Chapter 122 Arrival at the Forest Tribe
Auntie Ya reached out and smoothed Xiaomu's hair, then said with a smile, "Put the clothes in the bucket over there, and I'll let your brother wash them for you later."
"Thank you, Auntie." After Xiao Mu put the wet clothes into the wooden barrel, he went to the room, sat by the bed, and waited quietly for Ye Li to wake up.
After a while, Li Ya brought in a bowl of steaming wild vegetable soup. "Xiao Mu, have something to eat. This wild vegetable soup is freshly cooked. You just got caught in the rain. Drink something hot to warm yourself up."
"Thank you, Sister Ya." Xiaomu took the bowl, held the spoon, and ate in small bites.
Li Ya smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, your mother is just too tired. She will be fine after a good sleep."
"Yeah," Xiaomu was eating and it was difficult for him to answer. He nodded obediently, his dark eyes making people feel very endeared.
When Ye Li woke up, it was almost dark.
She looked at the small room, feeling a little lost as to where she was.
"Mom, you're awake!" Xiao Mu threw himself into Ye Li's arms and said with rare emotion, "I was so worried about you."
"I'm fine." Ye Li supported herself on the bed and sat up. She looked around and asked, "Where is this place?"
"This is my home," Aunt Ya walked into the room and said with a smile, "Do you feel better now? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Xiao Mu quickly explained to Ye Li: "This is Aunt Ya. It was Aunt Ya's son and daughter who saved us."
"Thank you," Ye Li bowed sincerely to Aunt Ya.
"You don't have to be so polite."
Aunt Ya touched Ye Li's forehead and checked her temperature. "The temperature has dropped. It should be fine."
"Excuse me, where is this place?" Ye Li wanted to figure out the environment he was in.
"This is the Forest Tribe. I've heard about your situation from Xiaomu. I heard that your daughter Xixi is missing. I've asked my son and daughter to go find the elders of the tribe and ask them to help look for her. I hope they can find your daughter."
"Thank you, thank you..." Ye Li was so moved that she shed tears. She spoke incoherently, "From now on, even if I have to work like a slave, I will repay your kindness. Thank you so much."
"In an environment like this, people always have to help each other. Don't be polite to me. It's not easy for you, a woman with a pair of children."
Ye Li was in poor health, so Aunt Ya specially made pigeon soup for her to nourish her body.
After drinking the soup, Ye Li got up and walked around the house, only to find that their house was actually built on a tree. Although it was not large, it had everything you needed.
Aunt Ya smiled and explained to Ye Li, "We, the people of the forest tribe, all live in the trees. I'm a doctor, and to make it easier to find medicine, I live on the edge of the tribe. From here, you can't see the real tribal forest. The trees there are bigger, and the houses are all connected together, so it's very lively."
"That's great," Ye Li said, standing at the doorway, looking down. "The house is built so high, it's not only safe from zombies, but also from wild animals. It's very safe."
"Yes, our ancestors were forced into nowhere to escape by the zombies. They came to this deep forest and didn't dare to live on the ground, so they came up with this solution."
Ye Li sat on a stool nearby, looked outside, and asked, "How do you usually solve the problem of eating?"
"Oh, people in our tribe go hunting in the woods. Moreover, you can often pick mushrooms and some wild vegetables in the woods. There are also wild fruits growing on the trees, and nuts to eat in autumn." Aunt Ya said with a smile.
"Will this not fill you up?"
"That's unavoidable. When our ancestors came here, they didn't know how to grow these things. So we would take the meat we hunted and trade it for rice and other starches from the nearest small tribe. If every household in the tribe shared a portion, we would still be able to have enough to eat."
It was still raining outside, and the rain hitting the leaves made a rustling sound, which made people feel calm and peaceful.
Soon, Li Ya and Li Zhi came back and brought someone with them.
(End of this chapter)
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