Different from the remoteness of Huajia Village, there are several adjacent villages around Wangjia Village, which are not too far away, and in the past, the normal walking time was at most a cup of tea, but now even if it is slow, it is not enough time for a stick of incense.

But this is also what they are worried about, not everyone has prepared enough for their village, there is no need to worry about food, and the most worrying thing is water.

Whether it's a lack of food or water, none of them can be comfortable.

Especially when the news brought back by the men who went out to investigate the situation yesterday made the whole village faintly more uneasy.

Although the village chief said yesterday that he was watching and watching, Datian and a few men in the village were always uneasy, so they hurriedly ran over to find the village chief as soon as the temperature dropped.

Village Chief Wang looked at a few men at the door and opened the door completely and said, "Come in."

To be honest, he is also uneasy in his heart, and it seems that he has to discuss it carefully, at least the patrol is to be done.

"Auntie, Brother Yi Chun, Yi Xia, Yi Qiu......" As soon as the children entered the courtyard, they saw the village chief's wife standing at the door of the hall and several sons of the village chief's family, and hurriedly called people.

"It's all here, let's come into the house" The village chief's wife smiled heartily, signaled her son to move the stool quickly, and went to the back room to bring out the boiling jug, and a man arrived at the bottom of a bowl of water, "Drink some water to moisten your throat first, what will you say." ”

"No, no, my aunt, we already moistened our throats when we came out, how precious this water is, hurry up and put it away."

Although a few men also felt that their mouths were dry, but when they came out, they really drank a few sips of water, they came empty-handed, and where were they embarrassed to drink the water of the village chief's house, not to mention that the people of the village chief's family were much more than them, and the water consumption was large.

"Look at your child, and be polite to your aunt" Having said that, Liu did not pour again.

As Datian said that the current water is indeed very precious, to be precise, we are not very short of food now, as early as the flood receded when the plants grew wildly, everyone was deliberately storing grain, plus this season's grain, especially sweet potatoes and potatoes, the yield is really gratifying, at least in the past two years, the family can still insist.

Relatively speaking, water is indeed very scarce, even if there is still a lot of water left in her house, Liu is reluctant.

If it weren't for the fact that these men were a few people in the village who could do things, where would the Liu family be willing to pour water, and the family would all be on the table, and they would be so thirsty that they couldn't stand it before they took a sip or two.

"Hey...... You're welcome, auntie, we really drank it. Ota laughed.

"Okay, since you're welcome, I'll take it back, you can talk about things." Liu Shi was not polite, and quickly brought the water jar back to the house and put it away.

But after putting it away, it was not in the room, but came to the courtyard to see the light, although it was said to be moonlight, but it was better than not seeing the light.

In order to prevent consumption and not sweat during the day, almost all of them stay in the cellar to sleep, the cellar is really dark, as for candles and oil lamps, don't think about these even if there are, they will be exhausted in that year and a half, and at night the vision is even more blurred.

After waiting in a gray space for a long time, even my eyesight has deteriorated, and my eyes feel stinging when I come out.

This is also why it is hot outside, Liu will also take his family out to activities, so that his eyes can adapt to it, and he will also stand at the mouth of the cellar for a while during the day to let his eyes see the light.

As she came out, several daughters-in-law, grandchildren, daughters, daughters-in-law, nephews, and nieces also came out together.

Village Chief Wang glanced at the old woman and children in the yard and withdrew his gaze, there is usually no danger when the door of the house is closed, but Yi Chun still gave the latest Yi Dong a look uneasily, and asked him to always pay attention to the situation in the yard.

"Uncle...... There is chaos in the next few villages, our village is living a little better, this is something that several surrounding villages know, we are worried that the village is afraid that it will be unsafe, uncle, you just say what to do, we will listen to you. Datian couldn't wait to look at Village Chief Wang.

In the past two days, the villagers who have gone out to find out the news have come back to bring people uneasy, and there are people in several surrounding villages who have accidents every night, and the villages are more united than others, but it is not a new thing that there are few people or dead people in a scattered village.

There are many people in Wangjia Village, but every family has daughters-in-law and children, and the men are still very nervous.

Village Chief Wang also frowned and looked at Datian: "Did the people who went out come back?" ”

"No," Ota shook his head, "but it should be about the same."

It's been a long time to go out for a stick of incense, and the people who can leave the village to investigate the news are all strong men in the village with quick hands and feet, although the hot foot journey is not slow, and the calculation time is about the same.

"Then wait a little longer," Village Chief Wang said in a low voice.

There wasn't much time left and right, and Daejeon and a few other men nodded.

Indeed, it didn't take long for Liu to return to the room with the child, and the men who went out to find out the news had already returned.

As for the result, it was clear at a glance by looking at their faces, and Village Chief Wang's face was even more dignified.

After a while, Village Chief Wang spoke: "Datian ......"

"What ......do you say, village chief?"

"Let's arrange patrols, there are more than 500 middle-aged men in the village, every thirty people in a round, each time for half an hour, and the rest of the people are also vigilant in the village."

Half an hour is within the range of what they can bear, and the load is great.

"Yes, I know, I'll arrange ......"

"Yi Chun, you ...... with you"

When the eldest son followed the villagers, he knew what he meant.

Let's just hope it doesn't turn out to be what they feared.

Everyone in the village, Village Chief Wang cherishes it very much, and he is very distressed no matter which one he hurts.

Wang Datian and Wang Yichun went door-to-door as soon as they went out, and quickly told the village chief's decision, and then the first round of patrol guards appeared in the four directions of the village, southeast, northwest, and every half an hour, until the rising sun could no longer wait outside.

That night, Wangjia Village was peaceful, and nothing happened what they feared, but Zhao Gouzi, who was less than three miles away from them, was not so lucky.

After the heat of the night subsided, a group of people pushed the wooden cart into Zhaojiaozi Village.

This is a small village composed of more than a dozen families, the village chief is gone, died in the extreme cold, the whole village of adults and children together is less than 200 people, although they survived to the end, but they lived carefully like a frightened bird, and they have long lost trust in human nature, even if it is a village.

More than a dozen families are working in their own ways, hiding in the cellar of their homes in the middle of the night, that is, they come out at night to carry out activities.

However, since I couldn't find water at all, even the frequency of activity has decreased, because I can stay still and stay for a while without thirst, but as long as I move, the taste of dry mouth is really uncomfortable, at most, I move my hands and feet in the cellar and live in the hole, because my hands and feet will not be weak when sitting and lying down for a long time.

(End of chapter)