An orphan girl from a farming family: Everyday farming in the mountains during natural disasters

Originally, Xia Qingyue was looking forward to going out after such a long time, but the facts were revealed one after another.

It's dangerous outside. It's so dangerous!

If she didn't have enough food to go out, there was nothing she could do and she had to go out and face it.

The fact is just the opposite. She has enough food and a safe shelter. If she still goes out frequently under such circumstances, she would be asking for trouble and seeking her own death.

"Don't go out. Stay in the tiankeng unless you really have to go out!"

Xia Qingyue made up her mind and regained her good mood. She took an axe and hit the snails, but she was not going to smash the meat too hard to break it into pieces. The purpose of hitting it was to make it easier for the chickens and ducks to peck at the meat.

She smashed one-third of the snails and kept the rest in a pot, enough to feed them for three days.

I also caught some black bubble wild strawberries and mixed them with pumpkin leaves to feed the rabbits.

It was getting dark and Xia Qingyue had no appetite. She soaked some vermicelli, fried some vermicelli with sour bamboo shoots, and boiled some vermicelli and duck eggs for Heihei.

At the same time, in the cave where the Li family lived.

The cave became a residence where more than 20 families lived together.

In the open space outside the cave, there were bonfires burning in several places, lighting the surroundings. There were several simple and low wooden houses built here, and more were simple tents made of cloth.

There was a long line in the middle of the open space, containing people from every household.

These people who hurriedly left their homes and fled to the mountains had some food in their hands when they first arrived at the mountains. At worst, they went to the mountains to find mountain products and had something to eat. However, as the temperature rose, many of the mountain products were either sun-dried to death or picked by others.

No one had anything to eat, so they decided that every day each family would send some people out to look for food. Only if they found enough, the family could eat from the big pot that day. Otherwise, they would have nothing to eat.

They would go out to look for food early in the morning every day, and hand in all the food they had found in the evening. Half of the food they found during the day would be eaten as dinner, and the other half would be saved for noon the next day.

Soon, the line was formed, and half of the food found outside today was taken away by the person in charge of cooking today, and the remaining half was looked after by a special person.

After delivering today’s food, the Li family returned to the wooden house they had built and sat down to rest.

"Dad, Mom, this is not a solution. We can catch fish almost every day, and if we're lucky we can hunt pheasants, wild ducks, etc. Our family contributes the most and the best, but we don't get much in return." Li Weikan rubbed his sore shoulders tiredly.

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't let outsiders hear you, or else a bunch of trouble will arise." Li Benfu looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side. He lowered his voice and said to his family:

"Recently when we go out to look for food, we often meet some people. Look at them, how many of them are fighting alone?

Life is hard, just bear it. "

Chen Yuzhen pulled up the hay beside her and rubbed it in her hands. After hearing those words, her brows furrowed and there was sadness in her eyes.

Turning her head slightly, she saw her little son looking in a certain direction with a silly smile on his face.

That was the cooking place. Some women were preparing dinner there, some were chopping wood, some were lighting the fire, some were picking vegetables, and some were frying. Among them, there was a woman with a slender figure and a delicate and pretty face who stood out from the crowd.

Li Weisheng grinned and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhu is really hardworking. He goes out to find food every day and comes back to help prepare dinner at night."

Chen Yuzhen looked towards the place where the rice was being cooked, her eyes filled with complexity.

Tan Xiaozhu was cooking over there with nimble hands and feet. I don't know what she was chatting about with the woman next to her, but a soft and bright smile appeared on her face.

Ever since she parted with Xia Qingyue last time, Chen Yuzhen has been secretly observing Tan Xiaozhu. Until today, she has not noticed anything wrong with him.

However, there was one thing that made her alert, and that was that Tan Xiaozhu was too perfect. He always gave priority to the people in the garrison and helped with this and that.

Because Tan Xiaozhu was obedient, hardworking and sweet-spoken, he quickly became friends with the people here.

There is no one in the world who is without selfish motives. Tan Xiaozhu only came here halfway and has nothing to do with the people in Xiushui Village. Why would he go to such lengths? Even if he was afraid of being abandoned, he would not do this.

Chen Yuzhen felt anxious and worried when she saw how obsessed her youngest son was with Tan Xiaozhu. She had reminded her family before, but without solid evidence, her argument was somewhat untenable.

It was because of that reminder that the usually good-tempered Li Weisheng had a cold argument with Chen Yuzhen, and ended up leaving in anger.

Soon, dinner was ready, and each person got a bowl of wild vegetables cooked in fish soup, which was very watery.

Chen Yuzhen has become accustomed to taking a look at Tan Xiaozhu before eating or drinking every day. She will not feel at ease until he or she has finished eating.

Tan Xiaozhu, who was sitting on the rock opposite, got the food and looked happy and excited. She didn't care that it was hot and just drank the soup and ate the vegetables from the bowl.

The portion was not large, so she finished it in a few bites. She raised her hand to wipe the remaining soup from the corner of her mouth, her eyes inadvertently swept to Chen Yuzhen who was looking at her, and smiled softly, "Auntie, why aren't you eating yet?"

Chen Yuzhen smiled and said, "It's a little hot. Let it sit for a while. It's cool now. Eat it right away."

She lowered her eyes and ate from the bowl. At that moment when the bowl covered most of her face, the smile on Tan Xiaozhu's face had not faded, but a strange coldness gradually emerged in her smile.

After more than a quarter of an hour, people in the garrison fainted one after another.

When Chen Yuzhen felt dizzy and fell to the ground, the first thing she looked at was Tan Xiaozhu.

Tan Xiaozhu was standing a few meters away, looking back at Chen Yuzhen with a smile, "Are you curious about why I am fine even though I also had dinner? That's because I took the antidote in advance."

"Hehehe." She laughed so hard that her thin shoulders trembled.

Chen Yuzhen was anxious, her lips trembled violently, and she struggled to stand up with her hands, but her body was limp and she couldn't exert any strength.

She felt dizzy, her eyes rolled back and she passed out.

Tan Xiaozhu was the only one left standing there. She looked into the dark distance with a cold expression, "Okay, everyone come out."

Suddenly, more than twenty people, both men and women, came out from the darkness, pushing several carts in their hands.

A woman wearing powder and lip balm and dressed seductively walked up to him with a smile, "Sister Xiaozhu, we're going to do something big this time."

Tan Xiaozhu curled his lips coldly, "Some people have hidden food and money. I will take you to find them later."

The woman asked in confusion: "Why don't you go now?"

Tan Xiaozhu pointed at the fainted Li family and the Zhu family on the other side and said, "Put these two families together and take them back."

"What happened to them?"

Tan Xiaozhu's face darkened and his tone was cold: "They are the bad guys who often bullied me while I was here."

"Then we have to teach them a lesson!" The charming woman kicked Li Weisheng in the chest.

After kicking him, she called her companions to carry him away and put him on a cart.

Watching his people busying around, Tan Xiaozhu's eyes were deep and puzzled, "Ever since meeting that man, Chen Yuzhen has started to target me."

She tilted her head slightly and continued to ask herself, "How did she see through me, and where is she hiding?"