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

"Let's go." Xia Qingyue waved to Heihei in a low voice and walked in the opposite direction.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Heihei stopped and looked up at the tree diagonally opposite, with curiosity and doubt in his eyes.

Would you be unlucky enough to encounter a ferocious beast?

She looked carefully and saw some monkeys sleeping on the tree trunks not far away.

I counted them and found there were about ten of them, with fluffy golden fur.

They were sleeping soundly, and Xia Qingyue and Heihei walked past the trees carefully.

After walking a long distance, she raised her hand and patted her chest, secretly sighing that there were indeed many animals in this forest.

On the way back, Heihei took her around and around, seemingly avoiding some dangerous places.

The environment in the forest was similar, and after walking for so long, she was dizzy.

After walking for at least an hour and a half, Heihei led her out of the woods and came to a relatively flat grassland with a wide view.

At this moment, the sun is high and the temperature is hot. The insects and birds that have been sleeping all night are chirping tirelessly.

She walked breathlessly, stood on the high earth slope and looked into the distance, she saw a silver ribbon in the distance, flashing with light and shadow.

That should be the river that Xia Dasong mentioned.

It will take more than half an hour to walk there.

She was very thirsty, and after a gulp, all the saliva in her mouth dried up.

"Let's go, Heihei."

More than half an hour later.

Xia Qingyue finally arrived at her destination. Fortunately, the river was wide and there was water in it.

The amount of water in this area is similar to that of the river on the Li family's side. She observed the terrain and determined that this is the downstream.

There is so much water downstream alone, and even more upstream.

She laughed happily, feeling that today's hard work was not in vain.

"Wait, there's water here, why don't I seem to see anyone?"

Logically speaking, when there is drought and water shortage, people would choose to camp by the river.

Xia Qingyue felt something was wrong, so she called Heihei and walked towards the middle of the river.

After walking for a long time, I didn't see any signs of human habitation, only a few human footprints.

There were more animal footprints and feces, animal hair stuck on the grass and leaves everywhere, and even several rotten skeletons, both human and animal.

Heihei was sniffing around all the way, and his nervousness was visibly evident.

She looked up at the dense forest on the other side of the river with a serious expression.

According to current observations, there are a large number of animals living in the dense forests on both sides of the river, and most of them are ferocious beasts. They often come here to drink water, and few people dare to approach.

"No way, how could this happen!"

To get here from the tiankeng is not only a long journey, more than three hours round trip, but also requires passing through a dense forest full of dangers.

Dejected, she raised her hand to scratch her hair. Heihei suddenly ran over and growled at her in a rapid, low voice, his eyes full of anxiety and fear.

Hide quickly!

This was the first time she saw such a heavy expression on Heihei's face.

Fortunately, there were grass and big rocks by the river. The man and the dog crawled into the grass and hid behind a big rock.

After a while, there was a sound coming from the opposite direction. Although it was not loud, it inexplicably carried a shocking deterrent force.

Xia Qingyue suddenly felt something moving around her. For a moment she thought there was a snake. She took out her dagger and prepared to attack. She lowered her eyes and saw that it was Heihei who was trembling next to her.

She opened her mouth in surprise, poked her head out slightly, and looked cautiously towards where it happened.

What on earth is so powerful?

You don’t know until you see it. After seeing it clearly, she was also shocked.

On the other side of the river, there was a majestic and huge tiger drinking water. After it had drunk enough, it raised its head and shook it's head, its eyes were lazy, and it seemed that it had just woken up.

Perhaps it was satisfied with what it had drunk, it opened its mouth slightly and roared like a tiger or a dragon.

After watching for just two or three seconds, she immediately retracted her head and covered her mouth tightly with her hands.

Big tiger, ferocious and brutal, the king of beasts!

Her eyes were wide open, out of focus, and her heart was sank.

When fetching water, we are not afraid of the long distance, but we are afraid of the danger and fatality!

After waiting for a few minutes, the tiger slowly returned to the woods.

"Come on, Heihei, let's see if there is another way to get back!"

Xia Qingyue still had fantasy in her mind, trying to find another safe way leading to the tiankeng and the river in the dense forest.

She massaged Heihei's weak and trembling legs, and he recovered after a while.

They continued to head upstream.

She saw many wild vegetables and fruits along the way, but she was in no mood to pick them. Her anxious heart was like a boiling kettle, bubbling with water and ready to overflow at any time.

Heihei wandered around and took many paths, but gave up after a short while and went back to find a new path.

They went back and forth in the woods and along the river.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon.

After walking for several hours under the scorching sun, they were very energetic. Heihei opened his mouth with his big tongue showing, and kept panting.

It was fine, as it could go to the river to drink water. Xia Qingyue didn't dare to drink raw water, so she just endured it.

At noon, Xia Qingyue was very hungry, so she took out the pork jerky and pork jerky she had brought from her backpack and ate them.

Heihei eats tasteless pork jerky.

After eating, I filled my stomach and continued walking.

The river was very long, and she had not seen its source until two or three in the afternoon. On the way, she narrowly encountered a few wild wolves drinking water together. She began to think of backing out. If she continued like this, she might not be able to find a way back before dark.

"Heihei, let's stop looking. Let's go back the same way!"

Walking back to the downstream where they had been in the morning, Xia Qingyue fetched three buckets of water. Since they were here now, they could leave other things behind but must bring water, otherwise it would be a wasted trip.

When we entered the forest, the light suddenly dimmed, until it was only about six in the morning. A chilly wind blew and it became cool all of a sudden.

She looked at the scene around her, feeling uneasy, as if something was staring at her in the dark.

You can see animals wherever you go in the forest: timid rabbits foraging for food, badgers running around in the grass chasing prey, a family of five wild boars, blind bears sleeping and snoring under the trees, wolves hunting down sika deer and cruelly and bloodily eating their prey.

They walked and stopped, hiding here and there on the way.

A large expanse of magnificent fiery clouds appeared in the sky, adding a touch of warmth to the tranquil evening scene.

Walking out of the dense forest and returning to the familiar environment, the light of setting sun shone on Xia Qingyue's face. Her face was wet with sweat and was greasy and bloodless.

She walked with her eyes dull and lifeless, and her face showed an expression of despair. Her legs were numb and without feeling, as if she was tied up with a pair of shackles, and she walked like a walking corpse.

Heihei walked slowly in front of her.

After a long time, we returned to the tiankeng and it was completely dark.

Xia Qingyue unloaded the water on her body, and a lot of the three buckets of water spilled. In the end, they were all poured together, leaving only half a bucket.

She looked at the water and laughed out loud, feeling extremely sour in her heart, as if there were a few fish bones stuck in her throat, making it uncomfortable.

She squatted down and tried to hug herself, and during the movement, her whole body ached and her features felt dizzy with pain.

"It hurts, it hurts!"