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Chapter 34

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    Next, everyone rested at home for two days.  On the third day, we went out to chop wood again.

    So, after cutting reeds three times in a row, Aunt Liu decided to go to a distant place to chop firewood, because reeds could only be used for cooking or feeding horses, and burning the kang at night was still not as good as firewood.

    "Then we have to go further. Is it safe or not?" Xin Hu asked worriedly.

    "It doesn't matter. We'll watch as we walk. If it doesn't work, we'll cut the reeds again, but we'll just get up a few more times at night." Aunt Liu comforted her.

    "Okay. We can just take a look around, so as not to be trapped in this small area." Dalang said.  He also wanted to take the opportunity to see what it was like outside.  I might not be able to meet anyone again, although now is not a good time to go out, but that's just normal. In these troubled times, maybe someone specially chooses this time to go out.

    Since we had to walk a little further, everyone naturally left earlier than expected, and the three of them also brought dry food.  Xinhu naturally cooked the rice dumplings again, wrapped them up and put them into the basket along with the bowls and chopsticks on the small stove that boiled water.  Aunt Liu did the same thing. She made two rice dumplings and put them into Xinhu's basket together.  However, Xinhu also brought three pieces of dried salted fish, which will be grilled together with the rice balls, which can be regarded as food and rice.  After all, you have to do physical work, so everyone should eat better.

    Before going out, Dalang thought for a while, brought another basket and said, "Take it with you, maybe it will come in handy."

    Aunt Liu looked at the basket, then went back to get the kitchen knife, and said, "It's better to bring the kitchen knife with you, maybe you can gain something more."

    "I'm going to get a kitchen knife too." Xin Hu said with a smile, and went back to the kitchen to pick up a kitchen knife and put it into the basket.  She was also eager to go out and gain something.  It's vegetable porridge and fish soup every day. I really want to change the taste, and everyone is also greedy for meat.

    The three of them rode horses directly to the outside of the village this time. They planned to go to the foot of the mountain farther away to cut some branches or small trees to use as firewood.  Unexpectedly, as soon as we walked out of the usual range of activities, the road was completely covered with snow.  There was nowhere to go, and there was snow everywhere.

    "Be careful, I will lead the way. You take your time." Aunt Liu said, dismounted, stood alone with a thick stick, and slowly explored the way ahead.  After walking for more than ten or twenty meters, Dalang Xinhu and the others followed on horseback.

    Traveling like this was extremely slow. Eventually, everyone became impatient and simply rode horses to explore the road.  It's just that he walks very slowly. However, Xinhu doesn't know how to ride a horse. He can't control it alone, so he still rides a horse with Dalang.  Aunt Liu rode the tallest horse at the front.

    Looking into the distance, except for the distant mountain peaks, there is nothing but a vast expanse of white. Occasionally, some tall trees are still standing upright, but the branches are also covered with snow, and there is no way to find the way.  Everyone was unfamiliar with this place, and the road was extremely difficult to walk. We stopped and stopped, and lost reference points, and unknowingly deviated from the original path.  After walking straight for more than an hour, Dalang realized that he was going the wrong way.

    "Stop, Aunt Liu, we are going the wrong way."

    "What? Are you lost?" Aunt Liu stopped and asked in surprise.

    "I'm a little disoriented. There's snow all around, and I can't figure out where the road is." Dalang said worriedly.

    "What should we do now?" Xin Hu asked anxiously.

    "We won't get lost, just follow the footprints and go back." Dalang turned around, pointed to the clear footprints beside him, and said.

    Aunt Liu breathed a sigh of relief, then patted her chest in a funny way and said, "I'm confused too. Our footprints are so clear, why should we be afraid of getting lost? Just go back the way we came."

    ¡°Let¡¯s go ahead and chop some firewood before returning. We¡¯re already at this place anyway.¡± Dalang said, pointing to a low soil slope not far ahead, with a lot of trees on it.  Because of the strong wind, there were still many dead branches visible on the snow, but they were not completely covered by the heavy snow.

    "That's fine. We've already come, and it's troublesome to look for other places. In this kind of weather, it's hard to find places we were familiar with before." Aunt Liu said, taking the lead to move forward.

    Unexpectedly, when I got closer, I discovered that there was actually a cliff in front of this hillside.

    "Hey, it's so high." Aunt Liu said. She was tall, and walking in front naturally saw it first.

    "What?" Dalang asked.

    "Come here and take a look, be careful. It will be troublesome if it falls down. It must be at least three feet high. But there might be a way out from below." Aunt Liu said, getting out of the way and letting Dalang and the others step forward.

    It turns out that there is a wide flat land under the broken wall. Although it is covered with heavy snow, it is so wide.It is wide and flat, extending to a distance that no one can see. Even if it is not an exit, it is definitely a grand canyon.  Dalang thought to himself that he just wanted to go down and explore the road.  The only road they had to go out was the road that saved Aunt Liu and his family last time. It was not only extremely desolate, but also infested by bad guys. If you were not careful, you would lose your life.

    Dalang dared to go on that road at will, but it was impossible to be trapped in this remote village and not go out. No matter how much food the family saved, it was impossible to really hold on until the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. There was no telling what would happen in the future.  , I can only survive by eating vegetables.  If you can find another way out to a place with a town, you can buy back some food with your money.

    "Let's walk around, maybe there is a way down?" Dalang said with some excitement.

    As a result, the three of them turned around a few times, but couldn't find any place to go down, because everywhere was the same, full of thick white snow. If it hadn't been winter, maybe they could still see where they could go down. At this time,  There is absolutely nothing we can do.

    "Forget it, forget it, let's wait until the snow melts before exploring the way." Aunt Liu first backed down.  If it really slipped and fell, it would not be easy to get up.

    "Okay, let's chop wood first." Dalang felt the same way, but since this might be an entrance and exit, he planned to explore the way in the spring after the ice and snow melted.

    The three of them were chopping firewood in the snow, and in the quiet wilderness there were only the banging sounds of their machetes and the clicking sounds of cutting branches.  Because the snow had not reached Xinhu and Dalang's knees, they could not go directly to the trees to chop firewood, so Aunt Liu went around the woods and chopping, and threw the big branches to Xinhu.  He and Dalang reprocessed it, chopped it into small pieces, and then tied them up.  Since it was rare to get out, everyone was working hard.

    "We didn't care about the horses anymore, and let them go to find food on their own. The heavy snow covered a lot of vegetation and weeds. The horses struggled to plow through the snow, and they were also looking for food.  I don¡¯t know how long it took, but there were some faint sounds in the distance.

    Xin Hu stopped, listened for a while, and said, "Dalang, I seem to hear someone's voice."

    "What?" Dalang was immersed in his work. He thought Xinhu was tired and was resting, but he didn't notice any sound at all.

    "Listen carefully." Xin Hu pointed to the distance and said.

    Dalang put down the machete in his hand, and without the clicking sound of chopping wood, a burst of noise came into his ears, as if there were many people coming.

    "Sure enough, someone is here. I wonder if they will pass by us?" Dalang frowned and said worriedly.

    Aunt Liu cut down several big branches, but she didn't see Dalang and Xin Hu coming to drag them. She thought they were tired, so she shouted: "Da Lang, Ah Hu, are you tired? If you are tired, take a rest."  . We just need to boil some hot water and eat something."

    It didn¡¯t matter what she yelled, Dalang and Xin Hu were shocked.  It was very quiet in the wilderness. Her voice was already loud, and she screamed at the top of her lungs. The wind carried her voice far away.

    "Oops. Others must have heard it." Dalang said anxiously.

    Xin Hu quickly called out: "Aunt Liu, someone is coming." However, her voice was lowered so that Aunt Liu could hear her clearly, but people far away could not hear her.

    Hearing her words, Aunt Liu also listened carefully. When she heard the sound, she stepped back in three steps and two steps, and said to the two children: "Don't be afraid. If we can't get down, they can't get up either."

    But even so, the three of them were also very worried, fearing that others would find a way up. Moreover, it was only about three feet high, so it was not difficult to climb up.  The three looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.  There was heavy snow everywhere, making it impossible to hide the footprints.  Their tracks are clear.

    "If someone asks us which village we are from, we will say we are from Luwei Village. The village is poor, lacks food and clothing, and does not even have enough firewood to burn, so we go out to chop firewood in this weather. We are neighbors."  Lang's mind was spinning rapidly, and he quickly told Aunt Liu and Xin Hu a few words.  In this case, all three people need to be of the same caliber.

    "Well, the most important thing is not to let outsiders know that there are only two families in our village, and they are just women and children." Aunt Liu added.

    Those who dare to go out in such weather either have no choice but to survive, or they have someone to rely on and are not afraid of such bad weather at all.  At this time, they did not dare to go back. Even if they ran back, how far could they run?  What's more, such clear footprints on the snow are simply telling others where they ran.  It would be a bad thing if the gangsters were lured back to the village. Is it doubtful whether they could survive?  Now, they can only wait until this group of people has passed before they can go home.

    "Let's make some preparations. First chop some thick branches to use as weapons." Listening to the sound getting closer and closer, Dalang calmed down and took the lead in picking up the machete, selected the thick branches, and cut off the excess branches.  Ya, leave the main rod and sharpen the two ends. This can be regarded as a weapon.

    Aunt Liu and Xin Hu immediately did the same as him. Each picked up a big branch and imitated his example, and also whittled out a sharp weapon. The three of them seemed not to know that a group of people were coming from a distance.  , do your job seriously.  In fact, he opened his ears wide and listened carefully.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com), first chop some thick branches to use as weapons.  "Listening to the sound getting closer and closer, Dalang calmed down and took the lead in picking up the machete, selected a thick branch, cut off the excess branches, leaving the main pole, and then sharpened both ends.  Got a weapon.

    Aunt Liu and Xin Hu immediately did the same as him. Each picked up a big branch and imitated his example, and also whittled out a sharp weapon. The three of them seemed not to know that a group of people were coming from a distance.  , do your job seriously.  In fact, he opened his ears wide and listened carefully.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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