eurekapd Chapter 110 Parting ways
Chapter 110 Parting ways
The next day.
It's snowing heavily and covered in silver.
After the two teams left the cave, they went their separate ways.
When Uncle Wu looked back, the five figures had been blocked by the falling snow.
"Oh, you must be well."
He didn't know when they would meet again after this separation.
perhaps……
Uncle Wu turned around helplessly and glanced at his wife and children who were walking in front of him.
I made up my mind to stop thinking about things outside of myself and felt that it was the right thing to do.
Don’t they say that you can’t put all your eggs in one basket?
Today's Bird's Nest team is no doubt like real refugees.
Apart from his tattered clothes, all he had were a few pots and bowls picked up after the flood receded.
Other than that, he has nothing to offer.
They have to struggle for food every day, and more and more refugees appear outside the mountains.
Food was also harder to find, and every place I passed through had been looted countless times.
Not to mention edible food, even dry grass and branches are hard to find.
Uncle Wu glanced at the straw mats the team members were carrying, which was their greatest wealth.
Even he himself was no exception, carrying a rotten straw mat with two pairs of straw sandals wrapped inside.
When staying overnight, the whole family uses the same bedding.
These were made by the women when they were making straw sandals when they just got off the boat, but they became the only means of keeping warm at night.
Uncle Wu felt colder and colder as he walked, and his whole body felt as if it was penetrated by cold wind.
The open cotton shoes on my feet were soaked by the snow water.
Numbness and pain.
Now there is not even enough needle and thread to patch the wound.
He leaned against the tree trunk and took off his wet cotton shoes and socks.
My feet were frozen red and every toe was covered with frostbite. It was extremely painful.
It’s a pity that the sheepskin boots that Shuer gave him were lost when he encountered the assassin.
It would be great if the leather boots were still there.
...
"Dad, why don't you leave?" Wu Youqian turned around and said.
"My shoes are soaked." Uncle Wu gritted his teeth.
"Tell the people in front to take a break."
"Dad, I'm going right away, just be careful."
Wu Youqian glanced at the refugees following behind him, nodded and agreed to go forward to pass on the message.
He was unable to go with his uncle's family, and still had some resentment towards his mother for trying to stop him.
When I set out, I tried to get the job of delivering messages so that I wouldn't have much contact with my mother.
Wu Youqian took a look at his wet cotton shoes and only then did he feel the pain of the cold.
He stamped his feet twice and took a few quick steps to pass on the message.
Uncle Wu smiled bitterly. He had never experienced such hardship since he could remember.
This is really the first time in my life.
He took out a pair of straw sandals from the straw mat and put them on, then pulled out two bundles of grass and tied them to the sandals.
Hide the wet socks around your waist to dry them, and pin the other pair of straw sandals on your back.
A gust of wind blew and I shivered. I quickly wrapped myself in the straw mat and then I felt a little warmer.
I can't bear to throw away the soaked and worn cloth shoes. After they dry and are patched up, I can still wear them for ten days or half a month.
Just take two pieces of hay, tie them together, and hang them around your neck, and even your hands will be free.
Uncle Wu looked left and right and was quite satisfied with his refugee outfit.
After all, many of the refugees were not as well equipped as he was.
Sure enough, when I turned my head to look behind me.
The two refugees who were nearby looked at his straw mat with envy.
The two men had stuffed their clothes with dry grass, with a large portion of it exposed, and they were shivering to keep warm.
Seeing the two refugees like this, Uncle Wu couldn't help but tremble.
His teeth were chattering from the cold, and he raised his hand to greet people in a friendly manner.
"Big...big brother, where are you coming from?"
"People from Fu...Fu City, ah!"
Refugee A looked at the city which was nowhere to be seen, and his eyes were filled with indescribable emotion.
Who could have thought that he, a small businessman who had lived in the capital for a long time, would fall to such a state.
When a city is broken, the most hated people are the refugees.
Another flood came and washed away everything.
I never thought that one day I would become a refugee. What a changing world.
I don’t know if my home will still be there after I return to the city.
Refugee A didn't want to talk much with anyone. He just wanted to get back to the city as soon as possible to reunite with his family.
Uncle Wu wanted to find out some news about the outside world from others, but before he could say a few words, the person left.
"Cough cough~"
A gust of cold wind rushed into his mouth, choking him and making him cough.
Seeing this, some refugees covered their noses and quickly left.
Uncle Wu looked at this scene in surprise, not understanding why everyone was hiding from it since they were all refugees.
...
Lin Erzhuang, who is eager to find his daughter, firmly believes that he will be able to find her by walking along the Daqing Mountains.
After the flood receded, mud, corpses and debris were everywhere.
Houses and villages were completely destroyed, and the area outside Daqing Mountain was filled with refugees fleeing famine.
Compared with groups of refugees, a family is weak and easily becomes a target.
He didn't want his family to become someone else's food, so he decisively took his wife and children into the mountains.
"Dad, it's...cold!"
Lin Hongshi's hands and feet were stiff from the cold, and he could hardly move his tongue.
"Hongshi, let me carry you.
Your father has to lead the way, so you can’t let him get distracted.”
Mrs. Wu took off the straw mat she was carrying and wrapped her shivering little son around her back.
When she saw her little son's wet cotton shoes, she gently took off his shoes.
Seeing my youngest son’s feet were red from the cold, my heart ached.
"Squeak~La~"
He tore off his sleeves and wrapped them around his feet without saying a word.
"Mom, you will get sick." Lin Hongtian said disapprovingly.
"It's okay, Mom is in good health!" Wu said with red eyes.
Looking closely, the second and third child's cotton shoes were also soaked.
She blinked away the tears in her eyes and forced an ugly smile.
"Mom will carry me first, and then I will carry you later.
Don't worry, I have plenty of strength."
"Mom, you just carry my third brother and my youngest brother. I don't need to carry them." Lin Hongtian said with warm heart.
It feels so good to have my mother love me. If I knew that, I would be very happy!
"Mom, Qing'er likes you as you are now." Lin Hongqing said sweetly.
"Yeah, Mom likes you too.
It was my fault in the past. I was timid and crybaby, but I will never be like that again.
Mother knows that Shu'er dislikes this about her the most.
I will change, really." Wu looked at the man and his sons and said seriously.
"mother!"
"Mom, how can you be so nice?"
"Mom, my sister will definitely be very happy if she knows this."
"Layue, it's great that you think so.
As long as our family works together, no difficulty can stop us." Lin Erzhuang said with relief.
Happiness came so quickly that he could hardly believe it.
He couldn't help but reach out and touch Wu's face. The touch in his hand made him realize that all this was real.
His mind raced, and he guessed that his wife must have been wronged.
It seems that he has to thank those people.
...
"The snow is too heavy, let's find a place to stay first and then make plans."
Wu's obvious change made Lin Erzhuang's heavy heart relax a little.
He had to think carefully about where to find someone.
After separating from the team members, the burden on me suddenly felt much lighter.
I am only responsible for the food and drink for five people, so it is not very difficult.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Erzhuang unanimously requested to go separately.
The Bird's Nest team has a large population and relies on hunting by just a dozen people to support themselves.
The difficulties are extremely great, not to mention that there are more and more refugees outside.
Not to mention hunting, even mushrooms and fungus are hard to find.