After working for a while, Old Man Chen stopped, turned on Big Black's recycling function, and since no one else could see it, he operated it directly, filtering out the fallen items and recycling them all.
After finishing the operation, Old Man Chen felt relieved. They wanted to steal their good stuff? No way! It was just a pity about those mules, donkeys, and horses; he felt bad for them.
Zhou leaned closer and asked, "Old man, is it all done?"
Old Man Chen: "It's all done!"
On the bandits' side, some of the items they had seized had disappeared. When the patrolmen discovered this, they thought it was an inside job and quickly reported it.
After all, things that are unseen are usually good things, even though it's strange.
On the team's side, Da Ya and the others lit a bunch of bonfires to keep warm. It was late at night, a bit cold, and the wind made it even colder.
The cave they found was small; it couldn't fit a hundred people, and only the seriously injured could be carried inside. The rest of the people had to rest outside the cave.
The eldest son's wife said, "I brought a tent with me. You little ones, squeeze in inside the tent for now."
He has so many tents at home, but he didn't have time to bring them out. What a pity, they just benefited those bandits.
One of their donkeys ran out with them, but it was hit by an arrow and is now lying on the side, braying pitifully.
Da Ya asked with concern, "How should we treat this arrow wound?"
They applied medicine to the knife wound, but couldn't bandage it properly; the donkey's belly was so big, they didn't have any extra strips of cloth.
The arrow wound was troublesome because it was a flaming arrow, and the surrounding area was burned. The arrow broke off somehow, leaving only the arrowhead inside.
Chen Nong ran back and said, "I just asked the doctor, and he said the arrowhead needs to be removed, but he's busy right now and can't leave."
The seventh brother walked over and said, "Just dig it out with a knife, I'll do it."
Old Nine took out his knife, and as soon as he made a cut, the donkey stumbled in pain.
Daya stroked its head and comforted it, "Bear with it, it'll be out soon."
Old Seven was quick; he removed the arrow from inside in just a few moments.
Someone saw that Lao Qi had been working on the donkey quickly and called out, "Lao Qi, help my son remove the arrowhead. We were afraid to pull it out forcefully, and the arrowhead is still inside." They wanted to get the wound treated as soon as possible because the doctor would take a long time to arrive.
The seventh brother went over to help. He was already very familiar with this kind of injury. On the battlefield, when they were wounded by arrows, there weren't enough military doctors, so they could only help each other. Sometimes they would get separated and there was no one left, so they had to take care of themselves.
Wu Dahai's arrow wound had already been treated. While the arrow was being removed and medicine was being applied, Xiao Bao kept crying, and eventually fell asleep in his arms.
Chen Xiaohua picked up Xiaobao and said, "I'll take him into the tent; he'll easily catch a cold outside."
The people who went out to cut down trees returned, and Old Man Chen and the others went to help.
They took two tree trunks, placed them parallel to each other, and tied them to both sides with straw rope to form a rope ladder. This was the load they used to carry the wounded.
The ropes were all hastily made, and only three were tied up, which wasn't enough for Old Man Chen.
"Do you have any more straw rope? Bring some over here!"
A boy brought over a bundle and said, "I have some here. I rubbed them on the donkey cart earlier."
His house was looted, and he had nothing left. He originally wanted to help weave straw sandals, but he wasn't good at it and they would come apart easily. He was good at twisting straw ropes, so he could only twist some straw ropes to keep on hand.
The village chief took some dried donkey meat from the eggs in Baichuan and distributed a piece to each family.
After the village's donkey was slaughtered and roasted into jerky, it was left undistributed. Even though many people were starving, he still didn't offer to share it. Now everyone is truly desperate, and the public resources must be used.
After a while, people who had gotten separated from the group gradually returned, but almost all of them were injured.
Too many people in the group were injured. They fled in a hurry and didn't bring any medicine with them. Only a few doctors had brought some medicine with them when they fled, but they ran out of medicine quickly. Everyone could only get some simple bandages for now.
Seeing that most of the people's wounds had been treated, the village chief told everyone to continue on their way. For safety, he also told them to put out their torches and travel in the dark.
A gust of wind blew, sending a chill through her, and Sanya shivered, saying, "It's so cold!"
The boss said, "Come inside, it's not so cold. Watch your step and be careful."
Old Man Chen and Mrs. Zhou took a stick and began to probe the way.
Not long after they left, some more people who had gotten separated from them came looking for them.
"Phew—finally found the team! Doctor, someone in my family is injured, please help treat them quickly."
The doctor sighed and said, "Let's get going first. We can treat you later. We're out of medicine, and it's too dark to see you now."
An old woman nearby spoke up: "Hold on for now, let's run. If the bandits catch up with us, we're doomed. Many people in the group still have wounds that haven't been treated. Just bear with it for now."
The village chief said, "Every village, every household, report their numbers so we can see who's missing someone."
The three villages in the alliance each have their own village chiefs, so many things are first reported to their own village chiefs, and then the three village chiefs discuss how to handle them together.
When the report came in, it turned out that more than fifty people in the group had gotten separated from the group.
After discussing it, the three village chiefs decided to send out a patrol team to search the vicinity, but they couldn't let anyone get separated from the team.
"Ouch, that hurts!" Xiao Shi tripped and fell again. The mountain path was too difficult to walk on, especially since it was dark at night. He fell several times and his knees were bleeding.
The other kids weren't much better off; the lighting was too dim, making it easy for them to trip.
Chen Nong couldn't hold back any longer, so he took out the power bank and turned on the light function.
Unlike torches, which need to be held high, his power bank only needs to be pointed at the ground for illumination. With so many of them and trees blocking the way, they shouldn't attract the bandits.
San Yaya exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, you brought the power bank with you!"
Chen Nong: "Yes, I was in a hurry and only took a power bank with me."
When Old Man Chen saw that Chen Nong had brought out the power bank and even opened it to use, he told all the kids in the area to gather over here and follow the light so they wouldn't fall.
The children in the group couldn't help but come over when they saw the light and followed it.
The people in the group didn't say anything when they saw it. They figured the light was fine, but they were still a little curious. Was this another new treasure bestowed upon them by the Chen family's ancestor?
The Chen family often brings out strange and unusual things, and everyone is used to it. After all, every month, the Bai family patriarch also gives the Bai clan members some treasures they've never seen before.
Now, some members of the Bai family in the group are even thinking that maybe next month their ancestors will also bestow upon them such a luminous treasure.
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