After a busy night, Qin Shu and his parents and brothers were also exhausted, so they ate something very simply in the early morning, washed up, and went back to the cellar to rest.

Although the house is cooler than the outside, it is still hot, and since the cellar has been ventilated, most of the family has chosen to rest in the cellar.

Because of this, the father and son spent a lot of energy on the construction of the cellar, no less than when they built the house.

They were divided into two parts, that is, two rooms, one for storing grain and vegetables, the other for their rest, and the room for the exit of the cellar.

In order to be private, the door of the cellar was also left under the bedroom, and it was lengthened and widened, because there were no outsiders in the village, and it was not deliberately hidden and opened throughout the day.

Of course, water is indispensable in such high temperatures, and there are several large water tanks in the cellar, which are full of water and tightly covered with stone slabs.

Although the cellar is stuffy, the temperature is much lower, and the cellar exit is large, so there is no need to worry about the possibility of suffocation.

At the same time, Da Liu Gouzi, who had walked for more than ten days, returned after a fork in the road, and finally found the right path after hardships and appeared on the official road in Shanggu Town.

Thanks to the fact that the target is relatively small at night, and they are more cautious, as long as they encounter a live, no matter what it is, the first reaction is to hide, and because of this, although they stumbled along the way, there was no danger, whether it was people or food, all came to Shanggu Town.

Looking at the dog who unswervingly said that it had arrived, they couldn't care about being happy and happy, looking at the sky that was gradually revealing the white belly of the fish, they were anxious to find a temporary foothold.

Didn't dare to enter the town on the same road, although Liu was fifteen or sixteen years old, he was considered an adult, and the dog and the grassroots were also in their teens, but they were not in the prime of life after all, plus with so many younger brothers and sisters, their combination was easy to bully at first glance.

Who is stupid to live so far, how can they use themselves as a living target.

But every time it is not so lucky, you can find a place to rest in time, a flood will uproot a lot of big trees, and the waist will be cut down everywhere, not to mention the houses, although there are a lot of abandoned villages outside the town, but they dare not enter, especially no one and the village that has been burned by fire.

In the end, I chose a place close to the mountains, which took more time and worked harder, but there were many trees and shaded sides, so I only needed to get there before the sun rose.

However, during this period, while the sun had not yet risen, he saw that the populated village had been settled, and his younger brothers and sisters had been well hidden, and Da Liu still chose to go into the village alone.

Shanggu Town is here, and I know the general direction of Huajia Village, but I don't go in to inquire about the bottom of my heart, he and his younger brothers and sisters are too tired all the way, so naturally they can take less unjust roads.

As for whether there will be danger, Da Liu is still a little confident, although fifteen or sixteen years old is not strong enough, he is still a man, not to mention that he still has an axe on his back.

Entering a strange village, Da Liu was also apprehensive in his heart, and tried his best to show that he was not afraid and held his chest high.

Unfortunately, even early in the morning, he was not able to see people as easily as he thought, and even if he did, he hurried by with a hoe or a bucket, except for a curious glance at him, and he didn't even say a word.

"Hey......" Da Liu, who stretched out his hand, silently put it down with the sound of the door closing, a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he also understood that he would ignore it if he was a stranger.

But he didn't ask people and didn't give up, so he could only continue to walk to the village a little more, but still no one paid attention to him.

Just as he was about to give up and turn to give up, a slightly hoarse voice called out to stop him.

It has a very rough voice, as if since the disaster, there are almost no voices of adults and children, and there are no hoarseness, the only difference is that men and women.

"You...... What are you doing, and who are you looking for? A middle-aged man with a flat shoulder came out of an adobe house and looked at him defensively.

"Hello uncle" Da Liu did not answer first, but called people politely.

His father and mother told him that it is not strange to have many people, especially when he asks for something.

didn't move casually, after all, the other party looked cautious, and the flat burden in his hand was also protected in front of him.

The man looked at him warily, but this time he didn't speak.

finally met someone who was willing to take care of him, and Da Liu didn't want to let it go, so he hurriedly spoke after being polite.

It's not verbose either.

"Hello uncle, is this the case, I want to ask for directions?"

"Asking for directions?" The man looked at the posterior in front of him, his body was about the same size as him, although he was thin but in good spirits, although he had been pretending to be calm, but the uneasy man in his eyes could still see it clearly, and he was suddenly relieved when he saw this.

Here, Da Liu hurriedly nodded, "Yes, I want to ask how to get to Huajia Village?" ”

"Huajia Village?" The man was a little surprised.

Obviously, the young man asking for directions is not from the surrounding villages, otherwise how could he not know where Huajia Village is.

After all, it is one of the largest villages here, and it is also a village with few unity, especially a few years ago, he led the people in the village to plant winter vegetables and burn charcoal to make Huajia Village live a better life, but he didn't want to make these villages around them envious.

"Yes" Here Da Liu nodded quickly, looking at the man tightly with a pair of eyes, with anticipation.

"What do you have to do with Huajia Village?" After asking all the questions, the man couldn't help but ask more curiously.

"Oh, I'm looking for relatives, a distant cousin of mine married into Huajia Village, and now the family can't live anymore, so ......" Da Liu didn't dare to tell the truth, and used the most understandable and practical excuse.

What is the afterlife...... As long as you have a brain, of course the man knows, and nods understandingly.

I was relieved to know that I was asking for directions, and I didn't worry about what it would bring to Huajia Village, after all, with the strength of Huajia Village, such a young offspring would definitely not be in his eyes.

Informed the location of Huajia Village with peace of mind, and then hurriedly picked up the bucket to fetch water, and he felt that the temperature had risen again after these few words.

Carefully noting down the address that this person said, Da Liu hurriedly bowed towards the man and ran out of the village at a faster speed than the man.

As the man thought, the temperature was too high, and he hurried to find his younger siblings before the sun came out.

Happily, the address said by the man is not much different from what the benefactor said, except that it is more detailed, and this is exactly what they need at the moment, so it is not in vain to run into the village at the risk.

Seeing Da Liu come back safely, the dogs, flowers, and grassroots, who had been reluctant to stretch out their heads to watch, were also relieved, and then the brothers and sisters took advantage of the fact that the sky had just revealed the white of the fish belly and accelerated the speed of their journey, and found a temporary place to stay at the moment when the sun rose.

But the day was getting harder and harder, and even hiding under a tree under a rock on the back of the mountain still made them sweat hot, and even if they fell asleep, they were not stable, like staying in a steamer.

(End of chapter)