Qiao Xuejun had already started, and Wang Juanfeng said, "I'll collect some weeds from the surrounding area and go back to cover the trench."
Qiao Xuejun: "Don't go too far."
At noon, Qiao Xuejun and Wang Juanfeng ate the bread they brought from the shelter and changed jobs. She felt sleepy when sitting, so she got up to collect weeds while Wang Juanfeng went fishing for shrimps. After only a morning, Qiao Xuejun still had some success, catching about 10 shrimps and two small fish fry as long as her index finger.
The two stayed in the cave until five in the afternoon.
Wang Juanfeng also caught a lot of shrimps, but there was not much time in the afternoon, so he left after fishing.
The sun was about to set, and it wasn't dark yet, but the temperature had already started to drop slightly.
The two men went home carrying a bucket of shrimp and a bag of weeds.
"Hurry up, it will be dark soon!"
Someone is speaking!
When they walked down the mountain, Qiao Xuejun heard some noise outside. She stopped immediately, grabbed Wang Juanfeng beside her, and made a gesture to keep quiet.
Wang Juanfeng reacted and stood still with the bag of weeds.
They came out of the cave, walking through the weeds, not on the mountain road. Now someone's voice came from the mountain road.
"Why has the power outage lasted for so long and yet they haven't come yet? We have to come to fetch water every day, it's so tiring." Qiao Xuejun didn't know the people outside, but they should be people who lived in the town and came to the mountain to fetch water because of the power outage.
"Hey, don't complain. When I was a kid, your dad would go up the mountain to fetch water when he was about ten years old. This disaster should teach you to cherish water after you've experienced this hardship!"
"You also know this is a disaster. I see you're quite happy about it."
"Stop making fun of me. Didn't you hear what the Qiao family's grandson said? The two friends who came to his house today are members of the rebel army!"
The grandson of the Qiao family? Qiao Yaozu? He brought two rebels home?
Qiao Xuejun and Wang Juanfeng looked at each other and saw the tension in each other's eyes.
The father and son on the mountain road were still talking, but as they walked away, their voices gradually faded away: "I don't know if what the Qiao family idiot said is true. The rebels want to guard the mountain and not let people fetch water? In such a hot day, won't it drive people to death?"
"Those beasts! Who knows what they are going to do! They are probably here to steal things..."
After the father and son walked away, Qiao Xuejun and Wang Juanfeng hurried down the mountain.
So that day, when the two old men came to provoke, they really contacted the rebels. I don't know how many of them came. From what the father and son said just now, there were only two of them. If there were only two, it would be fine. If there were more, they would have to find a way to hide.
"Sister Qiao, are they coming for you?"
Wang Juanfeng knew a little about the affairs of the Qiao family and Qiao Xuejun, and immediately became nervous.
Qiao Xuejun: "That's probably true. Let's go back and take a look... But Kuang Qianli and the carpenter are at home, so they should be able to handle it."
Qiao Xuejun returned home ten minutes earlier than usual. Looking at her small yard, she found that it was the same as when they left. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that nothing had happened for the time being.
Qiao Xuejun quickly opened the gate and the two entered the yard. However, the yard was now full of traps, so they avoided the bamboo carpet and went in through a small arched door left in the earth wall. After entering, they blocked it with wooden boards and stones, crossed the small wooden bridge over the trench, and after retracting it, they approached the house.
Wang Juanfeng breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally I'm back."
Qiao Xuejun handed her the plastic bucket filled with shrimps and water. "You go down first and put the shrimps in the water. I'll go down after I cover the trench with weeds."
She took the bag of weeds from Wang Juanfeng's hand.
Wang Juanfeng took the shrimp and went downstairs: "I'll ask them to help you."
Qiao Xuejun: "Ask the carpenter to bring up my bow as well."
Wang Juanfeng looked back at Qiao Xuejun and said "OK". After she left, Qiao Xuejun did not lay the grass immediately. She went up to the second floor terrace first and looked out through the observation window on the bamboo wall, looking in the direction of the Qiao family's small villa.
There is no movement yet.
After Qiao Xuejun found nothing unusual, she went downstairs to disguise the trench. Just then, the carpenter and Kuang Qianli came up and said, "Let's do it together."
The three of them quickly took the piles of weeds in the bags and spread them on the top of the trench in a staggered manner.
They were very satisfied with the result. The carpenter said, "We have to be more careful when we go out by ourselves this time. If we fall into the pit, our legs will be broken."
Kuang Qianli stretched and said, "I haven't slept enough after a whole day. Let's go to bed."
Qiao Xuejun was also very tired. She almost fell asleep while sitting in the cave fishing for shrimps today. If she hadn't gone to pick up weeds, she would have definitely fallen asleep on the spot.
Just as the three of them turned around and went back to the room, they suddenly heard shouting outside. It was the two old people from the Qiao family.
"You stupid girl, come out and hand over the food as soon as possible. Don't make us waste our energy! Can you hide for a day? Can you hide for three or five days? The water has been cut off! The water won't come!"
Old Mrs. Qiao was cursing outside: “If you want to fetch water, you must hand over the things to us!”
Qiao Xuejun ignored her, and Old Lady Qiao continued to shout: "Do you know who are the people who come to guard the mountains and water? They are your brother's two brothers. If you don't want to suffer, hand over the things as soon as possible!"
The carpenter panicked and walked over to Qiao Xuejun: "Boss Qiao, are they planning to target us?"
Kuang Qianli seemed to be enjoying the show: "Your two old men are really weird. If I had the Internet now, I would definitely broadcast it live. I haven't seen such top-notch stuff in a long time."
Qiao Xuejun: "Let's go, ignore them."
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