"Nope."

"Then why are you looking at me?"

Xie Changxiao smiled: "You look good." ”

Ge Huai: "......" He looked at the pair of eyes full of unknown meaning for two seconds, suddenly dodged behind Ming Zhang, and said firmly: "I'm not interested in men, you should die!" ”

“？ What crazy are you talking about? ”

"You know it in your heart."

"I know what a fart! You come here......"

Xie Changxiao bypassed the picnic mat and pounced in the direction of Ge Huai, who suspected that he had "bad intentions" and ran away.

They were playing a game of chase, and Mingzhang, who was sitting on his knees on a picnic mat, was splashed by the yellow sand they raised.

"Go, go, go! You two stay away! He picked up a twig and slapped his face at the childish ghost passing by.

Ge Huai pretended to say "ouch", and the funny tone made the people who watched them fight laugh out loud.

As if he thought it was funny, Xun Songma got up from the picnic mat and happily followed Xie Changxiao to chase people.

The joyful atmosphere continues unabated.

When the blazing sun poured down, the chase game full of laughter and fun had to come to an end.

In order to avoid the heat wave, they sat in two groups of off-road and SUV, and continued to drive forward with the guidance of the compass.

The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is large, and the temperature during the day is approaching 45 degrees, and people who stay outside for too long are prone to heat stroke.

In addition to solving their physiological needs, they don't get out of the car at all, and even eat jerky and bread for lunch.

Only when the temperature drops in the evening will they turn off the air conditioner and get out of the car to make a simple meal.

"What to do...... We're running out of water. "On the third day of the desert drive, they had only a tenth of the water they had left.

Mingzhang: "Let's find a cactus." ”

Ge Qinyao: "Aren't the cacti in the desert poisonous?" She carried a fluttering bucket of water, her face full of anxiety.

Wen Yaxian: "The thorns don't seem to be poisonous." ”

"Yes." Yan Shuo once watched a documentary about surviving in the desert, and still remembers the question about whether cacti can be eaten: "Although the stem of the cactus contains a lot of water, the water is in the form of cell sap, which will make people thirstier and thirstier the more they drink." ”

He paused for two seconds: "We can pick the fruit of the cactus, and the fruit also has a certain amount of water and does not contain toxic alkalis." ”

Wen Qizhou: "You can also use the temperature difference between day and night to obtain water. For example, dig a sand pit, put a water intake container in the sand pit, and then spread a layer of plastic bag film on it, and wait a few hours to get a bowl of water. ”

"That's right! If you don't say it, I'll forget. Yan Shuo's mind followed the cactus, and he couldn't remember it if he didn't mention it.

"So let's dig a bunker first?"

"Hmm." With their backs to the setting sun, they each found a suitable place and dug a pit with sapper shovels, daggers, and branches.

Chi Yue gave each of them a bowl, and then put the plastic bag next to them, and asked them to come and get it themselves after digging the pit.

After a busy day, she looked sideways at Wen Qizhou, who was sweating lightly on her forehead, took a wet tissue she carried with her to wipe his sweat, and fed him two sips of water from the thermos cup.

Asked softly, "Are you tired?" ”

"Not tired." The temperature hadn't dropped yet, and the sweat on his body was completely hot.

Wen Qizhou patted off the yellow sand on his hand, took Chi Yue's hand, and walked to the location where Xie Changxiao and the others were digging the pit to take a look.

After making sure that the steps were all right, everyone returned to the tent with a portion of the dried fish and dried meat, and filled their bellies for dinner.

After all, there is a shortage of water now, and Rao has live chickens and rabbits, and they are not in a position to deal with it, so they can only eat some food stored before, and wait until they leave the desert to have a full meal.

Xie Changxiao could have a meal with Chi Yue, but he had a poor appetite and was too lazy to move, so he simply didn't look for them.

When he finished eating the jerky and was about to rest, Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou entered the space, brought a bowl of Buddha jumping over the wall, tomato brisket, and kelp soup on the table, and enjoyed it slowly.

"Pray for the boat, that pig seems to be pregnant with a cub." Chi Yue raised his hand and pointed to the sow curled up on the left in the pig pen.

Its belly was visibly falling.

Wen Qizhou glanced at it and found that it was in a good state of mind, so he wasn't too worried: "I'll go over and have a look later." ”

After nearly three years, they have become very skilled in examining the poultry, delivering babies, and caring for the young.

Even if you encounter a difficult birth, you can still follow the teaching of books and videos and solve them without panic.

Chi Yue responded: "When we leave the desert, let's take one for them to satisfy their hunger." ”

Sows can give birth to five to twelve cubs in a litter, which is much more than the number of cattle and sheep, resulting in them now having thirty-one pigs.

In addition to the live pigs they raised, there are also a lot of pork bought in the slaughterhouse, which they can't eat in a short time, so they simply take one to satisfy their hunger.

Wen Qizhou bowed: "Okay." ”

After dinner, they check the pregnant sow in the pen to see that there is nothing wrong with it, and then go to the field to collect vegetables.

"Do we still grow vegetables?" Chi Yue walked to the stream to wash two cucumbers, and glanced at the vacant land with apricot eyes.

"There's no need to plant it."

He turned his head to look at the vegetables stacked in the static area and laughed, "The space has enough vegetables for us to eat until the end of our lives." ”

"Yes." She pressed her heart to grow vegetables, took the cucumber and returned to the tent with him, and put on headphones to chase a movie.

*

Day and night.

The sand pit covered with plastic bags outside the tent was uncovered one by one, and the water mixed with yellow mud came into view in the next second.

The crowd was overjoyed.

They strained the water from the bowl, carefully poured it into a bucket and loaded it onto the car.

"Sister Yue, I seem to have seen a watermelon." Yun Qi leaned against the window and pointed to the round object growing in front of him.

Chi Yue raised his eyes and looked out.

The round object that looked like a watermelon immediately broke into sight, and she gave him a warm voice: "That is called a medicine gourd." ”

"Can you eat it?"

"It's poisonous, you can't eat it."

She thought that Yun Qi was thirsty, so she unscrewed the thermos cup and poured mineral water into the lid, leaned over and handed it to him.

Yun Qi, who was not thirsty, saw the clear water, and couldn't refuse to take two sips: "Do you want to drink Xunsong?" ”

"I want to drink!"

He fed the rest of the water to Xun Song, and Ming Zhang, who was driving, glanced at him through the rearview mirror: "Xiao Qi wants to eat watermelon?" When we get to the capital, I'll plant it for you. ”

"Master, do you have seeds?"

"Yes." He retracted his gaze: "Have you forgotten that we used to grow watermelons in the Taoist temple?" The seeds are still there. ”

Yun Qi really forgot.

However, when he heard that Ming Zhang was going to plant watermelons for him, the nostalgia in his eyes turned into expectation, and the corners of his mouth raised a smile.

"Okay then." He returned the lid of the cup to Chi Yue, and stopped looking at the medicine gourd frequently: "When the time comes, we will plant together." ”

Xun Song: "And me!" He shook his feet: "Master, when can we leave here?" ”

He can't wait to grow watermelons.

Mingzhang: "It's almost there." ”

Xun Song: "How long is it fast?" ”

Ming Zhang couldn't answer, but Wen Qizhou counted the kilometers and estimated: "I should be able to leave this afternoon." ”

He cheered, "Great! ”

The desert is certainly a novelty, but the temperature difference between day and night and the inconvenience of life can easily wear out that sense of novelty.

In particular, access to water is difficult.

Except for Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou, the others hadn't taken a shower and washed their heads once in three or four days, and they were all looking forward to leaving the desert as soon as possible and finding a water source that could save them.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong today.

They followed the guidance of the compass until two o'clock in the afternoon, and finally left the desert as Wen Qizhou had predicted, and saw a green mountain range standing not far away.

Ming Zhang increased the speed of the car and walked along the road leading to the bottom of the mountain, and when he was about to reach the bottom of the mountain, two rows of brick houses with an age atmosphere suddenly broke into view.

Because the brick house was downhill on the road, he and Wen Qizhou, who was on the co-pilot, could clearly see the curling smoke rising from the first brick house, and the man standing on a piece of land outside the wall, wearing a racer vest and waving a hoe.

"There's still people living here." Mingzhang's gaze swept over the ten brick houses, surprised and vigilant.

Wen Qizhou's eyes narrowed.

He stared at the man who heard the movement and looked at them, and then said, "Stop next to him." ”

Off-road vehicles are parked next to the fence.

Holding a hoe in his right hand, the man who was equally vigilant and defensive, looked up to reveal his face covered with thin sweat.

"You're from the desert?" He looked at Wen Qizhou, who was walking around the front of the car, and asked knowingly.

Wen Qizhou: "Yes. He told the man his clear eyes, explained why they had come here, lowered his guard, and asked, "Is there a water source nearby?" ”

The man was relieved to see that he did not look like a wrongdoer, and that there were ruddy-faced children in the ranks.

He put down his hoe: "Yes." ”