"Boom!" Something was shaking above.
Tang Youyou opened the tinderbox: "Quick, let's go in and take a look!"
The cave was very large. After a while, she heard a "drip drip" sound and was delighted, knowing there was water.
After drinking half a bowl of tea, I saw a beam of light and was very happy.
"There is always a way out. There is light ahead. Hurry!"
After a while, everyone was stunned. There was another world behind the cave. There were big trees here, it was very cool, and there was a pool of water not far away.
"Oh my god, is this the bottom of the cliff?"
“This is simply a paradise!”
"I think we can live here for a while!"
"Boom!" A huge rock rolled down from above, and everyone hid back at the edge of the cave.
"Oh my god, this earth dragon is turning over and over, I don't know how long it will take for it to stop."
“We have nothing now.”
Everyone had a worried look on their faces. They only had the looted silver and water bags on them. They didn't even have time to take their swords or bags.
"Sister Tang, how do you know this is caused by a dragon turning over? And how do you know there is a hole here?" Butcher Zhang asked two questions in a row.
Tang's mother glared at him and said, "Why are you still asking these useless questions at this hour?"
Butcher Zhang felt very aggrieved after being yelled at. He looked at everyone and found that everyone rolled their eyes.
Tang Youyou raised the corner of her lips and smiled calmly: "I noticed the rolling of the rocks on the mountain. I originally thought that the earth dragon turning over was just nonsense, but unexpectedly it became true. As for this cave, of course I don't know."
"I chose this place because I discovered that there is a riverbed underneath. I also chose this place because it is relatively open and safe even if rocks fall from above."
Butcher Zhang looked at her with a burning gaze: "Sister Tang, you really know a lot!"
Xu Da retorted bluntly: "Zhang Dasha, can you please talk less in the future?"
"Boom" half of the cave behind him collapsed.
Everyone huddled together, filled with worry.
"Don't worry, there's an official road above, and the rocks that fall will pile up on the road. We're relatively safe down here."
After half an hour, calm gradually returned.
Tang Youyou was delighted and led everyone to the deep pool. Everyone could no longer hold back and scooped up the wine to drink.
Someone exclaimed: "There's a fish!"
She licked her lips unconsciously. Yes, she wanted to eat fish.
He pulled up a big tree and threw it on the ground, picked up a thick branch, and was thinking about finding a stone to sharpen it when Butcher Zhang handed him a sharp knife.
"Alas! Now this is the only knife we have!"
Tang Youyou happily took it: "Don't worry, we'll have everything we need when we get to Wencheng."
With a series of fierce chopping sounds, more than ten simple spear heads came out.
"Hey! Why didn't I think of that? Sister Tang, you're so smart! This thing can be used as a weapon."
Tang Youyou's mouth twitched, actually she wanted to say that she just wanted to eat fish.
He handed the bag on his back to Lin Huahua: "See if there's anything else?" Then he went to the edge of the pond with the spear.
The latter took it suspiciously, and was pleasantly surprised after opening it: "It's salt!"
Calling the little ones: "Little ones, let's look for firewood and wild vegetables nearby."
Niuniu was thoughtful: "Grandpa, please cut some grass heads for us so that we can pick wild vegetables."
Old Man Tang laughed heartily: "Okay, okay, my granddaughter is just smart!"
Everyone did their part. The children collected firewood, and several women were picking wild vegetables with sharp stones nearby.
A cry of surprise came from the edge of the pond: "We caught it! We caught it! What a big one!"
Lin Huahua was suddenly inspired: "Grandma, can you weave bamboo baskets? There are some big willow trees over there!"
Tang's mother's eyes lit up: "Come on, let's go pick some willow branches."
After a while, several people came over holding many willow branches.
When the men came over happily carrying the processed fish, they were surprised to find Tang's mother and others weaving bamboo baskets.
"Sister Tang is right. There is always a way out. As long as you are alive, there is hope!"
Everyone used their skills to the fullest. Some grilled fish, some dug wild vegetables, some weaved bamboo baskets, some caught fish, and some collected firewood. Although they were all tired and hungry, no one complained.
An hour later, everyone enjoyed the delicious grilled fish, but tears began to fall while they were eating.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou turned her face away, swallowing the roasted fish with tears mixed with the aroma, feeling extremely satisfied.
After a quick meal, she made a decision: "I don't know how long this earth dragon will last, so we shouldn't move forward. This is a good opportunity to take a good rest."
Everyone expressed their agreement.
"I need a good wash tonight. Damn, I feel like I'm covered in lice!"
"Yes, I feel like I've crawled out of a cesspool."
"Well, I feel like we're like beggars, all gone!"
"Alas! We didn't have time to take the bandits' clothes, otherwise we could have changed into something else. This is too smelly."
The earthquake lasted for three full days before it stopped, and everyone prepared their supplies.
Each person held a spear, a bamboo basket, and a water bag.
Tang Youyou had an extra bag, which contained the dried fish they had roasted. Soon they reached the end, where there was a smooth stone wall.
They knocked and banged around and finally found a small path on the side, which seemed to lead upwards, but it could only accommodate one person and was extremely steep.
Everyone was in a dilemma. What should they do? Their eyes couldn't help but turn to Tang Youyou.
She pulled up a large tree with her bare hands, shaved off the branches, and said to the children, "Climb up."
The children climbed up without hesitation, like a human pyramid.
She tried to lift it, grinning at the stunned crowd behind her: "Fortunately, the children are malnourished, otherwise I wouldn't be able to lift them! You can climb on your own. Bye!"
Everyone: Pulling up a tree over a disagreement? What the hell is "bye bye"?
"Hold on tight, kids! Swing down! Your butt won't break, but your head will!"
When the children heard this, they hugged each other tightly and closed their eyes.
After a stick of incense, Tang Youyou breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived.
He thrust the spear head downwards, held it with his left hand, and loosened his grip with his right hand: "Kids, get ready, your butt might get ripped off..."
He gently exerted force with his right hand and swung the tree up.
Before the children had time to get nervous, there was a loud "bang" and the big tree fell to the ground.
"Mom is so cruel!"
"No, I'm not ready yet!"
"Wow, wow, wow...my pants are torn..."
"Kids, are you okay?"
Everyone shook their heads and nodded.
"Xiao Chao's butt is rotten!" Xiaoshan said loudly.
"How could I? My pants are torn!" Xiao Chao covered his butt.
"Hahaha..." Tang Youyou laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward.
However, she soon stopped laughing.
The official road was in a mess, with many large trees lying all over the place, blocking the originally smooth road, and rubble of various sizes scattered everywhere.
Many bodies of disaster victims were lying there, and the stench of decay filled the air, making it suffocating.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp", looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a group of rats gnawing on the corpse.
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