I don't know which family is eating pancakes, the aroma of sesame seeds wafted over, and Zhang Xing's saliva flooded, but she hadn't eaten for a whole day, and her stomach was so hungry that she couldn't do it. Zhang Tao whispered next to her sister, "Sister, do you smell it?" ”

Her sister was younger than her, and Zhang Xing didn't want her to feel uncomfortable, so she pretended not to know, shook her head and said, "Nothing." Zhang Tao's eyes widened and said, "So fragrant, sister, didn't you smell it?" It's a sesame cake, I don't know if there are green onions in the road, it's really fragrant. ”

Zhang Xing looked at her sister's longing for greed, handed her a piece of dried clothes in her hand, and said, "Put it on, if you are tired, squint for a while, and when you wake up, your father will definitely bring something to eat." ”

Zhang Xing curled up according to her sister, the aroma had not yet dissipated, she couldn't sleep, and said, "Sister, go home, you give me pancakes to eat, okay?" ”

Zhang Xing nodded with a smile and said, "Okay." Zhang Tao teased his fingers, looked at Zhang Xing and said, "Add some sesame seeds, and add chopped green onions." Zhang Xing smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, good, add sesame seeds, add chopped green onions, let's add whatever is delicious." He patted Zhang Tao, "Hurry up and sleep." ”

Zhang Tao hummed and stopped talking.

Late at night, not far away the flood water hit the bank, from time to time there was a soft snap, most of the people fleeing on the river bank have rested, the unpaid nest on the spot, some of them picked up some branches and dry firewood pads, Mr. Wan of the Jishi Medicine Hall dragged over the door panel nested a twenty-three or four-year-old young woman and a six or seven-year-old boy, Mr. Wan sat on the outer edge, and there was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old tall and thin boy curled up under the wheel of the cart next to him. There are few voices and bonfires. Zhang Shuisheng has not returned.

Zhang Xing dried the clothes on the shelf and put them away, Zhang Tao was already asleep, her fingers in her mouth, and her saliva was dripping. Zhang Xing smiled, added another piece of clothing for her to cover, and stirred up the fire a little. I didn't feel it when I was busy, but now that I was quiet, Zhang Xing found that her feet were hot and painful. Xu broke his skin when he was on the road last night. She was about to free her feet to bake the fire.

Qi Chongshan suddenly tiptoed over, took out something from his arms and stuffed it to Zhang Xing, and whispered, "Girl, give." Before Zhang Xing could see what it was, he turned around and left. Zhang Xing opened his hand, and it was a pancake that had taken a few bites. Looking at the half cake that was still a little hot in her hand, she swallowed her saliva and pushed Zhang Tao awake.

Zhang Tao rubbed his eyes, saw the sesame pancake in front of him, and almost screamed with joy. Zhang Xing hurriedly signaled her to whisper, this cake must be Qi Chongshan's own, he secretly talked to her, and he didn't want his mother-in-law to know. She couldn't make him curse.

After Zhang Xing tore off the edge of the bitten cake, she divided it in half, keeping the small one for herself and the big one for her sister. The two sisters swallowed the cake in a few bites, but there were too few things, not only did they not quench their hunger, but they aroused their hunger, and Zhang Tao couldn't sleep, so the sisters snuggled and talked.

I don't know when Lu Dao is, Zhang Tao suddenly pointed to Zhang Xing's right and said, "Sister, look, Dad is back." Zhang Xing hurriedly turned his head to look, and there were four people coming not far away, the first one was a strong boy in his teens, in the middle were two women of different ages, and behind were Zhang Shuisheng and a big strong man.

Zhang Tao was already waving and shouting: "Brother Shi, Brother Shi." ”

Before she could stand up, the stone had already run over in a few steps, squatting in front of the fire, rubbing her hands, and saying, "I'm freezing to death, roast the fire first." Zhang Tao smiled, patted the door panel under him, and said, "Brother Shi, sit here." ”

Shi smiled, showed a mouthful of white teeth, sat on the door panel, took out a paper bag from his arms, opened it, and asked Zhang Tao: "Are you hungry?" See what this is? Zhang Tao exclaimed in surprise: "Buns!" The stone picked up the two sisters and said, "My grandmother made it, quickly find a branch for me, and I'll bake it for you two before eating, it's better to bake it hot than just out of the cage." ”

Zhang Tao forgot that he had injured his foot, and really wanted to come down to find a branch, and when he moved, he screamed, Zhang Xing hurriedly said, "You sit down." He pressed his sister down, took out the half-burned wood from the fire, and handed it to the stone. The stone took it, forked the bun and roasted it in the fire, Xu was too close, and his hand was hot, he sneered and shouted, and shook his hand.

Stone's mother, Li Cui, helped her mother-in-law Li Hongshi over, and when she saw her son like this, she frowned and scolded: "Recruit trouble all day long, can't you be honest for a while?" "At this time of year, it's good to have a cold food, but he still has an accident.

The stone didn't worry about his mother's words at all, and squeezed his eyes at Zhang Tao with a smile, making Zhang Tao giggle.

Zhang Xing had already stood up, helped to support Li Hongshi, and said, "Grandma Li come here and sit, it's warm here." Li Hongshi smiled and said, "Apricot girl, eat yours quickly, your Grandma Li can still walk." ”

Zhang Xing only smiled and carried Li Hongshi to the place where she had done before, and added a few more dry firewood to the fire. Li Hongshi said to Li Cuishi: "Boil some hot water for the children and drink it to get rid of the cold." Li Cuishi answered, took out the bowl from the basket, and filled it with hot water. Zhang Xing helped erect a tripod on the side. The water is boiling. Over there, Zhang Tao called her sister to come over and eat steamed buns, and Li Hongshi urged her to go quickly.

Zhang Shuisheng has been talking to Li Dazhu, and his face is not very good. Zhang Xing only listened to half of it intermittently, her mother Ye Hexiang turned out to be with the Li family all the way, Xu was afraid that Zhang Shuisheng would settle accounts with her, so she took advantage of the Li family's inattention, and actually secretly left.

Li Dazhu was full of apologies, the person was entrusted to him, but he lost it, and on the way to escape, it was a mess, and it was really difficult to find the person.

Zhang Shuisheng's face was gloomy, he knew Ye Hexiang better than Zhang Xing, I was afraid that he was not only worried about his accounting, but also suspected that Li Dazhu's family was old and young, and he was walking too slowly. She didn't want to think that she was a woman with a four-year-old baby, and that was the real burden. Zhang Shuisheng was angry and worried in his heart, shook his head and said, "Brother Dazhu, how can I blame you for this?" The legs are long on her, she wants to go, who can stop her? Only you said that now Yuxian is gone, what is going on? ”

Li Dazhu said: "I also just got the news, now this Huaishui is not only Yu'an embankment, Liuwan and Jinyang have also broken the embankment, aren't those two places closer to Yuxian?" Aquatic life, you see, there are a lot of people here, and when they all arrive in Yuxian, won't all the people pile up? It's the Kaicheng porridge in Yuxian County, but I'm afraid it's not enough. Now going to Yuxian County may not be a living road. ”

Zhang Shuisheng heard this for the first time, his face was full of shock, and after a long time, he nodded slowly and said: "Yes, the year before last, we broke the embankment in Yu'an, and many people starved to death, not to mention this time, I am afraid that I will have to go elsewhere when I get to Yuxian." ”

Zhang Xing ate steamed buns, listening to it is also preoccupied, she doesn't know what Yuxian Liuwan and other places like this, these days, she only knows that Yu'an is very close to Lizhuang Village, Quantang Town, where she is located, Yu'an is a dangerous section of the Huai River, if there is water, it will be flooded to the low terrain of Quantang Town, and the water will run to Yuxian County, where the terrain is high. But now it is the third execution embankment of the Huai River, and the high ground in Yuxian County is only afraid that it is crowded with people, and I am afraid that I will not be able to go. Her family is not as good as others, she eats all in Ye Hexiang's burden, and she has no food in her hands, so I am afraid she will not be able to last a few days.

Li Cuishi boiled hot water and brought a bowl to Zhang Shuisheng, Zhang Shuisheng drank it in a few sips, and he had no appetite to eat, so he discussed with Li Dazhu in a low voice where to go next. Li Cuishi and Li Hongshi had already known the news, and although they were busy, their faces were still full of worry. I don't know that Zhang Tao, who is only seven years old, and the monkey-like energetic stone, the two of them are roasting buns, drinking hot water, and talking about the question of whether to catch frogs or toads tomorrow.

It was dark, the monstrous flood crashed on the shore, and the layers of darkness pressed down, and the bonfires on the bank of the river gradually dimmed, and finally disappeared in a cloud of darkness.