"Thump! Thump! Thump!" The only sound on the quiet road was the sound of horse hooves hitting the road.
After a long while, Yu Qingshu and the others finally saw clearly the situation in the grove in front of them.
There was a forest in front of us that stretched as far as the eye could see, but because we had just seen it so far away, it looked like there were not many trees at all.
There were only a dozen or so people scattered outside the woods, looking for something, searching for anything green on the ground.
The trees in the woods are all relatively common trees.
However, the leaves of most trees are wilted, and they look listless and lifeless.
It is probably due to the recent drought and the trees are lacking water.
Outside, you can also see some leaning trees lying all over the ground.
Many trees have died, and the trees are so dry that they cannot grow any dryer.
Yu Qingshu soon arrived at the fork in the official road. As long as he went down from here, he could reach the woods.
He drove the cart carefully, slowed down his pace, and slowly moved towards the path.
Not long after Yu Qingshu left the official road, a group of people and horses galloped past him.
After those people passed by, a cloud of dust started to fly up, and Yu Qingshu and the others were also affected as they were far away.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Hua Qinglu couldn't help coughing violently. She might have inhaled some of the dust just now.
Yu Qingqing walked up to her and patted her back slowly. It took her a while to fully recover.
The couple in the carriage just now were actually sent by Yuan Xichen to look for Yu Qingqing's family.
It was just a coincidence that we missed each other. This team was led by An Wu and was on their way back.
It was noon at this time. Yuan Xichen and his companions had been riding at full speed in the morning and were already thirty kilometers away from Yu Qingqing's family.
Yuan Xichen and others were resting temporarily in a canyon at this time. The terrain there was much better than that of Yu Qingqing and the others.
Green grass can be seen everywhere, as well as a lot of wild vegetables.
It is not so difficult for people who come here to find food to fill their stomachs outside.
Yu Qingqing turned around and saw the dust still lingering behind her. She couldn't help but frown and said:
“Dad, I think we should find a way to go to town and buy some things.
Also, if it's later, you can get a cloth to cover your mouth and nose.
Otherwise, if you encounter this situation again in the future, you will cough incessantly like before, which is very bad for your health.
And I plan to kill the wild boar tonight so that we can eat meat earlier. Our family’s health is really not good.
If you don't take good care of your body, you'll just have to wait for death if you encounter a greater danger later."
Yu Qingqing feels that there is no taste in her mouth because she has been eating vegetarian food recently.
She has almost forgotten the taste of meat, and if she stops eating meat, her body will be in trouble.
She looked at her thin figure and was speechless. She was at an age when she should have been growing, but she had nothing.
The words "a smooth road ahead" suddenly flashed through Yu Qingqing's mind.
Yu Qingqing couldn't help shaking a few times. She didn't want to be so skinny, it was so ugly!
Yu Qingshu was driving the car in front and could still hear what Yu Qing said.
When he heard his daughter say that she wanted to kill a pig, he swallowed unconsciously.
Suddenly he thought of something and said with some guilt:
"Qing'er, I'll do as you say! We'll kill the pig tonight, but we still need to find a secluded place.
When I have some free time, I will study the map to see which town is the nearest. Then we can go there to buy what we need.
Your birthday is in three days, Daddy is so ashamed!"
Yu Qinghai thought of his daughter, who was also fleeing from famine on such an important day.
After the cart moved forward for a while, it arrived outside the woods.
Yu Qingshu slowly stopped the cart in the woods near the official road, where there happened to be a huge rock.
Yu Qingshu and his family decided to rest next to this big rock.
There happened to be a few trees here that could provide shade, so they didn't have to worry about being sunburned.
After Yu Qingshu parked the cart, he got off and stood beside it.
He reached out and carefully helped Hua Qinglu get off the cart. On the other side, Yu Qinghai also got off the cart holding Yu Qingji.
Hua Yuanyuan, Yu Qingmei and others supported each other as they came down and looked around carefully.
Yu Qingqing: "Dad, I'll make it up to you on my birthday someday. Let's kill a pig tonight to celebrate!"
You don't have to feel too much psychological pressure, I don't care about this!"
What Yu Qingqing said was also what was in her heart. She really didn't care about this.
However, when Yu Qingshu and Hua Qinglu heard these words, they thought that their daughter said them to comfort them, and they felt that they owed her too much.
Hua Qinglu stepped forward, held Yu Qingqing's thin little hand, patted it gently, raised his eyebrows slightly and said seriously:
"Qing'er, your father mentioned the wild boar you mentioned just now to me before, but I wonder if there are any risks involved.
Why don’t you wait and see? I know you are thinking about our family, but I don’t want you to put yourself in danger.
I think this forest is quite big. I'll ask your father to go and see if there is any prey.
If there is prey, we will prepare a good meal. We are sorry to have to bear with you for now, but we will celebrate your birthday in advance.
As for the wild boar, you can keep it for now. You can take it out when it's safe. What do you think?"
Hua Qinglu looked at Yu Qingqing, trying to persuade her not to rush into killing the wild boar.
Although she is a bit greedy, she will not put her daughter in danger for her own sake.
Yu Qingshu, who was standing next to him, heard his wife's words and thought they made sense.
I didn't think of this just now, which is really wrong.
He rubbed his rough and dry hands and picked up the big knife beside him.
He said with a hint of apology in his tone, "Qing'er, it's all Dad's fault for being a little careless and not thinking of this.
Do you think you should let the wild boar go for now? I’m worried that something might go wrong later.
I think the forest ahead is good, there might be prey there, so you two can have a good rest here.
Xiaohai, you stay here and protect them well. I will go alone.
I'm going to see if there's any prey, just in time for a snack."
Although Yu Qingshu felt it was a pity to give up eating wild boar, compared to the safety of his family, safety was definitely the most important thing.
After hearing what her parents said, Yu Qingqing felt warm in her heart.
She was so lucky that she got what she couldn't get before by living again.
For her, who had previously lacked parental love, this was so important to her parents who loved her.
But Yu Qingqing would not easily give up the opportunity to eat meat.
Only she knows how safe her own space is, so she has to fight for it no matter what.
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