Phi-Fic Chapter 152: Passerby A died before the escape began 8
Chapter 152: Passerby A died before the escape began 8
The journey was not peaceful after they set out this time. They encountered two groups of refugees who wanted to rob. If it weren't for Jiang's father and Bai Ze's thundering methods to intimidate them, it might not have been so easy. After encountering a few waves of refugees, Jiang's father discussed with Bai Ze to change the route. As a result, they encountered another group of robbers. These guys wanted to kill people as soon as they came up. As you can imagine, they were all dealt with by Bai Ze.
After dealing with the robbers, they didn't dare to stay any longer for fear of having accomplices. Jiang's father drove the car forward while Bai Ze cleaned up the traces behind. After walking two miles, everyone felt relieved and found a place sheltered from the wind to stop. They couldn't go on today as the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and there was dust in the wind. The visibility was too low to move forward.
Father Jiang and Bai Ze were busy parking the car. After parking, Chen and Bai took down the tent and started to set up the tent. After setting up the tent, Father Jiang went to cut grass to feed the mule. The grass was all dead grass now. In order to ensure the physical fitness of the mule, some coarse grains had to be added. Bai Ze collected firewood to make a fire for heating and cooking at night.
Bai Ze quickly picked up a pile of dry firewood. After Chen and Bai lit the fire, they began to prepare dinner.
After feeding the mule, Jiang's father joined in. The two families sat around the fire, cooking simple food and chatting. When the meal was ready, they brought the brazier and food into the tent, which also allowed them to warm up the tent. After eating, they decided who would keep watch and the others went to bed.
When I woke up the next morning, the wind had stopped. Although there was a cold wind outside, it was still very warm inside the tent. It was not because the tent was of good quality, but because Jiang Yue put a warm stone in the tent. Otherwise, I would have caught a cold long ago. After breakfast, when the weather was a little warmer, we set off again. There was a big mountain in front of us with no path, so we had to return to the main road and take the path near the official road.
When they were almost at the official road, Jiang's father and Bai Ze hid their knives and only carried a hunting bow. There was nothing wrong with carrying a hunting bow, but carrying controlled knives was not allowed in any dynasty. When Jiang's father passed the mountain pass, he paid close attention to his surroundings, fearing that a robber would suddenly appear. I don't know if he was lucky or what, but he got through safely without any accidents.
After crossing the mountain, it was already late, and the weather had been gloomy since noon. Bai Ze calculated that it was going to snow and it would be quite a lot. He talked to Jiang's father and found a place to park the car. Then Jiang's father guarded the carriage while Bai Ze went to find a suitable place for camping. If he was unlucky, he might have to stay there for a long time, so he had to choose a good campsite.
Bai Ze came back after a long time and took the convoy to the camping site he had chosen. When they arrived at the place, Jiang Yue took a look and found that it was a recessed place with protection on three sides. Once the carriage was parked, it would be a safe shelter. Jiang's father nodded with satisfaction and could not stop praising Bai Ze.
After parking the car, Jiang Yue took the three children in the car while Chen and Bai cleaned up the stones, dead branches and weeds on the ground. After they finished cleaning up, they started to set up the tent. After setting up the tent, Bai Ze also collected a lot of wood and came back. Chen and Bai started to cook. After Jiang's father took care of the mule, he went to collect wood with Bai Ze.
After collecting the wood for making the fire, Jiang's father and Bai Ze went to drag back some thicker wood. They leaned against the mountain wall and banged on it for a long time before building a simple shack for the mule. After dinner, Jiang Yue was left to take care of the children while the four of them reinforced the roof of the shack. After a while, it finally looked good. Although it still leaked, at least it could block the wind. Then they cut some grass and spread it on the ground, otherwise the mule would be frozen and helpless.
After the mule was tied to the shack, snow began to fall, and soon it turned into heavy snow. The family roasted a fire in the tent. Jiang's father and Bai Ze even took the time to set up a few traps in case they caught some wild game for a snack. After the fire went out, they closed the tent door and went to sleep. Jiang Yue slept soundly that night. The next day, when Chen said there were wolves howling, Jiang Yue didn't know anything about it. The main reason was that she knew Bai Ze was there and she was safe and not worried. Jiang's father and Chen didn't know that, and they couldn't sleep well.
After getting up, the two little kids wanted to go out and play in the snow. They had never seen snow before, and they were so excited to go out and play when they saw snow for the first time. Their mother Chen almost couldn't stop them. Now it was a desolate mountain and wilderness and in such bad weather, she didn't dare to let the children go out to play. If they got sick, they would be in trouble. So they could only play when it was convenient to go out.
After breakfast, Bai Ze went out to check the weather and felt that it would rain for a few more days, so he asked Jiang's father to look after the family while he went to collect a lot of wood and stored it away. When Bai Ze came back, the two of them took the mule to drink water. After taking care of the mule, they checked the trap. As a result, they actually caught two rabbits, which they stewed and roasted, so they didn't have to stay in the tent and get bored.
After processing the rabbit, one was chopped up and prepared to be eaten in the evening, and the other was marinated with seasoning. Jiang Yue took out a lot of seasoning, and with Bai Ze's cooking skills, the taste was naturally good. Jiang Yue's family ate with oil in their mouths, and the two little guys had oil all over their faces and their clothes were dirty.
After eating the roasted rabbit, the snow outside was getting heavier. Father Jiang and Bai Ze cleared the snow on the top of the tent and cleaned the area around the tent. After finishing their work at the camping site, they went to the mule shed to clear the snow. Otherwise, the heavy snow would collapse the temporary shed and crush the mule to death.
The adults played mahjong to pass the time, while the twins played with the little puppet. Jiang Yue had nothing to do, so she found a storybook to read. It was a very old-fashioned story about a scholar marrying a princess. Since there was nothing to read now, she had to make do with it. When Jiang Yue went out in the evening, she saw that the snow was still falling, but much lighter than before. She hoped it would stop soon. The snow was already ten centimeters thick.
While cooking in the evening, Jiang's father and the others went to clear the snow again. After dinner, Jiang Yue took out a teapot from the space and gave it to Bai Ze. Then they started to make tea around the stove after dinner. The snow scene outside was quite beautiful. After eating and drinking, it was getting late, so everyone packed up and went to bed.
The next day, when Jiang Yue woke up, the snow had stopped. Jiang's father and Bai Ze assessed that they could continue their journey, so they packed up and set off again. They were still able to walk, but their speed was much slower. After they walked out of this fork in the road and onto the small road, it was much easier to walk. After walking for a while, they met a caravan, who were also going to a nearby city for supplies, so Jiang's father talked to the leader of the caravan and followed them.
They walked like this for another two days before they came across a small county town. When they arrived at the county town, Jiang's father and Bai Ze went to say goodbye to a caravan, then found an inn to stay in. They followed the same old routine of taking a shower, eating, and sleeping. The next day, they had just replenished their supplies and were planning to rest for another day, but when Bai Ze was doing his routine observation, he saw a large group of refugees coming this way. He had no choice but to hurry up and set off, otherwise the city would be sealed off when the refugees arrived, and he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.