coobybook Chapter 38 Someone in the Village
Chapter 38 Someone in the Village
"How about we stay here for a while and get through the snowstorm?" Boss Hu's voice was not small, so Granny Mo and the others heard it too.
Including Xie Changjin, who was resting with his eyes closed. Upon hearing this, he opened his eyes sharply and looked at Tang Qiyue with his dark eyes, with inquiry and confusion in his eyes.
Snowstorm? The drought hasn’t ended yet, how could there be a snowstorm?
Tang Qiyue was not very sure, but she was not talking nonsense. The temperature difference between day and night was too large. Even if the upcoming event was not a snowstorm, there would definitely be a significant drop in temperature, and it would be many times lower than the previous temperature.
We need to make plans early.
Boss Hu saw Tang Qiyue deep in thought and became extremely anxious. "If you don't want to stay here temporarily, then we should hurry on our way and try to get to the next city as soon as possible. We should prepare some things to keep warm, or we can find a village to stay for a while."
Snow disasters are more terrible than droughts. Once they come, many people will freeze to death.
Tang Qiyue came back to her senses and nodded, "We'll leave tomorrow morning." She originally wanted to go into the mountains to take a look, but now...
Forget it, let’s settle down first.
"My girl, is there really a snow disaster or a frost disaster?" No matter which one it was, Tang Lao San didn't want it to happen. He sighed with a frown.
Lin patted his arm and said, "What are you afraid of? We are all together as a family. Even if the sky falls, it will be fine."
"Puh, puh, puh! Talk nonsense." Tang Lao San quickly covered Lin's mouth and spat three times on the ground.
Seeing this, Tang Qiyue smiled and said, "Whether it's true or not, we have to make plans early. Haven't you noticed that it's been very cold these past few nights?"
Lin San thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, it is very cold. I am shivering. It is very strange."
Granny Mo echoed, "I feel cold too."
They thought it was just cold at night and didn't think about the weather change at all. After all, it was only the end of July, how could it be winter all of a sudden?
After making arrangements for the journey tomorrow, Tang Qiyue held Zhaobao in her arms, preparing to teach him how to walk. It would be easier if he could learn to walk earlier before running.
"How did you know there would be a snowstorm?"
Suddenly, a low and hoarse male voice came from the side of the ear. Tang Qiyue paused while holding Zhao Bao's hand, and said without raising her head, "The sign from the heaven is so obvious. If you don't believe me, Mr. Xie, you can just stay up tonight and observe."
Xie Changjin was somewhat puzzled by the sarcastic remarks. He should not have offended this woman.
"You...what's wrong with you?" Xie Changjin asked carefully.
Tang Qiyue curled the corners of her lips and said, "I'm fine." She didn't know what was wrong with her. The nameless anger in her heart came out of nowhere.
"Are we going to set off tomorrow?" Xie Changjin continued to ask, "Are we not going into the mountains?"
"No." Tang Qiyue shook her head. "Hurry up and get on with your journey. Once the snowstorm comes, we won't survive for a few days without warm clothes."
"If you don't have money, just sell the jade pendant I gave you." If Qingfeng were here at this moment, he would definitely shout no. No one knew better than him how important this jade pendant was to Xie Changjin.
Tang Qiyue suddenly remembered the banknotes she had taken from this man when she first met him, and felt a little guilty, "I'm not short of money."
"That's good."
After glancing at Xie Changjin's back, Tang Qiyue turned around and rubbed her adopted son's face, concentrating on teaching him to walk. After he settled down, she took out the modern walker and tried it out.
The next day, Tang Qiyue and his group packed up their backpacks and went down the mountain. As for the three thieves tied to the tree, they were released last night and were unconscious due to lack of water and hunger.
"Why did they go down the mountain? Didn't they have to stay for two more days? What's going on?" The person who saw Tang Qiyue and his group going down the mountain came up to Uncle He and asked anxiously.
Uncle He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know what was going on. Seeing Tang Qiyue and the others walking further and further away, he slapped his thigh fiercely and said, "Go, go, go, hurry up and catch up with them, hurry up!"
Without saying a word, he picked up his backpack and ran down the mountain. The group of people following him reacted and caught up with him. Seeing this, the other refugees also ran after him.
Tang Qiyue turned around and saw the figures of a hundred or so refugees chasing after them. Her face darkened. Were they being harassed again?
"Hurry up." Tang Qiyue urged the donkey carrying food and called out to the others, "Hurry up."
As they got closer and closer to the official road where the bandits appeared, the bloody smell from the previous day was still there, but it was mixed with a rotten smell that made people nauseous.
Tang Shuyao and Nannan were young and could not stand the stench, so they vomited directly.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lin and Aunt Fang quickly gave them water, and then took a piece of clean coarse cloth to cover their noses, which made them feel much better.
Zhao Bao had always been taken good care of by Tang Qiyue, so he was naturally not affected by the smell. The group walked quickly towards the end of the official road.
After walking along this long official road, they were almost at the border of the capital city, and they could rest for a while.
Uncle He and the others did not dare to stop chasing for a moment, but they were hungry, so they could not catch up with Tang Qiyue and the others. They could only half run and half walk to prevent Tang Qiyue and the others from disappearing from their sight.
Tang Qiyue didn't care about the villagers behind him. After walking for a day and a night, the official road almost reached the end and they arrived at a village.
In the village at the foot of the mountain, smoke rises from cooking fires, and its outline is barely visible in the night.
Tang Qiyue sniffed the aroma of food in the air and felt relieved. "There are people in the village."
This place is close to the capital, but as far away from the disaster-stricken area as possible. There is vitality everywhere, including the mountain behind the village, which is completely different from the mountain they had entered before.
There is nothing desolate about this mountain.
While it was still light, Tang Qiyue and his group walked towards the village. The closer they got, the stronger the fragrance they smelled. Someone's stomach rumbled, and they remembered that they had only eaten a few dry biscuits today because they were in a hurry to travel.
Tang Qiyue felt a little reluctant, she could find opportunities to eat some bread or biscuits from time to time, and Zhaobao was also fed by her from time to time, so he was not hungry. But it was different for parents, they were hungry while traveling.
"I can't walk anymore. I'm so hungry." Lin San covered his stomach and groaned in pain. He would eat some dried meat whenever he was hungry. He would eat whenever he was hungry. Most of the dried meat of the big insect had been eaten by him, and there was not much left. He ate so much that he felt sick of the dried meat now.
"How about we make a fire here and eat something before going into the village?" Boss Hu looked at Tang Qiyue. He was wary of this village and didn't know if there would be any danger inside.
Just as Tang Qiyue was about to speak, she saw a group of people running out of the village, holding torches or hoes and sticks in their hands, glaring at them fiercely.
"What are you doing! What are you doing!"
"Strangers are not welcome in our village. Leave now, quickly!"