He and Yuan Chuan had met once or twice, and they were not very familiar with each other, but Yao Chengwei and Zhao Peng often mentioned it, so he learned about his family affairs and gradually deepened his impression of him.

"The person is gone, his wife ......"

Wen Qizhou roughly talked about the situation.

It was embarrassing to hear.

"It's so bold to get pregnant at this juncture." Wen Yaxian, who served them food, didn't intend to judge other people's feelings, but said that they were too hasty in dealing with pregnancy.

Whether it is pregnancy to childbirth, or raising babies and young children, it takes a lot of time and energy, if you encounter a disease that must be cured with the help of medical equipment, or a disaster that must be escaped, the family is afraid that they will suffer a great sin, and it is very likely that they will lose their lives in serious cases.

"Indeed." Yan Shuo also disapproves of giving birth to a new life in turbulent times: "But Huaidu is pregnant, and there is no way." ”

"Well, too."

Everything can only depend on fate.

They didn't talk much about other people's affairs, but sat around two square tables, picked up their bowls, and prepared to eat.

There are nine dishes and two soups on the table.

Two plates of steamed fish, two plates of braised fish, one plate of garlic cabbage, two plates of stir-fried shredded potatoes, and two bowls of fish soup.

Because the desert is inconvenient to fire, they haven't eaten stir-fried vegetables for three days, and as soon as they smell the mouth-watering aroma, they stretch out their chopsticks to taste the delicious taste of color and aroma.

Chi Yue likes to eat fish.

She rarely touches two vegetarian dishes, and has been wandering between steaming and grilling fish, sometimes picking two fish bones with her slender fingertips.

Worried that the fish bones would get stuck in her throat, she never spoke when she was eating fish, and only after drinking half a bowl of delicious fish soup did she look up and say, "We don't have much food left, let's go into the mountains tomorrow and have a look?" By the way, pick up some firewood and come back. ”

"Okay." Everyone nodded in agreement.

They rested for the night, and the next morning they went into the mountains in two groups, one to look for prey and the other to collect firewood.

The hunters follow the stream upstream, to the base of the mountain, and then to the forest on a winding path.

According to Zheng Yuanyang, there are no ferocious animals in the mountains around Honggou Village, but for safety reasons, they still carry weapons with them in addition to hunting bows and arrows.

"Whoa—"

Two wooden arrows flew into the grass.

Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou, who shot at the same time, walked to the grass on the left and right sides, and each picked up a hare with an arrow.

Blood stuck to the gray fur, and the hare, who had only one breath left, kicked his legs and struggled twice, and then stopped moving.

Wen Qizhou tied them together, hooked a hemp rope and hung it on his shoulder, and continued to follow Chi Yue's steps forward.

Hare have a strong reproductive ability.

As they walked into the woods, they could occasionally see hares grazing and running, and small figures that stupidly poked their heads out of the grass, waiting for them to catch them.

"Almost." He dragged the eight hares on the hemp rope and took Chi Yue's hand: "Let's go back." ”

There were also Xie Changxiao, Ge Huai brothers and sisters, and Yan Shuo and his wife who went out to hunt with them, and with the ability of those five people, they must have hunted a lot of things, so there was no need to go deeper.

Chi Yue's "um" sound.

She put away her bow and arrows, walked over to meet the others, and returned to the brick house with a pile of prey.

"Hey, you've hunted so much?" Chi Yunyan, who had just moved the firewood into the kitchen, looked at their loot in surprise.

"There are a lot of people, of course there are a lot of hunts."

Wen Qizhou put down the string of hares.

He and Chi Yue sat down to drink saliva, and ran over to find a song's fart, counting the prey with his immature little milk voice.

The first time I didn't count the pairs.

He was not discouraged and counted again, and after counting, he glanced at the Yunqi beside him to make sure that there was nothing missing, and then puffed up his chest and reported to them like a little adult: "There are a total of thirty-one hares, twelve pheasants, and six little black snakes. ”

Chi Yue corrected: "The measure word for the snake is 'strip'. Afraid that he would not understand, he continued: "The measure word means quantity. ”

"Why 'strip'?"

"Because it's long."

Xun Song has come to his senses.

He bent down and poked the rabbit's ears, his mind jumped very fast, and he was already thinking about eating: "How many rabbits shall we eat today?" Can you cook a pot of spicy rabbit heads? ”

"You still like to eat rabbit heads?"

"Yes, my brother likes it too."

"Then I'll show you a hand later." Ge Huai rolled up his sleeves and picked out four hares with slightly larger heads, preparing to skin them and handle their internal organs in advance.

"Your craft...... Will it work? ”

Chi Yunyan expressed skepticism.

They have always taken turns to take charge, and how poor Ge Huai's craftsmanship is is obvious to all.

"Don't underestimate people." Ge Huai looked at him confidently: "Spicy rabbit head is one of my best dishes." ”

"It's true."

Ge Qinyao testified against him.

She teased with her eyes: "His ex-girlfriend loves spicy rabbit heads, and in order to make people happy, he soaked in the kitchen for a few days before he figured out what people could eat." ”

"Tsk." Xie Changxiao took out two pots, grabbed the rabbit's ears and bleed them: "I can't see that you are still a lover." ”

His quips couldn't be more obvious.

Ge Huai: "Only love seeds have a market. He brought the topic back to the spicy rabbit head again, and was anxious to prove himself to them: "You believe me, the rabbit head I make is absolutely delicious!" ”

"Okay, I'll give you a chance to perform."

He and Ge Huai handled the hares, while Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou put the live prey into the fence on the left side of the front yard.

A gust of wind blew without warning.

The open courtyard door slammed shut, and the trees growing around the brick houses also made a rustling sound.

Wen Qizhou: "It looks like it's going to rain." "The sky is overcast, and the sun that hung in the sky yesterday has not appeared.

It's like a rainstorm.

"Shall we put a tarp on top of it, then?" Chi Yue looked around and pointed to the tarp thrown in the corner.

"Hmm."

The tarp is dirty.

Wen Qizhou shook twice, scooped two scoops of stream water and splashed them on it to rinse it again, and then wiped it clean with a handkerchief with Chi Yue.

Just as they spread the tarp on the chicken pen, the yellow sand in the sky rushed to the brick house at a very fast speed.

The yellow sand that seemed to be able to swallow the heavens and the earth, like the surging waves, flooded the flowers and trees, and the wind approached them.

"Yueyue, let's go!" He grabbed Chi Yue's wrist tightly, as if he was racing against time, and ran to the living room not far away.

The moment they entered the living room, Xie Changxiao and Ge Huai quickly closed the door to isolate the swept yellow sand.

Yellow sand slapped the doors and windows in the next second.

The sound of "whirring" came to their ears, as if a ghost was crying, quietly plucking the tense string of people's hearts.

Chi Yue looked out through the window.

A blackened yellow surged through the air, enveloping everything outside the window and obscuring the delightful greenery.

For a long time.

"Is this a sandstorm?" Yun Qi withdrew from his surprise and panic, staring at the yellow sand outside the window in a daze.

"Yes."

"How long will it last?"

Chi Yue twisted his eyebrows: "I can't tell." She turned and sat down in her chair, "If it lasts a long time, we'll have to stay here a little longer." ”

Visibility is too low at the moment.

They are not familiar with the environment and terrain, so they drive away rashly, and there is a certain probability that they will encounter uncontrollable things.

And in the last days full of uncertainty, the spirit of adventure is extremely undesirable, and only by seeking stability can we survive longer.

"It's okay to stay for a while." Ge Qinyao had no opinion: "The mountains and clear waters of Honggou Village ...... Well, there are quite a lot of prey in the mountains, and there are streams, so our life is quite convenient. But the point is, how to get out? With such a big wind and sand, you must be blind, right? ”

Xun Song: "You can wear sunglasses." ”

"Silly boy." Xie Changxiao patted his head lightly: "It's not clear to see outside, you still wear a pair of black sunglasses, what's the difference between that and being blind?" ”

"yes." His little brain can't think about it too comprehensively, so he can only focus on the adults around him.

Wen Qizhou proposed to make homemade goggles.

He tapped his fingers on the tabletop: "The lenses are replaced by plastic bottles, and the transparent bottle does not affect vision." ”

"How many plastic bottles do you need?" Chi Yunyan took out their plastic bottles of seasonings: "Is four enough?" ”

"That's enough." Whether it's hunting or fetching water, they don't have to go out together, they just come in turns every few days.

Thinking that the six of Ming Zhang were going back to the next door, Chi Yue quietly took out three pairs of goggles from the space, plus the four pairs that Wen Qizhou taught them to make themselves, which was enough to ensure their travel.

"Oops! The rabbits are still outside......" Wen Yaxian leaned against the window and looked out: "They won't be scraped away, will they?" ”