Chapter 50: Escape from the Famine (1)
Xiao Ju looked at her mother with a deeply shocked expression, knowing what she just said, she didn't hear it. didn't say anything more, pulled his mother and pulled Zhuang Zhuang to turn around and was about to leave the hospital.
Liu Zhu reacted, and hurriedly walked in front of Xiao Ju and stopped: "Xiao Ju, wait for my uncle!" Uncle is going with you! I will take care of you on the road! ”
At this time, the grandparents also reacted, and hurriedly came over with Liu Zhu to stop the mother, these two couples know how strong their daughter is, and now they are being squeezed by the two daughters-in-law like this, and a few brothers only hide aside with their heads down, neither speaking nor stepping forward to stop them, which cools her heart. It seems that it is impossible to let Erniu's family escape the famine together.
Xiao Ju looked at the three relatives who stopped in front of her and wanted to keep them, and said with a wry smile: "Grandpa, grandma, we came here to be with everyone, so that we can take care of them on the way." After all, my mother is a woman who takes me and Zhuangzhuang, it's too dangerous! But now," Xiao Ju glanced at several uncles and aunts with her eyes, and continued: "We don't want to embarrass you!" I don't want to see my mother and Zhuang Zhuang angry! ”
Grandpa and grandmother looked stiff, Liu Zhu looked at his father's somewhat embarrassed look, and hurriedly said: "Dad, mother!" I'll take my things with my second sister and her family, you and a few brothers will go first! The grandparents looked a little hesitant, and Liu Zhu soothed: "Mother, don't worry!" I'll be with them right after you! It's okay! ”
With a nervous heart and several sons, my grandparents drove the donkey cart and pushed the wheelbarrow first. Left Xiao Ju Niang and Uncle Liu Zhu and his tattered luggage.
Xiaoju looked at the stunned mother and became a little angry: "Mother, you can't stand it like this?" You always keep saying that you want to take care of me and Zhuangzhuang! But look at you now, and worry me and Zhuang Zhuang again! Zhuang Zhuang and I are seven years old and one is five years old, so you don't think much about us? ”
Xiao Ju Niang was scolded by Xiao Ju like this, and her mind flashed through the figures of Xiao Ju and Zhuang Zhuang looking for food all over the mountains in order to survive in the past few years, as well as the months when she was delirious, Zhuang Zhuang followed her step by step, and from time to time tried to get something to eat for her, and her tears flowed down.
No matter what, these children will never leave her, what does she have to complain about? What's there to be sad about? What's more, her daughter still has so much food hidden there, what is she afraid of? Originally, I was thinking of pulling my mother's family, but now that my brothers and sisters-in-law treat them like that, it's no wonder that she is also selfish.
She raised her hand, wiped her tears casually with her sleeve, and said with a smile: "It's a mother, it shouldn't be!" Never again! Come, let's have lunch first, and then walk! As he spoke, he unwrapped the package on his back, took out four pancakes from it, and divided one for each person.
Liu Zhu originally came to see that the second sister was told by her niece, her expression improved, and she was thinking about where to get them something to eat, fill her stomach and leave, but she didn't expect her second sister to take out some cakes from the package she was carrying.
At this time, he was holding this cake in his hand, a little dazed, you know, he has not eaten this kind of bread for two years, and this year, he even eats less mush, either wild vegetables or wheat straw balls.
He was about to ask where the bread came from. Xiao Ju glanced up at this uncle: "Uncle, it's best not to ask if you eat!" Save yourself from getting into trouble! Liu Zhu listened to the niece's words with warnings, his mouth opened, and finally he silently bit the bread in his hand.
A cake is not enough, Xiaoju quietly moved some cakes from the small space to her package, and then took them out and distributed them to everyone. Liu Zhu hadn't eaten so well and been so full for a long time. He took the water bladder handed over by Xiao Ju and poured a few mouthfuls of water before saying, "I didn't expect that a few brothers and sisters-in-law will be gone this time!" I wonder if they would regret hitting the wall if they knew that they would still have bread to eat with you? ”
"Uncle, you'd better not say it! Now we are at my grandparents' house, and there are no outsiders, so we can eat in such a bright and bright way. When you get on the road, you have to hide on the road! Otherwise, I don't know when someone will be beaten! Xiao Ju said as she stared at Liu Zhu tightly with a pair of bright eyes.
"Hmmm! Xiaoju, don't worry! Uncle is not so impotent! Liu Zhu thought about it for a while, and also knew the strictness of the matter, so he made a serious promise.
Everyone had eaten their stomachs and rested for a while, and their strength was restored. According to Xiaoju's original intention, she wanted to stay at her grandmother's house for one night and go on the road the next day, but Liu Zhu was afraid that she would not be able to catch up with her father and mother by then, so she was worried and tried her best to set off. And Xiao Juniang also felt that following her father, as long as she didn't get closer, she would not attract the food protection of several brothers and sisters-in-law, and her sense of security would be higher. Xiaoju had no choice but to cling.
Xiao Ju Niang followed Liu Zhu, and soon left Liu Zhuang and went on the official road, which was full of people fleeing the famine. Because the four of them had few things, they quickly followed the flow of people and rushed forward.
Since Xiao Ju Niang and Zhuang Zhuang were found by Xiao Ju, they have eaten a full meal at every meal, and they naturally walk like those victims who have to save wild vegetable dumplings for two meals a day. What's more, I didn't bring many things, so the speed of this rush was naturally much faster. It didn't take long for them to see their grandparents and a few cousins and cousins sitting on a donkey cart from a distance.
Xiao Ju and the others slowed down, just following them from a distance. Liu Zhu followed Xiao Ju Niang all the way, but he had been in a state of hunger for a long time, where was Xiao Ju and their good body, not only did he almost can't keep up, but he also feels that this person is so tired. At this time, he had doubts about the three of them. But surrounded by people fleeing the famine, he opened his mouth, and finally swallowed the doubts in his heart.
Finally managed to get through until dark, Liu Zhu found a place not far from his father and mother to stop and was leeward, and simply built a shelter with his quilt, and let Xiao Ju Niang get in, and then went to say hello to his father. Along the way, I saw them sitting on the donkey cart, but they kept looking behind them, and they knew that they were not at ease.
As soon as Xiao Ju got into the shelter built by Liu Zhu, she immediately felt that this person was much more comfortable. Although I walked, my body was not cold, but my head was blown by the cold wind! Xiao Ju looked at the mother and Zhuang Zhuang who were nesting beside him, Zhuang Zhuang may be tired, you know, he walked all the way by himself, and his mother wanted to carry him, but he didn't agree. One is afraid that I will be tired of my mother, and the other is that I feel that I am an adult and should go by myself.
Xiao Ju looked at the sensible and strong strong, heartache and relief. Took out some vegetable cakes and fried 'grasshoppers' from the space, and as soon as Zhuang Zhuang saw the food, he crawled softly beside his mother, and immediately sat down, stretching out his hand towards the bowl of fried 'grasshoppers'.
You must know that these fried 'grasshoppers' are cleaned up by Xiaoju, with salt and some seasonings, and wrapped in wet flour, fried in an oil pan, and the taste is not ordinarily good. Zhuang Zhuang loves to eat it the most. Soon, the bowl of fried 'grasshoppers' was in the belly of the strong.
Looking at the strong man with a full beard and a satisfied face, Xiao Ju and Xiao Ju Niang laughed while biting the vegetable cake in their hands. Especially Xiaoju, she felt that Zhuang Zhuang at this time was like a well-fed puppy, and her expression was cute and funny.
Zhuang Zhuang didn't do it as usual, and when he saw his sister laughing at him, he blew up, but crawled on his mother's feet again and began to snore. It looks like I'm tired. Xiao Ju hurriedly took out the bed quilt and gently covered him.