Chapter 12: The Light of Hope!
After Li Xiyue and the three of them packed their luggage, they set off in the direction of Shuzhou City.
This side is still hundreds of kilometers away from Shuzhou City, and they have to walk nearly forty kilometers to another gathering place before nightfall, so as not to be infested by fierce beasts at night.
Such a long distance is undoubtedly a huge challenge for a weak woman and two small children.
Fortunately, they didn't have a lot of luggage, just two clothes, a few jugs of water and some jerky.
On the other hand, Hu Su was dressed in casual clothes and didn't bring anything, so he carried a few packs of cigarettes in his purse, which was very relaxed.
When he first set off, a few people were still talking and laughing, and Li Xiyue would also talk to Hu Su about some troubles about Guangyao and Morning Star when they were children.
Guangyao has also been arguing with Morningstar because he made a deal with Hu Su privately.
But after two hours, except for Hu Su, who kept saying bad jokes, everyone else had no strength to speak.
The sweat and wind and sand mixed together, making the three of them look like they were fleeing, but Hu Su was not affected at all, his face was red and his clothes were neat.
"Uncle, people can't walk!"
After walking for more than ten minutes, Morningstar couldn't hold on any longer, and sat down on the ground, panting for breath.
Li Xiyue on the side was also pale, and the sweat of the bean kept falling, so she found a stone and sat on it.
Only Guangyao, still looking stubborn, swaying and standing.
Seeing that the three of them couldn't hold on anymore, and now they had walked a distance of nearly ten kilometers, Hu Su couldn't force it.
"Then rest for ten minutes, and then continue on your way after ten minutes."
With Hu Su's permission, Guangyao couldn't hold on any longer and sat on the ground.
Li Xiyue took the two children to a cool place in distress, took out two small pieces of jerky and handed them to them, and then hesitated for a while before taking out another piece of jerky.
Handed it to Hu Su.
"Mr. Hu Su, I see that you didn't bring dry food when you left, this is for you to eat."
"Mom, the food we store is only enough for our family." Guangyao reminded from the side.
"It's okay to eat less." Li Xiyue said with a smile and handed the little jerky to Hu Su.
Looking at the small black jerky in front of him, Hu Su took it and sniffed it carefully, then tore a little shredded meat and put it in his mouth.
Immediately, his face changed, as if he had eaten, he threw the small jerky in his hand back into Li Xiyue's arms, ran to the side and vomited.
"Gott~"
"Is this Nima something that people eat? Lao Tzu has never eaten such an unpalatable thing in his life! ”
"Gott~"
Li Xiyue was also a little flustered, apologized again and again, patted Hu Su's back gently, and handed the kettle over.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Husu, I don't know if you're used to eating these foods."
Hu Su waved his hand, took the kettle and took a big sip, which made Li Xiyue can't help but show a trace of distress.
But immediately, Li Xiyue couldn't care about being distressed.
Hu Su squirted out all the water in one gulp, and held the kettle in front of him to take a look, the water inside was muddy, mixed with a lot of mud and sand.
"That's all you guys drinking?"
Even if the jerky tastes disgusting, Hu Su can still understand that he also has a lot of things that he can't eat in his previous life, such as bean juice, three squeaks, and hairy eggs.
But the water he drank was so muddy, which made Hu Su feel incredible.
"What do you drink if you don't drink this? I've been drinking this for as long as I can remember. ”
Li Xiyue also asked suspiciously.
Hu Su cleaned the sand grains in his mouth, and took a few other pots of water to look at them, without exception, all of them were turbid water, which was a fight with the water of the Yellow River.
This made Hu Su's heart sink uncontrollably, has this world decayed to such a state? There is no clean water left.
"It's okay, just ask."
Hu Su returned the kettle to Li Xiyue and asked casually.
"What are you made of jerky? The flesh of a ferocious beast? ”
Li Xiyue carefully tightened the kettle and put it in her bag before answering.
"Fierce beasts are very difficult to deal with, and the little dried meat we eat is made by crushing lizards, rats, and some small reptiles caught in the wilderness."
Li Xiyue's answer made Hu Su's face suddenly darken, it was better not to ask, and he almost couldn't help but vomit!
"Alright, it's almost time to rest, let's hurry up."
Hu Su didn't want to continue to dwell on the issue of eating and drinking, so he pulled Guangyao and Morningstar up and continued on his way.
This time, Hu Su took the initiative to help them share some luggage.
On the way, because of Hu Su's actions just now, Li Xiyue was full of curiosity about him, and finally couldn't help asking.
"Mr. Husu, you weren't born in the wilderness, were you? Are you from Shuzhou City? What's life like inside the shelter? ”
Hu Su glanced at them, and even Morning Star and Guangyao looked at him with curious eyes, expecting his answer.
"I'm not from Shuzhou City, and I'm not from any other shelter."
"Life there, although there are many grievances and too many unsatisfactory things, but compared to here, even compared to the inside of the shelter, it is a paradise-like existence!"
"Children don't have to worry about making a living, they don't have to risk going out to find food, they learn in brightly lit classrooms."
"Adults will work hard for the sake of the family, and although it is tiring, it will be warm to see the family when they come home."
"There, people use clear water to make tea, take a bath, water flowers, grow vegetables, and even flush toilets."
"You can drink a variety of special drinks, eat fresh vegetables and meat, and have a variety of delicacies."
"There, people don't eat lizards, rats and reptiles because there are so many delicacies that they can choose from."
"People will not drink such turbid water, even clear and transparent tap water, and they will drink it after filtering out impurities."
"Although people will work hard to live, they will not work hard to live."
"Uncle, can you take us to your hometown?" Morning Star hugged Hu Su's wrist, his eyes full of hope.
Even the always indifferent light was full of longing for the scene described by Hu Su at this moment.
Hu Su shook his head.
"I can't go back, my hometown is too far away, and I can't go back in the future."
"Well, I really want to see what my uncle's hometown looks like." Morning Star pursed his lips and said regretfully.
Watching the light in the eyes of Li Xiyue and the others slowly extinguish, Hu Su felt his heart throb.
"If you have a chance, since you can't go back, then I'll build this place into my hometown!"