Chapter 50: And the Prey
Several people were stunned by Ah Jiu's voice, and they all looked at each other.
"Ah, rabbit." Cai Lihua exclaimed.
Meng Shaode reacted very quickly, took off his bow and arrows, put it on the sharpened hollow bamboo, and shot at the hare.
The arrow passed through the rabbit's neck with unmistakable accuracy, and after a few staggers, it fell to the ground.
Ah Jiu was overjoyed and hurriedly ran into the forest.
"Uncle, you shot really accurately." Xiao Yanyan's eyes were full of light.
Ah Jiu hurriedly picked it up and walked back, this rabbit is obviously not as fat and skinny as he imagined, but it is also delicious.
"Girl, this is mine, you put it down for me."
Ah Jiu looked back suddenly, so frightened that he almost didn't stand firm.
A man covered in dirt and dried blood was looking at her with a long, sharpened wooden stick in his hand.
Meng Shaode was still immersed in Xiao Yanyan's praise, and hurriedly chased after him when he heard this.
"This uncle, this rabbit was obviously shot by my father, how can it be yours?"
Ah Jiu was really frightened by his appearance, and when he came back to his senses at this moment, he saw that he didn't look like a rogue militia, let alone an official official who caught strong men. It's also very polite to speak.
"Yes, brother, how can this thing on the mountain be said to be private?"
Meng Shaode protected Ah Jiu behind him.
The man's lips were dry, his beard was unkempt, his eyes were hungry and thirsty, and he fell to his knees in despair.
"Big brother, okay, I'm old and young, my old mother broke her leg, my wife and children are pregnant in August and September, and now I haven't received food for three days.
My brother is desperate, and I have been following this rabbit for a day and a night, so my brother will have pity on me. ”
Ah Jiu's heart trembled, this person looked terrifying enough, but it was also because he was hungry.
"Huh? This...... So miserable? Big brother, hurry up, which village are you from? Meng Shaode stepped forward and helped the person up.
A trace of emotion flashed in this person's eyes, and his eyes stared directly at the water bladder on Ah Jiu's waist.
Ah Jiu was really uneasy, the water was limited, but this person looked so miserable.
She hesitated for a while, pursed her lips, took off the water bladder, and handed it over:
"This uncle, you can take a sip."
Wang, who has been silent, couldn't help but look straight, this girl still has a good heart.
The old man hurriedly stepped forward, and before his hand touched the water bladder, he retracted hesitantly:
"Girl, you ...... Would you like to give me water? ”
His Adam's apple squirmed with difficulty, his eyes salivating at the water bladder.
"If you don't mind, I'll pour you some."
Ah Jiu could see that although this person was forced to a dead end, his conscience was still there.
She turned around and pulled out a bowl from the frame, poured half a bowl of water and handed it over.
"Thank you, thank you, girl, I, Wu Dalei, am grateful."
The uncle took it with both hands, but only took a small sip, poured the rest into the bamboo tube on his waist, and returned it with both hands.
"Big brother, don't hide it, the younger brother is a personnel of Guo County, and he came with the big army."
The uncle's eyes were full of confusion and tiredness about the whole world.
"Guo County? It will take you two or three months to escape to this place. Meng Shaode was surprised.
Wu Dalei pulled the corners of his mouth painfully: "Because my mother's leg was broken, my wife and children were seriously ill, I didn't hide it, and I walked for more than four months." ”
Ah Jiu was thoughtful, she knew what Uncle Wu said about the big army.
Sometimes a village takes care of each other, and sometimes they meet another group of displaced people on the way, so they support each other and migrate south.
But such a makeshift organization has to rely on every man to find food, and then the big guys are put together and divided equally.
If there is no harvest, the leader will not give food.
"Uncle Wu, what about the big army? Why are you alone? Ah Jiu asked in a low voice.
"The big army has left us behind, and now I'm afraid we have passed Qiming Mountain."
Uncle Wu's eyes were full of despair, no, it was death, the kind of dying breath that had no hope for tomorrow.
"That'...... What about your wife and children and old mother? ”
Meng Shaode was a rough man, and his eyes also showed worry.