Chapter 66 67. Grassroots
Guo Yurong looked at the mountain area of dozens of acres by the water, suddenly soared into the air, stood on the highest branch of a tree, and looked into the distance.
When he was on flat ground again, he asked, "How many refugees are there outside the city now?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head. "When we first arrived, there should have been nearly 10,000 people who arrived one after another. Now two days have passed, and I don't know how many more people are coming?"
“Is it already that hard?”
Jin Qianqian, "If it wasn't difficult, who would come out to escape?"
Guo Yurong also knew that his words had caused Gu Niangzi to misunderstand him, so he quickly made a bow with both hands. "Please forgive me, I have been here for a long time and I really don't know what the situation is like outside now.
You see, there is water and land here. If you don’t mind, you can bring your family here and settle down temporarily, and then move out as soon as you find a better place.”
Jin Qianqian, "Has this place been bought by you?"
Guo Yurong shook her head. "After all, this place is in the old forest and is not suitable for long-term residence. In this deep mountain, in addition to the wild grass and trees, there are also some wild beasts.
For the sake of convenience, I placed some animal repellent nearby, but after all, the effect of the medicine cannot last long, and the wild animals will come back here to drink water.
Ordinary people may not be able to fight against them."
Jin Qianqian and Gu Wenheng immediately thought of the wolves and wild dogs that had come down the mountain before. Could it be that they came down the mountain to harm others just because this place was occupied?
Gu Wenheng, "Brother Guo, are there wolves in this mountain?"
Guo Yurong thought for a moment, "I've heard wolf howls before, but I've never encountered one here. How come you encountered one?"
Gu Wenheng, "."
Guo Yurong was preoccupied with other things and didn't want to listen to him talk about these unimportant things. "Brother Gu, I still have some things to deal with. If you don't mind, bring your family here and tide over the difficulties temporarily. We'll meet again later."
After saying this, without giving the couple a chance to say anything, he flew into the air and disappeared from their sight.
"Tsk, tsk, with such martial arts skills, why would you need a bicycle or a car? I'm so envious!" Jin Qianqian's eyes were filled with envy. She tried to imitate the other person and flapped forward a few times, but each time she was unable to get more than a few inches off the ground, which made Gu Wenheng on the side laugh.
"You have a bicycle and a car, so why do you still need to practice Qinggong? Are you wasting your energy? Or do you just want to show off?"
"Gu Wenheng, do you smell a strong sour smell? Don't turn this lake water into a vinegar lake, it will be really hard to drink."
"Do you want to try whether this lake water has turned into vinegar?" Gu Wenheng walked over, bent down, scooped up a handful of water, and was about to hand it directly to Jin Qianqian's mouth, but Jin Qianqian ran away.
The two of them played around for a while, and when night fell, they looked at the wooden house on the cliff in embarrassment, and sighed at the same time, "How can people go up to the house when it's built so high? Are they bullying people?"
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The Bainaiao refugees at the city gate were almost in despair at this time. They had been looking for water outside for a whole day but found nothing.
Even the miracles that used to appear in time to save everyone have completely disappeared without a trace.
"It's all those two people's fault. If they hadn't revealed the secret, why wouldn't the gods stop providing us with water?" Liang Mugen bit the grass roots he had dug up, trying his best to absorb the remaining moisture on them.
"It's really possible. Did the gods realize their intentions at that time? That's why they took everything back and have now abandoned us." Gu Kaishan also took out a grass root from his arms, "Now we have to chew this to quench our thirst. When will this end?"
"You can still find grass roots here to quench your thirst, so just be content." Gu Daping leaned against the slope, biting a grass root in his mouth. "Look at us a few days ago. We couldn't find this kind of grass roots on the road even if we wanted to."
"Gu Daping, isn't this the time for us to discuss this? Shouldn't we be talking about those two people who leaked the secret?" Liang Mugen now urgently wanted to collect some water, otherwise Liang Xiaojun's wound would not be able to be treated with medicine.
"What can we do about them? Should we arrest them and beat them up, or let them call back the miracle?" Gu Daping spat out the grass roots that had been chewed dry. "Don't forget that the adults in the prefecture may still be watching us. Don't cause trouble for everyone at this time."
"Listen to your nonsense," Gu Kaishan put another grass root in his mouth, "I'm tired of hearing all this from the village head, and now you're using this again."
Gu Daping didn't want to pay attention to them, but he was also afraid that they would cause trouble. "You better behave yourself. If you really cause trouble, you can see the current situation of the two families. You will know that no one will be kind at this time."
Although no one blamed or beat He Tuliang and Lan Tian, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding. No one spoke to them the whole day, and even avoided them when they came to their door, determined not to pay any attention to them.
Lan Tian's family was fine, after all, they didn't have much friendship with each other. But He Tuliang's family was miserable. Not only did the villagers exclude them, but even their relatives and friends avoided them.
“But how can we live without water?” Gu Kaishan spread out his cracked hands. “Although there are grass roots here, they are hard to dig. I have been digging for so long, and I guess it can only keep me from dying of thirst.”
"well,……"
"well,……"
Looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Lan family who ran to her again, Li Cuicui rolled her eyes and continued to pick up the grass roots that she had dug up after a busy day. Nowadays, women in every household are basically busy with this. I don't know why the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are so idle.
"Um, Aunt Li," Liu Xiaoli said with a flattering smile, "What are you busy with?"
"Isn't it obvious? If I'm not busy, then how can I be idle?"
"Look, we are half-relatives anyway, and maybe when my sister-in-law and your boy come back, we will become a family," Liu Xiaoli licked her lips, "Our family has reached the most critical moment, I wonder if you can help us and give us some water."
She had been busy outside for most of the day today. Not only was she ostracized by everyone, but the grass roots she could collect were also limited. Now they didn't care about their face and just wanted to take as many as they could.
"Water? Who has that stuff now?" Li Cuicui looked at them sarcastically, "Don't you see that we are just chewing grass roots? I worked hard all day to get this, and it has to be provided for us all day. You should go find someone else to think of a solution."
"Can you give us some grass roots?" Liu Xiaoli said with a smile, pointing at the grass roots in front of her.
(End of this chapter)
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