"This is an attempt to win over the other person with delicious food."
"With hoes and sickles, they were taught how to be self-sufficient."
"Even a kitchen knife looks more imposing than a rolling pin."
After this little disturbance, the atmosphere immediately lightened. In the end, they had to borrow a few machetes from all over the village to prevent them from looking too frivolous.
Following that, people who went out to make contact gradually returned, and each village responded that they would go to the rescue together, although the number of people going varied.
It was only then that everyone learned that other villages had lost lives to varying degrees due to the freezing weather. Some villages had even resorted to living in caves.
Upon hearing this news, everyone in the village was grateful that Pinghe Village had several wise elders.
"Everyone should go back and rest early, and prepare everything you need. The village will be ringing a gong tomorrow morning, so please gather at the village entrance as soon as possible and we'll set off together. If there's nothing else, you can all go home."
On this day, every household was busy preparing several days' worth of dry food and warm clothes for those who were about to travel.
"Thermos flask, small soup pot, searchlight, lighter..." Yunqi carefully checked each item one by one, but still felt that something was missing.
Dad was also silently counting beside him, thinking about what was still missing.
"You should have had some wound medicine on hand, bring them some just in case."
Yun Qi slapped his forehead: "Look at my pig brain, how could I forget such important things?"
As he spoke, he found the first-aid kit at home and pulled out a large pile of anti-inflammatory drugs and hemostatic drugs.
"Why don't we just bring the whole medicine kit? These medicines aren't heavy anyway, it's better to be prepared," Mr. Yun suggested as he watched her pick through the medicines.
“That works too. I’ll find some more gauze, put them in a bag and tie them up tightly. It won’t take up much space.”
Soon, the father and daughter packed a lot of things and called Sicheng over to put them into his backpack one by one, reminding him to remember where to put them.
Looking at the huge pack, Si Cheng didn't say anything. If bringing these things would put their minds at ease, then he would bring them. In any case, the weight was acceptable to him.
Just as they finished packing the bags, Yun's mother came over carrying the dry food she had prepared.
"I've divided these dry rations into small portions. Xiao Qi, please keep them separate. You only need to take out a small portion for each meal. Everything is prepared for you. If possible, please heat it up before eating."
The brother and sister seemed to sense that their father was about to leave, and they stayed close to him all day.
The next morning, as soon as everyone heard the gong, they all went out and gathered at the village entrance. Once everyone had arrived, it was time to set off.
Several people from Majia Village also went back with everyone this time. Although they had frostbite all over their bodies, they were worried about their families and ignored their relatives' advice to keep going.
When I came here, I had sneaked out without any preparation, which is why I was in such a sorry state. This time, thanks to the care of my relatives, the freezing weather outside didn't feel so cold.
The group marched out of the village and headed out. To prevent slipping, everyone wrapped straw rope around the soles of their shoes several times. They were hurrying to the agreed meeting point and walked with their heads down.
Soon they arrived at the deep pit connecting the village to the main road, where a withered tree lay across the pit.
You can take a detour to other villages, but if you want to get to the county town from Hepinghe Village, you can only go through this deep pit. If you want to bypass it, you have to walk a lot more.
"I really admire their courage; they even dared to cross such a bare tree."
"We had no choice. We were forced into a corner, so we could only grit our teeth and crawl over step by step." Looking at the blockhead in front of him, Ma Su also felt that he was really brave back then.
Si Cheng walked directly to the original pile of stones, took out a hammer from his backpack, and struck the pile of stones several times. The ice blocks seemed to crack like a mirror.
When Yun Xun and his friends saw that the ice had broken, they immediately took out their machetes and pried it off. The others watched in disbelief, wondering what they were doing.
The people of Majia Village were amazed by Sicheng's strength. Watching him break through such thick ice with just a few light taps, they thought the ice here wasn't very strong. They tried tapping it themselves, but couldn't even break a corner. Seeing this, the people of Pinghe Village laughed.
"You don't need to knock anymore, our Brother Cheng's strength is far beyond yours."
Yun Jianying quickly pulled his uncle aside and told them about his brother Cheng's great achievements.
Si Cheng and his team quickly found the wooden bridge that they had placed next to the pile of stones, cleared the ice off it, and Si Cheng simply picked up the wooden bridge and placed it on the other side. He then moved two stones to the sides of the wooden bridge to prevent it from sliding.
"Monkey, you and Big Bear hold the bridge here to keep it from moving. I'll go over there and stabilize the other side first." After Monkey and Big Bear had secured the bridge, Si Cheng pulled on the rope that had been used to tie up the pile of stones and walked to the other side.
On the other side, they found two large rocks to secure both sides before standing to one side, holding one end of the rope, and signaling everyone to hold onto the rope and walk across.
After all eighty-odd people had crossed the bridge, Si Cheng still retracted the bridge and placed it next to the pile of stones.
This whole performance left those who hadn't gone out with Si Cheng completely bewildered, and he instantly gained a lot of admirers.
They were all thinking to themselves, "We should try to be Cheng Ge's leg accessory in the future."
The people of Majia Village have even more confidence in this rescue operation.
Everyone finally arrived at the agreed location before dark, and they could see lights in the distance, indicating that the nearby villages must have arrived first.
When they got closer, they found that all the other villages had already arrived, and their own village was the last to arrive.
With a team of nearly 300 people, the sight was even more spectacular, and everyone felt their chances of winning were even greater.
After everyone greeted each other, they discussed the plan together.
It's too cold to stay out overnight, but the people from Majia Village said there's an abandoned air-raid shelter about ten kilometers ahead. Because it's so old, many people don't know about it. They discovered it by chance when some villagers were scouting the area. We can rest there for a bit and then reach Majia Village the next day.
Hearing that there was a good place to rest, everyone agreed and set off, hoping to get there quickly so they could get a proper rest.
The ten-kilometer stretch was difficult to walk in the dark, and it took us more than an hour to reach it. Luckily, we had flashlights and searchlights, otherwise we would have really had to walk in the dark.
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