Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Zhou Dacang was the only one awake in the Zhou family. He was eating a steamed bun with relish. When he saw Zhou Guo wake up, he raised the steamed bun in his hand and said, "You must be hungry. Come down and eat the steamed bun. There is also meat. Your grandma fried chicken last night. It was delicious."

She touched her stomach. She had only eaten half a steamed bun in the morning. After resting for such a long time, she finally recovered. She was so hungry that her stomach was rumbling.

Zhou Dacang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He carried the person down, moved a steamed bun, picked out two pieces of meaty chicken and put them in it, and handed it to her, "Come, eat it."

Then he picked up his steamed bun and started eating it. He didn't expect the child to say anything to him.

Zhou Guo didn't say anything. She took the steamed bun with chicken and started eating, being careful not to eat the bones. Although the steamed bun was cold and contained inedible wheat bran and rice husks, and the chicken was also cold, she ate it with big mouthfuls and relish.

The two of them buried their heads in eating, and no one spoke for a while.

After eating the steamed bun, Zhou Dacang took out an egg. There were not many eggs, so they shared one. Zhou Dacang peeled the egg and gave the whole egg to his niece. This child had a hard time. She would have no good days in the future and she would suffer a lot.

No one knows what hardships are waiting for them in the future, so he will try his best to take care of them as much as possible. There are so many people in the family that sometimes he can't take care of them all.

Zhou Guo took the egg, cut it in half without thinking much, and handed half to Zhou Dacang.

Zhou Dacang was stunned when he saw the egg handed to him. He stared at Zhou Guo. After looking at him for a few times, although the blank and expressionless face was still in front of him, he felt that something was wrong.

Zhou Guo blinked, hesitating whether it would appear more suspicious if he pulled his hand back at this moment.

In fact, it’s okay to let them know, and it’s not a bad thing. At most, she won’t have the peaceful life she has now, but who knows what will happen on the road to escape...

Thinking of this, she nodded to Zhou Dacang who was still looking at her, "Uncle, here, eggs."

Zhou Dacang's eyes suddenly widened! !

What did he hear? !

"This...you...that...you, are you okay?" He pointed at her head in disbelief, his tongue tied with excitement.

Zhou Guo didn't even frown. He nodded calmly and buried his head in eating the egg. He ate half of yesterday's egg in one bite and there was no second one after that. He couldn't eat the same way with today's half egg. He had to divide it into several bites.

Well, when did eggs become so delicious? The country eggs are so fragrant, and the egg yolks that I never ate before now taste especially sweet.

Zhou Dacang held half an egg in his hand blankly, looking at his niece who was eating as if no one was around. If it weren't for the half egg in his hand, he would have doubted whether everything that had just happened was his illusion.

He didn't even move his eyes when he was eating, so even if he told others that this child was no longer stupid, no one would believe him.

He had too many questions to ask, but he couldn't bring himself to ask them when he saw his niece like this. This child had been staying up for eight years, and now it seemed that her brain wasn't very smart after she suddenly woke up. Many things must be taught to her from a young age, oh!

Zhou Guo finished the egg bite by bite, wiped his mouth and clapped his hands. In fact, he didn't need to wipe anything, there was not even a grain of residue on his mouth. He picked up the gourd and took a few big gulps of water. After drinking the water, his stomach, which was originally 50% full, was now 70% full.

I touched my stomach and looked at the refugees all over the ground, some eating, some sleeping, and some sitting. It was a rare moment of leisure in this frightening and busy escape. I didn't know how long this escape would take, and I didn't know how long everyone could survive days like this.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Dacang stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her. The girl had no expression on her face, but there was a sense of sadness and desolation in her eyes. The girl was only eight years old, why did she act like an old lady?

Zhou Guo turned her head and looked at Zhou Dacang. Apart from grandpa, this oldest man in the family had begun to assume his responsibilities as a man. In the limited times when she was awake, she had always seen her uncle as a frivolous and unruly person. But her uncle matured overnight.

"Well, are you stunned again?" Seeing that she didn't answer, Zhou Dacang waved his hand in front of her eyes again.

Zhou Guo asked, "Uncle, how long do you think we have to walk?"

Zhou Dacang thought she was tired and consoled her, "Are you tired? It doesn't matter. Just follow Sanya and Simao and get in the car. Your uncle has plenty of strength, just like your father, and can push you."

Zhou Guo looked at his feet and said stubbornly, "It doesn't matter. I can walk. Not only can I walk, I can also push the cart with you. I just don't know how long we will have to walk."

And you're pushing the cart with him? You're such a kid.

Zhou Da Cang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved his hands repeatedly, "Why do you need to push the cart? We are here. We don't have to go to the north. We can go to the front to see if there is a suitable place and stay there temporarily. We still have to wait for your father and uncle. Living closer will make it more convenient for us to go back and visit."

Zhou Guo nodded and stopped talking. Looking at Zhou Dacang's dark circles and his gradually dull eyes, he kindly advised, "Uncle, you should get some sleep. I'll be watching over you here."

Zhou Dacang shook his head, "No, you should take a nap. Uncle is not sleepy."

She looked at his drooping eyelids in silence.

Sure enough, the next second, snoring sounds began.

You fall asleep so quickly!

There were not many people with their eyes open around at this moment. Everyone was exhausted after traveling all night, and those who hadn't slept were squinting their eyes to rest.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, she quietly picked up a stone as big as an adult's fist and shook it, then picked up a stone as big as a bowl and shook it, and finally looked around unnoticeably, and stealthily found a stone as big as a soup basin, looked at it for a long time, squatted down, got into position, stretched out her hands and picked it up with force.

She raised an eyebrow.

She put the stone down, glanced to the side, and saw another stone two bigger than this one nearby. She walked up to it and lifted it up without hesitation. Such a big stone was like a ten-pound watermelon in her hand, and she could even shake it with some force.

Putting the stone down, she looked at her hands in confusion, wondering where all her strength came from.

She had felt something was wrong since she was picking dates yesterday. When she got off the cart just now, she pushed it hard and the heavy cart moved forward, which scared her.

I thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out. It seems that none of my family members are very strong? They are all quite normal. So, is she a mutant?