Ningka was a pitiful and unfortunate child. What was originally a happy family of three was torn apart during their escape.
The family survived the earthquake and the freezing weather, but they couldn't survive an illness.
While they were fleeing, Ning's father was searching for food for them when he was unfortunately bitten by a hyena that was attacking humans. Because the wound was not treated in time, he contracted rabies and died not long after.
Ning's mother was so heartbroken that she also passed away from typhoid fever.
Ningka, left alone in the world, could only rely on her uncle and aunt for support.
At first, her uncle and aunt treated her like their own cousin, but as the family's food supplies ran out and everyone had to rely on finding wild vegetables to fill their stomachs, her aunt's face grew uglier day by day, and arguments began to break out in the small family.
Gradually, Ningka noticed that even her uncle sometimes looked at her with complicated emotions. Having already experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships, Ningka matured early and understood the meaning behind these words. She also realized that she could no longer stay in this family for long.
When his uncle talked to Captain Xiao last time, he noticed that many people in the group were planning to send their children to Village Chief Si and his group.
When Uncle approached Captain Xiao at this time, the reason was obvious.
Although he felt a little sad at the time, he was also filled with anticipation. He wanted to be like that boy named Gangzi and experience the gentleness of those older sisters.
He suddenly felt desperate when he heard no further news about his group adopting other children.
Last night, before going to sleep, I came up with this idea. I borrowed paper and pen from an uncle I knew well, left a farewell letter in my luggage, and then secretly followed him.
"Xiao Ka, you can't run off like this again next time. Luckily there aren't any wild animals around here, or it would be terrible if we ran into one." Yun Qi led the horse and gave the child on horseback a special instruction.
Now, the two horses are being ridden by the two children. As for whether or not to explain this to the children's uncle, that's completely unnecessary.
“I will definitely not run away alone next time. I know there are no animals here, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to hide in those bushes.” Ningka is a bit older than Gangzi, and his parents taught him a lot when they were alive, so he can communicate well with these adults.
Yunqi looked at the boy in front of him, who was like a little adult. He was completely different from Gangzi. Just from the fact that he dared to run out with the team alone, it was clear that he would not be an ordinary person in the future. Compared to him, Gangzi seemed much more ordinary.
After being stared at by Yun Qi for a few seconds, the perceptive Ning Ka immediately sensed it and asked nervously, "Sister Qi, is something wrong?"
Yun Qi snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head. "It's nothing, I was just spacing out."
Si Cheng looked her up and down to make sure there was nothing wrong before he began to observe the surrounding area.
“We’ll have to keep walking for a few more days to get to the front,” Wu Tianxiang told Si Cheng, pointing in the direction ahead. Although the distance from this main road to their hometown wasn’t far, it would still take them several days to walk there.
"Brother Wu, how did you manage to find your way around when there was no map?" Yun Jianying looked at the overgrown plain with no landmarks or even a single tree. How could they have found their way in such an empty place?
Wu Tianxiang said, "Once you get to know a place, you can always figure out the general location and direction. And even though there aren't many signs, the signs along the roadside aren't completely broken, so people can always find their way by those place names."
Yun Jianying gave a thumbs up, "So don't underestimate human wisdom. If someone tells me this area is already open to traffic, I'll believe it too."
After saying that, he glanced enviously at the road beneath his feet. Although it was still a bit uneven, it could be put into use immediately after simple repairs, which was much better than the road back home.
Wu Tianxi couldn't help but want to rub salt in his wounds, "Open to traffic? Do you think there are cars on this road? Do you think those pieces of junk on the side of the road are even usable?"
After speaking, he pointed to the rusty cars that had been pushed to the side of the road and asked, "Besides a simple frame, what else is usable?"
Yun Jianying turned his head to the side and said, "If only we had two tires right now, we could assemble them into a carriage. That would be so impressive."
Wu Tianxi said, "You can see that the road surface is relatively smooth, but once you actually use a horse-drawn carriage, you'll know what it's like."
Yun Jianying: "You know this? Have you ever tried it?"
Wu Tianxiang coughed twice, his fist clenched under his chin. "We did have some tires stored up."
Yunheng immediately pounced over, yelling, "Having tires is great! We can assemble a carriage so the two little ones can rest in it too."
Wu Tianxiang: "Do you think we didn't think about this problem at the beginning? When you get to the next section of the road, take a close look at the road surface and see if you think it's safe for wheels to roll on it?"
Si Cheng and Yun Qi didn't want to pay any attention to Yun Heng, that idiot. The road surface looked smooth, but there were always some bumps and potholes every now and then. If the carriage wanted to travel on it, it would have to be pushed by manpower every now and then, which was even more difficult than traveling by manpower.
Sure enough, after observing for a while, Yun Heng and his group immediately abandoned the idea. They were joking; assembling a carriage would require mostly human power, making it a thankless and arduous task.
Watching them chat and laugh, Ningka reached out and touched the mane on the horse's back, a faint smile appearing on his face.
After a hard day's work, Ning Hao realized he hadn't seen his nephew all day.
He hurriedly called his wife, "Have you seen Little Ka?"
Aunt Ning slapped away the hand that was grabbing her arm. "Do I have to watch over such a big child every day? He must have gone somewhere to hide and be lazy. He'll naturally show up when it's time to eat. Why are you worrying so much?"
Ning Hao: "Have you seen him all day?"
Aunt Ning said irritably, "I've been looking for materials to build the house all day, how could I have time to care about these things? Besides, our child was quietly digging for wild vegetables, who knows where he ran off to?"
Ning Hao knew he wouldn't get anything out of her, so he quickly inquired with people around him, but the news he received was that no one had been seen all day. Ning Hao then became anxious.
He ran around everywhere, asking everyone he met, but everyone was busy building their own houses all day, so who would pay attention to a child?
As for the child's safety, no one was worried at all. Some even advised him that the child would come back on his own when it got dark.
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