The distance of hundreds of meters will not take long to walk.

A middle-aged man with two children.

A young man of about eighteen, and a girl of fifteen or sixteen.

Zhao Chuanliang came to the front.

The middle-aged man looked at it, put down the tools in his hand and asked him, "Young man, why did you come here?" There are a lot of wolves around here! ”

"Uncle, I don't have anything to eat at home, come out and find something to eat, you guys are ......"

Zhao Chuanliang looked at a few people, and the young man had already run to the side, holding a shotgun in his hand.

Hearing this, the man sighed: "Hey, the year before last, the family really didn't have anything to eat, so I came into the mountain." ”

Zhao Chuanliang understood.

No wonder the cabin is so new.

However, in recent years, many people who couldn't hold on have run out, some went to relatives, some went out to ask for food, and naturally some people went into the mountains.

nodded, and didn't mean to disturb others, so he asked casually: "Uncle, I got lost when I walked into the mountain, where is this?" ”

"Here? This is Eagle Bluff! ”

After the man finished speaking, he looked at the kitchen knife he was holding in his hand, and was speechless for a while: "You ...... Dare to go into the mountains with a kitchen knife? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out? ”

Zhao Chuanliang looked at a few people and said with a wry smile; "Uncle, I didn't do it, who has nothing to do in the mountains to find food if I'm not in a hurry!"

After speaking, he looked around and asked pretending to be puzzled; "Eagle Bluff, isn't this where the bandits are nesting? Where? ”

"Oh, over there, go up the valley ahead. Don't go there, it's dangerous, it's Wolf Valley. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the entrance to the valley in front of him.

Zhao Chuanliang bowed his head slightly, "Oh, I'll ask." Uncle, then how do I go back? ”

"Gollum ......"

While speaking, Zhao Chuanliang's stomach was like thunder, which made him embarrassed for a while.

The man hesitated for a moment, then said to him, "Come in and have a bite, the meal should be ready." ”

"Thank you, no need, I'd better go back."

"It's okay, it's not bad for you, you can only walk back when you're full, in case you run into a wolf, you still have the strength to run."

After the man finished speaking, he said to the young man next to him; "Alright, Yuanshan, put away your things, pack up and go home."

After saying that, he took his things and walked towards the door of the house.

Chen Yuanshan nodded when he saw this.

put away the shotgun and glanced at Zhao Chuanliang, "Let's go, come in." ”

Zhao Chuanliang hesitated, but finally followed.

When they came to the fence, they opened the wooden door and everyone entered, leaving the girl to bolt the wooden door at last.

There is also a small vegetable garden in the enclosure, in which there are only a small number of vegetables, spinach and Chinese cabbage and greens

There was also a little boy of four or five years old playing there in the clearing.

"Big brother, I don't know what your name is. My name is Zhao Liang. ”

He didn't say his real name either.

At least for the time being, there is no need to reveal the details.

The man glanced at him, and then talked about the situation of several people in the family.

The middle-aged man just now is named Chen Bencai, and his mother is Zhang Lan.

His name is Chen Yuanshan, the girl's name is Chen Jing, and the youngest son was not introduced.

Zhao Chuanliang nodded and didn't ask any more, in fact, he still had a lot of doubts.

For example, where did this tool come from, and did you bring it with you when you came out?

Is there still a bullet in this gun after two years of use?

For example, has anyone found them?

Staying here for so long, where does the salt come from?

However, the other party is not very familiar with himself, so he didn't rush to ask too much, it's good for people to give you food.

When I came to the wooden house at the entrance of the cave, there was already a simple wooden table at the door.

A middle-aged woman in an apron is there preparing to eat.

Holding a wooden soup spoon in his hand, he is making soup.

Chen Bencai saw him come closer, pointed to the table and said; "Eat, it's just right."

After saying that, he sat down.

Zhao Chuanliang glanced at it and found that the cave was close to the exit, and there were a lot of prey hanging on it.

There's hares, there's pheasants, and there's a few other things.

It's still very rich.

There are a few pheasants with shaved wings in the clearing!

But he just glanced at it and didn't look at it, so as not to worry about other people's things for himself.

Quietly sat down.

The meals on the table were ok.

The steamed buns with two noodles, which are steamed by mixing corn flour and flour, used to be eaten only during farming or festivals.

The dish is a bowl of stir-fried spinach, a bowl of miso and a bowl of braised rabbit meat.

The others were all on the table to eat.

Chen Bencai took a steamed bun and handed it to him, "Eat, hurry home when you're full, it's not safe in this mountain!" ”

Zhao Chuanliang thanked him, took a bite, and ate it with a little sauce.

After a while, Chen's mother came over with a bowl of fish soup.

He said expressionlessly: "Let's eat, it's not easy outside now, we used to come in for a living." ”

Zhao Chuanliang thanked him, a little embarrassed.

Because Chen's mother's expression seemed to be a little cold.

I don't know if it feels like he's coming, eating the food at home, and his heart is not happy.

And the three children didn't think much of him.

Just eating quietly.

Zhao Chuanliang took a few bites, and then smiled at Chen Bencai and asked, "Uncle, haven't you ever come in and gone out?" Hasn't anyone been here except you? ”

"Eat meat!"

Chen Bencai put a piece of rabbit meat in his bowl, and said with a smile: "I've been out, and I've gone out once this year, but it's still not good to see the current harvest, so I changed something and came back." Someone came, just a few hunting, and no one else came. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Chuanliang suddenly realized.

I see.

The previous doubts have been explained, and it is not a complete retreat.

It's just that he was a little strange at this time, the two young ones didn't talk much, and even the little one didn't talk much.

So he casually asked, "Then why don't you go back for so long?" ”

"It's okay, there was a shortage of food a few years ago, and the production team went out to ask for a certificate, and I didn't say when I would come back. It would be nice to wait until the difficulty is over. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Chuanliang paused for a moment.

It was then back to normal.

He didn't ask anything more.

But he didn't ask, Chen Bencai still asked: "Did you come here alone?" ”

"Oh no, there are a few more people, we're separated, they should be around here. Walking back in a moment, you should be able to bump into them. ”

Hearing this, Chen Bencai paused for eating, and then said with a smile: "I'll just say how can you enter the mountain alone!" Do you want me to send you out later? ”

"Oh, no need, just show me a general direction, uncle."

Zhao Chuanliang refused with a smile.

Subconsciously glanced at a few members of the family.

What I saw before is remembered in my mind.

Problematic!

Before, when he saw a few people in the distance, the middle-aged man was sitting there, and two young people were working.

At first, he thought it was a tired break.

But shouldn't this be a break?

The begging sentence that caught his attention proved that there was really a problem.

In other places, there is a certificate for begging, but in Kyoto, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there is basically no certificate for begging, because it will be troublesome for the director of the commune to pass it out.

Unless there are such people in the nearby communes, it will be opened.

Of course, it's not absolute, he's just skeptical.

The strangest thing is eating.

Only men will eat meat, and a few children will eat it, which is completely contrary to common sense.

Whose children don't clamor to eat meat when they see it?

This is normal for families who lack food outside, but it is a bit strange when there is no shortage of meat in the mountains.

With doubts, he quickly ate two steamed buns.

Others also ate quickly.

After eating, Zhao Chuanliang thanked him with a smile: "Uncle, thank you, then I'll go first, I'll go find my companion." Look where they are, and get it back. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous in the mountains when it gets dark. ”

"Alright, let's go back quickly. I won't keep you. ”

The man took out a cigarette, lit it with a smile, and stood up.

Zhao Chuanliang didn't seem to see that he was smoking a cigarette, so he said hello with a smile and walked outside the courtyard.

As he walked, he waved his hand back from time to time.

It wasn't until he got out of the fence that Zhao Chuanliang closed the door, glanced inside thoughtfully, and hurriedly walked towards the place where he came before.