Chapter 4: Hiding from the Rain
Just when Pei's second uncle was about to take action, their movements attracted the attention of the escorting officers.
"What are you doing? Why don't you take a break?"
One of the officers stood up and walked over, his voice carrying a hint of anger at being woken up.
Qiao Qiqi quickly pulled Pei Shaoan down.
By the time Uncle Pei reacted, the police had already arrived.
He slapped Uncle Pei hard, "What? Want to cause trouble? Go to sleep!"
The second uncle of the Pei family, who was twitching from the beating, looked at Qiao Qiqi fiercely and slowly returned to his resting place.
The escorting officer then said coldly, "Hurry up and get some rest. If you cause trouble again, you won't be able to sleep tonight!"
Qiao Qiqi shrugged helplessly, put the bag behind her, half-lay on it and closed her eyes.
As for escaping or something?
Impossible!
You have to know that those dozen or so officers are not vegetarians.
Each of them has martial arts skills, and the swords on their waists are stained with blood.
Qiao Qiqi doesn't want to joke with her own life.
Amid the crackling sound of the campfire, Qiao Qiqi finally fell asleep.
Without a comfortable Simmons bed and a warm duvet, she slept very uncomfortably.
Pei Shaoling tilted his head and looked at Qiao Qiqi quietly.
The smile in his eyes had faded, and instead there was more confusion.
Just now, he also smelled the faint aroma of roasted sweet potatoes, and the bundle next to his head had obviously not been opened.
There is no aroma of roasted sweet potatoes.
Is it an illusion because I am hungry?
It was the first time he saw the girl next to him clearly.
Her slightly round face is pretty and charming, and she looks like the apple of her family's eye.
only……
Pei Shaoling frowned slightly. Why had she changed so much?
The next day, it was dawn.
Qiao Qiqi was awakened by the coolness on her face.
It's raining?
She suddenly opened her eyes and looked up at the sky.
Sure enough, white raindrops like thin threads slid down.
Drops of rain hit her fair face.
"Get up, get up quickly! Find a place to shelter from the rain!"
The leading escorting officer was also awakened and quickly called everyone to get up.
The group quickly packed up their things and continued on their journey in the drizzle, looking for a place to shelter from the rain.
After walking for half an hour, they finally found a cave.
After the earthquake, many rocks rolled down, revealing the cave that was originally blocked by rocks.
"Boss, are there any wild animals in here?"
Looking at the cave which was slightly downward and not an ordinary flat cave, one of the officers asked worriedly.
"It doesn't matter. Lao Wu and Lao Jiu are both injured now. If they keep getting wet in the rain, their wounds will fester. With so many of us, even wild beasts will become our food!"
The chief officer took a look at the dark cave and said to his dozen or so brothers.
Then, he glanced at the several families of prisoners behind him and said to two of the officers, "Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother, you two come with me to see how big the cave is. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there may be a downpour soon!"
At this time, Qiao Qiqi walked to the front, looked at the cave and said, "My lords, I think we should not go in!"
"Why?"
The leading officer looked up and asked her.
"This cave is low-lying. Once the rain gets heavy, or even torrential, the water will flow back into it, and then..."
Qiao Qiqi didn't say the next words.
But the leading officer understood immediately.
"Yes, you are right. I was in such a hurry to avoid the rain that I neglected the terrain of this cave!"
The chief officer glanced at the dark clouded sky and said, "But there's no one living here for dozens of miles. What should we do?"
Qiao Qiqi also had a worried look on her face. After walking in the rain for half an hour, her clothes were already a little damp.
My body feels sticky and very uncomfortable at this moment.
"Sir, look, is there another cave over there?"
Suddenly, Pei Shaoming pointed at a cave not far away and shouted loudly.
"Great, let's go, let's go over there!"
The officers took a closer look and saw that it was indeed a cave.
However, the entrance to the cave is blocked by a huge rock, so it is not easy to find if you are not careful.
So everyone rushed over there.
Not long after entering the cave, heavy rain began to pour down.
The cave was very dry, and the entrance was blocked by large rocks, so it was not affected by the rain.
Qiao Qiqi watched Pei Shaoan and Pei Shaoming carefully place Pei Shaoling, who was sleeping on a wooden board, on the ground in the cave.
She stepped forward and gently touched his forehead.
The fever is gone, I'm fine!
Qiao Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief, found a stone next to his wooden board and sat down gently.
At this time, the officials took out some coarse grain steamed bread from their backpacks and distributed it to everyone.
"That's all for today. I don't know when the rain will stop. I'll make some wild vegetable porridge when it stops!"
The eldest branch of the Pei family, with six people in the family, was only given three steamed buns.
In the original novel, in this situation, the original owner would usually grab two, and the remaining one would be eaten by the Pei family's mother and son.
The officer casually put three steamed buns into Qiao Qiqi's hand and pinched Qiao Qiqi's little hand.
This made Qiao Qiqi feel sick, and she remembered the appearance of the officer.
The officer teased her with his eyes in a lewd manner, and then walked towards the other people.
Disgusted, Qiao Qiqi put the three steamed buns into Pei's mother's hands and rubbed her clothes with her hands in slight disgust.
I want to rub away the discomfort of being touched just now.
Mother Pei looked at the three steamed buns in her hand with a little surprise, tears in her eyes, "Qiqi, you are really better!"
Then, she gently put one of them into Qiao Qiqi's hand and whispered,
"You eat one, and we can share the rest!"
Qiao Qiqi looked around cautiously and pretended to take out a few roasted sweet potatoes from her bag (actually the supermarket space).
She kept one for herself and handed the others to Pei's mother, "Mom, I have this, you guys eat it quickly!"
Pei Shaoan looked at the roasted sweet potatoes in Pei's mother's hand with a little surprise.
Sure enough, the smell he smelled last night was not an illusion.
Pei Shaoling, who was lying on the ground, also opened his eyes and looked at Qiao Qiqi quietly, then closed his eyes again.
Pei's mother also looked around carefully, put the food in her hand in and distributed it to her two sons and little daughter.
Fortunately, the aroma of the cooled roasted sweet potatoes is not as strong as when they are just out of the pan, and it is so light that it is hardly noticeable.
Several people ate the food in their hands in big mouthfuls.
Only then did Qiao Qiqi remember that Pei Shaoling seemed to have not eaten for a long time.
What should I feed him?
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