allonlinenovel Chapter 342 The Two-legged Sheep Being Dragged Away
Chapter 342 The Two-legged Sheep Being Dragged Away
It took a while before my feet were warmed by the fire.
But after I regained consciousness, my feet started to itch again.
Da Zhuang tried hard to hold back and didn't dare to scratch his feet. The chilblains on his feet piled up one after another, and the more he scratched, the more uncomfortable it became.
Trying to suppress his discomfort, he began to focus on the clay pot.
After a while, the water in the earthenware jar began to boil.
He smelled the bitter taste of wild vegetables and the aroma of a small amount of wheat grains, and couldn't stop swallowing his saliva.
Without waiting any longer, he grabbed two handfuls of hay to cushion the clay pot and took it down.
I scooped some food from the earthenware jar with a broken bowl, and the whole bowl was a little hot.
"Grandpa, let me help you sit up and we'll eat."
Da Zhuang struggled hard and finally helped Old Man Lu up.
At this moment, Old Man Lu's hair was completely gray, and his messy hair was like a handful of hay, scattered on his skinny face.
He sat leaning against a tangled heap of hay and rags, looking lifeless.
If its eyeballs hadn't moved occasionally, it would have been mistaken for a corpse.
However, when Dazhuang handed the bowl to his mouth, he instinctively began to swallow quickly.
After drinking a bowl of hot soup, Old Man Lu felt much better. He leaned against the wall and said:
"Eat too, eat quickly!"
Da Zhuang nodded in agreement and scooped a bowl of food from the earthenware jar, but did not eat it himself.
Instead, he took the bowl and went to the unconscious Boss Lu, helped him up with great effort, and began to feed him.
It was very difficult to feed him a meal. Boss Lu was not as clear-headed as Old Man Lu, and a lot of soup spilled.
Da Zhuang looked at the spilled soup, found some dried vegetables and one or two grains of food in it, and stuffed them back into Boss Lu's mouth.
After feeding both elders, Da Zhuang started to eat.
At this time, the soup in the earthenware pot had already become a little cold. He didn't care about that and scooped a bowl and quickly poured it into his mouth.
The stomach, which had been hungry for a long time, felt a little uncomfortable when food suddenly entered.
But this discomfort is far less than the stomachache caused by being hungry for a long time.
Da Zhuang quickly finished the bowl of soup, and seeing that there was still about a bowl of soup left in the earthenware pot, he forced himself not to drink any more.
He ran far out of town today, but the little food he found wouldn't last him for a few days. He would have to continue looking tomorrow.
Thinking of this, he began to feel a little regretful. Why wasn't the mouse in the hole?
If the mouse was in the hole, they would have a meal of meat soup today!
I have to go again tomorrow, maybe I can meet the mouse returning to its hole!
Even if that doesn't work, you can still walk further east.
I heard there seems to be a river over there. If I'm lucky, I might be able to find something to eat in the river.
As for the west side of the town, he didn't dare go there anymore because a village there was occupied by a group of refugees who had fled famine.
A few days ago, when he walked nearby, he saw a child taller and stronger than him being knocked unconscious and dragged away by those refugees.
It's easy to understand that if you are dragged away at this time, you will be treated like a two-legged sheep.
If he hadn't been far away and hiding carefully, he might not have been able to come back.
While thinking, Da Zhuang silently marked out the area where he could go to find food.
Nowadays, this town is still relatively safe. After all, there is the wealthy Mr. Wang here, and most of the refugees will focus their attention on the Wang family.
As long as I can hold on for a few more days and wait for my father to wake up, I can go out with him to find food. Then I won’t have to hide from other refugees anymore.
As I was sitting there thinking, a strong wind blew outside, making the door panel rattle.
Dazhuang didn't have time to think about it. He ran to the door quickly and adjusted the board on the top of the door to make it as tight as possible.
Ever since they moved into this dilapidated west house, they had tried their best to find something to block the wind, but unfortunately nothing was suitable.
This wooden board is fine normally, but it will always blow open if the wind is strong enough.
Especially at night, you have to be more careful and pay attention to the situation at the door at all times, and don't dare to sleep too much.
After adjusting the wooden board blocking the door, Dazhuang returned to the haystack.
"Da Zhuang, come here, grandpa."
"Hey, I'm coming."
Da Zhuang listened to Old Man Lu's hoarse voice and responded with a smile.
He carefully took off his shoes, crawled into the worn mattress, and lay down between his father and grandfather.
Listening to the very slight breathing sounds coming from both sides, he also closed his eyes.
Soon, the boy fell asleep, the sadness on his little face faded away, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.
He dreamed again of the days before his sister got married. Those were such good times!
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Linshan Village.
Not long after Lu Qingqing returned to the North Courtyard, Yang Yongyan came over pushing a cart.
The most eye-catching thing on the cart is the complete tiger skin, which is neatly stacked and placed on the top of the cart.
And under the tiger skin, you can see a lot of bones with blood on them.
When the cart reached the door, it was stopped by a small gate.
In the past, in order to prevent tigers, only a small door was left at the entrance for people to enter and exit.
As for larger carts, they cannot fit in.
Seeing this, the person who went to open the door hurriedly called out to the people in the yard to come and move things.
There was nothing to do at the moment, so everyone in the yard came out to help move things into the yard.
Strength lies in numbers, and soon the things on the cart were carried into the yard.
Yang Yongyan was the last to enter the yard. He took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Lu Qingqing.
"My father sent this to you, and it contains tiger teeth.
I was just thinking about this when I was picking the bones, it's pretty good. Keep it for now."
Having said that, without waiting for Lu Qingqing's response, he said goodbye to everyone in the yard and left.
Li Rui and the others listened and came over curiously, wanting to see what it looked like.
Lu Qingqing opened the cloth bag and found four thick canine teeth inside.
The canine tooth is light yellow in color, with a thick root, a cone shape, pointed and curved, and sharp edges.
The two longer ones and the two shorter ones should be for the upper and lower jaws respectively.
Li Rui and his companions who came over to take a look were all amazed. The teeth of this big beast looked really sharp. No wonder it could bite through its prey!
Although a few people were curious, none of them touched it.