Chapter 634 Feeding the Child with Blood
At night, the mountain wind howls.
It was still raining outside, and none of the more than one hundred people in the cave were sleepy at all.
The fire crackled and popped, and everyone looked extremely unwell; some were sick, some were starving, and everyone looked haggard.
Suddenly, a baby's cry was heard.
"Little Bao'er, don't cry..." A young woman hugged the child tightly, "Just hold on, it will be fine tomorrow."
The child still cried, but because he had been hungry for so long, his cries were not loud, more like a kitten whimpering.
"What a tragedy..." Granny Yang sighed, slapping her thigh. "The adults aren't getting enough to eat and have no milk, so the baby is suffering too. The baby has been hungry for two days and two nights. How can the child endure this if it continues to starve..."
The young woman hugged her child and cried silently. The child was probably only three or four months old and was already thin. After being hungry for two days, he seemed to be even thinner.
The young woman pursed her lips and suddenly made up her mind. She put her finger into her lips and bit it hard. Then she put the bleeding finger into the baby's mouth. After there was something in the child's mouth, the crying finally stopped.
Those who witnessed this scene fell silent.
Cheng Wanwan sighed, got up and walked towards the woman, whispering, "You haven't eaten for two days and two nights. If you lose too much blood and faint, who will take care of your child?"
The young woman didn't think too much about it. Seeing her child so hungry, she could only think of a way to fill the child's stomach first. As for herself...
"Let me do it." Cheng Wanwan didn't hesitate to pick up the child. "I ate a lot before coming here, so I can handle it."
Before the young woman could say anything, she walked to Zhao Dashan with the child in her arms and gave Cheng Jia and Cheng Yi a look.
The two of them immediately stood in front of Cheng Wanwan, blocking everyone's view like a human wall.
The young woman suddenly burst into tears: "Lady Sui, you mustn't! You are the noble Lady Sui, how can you use your own blood to feed a nameless little child..."
Of course, Cheng Wanwan would not use her own blood to feed a child she didn't know.
She bought fresh breast milk directly from the mall, put it in a bottle, and fed it directly to her child.
Back then, even her dog could get milk, so how could she bear to see a child starve like this... The main thing is that the people of Huaihua Village are very kind-hearted. This child was saved by all the able-bodied men in the village who sacrificed their lives. If the child starves to death, all those sacrifices would have been in vain.
The baby gulps down the milk, and the scene looks extremely healing.
The little guy drank the whole bottle of milk, his lips agape as if he wanted more.
Cheng Wanwan dared not give any more. She quickly poured some water into the bottle and rinsed the baby's mouth. Then she took out a wet wipe to clean the milk stains around the baby's mouth. Finally, she put a little bit of blood on the baby's lips...
After she finished doing all this, she picked up the child, walked to the young woman's side, and said softly, "The child is asleep, so be quiet."
The young woman hurriedly brought the child back. She saw that the child was sleeping soundly, his mouth was smacking non-stop, and his belly was round and bulging, obviously he was full.
She knelt down with a thud: "I will remember Lord Sui's great kindness and virtue. I am willing to serve Lord Sui like a slave..."
Cheng Wanwan waved her hand: "I'm tired. I'm going to rest for a while. You all should rest too."
She walked to Zhao Dashan's side, where dry grass was spread. She lay down with her clothes on. She was so tired that she closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.
But the people in Huaihua Village couldn't sleep at all.
A group of people sat at the cave entrance far away from Cheng Wanwan, talking in low voices.
"Sui Gongren is a truly kind person. He actually used his own blood to feed the children of our Huaihua Village."
“Huaihua Village is so lucky, because Sui Gongren’s son is here, so Sui Gongren came looking for us. We are definitely saved.”
"I think that even if Lord Zhao is not in Huaihua Village, Lady Sui will definitely save us poor people."
"Before, I heard many people say that Sui Gongren is a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering, but I didn't believe it. This time, I really believe it."
"If we can survive this time, we must repay Sui Gongren's great kindness."
"..."
Many people were sleepless that night.
Cheng Wanwan slept fairly well. The first thing she did when she woke up in the morning was to change Zhao Dashan's dressing and feed him medicine. Fortunately, his fever had gone down, otherwise she would not have been able to feel at ease.
The rain outside the cave had stopped. Seven or eight men went out and came back with disappointment on their faces.
Because of the natural disaster, the animals in the mountains have all fled. There are no prey to catch, no wild fruits to find, and nothing to fill their stomachs. If this continues, sooner or later someone will starve to death...
Cheng Wanwan stood at the cave entrance and glanced at the sky. It shouldn't rain again for a while. After three or four days, the water at the foot of the mountain would recede, and they would be able to go down the mountain. Right now, the most important thing was to find food.
She said, "Zhou Yong, you stay here to take care of Dashan. Cheng Jia and Cheng Yi, you two come with me to find food."
Huang Wei immediately said: "Sui Gongren, please stay in the cave and have a good rest. We will just go find some food."
Granny Yang nodded in agreement: "We know the mountain better, we know where to find food..."
“If you knew where there was food, you wouldn’t go hungry.” Cheng Wanwan walked out of the cave. “I’ll walk around and maybe I’ll find something.”
Cheng Jia and Cheng Yi immediately followed her pace.
She was the person of the highest status present, and since she had already left, how could the others in the cave possibly stay put?
So, except for the children and those who were sick and unable to move, everyone else followed to look for food.
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
With so many people following her, how can she get food out of the mall?
She first went to the top of the mountain to check the situation at the foot of the mountain. Because the rain had stopped, the ice flood on the mountain had also stopped, and the flood had not risen again. This could be said to be great news.
She turned to look at everyone and said, "Let's split up and look for food. Whether we find any or not, we must return to the cave in two hours."
Even though they split into four groups, Cheng Wanwan still had more than a dozen villagers with her. She led them into the woods to the south, intending to find an opportunity to shake off those behind her.
At this moment, Huang Niangzi suddenly cried out in surprise: "Look, there's a sparrow!"
Cheng Wanwan looked over and saw that there was indeed an adult sparrow on the branch. It looked quite big. Although a very big sparrow does not have much meat, if it is used to cook soup, everyone can taste a little meaty flavor, which is much better than just drinking rainwater.
Cheng Jia kicked up a small stone from the ground and threw it towards the sparrow. The sparrow's body tilted and fell from the tree.
Huang Niangzi quickly ran over to pick up the sparrows.
However, the mountain road was wet and too slippery. She had just run two steps when she stumbled and fell to the ground.
Cheng Wanwan was very close to her and instinctively pulled her. Huang Niang was held back by her, but she herself lost control and fell, rolling down the mountain.
"Honoka-kun!"
Behind her came the terrified voices of the crowd.
She rolled into the bushes, and countless branches scratched her head, face and body, causing her to almost faint from the pain.
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