Chapter 158 Uninvited Guests
Ding Xiaodie was reluctant to eat the apple alone. She took the dagger from Lu Chenhe's waist and cut it in half: "Let's eat it together."
If it was in the previous life, the sixteen-year-old Lu Chenhe was still in school, and in the eyes of adults, he was just a child, but in this era, teenagers have to take on too much.
In the end, Lu Chenhe pushed her hand away: "Keep it, or take it back for your mother and grandmother to eat. I'm leaving first. See you later when I rest."
Ding Xiaodie was stunned...
The interaction between the two was seen by Ding Xue in the team. She gritted her teeth and her eyes were fierce.
I wonder what Ding Mei is doing?
When talking about Ding Xiaodie that day, she said that she wanted to gouge out her eyes. Why is there no movement now?
No matter how much hatred there is, we are now running for our lives and there is no time to think too much.
After glaring at Ding Xiaodie hatefully, Ding Xue continued walking forward.
Now their family's burden is not what it used to be. In the past, their father made all the decisions on big and small matters in the family. But now, their father Ding Rong has become listless after what happened that night.
And his younger brother Xiao Dinghao looked stupid and silly.
At this time, Ding Hao's mother and elder brother Ding Shan were taking turns carrying him. Mother Zhu finally realized that time was not forgiving, and she felt deeply powerless and tired.
Ding Shan was carrying Ding Hao on his back unwillingly, so he kept cursing all the way, sometimes even scaring Ding Hao to tears, so there was no peace at all along the way.
Who has the mood to care about what Ding Xue is thinking at this moment? Anyway, she can only swallow the ups and downs of life herself!
After crossing a mountain, under the command of the Lu family, everyone finally sat down in the woods on both sides of the trail to rest.
After walking such a long way, I could still see the thick smoke in the sky more than ten kilometers away.
Ding Xiaodie was worried that the fire would get out of control and spread to her father, so she quietly told him about her concerns.
Ding Guicai whispered to her, "Don't worry. The firebreak we cut is wide enough. Mr. Lu and his men have explored the other side of the mountain, and there's a ditch there. This time, the fire will at most burn the area that the Lu family uses as a scenic spot behind the mountain. It's really a pity. After this fire, it will take many years to protect such a beautiful forest again. But fortunately, it won't spread. This is also a helpless move."
"Yeah, there's nothing I can do." Ding Xiaodie breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly took out the apples for her parents to eat, and kept half for herself for the old woman. She was sitting comfortably on the unicycle and was now sleeping soundly with only snoring!
When Ding Gui stopped the car, the handlebars got stuck on a tree fork, and the old woman didn't wake up even after all this trouble.
It was Miao Dayou's child. As soon as he stopped, his wife Bai came and took him away.
She said she would hold the baby and feed him a few mouthfuls, but in fact, she was so thin that she didn't have any milk. She was just trying to soothe the baby's mouth!
During this break, the people in Aozigou were like wilted eggplants, with their heads down and no sound at all, as if they were afraid of wasting effort even to cough.
Along the way, they were either hungry or thirsty, or being chased by desert soldiers. They had to escape by stopping and starting, as if they would never stop and would never see hope.
From people's eyes, that gray and empty feeling reappeared.
Even the village chief Lai Fu, who is the least likely to be defeated, is silent now!
When everyone left, he asked everyone to fill the water in the tree trough with gourd bottles. After stopping, he only asked everyone to divide the water and take a small sip each. Apart from that, he didn't want to say another word.
Ding Xiaodie's family refused the water they were allocated. Their excuse was that they wanted to save it because they had been holding it in for the whole journey, so they still had some water at home.
After the water distributors left, Ding Gui lowered his voice and asked Xiao Die, "Is the cuckoo machine still usable?"
Zhang Xiu also hurried over...
Ding Xiaodie told them: "It can be used twice, but it's on the road now, so it's difficult to operate."
"Oh, it would be nice if I could take a shower. I don't know how happy it was to take a shower every day back then." Ding Gui sighed. He didn't know how to cherish happiness when it was right in front of him, so why should he sigh now!
Zhang Xiu blinked, his eyes feeling a little sore.
She had just adapted to her current way of life, and now she has to escape again. When will this end?
"Mom!" Ding Xiaodie patted the back of her hand distressedly: "Don't worry, everything will get better slowly."
"Oh, my dear, don't cry, don't cry. What are you afraid of? Once we get on the official road and enter Wo County, it won't be as difficult as it is now. Don't cry. If you cry, I will feel sad too."
When Ding Gui saw his wife crying, he felt so distressed that he pulled her over and held her in his arms, coaxing her and rubbing her back.
He suddenly looked up and found that all the men in the village were craning their necks to look at him.
“…”
Uh! This?
Ding Gui quickly let go of Zhang Xiu. He forgot that this was in ancient times. Maybe in his previous life, hugging his wife in broad daylight was a normal thing, but he forgot that in ancient times, when couples were together, as long as they were not on the kang, they treated each other with respect.
In the end, with an awkward smile, I had to explain to everyone: "A Xiu is too tired, haha, it's not easy for everyone."
It’s not easy!
The men then retracted their heads. The scene they had just seen made them eager to comfort their wives, but unfortunately, no one dared.
"who?"
A sudden shout came from the Lu family's team.
The voice was none other than Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu is a martial artist. He has eyesight that ordinary people don't have. He shouldn't mistake someone in broad daylight. It is obvious that he saw a stranger in this deep mountain.
How is that possible?
Could it be that the desert soldiers are chasing us?
Everyone stood up in shock and looked towards the Lu family.
Ding Xiaodie didn't have time to think and hurriedly ran along the path. When they arrived at Lu's house, they saw the brothers Lu Chenhe and Lu Xingluo looking into the depths of the forest with frowns on their faces.
"Master, what happened?"
Ding Xiaodie had just asked a question when she heard Lu Chenhe say, "I'll go with my father to take a look. Xingluo, protect mother."
Lu Xingluo agreed. He was a little confused now, and probably wondered if the people in the forest were soldiers from the desert. He looked pale and drew out the sword from his waist with a clang.
Then he turned to Ding Xiaodie and said, "Xiaodie, Uncle Ding, there was a man in the woods just now. He looked ordinary, but he wasn't of high status. My father has already chased him in. To be on the safe side, you should hurry back..."
Just when Lu Xingluo was halfway through her words, Master Lu and his son came back with someone in tow!
Everyone looked up and was shocked when they saw the man's appearance.
I saw that the other person had disheveled hair, a dirty face, and half of his body was covered by clothes. The clothes on his body seemed to be made of animal skins and tree branches and vines.
(End of this chapter)
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