With their backs to the dungeon, Brother Zhen and Zheng Xiaojie have been gone for three full months. Brother Zhen secretly couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately it was Aunt Zheng Xiaojie who followed him, otherwise he would definitely not be able to hold on to now.

He ran away in a negative mood, and he didn't know where to go. The so-called going to the north, he knows nothing and has no concept at all. The reason why I said that I wanted to go to the north was because I said it casually, and I didn't really want to go to the north.

Because they were unprepared in advance, they didn't bring any necessities except for a laser gun, a military dagger and a kettle that Zheng Xiaojie carried. The little food Zheng Xiaojie brought with her was finished the next day. They can't help it, they can only eat whatever they want, tree bark, grass roots, moss, everything.

"Let's go back, Brother Zhen," Zheng Xiaojie persuaded him: "You see that the weather is getting colder and colder, we don't have warm clothes, we will freeze to death!" ”

Zheng Xiaojie said that it was still light, not only did they not have warm clothes, but they did not have any change of clothes except for a set of single clothes on their bodies. After three months, the clothes were already dirty, but they could only be worn.

For Zheng Xiaojie's words, Brother Zhen couldn't answer. He didn't want to go back, but he also knew that Zheng Xiaojie was right. The farther north he went, the colder it became, and he had caught a cold several times along the way. Lack of myrrh, fortunately, Zheng Xiaojie recognized some herbs, and was lucky not to fall ill. worked hard for him day and night, and seeing Zheng Xiaojie getting thinner and thinner, he felt unbearable.

"Aunt Xiaojie, why don't you go back!"

Zheng Xiaojie looked at Brother Zhen and shook her head helplessly. I don't know how many times, persuade him to go back, every time in the end, Brother Zhen is this sentence, let her go back, can she leave him to go back by herself?

"I'm telling the truth," said Brother Zhen, "I'd rather die outside than go back!" ”

"Can I go back alone?" Zheng Xiaojie smiled bitterly: "If I don't take you back, I'll go alone, back to the dungeon, won't your mother kill me?" ”

"Then you can kill her first!" Brother Zhen said casually.

Zheng Xiaojie was stunned for a moment: This kid is really a freak, saying that he would kill his mother first, and he actually told me to kill his mother first?

"Neurotic!" She couldn't help but scold: "Why did your mother give birth to such a conscienceless thing as you? ”

"Didn't you say she was going to kill you? It's not wrong for you to strike first! Brother Zhen said casually.

"I don't know what to say about you!" Zheng Xiaojie could only shake her head.

As they walked, they talked about it and went up a hill. Standing on the ridge of the mountain, they found that there was a desert below the mountain, and there was no edge in sight!

"Turn back, Brother Zhen!" Zheng Xiaojie put up a pergola to block the sun, looked at the long yellow sand and said: "It is said that this place has been desertified, I didn't expect it to be so serious, we can't get by!" ”

"Where is this?" Brother Zhen didn't know, so he asked.

"This is Northeast China, it turned out to be the Northeast Plain, the granary of the world!" Zheng Xiaojie said: "After two nuclear wars, the Mongolian desert quickly swallowed up the Mongolian steppe, and then moved eastward, swallowing this good and rich plain as well!" ”

"Can't we cross the desert?"

"Look for death! Look at this boundless yellow sand, not a single inch of grass grows and there is no drop of water, and people will starve to death and die of thirst if they can't go far as they enter! Zheng Xiaojie sneered: "Even if there is food and drink, there is a sand storm, and it is too late to hide, so it will be buried in the sand and die!" ”

Brother Zhen lowered his head in frustration. A child who grew up in a dungeon where adults took care of him in every possible way to eat and drink was completely helpless in the face of this harsh natural environment.

"Let's go down the mountain!" Seeing Brother Zhen's appearance, Zheng Xiaojie couldn't bear it. She said with a pleasant face: "Okay, you have finally come out and experienced, and you have seen the true face of this world, and now you can go home!" ”

They turned around and went down to the foot of the mountain, and Brother Zhen frequently looked back at the mountain, as if he was unwilling.

"Don't look at it!" Zheng Xiaojie sighed: "If it weren't for this mountain range, which blocked the invasion of quicksand, otherwise this side of the mountain would have been unrecognizable!" ”

Is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? Perhaps it should be said that there are more man-made accidents! If human beings themselves are not spoiled, how can they cause nature's crazy revenge?

After they went down the mountain, they walked back, and seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zheng Xiaojie prepared to camp for the night. Together with Brother Zhen, she found some dry grass and branches, formed a circle, and scattered dirt on the branches, and tamped them to serve as a windshield. When she had done all this, she looked up to see where she could find food. Luckily, about five hundred meters away, she actually saw a piece of water.

"It could be a small lake, I'll see if there are any fish there!" She said to Brother Zhen, "Just rest for a while!" ”

"I'll go too!" Brother Zhen, who was lying on the ground resting, jumped up and wanted to follow.

"Okay, let's go together!" Zheng Xiaojie agreed. In the past, at this time, Zheng Xiaojie was always busy looking for food by herself, so that Brother Zhen could rest more. But now that the desert is in the way, they can't go any further, so they can only go back, so there is no hurry, and it doesn't matter if he does something together.

The two of them walked together to the location of the water. Maybe during the rainy season or beyond, it used to be a big lake, but now it's not strictly a lake, it's a pond at best. The pond is not deep, and the deepest part is just above a person's waist. There were fish in there, but only small fish the size of some people's little fingers.

"Alas, such a small fish!" The water in the pond was very clear, and Brother Zhen looked at the small fish swimming freely in the water, and said dejectedly, "It's not easy to catch!" ”

Indeed, although the pond is not large, it is also eleven or two meters square. Although there are many fish at first glance, these small fish are very nimble and cannot be caught without tools.

"It seems that there is no hope!" Zheng Xiaojie said, planning to find some wild fruit leaves to satisfy her hunger. She walked a few steps, and when she looked back, she saw Brother Zhen take off his shirt and throw it aside, and then began to unbuckle his belt and take off his trousers again.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll see if I can catch some fish!" Brother Zhen has taken off his body and only wears a pair of pants. He tied the two tubes of his trousers with rattan sticks, which became makeshift net pockets. He descended into the water and began to cautiously approach the lively school of fish.

"This kid really knows how to figure it out!" Zheng Xiaojie watched Brother Zhen's every move, and couldn't help but secretly appreciate, this kid is really good at using his brains!

The fish is very flexible, and Brother Zhen was busy for a long time, and finally caught three. The small fish with the thickness of his fingers is not enough to stuff his teeth, but Brother Zhen is already tired and panting. Seeing that he was so focused on fishing, Zheng Xiaojie couldn't sit still. She also followed Brother Zhen's example, took off her coat and trousers and went into the water.

Rounding up two people is much more efficient than one person. Soon, they had caught more than a dozen small fish. These days, they always use wild fruits and grasses to satisfy their hunger, and these dozen or so small fish are enough to fight tooth sacrifices!

When they came ashore, they were too tired to do so, so they lay on their backs on the edge of the pond and gasped. Zheng Xiaojie closed her eyes and rested for a while, as if she felt that Brother Zhen, who was lying on the side, was looking at her. She quickly opened her eyes and found that Brother Zhen's gaze was lingering on her.

"What do you think I'm doing?"

Brother Zhen smiled secretly and turned his face away. She hurried to look at herself, and she found that her soaked pants and small tank top were clinging to her skin......

"Little bastard!" She couldn't help but scold: "Where are you looking? ”

"I didn't mean to......" Brother Zhen whispered. His face was still facing the other side, still not turning.

He really didn't mean it, the two of them were lying side by side, and they accidentally didn't want to see it and saw it. Zheng Xiaojie grabbed her coat and put it on her body, then put all the fish into her trousers, turned around and walked towards the camp she had set up.

"Aunt Xiaojie, I'll take a shower and come back!" Brother Zhen said behind her back.

Zheng Xiaojie was silent and quickly returned to the temporary camp. She found some dry branches and hay, lit a fire and began to grill the fish. When she was almost finished baking, Brother Zhen also came. He was still wearing only trousers, and his coat and trousers seemed to have been washed.

"It smells so good!" As soon as Brother Zhen approached, his nose sniffed.

"Let's eat!" Zheng Xiaojie didn't even raise her head, and said, "Rest early after eating." ”

The two gobbled it up and quickly ate a dozen small fish. After eating, Brother Zhen lay down to rest contentedly. But as soon as he lay down, he suddenly sat up again: "You are so fishy!" ”

Zheng Xiaojie is indeed very fishy, she smells it herself. That trouser has caught fish and pretended to be fish, how can it not be fishy?

"You go there and wash up!" Brother Zhen suggested: "I have washed it, and my coat has also been washed. ”

Zheng Xiaojie looked at Brother Zhen, she was a little hesitant. I didn't change my clothes, and my clothes were all worn for three months, which was dirty enough. In addition, it must be very uncomfortable to put on the body like this just now. However, Brother Zhen looked at her with a thief's eyebrows just now, which made her heart palpitate.

"Go, Aunt Xiaojie," Brother Zhen whispered, "I promise not to follow ......."

"Okay, I'll go!"

Zheng Xiaojie looked at the sky, it was already dark. Since Brother Zhen said so, she didn't wash it anymore, but she seemed cautious. She grabbed her coat and ran in the direction of the pond, looking back a few times as she ran. Finally, she ran to the edge of the pond and looked in the direction of Brother Zhen for a while.

After making sure he didn't follow, she quickly took off her tank top and pants and went into the water. In the wild after the sun goes down, the water is a little cooler. Running in a hot sweat and soaking in cold water at once, she couldn't help but sneeze twice. But she didn't care, and quickly scrubbed her coat and pants and tank top pants naked. After washing her clothes, she began to shower again......

When it was finally all done, she wrung out her pants and tank top as best she could, and put them back on. When she returned to the fire with her coat in her arms, Brother Zhen was wearing only a pair of pants, her body curled up, and she fell asleep by the fire.

She hung her coat and trousers on the branches, and found some dry branches around to make the fire hot. Then she lay down on the other side of the fire.