Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

Chapter 498 The Orphan Abandoned by the Times 35

Yuancheng Village

Gu Nuanyi and Chen Hanyu's yard is at the foot of the mountain.

Standing in the yard, you can hear the loud voices of the ladies chatting on the mountain.

Chen Hanyu took a look at the firewood shed and immediately took out a backpack from the warehouse to join the firewood collection.

Didn't forget to call Gu Nuanyi out of the room

"Sister Gu, Sister Gu, go collect firewood!"

Gu Nuanyi asked as she walked, "Is the firewood shed gone?"

"Yes, but it's cold in winter and we don't have enough firewood. I see many people have already gone up the mountain to collect dead firewood. If we wait a few days, we won't be able to collect any."

"Okay." Gu Nuanyi also took a backpack from the warehouse.

There are already many aunts with their own children outside the mountain.

Gu Nuanyi and Chen Hanyu found a place with fewer people.

As soon as Gu Nuanyi and the other two came in, the aunts noticed

The topic of conversation suddenly turned to Gu Nuanyi and the other person.

"Those two kids seem to live at the foot of the mountain, right? Where were they before?"

The aunts looked at each other and shook their heads.

"I don't know. I heard that these two kids were the first to arrive in this village. It seems that they had no food on the road and were protected by adults. They were about to be killed by the people in the team..." Liu Erjia raised his eyebrows and winked, and the others immediately knew.

"These two kids were smart. They ran away by themselves and ended up here. This is what I heard."

Aunt Zhao nodded and said, "We moved here earlier, and we heard the same thing. If I hadn't gone to work a few days ago, I wouldn't have seen these two children. They don't go out very often."

"Unlike my naughty boy, who ran around the village to play right after packing up his things."

Aunt He: "As the old saying goes, you can tell a child's future at the age of three and his character at the age of seven. These two children are so nimble, they will definitely be diligent in the future."

Aunt Zhao saw Gu Nuanyi and Chen Hanyu picking up trash closer and closer to the mountains, and hurriedly shouted, "You two kids, stop picking trash in there, it's very dangerous in there."

Gu Nuanyi looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Aunt Zhao looking at her and Chen Hanyu with a worried look on her face.

He nodded to Aunt Zhao with a smile, then walked out with Chen Hanyu.

Chen Hanyu also nodded and greeted

The two of them filled their backpacks and headed home.

Aunt Zhao looked at the two's backs and said with a smile: "These two children are so cute. They look good and work smartly."

"I wish my naughty boy could be as capable as him. Asking him to help collect firewood is like asking for his life. He just lies on the bed and refuses to move."

"My son refuses to move, saying he'll get hungry if he moves. My heart aches when I hear him yelling he's hungry," Liu Erjia sighed.

The relaxed atmosphere suddenly became stagnant, and everyone's face showed sadness.

"Although we have distributed relief food, we can't even find a wild vegetable in this village. We can't even make a vegetable nest. We can only drink porridge that is as thin as water every day. How can we not be hungry?"

"Yes, the little brats are eating me out of money. No matter how much I save, there won't be much food left."

"It's still too early for the wheat in the field to mature. How are we going to get through the next few days..."

"Alas..." Several people sighed in unison.

I was in a low mood and didn't feel like chatting anymore. I stuffed my backpack full and walked slowly home with it on my back.

When I got home, I saw my husband sitting in the yard, sharpening sticks.

There are already several of them at my feet.

"What are you doing?"

"Cut some sticks and go up the mountain to see if we can catch anything," the man said as he cut.

The woman put the firewood down and said, "There's nothing on the mountain except dead branches. Don't waste your energy."

"Let's go a little deeper together. I heard that the two kids at the foot of the mountain had been hiding in the mountains for quite some time."

"Is it too dangerous?" The woman frowned worriedly.

"I'm not going alone." The man raised his head and thought for a moment: "There are probably 20 to 30 people with me. What's there to be afraid of with so many people?"

"The village chief said he went to the commune to ask for food, but I think we probably won't get any this time. Let's think of a way ourselves."

If they hadn't run out of food at home, they wouldn't have ventured into the mountains.

The drought has lasted for so long, I don't know if there are any living things in the mountains.

"Then you must be careful!"

Before dawn the next day, a group of men who had agreed to go up the mountain gathered in the square in front of the village committee.

The men all had machetes in their hands and sharpened sticks on their waists.

It seems that they are planning to set up some traps on the mountain.

"Be careful, safety is the most important thing. If you encounter a big one, run away quickly, don't be greedy."

"Brother Zhao, don't worry, we all know it"

"Okay, let's go."

The men walked towards the mountains with serious faces and machetes in their hands.

The mountains are protected by mountain spirits, which also follow the changes of the four seasons.

In late autumn, the leaves have almost fallen.

Those people didn't feel anything different when they entered the mountains, at most they felt there were more trees.

Seeing that they were getting more excited than each other, Lao Zhao reminded them again: "Be sure to pay attention to safety!!"

Everyone responded, thinking that if more than 20 people acted together, the target would be too big.

Even if there were prey, they would be scared away by the noise of so many people.

So we decided to split into teams and act separately

Three or five people who knew each other formed a team and found a direction to wander around.

One of the teams didn't turn around for long before they saw a gray-haired creature with long ears behind a tree.

He quickly whispered this discovery to his companions.

"Hey, do you see a rabbit over there?"

"It seems so. Shh, don't scare the rabbit. Let's go around it slowly."

Several people walked towards the tree lightly.

"Crunch!" One of them accidentally stepped on a branch.

The rabbit raised its head sharply and looked around vigilantly.

When he saw someone, he immediately jumped and ran away

"Oh my! What a pity!" All five of them looked at the rabbit running away with regret on their faces.

"It's all your fault. You scared the rabbit away."

"I didn't mean to do that. I can't just tell the tree not to drop branches."

"I told you to be careful, be careful. You didn't make any noise on purpose to alert the rabbit, did you?"

"I'm crazy. I went to remind the rabbit. I told you it wasn't intentional. I'll just look for the rabbit after it runs away."

The two of them were arguing louder and louder, and the small animals that heard the noise ran further inside.

The others quickly separated the two people who were arguing and said, "Alright, stop arguing. You guys have scared away the prey."

"We saw a rabbit, which means there are still some living things in this deep mountain. Let's just look for them."

"It's still early, we still have time, stop arguing."

The two people who were arguing looked at each other. They didn't want to argue.

It took so long to walk into the mountains that the porridge I drank had already been digested.

Seeing the rabbit that was about to be caught run away, I couldn't help but feel angry.

Plus, the conversation started to get heated.