Chapter 140 A Small Flashlight is Very Useful
Bai Zongren killed the last wolf that blocked his way and finally reunited with his two younger brothers.
"Brother, several soldiers have been injured by wild wolves, but these beasts are getting more and more crazy as they kill. What should we do?"
"We can only kill them all, kill them!"
"kill!!"
The Bai brothers' aura was fully displayed, and the fierceness and ruthlessness they had gained from years of experience on the battlefield once made the enemy tremble with fear.
The strong murderous aura frightened the wolf, and it subconsciously turned around and ran away.
"Ouch! Ouch!"
The leader wolf standing on the high ground saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly gave the order to retreat.
Bai Zongren found the location of the leader wolf and shone the flashlight there. The guy with a tuft of white hair on his head visibly shrank back, then gave him a look of dissatisfaction and turned away.
"Thank goodness for the light, otherwise these wild wolves would be hard to deal with."
"No need to ask, these strange things must have been given by Li'er, right, big brother?"
Bai Zongren nodded. Li'er's eccentricity was best known to her family.
"Hurry up and check the injured. Let's go back quickly. We shouldn't stay here for long."
"Brother, one person was bitten on the arm, one on the thigh, and the other three on their wrists and fingers."
"Can you still walk?"
"No problem at all."
"Then let's go."
"Brother, we found a lot of dry firewood, but it's all soaked by the rain!"
"It's all right. Just move them back and put them next to the fire for a while before cooking. The cook has already made some hot soup for the horses."
"Really? These dripping logs can burn?"
"Can I still lie to you?"
Bai Zongren gave this silly third brother a look in anger, "Look at your lack of ability. You can be so happy just to light a fire!"
"Brother, you don't know, we haven't had a sip of hot soup in days, and many of our brothers can't take it anymore!"
"Got it. You can drink hot soup right away when you get home. Come back quickly!"
"Hey! Brothers, hurry up and carry the firewood back so we can have some hot soup!"
"That would be great!"
The uninjured soldiers hurriedly picked up the fallen firewood. Bai Zongren shone his flashlight over there and saw the dead bodies of wolves lying all over the ground. He counted them and found there were more than a dozen of them.
"Move these wild wolves back so we can have meat tonight!"
"Brother, we don't have enough manpower?"
As he was speaking, a beam of light came from afar. It turned out that the few people brought by Bai Zongren had just arrived.
"Captain Bai, are you all okay?"
"It's okay, you guys came just in time. If we move these wild wolves back, we'll have enough food to eat for a few days!"
"Okay, brothers, we have meat to eat, hurry up and get started!"
There were fifteen wolves in total, and more than a dozen bundles of firewood.
Bai Zongren's three brothers each carried two wolves, and the remaining nine soldiers each carried one.
There were six people left, and there were more than ten bundles of firewood, so each person could only carry two bundles.
At this time, the rain weakened slightly, and the downpour turned into heavy rain. A group of people walked back in the rain, carrying their bags on their shoulders and in their hands.
The flashlight penetrated the rain curtain, illuminating the front, and a long-lost smile appeared on everyone's face.
They were happy not only because they had meat to eat, but also because they had fire, warmth, and hot soup to drink.
Four small flashlights illuminated most of the sky. Everyone was amazed at how easy to use these small things were and how much light they provided.
Bai Zongren returned to the campsite and felt a little relieved because he had meat and firewood.
Now that we have food, the next step is to arrange people to dig the mountain.
On Bai Dalang's side, his four brothers and Luo Yang's group of six rode their horses at full speed and arrived at the border of Qiangzhou in three days.
"Brother, the river ahead has broken through the embankment and we can't get across."
"Go and ask if there's another way around it?"
"I'll go ask again."
Bai Sanlang and Luo Yang turned around and left, while Bai Dalang dismounted and waited.
After a while, the two turned back and looked at Bai Dalang and shook his head slowly.
"Are there no mountain paths or trails?"
"Brother, there's a family not far ahead. Why don't you go and ask them yourself?"
Bai Sanlang wiped the raindrops that blurred his eyes and shook off the water droplets on his body.
These past few days, the sky seemed to have a hole in it, leaking water without stopping for a moment.
They traveled every day wearing wet clothes, and even rested in the mountains and the wild. If they were lucky, they could find some dry firewood to make a fire, but if they were unlucky, they could only rely on each other for warmth.
"Let's go over and ask, and stay overnight."
No matter how anxious or worried Bai Dalang was, he could not continue on his journey. He himself could endure it, but his cousins were still young and their faces were already pale. If they didn't rest, they might not be able to endure it.
The group of six arrived at the gate of the farmhouse where Bai Sanlang had asked for directions just now.
"Auntie, please open the door. I'm the young man Bai who asked for directions earlier. I'd like to ask if you could lend me a fire to warm my clothes."
Bai Sanlang went forward and knocked on the door first. Bai Dalang looked up at the small courtyard. It was surrounded by a fence, and there were three thatched houses inside the fence.
The gate to the courtyard was a shabby little wooden door with a bolt on the inside.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
Bai Sanlang said it again, and then an old voice sounded from inside.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Brother Bai, Auntie!"
Bai Sanlang finished his response and explained to his elder brother, "Auntie is a little hard of hearing."
Footsteps were heard from inside, and a hunched figure wearing a conical hat slowly walked towards the door.
“Squeak!”
The small wooden door opened from the inside, and a face with a crisscross pattern appeared in front of them.
"Auntie, these are my brothers. It's getting dark. Can we stay here for one night?"
The old lady raised her dim eyes and looked at the few people without saying a word.
Bai Sanlang repeated it again, and the old lady spoke hesitantly.
"If you don't mind, come in!"
After saying this, the old lady made way for them to come in.
"Hey, thank you, Auntie!"
"I haven't asked you what to call me, Auntie?"
"My husband's surname is Wang, and I'm the eldest. Everyone calls me Aunt Wang. I've even forgotten my real name!"
Aunt Wang and others came in, closed the small wooden door and turned to walk inside.
"Auntie Wang, the road ahead is blocked. Is there any other way to get there?"
Bai Dalang was so anxious that he asked before even entering the house.
This time, Aunt Wang didn't respond again. I don't know if it was because the rain was too loud or his voice was too soft to affect her hearing.
Bai Dalang wanted to ask more questions when he arrived at the door of the thatched hut.
"On the left is the kitchen and woodshed, on the right is the manure room, and in the middle is the main room which also serves as my and my grandson's bedroom."
"Look around and find a place to stay for the night."
After saying this, Aunt Wang wanted to go back to her room and ignore it. Bai Dalang looked up at the roof. It was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. No wonder Aunt Wang looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
In fact, being inside is not much better than being outside!
"Auntie Wang, do you have any dry thatch? Let us help you fix the roof first!"
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