Chapter 46: Running Out of Ammunition and Food (Three Watches)
"Mother, give me the knife." Tao Qini squatted on the wall and looked down at Shen and said.
"Oh!" Shen picked up the black knife from the ground, pulled it out, walked under the wall, took the tip of the knife, and handed her the hilt.
"Nier, be careful, that's tall." Shen looked at her and said, his heart trembling.
High? Most of the walls in the countryside are not high, most of them are just one person high, and others can't see the yard.
"Yes!" Tao Qini responded, stood on the wall with a black knife, walked two steps, and looked at the big tree that should be flourishing, but at this time, only the branches were left, and there was no trace of life.
Tao Qini took the handle of my knife, took a deep breath, and swished the branches...... Cut it down cleanly.
"Enough, enough." Shen Shi looked at the mountains of dry firewood piled up under the wall and said hurriedly.
"Oh!" Tao Qini stood on the top of the wall and moved, jumping off the wall.
"Mother, light the fire!" Tao Liuyi picked up the demolition fire and squatted beside her.
The dry branches are especially good at burning, and they light up next to the well in an instant.
"There's no water, but fortunately, there are still fish fillets, let's fill our stomachs first." Tao 15 walked to the side of the wheelbarrow and turned over and said, "Huh! What about fish fillets? β
Shen bit his lip and watched hesitantly as he put everything on the wheelbarrow on the ground.
"Where's the fillet?" Tao fifteen looked at her with a half-light and half-dark face and asked.
"Put it with the sack." Shen looked at him and said tangledly.
"Sack?" Tao fifteen blinked at her and said, looking back at the neatly folded sacks on the wheelbarrow and said, "There is no fish fillet at this glance!" β
"You open the top one." Shen looked at him and pointed to the wheelbarrow lane.
Tao Qini followed her line of sight, the shriveled sack, yes! Needless to guess, this is adding insult to injury for families who are not wealthy.
The fillets are gone, and it's really out of food.
Tao Fifteen moved his lips when he heard this, the hand holding the sack was bruised, he clenched his back molars and loosened them, raised his eyes to look at them and pretended to be relaxed and said, "There are firewood, I will grind them into powder now." As he spoke, he carried the grinding disc on the ground to the well, "Seriously, I haven't eaten it these days, and I really miss it." He sniffed and said, "Liuyi, go and bring firewood." β
"Dad, we don't have any water?" Tao Liuyi said honestly with a bitter face.
Tao 15 simply got up and walked to the root of the wall, holding a bunch of dry branches by himself, sitting next to the grinding plate, breaking the branches, and stuffing them into the grinding plate.
Hands as rough as dead bark, squeaking and shaking the millstone.
Tao fifteen lowered his head, tightened his jaw, and shook the grinding disc silently and stubbornly.
"Brother, go get the basket and go on." Seeing this, Tao Qini closed her eyes and sighed lightly.
"Oh!" Tao Liuyi went to the wheelbarrow and took a shallow basket, put it next to the grinding plate, and watched the grinding powder fall into the basket.
Tao Qini put the black knife on the straw mat, got up and went to the wheelbarrow, and put the things she took down on the cart.
Looking at the sack, I picked up the top one without giving up, opened it and looked at it, my eyes lit up, and then it was dim again, and I reached out and took it out, and the poor Baba's slap could be counted.
Tao Qini took them out, looked at them with a smile in her eyes and said, "There is a surprise! Spread out their palms, the whitened fish fillet in the center of the palm, attracting their attention.
"Shh Yao Changsheng sneered and said, "Just these few pieces are not enough to stuff the teeth." β
"That's too little! Don't eat it. Tao Qini squinted at him and said angrily.
"Why?" Yao Changsheng stretched out his hand and said, "Give me my share." "Better than nothing!
In my heart, I scolded myself for being unproductive, and I also had to fight, the more I lived, the more I went back, the more naΓ―ve I became.
"I'll count! One, two, three......" Tao Qini counted carefully, "Fifteen pieces, five of us, exactly three pieces per person, no more, no less." β
"Eat! I'll eat this for a while. Tao fifteen fingers pointed to the grinding powder.
"I'm just like your father." Shen looked at them and said calmly.
Tao Qini looked at them warmly, looked at them and said softly, "Father, mother! Even if you give us all of yours, we won't have enough to eat! At this time, there is no need to let it go. Looking at Tao Liuyi and said, "Come on, come on, stuff your father's mouth." β
"Alright, alright, I'll eat it myself." Shen Shi looked at Tao Fifteen, closed his eyes, and whispered, "Dad, eat!" β
"Hmm!" Tao Fifteen nodded in a deep nasal voice.
Tao Qini gave the fish fillets to the three mouthfuls of the Tao family and watched them put them in their mouths.
"Come on, come on, it's yours." Tao Qini handed the remaining fish fillets to Yao Changsheng's eyes.
A hint of surprise flashed in Yao Changsheng's eyes, which was a bit inconsistent with her strong character.
"Watch me do what? Pick! Tao Qini looked at Yao Changsheng, who was staring at her palm, and said, "Why do you think my hands are dirty?" He looked at him with a frown and said, "Then I can't help it." β
This girl can't talk well. Yao Changsheng picked the smallest five fish fillets, put them in his mouth, and moved his mouth slightly, didn't he feel anything? The fish melted, and there was minced meat between the teeth, and there was not even meat residue.
Yao Changsheng nodded the remaining fish fillets in her palm, "It's your turn." β
Tao Qini happily put the remaining five slices of fish into her mouth.
"Alright, alright, grinding." Tao Fifteen looked at them with a smile on his face.
"Can you swallow this dry thing?" Tao Qini looked at them and asked curiously.
"Something is better than nothing." Shen looked at her and said.
"You can't eat too much of this thing, if it absorbs water in your stomach, your body won't be able to stand it." Yao Changsheng looked at them and reminded.
"So what's going to be done?" Tao Shifu looked at him anxiously and said, "According to Mr. Yao, you can't even eat the bark." β
"Hmmm! I'm afraid so. Yao Changsheng looked directly at this, and they let out a long breath.
Get! I don't have to eat now, I don't have to drink.
They weren't in the mood to eat it, even though their stomachs were growling with hunger.
"Dad, why are you still grinding?" Tao Qini looked at the grinding disc that was still spinning and said, "These are enough." β
"It's idle to be idle, and it's good to have something to do." Tao fifteen kept his head and continued to push the grinding plate, and he wouldn't be cranky if he had something to do.
Tao Qini nodded when she heard this, then whatever! Raise your eyes to the sky, and when they are all asleep, they are pouring water into the well.
Also see if the water in my storage capsule is inexhaustible.
Tao Qini looked at them all in a gloomy mood, it was not okay to go on like this, her eyes fell on Yao Changsheng and said, "Young Master Yao, tell us about history!" "Find something for them to do and save them from thinking about it.
From history, you can also know your approximate dynasties and years.