He had met Yuan Chuan once or twice, but they were not very close. It was because Yao Chengwei and Zhao Peng often mentioned it that he learned about his family's affairs and gradually deepened his impression of him.

"He's gone, his wife..."

Wen Qizhou briefly explained the situation.

It made people sigh.

"You are so brave to be pregnant at this moment." Wen Yaxian, who served them the meal, did not intend to judge other people's feelings, but said that they were too hasty in dealing with the pregnancy.

Whether from pregnancy to childbirth or raising infants and young children, a lot of time and energy are required. If during this period they encounter a disease that requires medical equipment to be treated, or a disaster that has to escape, the family may suffer a lot. For serious crimes, even death is possible.

"Indeed." Yan Shuo also disapproved of giving birth to a new life in turbulent times: "But I'm already pregnant, so there's nothing I can do."

"Ah, yes."

Everything can only depend on fate.

They didn't discuss other people's affairs too much, and sat around two square tables joined together, picking up bowls and getting ready to eat.

There are nine dishes and two soups on the table.

Two plates of steamed fish, two plates of braised fish, one plate of cabbage with garlic sauce, two plates of fried shredded potatoes, and two bowls of fish soup.

Because it was inconvenient to open fire in the desert, they had not eaten stir-fried vegetables for three days. As soon as they smelled the mouth-watering aroma, they all stretched out their chopsticks to taste the delicious food.

Chi Yue likes to eat fish.

She rarely touches two vegetarian dishes, always wandering between steamed fish and roasted fish, sometimes picking two fish bones with her slender fingertips.

Worried about fish bones getting stuck in her throat, she never spoke while eating fish. After finishing half a bowl of delicious fish soup, she raised her head and said, "We don't have much food left. Let's go to the mountains tomorrow to take a look. By the way?" Bring back some firewood."

"Okay." Everyone nodded in agreement.

They rested for one night and went into the mountains in two groups the next morning. One group was responsible for looking for prey and the other group was responsible for collecting firewood.

The hunter went upstream along the stream to the foot of the mountain, and then entered the forest through a winding path.

According to Zheng Yuanyang, there are no ferocious animals in the mountains around Honggou Village, but for safety reasons, in addition to hunting bows and arrows, they still carry weapons with them.

"Wh-"

Two wooden arrows flew towards the grass.

Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou, who took action at the same time, walked towards the grass on the left and right sides, and each picked up a hare that had been hit by an arrow.

Blood stuck to the gray fur. The hare, which was left with only one breath left, kicked its legs and struggled twice, then stopped moving.

Wen Qizhou tied them together, hung the hemp rope on his shoulders, and continued to follow Chi Yue's pace.

Hare has strong reproductive capacity.

As they walked into the forest, they could see hares grazing and running from time to time, as well as silly little figures poking their heads out of the grass, waiting for them to catch them.

"It's almost done." He tugged on the eight hares on the hemp rope and took Chi Yue's hand: "Let's go back."

Also hunting with them were Xie Changxiao, brother and sister Ge Huai, and Yan Shuo and his wife. With the ability of those five people, they must have hunted a lot, so there was no need to go deeper.

Chi Yue said "hmm".

She put away her bow and arrows, walked to where they came up to meet the others, and returned to the brick house carrying a pile of prey.

"Hey, you hunted so much?" Chi Yunyan, who had just moved firewood into the kitchen, looked at their trophies in surprise.

"With more people, of course there will be more hunting."

Wen Qizhou put down the string of hares.

He and Chi Yue sat down and drank some water, then Xun Song ran over and counted his prey with his childish little milky voice.

Didn't get it right the first time.

He was not discouraged and counted again. After counting, he glanced at the Yunqi beside him to make sure that nothing was missing. Then he puffed up his chest and reported to them like a young adult: "There are 31 hares, [-] pheasants, and six small roosters in total." blacksnake."

Chi Yue corrected: "The quantifier for snake is 'bar'." Afraid that he wouldn't understand, he continued: "The quantifier means quantity."

"Why 'Tiao'?"

"Because it's long."

Xunsong became enlightened.

He bent down and poked the rabbit's ears. His mind was jumping very fast. He was already thinking about eating: "How many rabbits should we eat today? Can we cook a pot of spicy rabbit heads?"

"You still like to eat rabbit heads?"

"Yes, senior brother likes it too."

"Then I'll show you my skills later." Ge Huai rolled up his sleeves and picked four hares with slightly larger heads, preparing to skin them and process their internal organs in advance.

"Is your craft... good enough?"

Chi Yunyan expressed doubts.They have always taken turns cooking, and it is obvious to all how poor Ge Huai's skills are.

"Don't underestimate people." Ge Huai looked at him confidently: "Spicy rabbit head is one of my best dishes."

"This is real."

Ge Qinyao testified for him.

She said teasingly, "His ex-girlfriend loved eating spicy rabbit heads. In order to make her happy, he spent several days in the kitchen to figure out the taste that would be acceptable to others."

"Tsk." Xie Changxiao took out two basins, grabbed the rabbit's ears and bled it: "I can't tell you are still a lovebird."

His teasing intentions couldn't be more obvious.

Ge Huai: "Only love has a market." He brought the topic back to spicy rabbit heads again, eager to prove himself to them: "Believe me, the rabbit heads I make are absolutely delicious!"

"Okay, let me give you a chance to show off."

He and Ge Huai handled the hares, while Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou put the live prey into the fence on the left side of the front yard.

An unexpected gust of wind blew.

The open courtyard door closed with a bang, and the trees growing around the brick house also made a rustling sound.

Wen Qizhou: "It seems like it's going to rain." The sky was gloomy, and the bright sun that hung in the sky yesterday did not appear.

Like facing a heavy rain.

"Then let's lay a tarp on top?" Chi Yue looked around and pointed to the tarp thrown in the corner.

"Ah."

The tarp was dirty.

Wen Qizhou unfolded it and shook it twice, poured two ladles of stream water on it to rinse it, and then wiped it clean with Chi Yue with a handkerchief.

Just as they were laying the tarpaulin on the chicken pen, the yellow sand in the sky was caught off guard and rushed towards the brick house at an extremely fast speed.

The yellow sand seemed to be able to swallow up the heaven and earth, like surging waves, drowning the flowers, plants and trees, and approaching them with strong winds.

"Yueyue, let's go!" He grabbed Chi Yue's wrist tightly, as if racing against time, and rushed to the living room not far away.

The moment they entered the living room, Xie Changxiao and Ge Huai quickly closed the door to block the sweeping yellow sand.

Yellow sand slapped the doors and windows in the next second.

The sound of "whirring" reached their ears, as if a fierce ghost was crying, quietly plucking the tense strings of people's hearts.

Chi Yue looked out through the window.

A dark yellow surges in the air, covering everything outside the window, covering up the refreshing green plants.

For a long time.

"Is this a sandstorm?" Yun Qi pulled away from the surprise and panic and stared at the yellow sand outside the window.

"Correct."

"How long will it last?"

Chi Yue frowned: "I can't tell." She turned around and sat on the chair: "If it lasts for a long time, we can only stay here for a while."

Visibility is simply too low right now.

They are not familiar with the environment and terrain, and if they drive away rashly, there is a certain probability that they will encounter something uncontrollable.

In an apocalyptic world full of uncertainty, a spirit of adventure is highly undesirable. Only stability can help you survive longer.

"It's okay to stay for a while." Ge Qinyao had no objection: "Honggou Village has clear mountains and clear water... Well, there are quite a lot of game animals on the mountain, and there are streams, so our life is quite convenient. But the key is, how do we get out? It's so big The wind and sand must be blinding, right?"

Xunsong: "You can wear sunglasses."

"Silly boy." Xie Changxiao patted his head gently: "You can't see clearly outside, but you are wearing a pair of black sunglasses. How is that different from a blind person?"

"Yes." His little mind couldn't think too comprehensively, so he could only focus on the adults around him.

Wen Qizhou suggested making homemade goggles.

He tapped his fingers on the table: "The lenses are replaced by the body of a plastic bottle. The transparent bottle will not affect vision."

"How many plastic bottles are needed?" Chi Yunyan took out the plastic bottles they used to hold the seasonings: "Is four enough?"

"That's enough." Whether it's hunting or fetching water, they don't need to go out together. They can just take turns every few days.

Thinking that the six Mingming people were going back to the next door, Chi Yue quietly took out three pairs of goggles from the space, plus the four pairs that Wen Qizhou taught them to make, which was enough to ensure their travel.

"Oops! The rabbits are still outside..." Wen Yaxian leaned against the window and looked out: "They won't be blown away, right?"


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