Chapter 35: Camping and Resting
The village chief shouted loudly, and the people around him were startled. They all came to the village chief and looked in the direction he was looking. Everyone became anxious.
"Landslide! Everyone, run! The mountain is going to collapse!"
The commotion in Dayao Village was so loud that the villagers of Maiduo Village and Huaishu Village, who were originally resting in the front, were all surprised and incredulous when they heard the bad news.
Looking at the sheds and haystacks that had just been cleaned up, some villagers had even set up earthen stoves at home to prepare dinner.
"Forget about dinner! Pack up! Run!"
The chiefs of the three villages were more anxious than each other, and no one wanted his village to fall behind the team.
The campsite suddenly became noisy, everyone was busy and confused, some people were so anxious that they stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do.
In Dayao Village, because some people heard what Wu Yuetang had said to her family before, they cleaned up much faster. At most, they built a shed and did not take out the pots, pans, etc.
While other villages were still running around, Dayao Village was already prepared and ready to go.
When the village chief saw that everyone had packed up, he clapped his hands and instructed everyone to stand in the same formation as before, and then set off in front of the two villages.
While Wu Houfu and his family were still busy, they saw Wu Qingeng and Wu Yongqiao driving a luxurious carriage passing by them. At first they thought they were seeing things, so they quickly pulled Wu Qingtian over to confirm, and found out that it was indeed Boss Wu's family.
He suddenly became angry. He was his father, and his family bought such a nice carriage, but he didn't even think of taking his parents with him.
Wu Houfu immediately told his mother-in-law what he saw. Liu jumped up and wanted to chase after them. Unfortunately, Boss Wu and his family were riding in a carriage, so even if her whole family went out, they could not catch up.
"These ungrateful bastards, it's a waste of money to raise them! They have such a nice carriage but they won't even give us a ride! They just watch us work ourselves to death! When we get to the county town, we'll teach them a lesson!"
Liu ran a few steps, cursing in the direction they were leaving, but the most important thing at the moment was to pack her bags and leave this place.
They continued to rush towards the county town for more than ten miles before finding a safe hilltop to stop. By this time, it was completely dark and they could no longer go any further.
The village chief quickly arranged for everyone to rest nearby. Because they were resting in the mountains, there were a few more people on duty at night.
After running all the way and not having had dinner yet, everyone was exhausted and had no energy to cook. They took out the dry food they had prepared in their bags. Although it was hard, it was enough to fill their stomachs.
Wu Yuetang also found a quiet place and set up a tent. It was late at night and she didn't ask her brothers to build a fire. She went into her own tent, turned into the space, and looked for instant food products in her small house.
Finally, I found a few packs of soda crackers and Swiss towel rolls in the kitchen cupboard. I unpacked them, wrapped them in wax paper, and brought them out.
After taking some to share with his family, he packed another big bag and went to find the fat boy's family.
The little fat boy's family also understood the difficulty of cooking without a fire, so they accepted the food she brought. The little fat boy's parents thanked her repeatedly. After opening the oil paper package, they looked at the exquisite snacks in surprise and were reluctant to eat them.
The little fat boy didn't even wash his hands. He reached out and grabbed a strawberry-flavored towel roll and started eating it. "Mom! This is sweet! So delicious!"
"As long as it tastes good, don't eat too much sweet food, or you'll have a toothache tomorrow!"
"Just eat what you like, I'll go back first."
Wu Yuetang turned around and was about to leave when the fat man called her again.
"Wait, my name is Qi Yu, what's your name? I can't keep calling you hello!"
Wu Yuetang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. After all, she was not Chu Yuxuan, so she couldn't always be called "hey".
"My name is Wu Yuetang, from the Wu family in Dayao Village. If you want to eat anything in the future, you can come to Dayao Village to find me."
After saying that, he left.
The eldest and second brothers were on duty tonight. As usual, Wu Yuetang sprinkled a lot of mugwort powder near the campfire and secretly gave some salt-baked quail eggs to the brothers as a night snack.
Only then did he return to the tent with peace of mind, went into the space to wash up and go to sleep.
Wu Yuetang woke up early the next morning. Although she rested comfortably in the space, she was still worried about the county's refusal to accept the villagers.
Crouching down, he emerged from the tent and discovered that many people were still asleep. The open space was eerily quiet. Wu Yuetang ran to find his eldest and second brothers, who were still on duty.
"Brother, how is it? Nothing happened tonight?"
"Nothing, little sister, why are you up so early?"
"I have something I want to discuss with the village chief. Is the village chief up yet?"
"I'm up. I just came over to say hello to us."
Wu Yuetang went straight to the front to find the village chief. The village chief was brushing his teeth with a willow branch when he saw the girl from the Wu family running over.
"Girl, what do you want to see me for?"
"Grandpa Village Chief, I'd like to ask what our next steps are? Should we go directly to the county town?"
"Yes, this hill is the closest to the county town. After we go down the mountain and walk another seven or eight miles, we can see the county town gate."
Wu Yuetang pursed her lips and thought for a while, hesitating how to start, when she heard the village chief ask her.
"What's wrong? Is there anything difficult?"
"Grandpa Village Chief, let me tell you the truth. When I was delivering food to the team in the town last night, I heard someone say that we might not be able to enter the county town."
The village chief suddenly panicked and looked incredulous.
"How is that possible? We have to pass through the county town to get to the prefectural capital. There's no way the county town would refuse to accept us!"
Wu Yuetang sighed and said with some embarrassment.
"I don't want the county to reject us, but now that this rumor has leaked out, it suggests something might have happened. So I suggest that our main force rest here and send a few people to the county to investigate the situation. Those who can walk quickly can go in the morning and be back around evening. If we can get into the city, that would be the best. If not, we can all work together to find a solution."
Listening to Wu Yuetang's coherent words, which actually made some sense, the village chief dropped the willow branch in his hand, turned around and walked back.
"Let's go back and call everyone for a meeting!"
Wu Yuetang hurriedly followed. After returning to the camp, the village chief called together the heads of more than a dozen households to discuss the matter. In the end, they decided to send a few people to the county town to inquire about the news first.
The mountain dozens of miles away may collapse. If there is no way to enter the city, we must find a way to take refuge in the provincial capital as soon as possible.
In the end, the village chief selected Zhang the Hunter, Wang Tiezhu and Zhao Yi, the eldest son of Aunt Liu, the neighbor of the Wu family, to go.
Hunter Zhang hunts in the mountains all year round, and he is familiar with the way down from this mountain. The remaining two people are usually strong and energetic, so it is no problem for them to go from here to the county town and back in one day.
Wu Yuetang also wanted to raise her hand, but after thinking about it, she decided not to. They were all young and strong people, and it really wasn't appropriate for a little girl like her to go with them.
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