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

Biting her back teeth, Xia Qingyue cleaned the injured area, applied medicine and bandaged it.

After finishing, I was sweating all over and my face was pale, as if I had just been soaked in water.

Sitting on a stool beside the dining table to rest, she drank two glasses of honey water, and then remembered the water she brought back.

She unloaded the water and placed it casually on the ground.

She stood up and went to check. Only one third of the water in the backpack was left, and some water had also been spilled in the two buckets she was carrying.

Pour several buckets of water together, and there is barely one and a half buckets.

This was achieved after going through the dense forest and fighting with wild wolves.

Water is precious and hard to come by.

"Oh!" She was very worried, wondering if this was the only way to get water in the future?

Thinking of these things, her heart was in a mess and her temples were throbbing violently.

No matter how bad it is, life has to go on.

She steamed some yams and fried two quick dishes, egg and loofah, and braised eggplant.

I was injured and could only eat light food.

After lunch, Xia Qingyue was so exhausted that she couldn't even open her eyes, so she called Heihei back to her room to take a nap.

I woke up refreshed. It was still early, around three o'clock, the sun was shining brightly, and the heat was unbearable.

Xia Qingyue sat on a low stool and processed the fur of the wolf's legs. She pulled off what could be pulled off, and burned what couldn't be pulled off over fire. When it was ready, she stewed it and could eat it at dark in the evening.

The wolf legs were stewed in the pot. There was a fire burning in the stove, which was very hot. She sat in the shade where she could see the fire, staring at the empty space, emptying her mind and digesting her emotions silently.

Although what happened today was expected, it dealt her some blow to a certain extent.

That is, she knew that it was extremely dangerous to go through the dense forest to fetch water. After experiencing it herself, she suddenly realized that what she thought was just the tip of the iceberg, and the real situation was much more serious than she had imagined.

Facts have proved that we cannot rely on luck and must be prepared to face all kinds of dangers at any time.

In the past, she could never imagine that she could kill a wolf, but today she did it.

It seems that when people encounter something, succeed, or achieve a breakthrough, their spirits seem to be filled in an instant. In short, they have courage and strength, which turns into hope.

It was this hope that allowed Xia Qingyue to adjust her mood to face her future life.

After a night's rest, Xia Qingyue and Heihei were full of energy and got up early.

Today is the day I had agreed to meet Chen Yuzhen.

They went straight to their destination.

When they arrived at the place, Heihei barked twice and Chen Yuzhen walked out from the darkness.

"Qingyue."

"Auntie."

Chen Yuzhen came out carrying two buckets of water.

"The road was a bit bumpy and some water spilled. Qingyue, I'm sorry I didn't bring much water this time."

There are one and a half buckets of water.

Xia Qingyue opened her mouth to speak, but noticed that Chen Yuzhen kept her head down and didn't look directly at her.

She felt a little weird, "Aunt, did something happen to you?"

"No, I'm fine." Chen Yuzhen still didn't look up.

Xia Qingyue's eyes flickered, "Aunt, I found water over there!"

"That's great!" Chen Yuzhen raised her head, her tone full of joy.

When she raised her head, Xia Qingyue saw Chen Yuzhen's face. There were obvious red abrasions from her left cheek down to her neck, and some places were bruised.

Chen Yuzhen, with a smile on her face, pulled the wound, grinned and took a breath, then sensed Xia Qingyue looking at her, and hurriedly lowered her head.

"Auntie, how did you get hurt? Did you get into trouble when you went to fetch water?"

She looked at Chen Yuzhen worriedly.

"No, I'm fine. I just went to the river to fetch water last night and almost got discovered. I accidentally scratched myself when I was hiding." Chen Yuzhen said in a relaxed tone.

In fact, the few buckets of water that Chen Yuzhen fetched back in the middle of the night caused her a lot of trouble, and she was almost discovered by the patrol.

She didn't want to burden Xia Qingyue, so she kept it a secret and didn't want to say too much.

Seeing that she was discovered, Chen Yuzhen stopped hiding and took the opportunity to change the subject, "Qingyue, I'm so happy that you can find water. What's it like there? Are there any refugees stationed there?"

Xia Qingyue knew that the other party did not want to make her worry, so she took over the topic, answered truthfully, and briefly explained the situation by the dense forest river.

After Chen Yuzhen learned that Xia Qingyue and Heihei were injured in the battle with the wolf, she nervously checked their injuries and asked about the situation.

As the two were chatting, Heihei suddenly called out a few times in a certain direction, his voice soft.

Xia Qingyue felt something was wrong. She thought that the only person who could make Heihei like this was Baibai.

Just as I thought of this, Xiaobai ran out of the woods, followed by a tall man with bare chest, showing his strong arms, and wearing brown linen trousers. He was holding several pheasants in his hands and had a few wild rabbits tied around his waist.

As the man walked, the hare swung back and forth.

Seeing a stranger, Chen Yuzhen's alarm bells went off. She pulled Xia Qingyue behind her and called out "Heihei".

Heihei had already run together with Xiaobai and were happily circling around each other.

"Huh?" Chen Yuzhen looked at Heihei's actions in surprise. She turned her head and asked Xia Qingyue, "Do you know each other?"

Xia Qingyue pursed her lips and stared at the man warily.

I've seen him once, but I'm not familiar with him.

The man stood at a certain distance, facing Xia Qingyue and the others, his eyes calm, "To be honest, I came to you two on purpose, just because I have something to ask of you.

I happened to pass by and heard your conversation a few days ago. I learned that you can clean the dirty water. I want to know how you do it. If you are willing, I can exchange food with you. "

After hearing this, Chen Yuzhen was stunned.

Xia Qingyue blinked, walked around to the front of Chen Yuzhen, and looked directly at the man.

The man stared back at her.

When their eyes met, the hostility in Xia Qingyue's eyes did not decrease at all, "What if we don't want to?"

"I am asking for help. If you are unwilling, it is useless to force it, but I still want to try to fight for it.

In addition to the food in exchange, you can also make other requests. I will do my best to fulfill what I can within my ability. "

The words sounded sincere and didn't seem like an attempt to fool people, but Xia Qingyue thought that the man was a stranger and could not be trusted easily.

Chen Yuzhen moved closer to Xia Qingyue and whispered, "Qingyue, you'd better be careful."

Xia Qingyue had made up her mind. She opened her mouth to speak, but saw the man put the pheasant and rabbit he had on him in front of them.

The man said: "Actions speak louder than words. In the next few days, I will bring a small gift and come here at this time every day to wait for good news."

After saying that, he turned around, called Xiaobai, and left.

"Take your things away!" Xia Qingyue shouted at the man's back.

Soon, the man and Xiaobai disappeared into the forest.

Xia Qingyue looked at the six pheasants and ten wild rabbits and felt conflicted.