The climate in which dripping water turns into ice cannot freeze the hunger and cold people's thirst for food, and the biting cold wind cannot blow away the expectations of those who are dying frequently. And the more times like this, the more a person's temperament can be revealed.

The most ferocious people just called didn't make a sound after Xiao Yao said that they searched and got everyone's response. And their behavior aroused the suspicion of the captain and everyone.

"None of you should leave now, I will take you to search in the chief officer where the little brother is, if anyone dares to leave, there will be ghosts, everyone will supervise each other. ”

"Forget it, don't search it, it's all to this extent, why make everyone panic. Even if we find out, how many can there be? It's not enough for everyone to stuff their teeth, and whoever hides his secrets should let his own conscience torture himself, and we still have to find a way to solve the problem of eating. ”

Qin Manjiang, who had never dared to speak, as the second leader here, had to stand up when the captain was provoked. The most important thing is that he is worried that the trouble will not end in the end.

"Captain, how long will it take to get from here to the nearest village on the shore?"

Xiao Yao also felt that Qin Manjiang was right to do this at this time, so he hurriedly echoed the topic and diverted everyone's attention.

"The nearest shore is more than a dozen kilometers away, and it takes at least two or three hours to cross this ice. However, the ice was too unsafe for anyone to see where there was an ice cave, so it was too dangerous for us to lose a sailor and walk through. ”

Xiao Yao gestured to Yuan Yuan, and the two handed all the pastries in their hands to the captain.

"Captain, let's divide this thing equally, I'll go ashore after eating, it's better to be in danger than to die." If you don't find something to eat, you don't know how many days it will take for the icebreaker to come. ”

At this time, on the bow deck, there were more than forty people, none of them spoke, they admired Xiao Yao's courage, but they all looked at the pastries in the captain's hand, eating, at this time it was the sky.

The captain did not dissuade him, nor did he say more, he knew that only in this way could everyone's lives be saved. He opened a box of baked cakes, took out four slices directly, and gave them to Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao was not polite, took the baked cake, and returned to the cabin with Yuan Yuan.

"Xiao Yao, these people are too dissatisfied, let's take it out, they don't appreciate it, they talk so ugly, and they suspect us of hiding secrets. If we knew this, we wouldn't take it out, and we should protect ourselves, which is enough. ”

Xiao Yao handed Yuan Yuan two pieces of baked cake and poured the tea by himself. He was going to eat as soon as possible, replenish his calories, and prepare to go to the shore. Looking at Xiao Yao's grim face, Yuan Yuan was very worried, she proposed to go to the shore with Xiao Yao, no matter how Xiao Yao stopped her, she would follow.

People who have been hungry for a day eat two slices of white or black cut and inch gold, and the two thin slices are not much different from eating and not eating, they are all filled with hot water.

So, after eating, more than two dozen people asked to go to the shore. It is better to survive than to die, and when you get to the shore, you have the hope of being full.

The captain asked everyone to take out the cloth, broom, and all the long sticks and bamboo poles on the ship, and let each person hold one in his hand, and told everyone to hold it horizontally in their hands and not to let go. If you fall into an ice cave, having it in your hand can save your life.

Qin Manjiang took the lead in walking forward with a wooden stick, more than ten meters apart, followed Yuan Yuan, Xiao Yao followed Yuan Yuan more than ten meters behind, step by step, cautiously walking towards the vast frozen lake.

On the ice surface, there is a shallow layer of white snow, and on the snow, there is a thin layer of frost, which can be described as: frozen ice and snow on the water, and the snow is worse.

Everyone followed the footprints of Qin Manjiang and walked forward in turn, all gathering at a distance of more than ten or twenty meters, so that everyone could avoid walking together, the pressure was too great, causing the ice surface to break, and they would not walk blindly and fall into the ice cave.

Xiao Yao held a wooden stick in his hand, and tied a long rope around his waist, and the other end of the long rope was tied around Yuan Yuan's waist, which was a special connection between Xiao Yao and Yuan Yuan, and other people also had ropes, but they didn't tie the two of them, just wrapped around their waists alone, just in case.

The cold wind on the lake is unrestrained, blowing people's eyes narrow, freezing snow under their feet, and people slipping and falling from time to time. Yuan Yuan, who was walking in front of Xiao Yao, fell down several times, and waved his hand to refuse Xiao Yao to come to help, which was the safest way to get up by himself.

Everyone forgot about the cold, and the heart that was carried did not let go until they saw the shore. This time I walked on the ice lake, surprisingly safe, except for many falls, no one had an accident.

They came to shore and walked for about half an hour until they finally came to a village. In this village, along the embankment of the lake, everyone went into different homes one after another to warm up and beg for food and food.

Xiao Yao took Yuan Yuan to walk all the way to the village, passing by many families who did not enter, Yuan Yuan was a little anxious.

"Xiao Yao, they all went in, why are you still going forward? Go in early and get food early, aren't you hungry?"

"There are so many of us, and when they go into one or two houses, they may not be able to eat enough, so where can there be extra food to sell to us? Look at the big tiled house in front of me, I just want to go to that house, and that family will have surplus food. ”

Yuan Yuan looked in the direction of Xiao Yao's finger, not to mention that the house was a brick wall and tile house, and it was much higher than the nearby family houses, it must be the richest family here, she secretly said in her heart that Xiao Yao was too thief.

Following Xiao Yao's steps, Yuan Yuan came to this tiled house family with him. As soon as Xiao Yao entered the door, he greeted the man and woman of the family one after another, and told the fact that he and the others were trapped in the middle of the lake, and now they are hungry and cold.

The man is still suspicious, and the hostess is already distressed. These two children, who can walk from the middle of the lake to the shore in this icy and snowy place, has already surprised her, where is the slightest suspicion?

She hurriedly asked her husband to beckon Xiao Yao and Yuan Yuan to drink some hot tea first, and let the brazier burn prosperously, so that they could roast the fire. I hurriedly went to the noodles and beat the eggs, this thing is now easy and quick to make, and it tastes hot.

Yuan Yuan drank half a glass of water, then asked Xiao Yao to chat with the male host, and turned around to help with the kitchen. This time made the hostess even more happy, and said that Yuan Yuan was sensible and diligent, and praised her well.

"Auntie, my brother likes to eat soft and tender egg yolks, you can put them in later. ”

"Oh, oh, you're a good sister to your brother. The girl in my family and her two younger brothers are like rivals, and the three of them quarreled not long after they were together. It's like you, who cares so much about her brother, she doesn't look like a sister at all. ”

Seeing that the hostess was holding the eggs and preparing to beat them in the pot, Yuan Yuan reminded her in a timely manner, which caused the hostess to sigh.

Yuan Yuan was also very happy in her heart, this was the first time she called Xiao Yao her younger brother in front of outsiders. She helped serve the noodles and brought them to Xiao Yao first.

In the chat with the male host, Xiao Yao learned that the family has three children, an eldest daughter and two boys, and now they are all going to his grandmother's house to deliver New Year's goods. Xiao Yao forcibly suppressed his desire to gobble up, learned from Yuan Yuan, and ate and drank quietly.

"Uncle, we can't go back tonight, can we stay at your house for one night? We will go back early tomorrow morning, and we will bring some food to the people in the middle of the lake, can you sell us some grain?"

This is the captain's task before everyone leaves, each person can not take more, but they must bring some food back, it is estimated that it will take two days to stay in the middle of the lake, and two days of food must be prepared.

Before eating, Xiao Yao had avoided mentioning the matter, and he prevented the owner of the house from saying that he was not satisfied. But at this time, he has eaten enough, and he still needs to mention what should be mentioned, he can't just care about himself, regardless of the life or death of others.

When the heroine heard this, she hurriedly said:

"It's nothing, the noodles and eggs I just ate, just for you first. I'll make dinner in a moment. You sisters and brothers stay at my house at night, and my children have been gone for a few days, and they are very lonely. ”

Xiao Yao was a little embarrassed by the sister and brother in the heroine's mouth, no matter how he looked at it, he was also a brother, but now it's good, he was taken advantage of by Yuan Yuan, but on this occasion, he couldn't worry about Yuan Yuan, so he had to look at Yuan Yuan, but Yuan Yuan smiled proudly.

"Don't say whether you buy it or not, you are trapped in the middle of the lake, where will you be prepared? Although our family is not very rich, we still have a little food, and if we give you some, it will not cause a famine. I'll get you ready when you leave tomorrow. ”

The male protagonist has not spoken much, but at this time, he righteously rejected Xiao Yao's request to buy food. After he finished speaking, he looked at the heroine, and the heroine nodded with satisfaction. This is called doing good, ordinary people want to do good deeds, but they can't get such a few times, doing good, often also pay attention to a good karma.

Just when Xiao Yao and Yuan Yuan finished eating and were still chatting with the male and female hosts, Qin Manjiang came over, he pulled Xiao Yao outside the house, and whispered:

"The people who came up, I asked one by one, more than half of them didn't eat, they were waiting for the master's house to cook dinner and eat together, and more people couldn't get food, what are you doing?"

"Have you eaten?"

Qin Manjiang saw that Xiao Yao first asked him if he had eaten, and he smiled proudly.

"The house I went to, there was some leftover food at noon, and I was cooked with white water soup and rice to eat, although I was not full, but I didn't have to wait for dinner. What about you two? Have you eaten too?"

When they are hungry, all they care about is eating. The phrase "Have you eaten?" has become a daily phrase in our country for many years.

Xiao Yao saw that he had eaten some white water soup and rice, and he was so proud, and it was not easy to hit him, so he nodded and said casually.

"I had it all going well and stayed here at night. Go to other homes and ask, try to prepare the food you bring in the evening, and set off at dawn tomorrow, there are so many people waiting for us to bring food back, we can't delay too much. ”

"Okay, you're okay, I'm much more relieved. But the captain said that whoever can't get food will go back hungry, and every ship says so, and each ship is responsible. It's good that my house can give me something to eat, but if there is no excess, I still have to think of ideas. ”

After Qin Manjiang finished speaking, he hurriedly left, and when he was on the boat, the captain ordered everyone not to enter one family, if someone entered, others were not allowed to enter. It is not easy for anyone's family to reach the end of the year, how can they help dozens of people to eat at once?

Xiao Yao saw that Qin Manjiang was leaving dejectedly, he returned to the house, and did not mention that Qin Manjiang did not get food. He wouldn't ask for more from this house. It's not necessarily a good thing to really give too much, and the pastry on the ship can't happen again.