Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

The cave was bustling with activity for a while, but everyone was a novice and it was inevitable that they would stumble and do things not so smoothly.

Miao cooked dinner halfway through the process, and everyone stopped what they were doing and filled their stomachs so that they would have the energy to continue working.

Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were unable to help and could only observe the mules, chickens and ducks tied on the other side of the cave entrance from across the crowd.

The two little carrot heads drank the broth and said hesitantly to everyone, "The mule, chicken and duck don't seem to have much energy. They seem a little listless. Are they sick?"

Everyone was so busy that day that they didn't really notice the condition of the animals. When they looked over, they saw that the few animals that were stolen were just as Xiao Si and Xiao Wu had said. They looked listless, half dead, and huddled in a corner, not moving much.

After thinking about it, everyone quickly figured out the key.

These domestic animals are timid to begin with, and any loud noise would cause them to swarm around, flapping their wings and barking. Last night, a large group of wild wolves attacked and surrounded the cave, and the pungent smell of the wild beasts must have frightened the animals out of their wits.

Although it is no longer running around and barking like crazy, it has hardly touched the food given in the morning. If this continues, the animal will not be able to survive in a few days.

The crowd had never encountered such an emergency before and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Although these animals were brought back for free, to the farmers they were extremely precious creatures and should not be lost easily.

The fourth and fifth children were the most depressed. They had only raised livestock for the old house since they were young. Now, the mule and chickens and ducks were also their own, so the two little ones couldn't help but take notice of them. If their parents didn't disagree, they would have wanted to stay on the mule's back all the time.

But now, the mule looked listless and listless, and it looked like it was about to die. Xiao Si and Xiao Wu had red eyes and felt very upset.

When Xiaocao's father was still alive, the family was well-off and they once kept a donkey.

Many years ago, his father took the donkey out and the donkey got frightened on the way. After returning, the donkey refused to eat or drink and became autistic.

Xiao Cao's father found a datura plant, crushed its leaves, diluted it with clean water and gave it to the donkey to drink. Three days later, the donkey recovered on its own and was eating as usual.

……

But now, Xiaocao himself didn't know where his father had picked the datura flowers. Even if he knew, the faucet valve outside was not turned off, and the sky and the earth were like a cave with a water curtain hanging on it. It was hard to see up, down, left, and right. If he ran far away, it was hard to say whether he could find the way back to the cave.

For a moment, everyone was speechless. The atmosphere in the cave was so heavy and gloomy that it was hard to breathe. Finally, they hastily finished their dinner in silence. Everyone put the matter of the livestock behind them and continued to work.

As for whether these animals are good or bad, it all depends on their fate.

These days, means of transportation are expensive and scarce, not to mention when the world is in chaos. If chickens and ducks die, it's not a big deal, you can cook them and eat them. But if a mule dies, it's quite troublesome.

It's a pity. I can only hope that the mule has a stronger ability to self-regulate and can recover without any medicine.

……

After the earthen kiln was built in the evening, everyone gathered together and stared at Lin Zhaodi as if they were facing a great enemy as she ignited the leaves and burned them from the ignition port. Soon, smoke came out from the oxygen port above.

Several people made a simple arrangement, Lin Zhaodi and Xiaocao guarded the first half of the night, and Lin Xiaoyue guarded the second half of the night. They took turns like this, paying attention to fire prevention, and when the kiln was almost burned and green smoke came out, they could seal the ignition port and oxygen port, and then open them after a while.

Old Man Lin and Miao also wanted to make some contribution, but they were rejected in unison. They were not young anymore and had already stayed up all night in fear. Now they were just watching the fire. There was no need to force them to endure it. It would be better for them to have a good rest so that they would have more energy to work tomorrow.

There were no arrangements for the fourth and fifth children. Children need to eat more and sleep more to grow strong. Plus, the two little kids had just recovered from a serious illness and were so curious that they were forcing themselves to stay awake. They were already yawning and crying with sleepiness. There was no need to urge them. They should go see Zhou Gong soon.

As expected, the strong wind and heavy rain played the most magnificent symphony in nature. The air was full of the smell of earth, damp and cold. Only this natural cave in the forest was warm and made people sleepy.

Soon, people who had been busy all day fell into a deep sleep.

In the second half of the night, when the two shifts were changing hands, the vague howling of wolves could be heard in the distance. The sleepy Xiaocao was startled and stood up instantly, with his eyes wide open, and it was obvious that the sleepiness had been scared away.

Xiao Cao approached Lin Zhaodi and whispered, "Sister Erya, can I...can I sleep next to you? I...won't take up space, just next to you, just a little bit, just a little bit."

Lin Zhaodi yawned with her mouth wide open, raised her hand and patted her shoulder, comforting her heartlessly, "It's okay, San Ya is here, we can kill one if there are two, and kill a pair if there are two. The ones we should be afraid of are the wolves."

Hearing this, Xiaocao turned around to look at Lin Xiaoyue, who was sitting cross-legged not far from the earthen kiln, leaning against the rock wall with her hands propped up out of boredom, and felt inexplicably calmed down.

Lin Xiaoyue: ...When did I become the pillar that stabilizes the sea? How come I don’t know it?

Nothing happened all night.

The next day, as soon as Little Four and Little Five woke up, they started clamoring to open the kiln. Miao and Old Man Lin had heard Lin Xiaoyue say that it would take three to five days to open the kiln, so they kept trying to stop the two little brats.

But how could an adult suppress the energy of a child? Seeing that Miao and Old Man Lin couldn't convince him no matter what they did, they turned their guns on Lin Xiaoyue.

Lin Xiaoyue had been thinking about opening the kiln ahead of schedule all night last night. She had some ideas in her mind, but when the two little brats pestered her, she clapped her hands and decided to open the kiln ahead of schedule.

Didn't we agree to wait for three to five days? Would it be possible to open the kiln in advance? The remaining firewood was only enough for today. If it didn't work, what would they do next? Miao was extremely anxious, thinking that she couldn't let the two little ones instigate Lin Xiaoyue to do something reckless, and she almost got angry.

Lin Xiaoyue had a plan in mind. She asked Lin Zhaodi and Xiaocao to help gather some wet sand and put it aside. She took a hoe and dug open the earthen kiln in three or five strokes.

The rising heat that was trapped in the earthen kiln spread out through the gap. Lin Zhaodi and Xiaocao also took long wooden sticks, squatted beside Lin Xiaoyue and tried to dig it out together.

The first thing they dug out was some wood that had not been burnt through. When everyone saw that they had failed, they could not hide their disappointment in their eyes, but they said nothing.

After all, when it comes to burning charcoal, it’s the first time for everyone to go up the Flower Bridge.

Miao had just been annoyed by the quarrels of the two brats, and now the kiln was not working smoothly. She was inevitably unhappy and muttered, "It must be too early. If we can wait for three or five days, maybe it will work. It's all because of the two kids who are ignorant."