Chapter IV. Feed water to the cattle
As the sun was about to set, the ox cart finally came to a halt in an open field, and Roche rummaged through the parcel behind the cart for dry food
"Yan'er, drink some water!" She didn't see her daughter drink water all afternoon.
"Mother, I'm thirsty!" Su Yuan looked at the water bladder from the side.
"Yuan'er, good! Drink it later! Zhang touched his son's head.
"Mother, give it to your brother! I'm not thirsty! Su Yan pushed the water bladder to Su Yuan. Su Yuan's lips were already dry, and her mother was not much better.
Su Yuan took the water bladder and looked at his mother pitifully.
"Yuan'er, save some drink." Zhang Niangzi was a little distressed.
Su Yuan nodded obediently. Holding the water bladder, he carefully took two sips. "Mother, you drink too."
Su Yan looked sad. A child who is only four or five years old is so sensible.
"Good! Mother is not thirsty now. With that, she handed the water bladder to Su Yan again.
Su Yan took the water and took a small sip. "Mother, you hurry up and drink too."
"Why do you just take a sip?" Mrs. Zhang was a little anxious.
"Brother and sister, the child feels sorry for you! Hurry up and take two sips! Roche smiled, and as soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly stood up, "Hey! You kid! Drink two sips less, this water is not much, where to find water when the time comes? ”
While Luo and Zhang were talking, Wu Jinlan poured two large saliva waters, and Luo snatched the water bladder.
"Mother, I'm thirsty!" Wu Jinlan is coquettish.
"You can't drink more, there should be no water to drink later." Roche guards the water bladder. He turned around and took out some dry food and distributed it to everyone.
"Daddy, you've been in the car for a long time, hurry up and drink two sips of water!" Roche handed the water bladder over.
Wu Qing took the water and drank two sips.
"Look! They have something to eat! And water to drink! The people behind followed, and I don't know who shouted, and the refugees' eyes glowed green, dragging their tired bodies towards the side of the carriage.
Su Yan's intuition was not very good, this group of people was thirsty and hungry, and they didn't know what they would do?
Wu Qing stood up violently, pulled out a knife from the ox cart, and directly cut down a person who was picking things behind the ox cart.
"Murder!" I don't know who shouted, the refugees immediately took a few steps back and gathered around, and there was a person covered in blood lying in front of them, and no one dared to step forward for a while.
Su Yan's heart sank, this hungry and crazy person can really do anything.
Zhang hugged the heads of the siblings tightly. "Yan'er, don't look!"
Roche and his daughter hugged each other tightly. Wu Qing, father and son, stood outside.
"Folks, our Dashu Village was looted by bandits only yesterday, and there are not a few mouthfuls of dry food left, if you are not afraid of death, then just come up." Wu Qing pointed the knife at the man lying on the ground.
No one took the lead, and Wu Qing looked fierce again, and everyone didn't dare to step forward when they saw this.
After a while, several daring refugees looted the package on the injured man's body.
Su Yan couldn't help but be a little afraid, if it weren't for Wu Qing to suppress people with a knife, I'm afraid their results would not be much better, it seems that they can't stay here longer.
Su Yan turned her head, the ox pulling the cart on the side was so weak that he gnawed on the hay, and he hadn't fed it water for a day, so it couldn't go on like this, and he had to rely on this cow all the way!
Su Yan found a bowl from the salute, and while everyone was not paying attention, she pulled a handful of withered grass to cover it up and fed some water to the cattle.
The scalper meekly drank the water from the bowl.
Wu Qing and the others stared vigilantly at the people outside, and no one noticed that she was feeding water to the cows, and Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
The scalper licked the empty bowl unsatisfactorily, and Su Yan filled another bowl of water. After feeding three bowls in a row, she stopped and put the bowl into the gourd.
When there was no water, the scalper raised his eyes and glanced at Su Yan, and then lowered his head to eat the grass next to him. After a while, the grass was also eaten by the cows.
"Uncle Wu, I'm a little scared, let's get out of here!" Su Yan walked to Wu Qing's side.
How did Wu Qing not know about the danger of this place? But the cow was tired from a day's work, so he had to let it rest......
Wu Qing turned his head to look at the ox, who was shaking his tail energetically.
He thought he was dazzled, and hurriedly stepped forward to check the cow, only to find that he was not mistaken, this cow is really in good spirits.
"Alright, let's leave and find a hidden place to spend the night." Wu Qinglisuo put the car on the set.
The Roche hurriedly packed up their things, and the ox cart quickly left the crowd.
They came to a wood, it was dark at this time, there was no one in the woods, Wu Qing decided to spend the night in the woods.
At night, the Wu father and son took turns keeping vigil, and several women and children squeezed together and slept all night.
The early morning sun shone on the withered yellow leaves, and Su Yan was a little worried about whether they would be able to catch up with the Wu clan people smoothly.
She found some grass and fed the cows some water.
After everyone ate the dry food, Wu Qing came back dejectedly.
"There's no water here, let's get out of here and take a look at the front." Wu Qing hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of dry food and then put the car on it.
Roche and the others neatly packed up their things. The group set off in an ox cart.
Although it was already autumn, the sun at noon was still very scorching, and the sun dried the mouth, but at this time, there was not much water left in a few water bladders.
And that wasn't the worst of all, but at some point another group of people followed them behind the ox cart, about twenty or thirty people, staring at them with fierce eyes.
The ox cart pulled so many people and saluted slowly. The group hurried to follow.
"Quick! Uncle Wu, they're going to catch up! Su Yan couldn't help but remind out loud.
Wu Qing glanced back and immediately twitched the cow's back a few times.
The scalper was in pain, rushed forward, and ran as fast as he could. The overwhelming dust flew in the wind, making those who followed him eat a mouthful of ash.
"! Give me chase! A fierce-faced man wiped the ash from his face and roared.
They chased after the dust that was flying from the sky.
As soon as Wu Jinlan turned around, she screamed in fright. "Daddy! Come on! They're catching up! ”
Wu Qing only kept beating the scalper, but his heart was dripping blood, this is the most valuable thing in the family.
Several people in the car turned their heads nervously, staring at the men who were about to catch the rope, Zhang and Luo were nervously holding knives and sticks, and if anyone climbed up, they would fight directly.
Wu Jinsheng also came to the middle of the cart and carried a knife towards the back of the ox cart.
The speed of the ox cart gradually slowed down, and one or two people behind him grabbed the hemp rope that tied the salute, and saw that they were about to climb onto the ox cart.
Several people in the ox cart saluted a lot at the back of the cart, and they couldn't get out of the way of the people who tried to climb up behind the cart.
They must not be allowed to hold back the ox cart! Su Yan immediately made a decision, and took a knife to cut the rope that tied the salute.
"Bang!"
Those who grabbed the rope immediately fell. A lot of salutes were reversed, smashing a few people under the back of the car. Several people were smashed to the ground, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead.
Su Yan quickly took some kitchen utensils and food and threw them into the gourd space.
"There's food in the bag!" Su Yan yelled.
The men behind immediately stopped the chase and rushed to grab the food in the bags.
Here, the ox cart, which had lost most of its weight, disappeared in a short time.