Chapter 4: The Boy in the Carriage
Qin Zhi searched in the memory of the original owner, and it turned out that the baby named Nan Nan was already seven months old, but because of lack of nutrition, he was born extremely thin, and it looked like he was only two or three months old.
She was a little relieved that she could eat complementary food in seven months. Although it would be nice to have a stutter in the last days and such troubled times, it would be good to be considerate.
Soon, the contents of the bowl became mush, and the little girl carefully fed it to the girl's mouth with a flat piece of wood that was smoother than a toothpick.
Hungry babies, smacking their mouths and eating soundly.
A few little hairy heads sat quietly around the fire, trying not to look that way, and made a mushy bun, which tasted more fragrant and had a greater impact on their hungry people.
It was completely dark, and not far away a bonfire began to be lit, flickering like phosphorus fire.
Qin Zhi secretly paid attention, in this situation, their group of half-grown children were easy to be regarded as prey.
People are forced to be anxious, they can do everything, and she has seen a lot of things like people eating people in her previous life.
Secretly perceiving it, her ability naturally can't be brought over, but her five senses are obviously much sharper than ordinary people, plus this body is already very powerful, and she can barely protect herself.
But you also need to take some precautions, at least you have to make some traps, which can be warned.
As for the food, she didn't plan to take it out yet, and there were still people walking around from time to time, so it was better to be careful.
The tired crying girl was barely coaxed by the mush, and finally fell into a deep sleep weakly, the surroundings were quieter, and the night was deeper.
It was quiet all around, and a few little hairy heads were also staggering, obviously tired, yawning, but they didn't dare to really sleep, in the wilderness, in case they were taken away by wild beasts, it was not a joke, not to mention, there were more terrible than beasts - people.
Cannibalism is not unheard of in a famine year.
Qin Zhi got up and divided the branches into several piles, and lit three fires outside the big stones, almost just enclosing the position they were in, so that they could prevent wild beasts and be a little warmer.
Their belongings were pitiful, except for a few tattered "pots and pans"βin fact, they were just half-pulled pottery bowls and some fairly smooth twigs and wood chips, and the others were just a few rags, not even a complete thin quilt, too, but if there was anything left, it would have been exchanged for food.
The only one that is relatively intact is a bamboo tube that can be used to hold water, which has also cracked a hole, so be careful not to let the water spill out.
At this time, water is also very precious.
A few little hairy heads listened to Qin Zhi's arrangement, and squeezed into a bunch against the stone wall, this night, if there is nothing to do, it should be able to barely deal with it, as for what will happen tomorrow, let's wait until the sun comes out tomorrow.
The fire was almost burning, only some charcoal and faint flames remained, the light was much darker, and there was much less movement around, for Qin Zhi, such darkness gave her more security.
The little hairy people don't sleep very well, they are hungry, and it is difficult to fall asleep no matter how sleepy they are.
Qin Zhi leaned closer to them and whispered:
"Don't make a sound for a while, let alone open your eyes!"
Maybe these children were afraid of the original body, or Qin Zhi's expression was solemn at this time, and her voice was cold, and several children suddenly woke up from half-dreaming and half-awake, and subconsciously nodded, and even a few of them immediately covered their mouths with their hands.
Qin Zhi touched a piece of chocolate in her hand, held it in the palm of her hand, blocked it with her body, and quickly stuffed it into a child's mouth, and smoothly sorted out the tattered pieces of cloth on the children's bodies, as if the careful eldest sister cared for her younger siblings and covered them with quilts.
The boy suddenly felt something stuffed in his mouth, and when he licked it with his tongue, a bitter and sweet taste came...... Well! Food!
His eyes widened, and he almost screamed.
"Huh?"
Qin Zhi swept over with a glance, which directly made the kid shudder, and subconsciously closed his eyes and shrank into a ball.
Qin Zhi did the same, stuffing a piece of chocolate into each child's mouth.
Needless to say, the hearts of several little hairy children were extremely shocked, but they had been told by Qin Zhi in advance, and they also understood that with the situation they were in, if anyone knew what to eat, they might immediately invite trouble, so they all closed their mouths and eyes tightly, and only dared to silently sip that strange piece of food in their mouths.
"Big sister...... Yours......"
The oldest boy muttered.
Qin Zhi glanced at him, and the fierce expression on his face successfully made the other party lower his head, not daring to say more.
It's really a lot of talk, and I can't stop my mouth when I have food!
Qin Zhi sneered, and hugged the girl from the girl's arms, "I don't know how to feed some water if I haven't eaten!" β
She looked fierce and ruthless at this moment, and the heads of several children were lowered a little.
But there is an unprecedented stability in their hearts, and the eldest sister actually went to find food for them!
Nan Nan suddenly left the warm embrace, and immediately woke up, humming and grinning about to cry.
Qin Zhi's eyes were quick, and with a slight movement of her hand, half a piece of milk was stuffed into her mouth.
Xiao Nannan immediately pursed her lips and smacked up.
Qin Zhi sat reclining, with her back to the outside, covering her face tightly, so as not to be seen, although the night was very dark, it didn't hurt to be careful.
Doing a full set of plays, she still took the piece of wood, and from time to time dipped a little water and wiped it on Nannan's mouth, the little Nannan ate more happily, the baby who grew up eating some rice soup batter since she was a child, when did she eat dairy products.
Several children were surprised and delighted, their eldest sister fainted to death as if she was a different person, and suddenly took out some strange food, and unusually, she actually hugged Nannan, which was even more outrageous than the sun coming out of the west.
Although they were very afraid of Qin Zhi, no matter how fierce Qin Zhi was, he also gave them something to eat, which made several children feel like they had taken a reassuring pill, and they were immediately satisfied, and a full sense of security also arose.
Although my father and mother are gone, the eldest sister is still there, she didn't leave them, and she still looked for food for everyone!
The night is very long, but the sun always rises, and this group of children of the Qin family has slept especially soundly this night, they have not eaten and slept like this for a long time.
For countless people who go to bed hungry, a piece of chocolate that is not low in calories is enough to satisfy them.
The sky began to shine, Qin Zhi fed another piece of milk to Nannan, and the other children also fed a piece of chocolate, so she told the little girl to be careful not to choke on it, and planned to pick up some dead branches to take with her.
Along the way, there are people fleeing from the famine everywhere, and it is difficult to even pick up firewood wherever they go, and it is rare that there are still some dead stumps here, so you have to make some preparations.
These dead tree stumps were left because most of the victims had no tools and couldn't get rid of them, but it wasn't a problem for Qin Zhi, she had a lot of strength, and she could break some of them.
"Hey!"
Qin Zhi had just walked around a big rock, intending to get out a few dead tree stumps next to him as firewood, when he suddenly heard someone shouting.
She turned her head to see the same carriage she had seen last night, and a teenager was poking his head out of the carriage window and waving at her.