Chapter 36 Emergency
"In my opinion, instead of wasting time on talking nonsense, you might as well go dig some wild vegetables so that you don't miss out on dinner!"
"you!"
Bai Xiaowei was so happy that she was furious, but when she thought of her family situation and Zhao Chunhua's fighting ability, she finally did not dare to continue arguing.
So she snorted, and walked away with a lot of anger.
In the evening, Zhao Chunhua and her family drank dried meat porridge together again.
Xie Lanqin was holding a full bowl of porridge, but her face did not look happy at all. Instead, she looked quite sad.
After thinking about it, she put down the bowl. "Mom, you've worked the hardest, so you should eat more."
Xie Lanqin handed the porridge over. Zhao Chunhua looked at her with a puzzled look and said unhappily, "Just eat when I tell you to. Why are you so particular? Am I afraid of starving to death?"
Xie Lanqin could only obediently take back the bowl and eat the porridge silently.
But she did not sleep well that night and had several scary dreams in succession.
In the dream, she was giving birth to a child, but the baby was immediately snatched away by Zhao Chunhua.
Then she could only watch her precious child being sold to someone else.
Then Zhao Chunhua came back with a pile of brown rice and said with a smile that if she had another baby, she could exchange it for more food.
Xie Lanqin suddenly woke up. She was covered in sweat, and her hair was soaked with sweat.
It was so scary! The scenes in the dream were so horrible! It was just like the real thing!
Xie Lanqin kept shivering, clutching the bed sheets tightly, and was extremely scared.
Yes, how could the mother-in-law suddenly be so nice? She obviously wanted to exchange the baby in her belly for food!
No, we must not let Zhao Chunhua sell her beloved baby to those black-hearted rich people to ruin her!
She looked at Zhao Chunhua who was sleeping soundly, and made a decision in her heart.
The next day, we passed a valley and it was getting dark, so we decided to stop and rest for a while.
Because they would reach the rumored cannibalistic land in a few hours, the village chief Zhang Ruoan specifically told everyone to be careful and to have some self-defense tools ready to avoid getting into trouble.
Xie Lanqin was so nervous that she was shaking even when she was next to Zhang Tianbao.
She couldn't help but ask, "Does such a terrible village really exist? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
Zhang Tianbao also shook his head, saying he was not clear about the specific situation. "Anyway, just follow what the village chief says. He won't let anything happen to us."
Zhang Baozhu was also very scared. She pulled Zhao Chunhua's clothes and begged, "Mom, there are man-eating evil ghosts in the place we are going to? What should we do? I am really scared..."
Zhao Chunhua sighed and glared at her daughter. "What are you afraid of? Even cannibals are still living human beings. If they have humanity, they will abide by the rules!"
"I'm still very worried..." Zhang Baozhu whispered.
Zhao Chunhua sighed helplessly in her heart, "I have been in this world for so many years, and I have seen too many unimaginable things. In the past, when there was a war, soldiers had to eat battlefield food in order to survive... Not to mention the famine is raging now."
"If you're really worried, just hold on to your stuff and don't run around. As long as we all act together, those guys won't be able to do anything to us."
Several people nodded in agreement and each found a convenient item to use as a weapon.
Xie Lanqin held a spatula, Zhang Tianbao and his brothers and sisters held wooden sticks, and only Zhao Chunhua held a sickle.
Zhao Chunhua was somewhat helpless and said to them: "What's the use of these sticks? If you have knives, take them. If we really want to fight, the best way is to end it with one knife!"
So everyone switched to tools like knives or hoes and shovels.
It is relatively safe here at the moment. Zhao Chunhua asked everyone to stay calm for the time being and take out their weapons when they get near the cannibal village.
She looked at the valley in front of her, thinking about the next section of the road, and wanted to find something in the valley first.
I have used a lot of dried meat recently to take care of my family's health, and only half of it is left.
Even so, the journey ahead is still long, and the food will soon be gone if we eat this much. We must catch some more live animals.
She told her sons about her plan. Zhang Tianfu and Zhang Dajun were very enthusiastic and immediately prepared to go hunting in the mountains together.
Zhao Chunhua arranged for others to look after the luggage.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lanqin also stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go too. One more person will help."
Zhao Chunhua looked at her and immediately scolded her, "Why are you rushing out with such a big belly? If you hurt my grandson, I will teach you a lesson!"
"Go back to the car and rest, stop chattering all day long!"
Zhang Tianbao also dissuaded Xie Lanqin: "Listen to your mother. You are not feeling well right now. If you go with her, it will only cause trouble."
In desperation, Xie Lanqin had to agree to stay behind and watch Zhao Chunhua and her two sons go deeper into the valley.
The vegetation in this valley is quite lush, and you can hear birds singing from the branches just after taking a few steps.
Zhao Chunhua quickly found an open space, picked up a small wooden stick from the ground, bent it into a suitable length, wrapped it with rope to make a trap frame, and then set up a backpack basket next to it.
Then he took some wheat grains from his pocket and scattered them next to the trap.
Zhang Tianfu was very curious when he saw his mother doing this: "Mom, where did you get the wheat? Why didn't I notice you hiding these things?"
Zhao Chunhua naturally wouldn't reveal the truth: "These are all old wheats that were saved a long time ago. There are only a few left."
Zhang Tianfu looked puzzled: "Why did you save it for so long?"
Zhao Chunhua patted him on the head and said, "Do you understand? You are saving seeds for planting!"
"There has been a severe drought in the past two years. I originally wanted to use it for sowing, but now I can only use it for emergency use!"
"Okay, be quiet! If you scare the birds away, I'll scold you to death!"
After saying that, she took the two of them and ran to the grass on the side and hid there.
But after waiting for a while, Zhao Chun
The rope in Hua's hand was soaked with sweat, but the bird on the tree didn't even flap its wings.
"Mom," Zhang Tianfu muttered quietly, "Why hasn't this bird come to eat yet? Has it discovered us?"
Zhao Chunhua glared at him and said unhappily, "Why are you blabbering? Shut up and focus!"
"Oh." Zhang Tianfu had no choice but to stop talking.
Zhang Dajun kept yawning, but the birds didn't seem to come down at all.
After a long time, Zhang Tianfu couldn't stand it anymore and whispered, "Mom, how about I and Dajun go over there to see if there is anything to eat?"
Zhao Chunhua knew what her two sons were thinking, and waved her hand impatiently, asking them to go away quickly.
In fact, I had already lost my patience. My eyes were about to pop out of my head as I stared at the bird, but it was still high above me, motionless.
Oh, it’s really strange, in this difficult time, could it be that even birds have become smarter?
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