Chapter 53: Escaping the Famine (5)
Although there are people fleeing to Xuchang, there are not as many people as there are people in the direction of Zhengzhou, so naturally there is no such crowded feeling of people next to each other along the way, and the four of Xiaoju feel relieved, especially Xiaoju, there are many people, there will be more eyes, and there are many possibilities to be found abnormal, and the nerves are not tense It is fake.
After continuing to walk for more than a month, the weather has become colder and colder, and the world has begun to snow, although Xiaoju and they have food, but their clothes are in tatters, and the warmth performance is poor, and finally there is no way, in order not to be frozen to death, they can only wear beds and quilts on their bodies to hurry, and they are dressed like this, and the speed of walking is naturally a snail.
The most terrifying thing is that from time to time you can see the fugitives on the same road along the way, walking and walking, and they will be carried down one by one, and they can never get up again. Xiao Ju didn't dare to take out the bread to help the fellow escapees, but she made wheat straw dumplings from the wild vegetables stored in the space some time ago and the wheat grass accumulated in the space, and took them out from time to time to those who couldn't even find the bark. That's it, she took a huge risk.
On this day, Xiaoju and the others walked to a mountain recess, and it was getting dark, so many people who fled the famine chose to stop in this place, after all, they could shelter from the wind here, so that they would not be so cold to sleep at night.
Xiao Ju waited for Liu Zhu to find a sheltered hill at the foot of the mountain, and after setting up a shed to shelter from the wind and snow, he quickly got in, and Liu Zhu automatically and consciously guarded outside the shed. At this time, he has unconsciously developed a habit for more than a month.
Because he feels that his niece seems to have a lot of secrets that no one knows, otherwise the second sister and the wife are empty-handed, but they can take out the food for meals? Although the second sister didn't say anything to him, it didn't mean that his eyes didn't see, and now, he really understood why the second sister was so supportive of Xiaoju's decision. This niece is definitely not simple.
Although he had some guesses in his heart, he didn't ask questions, but chose to guard silently. This is the reason why he stays outside every time he sees Xiao Ju in the shed. He was afraid that when Xiao Ju hid in the shed to get food, he would be broken by someone who didn't know the depths!
Because every time Xiaoju takes out wild vegetables and wheat grass dumplings to rescue, it is mainly those children. At this time, as soon as her family's shed was set up, soon the children who fled the famine in the vicinity gathered. When Xiao Ju came out of the shelter, Zhuang Zhuang had already assisted Xiao Ju Niang to make those children line up in a long line, but Liu Zhu didn't care, just stood outside the shed with a stiff face, blocking the half-grown children who were waiting anxiously and wanted to poke their heads into the shed to take a look.
Xiao Ju dragged two bags of wheat straw dumplings, looked at the black and pressed child in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, according to this situation, the wheat straw accumulated in the space for two or three years will not last long, I don't know what to do then? It is impossible to bring so many people to Nanyang. You can only take one step at a time!
Along the way, the government and the rich squires from all over the country did not have any help, which made Xiaoju really chilling! It seems that in the eyes of today's government officials and squires and tycoons, these victims are not worth paying attention to.
After all, now that the national crisis is at hand, the national army and the communist army are fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, and there are so many major events happening in the world at the same time, so that the current chairman of the committee is very busy, what is the life of these escapees?
Even the waves in the long river of history can't turn over a single flower! How can it affect the idea of getting the big picture first! In any dynasty, it is these people who are at the lowest level who are chosen to be sacrificed!
And during this period of Zhuangzhuang, it obviously seems that he has matured a lot. The five-year-old child looked like a little old man who had spent a thousand sails, stretching his little face from time to time and sighing. Xiao Ju knew that it was because he had come all the way, and several playmates he had made on the road walked and walked, so he fell on the road and never got up again.
There are also scenes of fat wild dogs dragging the corpses of those escapees who fell on the side of the road from time to time along the way, that is, Xiaoju, a person in his thirties, can't deal with this kind of scene, let alone Zhuang Zhuang, a real child?
Of course, what hit Zhuang Zhuang the most was that after one of his friends died, he was boiled and eaten by the people in that friend's family. Xiao Ju still remembered that day he ran back crying all the way and threw himself into her arms, trembling all over.
She had never seen anything like that, and there was a fear in her eyes! I asked him what had happened, but he couldn't say a word for a long time. When he finally calmed him down, Zhuang Zhuang said the reason intermittently.
"Sister, little dog...... Puppy he ...... All he's got got a head left! Sister, there's only one head left! "Strong and sobbed.
"What do you say? How can a puppy only have one head? She couldn't believe it at the time. That little boy who is thin and has a big head, but has the most aura eyes, and the big eyes that squint into a line when he laughs, have only one head left?
Although I have some speculation in my heart, I still don't believe that hunger really makes people lose their humanity! In the end, she pulled Liu Zhu and Zhuang Zhuang to secretly turn back to the shelter built by the family, and before she got closer, she smelled a smell of meat.
The family had no intention of hiding it, and the smell of meat was coming from the steaming pot in front of them, and the head of the little dog next to the pot was being thrown on the snow, and his body was long gone. The family had four men, two women, and three children, but now there is one less, and only two remain.
They saw Xiao Ju and Zhuang Zhuang standing not far away, there was a malice in their eyes, and some people even stood up and walked towards Xiao Ju and the three of them. At that time, Liu Zhu saw that it was not good, so he pulled her up, and ran away quickly with Zhuang Zhuang in his arms.
As soon as Xiao Ju thought of the human head on the snow in the past few days, she felt cold all over her body and couldn't swallow it. And Zhuang Zhuang has been silent since this incident, and he has become very timid, and he no longer dares to be like some time ago, as soon as he stops, he will go around looking for friends to play.
Instead, he followed his mother closely or Liu Zhu and Xiaoju, in short, no one ever went alone. It was also because of this incident that Xiao Ju finally made up her mind to take a certain risk and give those poor children as much help as she could.
At this time, Zhuang Zhuang saw Xiaoju dragging the two sacks out, so he sensibly stepped forward to help. Soon, the little wheat straw ball was distributed, and it was only one person. But it gives this group of hungry and cold children a little hope and hope every day.
After the crowd gathered in front of Xiao Ju's shed dispersed, Xiao Ju Niang went to the shed to have dinner, and Liu Zhu stood outside the shed to guard. After Xiaoju finished eating, Liu Zhu went in to eat again. This is the precautionary measure set by their family during this time. And I don't dare to get too close to any escape, for fear of being found out that something is wrong!
After all, although they distribute straw dumplings every day, they have also been snooped on by many people. It's just that now everyone in their family doesn't even have a small bag, and they are wrapped in beds and quilts every day, and they really don't see where the food is! That's why no one did it!
Xiao Ju waited outside the shed for Liu Zhu to finish eating before entering the shed. It was too cold outside, windy and snowy, and she felt like she was going to freeze after standing for a while.
Soon, as usual, Liu Zhu, Zhuang Zhuang and his mother were wrapped in quilts, leaning on each other to warm up and sleep. And Xiao Ju sat in a corner, meditating and practicing qi. Because of the non-stop meditation and practice of qi every day, Xiao Ju found that the qi in her body had become thicker, and the bead in her lower abdomen was the size of a pigeon's egg.
And as the airflow in her body became thicker, the power of the Tai Chi she used became greater, and although she could hurt people in the air, she couldn't even seriously injure herself! Now with a palm, a tree as thick as a man will break at the waist. This made Xiaoju feel complacent and a little more confident in surviving in this world.