That night, Xiao Lan and Wang Ya settled in the pavilion, surrounded by darkness, only the sound of the river flowing next to the pavilion, and the only thing left was death-like silence. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At night, the whole county town was crowded with people, some dead and some alive, who knew that most people would die this night, and who would never wake up in their sleep.

The pavilion is remote, there is no one around, and since Wang Niuguang left, only Xiao Lan and Wang Ya are left. Xiao Lan used the dead branches he had collected before taking out of the bamboo basket to build them little by little and raise a fire. Put a small iron basin on it, fill it with a little water, put the dried snake and the dough cake in it, and cook it into a small pot of rice paste and dried snake porridge, just enough for two people to drink, and even a little more.

Wang Ya sat next to her to help light the fire, holding her cheeks and not knowing what she was thinking, she asked, "Grandpa, why hasn't Brother Niu come back yet?" Wang Ya knew that Wang Niuguang left them as soon as he entered the county, but she thought he would come back.

Xiao Lan saw that the fire was up, and then put the dried snake inside, stirred the rice cereal with a clean wooden stick, and boiled the dried snake. He looked at the fire and said as he stirred, "He's not coming back." ”

"Why?" Wang Ya couldn't understand why Wang Niuguang left.

"He's going to find Grandma. ”

"Grandma?" In her eyes, she only has grandpa, and there is no concept of grandma.

Xiao Lan sighed and explained from Wang Ya's perspective: "It's like Wang Ya is lost and wants to find her grandfather." ”

Wang Ya understood, since Brother Niu was going to find his "Grandpa", then he would not come back, Grandpa was very important in Wang Ya's heart, more important than Brother Niu, so Brother Niu would not come back.

After recognizing the situation, Wang Ya replied unhappily: "Oh." ”

As soon as the words were finished, the grandfather and grandson did not speak again.

Running away from home, not being able to go home again, and still being hungry and homeless, I have experienced so much.

The previous Wang Ya cried and made trouble and didn't leave, but now Wang Ya won't make trouble anymore, just silently and sullenly.

Wang Ya lowered her head to look at the fire, Xiao Lan estimated that the porridge was almost over, and hurriedly poured the paste out of the pot with a broken bowl and handed it to Wang Ya.

Wang Ya took the broken bowl, raised her head and looked at the place behind Xiao Lan through the firelight, and found a figure running around. Take a closer look, it turned out to be Wang Niuguang.

Wang Ya hurriedly pointed in the direction behind Xiao Lan, and said to Xiao Lan in a loud voice: "Brother Niu! Grandpa, it's Brother Niu!"

But when Wang Niuguang met Wang Ya and his grandson again, he didn't have the slightest happy expression on his face, but said to Xiao Lan with a frightened face: "Grandpa, you can't cook and eat here!" The tone was hurried and anxious, and he was eager to take action immediately.

When Xiao Lan frowned and was about to ask him the reason, Wang Niuguang did not give Xiao Lan a time to speak, and continued: "Hurry up, hide the mush, the production team will come later!"

Wang Niuguang came in time, but he was also half a step slower, and as soon as his words fell, a conversation came from the silence in the distance: "Here!

Hearing the "production team", Xiao Lan immediately understood Wang Niuguang's words. As long as it is food, no matter where you come from, it belongs to the public, and it must be handed over. But each commune only belongs to the people under the name of the commune, Xiao Lan does not belong to this county, why did the production team come to him?

There are many questions, the consequences of looking at Wang Niuguang's appearance may be very serious, Xiao Lan doesn't plan to be stupid, and wait until the production team comes to confront each other.

Xiao Lan immediately made a decision, he picked up the pot, and said to Wang Niuguang while holding the pot: "There is a river next to it." ”

Wang Niuguang nodded, understanding Xiao Lan's words.

One person held the pot, the other carried the bamboo basket, moved quickly and quickly, walked to the river, put all the things in the riverside talk, and then quickly returned to the pavilion.

As soon as they arrived, the production team appeared in the field of vision, and a group of three people trotted over, with happy faces, staring closely at the three people in the pavilion, for fear that they would run away.

All three were armed with wooden sticks, uniform uniforms, and menacing.

When they arrived at the pavilion and stood still, the leader of the three of them stood up and asked: "Are you cooking and eating here? Hurry up and hand over the things!"

Without waiting for Xiao Lan to answer, Wang Niuguang helped Xiao Lan respond first, and he said with a smile: "Brigade, we didn't cook anything to eat, my sister was afraid of the dark so she got angry." After finishing speaking, he touched the head of Wang Ya, who was pulling Xiao Lan's trouser leg because she was afraid, to show intimacy.

They looked around and saw that they had nothing to eat, only a fire.

But one person was not reconciled, and he pricked up his nose and sniffed and said, "I smell the taste of food." "Misbehaving, opening one's eyes and speaking nonsense.

The other two exchanged glances with each other, and one of them threatened loudly: "I tell you, it is a serious crime to keep something, and if you don't hand it over, you will wait to be killed." Now the whole county is full of refugees, and you have no conscience to eat here! ”

"There's really no private hiding, brigade, I don't believe you can search your body. Wang Niuguang showed a frightened face, feeling that he was about to kneel for them.

Xiao Lan watched the performance of this group of people and didn't speak, but just hugged Wang Ya, looking like she was comforting her frightened granddaughter.

The team leader listened to their encouragement and commanded, "Search me." In line with the spirit of not letting go of a private person, the two people behind him stepped forward without saying a word.

Xiao Lan continued to be silent, put Wang Ya down, and let the people search her body.

All the belongings were put in the bamboo basket, and now that the bamboo basket was hidden in the river, he had nothing on him, so naturally there was no need to be afraid. And Wang Niuguang didn't have anything in the first place, so he naturally generously let them search their bodies.

After touching east and west, they found nothing, shook their heads at each other, and stopped searching.

There is really nothing, and the three of them have no belongings, they are dressed in tatters, and they look like they are fleeing the famine.

The team leader also saw that nothing was found, so he reluctantly let the three go.

"Since there's no private collection, forget it. ”

"Be careful, you can't light the fire at night, and you will put out the fire yourself. ”

Before leaving, he said a few words, and instead of apologizing for their misunderstanding, he looked like he let you go. The beating fire shadow was reflected in Xiao Lan's pupils, and he half-squinted at their backs as they left, silent.

From what happened just now, Xiao Lan can see a lot.

Originally used for agricultural production, the production team is now serving as the city manager, and is now taking food from the refugees' pockets, which are supposed to feed them.

The entire county is operating, and it is completely chaotic.

His original idea of finding a place to settle down has changed, and now the world is not only a great famine, but also a chaos of institutions and human nature.

Living alone is safer.