The movement of the official mission to collect grain is not small, there are dozens of people, several ox carts, even if Bai Xia does not go down the mountain, he can see the situation of the grain collection team.

Their house has been burned down, she and Li Xiuyuan are dead people in everyone's eyes, for the sake of insurance, when the grain collection team came, Bai Xia did not go to join in the fun.

After the grain collection team left, it was dark, and Bai Xia found some stones to block the cave, so that Li Xiuyuan could stay in it and go down the mountain to have a look.

Li Xiuyuan was also obedient, knowing that he was just adding chaos to follow, so he obediently stayed in the cave.

The cave was very narrow, and after Bai Xia left, Li Xiuyuan was left alone, and darkness was rushing towards him like a tide.

If he was still that five-year-old doll, I am afraid that he would have cried with fright.

But even if he had some different memories, in such a dark and silent environment, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

The place was narrow, and there were many things piled up in it, and the ground was covered with straw, and although the cave was blocked with stones, he did not dare to light a fire.

The weather is dry, and I am afraid of burning myself.

"At the beginning of man, nature is good ......"

"Disciple rules, sage ......"

"Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate ......"

The environment was too quiet to panic, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but close his eyes and memorize the book, his voice was so low that only he could hear it.

He didn't dare to carry anything else, for fear that Bai Xia would come back suddenly.

The crisp sound of a child's endorsement echoed in the small cave.

Use the voice of endorsement to drive away the fear brought by darkness.

On the other side, Bai Xia touched the black and walked towards the village.

She doesn't have the ability to see at night, and she's slow to descend the mountain in the dark.

If it's fast, you may fall into the ditch.

In a short distance, it took an hour.

At this hour, the usual people in the village had already slept.

But today is a special day, and she guesses that the people in the village are afraid that they will not be able to sleep.

Sure enough, when she came to the base of the wall of Li's second mother-in-law's house in the dark, she heard bursts of crying from inside the house.

"Don't cry"

Li Ergong had a bitter face and reprimanded: "The children were just taken away, and they weren't dead, why are you crying?" ”

"It's better to go to bed early, Ming'er asked the village chief to send someone to inquire where everyone went."

Who would have thought that if there was not enough food, they would take people to pay for it?

Li Ergong thought about all the places in Wu County, and he didn't think of where he needed to do conscription, so the government arrested so many young people, and he didn't know what to do?

There is still hope for people to live.

"I don't know if the babies are dead or alive, what's wrong with me crying"

"Nan Nan is still so young, I don't know if they arrested her and sold her, my poor granddaughter, why is her life so bitter"

"There is no food at home, how can we live?"

"Dog officials don't be people, not individuals"

Hearing that Li Ergong was talking more and more excessively, Li Ergong hurriedly stepped forward to cover her mouth and scolded: "You don't want to die, even the official master dares to scold"

As he spoke, he looked outside in the dark, as if he was afraid that there would be lackeys from the government outside.

Li Erpo made a sound of humming, but she didn't scold again, she was also afraid, in case the county lord had any serious illness, and really sent someone to the village to keep an eye on them, wouldn't she be arrested?

Seeing that the house was quiet, Bai Xia hurriedly moved to the base of the wall of the other room, and did not hear any important news, so he changed the family again.

Just like this, many families have fallen asleep, but there are also many families who can't sleep at night, either crying that there is no food at home, and they can't live their lives, or they are worried about their family members who have been arrested.

Bai Xia pieced it together, but he only knew that due to the lack of food from each family, a lot of young adults in the village were arrested.

But what the government's intentions were, they didn't find out at all.

She returned to the mountain in the dark, Li Xiuyuan was too scared, the whole baby covered her ears with her hands, sat on the ground, closed her eyes, and muttered a book in her mouth. Who is it? ”

"It's me"

Bai Xia answered, moved the stone out of a hole that could accommodate one person, climbed into the hole, and then blocked the entrance of the cave with a stone.

"Sanya"

As soon as she entered, Li Xiuyuan hugged her, and her body trembled slightly.

Being alone in a cave is really scary.

"Good, don't be afraid"

Bai Xia patted him on the back and comforted.

Now that there is such a big thing in the village, many young people have been arrested, and every household has no food, and the straw snatched from the field will not last much time, but I am afraid that tomorrow there will be villagers going up the mountain, and it is not safe here.

Bai Xia pondered in his heart that this mountain was really a small place, and there was no place with dense leaves.

She and Li Xiuyuan are both dolls, but they don't dare to bet on the kindness of the people in the village.

If they are discovered by the villagers, I am afraid that they will have to hate them.

After all, the two children escaped the grain tax and brought food, and every household in the village either gave up food or gave up people.

Well, people don't suffer from widowhood but from inequality.

They are unlucky, and they want to be unlucky all over the world, and if others are unlucky, and you are doing well, you will be jealous and hated.

Bai Xia frowned, patted Li Xiuyuan to coax him to sleep, and squinted himself for a while.

The cave was pitch black, and the entrance of the cave was blocked with stones, Bai Xia went to the village last night and delayed a lot of time, and this sleep slept directly until the middle of the day, and when she woke up, Li Xiuyuan was clutching his pants with a flushed face.

"I'll look outside"

She laughed a little, first carefully uncovered a stone, listened to the movement, and didn't hear any strange sounds, then slowly uncovered the other stones, and then released Li Xiuyuan.

As soon as he came out, he walked towards the back of the cave.

Taking advantage of the convenience of Li Xiuyuan, Bai Xia also found a sheltered place to solve his personal problems.

In the past few days, in addition to wild vegetables and meat, I have eaten a little hot, and Bai Xia's face turned red when he solved it, and after finishing the matter, he still felt very uncomfortable.

The weather was particularly hot, the trees in the forest began to dry up, there was no leaf shade, Bai Xia and Li Xiuyuan were both sweating profusely, and Li Xiuyuan had prickly heat on his body.

Bai Xia wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and wiped Li Xiuyuan's hands as well, and then took out some dried meat and prepared to cook something to eat.

The weather is too hot, and if the jerky is not roasted dry, I am afraid that it will be bad, but if it is too dry, it will take a lot of teeth, so I can only mix it with water and boil some to make the jerky softer.

It's just that I don't dare to boil it for a long time, now every cent of water is precious, if I boil it for a long time and boil the water dry, Bai Xia will have to cry.

Bai Xia was a little lucky at this time, fortunately, Li Xiuyuan was only five years old, if he changed his baby teeth at the age of six, then he might not be able to eat this jerky.

At noon, the sun is strong and the light is sufficient, Bai Xia can finally make a fire, fill the crockpot with water, put the jerky into the jar to cook, after boiling, put some wild vegetables down, the jerky has salt when roasting, so there is no need to put extra salt.

After cooking, one bowl per person, eaten according to the portion, and the happiness of a full stomach followed.