Chapter Fifty-Seven: Destiny Is on the Horizon

After He Yingyuan left, Qingjia had to take care of Chen's mother in the following days while avoiding arrest, which is not as good as at home in the mountains, there are actually very few things to use, and there are no pots and pans. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info She is easy to do herself, she can find some wild fruits on this mountain to satisfy her stomach and hold on for a while, but Chen's mother must not be able to stand it, her body is delicate, although she used to live a hard life, but she did not lack her food and drink, so Qingjia was very sad.

The first problem she had to solve was their accommodation, it was the height of summer, and although they didn't have to worry about the cold, there were often torrential rains, not to mention that the weather on the mountain was already changeable, and they should at least have a place to live.

Fortunately, there are a few caves to choose from next to the wolf's cave, although not too deep or deeper, but if it is only a temporary residence, it is also considered a place to shelter from the wind and rain, which is much better than a meal with wind and dew.

Qingjia hurriedly found the most spacious one to pack up, but halfway through, she broke two nails, just as the so-called ten fingers connected to the heart, immediately hurt her heartbreaking, tears in her eyes.

Mother Chen was also distressed when she saw it, and couldn't help complaining: "Don't you let you be careful, show me where the injury is, is it serious?" ”

Qingjia pursed her mouth when she heard this, and shook her head: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt." ”

She lied for fear of being reprimanded.

Mother Chen was helpless and distressed, she really didn't know what to do, so she could only tell her to be careful again.

It is not good to clean the cave, Qingjia touched the ground and felt very cold, if people sleep on it, wouldn't it be sick, not to mention that Chen's mother is delicate, and she has never been wet and cold, even if she herself is like this, she is afraid that she will be sick, and she will suffer when she is old, so she quickly found a lot of hay mats on it, so that it is soft and can keep warm, a thick layer, although it is simple, but after all, it is only a transitional period and can not be too particular.

In the end, some clothes were put on it, such a simple bed was born, Qingjia struggled to carry Chen's mother on the straw mat, whew, her strength is not great, if it weren't for Chen's mother's long-term illness bed, the muscles on her body atrophied badly, she would definitely not be able to carry it, remembering that Chen Wei often carried Chen's mother to the yard to bask in the sun before, that was not effortless, and couldn't help but feel that the difference between men and women was really not small.

If things are done here, it can be counted, but Qingjia looked at the sun, and the dazzling sunlight shone directly without obstruction, making people almost unable to open their eyes.

Thinking of this, she went to break some branches and came back, which were decorated with fresh and thick green leaves, and as soon as she put them at the entrance of the cave, the whole cave became instantly cool, and occasionally some small pieces of sunlight penetrated into the way, so it was much better, she couldn't help but be able to block the wind and be the sun, and she could also do hiding, which was really the best of both worlds.

Qingjia is very satisfied with her 'masterpiece', but now is not the time for her to be proud, after all, the few cakes brought out from home last night are only enough for one person's rations, and she gave them all to Chen's mother, but she also finished eating just now, if she doesn't go to find some food and come back, I'm afraid they will be hungry at night.

If it's a day or two, it's just that, but she doesn't know when this search will end, after all, the stakes are very important, and if she doesn't find out the ugly Yin Mao to come to the government, she shouldn't stop, so she must be mentally prepared for a long-term war of resistance.

Since this is already the case, she doesn't want to complain, so she can only quickly find a way to survive on this barren mountain.

Fortunately, she was familiar with the situation of this mountain, especially in the vicinity, so she probably knew where to eat something.

So she took the empty water bladder and walked in the direction of her memory, and she remembered that there were several wild peach trees not far away, and the first few times she had seen them bloom and grow green fruit that laughed like a baby's fist, and it was time to ripen now.

There are a lot of things on this mountain, but not all of them can be eaten, so Qingjia is also careful and careful, and only dares to find something that he is sure is non-toxic and safe to eat.

All the way down, just pass by a waterfall, now it is the flood season, it rained every day some time ago, although I have listened to it now, but the flowing water on the mountain is still abundant, and the stone waterfall that is still just a small stream of clear water in the east and west is now a small scale.

Qingjia squatted down, first poured a few mouthfuls of water to calm her anxiety because of hunger, because there was not much dry food, Chen's mother was not enough to eat, she naturally had nothing to eat, plus she had done so much work just now, and her physical strength was overdrawn, and now it is really uncomfortable.

The refreshing entrance of the mountain spring made Qingjia feel a little more emotional, although it was indeed not anti-hunger, but it greatly relieved her flustered and uncomfortable mood.

She looked at the sun and calculated the time, if she had traveled faster, she would have found food later, and she would have time to take a bath in this waterfall.

Although she only started to flee last night, after all, it was a hot summer, and she was busy all the way, and some small wounds on her body were really painful and itchy after being soaked in sweat, as if there were thousands of small insects gnawing without listening, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

If you can soak in this cool and clean water, you will feel fascinated and comfortable when you think about it.

As soon as she thought of this, she quickly poured a few more handfuls of water on her face, washed her face, and then cheered up and walked towards the mountain stream with peach trees.

Fortunately, Qingjia's memory is not wrong, these peach trees do grow here, and now they are full of red and bright fruits, and she has seen them from afar.

I couldn't help trotting over, this is a wild tree on the mountain, no one has ever taken care of it, and before I know it, it blooms and bears fruit like this, it looks inconspicuous on weekdays, but now it has helped Qingjia a lot.

She took off her coat and spread it under the peach tree, and began to pick peaches one by one. The peach tree is not tall, except for those Qingjia on the canopy can be picked without stepping feet, these small hairy peaches are not big, and the number is extremely large, dense, but the color is pleasing to the touch, it is crisp and hard to the touch, and it is also given by the sun.

Luckily, there is a water source not far from here, so it is surrounded by humidity all year round, and although this fruit is inconspicuous, it is juicy and fleshy, and it is wonderful to eat one that can satisfy your stomach and quench your thirst.

Qing Jiaxing picked peaches vigorously, until the clothes could no longer wrap it, she hugged it to the water source not far away, washed it carefully one by one, and then put it back at the end, packed up this big bag of loot, and then she was satisfied to embark on the return journey.

When he went back, Qingjia also deliberately detoured to the waterfall, the time was just right, so he took off his clothes, and stepped into the water carefully step by step, and instantly a coolness quickly spread from the soles of his feet to his whole body, making every nerve in Qingjia's body tremble slightly.

The stickiness and itchiness all over the body were washed away in an instant, and that moment of relaxation almost made Qingjia almost cry with joy.

She squatted down to let her body submerge into the water, although she couldn't swim, but she also paddled in the water like a duckling, I don't know how to have fun, a person can also be quite happy, and the splash of water is all over the face, and it is the feet stretched out on the water surface and submerged, it is really fun to play.

Her hair was wet, and Qing Jia decisively pulled out the wooden hairpin that pulled her hair, and instantly the green silk poured down, reaching her waist, and then walked towards the waterfall, until the waterfall spread from the top of her head to her whole body, and she really felt as if her comfortable soul was about to fly out.

Unfortunately, the time of joy is always short-lived, about an hour later, Qingjia calculated the time until he could not stay here any longer, and then went out of the waterhole to the shore to get dressed, and finally hugged the peach and went home.

When I returned to the cave, the time was just right, Chen's mother had already woken up, and she was leaning against the rock wall and looking out of the cave, and collided with Qingjia who rushed back.

Qingjia saw that she was awake and ran over, so shocked that Chen's mother shouted: "Run, run, run!" You slow down and don't fall, if you stumble somewhere, how can it be good, this ground full of rocks doesn't know how to be careful. ”

Although it was a nagging complaint, it couldn't hide the concern in it, and Qingjia felt warm in her heart when she heard it.

"Mother, how long have you been awake," she said as she put down the peach in her hand, "Also, don't lean against this stone wall, it's too cold." ”

Mother Chen glanced at her and said with a smile: "What's cool, a trace of cool weather like this is rare, and it's not a cold winter, what are you nervous about." ”

Qingjia scratched her head, thinking about it, when she was down the mountain, in such weather, Chen's mother couldn't sleep hot as long as she had eaten at noon, and at this time Qingjia had to fan her by the bed, and the rest couldn't do anything, compared to now, it was indeed much more tossed.

She reached out and touched Chen's mother's hand, which felt warm to the touch, and knew that what she said was true, so she was relieved.

"What's in your package?" Mother Chen recognized at a glance that the outer layer was not her coat, and now she didn't know what it was.

Qingjia said while opening the package: "This is the peach I found, I found it occasionally when I went up the mountain a few times ago, I saw them bear fruit just now, although it is wild and no one takes care of it, but it tastes good, mother, you can taste one." ”

She picked a big one and handed it to Chen's mother, with a look of anticipation, Chen's mother took it and took a bite, sure enough, as she said, the taste was sweet, crisp and fragrant, and there was a refreshing fragrance in the entrance that went straight to the heart, and the juice was abundant, she was already a little thirsty, and this time it was just right, and she couldn't help but eat a few more.

Qingjia saw that after she finished eating, she wiped the corners of her lips and hands with a close-fitting brocade handkerchief, and Chen's mother smiled: "What do you just watch me do, I've been hungry for a day, let's eat quickly." ”

Qingjia was completely relaxed now, took a few peaches, and finished biting them with a click, now that there was goods in his stomach, his heart finally stopped panicking.

It stands to reason that it is time to rest at this time of the busy day, but Qingjia knows that he still needs to find some branches and dry firewood or something to come back and start a fire, so he dragged his tired body to find some nearby, the fire can't be too big, otherwise it will be easy to recruit people, and it will be miserable if it is discovered, so there is only a small lump used to keep warm and reserve fire.

After doing all this, today's task was completed, Qingjia finally got a moment of respite, and then fell asleep as soon as he touched the ground, which can be seen to be extremely hard.

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Qingjia has always been very concerned about the situation under the mountain, but in recent days, she has found traces of people spending the night on this mountain, and there are still a lot of people on the mountain. Thinking about it, such a big thing, it is estimated that they received a death order from above, if they don't find out how to do it.

In this way, Qingjia also has the psychological preparation for a long-term war of resistance in her heart, and it will definitely not be possible to eat peaches every day, and she has thought of many other ways.

For example, sometimes I go to find some other wild fruits, such as hairy chestnuts, mountain dates, etc., and the taste is also unexpectedly delicious.

After the rain, a lot of mushrooms will emerge on the mountain, such as chicken fir mushrooms, chicken mushrooms, etc., and they will be picked up and roasted slightly over charcoal fire, not to mention how delicious they are.

If she was lucky, she could find a few nests of eggs, and when she took them back, she would just bury them in the charcoal, and after a while, she would dig them out and peel them off and eat them, which would taste no less than eggs.

Occasionally, you can find dried fruits such as pine nuts saved by squirrels in tree nests and other places.

Not only that, Qingjia also found a hunting trap in the forest that was estimated to be left by the previous hunters, and when he opened the grass outside and looked inside, several rabbits were unable to move in the pit!

Qingjia hurriedly carried back to the cave, and finally found a thin stone flake, the edge of which looked very sharp, then peeled off the skin of the hare, removed the internal organs, put on a branch, and kept roasting on the fire, although there was no salt and other seasonings on the mountain, but on the way back Qingjia pulled back two handfuls of bay leaves, stuffed them in his stomach.

These hares were very fat and quite large, but after a quarter of an hour the skin began to simmer and snort on the charcoal, and the smell of meat, oil, and plants was mixed together, not to mention how tempting it was.

Qing Jia was also moved by the excited index finger of the scene in front of him, and his appetite was great.

After all, she hadn't been sticky to meat for a long time in the past few years, and now when she saw this roast rabbit, she naturally couldn't walk like a cat seeing a fish.

Probably this fragrance is so strong that the giant wolf also hooked up, look at it staring at the roast rabbit with blazing eyes, Qingjia also smiled, after the roast was cooked, he pulled a front leg to it, the giant wolf lowered his head and sniffed, ate it, probably still not used to cooked food, it is not enthusiastic.

Qingjia thought about it and threw the unskinned hare to it again, and this time it resolutely pulled back into the cave and enjoyed the supper alone.

Mother Chen's food is not large, she eats one hind leg, and the second one can't eat half of it, so Qingjia wants to dispose of the rest of the entire torso like a scavenger.

Although it looks huge, in fact, there is not much meat except for the rest of the legs, but Qingjia still eats with relish and is very satisfied.

Since then, every day Qingjia will go to which trap to see, the prey is not every day, but there are still rules to follow, every once in a while there will always be some small animals that have lost their footing to fall in, this time is the time for Qingjia to fight their teeth.

Such days lasted for a long time, until all the officers and soldiers on the mountain were withdrawn, and Qingjia at that time had completely forgotten such a thing, and the idea of going to the mountain to inquire about the news did not come up again for a long time.

So it wasn't until Chen's mother fell ill on the mountain and Qingjia had no choice but to decide to sneak home from the mountain with her own body, that she realized that those people had already been evacuated.

It's just that there are no more people in the village, like a dead city, until a long, long time later, Qing Jia didn't know that in fact, few people in the village escaped that night, most of them were still arrested, as for how to deal with it, it is unknown, after all, there will be no good home.

But at that time, Qingjia couldn't take care of a lot, and she didn't know where the strength and courage came from, so she carried Chen's mother down the mountain alone and returned to her already dilapidated home.

There are very obvious traces of being turned over in the house, it can be said that it is unrecognizable, Qingjia put her on the bed, and hurriedly went to get the medicine box, the house was in a mess, and it was not easy to find the things inside that were missing this and broken that.

Seeing that she was anxious, Chen's mother said weakly: "Child, come here......"

She had walked in front of the ghost gate several times, and this time, she had a hunch that she really couldn't get through it.

Destiny has arrived.

“…… I have something to say to you. ”