allonlinenovel Chapter 73: The Life of a Savage in the Suburbs
Chapter 73: The Life of a Savage in the Suburbs
The flames rising into the sky burned half the sky red, and fewer and fewer people rushed out of the city.
The raging flames burned for seven days and seven nights, and the flying black dust in the sky made it choking and hard to breathe.
Sparks fell outside the city, causing large areas of dry grass to burn, and for a moment the entire earth turned black.
Countless people hid in the fields outside the city and cried bitterly, and most of them fled in panic without having time to take anything.
When your clothes are in disarray, your hands are empty.
Black ash fell on his body, and in a short while his head turned into a charcoal-black head. The only things that could be seen were his two eyes moving around.
The city walls were burning red, and shrill screams echoed over the city.
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The group of people hiding thirty miles away looked at the red sky from afar, their bodies also covered with soot.
In order to find the missing people, Lin Erzhuang set up camp by the river.
Before daybreak, he would take a cake and a pot of water and go to the west gate to inquire about the news.
It was not until the moon hung above the treetops that he returned to the river in disappointment and dived into the river to drink his fill.
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As soon as Lin Erzhuang left, Lin Shu took on the responsibility of protecting him.
Sparks were flying overhead, and she didn't dare to build a hut with dry grass.
Instead, he cleared a large area of space and asked the kids to work together to dig a hole with stones and dead branches.
When the sun was strong during the day, they would crawl into the pit to rest. In the morning and evening, Wu would take a group of cubs to the fields to look for food.
Without even a pot or bowl, there is no way to make a fire and cook food.
Fortunately, there was a bundle of dry biscuits, which were made by Mrs. Wu on the kang in the small courtyard.
When hungry, they would eat a piece of dry biscuit; when thirsty, they would drink a sip of river water; and when they picked wild vegetables, they would wash them and eat them raw.
Fortunately, there is water, and the situation is not yet most hopeless.
Lin Shu now truly lived the life of a savage. She was so hungry after just one day that she couldn't stand it anymore. She staggered as she walked and felt dizzy.
"Mom, I'm going to fork the fish." Lin Shu shook her head.
"You better be careful."
Wu only had time to say one sentence before she turned around and disappeared.
A small ball stood in the middle of the river holding a tree fork, with only half of its chest exposed.
‘Shua~’
A palm-sized fish swam past her. Lin Shu tried to catch it with her fork, but it was nothing.
The fish swung its tail triumphantly and passed between her legs.
Lin Zhu bared his teeth and instantly pulled out a three-pound fish from the paddy field in the space and poked it with a fork.
The fish struggled desperately in the tree fork, splashing water all over her face.
Lin Shu stuffed the fish into the cloth bag she always carried with her, and then followed the same method to get two fish of similar size.
He swam a few laps in the water, washed off all the dirt, and then went ashore with the bulging cloth bag on his head.
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"Little sister, little sister, mother said you were spearing fish, did you catch any?"
Lin Hongqing led the team to pick wild vegetables and came back. Upon asking, he found out that his younger sister had gone to catch fish.
He went upstream along the river bank and saw that his little sister was dripping with water.
"When you find three, cut them clean."
Lin Shu handed over the cloth bag full of fishy smell and whispered.
"Third brother was in charge of cutting the fish and washing the cloth bag for me.
I'll go upstream and see if I can find anything to eat."
"Little sister, Third Brother will go with you. Third Brother is very powerful." Lin Hongqing said with his chest puffed out.
"Come with me, what should we do if the fish gets smelly?" Lin Shu pointed at the cloth bag in his hand.
Lin Hongqing had no choice, he couldn't bear to see the fish go bad.
After eating raw wild vegetables for several meals in a row, everything looked like wild vegetables to him and he could only say it reluctantly.
"Little sister, I'll come find you later!"
"No, I'll be back soon. You have to protect mom."
Lin Shu waved her hand with her back turned and disappeared into the grass.
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"Oh, it's still comfortable in here!"
Lin Shu was wearing a cool short-sleeved shirt and shorts, sitting on a recliner holding half a watermelon, her face covered with juice.
There was a pile of empty bowls and plates on the small table next to it, and Baozi was still struggling with a pile of bones.
Lin Shu, holding her belly filled with half a watermelon, went to the kitchen to steam rice and stood on a stool to cut beef.
Since I have some free time, I have to prepare more cooked food because the food I prepared earlier has been almost consumed.
Stew a pot of beef brisket with tomatoes and then start pickling some pickles.
Wash and cut open the finger-long cucumbers, marinate with salt for twenty minutes, and cut the green and red peppers, ginger and garlic for later use.
Pour soy sauce, MSG, peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon and other spices into the pot, boil and let cool.
Drain the pickled cucumbers and add the chopped peppers.
Pour in the cooled sauce and mix well, then put the cucumber into the jar.
Seeing that almost an hour had passed, Lin Shu was afraid that someone was looking for her outside.
Try a piece of stewed beef brisket. It is soft and glutinous, but lacks a little salt. Add two spoons of salt and stir it a few times.
Turn off the heat, done, no time even to package it.
I looked down and smelled beef all over my body, so I rushed into the bathroom to wash off the smell.
He changed into the dirty clothes he wore when he came in, listened carefully and heard no movement outside, then teleported out of the space immediately.
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"Little sister, where are you?"
A sneaky voice came from a distance.
"Brother, here, here!"
Lin Shu shook the dry grass around her. There was no way the dry grass was taller than her, so she could only greet her in this way.
She thought that there was not even a utensil to boil water, so she took out a jar from the space.
He smashed the mouth of the jar with a fist, leaving only half of the jar belly, and then rolled a few times in the mud.
An old jar was successfully produced.
"Shasha, little sister!" Lin Hongshi shook the dry grass and whispered with one hand covering his mouth.
"Here it is!"
Lin Shu pushed aside the dry grass and made eye contact with the sneaky Lin Hongshi, scaring him so much that he leaned back repeatedly.
"Hey, look at how timid you are.
"Little brother, why are you here? Where is the third brother?"
"Hey, you scared me to death.
They were guarding the fish and couldn't move, and the third brother was afraid they would steal some so he didn't dare to leave."
Lin Hongshi patted his thin chest, took a long breath, and pouted his lips with an unhappy look.
“Little sister, they are so annoying.
He kept asking his mother for bread, as if everyone wouldn't be hungry, and he didn't even notice that the bread was getting less and less.
After eating, I looked at what they ate and really wanted to throw them away. They are such troublemakers. "
"Don't be angry, little brother. Let's ignore them. After we finish eating, we'll all starve together!
Come, let’s eat our fill and then go back, we won’t give them any food.”
Lin Shu sat down and patted her side.
"Eat quickly, or you won't be able to eat unless Third Brother comes."
Lin Hongshi was so excited that tears came to his eyes when he saw the cucumbers and rice balls that suddenly appeared in front of him.
Without saying a word, he grabbed it with both hands and started eating.
"Well, little sister is so nice. I will only treat you well for the rest of my life."
Lin Hongshi did not forget to express his loyalty while eating, because in his heart his younger sister was the best sister in the world.
"Hey, you said that yourself."
Lin Shu smiled slyly, and she really wanted to see if someone still remembered what he said when he had a girl he liked.
After Lin Hongshi had eaten and drunk his fill, he led the way with his full belly.
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"Old Four, where did you find the jar?"
When Mrs. Wu saw her two children coming back, her eyes immediately fell on the jar and she said with joy.
"Now it's good, I can cook a pot of fish soup and don't have to drink raw water.
Quick, light a fire and cook the fish soup immediately."