The wooden box was closed, quickly covered with soil, and then covered with floor tiles again.
If no one had checked carefully, they would probably not have found anything wrong with the basement of the house and would not have disturbed the peace of the Guo family.
After being so busy, the sky has turned white, and the morning light has once again enveloped the earth. If the blood in the yard and house hadn't reminded everyone of the danger last night, they might have thought it was just a nightmare.
Everyone was eager to return home, and began to search everywhere without the instructions of Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou.
Anyone who could be used was carried into the yard by everyone.
There were a lot of food bags, vegetable oil, various sundries, even pots and pans, teapots and teacups, thick beddings.
Everyone was happy but also worried about how to bring such things back.
In the end, Liu Biaotou came up with a good idea, "Remove the door leaves of each room, tie the ropes to make a sledge. Put the food first, stuff the small things in it, if you can't hold it, just throw away the pots, pans, etc." Come out."
Everyone responded and quickly gathered together.
Nearly a hundred people, old and young, settled in the mountain stream. Except for people, they were lacking everything.
Therefore, Liu Biaotou's words were clear, but everyone was "acting against the will" when it came to execution.
Not to mention leaving behind the pots and pans, even the chopsticks were brought along...
After the busy work was over, the sun was almost overhead. Everyone had a simple bite of dry food and was about to return.
Captain Liu was worried, fearing that someone would follow the traces and find the mountain stream, so he discussed it with Li Laosi.
He would stay with Jiayi and Liu Yang for two days to make sure that these bandits had no helpers or foreign aid, and then they would rush back to the mountain stream.
Li Laosi also wanted to stay, "I'll be with you guys, and I can help you if anything happens."
But Liu Biaotou refused, "No, you still have to lead the way back. If you encounter a wild beast or something like that on the road, you won't be able to hold the line. " , the villagers are afraid that they will be in a hurry. Besides, I took two boys to hide in secret. Even if the bandits really came back, we would not show up. Looking at the weather, it is almost going to snow in the next few days. I will hurry up and it will snow. If you return before, you don't have to worry about the traces being covered by heavy snow."
Li Laosi could only nod and sighed, "This place is too close to the official road, so it's hard to make too much noise, otherwise it will burn down this place. The yard will be more worry-free."
In this way, everyone quickly dragged a large pile of trophies, plunged into the forest, and rushed home happily.
Over there in the mountain stream, everyone was waiting in fear. Even the usually naughty little baby was much quieter and did not dare to make any noise.
In the small cave, a half-pot of hot water was boiling on the stove, which was just beginning to flood.
Jia Ren's daily slate has been set up, and he is practicing calligraphy with a pen in his left hand.
Mr. Wen stood aside, holding a branch in his hand and hitting Jiaren's back and wrist from time to time.
"Straighten your back, use your wrists, not your arms! You have to rely on the strength of your wrists to drive the pen tip!"
Jiaren's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. It was obvious that he was exhausted to the limit, but he continued to write without saying a word.
Tao Hongying felt distressed, but she didn't dare to say anything. She mixed some warm water and sent it to the inner room separated by a straw curtain.
Mrs. Cui was walking slowly while holding Jiayin in her arms, and her eyes lit up when she saw the basin.
She had been ill for several days. She could just get out of bed and eat and drink, but she couldn't take a shower or wash her hair, which was too unbearable.
"Thank you, Hongying, I was just thinking about washing my hair."
Tao Hongying said with a smile, "You were sick a few days ago, so you couldn't wash your hair. It's easy for the wind and cold to come back again. It's warm in the cave today, which is good. You can wash up."
Mrs. Cui put down the good news, quickly took off her coat and let her hair loose.
Tao Hongying patted her daughter and scolded her with a smile, "Lazy girl, you don't know that you are fat. You always let people hug you,
and you don't want to walk more than one step." Mrs. Cui has a cold temperament on the outside and a hot temper on the inside . He was very cold, but he had no defense against the little kid Jiayin, and he felt much more relaxed these past two days.
"Girls, it's better to be lazy. You're lucky."
Tao Hongying smiled helplessly and said nothing more. In the future, apart from her own family, there will probably be one more person protecting her daughter.
Jiayin smiled and rolled into the bed, lying down obediently, watching her mother wash Mrs. Cui's hair, her mind wandering in space.
The chickens, ducks and geese in the small yard really don't eat for free. They have been laying eggs very diligently recently and have accumulated a lot.
But first she received a warning from her grandma, and now that she was living in a small cave, she couldn't take it out, so she could only continue to save it.
As for the little fat pigs that have grown to more than 100 kilograms, they are also humming happily. At least within half a year, they will not have to worry about their lives...
Thinking of the half bowl of sorghum noodles and dried vegetable porridge that I drank in the morning, the good news is even more depressing. .
Seeing so many good things but not enough to eat, will she become the first heroine to starve to death while holding space?
No, I still have to discuss it with grandma and come up with a good solution...
Before she knew it, she fell asleep.
After Tao Hongying and Mrs. Cui finished their work, they turned around and saw that Jiayin was already asleep and drooling. Her soft belly was rising and falling, which was particularly cute.
Mrs. Cui quickly pulled the quilt to cover her, Tao Hongying poured water, and she sat at the stove to dry her hair.
The cave was slightly dark, but the light from the stove made it particularly warm.
Mrs. Cui was combing her long black hair, and on one side was the gentle and elegant Mr. Wen. Occasionally, the two of them looked at each other, as if they had a lot to say, but they couldn't say it, or they didn't need to say it at all.
This scene made Tao Hongying a little curious, but she was not a nosy person and did not bother. She put down the basin and went to the inner room to hold her daughter to sleep.
Jiayin was drowsy and smelled the scent of her mother. She leaned into her arms and slept more soundly.
Day after day, everyone had been circled in the cave for four days.
The naughty children couldn't bear it anymore and lay down at the entrance of the cave, looking eagerly down, looking forward to running down.
Even the adults were a little anxious. The space was small and there were so many people that it seemed hard to breathe.
I was also going crazy holding back the good news, and I was thinking about my father and brother, and I was looking sad all day long.
Mrs. Cui looked funny, such a small child always looked like an adult.
She picked up a few stones in the corner and taught Jiayin how to hit the bumper, which is to use small stones to throw big stones.
If you hit the target, you can get the big stone back and see who wins more in the end.
If Jiayin were really a one-year-old child, he would definitely have a great time. But she is not, she is an old cucumber painted green, pretending to be young!
After finally going from being bored as a baby to being able to walk and talk, Cui Hongying finally found the ground again...
Cui Hongying grabbed a handful of dried vegetables and mushrooms, sat at the entrance of the cave, and carefully picked out the tiny grass clippings by the light outside. It's time to kill the boredom.
Occasionally she looked up and saw the slowly moving black line in the forest in the distance, which made her so excited that she almost plunged into the cave.
"There is someone in the forest!"
She was not sure if it was her family, so she could only shout.
In an instant, Wen Hai lifted up the straw curtain at the door, and Mr. Wen, Jiaren, and even Mrs. Cui hugged Jiayin and squeezed over.
When the other caves heard the movement, they all looked out.
Slowly, the group of black figures came closer, and they became clearer and clearer.
"It's my family! I'm back, I'm finally back!"
Others responded. In the largest cave, they were the first to put down the rattan ladder. Aunt Wu slipped down directly. When she fell, her sprained feet didn't stop her from heading towards the forest. Running wildly.
"Gou Sheng'er, Gou Sheng'er!"
Everyone jumped down, but the village chief was still cautious and shouted loudly to each family, "The old and the children should stay in the cave first!"
Each family was very anxious, but it was still okay. Obedient, only the young man and the woman who were left to look after the house rushed into the forest.
Soon, the wind could hear Aunt Wu's heart-wrenching cry, "Goucheng'er, my mother's lost dogson'er!"