The Xia family took turns taking care of Tu Dou and Wu Dayong. They did not go into the cave and stayed outside the cave all night.
At night, the moon shines through the shade of the trees onto the rocks, making it quite clear.
Xia Manni did not put out the firewood, mainly because she was afraid that Tu Dou and Wu Dayong would use hot water.
Erwa felt that staying here was safer and more comfortable than fleeing the famine outside, but it would be better if Potato could wake up.
The next morning, Xia Manni felt that the temperature was not as high as yesterday, perhaps because they were in the deep mountains.
What made the Xia family happy was that Potato began to open its eyes, although it was only open for a short while, which also proved that it had a great hope of survival.
As for Wu Dayong, he still slept drowsily the next day, but he felt fine when he was awake.
"After we finish our meal, let's go in and clean up the cave together."
While having breakfast, Xia Manni told the children about today's task, which was mainly to clean up the cave so that they could live in it.
Xia Manni’s plan was to wait until the potatoes were ready and then go down the mountain to check the situation.
If all the troops have moved south, they can continue north.
Si Ni'er: "Mom, do you need to fumigate it with mugwort soap?"
"Si Ni'er is so thoughtful. Mother does feel that there is something fishy in it."
In fact, it is best to fumigate not only the inside of the cave, but also the rocks outside the cave with mugwort.
Otherwise, if there are snakes, ants, insects or rats around, it will be very troublesome.
Si Nier found some mugwort, put all of it in an iron basin, lit it, and asked Da Wa to take it to the cave.
The eldest child took the second child into the cave and took a look around. "Mom, I think the cave is a little damp. Why don't we find some hay to spread inside?"
Sanwa: "Brother, why don't you let Si Ni'er and I weave some straw mats?"
The eldest boy nodded and said, "Okay, the third boy has really learned a lot of skills."
After being praised by the eldest child, the third child couldn't stop talking and counted on his fingers what he could do.
Xia Manni stayed in the cave for a while and looked at the layout of the cave.
Although this place is big, it is a bit dark.
There are some big rocks inside, so it’s not a big problem to sleep on them.
But the biggest problem is that there is no sunshine.
The sunlight outside has now reached its highest point, but only a quarter of the cave can be illuminated by the sunlight.
I definitely can't stay here for a long time, so I'd better find a way to leave early.
She couldn't help but think of the army that had searched the mountain before.
That is the prince’s army. Could there be other armies?
To be on the safe side, they had to stock up on at least ten days' worth of food.
I wonder if the potatoes will be completely healed by then?
As long as Potato opens his eyes and is in good spirits, we can set off.
As for whether his legs and feet are okay, just let Sini'er and Sanwa hold Potato in the car.
In addition to stocking up on supplies, what Big Wa said is right, we do need to prepare a lot of hay here, otherwise it will be too cold.
Fortunately, there is not much water here, otherwise it would be extremely humid, after all, there is no sun all day long.
In addition to hay, Xia Manni planned to go out and find some tung oil or pine trees to make torches.
However, the torches in the cave will burn for a shorter time and will produce some smoke.
It would be great if we could find an oil lamp here. Using it with a torch would make the cave much brighter.
When Xia Manni came out of the cave, she saw several children sitting together discussing something.
"What's wrong?"
Da Wa: "Mom, how long are we going to stay here?"
Da Wa didn’t think this place was bad, it was just too dark and he had to leave.
Erwa: "Mom, I think this place is pretty good. We can stay longer."
Erwa said this, firstly because he took Potato's injury into consideration, and secondly because he felt free and comfortable here.
Xia Manni touched the heads of the eldest and second child and said with a smile, "We'll set off after Potato's injury heals."
Now no one has any objections.
Xia Manni discussed with a few children what to look for when she went out.
Big Boy needs to find a lot of hay and firewood.
Erwa wants to find a lot of wild fruits and vegetables.
Sanwa said he wanted to help Xia Manni find tung oil and fir wood.
Si Nier said she wanted to find all kinds of useful herbs.
When they calculated it this way, it was indeed a lot, so they took all the backpacks and bags they had with them.
Xia Manni turned around and looked at the man and the dog lying outside the cave, and felt that they should be safe.
"Come on, let's go."
Xia Manni called the four children and asked them to take their belongings with them.
During this long-awaited mountain-collecting activity, the Xia family regained the feeling they had in Shizai Village.
Xia Manni told the children not to go too far, as it was already midsummer according to the season.
Si Nier asked everyone to bring a packet of medicine powder, saying it was used to repel insects.
They all brought some dry food, and without Xia Manni's instructions, everyone found a lot of things.
Perhaps they also knew that, whether because of Potato's injury or the current situation, it was indeed the safest place to stay.
It was not until after noon, when the weather was not so hot, that they began to prepare to return to the cave.
"Mom, why do I feel like it's not that hot anymore?"
Sanwa followed Xia Manni to find many tung trees and fir trees. He asked Xia Manni as they walked.
Not only Sanwa, but the other children all nodded in unison after hearing this.
"Mom also thinks that the temperature may be starting to drop."
After all, everything has its end, and it is impossible for the environment to remain so bad forever.
Thinking of this, Xia Manni also became cheerful.
I couldn't help but hum "Good Days".
Big Baby: "Mom, what song are you singing? Why haven't I heard it before?"
"Good days, we will have good days soon."
Who would have thought that everything was just an illusion.
God won't give up until he makes you suffer enough.
The vegetation here is rich and the caves are hidden.
It's just one very bad thing.
It is very difficult to get in and out!
When you reach the rock blocking the way, you have to climb up and down again.
There were so many things that it took everyone more than ten trips to get everything in.
"Hey? Uncle Dayong is awake?"
Erwa first went to see Potato and saw that Potato still had his eyes slightly closed.
When he turned around to look at Wu Dayong, he saw that he had opened his eyes.
Wu Dayong: If he didn’t wake up, he was worried that he would die in his sleep.
He didn't die at the hands of the enemy, nor at the hands of the wolf, but from the large dose of medicine taken by the little girl.
He is unworthy of being called a hero.
Wu Dayong nodded and smiled at Xia Manni who was looking at him as a greeting.
He looked at Xia Manni's sweaty face and decided to suppress the matter of Shimen.
After all, this young lady has had a hard time.
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