"Grandpa, is there no way we can get water from somewhere?" Wang Lili murmured to herself, looking at the group of people who had suddenly fallen silent.
"Third and Fourth Sisters, you two will go into the mountains to find water starting tomorrow."
"The mountains behind?"
"That's right. When I was a child, we had nothing to eat or drink, so we all hid in the mountains and ate tree bark and rats. We wouldn't let anything that could be put into our mouths go to waste."
Back then, water was plentiful; the mountain valleys and crevices were filled with water, as were springs.
I don't believe there isn't a single water source on the mountain right now.
"Alright, tomorrow we'll keep our eldest granddaughter's husband and woman here, and everyone else will go up the mountain to look for them!"
"good!"
"Okay, Grandpa."
"good."
...
Feng Ran plans to plant taro all over this open space.
It's easy to store and has a high yield. If you were to actually take it out, it wouldn't attract much attention.
"Plant some more watermelons," Ji Xiang added after hearing Feng Randu's words.
"Okay. We both love to eat it anyway. Let's go with the one-acre kind."
"good."
"Let's plant another acre of pumpkins and another acre of winter melons. The yield will be high."
"I'll do whatever you say." Just plant watermelons for him.
Of the other crops, only taro requires burying the vines.
It took the two of them a week to finish the job. They played around with it during the process, so they weren't in a hurry.
Anyway, she has no worries about food and drink now. If no thieves or enemies come to cause trouble, Feng Ran feels she can live in this house for the rest of her life.
The planting is finally finished today. Fengran is going to treat herself.
I took out a king crab and steamed it directly on the stove.
While eating, they also took out a serving of spicy crayfish, a fast food meal, two servings of ice jelly, and two servings of rice wine.
Both of them were stuffed by the end of the meal. Jixiang was stuffed because he ate a watermelon, two cantaloupes, and a bunch of Sunshine Rose candies afterwards.
Just as Feng Ran finished eating and lay down on the sofa to rest for a while, she saw on the news that the three major families that had previously harmed the Qi family had all been wiped out...
She didn't care about the other two families, but the Feng family...
Feng Ran opened her WeChat Moments again.
fine.
Feng Yingying still has time to post on WeChat Moments, so she's not going to die...
[Heaven is watching what people do; cowardly scoundrels! Thank you for your concern, relatives and friends; my family is all well. (Picture attached.)]
The accompanying photos are of her with her parents and a solo shot of Feng Nangui. In the pictures, Feng Nangui appears to be injured next door. But at least she's not dead.
...
"Grandpa! Grandpa!" Wang Xiaosi called out as soon as he entered the yard, but Li De quickly pulled him back. Then Wang Xiaosi abruptly covered his mouth. He had almost forgotten what time it was!
The two walked together towards Old Man Wang's room. They went inside and closed the door tightly.
The woman next door had been listening to the shouting from next door and was about to climb over the wall to listen in. But then suddenly it went silent. There must be something good going on!
"Grandpa, my brother found a cave halfway up the mountain. There's a stream inside! I drank some, and it's spring water! It's so sweet!"
"Really!?" Old Wang's hands trembled upon hearing this. He was so excited he could hardly believe it.
"right!"
"Thank God! Now hurry up and bring the water down!"
"Brother won't allow it." Wang Xiaosi shook his head.
"What's this about a mistress?"
"The mountain stream isn't very big. There are only a few households left in our village... My brother said if everyone finds out, the river might not even last a few days..."
"Grandpa, Xiao San is right. We can let it go at other times. But now it's a matter of life and death, so we have to think about ourselves first."
"That……"
“We’ll just move everyone else up the mountain,” Li De said after a moment’s thought.
"But others have seen them looking for something on the mountain recently. If we all move up the mountain, wouldn't that be telling everyone that there's something on the mountain?"
"Grandpa... what should we do?"
Wang Xiaosi was getting anxious. It seemed like no matter what he did, it was a dead end.
Is that place easy to spot?
"It wasn't easy! I found it after falling into a valley. It was a very small depression surrounded by thorns. The entrance wasn't big either, about a meter wide and the height of a person, but once inside, it was a completely different world, probably several hundred square meters! And the temperature was much cooler than outside!"
"I estimate it will be at most 30 degrees!" Wang Xiaosi became more and more excited as he spoke, even gesturing with his hands.
"Move in tonight!" Upon hearing this, Old Wang's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. He then summarized with a single sentence.
"grandfather……"
"Listen to Grandpa." Li De suddenly understood. Move? Why not move?
They have water, and the temperature is suitable. They also have some food stored up. With water, they can last longer.
And as the mistress said, if they move out, how will they get food from that person next time?
Besides, they have weapons. What's there to be afraid of?
When we made guns and grenades for that person, we also kept some for our own family. Enough to protect our people.
"Call your older sister and the others in."
"good."
After half an hour of explanation and instructions, the group dispersed and began secretly packing their belongings. The old man, as expected of someone who had seen the world, instructed everyone to set off after dark and to say they were fleeing to the beach if they encountered anyone.
They also planned to take the route along the outer sea, but when there was no one around, they would go around to the other side of the mountain to enter the mountain!
Choosing to leave at night is a way of letting everyone know they're going to the beach. Even if someone wanted to follow, there wouldn't be enough time to pack their luggage. Even if they didn't want their luggage, trying to catch their electric tricycle wouldn't help.
The Wang family had always owned an electric tricycle. Later, their eldest and second granddaughter-in-law each bought one. Now it's just the right size for them.
After several days of discussion, they decided to drive the car to a spot not far from the cave entrance. Once everything was moved into the cave, they planned to cover the car with branches and leaves. Finally, they would erase all traces of the car and people before returning to the cave.
As for electricity, there's no need to worry. Old Man Wang has a family tradition of making kerosene. We'll go out and find candles and other things later.
It wasn't until 5 a.m. that the group finished packing up and returned to the cave.
"How is it, brother?"
"fine."
"Hmph! That old woman next door chased us as soon as we drove out. Luckily we got rid of her. But after we leave, her house will definitely be ransacked!"
"It's alright. We took everything that was useful."
Wang Nana comforted her younger brother.
"Wow... the water is so refreshing!" Wang Lili hadn't enjoyed drinking water so much in a long time.
"Everyone, please make do with your sleeping things for now. We'll make do tonight and set up the beds tomorrow. I brought three bed boards. Please squeeze in for now. We'll set up the beds properly later."
"It's alright. It's so cool and comfortable here. I could even sleep on the floor!" Zhang Yi's mother said happily.
The wife's siblings are really nice. They didn't look down on her for being a burden.
When you're comfortable, you're also more efficient at your work.
"Mom, let's make a sleeping area first, you can get some sleep. We can do the rest tomorrow," Wang Lili said gently.
Her mother-in-law is just too good. So much better than other people's awful mothers-in-law.
My parents died early, and now I've met a wonderful mother-in-law whom I respect from the bottom of my heart.
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