Chapter 44: Falling Rocks
Everyone agreed with Su's proposal.
Today's hot pot was simply delicious, and the wild vegetables and mushrooms were also delicious. Although everyone was full, there was still a feeling of wanting more.
It would be great if we could continue eating it tomorrow.
Jiang Tangtang was relieved to see Lu Shiyan and a few servants cleaning up the dishes. She didn't have to worry about anything at all. After washing up with the children, she rolled up in the quilt and went to sleep.
The next day we continued our journey after breakfast.
Xue Banxian also joined Jiang Tangtang and the others in their foraging team today. However, Jiang Tangtang led the group to dig wild vegetables, while Xue Banxian was collecting herbs.
They walked like this for three days. As they got closer and closer to Yazhou, Jiang Tangtang became more and more excited.
After walking for so long, I am finally settling down.
When she set out that morning, she planned to take people out to dig wild vegetables as usual, but Lu Shiyan said, "I saw that you dug a lot of wild vegetables a few days ago. Don't take people to dig wild vegetables these two days."
He Qiuniang and Hu Dangui are both good at work, and Jiang Tangtang cheats from time to time and secretly takes out some sweet potatoes or something from the space, so their whole family will have no problem eating for another two or three days.
If she doesn’t want to dig, then she doesn’t have to. Jiang Tangtang doesn’t care, but Lu Shiyan’s attitude is really strange.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Shiyan said, "It's nothing. I just heard from Lord Liang that the terrain ahead is a bit bad, and I'm worried that you might be in danger if you run around. Anyway, stay in the team!"
Jiang Tangtang always felt that he was not telling the truth, but he obviously didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just sat back in the carriage obediently that day and went back to her old job, preparing food.
She hadn't made snacks for a few days, so she planned to make some simple snacks.
Yesterday, by the stream, she had taken advantage of the cover of the grass to retrieve a large pile of taro from her space, leaving it in a corner uneaten. After a moment's thought, she immediately decided to use the pile of taro to make a simple taro cake.
Because several children were staring at her in the carriage, Jiang Tangtang couldn't cheat and use the electrical appliances in the space.
Cook the taro thoroughly, peel it, mash it into a paste, knead it with glutinous rice flour and make it into cakes, then sprinkle sesame seeds on both sides and fry them in a pan.
The taro pancakes were fried until golden on both sides, giving off a tempting aroma. The three children all held up their heads and stared at the taro pancakes in the pan without blinking.
Just as Jiang Tangtang was about to hand the cakes to the children, the donkey cart suddenly jolted and a shrill scream came from outside.
"Rocks are rolling down from the top of the mountain, everyone please take shelter!" Liang Jiamin's voice came from outside.
Thinking about what Lu Shiyan said to her in the morning, Jiang Tangtang suddenly felt an ominous premonition in her heart.
"Be careful." Jiang Tangtang hugged the three children in her arms, and took advantage of the blind spot of the children to quickly move the stove in the carriage into the space.
At this time, she didn't care if someone came in and wondered where the stove had gone. The most important thing was to save her life.
The donkey cart is so bumpy that if the stove is knocked over, the hot charcoal will burn you and you will be in trouble.
As it turned out, her worries were right. As soon as the stove was put away, a rock hit the roof of the carriage, smashing a big hole in it.
The donkey's screams were heard outside, and the car was shaking even more violently, and the things in the car were tilting and bumping around everywhere.
"Run!" Jiang Tangtang was hesitating whether to save her life first and take the child into the space first when Lu Shiyan jumped onto the car and jumped out of the car while protecting them.
Just as they ran a short distance, another huge rock fell and hit the carriage directly.
Looking at the carriage that was smashed to pieces, Jiang Tangtang felt a surge of fear in her heart. If they were a step later, they would be the ones to be smashed.
"What are you standing there for? Take the children and run!" Lu Shiyan pulled Jiang Tangtang, then held a child in each hand and protected them from the rocks.
The valley was filled with screams.
Jiang Tangtang was terrified when she heard this, but she didn't care about being afraid. She was holding a child in her arms and followed Lu Shiyan without knowing the direction.
After stumbling and running for an unknown amount of time, Lu Shiyan placed them under a huge rock and whispered, "It's hidden here, and rocks can't hit us. Wait here for me. Don't make any noise, and don't run around."
After saying that, he ran into the valley again.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Tangtang grabbed him and said breathlessly, "This isn't an accident, is it?"
"Let's talk about it later!" Lu Shiyan's eyes fell on her hands.
He was injured on the head and blood was flowing down his cheek, which looked horrifying.
Jiang Tangtang unconsciously loosened his grip, his whole body weakened as he said, "But your head is injured."
Lu Shiyan ignored the wound on his head and took out a strange whistle from his body and handed it to her, saying: "If you encounter danger, blow the whistle and I will come to you as quickly as possible."
After saying that, he quickly returned to the valley.
"Mom!" Lu Tiantian was shocked by the sudden change and cried, "Daddy...will come back! Wuuwuwu..."
Lu Jingcheng bit his lower lip tightly, his eyes turned red, but he refused to let the tears fall.
Lu Jingheng's face turned pale, he held his elder brother's hand tightly, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say anything.
Looking at the children, Jiang Tangtang felt her heart break. She held Lu Tiantian in her arms and patted the brothers' shoulders soothingly, "Don't worry! Your daddy is fine! You will be fine too!"
If someone really wants to harm them, she will protect the children even if it means exposing the space and being mistaken for a monster.
The sound of swords clashing came along with the howling mountain wind, and Jiang Tangtang shuddered.
It seemed like a century had passed before the sound of swords and knives finally subsided.
But she didn't dare to take the children out rashly.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps was heard in the woods.
Jiang Tangtang held the children tightly in her arms, intending to hide in the space with the children if anything went wrong.
Just when she was extremely nervous, Lu Jingcheng suddenly jumped out from her arms, "Dad!"
Lu Jingheng and Lu Tiantian also pounced towards Lu Shiyan like happy rabbits.
Jiang Tangtang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did she realize that her back was soaked with sweat.
"Daddy, are you okay?"
"Daddy, you're bleeding a lot."
“Wuwuwu…”
Before the three children could jump into Lu Shiyan's arms, they were frightened by the injuries on Lu Shiyan's body.
"I'm fine, don't cry." Lu Shiyan wanted to raise his hand to wipe Xiao Tiantian's tears, but when he raised his hand, he found that his hand was covered in blood. So he lowered his hand and said, "Let's go! Go back to the team first."
"Is Doctor Xue okay?" Jiang Tangtang was also observing the injuries on his body.
Although he hadn't taken off his clothes for inspection, it was obvious from the fact that there were few intact pieces of clothing on his body that he was seriously injured.
Only if the old man is fine can his injuries be treated quickly.
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