The team repaired and set off again. Every household carried a few bags of crisp green wild vegetables either on the cart or on their backs.
Wild vegetables are a good thing. They can be eaten as food and replenish water. They are everywhere on the left and right sides. If there were not wolves watching behind them, they would have been able to escape without any pressure to survive.
Well, it seems like there's no wolf watching from behind and they don't have to run away.
You ask why not dig a hole and get some water?
This method can really get water. Where these old crisp green vegetables and weeds can grow, how can there be no water underneath?
But there's a problem, and it's an old problem, they don't have time.
There are more than a hundred households with nearly a thousand people. Even if you dig a hole in each house and wait to store some water, and only give you an hour or two to rest, how much can you store and how long can it last?
It is not as good as wild vegetables that are full of water. You can carry two sacks of them to support the whole family for two or three days. It can also resist hunger and you can easily pull some when walking on the roadside.
As for washing your face and hands, haha, you think you are the lucky baby of Qibaoer, how can you still enjoy it at this time?
Just be content as long as you live.
After traveling all night and walking for about four or five hours, they arrived at the village where Qijin came back and reported that the well water was undrinkable.
The main road does not enter the village, nor does it go around the entrance of the village. The village has to be entered through a small road that can only accommodate carts and carts, and even horse-drawn carriages cannot go there.
It was dark and the firelight was dim, so everyone could only vaguely see a shadow of a house standing in the distance.
Old man Qi sat on the horse with Qi Bao'er in his arms. In the past, he didn't dare to overwork the horse, but now, he is here obediently.
Why would his baby sit on a sack piercing his butt when he could let him sit on a horse?
The well water in the village was not in use, so there was no need for them to go further in and continue on the main road.
The role of the pathfinding team is clearly demonstrated here. The whole team has to stop, enter the village, look for water, if it cannot be used, get angry and scold someone, and then the whole team has no choice but to start again, how much time will it take?
Old man Qi lowered his head and asked, "Are you afraid of Bao'er?"
The leaves were swaying in the dark, and there were layers of shadows. Not to mention, even an old man like him felt eerie and scared when he saw it. He didn't realize that many young wives and girls behind him were crying and scared.
Qi Baoer's eyes were still in the direction of the village, and he shook his head, "Not afraid."
What horrible thing has she never seen?
Old man Qi thought the same thing. With His Highness as a father, Bao'er would not be afraid of this.
But he felt a little nervous, and he wanted to complain about it.
"I don't know where your father and the others are? Did he bring enough dry food?
That kid Qijin usually looks quite naughty, but this time he dared to go back to your father's house alone in the middle of the night.
If you want to talk about this person, you have to practice.
Look, it’s only been two or three days, and you’ve already developed your courage. It’s not easy for you, Aunt Tian. Her parents don’t have any help in this village. Qijin has always been a coward. She has a wife who is also an honest person. This courage can be practiced.
It’s a good thing to come out.”
Qi Bao'er, Qi Bao'er, what can I do? Just listen.
"Doctor Gao and his family told me this morning that they wanted to leave. How can we ask me about this? Do you think it's better to ask the old man?"
But it’s not easy for Dr. Gao’s family. They have been in our village for almost ten years, and they haven’t bought an acre of land yet. Their eldest son is just over a year old, and his wife is timid. It’s really hard to walk at the front of the road at night.
It will scare them."
This is a common feature of family-style villages, which is exclusive.
Doctor Gao brought his three sons to settle in Qijia Village nine years ago. He is a doctor and his pocket is richer than most people in the village. It’s not that he can’t afford the land, or that he doesn’t want to buy it, but Qijia Village has regulations that prohibit non-locals from the village.
Those who settle in Qijia Village can only buy land after ten years.
Her father changed channels very quickly and changed again in the blink of an eye.
"Our village is really a good place. Just look at it, just a few days ago, and the old man started not remembering things."
Qi Bao'er nodded. Regarding the water issue in the afternoon, the old man came to her father to ask twice, and later asked Qi Kaishan to ask again.
It's quite a bit like Alzheimer's symptoms.
Old man Qi kept talking about it for more than a while. He lowered his head and saw that Qi Bao'er had fallen asleep with her head on his chest. He stopped talking. He hugged Qi Bao'er and wrapped the quilt tightly around him.
Hug people tightly.
It wasn't until the evening of the next day that someone from Qikang'an came back to report.
This time it was Qi Erniu who came back. He was eating the big cake his wife had just given him while talking to old man Qi:
"There is a village just past here. There are several wells in the village, but just like the wells in the previous village, the stench can be smelled at the entrance of the village, and you cannot drink from it.
Brother An said that since we were out looking for water, we should simply walk a little further, but before I turned back, Brother An still didn't find any water."
Qi Erniu pushed away the water bag handed over by his wife, "I still have it, keep it for yourself and drink it."
Erniu's daughter-in-law has been pregnant for more than seven months. Her belly was particularly visible in this weather even though she didn't wear much clothing. Her face was pale and her lips were chapped, and she smiled shyly, "Hey."
She handed over a bag of dry food that she had prepared. Erniu was about to leave immediately after she came back. She just quietly stuffed the two steamed buns given to her by Uncle Lu's house. They were white flour and corn flour, but they were comprehensive. They were so tiring.
You have to eat something good on the way.
Qi Erniu reached out and took it and hung it on his shoulder. He was reporting to old man Qi and didn't pay much attention to his wife.
Li Qin trotted over, half pulling and half supporting Erniu's wife as she walked back, her face not very pretty, "Tell me about you, you run around when the situation is just right."
Erniu's wife blushed and whispered, "I'll give the boss some food."
Li Qin's face became even tighter, "He doesn't know how to take care of himself, so he wants you to take care of him with a big belly? I don't know that I have fallen before and have forgotten what Dr. Gao said?"
Let you have a good rest, have a good rest, your stomach is important now, do you know?"
Qi Bao'er sat on the horse and watched this scene, which was a bit mystical.
Qi Erniu's wife was very timid. The thought of fleeing during the war scared her so much that she stumbled away without paying attention when setting out.
It became popular immediately.
Her grandma and her mother-in-law were both kind-hearted, so they made room in the carriage for Erniu's wife to lie down on it that night.
Because of this, her second aunt was unhappy all night.
After learning what Erniu's daughter-in-law was like the next day, her second aunt stopped nagging her, but she never gave Erniu's daughter-in-law a good look.
It's only been a few days, why has her second aunt changed so much?
Qi Erniu was still talking to old man Qi, and seemed not to notice his wife's social problems. Also, men usually don't notice these.
He ate the cake in a hurry, prayed for the two oxen to carry dry food, and set out again.
After Old Man Qi sent him away, he picked up Qi Bao'er from the horse and trapped him in his arms, then turned to look for the old man.
Before setting off, Old Man Qi had made up his mind to keep an eye on Qi Bao'er on the way, but he made the mistake of not looking at her. Now, Old Man Qi really had to take Qi Bao'er with him everywhere except for convenience.
It's no different than being tied to the waistband of your pants.