As they continued to climb up the mountain, Shen Zhiqiu asked everyone to stay away from the cattle and horses, for fear that they would fall to the ground and the people and the carts would roll down.

Although they found a relatively flat road to go up the mountain, there were still many rocks and branches. If they rolled down, they would be half crippled if not killed.

Old Mrs. Hua was even more worried. It was not because she felt sorry for her cow, but because she was worried about the large number of things in their house and the fact that the third son brought back so many old things from the city.

These things look very expensive, we can’t just throw them away halfway.

In fact, this worry was not only shared by Old Lady Hua, but everyone was worried. They had borrowed the light along the way, and although they had to walk up the mountain, the cattle and horses could still carry a lot of things.

Now those who used to curse God no longer dared to curse. They walked and chanted, begging God and all the gods to bless them and help them find some water so that the cattle and horses could relax and they could relax too.

Shen Youyou asked her brother as she walked: "The horse is dead, did you see it?"

Shen Luming's face was very depressed. He clapped his hands on the edge of the bamboo basket and said, "I think they must have gone to find grandpa and run an escort agency for grandpa. They almost hit you. I'm not going to cry anymore."

Shen Youyou understood what it meant. It meant that the child felt sorry for the horse, but when she saw that she almost took the horse away, she no longer felt sorry for the horse.

I was so touched. If they weren't in a hurry and if her brother wasn't still sitting in the basket carried by Erhu, Shen Youyou would have hugged her brother and kissed him.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, they could still see a faint black dot on the river when they looked back. It was the bodies of three animals put together so that the cows and horses could keep each other company.

I really want to thank these cattle and horses for carrying them such a long distance and providing them with food:

The cattle and horses are now settled. I will burn more paper money for my ancient grandfather and ask him to buy good fodder for you and let you drink mountain spring water. I wonder what else you would like to eat?

"San'er, it's getting dark, do you want to take a break?" Old Man Shen asked while helping Dabao push the cart.

"Dad, we can't rest. We're halfway up the mountain and there's nowhere to stand. Let's go forward first."

Shen Zhiqiu also wiped the sweat off his brow, rubbing it onto the already muddy surface, making it even more smudged.

It’s not too obvious for others, but it is very obvious for their family of four, because they live in the city and are not exposed to the wind and sun, so they are much whiter than others.

When everyone heard this, it seemed there was no hope of resting, so they continued climbing and ate some dry food and jerky when they were hungry.

The cicadas had finished eating the food long ago, and the only dried meat left was the one that was smoked last night. With so many people eating, the food was gone too quickly.

We travel every day and eat a lot. If we have time, we can't bear to throw away the bones of cattle and horses. We make them into marinated bones and chew them. They are so delicious.

But they still had to go up the mountain to find water as soon as possible while there was water.

It was around ten o'clock in the evening when we no longer had to climb up and could walk along the mountain road. In fact, there was not much road, but this section was relatively flat.

Shen Youyou felt like she was going to die climbing the mountain, and she was quite emotional at this moment:

"Climb and climb, and once you get over the hill, the road will be smooth.

I look forward to it, and the cicadas chirp sweetly.

Wonderful~"

She was muttering as she walked, and the lyrics of "Grandma's Bridge" were messed up by her.

Suddenly, Shen Tietou’s wife jumped up and down and screamed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" everyone asked hurriedly.

Aunt Tietou was so scared that tears came out: "It's a dead person."

Hearing this, everyone's reaction was relief. Shen Tietou even said, "Tiger girl, if there is one, there is one. We haven't seen many dead bodies along the way. Just walk around him. Why are you making such a fuss?"

But Shen Zhiqiu was shocked. He was not afraid of death, but was afraid of a large number of deaths:

"Take a torch and light yourself when you walk, try to avoid places where there are dead bodies, get dressed and cover yourself tightly, Doctor Guo, do you have any realgar and floral water? Hurry and spray them all."

When this happened for the second time, everyone was much more skilled. They were quite skilled at putting on the masks, applying homemade floral water, and sprinkling realgar powder.

Everyone acted calm, except Shen Youyou. She wanted to cry. Sob! She wanted to say, "Great! Finally I can lie on a thatched bed!"

I guess this plan is ruined again. We can’t stop where there are dead people!

Now she changed it to: In the desolate mountains and ridges, it was pitch black, I stumbled and fell, and just as I was about to get up, oh my god! There were bones everywhere!

Shen Zhiqiu was startled by his daughter's mumbling: "Daughter, can you recite something nice at night?"

Shen Youyou glanced at his father numbly: "I don't want to use my brain right now, just read whatever I see!"

"So you don't have to use your brain when thinking of words?"

Shen Youyou replied: "No, it just came out of my mouth!"

This made Shen Zhiqiu choke. His throat trembled, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he couldn't say anything.

Shen Youyou's three sisters were so envious. They loved listening to Youyou and her third uncle talking, it was always interesting.

Li Jingshu shook his head helplessly, pretending he heard nothing.

In fact, just now Old Lady Hua felt a chill on her back because of the nagging of her little granddaughter. She was about to open her mouth to curse, but now she chose to shut up.

It’s not that she is afraid of being retorted by her granddaughter, but she feels that San’er’s words choke her enough. The little granddaughter is definitely taking revenge for her. It’s not that she doesn’t want to take revenge, but the time has not come yet!

Shen Youyou muttered very quietly, and only a few people around her could hear it. Shen Daya, Shen Erya, and Shen Taohua, each tugged at the arm of another, not wanting to hear what she was saying but yet reluctant to move away.

Because everyone else was silent, only Shen Youyou muttered a few words. What she said was encouraging at the beginning, but turned into scary in the blink of an eye.

When they saw the bones again, even those who didn't hear Shen Youyou's mumbling were trembling with fear.

Shen Zhiqiu called Dahu, "Look around, you guys. If there are no corpses but just that one, we can find a place to rest nearby. If there are more and some are rotting, we have to hurry on."

"Okay, uncle!"

"Okay, Third Uncle!"

Da Hu led the young men with strong yang energy to explore the way. Shen Zhiqiu once again emphasized to everyone: "Cover up tightly. Don't take off your masks or headgear even if it's hot. Use torches to light the way when walking, and stay away from those."

Everyone responded weakly: "I know!"

"Ouch! Damn it!"

Suddenly, the boys' screams were heard from the woods.

Li Quan and Hunter Gao immediately rushed out with their two sons.

Because those who went out were the bravest and most careful guys, they were all frightened and blurted out, "What did they see?"

In just a moment, Li Quan shouted, "Exchange positions. Women, children and the elderly stay inside, and men grab weapons and stay outside. Hold torches and leave quickly."

Everyone knew the situation was not good and quickly changed positions. Fortunately, everyone was skilled at it.

Shen Zhiqiu thought there were refugees again because Li Quan and his men had returned and were looking warily in the direction they were coming from. Hunter Gao and his men had picked up their bows and arrows and were aiming in that direction.

"What's wrong? Are there refugees?" asked Old Man Shen.

Da Hu wiped the cold sweat from his head and said, "No, it seems to be wild dogs, with red eyes, gnawing on the corpse. There are a group of them."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiqiu said, "Let's go! Hurry up! Men, keep an eye on the back, don't let those guys sneak attack us."

In fact, he was thinking, what kind of wild dog is that? Is it a jackal?

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