Traveling through the mountains and farming

After enduring wind and snow, Li Changli and his companions finally returned to the secluded cave before dark.

It was white outside, the trees were bent by the snow, and their steps were extremely difficult.

When they returned to the cave, they were all soaked and their hands and feet were almost numb from the cold.

Zhou Lingtong and his family of three were extremely grateful that they met Li Changli and his friends in Quanshui Village, otherwise they would not know how they would survive this heavy snow and freezing weather.

Especially when he saw that the secluded cave was built particularly well, and when he entered Uncle Li's house and found that they were burning high-quality charcoal in their house, Zhou Dongjia was even more grateful that his son brought them into Quanshui Village and met Li Changli and others.

After entering the house, the Li family hurriedly asked them to change their wet clothes first.

Since you have been trekking in the snow and ice for a long time, it is best to take a hot bath to relieve the stress.

The Li family asked them to warm themselves by the charcoal basin, while Aunt Li took Luo Yu Niang to the kitchen to boil water.

After changing his clothes, Zhou Lingtong took Li Chonghao, whom he had not seen for several months, and excitedly told him about his experiences in the county town over the past few months, including how he escaped from the county town with numerous difficulties and dangers, and how he went through many twists and turns along the way to Quanshui Village and met Li Changli and others.

I can't help but envy Li Chonghao for hiding in the mountains so early. He felt that this place was like a paradise, far away from the war and the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

He pulled Li Chonghao and kept talking, but Li Chonghao interrupted him:

"Okay, there will be plenty of time to catch up later. Go take a hot bath first. The water is ready. I'll take you to the bathroom."

Every house in the cave had a bathroom, and since their family was large, they built two.

In this way, Zhou Lingtong and Zhou Dongjia can take a bath at the same time.

Zhou Lingtong's mother, Meng, was taken by Chen Lian to Lin Wan's house to take a bath.

When they arrived at Lin Wan's house, Lin Wan was drowsy on the fire rack.

Seeing Chen Lian coming in with a strange woman, she hurriedly stood up to greet them.

Chen Lian hurriedly introduced herself to her, explained Meng's identity, and expressed her desire to borrow her bathroom.

Lin Wan readily agreed and immediately asked them to go over to the fire to warm themselves while she went to prepare some hot water.

The two siblings didn't need Lin Wan's instructions. They got up and went into the kitchen to boil water.

After a while, the hot water was ready. Lin Wan took Meng into the bathroom, considerately cut a clean bath towel for her, and introduced the use of bathroom cleaning items.

When Meng entered the house, she saw the novel furniture arrangement of Lin Wan's house, the unique way of warming oneself by the fire, and even the various novel shampoo and bath products in the bathroom.

I couldn't help but wonder in my heart: Are these people really the ordinary farmers my son described?

Why do I feel like the items I use are all rare?

But she just thought about it in her mind and didn't say much.

After taking a bath, she felt that all her fatigue had dissipated a lot and her body felt particularly warm.

Back in the main room, Lin Wan handed her a cup of hot water, "Auntie, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

Just now, Lin Wan learned from Chen Lian about what happened to Li Changli and others, and knew about the chaotic situation in the county.

Knowing that Zhou Lingtong and his family of three were going to live in a secluded cave, Grandpa Li decided to let them stay in his house temporarily and consider building a house later depending on the situation.

Zhou Lingtong followed Li Chonghao to the bathroom and soaked in the hot water comfortably. He couldn't help but sigh: "This is really a fairy-like day."

He was also interested in shampoo and pig pancreas soap. Although he had bath beans at home, this was the first time he had seen shampoo. He felt that it was particularly refreshing and smooth to use, and its dirt-removing ability seemed to be stronger.

After taking a shower, Zhou Lingtong felt refreshed.

I feel more and more that Li Chonghao has been having a very comfortable time these past few months, and his life is so comfortable and peaceful.

Especially in the next few days, the temperature outside continued to drop, and the intermittent snow showed no signs of stopping, but there was always a charcoal fire in the Li family's house, which made it particularly comfortable and warm.

I also had a very enjoyable time at Li's house these past few days, and I ate a new and exotic delicacy called hotpot.

Even his good classmate Li Chonghao impressed him. Every morning, Li Chonghao taught all the children in the main hall to read, including girls, which was extremely rare.

As the weather gets colder, morning teaching moves from the activity area at the cave entrance to the main hall of the Li family.

Zhou Lingtong couldn't help but be curious about everything here.

But what happened next made him realize that everything here was hard-earned.

And it's not just a comfortable life here. Life in the mountains is full of challenges and dangers.

In such bad weather, people have to shovel snow at the entrance of the cave every day, and if they are not careful, they may slip and get injured.

Due to days of ice and snow, long icicles were hanging at the entrance of the cave, and for everyone's safety they needed to be carefully knocked off by hand.

The small stream that runs through their cave has frozen over, and any water used in the cave now requires chiseling away the ice, then laboriously carrying it back and melting it with fire before use.

He found that the families here were very united and friendly, and they worked together to deal with and solve all problems.

At this moment, he was lying on Li Chonghao's bed, recalling every detail of the past few days, feeling deeply moved.

The difficult journey back home in the snow, the warm mutual assistance of everyone in the cave, and the novel life experiences all touched him deeply and made him full of expectations for his future life.

However, in this quiet night, an eerie wolf howl broke the silence.

Everyone was awakened instantly, and an ominous premonition surged in their hearts.

"Oh no, there might be a wolf pack coming!"

Li Chonghao next to him quickly turned over, picked up the bow and arrow on the cabinet next to him, turned back and said to Zhou Lingtong anxiously:

"Stay in the house and don't go out."

Zhou Lingtong's heart was pounding and he stood up and walked towards the door. He didn't dare to go out directly because he had no weapon in his hand.

I saw people in the cave outside the door running towards the cave entrance with nervous expressions. Some were holding axes, some were holding bows and arrows, and some were holding kitchen knives.

Seeing so many people on high alert, he found a carrying pole in the main hall and followed the crowd.

When he reached the cave entrance, with the help of the moonlight and the reflection of the snow on the ground, he saw several pairs of green eyes flashing coldly in the woods on both sides of the gentle slope connected to the mountain. They were hungry wolves waiting for their opportunity to move.

It looked like a wolf had fallen into a trap and was howling. The other wolves saw this and didn't dare to attack rashly, so they were wandering around and testing the waters.

Lin Wan had just arrived in her room and was about to go to sleep when she heard the howling of wolves and the noise outside the house. She knew that something must have happened.

Letting Li Ke and Li Chongle stay in the room, she quickly took the bow and arrow and the deadly poison and rushed out.

When he ran to the cave entrance, he saw a wolf that seemed to be giving orders and preparing to attack.

Luo Dashan and Li Chongwu were just about to rush to the front and fight with the wolves.