A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

Chapter 22
There was a lot of noise in the official post collecting grain, with dozens of people and several ox carts. Even if Bai Xia didn't go down the mountain, he could still see the situation of the grain collecting team.

Their house had already been set on fire, and she and Li Xiuyuan were dead people in everyone's eyes. To be on the safe side, when the grain collection team came, Bai Xia didn't join in the fun.

After the grain harvesting team left, it was dark, so Bai Xia found some stones to block up the cave, and let Li Xiu Yuan stay inside, and went down the mountain to have a look by himself.

Li Xiuyuan was also obedient, knowing that he would just cause trouble by following him, so he stayed in the cave obediently.

The cave was very narrow, and after Bai Xia left, Li Xiu Yuan was left alone, and the darkness rushed towards him like a tide.

If he was still that five-year-old doll, he would have been so frightened that he would have burst into tears.

But even if he had some different memories, in such a dark and silent environment, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

The place was narrow, and there were a lot of things piled up inside, and the ground was covered with straw. Although the cave was blocked by stones, he didn't dare to light a fire.

The sky is dry and things are dry, and I am afraid of burning myself to death.

"In the beginning of human beings, nature is inherently good..."

"Regulations for disciples, instructions for saints..."

"The sky and the earth are yellow, the universe is prehistoric..."

The environment that was too quiet made people feel flustered. Li Xiuyuan couldn't help reciting the book with his eyes closed. His voice was so low that only he could hear it.

He didn't dare to recite anything else, for fear that Bai Xia would come back suddenly.

The crisp sound of children reciting books echoed in the small cave.

With the voice of endorsement, drive away the fear brought by the darkness.

On the other hand, Bai Xia walked towards the village in the dark.

She doesn't have the ability to see things in the dark, and the speed of going down the mountain in the dark is very slow.

Soon it might fall into a ditch.

It took an hour for a short distance.

At this time, the people in the village have already gone to bed.

But today is a special day, she guessed that people in the village might not be able to sleep.

Sure enough, she came to the base of the wall of Erpo Li's house in the dark, and heard crying from inside the house.

"do not Cry"

Li Ergong grimaced and scolded in a low voice: "The children were just taken away, not dead. Why are you crying?"

"It's better to go to bed early. Tomorrow, I will ask the village chief to send someone to find out where everyone has gone."

Who would have thought that if the food was not raised enough, people would pay for it?
Li Ergong thought about all the places in Wu County, but he didn't think that there was a need for corvée, so the government arrested so many young men, and they didn't know what to do?

As long as people are alive, there is still hope.

"The children don't know whether they are dead or alive, why am I crying?"

"My daughter is still so young, I don't know if they took her to sell her, my poor granddaughter, why is life so hard?"

"The first bit of food at home is gone, how can we live?"

"Dog officials are not human beings, they are not individuals"

Hearing what Li Erpo said was going too far, Li Ergong hurriedly stepped forward to cover her mouth, and cursed: "You don't want to die, even the officials dare to scold you!"

As he said that, he looked outside in the dark, as if he was afraid that there would be lackeys from the government outside.

Second Granny Li made a huh huh huh sound, but she didn't scold anymore. She was also afraid that if the county master got seriously ill and sent someone to the village to watch them, wouldn't she be arrested?

Seeing that the house was quiet, Bai Xia hurriedly moved to the bottom of the wall of another house, but did not hear any important news, and changed another family.

Just like this one by one, many people have fallen asleep, but there are also many people who can't sleep at night, either because they are crying because they have no food at home, they can't live on, or they are worried about their family members who have been taken away.

Bai Xia pieced it all together, only knowing that due to the lack of food from each family, many young and middle-aged people in the village were taken away.

But what the government's intention was, they didn't find out at all.

She went back to the mountain in the dark. Because Li Xiuyuan was too frightened, the whole child covered her ears with her hands, sat on the ground, closed her eyes, and muttered a book on her lips. Bai Xia had just moved a stone blocking the door. He heard his trembling voice asking: "Who? Who is it?"

"it's me"

Bai Xia responded, moved the stone out of a cave that could accommodate one person, climbed into the cave, and then blocked the cave entrance with another stone.

"Three Ah"

As soon as she entered, Li Xiuyuan hugged her, her body trembling slightly.

Being alone in a cave is really scary.

"Hey, don't be afraid"

Bai Xia patted his back to comfort him.

Now that there is such a big incident in the village, many young and strong people have been taken away, and every family has no food. The straw snatched from the field will not last long. I am afraid that some villagers will go up the mountain tomorrow, and it is not safe here.

Bai Xia thought in his heart that this hill is really a small place, without dense leaves.

She and Li Xiuyuan are both dolls, but they dare not gamble on the kindness of the villagers.

If the villagers find out, I'm afraid they will hate them.

After all, their two children escaped the food tax and brought food with them, and every household in the village either gave away food or gave away people.

People don't suffer from scarcity but inequality.

When they are unlucky, they wish that the whole world would be unlucky. If others are unlucky, but you live a good life, you will be envied and hated.

Bai Xia frowned, patted Li Xiu Yuan to coax him to sleep, and squinted herself for a while.

The inside of the cave was pitch black, and the entrance of the cave was blocked by stones. Last night, Bai Xia spent a lot of time going to the village, and she fell asleep until the sun was rising. When she woke up, Li Xiuyuan was clutching his pants with a flushed face.

"I look outside"

She laughed a bit, first carefully lifted a stone, listened to the movement, but did not hear any strange sounds, then slowly lifted the other stones, and then let Li Xiuyuan out.

As soon as he came out, he walked towards the back of the cave.

Taking advantage of Li Xiuyuan's convenience, Bai Xia also found a sheltered place to solve his personal problems.

In the past few days, except for wild vegetables, there was meat, and she got a little angry from eating. When it was done, Bai Xia blushed, and after finishing the matter, she still felt very uncomfortable.

The weather was extremely hot, the trees in the forest were starting to dry up, and there was no shade from the leaves. Both Bai Xia and Li Xiuyuan were sweating profusely from the heat, and Li Xiuyuan even had prickly heat on his body.

Bai Xia wiped his hands with a handkerchief dipped in water, and then wiped Li Xiuyuan's hands, then took out some dried meat and prepared to cook something to eat.

The weather is too hot, if the jerky is not roasted, it will be spoiled, but if it is too dry, it will take a lot of time, so we can only boil some of it with water to make the jerky softer.

It's just that I don't dare to cook it for a long time, every minute of water is precious now, if it is boiled for a long time, the water will be boiled dry, and Bai Xia will cry.

Bai Xia felt a little lucky at this time, fortunately Li Xiuyuan was only five years old, if he was six years old when his baby teeth changed, then he might not be able to eat this jerky.

At noon, the sun was bright and the light was sufficient, so Bai Xia could finally make a fire. He filled a crock with water, put the jerky into the pot and boiled it. No need for extra salt.

After cooking, eat a bowl for each person, and eat according to the portion, and the feeling of fullness and happiness will follow.

(End of this chapter)