She turned her head and saw a faint light coming from the small cave next door.
Ah Hua was the mother of the child Jiang Yue had called to speak to them when she had given them the wild boar. She was thin and small, about the size of a modern elementary school student, yet she was already the mother of a five-year-old child.
If Jiang Yue knew that her real age was only 3 years older than her current age, she would definitely complain: This is the disadvantage of having children too early! At 14 or 15 years old, you are still in adolescence. You haven't grown up yet and you have children. All the nutrients are sucked away by the child.
Ah Hua's face was pale, perhaps because of the sorrows in life that caused her to have many wrinkles.
Her brows furrowed, and she felt a little frightened, but looking at the pile of damp firewood on the ground, she knew that the people who were looking for wild vegetables would be back soon, and they had to make a fire and boil water before that.
"Okay, okay."
She took a deep breath and walked towards the small cave.
Jiang Nian heard the voice and walked out to block the cave entrance. He looked down at her with indifferent eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
She only took one look at Jiang Nian and ducked her head in fear. This man was two heads taller than her, standing in front of her like a mountain. She was terrified, "I, I just came to borrow a light from you..."
Jiang Yue replaced the flashlight with a candle, lit a wooden stick, walked out and handed it to her.
Ah Hua was stunned. She had never thought they even had something as expensive as candles. They couldn't buy them now! Even when there wasn't a disaster, their family couldn't afford candles.
Moreover, the couple only had a mule when they went up the mountain, and they didn’t seem to bring any other luggage. Where did it come from?
Seeing her staring at the candle in a daze, Jiang Yue shook the lit stick and asked, "Auntie?"
Ah Hua came back to her senses, took the stick, and said carefully, "Oh, thank you."
Jiang Yue shook her head and sent her away.
Blowing out the candle and touching the mule's head, Jiang Yue looked out of the cave. It was drizzling and she didn't know when it would stop. The weather seemed to be getting colder.
Jiang Nian heard the people in the next cave discussing their affairs, glanced at them, and didn't care. They only talked about it, but didn't dare to come over to inquire.
Jiang Nian hugged her from behind, nuzzled her face, and whispered his breath into her ears. Unlike the coldness just now, his tone was gentle, "Yueyue, shall we continue making clothes?"
The weather is getting colder, so Jiang Yue needs to prepare some more cotton clothes.
"OK."
Ah Hua protected the fire stick, returned to her cave, and lit the damp fire.
"Ahua, over there..." Another aunt nodded and pointed to the small cave next door.
"Ahem—" The damp firewood finally lit, sending up billowing smoke. Ah Hua couldn't help coughing a few times, then said, "What's going on over there?"
"Have you been in the cave? What did you see? Anything good?"
Ah Hua shook her head, her heart trembling when she thought of the young man's eyes. "I was standing at the entrance of the cave, I didn't go in, but I didn't see any luggage they had."
"Huh? No luggage at all?"
"Didn't you see them coming up the mountain that day? They had nothing on their backs except two knives."
"Then why haven't you left the cave to look for food for ten days? If it were us, we would have starved to death!"
She felt the protruding bones on her wrists, and her face was only a layer of skin. The other two looked much better than them, with some flesh on their bodies, clearly living a good life. But was all the food hidden in their clothes?
Ah Hua was also puzzled, but she really didn't see any other luggage except a mattress on the ground. Not only was the man good-looking, but even the mule was very strong.
"Oh, how would I know? Anyway, he is very capable. He even uses candles to make a fire..."
Everyone exclaimed.
Ah Hua patted them and tilted her head to look over. Fortunately, the people next door were not at the cave entrance.
She rolled her eyes. "What are you yelling about? Don't let anyone hear you. What does it matter if there's anything? Do you still want to ask for some? You ate the whole wild boar last time, and it wasn't enough?"
Haven't you taken advantage enough? Everyone is short of food, so who's going to pamper you now?
They just talked about it verbally and didn't dare to actually ask for it. After all, those two sharp knives were very powerful.
Speaking of that wild boar, everyone's saliva is flowing again.
"Hey, have the people who went out to look for wild vegetables today returned? What took you so long?"
"If you're worried, just follow me. There's nothing to do in the cave. What's the matter? Are you worried that your man will get lost?"
The auntie spat and snorted, "I wish it would be taken away by the wolves, so that we can save some food."
“Hahahahahaha…”
"Ah--" The man who was looking for wild vegetables halfway up the mountain suddenly sneezed.
Others joked, "Don't let him catch a cold from the rain."
"Maybe it's the women at home who are worried about me! Hahahahaha..."
The drought was over, the rain had subsided, and everyone was in the mood to joke.
The man rolled his eyes and rubbed his itchy nose. If he caught a cold now, he would have to endure it.
Fortunately, I didn't sneeze again.
He held a handful of newly grown grass in his hand and ate anything that was edible.
Some of them were so greedy that they plucked a few and put them in their mouths before they were sent back to the cave. They chewed and said they were delicious, and they were no different from the cattle and sheep.
He wiped his face; it was soaking wet from the drizzle. He still had to find more wild vegetables. If he took the few handfuls back, the old woman would complain that there wasn't enough to eat. That mouth was as big as a colander; no matter how much she ate, it was never enough.
He walked behind a big rock and was about to bend down to pull away the grass when he saw something white passing by in front of him.
Hmm? The fur is white, could it be a rabbit?
He ran forward happily. If he could catch a rabbit, he would have meat to eat! Rabbit meat is much tastier than mountain rat meat!
After a while, he disappeared behind the bushes.
"Okay, the rain is getting heavier. We've picked enough for two meals. Come back tomorrow!"
"Oh, good! Let's all go back!"
"Oh, my old waist can't bear it anymore. Hmm? Where's Liu Er?"
"Isn't it on your side? Liu Er!"
Several people looked back and forth, but there was no sign of him. "Did he go back first?"
"It's possible. Maybe he went back because he was worried about catching a cold."
"This Liu Er is always lazy."
Liu Er followed the white light in front of him, running farther and farther away, without noticing that he had left the team.
He panted heavily and stopped. He had no food in his stomach, and after running for a while, he felt dizzy and his hands and feet were weak. He dared not run anymore.
At this time, the rabbit in front seemed to have stopped as well, standing still behind the dry tree trunk.
Liu Er held his breath and walked forward step by step.
Don't run, little rabbit! I'm coming to catch you...
When Liu Er walked to the tree trunk, before he pounced on it, the scene in front of him made him take a deep breath.
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