and no one responded to the impolite or even malicious words from the Zhang and Wang families.

While the people of Qili Village were looking at the people of Shili Village, the people of Shili Village were also looking at Qili Village.

Seeing that Boss Zhao and his wife were not in the team, and even Third Master Jiang and his wife, as well as Feng Meng and Zhao Hu were not there, Wang Fugui, Zhang Heshun and others gradually raised their lips!

Although they lost their family members, the people in Qili Village were not much better off. They stayed there and waited for who knows how many days, but not only did they fail to rescue Boss Zhao, but they also lost several strong men!

The children didn't see many of them, so they must have abandoned them just like they did.

"Master Jiang, how did you manage to lead the team? The strong men are gone, and old things like you and Granny Qin are still alive.

"Did you borrow their lifespans? That's why you were able to survive the chaotic famine-stricken years?" Wang Fugui stared at the two of them and said bluntly.

Why is it that even his mother is gone, but Mr. Jiang and Granny Qin, who are older than his mother in Qili Village, are still alive!

Unlike his mother who was skin and bones because of not eating much, the two of them not only did not become thinner but became even stronger.

God is so unfair!

Sun Xiaomai and Zhou Chuncao were staring at Shen Qing as he walked. They remembered that Shen Qing was in the carriage at the beginning and didn't need to walk even a step.

What? Are you so poor now that you have to walk?

The two of them were particularly happy to think that she would walk like them!

"The kids are gone too, hahaha, gone, gone!" Zhou Tian stared at the people from Qili Village on the road, grinned with an exaggerated smile, and suddenly shouted and screamed.

The women guarding the carriage instinctively moved closer to it. Guan Xiaoshan, who was in charge of taking care of the babies inside, lifted a corner of the curtain, revealing the babies who were being well taken care of.