Chapter 94: Fire in the Mountains
Everything was ready, and the three members of the Ding family tiptoed out of the door quietly.
They are not worried about food. They can survive in Ding Xiaodie's space. If they really ask the Lu family for dry food, there will probably be the problem of carrying the weight. The key right now is to get some self-defense weapons.
So before leaving the city, I still have to go to the Lu family.
Without saying much nonsense along the way, we headed straight to the Lu family.
Only Zhang Xiu quietly looked up at the stars in the night sky as she walked. She didn't know why, maybe in her previous life, the world of her and Ding Gui was too small. When she opened her eyes in the morning, she had to think about the supermarket business, and when she closed the store at night, she still had to think about the supermarket business.
At the moment, she actually had the illusion that her man was going to take her to conquer the world, and from then on, they would be together no matter how far they went. Alas, why did she feel a little touched just thinking about it?
Zhang Xiu sniffed.
Ding Gui asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, let's go!"
When they arrived outside the Lu family's courtyard wall, they met a villager who was on night duty. The villager just looked them up and down with strange eyes, didn't ask any questions, and knocked on the door to invite Uncle Jiu out.
Ding Gui then told him that the three of them were leaving for Wo County.
Uncle Jiu was surprised.
Can't Aozi Village find a few men willing to stand up? Sending this family of three is fine for Ding Gui, but what about his wife and daughter?
"Uncle Jiu, we can't leave at daybreak. My mother...she definitely won't let us go, so we can only come to you in the middle of the night to get self-defense weapons."
"But we thought that you would leave tomorrow at the latest, so we haven't prepared any dry food yet." Uncle Jiu wanted to tell the second young master and his wife.
But Ding Gui said, "We don't need any dry food, just three suitable knives."
Uncle Jiu was a little surprised, but since the other party had already made it clear, he had no choice but to ask someone to bring three knives, a big knife for men, a smaller knife, and Ding Xiaodie's was a small dagger, which she slung on her waist, looking very majestic!
Although the knives in Ding Gui and Zhang Xiu's hands were heavy, they felt that this was the only way to provide protection, so they accepted them!
In this way, the three of them left Yangliu Town and headed east in the dark.
The three of them agreed on the way that it would be more dangerous to travel during the day, so they should go as far as possible under the cover of darkness. However, it was easier said than done, as just keeping an eye on the road was a big problem.
The most important thing is that I felt something was wrong before I even walked two miles!
Ding Gui whispered to his wife and daughter, "Did you hear any movement behind you?"
"That's a scary thing to say." Zhang Xiu looked back. The road was winding forward in the moonlight, and it was blurry and not very clear.
Not to mention her, even Ding Xiaodie was a little panicked.
What should I do? We are only two miles away from the town.
She reminded him softly, "Don't look back. There's a forest ahead. Let's go in and hide."
Just as her father was speaking, she also heard some noise. She didn't know whether it was an animal or a person, but it seemed like something was following them.
At this time, the three of them quickened their pace and walked forward in tacit understanding.
They flashed into the grove, and according to Ding Xiaodie's instructions, the three of them hid behind different trees. If they hid together, they would be too conspicuous.
Rustle...rustle...
After a while, a person really came over slowly. He seemed to be walking with great effort and was very worried about his surroundings. He looked around anxiously as he walked.
He followed and walked into the grove. He was so scared that he stood there gasping for breath. After a while, he suddenly said, "Xiaodie, Xiaodie, Lao San, Lao San, where are you?"
I didn’t expect it to be Wang Dafeng. Why did she follow me?
The three members of the Ding family were immediately filled with black lines: (￣ェ￣;)
"Xiaodie!"
Just when Wang Dafeng was so frightened that she wanted to scream, the three members of the Ding family hurried out: "Don't call mother." "Grandma, why are you here?"
It’s terrible. Weren’t they careful enough when they left?
"Oh, Third Brother, you... you three are so heartless that you actually wanted to leave me and sneak away. Oh my God, what a sin!"
When Wang Dafeng heard their response, she was startled at first. Her nerves were tense. It was not easy for her to rush here in the middle of the night. Suddenly she saw them disappear into the woods. She was scared to death.
Now three people suddenly responded to her. Don’t you think this is scary?
The old woman was both frightened and surprised at the same time, and she trembled all over like a sieve. She opened her big mouth and started to cry.
Ding Gui quickly coaxed her, "Mom, don't cry, don't cry."
"Woo woo, you have no conscience."
"Grandma, if you keep crying you'll attract the desert soldiers, and then none of us four will survive!" Ding Xiaodie whispered in her ear.
Yes, it works. The old woman's mouth closed immediately. She stopped crying, but her hands tightly grasped the corner of Ding Gui's clothes: "You want to dump me? Don't even think about it."
Ding Gui was at a loss for words: "Mom, we have important business to attend to when we leave the city. We've been suffering all the way here. You can't come with us."
"What business?"
Zhang Xiu told her everything.
Now you understand, the three of them went to Wo County to find a way to make a living for the villagers of Aozigou.
But after hearing her explanation, the old woman refused to let go. "It's fifty miles away. What should I do if you don't come back? And who knows, maybe you just want to take this opportunity to get rid of me? I don't care. If you stay, I'll stay. If you leave, I'll leave too. I'll follow you wherever you go."
My goodness, it’s fifty miles away, and in such hot weather, I still have to carry an old woman with me. Isn’t that adding insult to injury?
This is a headache!
Ding Xiaodie could only tell the truth. They could encounter all kinds of situations along the way. Being hungry was a small matter. The possibility of encountering desert soldiers was extremely high. By then, the three of them would not even be able to protect themselves.
What should the old woman do? Just accept her fate.
Even if she ran, she couldn't run away and could only wait to be killed. She had lived to this age. Didn't she really want to stay in Yangliu Town and wait peacefully, but wanted to follow and take risks?
But the old woman was still very confident: "Xiaodie, you don't have to say anything more. According to my observation, you have always brought good luck to our family during this period. Grandma believes that you are a lucky doll. With someone around, we won't encounter those things. So I must follow you. No matter where you go, I will..."
Just what?
She suddenly stopped talking and stared blankly at the hill in front of her.
This forest is only two miles away from Yangliu Town. There are low hills on both sides of the official road, and behind these hills are towering mountains.
The old woman was quiet a little suddenly. Ding Xiaodie quickly turned her head and looked in the direction she was looking, and was immediately startled.
On the hill opposite the grove, there were actually a few flickering lights, slowly moving forward.
(End of this chapter)
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