As the cold wind howled, he was holding a map carved from a large piece of tree bark. Shitou was reciting the formula given to him by Professor Shenzi while carefully looking at the map in his hand, and then he was spinning in place.
circle.
After a while, I finally found the right direction. I faced the north and the bark of the tree also faced the north. After a while, I finally confirmed the route.
"here."
He pointed with his finger, then put away the map extremely carefully, and took the lead in walking towards the direction he had just identified, followed by the senior brother and others behind him.
Everyone walked hard in the snow, hoping to see the trade team and those familiar people as soon as possible...
In the distance, there is also a group of people walking through the snow. Unlike the senior brother and the others, who are all young and strong, there are many women, children, and other weak people in this group.
This group of people is the trading team of the Qingque Tribe, and the Huangguo Tribe that followed.
The team was not moving very fast, partly because the snow was too deep and they were dragged down by people from the Huangguo tribe.
The people of the Huangguo tribe have basically not eaten enough in winter, so most of them are relatively weak.
Walking for a long time, especially in such conditions and weather, is too much for many of them.
Even if there were enough furs and things for wiping the face, the thing that the Son of God called a ‘big treasure’ would still not be enough.
Because they themselves are too weak.
According to Mao's original calculation, it would only take five days at most to return to the tribe. However, now, the five days have passed, but he has only just walked more than half of it.
Moreover, as they walked for a long time, compared with before, the people in the Huangguo tribe became more and more exhausted, their bodies became weaker and weaker, and their walking speed became slower and slower.
At this slow pace, it would take at least five days to return to the tribe.
This is not the most important thing. The most worrying thing is that due to the sudden increase in the number of people in the team and the infinite length of the journey, the food carried by the team is no longer enough.
If this situation continues, we will run out of food in two days.
But Shang Hemao did not dare to reduce his daily food intake.
Because more and more people in the team are getting weak, if they reduce their food intake at this time, I am afraid that many people in the team will die of cold and hunger.
Now, both Shang and Mao regretted bringing people from the Huangguo tribe.
If they were not dragged down by the Huangguo tribe, they would have been sleeping on the warm kang at this moment, and the food crisis would not have befallen them at all.
But now...
If these people can be abandoned, it will be very easy to set off immediately and get back to the tribe before they run out of food, based on their physical fitness and the leg strength they have gained from walking and doing business for a long time.
Looking back at the people who were following them with tired faces but trying hard to move forward, and looking at them full of pleading and expectation, Shang and Mao couldn't do such a thing.
These people were brought out by them to join their tribe. Although they have not drank Qingque wine yet, they are not much different from the people of the same tribe.
Abandoning his own people, Shanghemao cannot be successful.
"You take some people back first, tell the Son of God, and then bring some people to take us home."
If this continues, people may die, and even if they are immortal, they will kill deer and dogs to satisfy their hunger.
Shang caught up with Mao and told him the solution he had thought up.
"no!"
After hearing what Shang said, Mao was stunned for a moment, and then refused.
When he was attacked by the Soaring Snake tribe before, in order to survive, he led his men and abandoned the rest of the tribe and killed them all the way.
This incident still makes him feel uncomfortable when he thinks about it.
Now that a similar situation has happened again, he will never do anything like abandoning his people and leaving to survive.
"You go back to find the Son of God, and I will take the people behind..."
Mao looked at Shang and said.
At this time, those who stay behind are most in danger.
Shang also shook his head: "No, you are familiar with the road. Sometimes I can't remember the way. You go back first, and I will lead others to follow the footprints you left behind. This way there will be no mistakes."
Lu Chi was a powerful reason. As soon as Shang said these words, Mao immediately had nothing to say.
If Shang led a few people back to report the news, but ended up getting lost in the wind and snow, it would be a huge loss for everyone.
Not only those Shang and others who went back to report the news may die, but those who stayed behind may also die of cold and starvation.
"You must be well! Wait for us to come back!"
After a brief dispute, Mao found four people from the Qingque tribe who had faster legs and feet, led two deer to carry things, brought some food and fodder, and spoke solemnly to Shang and the rest of the people.
Shang and others also nodded solemnly.
"Walk!"
Without any more words, Mao led the other four members of the trade team, turned around and accelerated towards the direction of the Qingque tribe, gradually widening the distance from Shang, Huangguo tribe and others, and finally turned into a small
The black spots disappeared.
The Mao leaders walked very quickly and did not dare to delay for a moment, because it would be safer for them to return to the tribe earlier.
There wasn't much food left in Shang's place. Although Shang said before leaving that if the food was not enough, he would kill the deer, but Mao understood that Shang would not kill the deer unless it was absolutely necessary.
And he didn't want to follow them for a long time in the wind and rain, and the deer that helped them a lot would be killed for meat.
Walk quickly, walk quickly, and when you reach the tribe and see Shen Zishang and the others, they will be fine. The people from the Huangguo tribe you brought back will also survive.
Mao kept urging himself as he walked. Even though he was very tired and his ankles were sore, he still didn't dare to slow down at all...
The sky gradually darkened and the wind slowly picked up, making the already cold weather even colder.
If he had been traveling in the snow before, Mao would have already stopped people, built a snow house and lived in it.
But now, he had no intention of stopping. He was panting heavily and trudging forward through the thick snow.
"Have a rest..."
Some people can't stand it anymore and want to take a break.
"Walk a little longer and rest next to the big dead tree in front..."
Mao Ye was so tired that he wished he could just lie down, but after thinking about it, he still made the decision to walk some distance further.
"Then...there's fire there!"
When they walked to the big dead tree, everyone was holding on to the dead tree and panting heavily. One person inadvertently turned his head and saw a few fires in the dark night. To the left in front of them was a shelter from the wind.
