Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 36 036 Crisis and Retreat

Mu Yu asked Yang Erlang to sit down first, and then brought him a cornbread and gave him a handful of grass and a bowl of water.

"Eat something first."

She sat back in her place, the smell of blood still pervaded around her vaguely, after thinking for a while, she took out a jar of water and clean cloth strips from the space and sent them to Yang Erlang.

"I washed the cloth before and it was clean. You should clean up the wound and bandage it up."

She waited for a while without getting an answer, so she went back and lay down by herself.

It wasn't until she was half asleep and half awake that she was about to fall asleep that she heard a rustling sound from over there, and she gradually fell asleep amidst the sound.

Before dawn, she woke up again amidst the rustling sounds, and saw Yang Erlang walking outside, and she woke up instantly.

"You're hurt, don't go out today."

The figure paused, and then said, "Okay", and then walked out.

Mu Yu knew that Yang Erlang would not go back on what he promised, and she was probably going out to do other things at the moment, but after such a bad situation, she couldn't fall asleep, so she simply got up.

She thought about what to eat today, and cooked some old grains mixed with bran. It would be no problem to mix the old grains from the grocery store with the same amount of bran for a day.

With a house, they can cook in the house without worrying about being coveted, and they don’t have to worry about being disturbed by smoke. This is the advantage of having their own house.

However, you have to go outside to gather some firewood to burn.

Thinking of this, she took the sack and went out to collect firewood.

It was not yet clear, and she could only vaguely see a small area in front of her. She left the ruined temple amidst the snoring of everyone.

It is not difficult to collect firewood. There was a forest near the ruined temple. The bark of the trees had already been stripped and gnawed off. Now it is a piece of dead wood. There are only a few beggars cooking fire in the ruined temple, and they don’t use much.

She walked from one end of the deadwood forest to the other, and did not go back until the sun rose, carrying a heavy sack on her back.

As she walked, she felt that it was just a simple sack, which could save a lot of trouble and energy. In the past, she could only bring a small bundle of firewood back every time she came out, which is not like she can bring so much at a time now.

There are many similar things, such as clay pots for cooking, and props such as sickles.

Feeling emotional, she found Yang Erlang sitting not far away in a daze.

There are only a few places around the ruined temple, and it's normal to encounter them.

She thought about it, but still didn't go over to say hello.

Everyone has their own secrets, and they can't tell even to their friends. Yang Erlang's attitude shows that he doesn't want to tell her these things, so she should be sensible not to ask.

This is the tacit understanding of being friends.

Anyway, this won't affect her too much, and she also has secrets to hide, doesn't she?
She wanted to leave, but Yang Erlang found her and was already walking towards her, so he stood there without moving.

Yang Erlang came over and took the heavy sack from her shoulder, and walked back side by side with her.

Mu Yu took advantage of the morning light to look at Yang Erlang, he was fully dressed, except for his bad complexion, there was no sign of injury anywhere on his body.

The two returned to the ruined temple without saying a word, and returned to the firewood room where you lit the fire and I added firewood to cook.

Cooking is a time-consuming job, and the two of them just sat face to face, and the atmosphere of silence was finally broken.

Mu Yu opened her mouth to talk to Yang Erlang about the death of someone in the broken house yesterday, about the touch in her heart, about her worry about him at that time...

Yang Erlang's face softened a lot, although he is not very good, but he has gained some popularity.

After Mu Yuxuxu finished talking, he also spoke.

"A lot of people die every day..."

Mu Yu originally thought that he would not reply, but he did not expect him to, let alone this topic.

She listened silently, without speaking.

"There are many refugees outside the walls of Huangsha City. They want to enter the city, but the gates are closed. They want to leave, but they have no food and water, so they can only die under the city walls.

It's not that I can't imagine the scene if I saw it with my own eyes. The densely packed corpses of the dead are piled up into a continuous hill.

Compared with the dead people outside the city wall, those piled up behind the ruined temple are nothing at all.

In a disaster year, food is expensive, human life is cheap, and the lives of the victims are even more expensive. "

Mu Yu knew that the beggars who died around the ruined temple would be thrown to the back of the mountain. In the past two months of her journey alone, as far as she knew, more than a dozen people died.

Counting what she didn't know, and everything since the drought, it would be a terrible number.

But now, Yang Erlang said, what's outside the city walls is far more terrifying than this.

She was heartbroken and worried about it.

The original owner and the original owner's parents are refugees and disaster victims. They were able to enter Huangsha City more than a year ago, but they can no longer enter. This is the first problem.

Yang Erlang has always been steady and reliable. As he said, there are mountains of corpses outside the city wall, and so many people died, so the number of refugees arriving in Huangsha City will only increase. This is the second question.

According to the memory of the original owner and the information obtained in the past two months, so many refugees suddenly appeared around Huangsha City. I am afraid that there will be another war. This is the third question.

The more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

"Will Huangsha City be breached?"

"So, don't be afraid of these things, people are always going to die, since they are still alive, live well."

The two spoke at almost the same time, and fell silent after speaking.

Mu Yu didn't expect that Yang Erlang's decadent expression and such a terrifying narration, in the end, he wanted to comfort her.

Yang Erlang didn't expect that the intention was to comfort her, but in the end, she thought of a worse and more terrifying place.

"I don't know, maybe it's not that bad, at least not for a while."

Mu Yu thought for a while, it should be safe for the time being.

After all, Huangsha City is the strongest city in the vicinity, otherwise the refugees and disaster victims would not all flee here. This is the last hope of this land.

Furthermore, Huangsha City has high and strong walls, as long as the gates are not opened, as long as there is no organized army, it is impossible for hundreds of bandits to attack.

It's just that the situation outside is not optimistic, which is also true.

But when it comes to the safety of a city, what she can do as a little beggar is quite limited, almost useless.

This can't help but make people feel powerless, but it is also true.

Mu Yu came back to his senses and asked the key point.

"Do you know how to get out of Huangsha City?"

Yang Erlang nodded.

"Can you come back too?"

Yang Erlang continued to nod.

Mu Yu frowned, "Can the city wall still block the enemy?"

"Those places are very small and hidden. Only one or two people can enter and exit. Generally, they will not be discovered. Once they are discovered, they will be immediately blocked by officers and soldiers."

Yang Erlang spoke very calmly,

"I want a way out."

(End of this chapter)