On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 344 Manor 3
This thatched house is built by using trees on the hillside or cutting some bamboo, blocking it with hemp ropes on all sides, and hanging straw curtains on and around it. Even if it is completed, it is indeed simple and quick.

Fortunately, we are all ordinary people, not spoiled and unable to bear hardships. Even in this severe winter, we can make a fire to keep warm in a simple thatched house, and we can get through it.

Of course, the elderly and children were arranged in the remaining warehouses.

From the next day, Xiao Xiao also started arranging people to work.

A group of ten people, led by the uncles who followed them for transportation, some were assigned to saw trees, some were assigned to saw bamboo, and some were assigned to dig yellow mud.

Those who can do carpentry can plan trees, and those who can do bamboo crafts can split bamboo and weave curtains.

The elderly people from each family, those who were not too old, went to look for something to eat nearby.

The remaining old people went to the hut to help with washing and mending, looking at the children who were still not very good at walking, and preparing lunch by the way.

A few children aged five, six, seven or eight who were already somewhat sensible were put together in a group and arranged to go on a lookout.

It's not that there are no older children, but children in their teens can be adults and can work.

Xiao Sanlang, for example, brought a few friends with him to run errands, send messages, or help lift trees.

Mr. Xiao's family was also assigned to a warehouse and began to treat people in the village or collect herbs nearby.

At noon, Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up when he saw marinated meat, dried bamboo shoots, duck in sauce, and steamed marinated meat on the table: "We have finally improved our food today."

Mrs. Wu was deeply afraid that Xiao Xiaoguai would take advantage of herself, so she immediately said: "They were all brought by the villagers. I can't accept them. They just threw them away and left."

Mrs. Xiao also pointed to the corner: "Those three baskets are all bacon, cured fish, and dried vegetables sent by each family. They are enough for us to eat for a while."

"Take it." Old Man Xiao said and shook the yellow mud from his trousers: "If we don't accept it, won't they feel at ease?"

Boss Xiao took a sip of liquor and said, "Dad is right. Now I just hope that God won't turn against me and it will be sunny for another four or five days so that they can build the yellow mud house."

Xiao Laoer echoed: "There is a lot of yellow mud in the east, and it is not easy to dig at all."

Old Man Xiao looked regretful: "It's a pity that the land is not fertile enough, so we can only grow some peanuts, sweet potatoes and rice."

"Xiao Xiao is still smart," Mrs. Wu took the opportunity to praise her niece: "Look carefully and use your brain. This not only digs out yellow mud to build a house, but also leaves traps."

Xiao Sanlang looked forward to it: "Maybe tomorrow, there will be prey in the trap."

Xiao Erlang was very venomous: "Did you fall in and become the prey?"

"Third Sister, Sister Lin Xuan, look at my second brother bullying me again!"

Xiao Xiao felt that the house was really lively, but she didn't feel noisy: "Then you can bully me back?

They say God loves stupid people.

The weather was cloudy and sunny for the next five days, but luckily it didn't rain.

The people of Xutian Village have also built more than thirty yellow mud houses.

Today's yellow mud houses are really simple. They just stir up the yellow mud and straw and pour it into a mold made of wooden boards.

After the mud dries, take out the planks and the mud bricks will be ready.

Then, apply clay between the mud bricks, stack the mud bricks in order, and you can quickly build a yellow mud house.

Then lay some stones as the foundation, the wood as the pillars, and the wooden boards as the interior partitions.

There are no tiles here, so the roof can only be covered with thatch. A yellow mud house that can shelter from wind and rain is built.

Each house has two rooms. Anyway, in this winter, the whole family can stay warm if they squeeze together.

It is said that this mud house has just been built and the humidity is heavy, so it is best to move in after a few days.

But God seemed to have held back a big move. On the afternoon of October 25th, snow particles began to fall. Everyone was afraid that the snow would not be light, and they hurriedly moved into the new yellow mud house.

Sure enough, it snowed continuously for three days. When the sun broke through the clouds in the afternoon of October 28, the snow finally stopped.

"It's such a heavy snow?" Xiao Xiao saw Boss Xiao walking out and stepping into the snow. He instantly became shorter, and the snow even reached his knees.

Boss Xiao immediately returned home and stamped his feet at the door: "Fortunately, everyone swept the snow diligently, otherwise the house might have collapsed."

"It's not bad." Ms. Xiao began to recall: "When you were young, the snow was really heavy. When your father went out, the snow was almost up to his waist."

Old Man Xiao also nodded: "Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest! This is a good thing."

If times are bad, it will be even more difficult for them.

Then he asked his two sons to tie straw ropes to their legs before going out to clear the snow.

Before the Xiao brothers could go out, someone walked over with difficulty from outside, unable to conceal their joy: "Uncle Xiao, several wild boars really fell into the traps we dug."

Boss Xiao was also surprised: "So lucky? Then find someone to drag the wild boar back, and we can eat pig meat together in the evening."

Xiao Xiao was surprised: "This wild boar is really wild. Will it go down the mountain in such weather?"

This is really like dozing off and someone gave him a pillow. They didn't have much food in stock, and Xiao Xiao even started thinking about domestic pigs.

Now that wild boars are available, domestic pigs can live a few more days.

Mr. Xiao sighed: "Wild boars don't like human settlements, which means there isn't much to eat on the mountain."

"It's also possible that somewhere else, someone wanted to hunt a wild boar, but the wild boar was so frightened that it ran away."

Xiao Xiao looked into the distance. With her sharp eyes, she actually saw a group of people walking over from a distance.

In this icy and snowy land, there is a vast expanse of white, and the dozen or so people are like dots of sesame seeds because of the distance.

In such bad weather, it is absolutely impossible to go out for a walk.

Such heavy snow will leave obvious footprints whether people or animals walk through it.

Then it is very possible that he really came here to chase the wild boar.

She also hurried back to the house. After putting on her deerskin boots, she did not forget to greet Xiao Erlang and the others: "You also go to the right to send a message. Someone is coming, maybe for our wild boar. You go to the south to find someone."

When it comes to their own food rations, everyone comes quickly.

After listening to Xiao Xiao's words, some people said eagerly: "That's ours, we can't let them rush over."

Even Li Zheng was driven over by two men: "Get ready guys, we won't let them take away our things later."

The road is not easy to walk in snowy weather, and those chasing wild boars cannot walk fast.

When the people who were chasing wild boars arrived here, the leading man became very loud and shouted to the people on the village: "Brothers, these pigs belong to us at first glance. There are so many pig footprints on the snow. Don’t even think about Sarai.”

"That's right, hand it over quickly! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."