Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Xiaocao was afraid that if she didn't do enough work, she would be disliked by the Lin family. Without anyone asking her to do anything, she would desperately find things to do and busy herself like a top.

Just as she found a place to stay, she hurriedly set up the pot to boil water.

The Lin family saw it all and didn't know what to say.

This child has a miserable life, without a father or a mother, and has been exploited by her uncle's family since she was young. Now the road is in chaos, and she doesn't know if her uncle's family died or fled? She is left alone as a half-grown child, and she follows her family carefully, fearing that she will be disliked and abandoned on the road at any time. She has no idea in her heart, so she keeps grabbing jobs.

Miao felt very sorry for this skinny and well-behaved little girl. Besides, she was not someone who could sit idle, so she went forward to prepare lunch.

"Mom, prepare something solid for lunch. I only had a mouthful of thin porridge in the morning, which I digested long ago. My second sister and I have to go out to look for someone in the afternoon. I can't eat an empty stomach and have weak hands and feet."

"Okay, I'll prepare some dry food for you at noon, and I'll go out with you guys to look for it in the afternoon. I'll leave Xiaocao in the cave to look after your dad and Xiaosi and Xiaowu."

Before Lin Xiaoyue could say anything else, Xiaocao interrupted in a hurry, "Aunt, let me, Erya and Sanya go out to look for people this afternoon. You stay in the cave and rest. I see these things are so messy and I don't know how to arrange them. You can take a look and tell me to do it later."

How could Miao allow a little kid to run around with her? She was not the kind of person who would exploit or order others around while she sat there doing nothing.

The two of them rushed to work, and neither of them wanted to stay and watch. Lin Xiaoyue was helpless and sighed deeply. How could it be that everything would be fine if they stayed and watched? In her opinion, the people who stayed behind had more things to do, which were more trivial and busier. Okay.

"Mom, you and Xiaocao stay here. Dad can't leave us alone, and Xiaosi and Xiaowu are lively and active and need someone to watch over them. Although we have enough food for the time being, there is not much water in the bucket, so we need to find a water source nearby. We also need to pick up some dry grass and branches to make a fire. You can also help us modify the cuffs and trouser legs later. Make them all closed to prevent mosquitoes from getting in and biting people.

As for going out to look for people, my second sister and I are enough. It is more convenient for two people to move and the speed is faster. Too many people will slow down the speed. "

Lin Xiaoyue said with a stern face.

Miao and Xiaocao thought about it and realized that the people who stayed behind would have a lot of work to do, and it was not just about guarding a bunch of things.

They are now fleeing from famine, so they have to arrange everything in advance to be prepared, lest they find out something is missing when the time comes and then be in a panic.

Finally, Miao was convinced and Lin Xiaoyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she still had a lot of food and firewood in her space, she had to save as much as possible, as she didn't know when this escape would end. After all, the things she kept outside were limited, so if she wanted to smuggle the things in the space out, she had to have a reason.

Isn’t looking for someone a perfect opportunity?

Moreover, the fewer people who knew his secrets, the better. He could trust Lin Zhaodi. Taking her with him out could help provide cover. He could also see if he could collect some things to enrich the space.

You can't just go out without coming in.

After the tasks were divided, Miao took Xiaocao with her to make fire and cook.

Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi went outside the cave, first covered up the traces along the way, and brought back two bundles of firewood. Seeing that Miao hadn't finished cooking yet, she pulled Lin Zhaodi to set up another pot to boil water and clean up for everyone.

Especially the two little kids, who hadn't been washed for two days, were so dirty that they were almost like mud balls. In the middle of the night, they blinked their big watery eyes, with clear black and white, which was really scary.

The sanitary conditions in ancient times were very poor. People who fled from famine were tired and exhausted, and their energy and resistance were low. Even the strongest men would become listless and would fall down if they were not careful.

Although it is not such a tense and urgent time now, we still need to pay more attention to maintaining good hygiene and reducing bacteria.

By the time everyone had finished packing, the sun had already risen overhead.

Miao called everyone to eat, and everyone gathered around immediately. There was nothing to be particular about, they just sat down on the ground with their bowls in hand and started eating with big mouthfuls.

After just one bite, Lin Xiaoyue stopped, opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of rice mixed with stones. She glanced at the other people around her, who were all eating mouthful after mouthful. Although they were not wolfing it down, the food was still delicious.

For a moment, she leaned over to look at the rice in other people's bowls. Yes, it was the same as hers! They all picked up the rice mixed with black and gray stones from the ground one handful at a time during the earthquake, and they didn't want to waste it, so they put it back in their bowls.

For lunch, we had rice mixed with stones.

Lin Xiaoyue: ...

I can’t eat anymore, blame me.

Despite the huge pressure of knocking out her teeth, she finally gritted her teeth and forced herself to swallow all the stone rice in the bowl with the soup. Lin Xiaoyue secretly warned herself that she must not eat stone rice at night, otherwise, not only would her teeth be worn out, but her stomach and intestines would also be worn out.

But she couldn't tell Miao openly to dispose of all the rice mixed with stones.

Are you kidding? We are fleeing famine! Food is very precious here.

Not to mention rice mixed with stones, people were reluctant to waste even moldy and smelly steamed bread. If she dared to say anything, the refugees' spit would drown her.

Forget it, forget it. There's no other way. I can only hurry up and find a way to get the food out of the space, and quietly replace the stone rice bit by bit. Otherwise, given the simple nature of the Lin family, I don't know how long they will have to eat stone rice.

Horror!!!

After finishing the meal, Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly grabbed the second girl, Lin Zhaodi, and picked up two bamboo baskets that were half a person's height, and rushed out like a gust of wind. The fourth and fifth little girls thought that their two sisters had abandoned them to go out and play, and they howled "Ah--" and their cries were deafening. Miao and Xiaocao were so scared that they didn't even have time to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. They hurriedly dropped the things in their hands, rushed over, covered the mouths of the two little kids, and tried to comfort them.

Fortunately, they avoided the crowd and hid in a secluded cave, otherwise the two kids' howling would have attracted a lot of refugees.

Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi had no idea what was going on in the cave.

After the two men came out of the cave, they jogged along the mountain path towards Linjia Village.

They didn't take the main road. After all, most of the refugees went south along the main road. If they, two skinny little girls, were rushing around on the main road without any support, it would be like delivering food to others.