After walking for almost half an hour, Liu Dafei and his companions finally sat down to rest under the shade of a tree once they were far away from the refugees.
Li Xiaofang was full of resentment. She was already hungry and had walked for a long time. As soon as she sat down, she cursed, "Are you stupid? This mountain is so big, and you really plan to help Wang Zhuzi find people? That bastard is just deliberately trying to make us food for the wolves."
If they had known, they shouldn't have handed over that little bit of grain when they went up the mountain. Now look what happened, not only is the grain gone, but they've also been kicked out.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She yelled at Heiwa, "You little rascal, you're such a troublemaker! Not only did you kill your mother, but now we have nowhere to go. Why do you have to be so rude? Stop crying!"
After saying that, he was about to hit someone, but Liu Dafei stopped him.
"Alright, stop arguing, it's so annoying."
Li Xiaofang was about to continue cursing when the man gave her a wink, so she reluctantly shut her mouth.
Liu Dafei then looked at Liu Xiaofei and said with a smile, "Xiaofei, you used to go up the mountain with the hunters in the village, so you're familiar with this place. Do you know where it's safest to hide?"
Now that they've all been kicked out by Wang Zhuzi, they might as well just find a place to stay anywhere. After all, they're going to dig up tree roots to eat anyway, so there's no harm in digging them up anywhere.
Unfortunately, he wasn't very familiar with the mountain, so he could only rely on his younger brother.
Liu Xiaofei glanced at the two of them, sneered, and said irritably, "How would I know? It was all Heiwa's fault that we were kicked out. I think we should just leave it at that and go our separate ways, so we don't have to blame each other."
As he spoke, he pulled Heiwa up and walked forward.
Liu Dafei was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He dragged his injured leg and hurriedly chased after her, saying with a smile, "Xiaofei, we're all brothers. Your sister-in-law was in the wrong just now. Don't get angry with a woman like her. She doesn't know anything."
It's not safe in these mountains, we'd better walk together.
He usually only goes up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables on the outskirts and make rabbit cages to trap rabbits. The mountains are very unfamiliar to him. If he doesn't follow Liu Xiaofei, he and his wife will be eaten by wild wolves sooner or later.
Liu Xiaofei glanced at him before snorting coldly, "I used to go up the mountain with the village hunters to take shelter from the rain. If I remember correctly, there should be caves on this mountain."
Once they find that cave, they'll have somewhere to shelter from the wind and rain, and if they're lucky enough not to encounter any wild animals, they can stay in the mountains temporarily.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaofang's expression immediately improved, and she stopped complaining about being tired, urging Liu Xiaofei to hurry up and leave.
The group walked in the mountains for almost two hours, and it was past noon, but they still hadn't seen a single cave.
Li Xiaofang was getting anxious. "Xiaofei, where is that cave you mentioned? It'll be dark in a few hours. If we don't find it soon, we might end up as wolf food."
Spending the night in the deep mountains is extremely dangerous. In the pitch black, if they encounter any wild animals, they're doomed.
Liu Xiaofei was also a little anxious. He looked around, but the mountain had been burned and there was no trace of the original place. He only remembered that there was a cave, but he couldn't remember the route at all.
Liu Dafei was exhausted. His leg was already injured, and he had been walking for several hours. The pain made him break out in a cold sweat, and he quickly said, "Let's rest for a while."
Li Xiaofang quickly handed over the bamboo tube she was holding and fed him some water, which made Liu Dafei feel a little better.
The group was hungry and tired, and could only drink water to stave off hunger.
Luckily, we came across a spring earlier, and we filled it up; otherwise, we wouldn't even have any water to drink right now.
After drinking some water and resting for a while, Liu Xiaofei looked around at the trees that had been burned but had sprouted new buds. His gaze fell on the distant hilltop where the trees were still lush and there were no signs of burning.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's go check that forest first. I remember it's nearby. If we can't find it, we'll go back the way we came. We should be back before dark."
Unable to find a cave to spend the night, they had no choice but to return. They ended up sleeping in the forest, and the few of them weren't even enough to fill the gaps between the wolves' teeth.
Li Xiaofang simply responded, though she was dissatisfied, she didn't say anything more.
The cold wind blowing through the deep mountains made her shudder, fearing that a wolf might suddenly jump out from behind her. She had no time to complain.
The group walked for another half hour, winding through the woods, but still couldn't find a trace of the cave.
Li Xiaofang couldn't take it anymore, her sallow face full of anger. "Do you even know the way? We've been looking for hours, where is the cave?"
"I shouldn't have trusted you. The small ones were useless, they just got us chased away. The big ones were useless too, we couldn't even find a dilapidated cave."
How could she have married into the Liu family and become relatives with such an idiot?
Liu Xiaofei felt a bit uncomfortable after being scolded, so he immediately retorted, "You have the nerve to blame me? If you hadn't been shouting that you wanted to take the village back when we came back, would so many villagers have died?"
And Xiu Niang, she died because of you, you jinx!
"Stop talking nonsense. You know how Xiu Niang died. How can you, a grown man, have the nerve to say that you took a woman's knife for you?"
He was so terrified at the sight of those bandits that he ran away in a panic, abandoning his wife and children. How dare you criticize me like that?
Touched on a sore spot, Liu Xiaofei's face turned red with anger, and he couldn't think of a way to retaliate for a long time.
Heiwa heard the adults arguing and was so frightened that he cried on the side, but he didn't dare to cry out loud.
Liu Dafei's head was throbbing from the noise, and the mention of the bandits killing people made his body tremble involuntarily.
A gust of wind blew through the woods, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He said impatiently, "Quickly look for a cave nearby. If not, hurry back. I don't want to be food for the wolves here."
After saying that, they headed towards the small hill not far away.
Li Xiaofang then followed, grumbling and cursing, while Liu Xiaofei comforted Heiwa from the side.
As Liu Dafei dragged his injured leg up the hillside, he spotted a small wooden house in a clearing not far away.
He excitedly whispered to the group, "There's a wooden house over there, come quick!"
Li Xiaofang was delighted and quickly followed.
Liu Xiaofei didn't even have time to comfort the child, and pulled Heiwa along to follow.
The three of them crouched in the bushes on the hillside, staring greedily at the small wooden house below.
The cabin wasn't large, but it was more than enough to accommodate the four of them.
Liu Dafei's eyes were full of joy as he pointed to the wooden house and said, "That house looks quite sturdy; it was probably only recently built."
Moreover, since there's only one room, the number of people must be small, and the three of them would have a good chance of winning even if they encountered each other.
Liu Xiaofei thought the same thing and immediately stood up and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go take a look."
After saying that, he grabbed Heiwa and ran down the slope.
That's great! Not only do we not have to feed the wolves, but we also have a house to live in, and who knows, there might even be some food inside.
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