Chapter 142 The Golden Eagle Arrives
After Pei Yuanzhou and Li Yushi finished explaining the whole story, Shen Ning realized that the boat Xie Yunqing was on finally capsized last night. Previously, Xu Wanqing had invited Li Yushi and Pei Yuanzhou to play mahjong, and they happened to be on the Shen family's boat, and ended up in trouble.
According to the two people, Xie Yunqing had been rescued by the people on the sinking lemon boat when the boat capsized, but no one knew about the others.
Pei Yuanzhou and Li Yushi were also washed far away by the water. Fortunately, they both knew how to swim and happened to find a piece of driftwood, so they survived.
“Madam Shen, let’s go together so we can take care of each other.”
Li Yushi tentatively said, "Master Shen is injured, and the two of us can barely help take care of him. What do you think?"
There are refugees everywhere on the road. If there are more of them, they will look better and be less likely to be targeted.
Shen Ning responded: "Okay."
She turned around and politely asked Pei Yuanzhou, "How is Mr. Pei?"
Pei Yuanzhou had just been punched in the cheek, which was slightly red and swollen, and he felt a little embarrassed. He smiled bitterly and said, "I overestimated my own abilities and made Madam Shen laugh at me."
Shen Ning said politely: "How could that be, thank you for your protection, sir."
In any case, Pei Yuanzhou really wanted to help just now.
Not wanting to watch the pockmarked man die, Shen Ning and the other three continued forward.
Originally, Pei Yuanzhou suggested that he carry Shen Qingbai on his back, but Shen Qingbai refused, so he didn't insist.
After a long time, Shen Ning and the others stopped when they passed by a winding river.
The river water was not as muddy and turbulent as that on the other side of the canal. It flowed gently and shallowly beside the road. People stopped at the water source to rest. Whether they had food or not, at least they could drink water.
Shen Ning and the others also found a place to stop. After half a day, they were all hungry and thirsty.
Li Yushi said to Shen Ning: "Yuan Zhou and I will go to collect firewood and see if we can find something to eat. You stay here with Master Shen."
Shen Ning responded: "Okay."
She politely reminded: "Be careful."
This way of getting along was a bit distant, but it was much better than before. Li Yushi smiled and nodded, and followed Pei Yuanzhou into the woods with the group of refugees in front to see if they could find something to fill their stomachs.
After all, we still have to hurry on our way. If we keep going hungry, we will probably walk slower and slower. If we encounter any danger, we will be unable to resist, and the night will definitely be even more difficult.
After Li Yushi and the other person left, Shen Ning walked towards the small river not far away. In order to make it easier to walk, she had cut off the complicated hem of her skirt, wet a piece of clean water, and went back to hand it to Shen Qingbai to wipe his face.
Shen Qingbai took it obediently and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
After all, he had a broken leg. Not only was it extremely painful, but it was also extremely difficult for him to walk on crutches. His clothes were soaked with sweat.
"There are small fish in the river." Shen Ning said to Shen Qingbai, "They are very small, but they can fill your stomach."
At this point, I can’t care whether the food tastes good or not. The right thing to do is to eat well and then move on.
Shen Qingbai was a little surprised: "How are you going to catch fish, sister?"
They don't have any tools, let alone small fish.
"I'll try."
Chen Ning walked to the river and chose a place where the water flowed slowly and there were many stones. She looked carefully at the small fish about an inch long in the water, then picked up a large stone from the side and smashed it hard on another large stone.
There was a bang, and the people around looked towards her. Shen Ning clapped her hands and ignored them, looking at the water quietly.
Those people didn't know what she was doing. They just thought she was a poor girl who didn't know the sufferings of the world and was playing around, so they stopped looking at her.
At this time, the water that was slightly turbid due to the impact of the stones slowly became clear again. Chen Ning saw that in the slightly turbid water, five or six small fish about an inch long were turning white and floating along the current.
She immediately reached out and picked up the small fish, calmly placed them at her feet, looked at the water surface carefully, and then repeated the same trick.
Even though they were not harmed, the fish caught in spring were still very small. Fortunately, Shen Ning found a good place and had good luck. After a while, she caught thirty or forty small fish. Although they were small, they looked like a lot when piled up.
At this time, someone finally discovered what Shen Ning was doing, and soon others followed suit. For a while, the whole place was filled with the sound of stones smashing.
It was a small river, and there were only a limited number of fish. It would be hard to catch any when there were too many people. Fortunately, Shen Ning was almost done, and she found a place far away from the refugees with clear water to sit down and process the small fish.
Although the fish was only an inch long, slightly shorter than her finger, it still had internal organs. Shen Ning couldn't put it in her mouth, so she simply took the trouble to clean it.
Seeing Shen Ning sitting by the water and handling small fish, Shen Qingbai stood up and walked over with his crutches, and sat down next to her carefully.
Shen Ning used the dagger that could cut through iron like mud to scrape off the fish scales a few times, then cut open the fish's belly and handed it to Shen Qingbai, who was responsible for cleaning the fish's belly.
The brother and sister said nothing, but their hands moved quickly.
Not far away, a few people who had looked a little eager to try with strange eyes turned their gazes away in disappointment after seeing the dagger in Shen Ning's hand.
Not long after, Li Yushi and Pei Yuanzhou returned, carrying some firewood. Li Yushi was a little embarrassed: "I didn't find anything to eat, so I dug up some grass roots and wild vegetables. How about making some wild vegetable soup to warm me up?"
Before she could finish her words, she saw a bunch of small fish lying on a large leaf next to her, and she stopped talking immediately.
Shen Ning greeted them: "You are back just in time. Let's make a fire with firewood. Cooking wild vegetables and fish together should be enough for us to have a meal."
Only when you are full can you move forward quickly.
Pei Yuanzhou also looked a little embarrassed. After all, he told Li Yushi that he was going to find something to eat, but he found nothing and had to rely on Chen Ning when he came back.
Li Yushi's face was full of apology: "I didn't help at all, and I have to eat what you found. I'm really ashamed."
Shen Ning smiled and said, "No, you guys collect firewood and find wild vegetables, and I catch fish. We each have our own responsibilities."
But there was no container, so Shen Ning decided to look for one. If that didn't work, she would just find a flat stone and roast the fish and wild vegetables.
At this time, a woman nearby said, "We have a pot that we can lend you in exchange for a few fish, okay?"
Shen Ning turned her head and met the slightly embarrassed expression of the woman holding the child.
She nodded. "Okay."
Taking the woman's pot, Chen Ning added all the fish and wild vegetables to water and put it on the fire... Soon, the fragrance emanated.
The fish soup had turned white after being stewed for half an hour. Li Yushi found some large tree leaves and made them into temporary "bowls". Everyone was given a full bowl of wild vegetable and fish soup. There was still enough fish soup left in the pot. Chen Ning returned the pot to the woman.
The woman's husband quickly took it with both hands and kept thanking her.
They had just discovered it too late and had lost the opportunity, so they didn't catch any fish. The woman also had to feed the child, which was also difficult.
If it were in the past, Shen Ning would have helped if she was willing, but now she can hardly protect herself and really has no energy to help others.
After eating and resting for a while, they continued on their way, hoping to find a suitable place to spend the night before dark. However, they couldn't find any place until dark. Helplessly, they could only stop with the refugees on the leeward slope to prepare to rest for the night.
It was the time of spring when there was not enough food for everyone and the wild animals were hungry. This place was still a wasteland and it would be safer with more people.
Soon, Li Yushi and Pei Yuanzhou picked up a lot of firewood. This time they really had nowhere to find food, but thanks to the fish soup in the afternoon, they were not too miserable.
The temperature difference is large in spring, and it gets cold quickly after nightfall. Some people come to Shen Ning to borrow fire, which means they use their own firewood to light the fire on Shen Ning's side.
While fleeing, many people lost their tinder.
Shen Ning did not refuse, because she knew that the more fires they had, the safer they would be when spending the night in such a desolate place.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of fighting and crying not far away. Shen Ning and the others looked over there and saw a man holding down a thin woman and taking off her clothes while yelling and cursing.
Chen Ning originally thought that the man was going to commit a crime, but then she saw that the man stripped off the woman's jacket and let her go. Then he took the woman's jacket back to the side and put it on the shivering old woman.
The woman whose clothes were stolen cried but didn't dare to yell or curse. These people were very indifferent and she was afraid of causing greater trouble.
It's better to steal her clothes than to hurt her.
Shen Ning withdrew her gaze and silently moved the fire that had just been lit to another place, letting Shen Qingbai sit next to the fire.
Because of the fire just now, the originally damp ground has been dried and hot, dispelling a lot of the cold.
At this moment, a cry suddenly came from above. Shen Ning looked up suddenly and saw a huge bird circling above, then flapping its wings and flying away.
Her heart suddenly jumped. It was a golden eagle.
The golden eagle saw her and must be going to look for someone now, but it’s unknown how long it will take for him to find her.
Hopefully not too slow.
"Madam Shen, you should rest. I will keep watch." Pei Yuanzhou said in a gentle voice.
Shen Ning was indeed tired, so she didn't hesitate: "You guard the first half of the night and I'll guard the second half."
Pei Yuanzhou responded, and Shen Ning lay down close to Shen Qingbai's back.
In this situation now, we can't be too particular. Sleeping next to each other can keep us warm, otherwise we will be cold and worry about getting sick.
After drowning the night before and walking all day, Shen Ning slept soundly. In the second half of the night, Shen Qingbai opened his eyes and whispered to Pei Yuanzhou to rest: "Mr. Pei, take a rest. I'll watch over you. If anything happens, I'll call you."
Pei Yuanzhou nodded, then lay down outside Li Yushi with his clothes on.
It was already late at night when Shen Ning suddenly woke up. She saw Shen Qingbai keeping watch and felt helpless: "Why didn't you wake me up? You should rest more now."
Shen Qingbai shook his head: "I'm not sleepy."
Shen Ning knew that he was worried about her, so she didn't say anything else: "Okay, you sleep a little longer, I've slept enough, I'll watch over you."
She added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire. Shen Qingbai responded, lay down and closed his eyes again.
At dawn, the chill was overwhelming. Chen Ning lit the fire a little brighter, and the warmth of the flames finally dispelled some of the chill...
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