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After returning home, Xu Wenyan started a fire.

There were several large baskets of wild vegetables, and just cooking them was a huge project.

Xu Wenyan demonstrated to several children in the kitchen. This is life-saving knowledge and everyone must master it.

"Watch everything. Put the ferns into the pot and cook them for a quarter of an hour." Fortunately, Xu Wenyan asked Xiaoman to buy this big pot. Now that two pots are used together, the utilization of firewood is maximized.

"Then fish them out and put them in a bucket. There's no sun right now so put them in a bucket. Tomorrow you can put them in a dustpan to dry in the sun, or you can put them on a wooden board."

This is not a difficult task. The children will be able to learn it after watching it twice. Xu Wenyan and Chen Sanlin had important things to do, so he told Rong Xiaoliu a few words and went to Zhou Jianye's house.

"Sanlin, Wenyan, please sit down." Wang Cuijuan brought stools to the two of them and poured them tea.

Xu Wenyan took a sip of water and smoothed his throat: "Second uncle, we want to tell you something. Believe it or not, and make your own judgment."

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After hearing Xu Wenyan's words, Zhou Jianye and his wife fell silent.

Zhou Jianye had been holding the bowl from the beginning. At this time, some of the water in the bowl flowed out because it was slightly tilted. As if he had made up his mind, Zhou Jianye tilted his head back and drank all the water in the bowl.

Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, when the two countries go to war, only the people suffer. Your aunt and I don't have many special wishes in this world. The only thing we want is to have a baby, no matter it is a boy or a girl, we both want it.

This is all fate. We think your children are very cute, so it’s okay for us to accompany you young people in your troubles.”

"Uncle, you are still young." How can a man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight be so sentimental? Xu Wenyan nodded again: "Since Uncle has decided, he should go with us tomorrow. It is best to bring tools such as a hoe."

Without further ado, the two said goodbye and went home.

Zhou Jianye looked up at his wife, and Wang Cuijuan just held his hand and nodded slightly.

The next day was dark.

The three families gathered together.

"Aunt, you stay home and look after the kids. I'll let Xiaoliu come with us."

Wang Cuijuan said with a little concern: "Xiaoliu is still a child... the journey is long."

"Aunt Wang, I can do it!" Rong Xiaoliu saw a determined expression, as if he wanted to join the party.

As Rongrong's older brother, he naturally knows more than other kids of the same age. Besides, didn't he sign a body-selling contract with Brother Xu from the very beginning?

Now that I have work to do, I must not sit idle.

Without further hesitation, several men followed Chen Sanlin up the mountain. This time they headed southwest, and Chen Sanlin also thought about it carefully.

Since the enemy's main purpose is to attack the city, they will naturally move towards the northeast or southeast. As long as one moves towards the southwest, the probability of being discovered by the enemy will be greatly reduced.

Besides, they wouldn't have nothing better to do than run so far to search for the villagers.

Not long after changing direction, Xu Wenyan saw a lot of shrubs around him. These should be the rhododendrons of the Ericaceae family. There are many species of the genus Rhododendron. Only the rhododendrons and the large white rhododendrons are edible. They taste a bit sour, so it is not recommended to eat too much.

The mountains are still dominated by green oak trees, and some wild pear trees and wild cherry trees are already in bloom this season. Looking far away at the opposite mountain, you can see a patch of white connected to a patch of green, and the scenery is unique.

It took more than half an hour just to go down the mountain. The upstream of the river they passed by was where Xu Wenyan caught crabs in autumn.

"Brother Xu, there should be crabs here too." Xiaohu bent down and looked at the water in the stream. The water flow was still quite fast. The place where he crossed the stream was built with two green loquat trees that Chen Sanlin had cut down.

"Yeah, that should be it. Be careful with your steps and don't fall."

After crossing the stream, we started climbing from the hillside of the mountain, crossing one mountain after another. Now we have crossed more than two hills to reach Jixiang Village.

It took more than three hours.

Even though the men were exhausted, Chen Sanlin was still standing in front with a machete to clear the way. Xu Wenyan looked at him and he was still not breathing hard. He was really full of energy.

"We'll be there soon." Chen Sanlin turned around and looked at Xu Wenyan with heartache and as if trying to comfort him.

"it is good."

Another quarter of an hour later, the group arrived at a place similar to a porch. There were two large mountains next to it, sandwiched together, leaving a narrow gap. The width of the gap was just wide enough for an adult. If someone was a little fatter, they could get in by turning sideways.

The corridor was about twenty meters long. Xu Wenyan couldn't help but sigh that the place chosen by Chen Sanlin was really a perfect place to escape from the war.

As the light spots in front gradually grew larger, Xu Wenyan could see the true appearance behind the two mountains.

The noisy sound of water rang in everyone's ears. There was actually a small-scale waterfall on the right side of the passage. The water flow was not large, nor was it small. Xu Wenyan looked down and saw a pool of water below. The color in the center was dark green.

It was like staring into the abyss.

"Everyone be careful. If you slip, you might be gone." Xu Wenyan took a few steps back. Although there was a high chance that he would fall into the pool, everything was uncertain, so he had to be careful.

Go down slowly from the left side of the passage. The terrain here is really dangerous and you can only go down with difficulty.

The water in the big pool flowed all the way down. Fortunately, the current was not fast and there were many big rocks to step on. Chen Sanlin jumped over in two steps and reached out to pull Xu Wenyan behind him.

"We have lived in the village for decades and have never heard of such a place here." Zhou Jianye was also attracted by the scenery here.

The dark green pool, the cascading waterfall, and the narrow passage.

It's like a paradise on earth.

"Uncle Jianye, we haven't even been to the deep mountains, let alone climbing over several mountains in a row." Although they walked along the mountainside, it still took a lot of time.

Along the way, Xu Wenyan saw several snakes, all of which were poisonous. There were also wild boars, deer, and pheasants, which would run away very quickly at the slightest sign of trouble.

It's already very difficult to just walk here, not to mention someone might chase here.

Xu Wenyan had to admire Chen Sanlin. He definitely didn't walk so far last time. He relied entirely on his intuition all the way here.

After walking a little further, there is a slightly flat place turning right along the tributary stream from the pond. There is a dirt hill behind it. It is less than a hundred steps away from the pond, separated by a small ridge.

"Let's do it here. It's not convenient if it's too far away. Even if the water level rises, it can't flood the area above." Xu Wenyan planned to build a residence next to the loess mountain.

Without saying anything more, it was already noon. After dealing with everything roughly, Xu Wenyan had to see if this place was suitable for building a home.

There is a mountain ridge on the left side of this place and thorns on the right side, so it is not easy to open up the land.

It took a full hour for them to finally clear out a flat surface. According to Xu Wenyan's observation, it was not difficult to dig the loess, and arranging a sleeping place inside the loess mountain was also an option.

Unless you are unlucky and encounter an earthquake, it will not collapse.

Moreover, this area was large enough for three families to live in. After they came up with an idea, they ate some dry biscuits together, discussed it, and prepared to go back.

This trip was to first determine the place to hide from the war, and then to familiarize themselves with the location.

The roads in the deep mountains and forests are complicated and even more difficult to find in the summer when the vegetation is lush.

If you get lost in the mountains and forests, don't worry about the wild beasts.

Poisonous insects and snakes can be fatal.