Chapter 9: Food Distribution
Getting injured while fleeing will not only slow down your journey, but if you are unlucky and seriously injured, you may even die on the road.
Zhang Dajun was so angry that the veins on his temples were throbbing.
He clenched his fists and stood directly in front of Zhao Chunhua.
"This has nothing to do with my mother!"
The people from the first and third rooms sneered and just asked, "Where is the rain?"
They colluded with each other, and Zhang Dajun, who was not good at speaking but honest, couldn't win against them at all.
"Sister-in-law, we've suffered so much because of you. It's a bit unreasonable for you not to help. We won't bully you. Give us some of your dried meat and use your cart to help us carry our luggage. That's it."
Zhu Fangfang stared at the second room's bag greedily.
She noticed that the second wife had hidden a lot of things. She had meat yesterday and dried meat today.
This was a rare opportunity, so she planned to move out all the things from the second room.
"You are so generous, aren't you? You don't want to embarrass us at all?"
Zhao Chunhua sneered.
Zhu Fangfang didn't understand the sarcasm in her words. Just as she was about to nod in agreement, she heard Zhao Chunhua say coldly, "You are trying to kill our entire family!"
"Oh, sister-in-law, please don't misunderstand me."
Zhu Fangfang's face changed.
"You said I got you into trouble, but I think it was you who harmed the whole village. You didn't keep watch seriously and almost let the bandits sneak into the cave. It almost killed us all!"
Zhao Chunhua was not the kind of person who would indulge them, and every word she said touched their hearts.
After these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the team changed again.
Everyone thought that what Zhao Chunhua said made sense.
"If you hadn't gotten us into trouble, we wouldn't have encountered the bandits at all, and naturally there wouldn't have been so many problems."
Zhang Laosan is still being stubborn.
"In that case, you can go on your own."
Zhao Chunhua spread her hands.
The attack just now allowed everyone to see the strength of Zhao Chunhua's family.
Thanks to their leadership, the bandits were driven away.
The people from the first and third houses had been hiding in the corner. Not only did they not help fight the enemy, they also dragged everyone down.
At this moment, everyone naturally tended to stand on Zhao Chunhua's side and speak for her.
"Aunt Zhao is right. You almost killed the whole village. If it wasn't for Aunt Zhao's quick thinking and having the army knock the bandits' knives away, you might have died. Now you're turning the tables on me!"
Someone else suggested: "Village chief, I think they have been causing trouble along the way, why don't we just drive them away."
After hearing this, the village chief looked at them coldly.
When they saw that the village chief intended to drive them away, the people from the first and third houses immediately panicked and hurriedly apologized and surrendered.
"No, we know we were wrong. Please give us another chance, village chief. We promise to keep watch and follow your instructions in the future."
"This is the last time."
The village chief waved his sleeves and said coldly.
The people from the first and third wives nodded repeatedly, not daring to say a word more.
Escaping from famine is not a game, you can help each other in the main force.
"Mom, I want jerky!"
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Zhang Erxi puffed up his face in dissatisfaction.
Bai Xiaowei's face changed and she pulled him back angrily.
"What jerky? Come back and help me push the cart!"
At this moment, she dared not do anything weird.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhang Laosan and his wife changed their attitudes. They returned dejectedly to the end of the team, silently carrying their luggage and following everyone.
At this moment, a loud thunder suddenly came from the sky.
Zhao Chunhua looked up and saw dark clouds covering the sky.
Oh no, it’s really going to rain!
Now they were on a small hillside covered with rubble and rotten wood.
If it rains heavily, it might cause landslides.
This would be dangerous.
Besides, it is easy to catch a cold and fever after being caught in the rain, which can be fatal.
We need to find a place to shelter from the rain quickly.
"It's going to rain soon! Dajun, Tianbao, Tianfu, come and help pull the cart."
She quickly called other villagers for help.
Pushing the cart, everyone moved forward quickly.
The villagers all quickened their pace.
Fortunately, I was lucky and saw a dilapidated temple not far away.
Although the dilapidated temple is very old and only a pile of ruins remains, there is still a little roof to block the rain. Although it is windy everywhere, it is better than being directly exposed to the rain.
As soon as the group of people from Zhangjia Village squeezed into the dilapidated temple, heavy rain began to pour down outside, instantly wetting the ground and forming puddles.
The weather suddenly turned cold and chilly.
The village chief told everyone to make a fire to keep warm.
Zhao Chunhua also asked Zhang Tianfu and others to light a fire.
The family sat by the fire to keep warm.
After a busy night, everyone's stomach was growling with hunger.
Only Xie Lanqin, who had eaten a piece of dried meat, was better off.
"Mom, where did you get that piece of jerky you gave to my sister-in-law just now? Do you have any more? Can you give us a taste?"
Zhang Tianfu licked his lips, moved closer to Zhao Chunhua, and asked with a smile.
Zhao Chunhua looked around before taking out a few pieces of dried meat from her arms and handed them over with some anger.
"Why wouldn't I want to make you hungry to death? This is what I exchanged with another villager for half a pig's leg that day."
She didn't feel guilty at all when she lied.
In fact, she cut the dried meat that day and put it in her own space to dry.
The time in that space may be different from that outside. After only one day, the meat was completely dried.
"Mom is amazing."
Zhang Tianfu didn’t notice anything wrong and immediately took it happily.
Just as he was about to put it into his mouth, Zhao Chunhua snatched it back.
"Let's share it."
She gave everyone a small piece and whispered, "That's all. Be careful not to let anyone find out."
Zhang Tianbao and his companions' eyes lit up when they saw the dried meat. They carefully held it in their hands, secretly put it into their mouths, lowered their heads and chewed it quietly, for fear of being seen eating meat.
Zhao Chunhua also secretly ate a piece to replenish her own strength.
The villagers took out their dry food one after another.
The smells in the dilapidated temple became mixed, and the sound of people chewing food could be heard all around.
In this way, the actions of Zhao Chunhua's family did not seem conspicuous.
Eating only dried meat would definitely not fill them up, so Zhao Chunhua arranged for them to cook a pot of porridge and gave each person a bowl.
After dinner, it was already bright.
But the rain didn't stop, it got heavier.
This weather is not suitable for traveling.
They could only stay in the ruined temple to rest.
Amid the sound of the drizzle, people who had worked hard all night fell into a drowsy sleep one after another.
The temple was filled with the rising and falling sound of snoring.
Zhao Chunhua leaned on the wheelbarrow at home and closed her eyes to rest.
After a while, she opened her eyes and looked around.
Seeing that everyone was sleeping in all directions, Zhao Chunhua quietly entered her own space.
In a flash, she came to a green lawn.
Looking around, endless wheat fields and vegetable plots and a clear lake appear before your eyes.
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