There was still one hour left before it would be completely dark, so they only had half an hour to search.
"Yinyin, which way are we going?"
Su Yin did not rush into the woods to search blindly. Instead, he found a high place, stood there, and observed the trees around him.
Many of the trees in the forest have turned yellow, and even the green trees are wilted.
In fact, everyone knows that the chances of finding water here are slim.
If there really was water, the people in the village would not move away.
But if you do nothing, you can only wait to die.
Looking for it not only gives yourself hope, but also makes everyone feel at ease.
After observing, Su Yin noticed that there was one area where the greenery was greener than the others.
"Let's go over there and take a look."
"good."
The three of them followed her lead and naturally would not object.
That location is not shady, but the plants are obviously better than other places, and the probability of having water is higher than other places.
As soon as they entered the forest, a cool breeze hit them in the face. The four of them enjoyed this brief and comfortable coolness and continued to rush towards their destination.
Madam Xu looked at the bushes under the tree. They were all withered and yellow. The branches and leaves that fell to the ground made a crisp sound when stepped on. That place was halfway up the mountain. When she walked there, she could clearly feel that it was cooler than other places.
The branches and leaves are much denser, and there are more bushes under the trees than in other places.
"Everyone, search separately."
"good."
Each person held a stick and swept the surrounding bushes as they walked.
One is to drive away snakes, insects, rats and ants, and the other is to facilitate searching.
Su Yin squatted down and picked up the soil on the ground. Although it was dry, it was much better than at the foot of the mountain. It can be seen that the situation here is better than at the foot of the mountain. He continued to walk forward for a while, squatted down again, and picked up a piece of soil. There was more moisture in it than before.
There is a high probability that there is a water source nearby.
Sure enough, a pond appeared in front of us, but when we got closer, we found that the water in the pond had dried up. Although the soil was moist, there was no water at all.
This pond has been dry for too long.
Unfortunately, they were a step too late.
The sun gradually sets and the light in the forest gradually dims.
The four of them met under a big tree.
“I can’t find it.”
"I saw a mountain stream at the gorge ahead, but it's dry."
"I didn't find it there. Not to mention water, I didn't even see any animals."
"Cousin Yinyin, how are you over there?" asked second cousin Yang Hua.
"We found a pool of water, but there was no water in it."
All four of them sighed.
"It's getting late, we have to go down the mountain."
When we returned to the village, it was already completely dark and people who had gone out to look for water were coming back one after another.
Many people were waiting anxiously, and when they saw Su Yin and the others coming back, they hurried forward to ask questions.
"Su girl, have you found a source of water?"
"No." Su Yin shook her head.
"Oh, what should I do?"
"We sent out several groups of people, but none of them came back to find the person."
"Don't worry, there are still people who haven't come back yet."
"Now that I'm back, maybe I've found a source of water."
Yang Lizheng held the pipe to his lips, but did not smoke. He waited quietly, with sadness deep in his eyes.
When the last wave of people looking for water came back, everyone's hopes were dashed.
Su Yin, Madam Xu, and her two cousins returned to the house where they camped.
"Did you find any water?"
Madam Xu shook her head.
"What should I do?"
"We can hold on for a while, but others won't be able to hold on for long."
People can go without food for more than ten days, but not water.
Mother Su sighed, "Get up earlier tomorrow and collect more dew."
Dew is difficult to collect. The amount collected in one morning is not enough for an adult to take a mouthful. But even if it is less, that mouthful of water may be life-saving.
Su's mother had already prepared the food, still porridge.
Porridge not only replenishes water, but also can be used as a staple food, killing two birds with one stone.
If you eat too much dry rice, you will feel thirsty easily.
Su's mother listened to Su Yin and put a little salt in the porridge.
Master Wan San looked at the bowl of tasteless porridge and ate it with his nose pinched.
He patted his belly and said, "Su girl, when are you going to roast that rabbit? It will go bad if you leave it there any longer."
Mother Su thought of the money that Uncle Wan San gave to their family and said, "Yinyin, why don't you eat the rabbit?"
I cut the bamboo too late yesterday and didn’t have time to deal with it. I just did some simple treatment.
When they heard that they were going to eat rabbit meat, Xiao Taohua and Xiao Yanggui looked at Su Yin eagerly.
Su Yin looked around at the people in front of him and said, "Okay, let's roast rabbit today."
When the two children heard that they were going to eat roast rabbit, they were overjoyed.
"Second cousin, third cousin, please sharpen the bamboo."
"good."
"Let's help too." Xiao Taohua and Xiao Yanggui volunteered.
They made tools, Su Yin took out a knife and began to process the rabbit meat. She cut the rabbit into pieces, put them all in a bowl, sprinkled salt on them, poured in a little oil, and then spread her secret seasoning on them and marinated them in the bowl.
Master Wan San stared at Su Yin the whole time. It was the first time he saw such a roasting method.
In the Yong Dynasty, roasting was not uncommon, but roasting the whole prey was placed on the fire and then brushed with honey or oil.
The bamboo sticks were ready, and without Su Yin's instructions, a few small ones were skewered immediately.
Su Yin was responsible for the grilling.
Not long after the rabbit meat was put on the fire, a fragrance wafted out. It was not the fragrance of pure meat, but the fragrance of meat mixed with the fragrance of various seasonings, which easily aroused everyone's appetite.
Master Wan San smelled the scent and couldn't help but take a few more breaths.
“Smells so good!”
Uncle Wan San stared at the strings of rabbit meat sizzling in the hot oil and couldn't help swallowing.
Little Yang Gui also swallowed his saliva, "Sister, when can we eat?"
"Just count to ten."
Little Yang Gui immediately stretched out his short hands and counted on his fingers.
Not only him, but others couldn't help but stare.
After the first batch of roasted rabbit meat was finished, Su Yin gave it to the two younger ones first, and then to Su's mother, second uncle, youngest uncle and other elders.
Wan Sanye was eagerly waiting for the distribution. Seeing that the skewers in her hand were getting fewer and fewer, he couldn't help but remind her, "Su girl, there is another person here."
Su Yin gave him the last string.
After getting it, Mr. Wan San did not rush to eat it. Instead, he smelled it first, as if he wanted to figure out what the secret seasonings were.
Little Yang Gui swallowed the fruit without a second thought, and seeing Master Wan San holding it in his hand without eating, he asked in a baby voice, "Uncle Fatty, don't you want to eat it? Can you give it to me?"
Master Wan San looked up at the little guy who was staring at the skewer of meat in his hand, and bit the skewer in front of him.
Mr. Wan can only describe the taste of barbecue in two words.
tasty!
The only drawback is that the rabbit meat is not fresh enough. If it had been roasted yesterday, it would have tasted better.
He squinted his eyes and enjoyed the food.
Not bad, delicious.
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