Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 35 0035 Plan disrupted, head to Shuikou Village

Inside the warehouse.

Cheng Zongyang looked at the cellar entrance covered with wooden boards and piled with bamboo baskets and other things, and went over to move them aside.

There is a separate wooden ladder at the entrance, which goes down about two meters.

During these two days, the cellar was basically dug out to a size of one meter wide and two meters deep, with a two-meter square space extending towards the back of the house. It can be seen that his father's speed is not slow.

He took an oil lamp and went down to the cellar, where he saw a top beam nailed with wooden boards, supporting the top to prevent the possibility of collapse.

Looking at the grain bags on the ground that were separated by wood ash and wooden boards to prevent them from getting damp, he nodded slightly.

It was enough to hide people and things, but it still didn't meet his requirements. At least there had to be a road leading to the woods behind the house.

But the tunnel digging project has to be put on hold for the time being.

“This time needs to be replanned.”

The sudden attack of refugees on the village disrupted his original plan, and he had to deal with the safety of his family first.

Come out from underground and put the boards back on.

In the yard, Cheng Zhou was processing the mink meat, rabbit meat and pheasant meat he brought back. These could only be pickled and made into jerky for storage.

As for the pheasant eggs brought back, they are stored separately.

Of course, Cheng Zongyang also took out three kilograms of grapes.

As it got dark, Cheng Guanghai came back with a tired look on his face.

Cheng Zhou felt a little sorry for her husband and quickly fetched water for him to wash.

The little girl was also very warm-hearted and came out with a half-cup of water.

"Daddy, drink some water."

When Cheng Guanghai heard his daughter's words, his dark face revealed relatively white teeth. The tiredness on his face disappeared at this moment, and he smiled happily:

"Okay. Right on."

Then he used the bath towel to wipe the rough parts of his face back and forth, handed the bath towel to the child's mother, and walked quickly towards his little daughter.

Cheng Zhou gave the child's father a cold look.

Rough man.

I washed the bath towel helplessly, hung it up, and then let my younger son and daughter wash their hands.

Finally, I washed my hands and poured the water into a special bucket to wash clothes later. After washing clothes, I used it to wash my feet.

As for the vegetable garden at home, the last few withered vegetables were picked yesterday and there are no more vegetables left.

After closing the door, Cheng Zongyang took care of the two children as the food was served. He didn't rush to ask about the situation. He would talk about it after the meal. Otherwise, he would lose the mood to eat if he started talking.

After dinner, the family sat in the main room. Cheng Zongyang put the washed grapes on the table and asked about the situation.

Cheng Guanghai looked at his son solemnly:

"Don't go into the mountains for the next few days. I'm worried that there may be refugees or people from other villages in the mountains. Those people are like crazy. If they hadn't killed a few people, they wouldn't know how to be afraid."

Cheng Zhou nodded in agreement: "That's what I said too."

Cheng Zongyang asked: "Dad, which village are you from?"

Cheng Guanghai said: "The village chief said it seems to be Hechi Village, Dongtou Village, and...Shuikou."

Hearing the last name, Cheng Zhou was startled and said in shock:
"How could that be! You went to Shuikou two days ago, and when you came back didn't you say everything was fine?"

Cheng Zhou's reaction scared the two little ones who were eating grapes.

The little girl was stunned, her cheeks were puffy from stuffing grapes, and she didn't move at all.

"It's okay, eat slowly." Cheng Zongyang immediately touched the little girl's head and said softly.

"Speak slowly. You've scared the child." Cheng Guanghai frowned.

Cheng Zhou's eyes reddened and she sat down without saying a word.

After comforting the little girl, Cheng Zongyang said to his second brother, "Take the grapes and take your sister to the yard to eat."

"Oh!" Cheng Zongliang realized that the adults were busy and could not participate. He could only look after his younger sister.

After the two little ones left, Cheng Zongyang said:
"Mom, don't worry. The situation at Shuikou has probably changed in the past two days. It seems that a small number of people can't stay any longer."

Cheng Guanghai also nodded.

That was his father-in-law's village, so he naturally understood the child's mother's excitement. "How can I be at ease? No, I have to go and take a look later." Cheng Zhou said anxiously.

Cheng Guanghai shook his head: "No! It's getting dark. Although it's not far to Shuikou, the road is too dangerous now. I'll go and take a look tomorrow."

Cheng Zongyang didn't say anything, just thought.

Shuikou is closer to the county town than Jinqiao Village.

If his guess is correct, I'm afraid all the villages near the county town are in chaos?
But he didn't say this guess, because it would only make his mother worry.

He thought for a moment and said, "Dad, Mom. The village probably needs more people during this period. I'll go to Grandpa's place. I can run fast. I have a hatchet with me. Unless they are warriors, no one can do anything to me."

"This……"

"It's settled." Cheng Zongyang made the decision without giving his father a chance to object.

"Okay then." Cheng Guanghai was not nagging. He was relieved that his son had already been able to take care of himself.

"I'll go at night. People are probably asleep at this time, so it'll be safer for me to travel faster than during the day."

"Mom, please pack some rice, flour and brown sugar for me. I'll take some with me. Just in case."

"Okay." Cheng Zhou hurriedly prepared.

Cheng Guanghai thought about it and went to the warehouse to get a torch.

"You carry it with you. Light it with a tinder if necessary."

He didn't light it now. Holding a torch in the dark would be too conspicuous, and it wouldn't be too late to light it when necessary.

Cheng Zongyang did not refuse and took the hatchet from the corner of the yard.

A moment later, Cheng Zhou came out carrying 20 kilograms of rice, noodles and 2 kilograms of brown sugar, which could barely fit in the backpack.

She knew her son's strength and was not worried about the weight.

But she warned worriedly: "If you encounter danger, don't try to fight them head-on. Just leave the food behind and they won't chase you."

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be anyone. Also, if I don't come back tonight, I'll stay at my uncle's house. Oh, by the way, I might go to the county tomorrow, mother, show me the way."

Cheng Zhou was stunned: "Why do you take that thing? Usually no one checks it."

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "Things are different now, what if they check?"

Cheng Zhou didn't say much. She went into the inner room and took out an old bamboo sign.

Cheng Zongyang put the sign in his arms, put on the backpack, and left home with a torch and a hatchet.

After leaving home, Cheng Zongyang's expression became more solemn.

As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Today, refugees attacked the village. For the villagers, beating and killing some people might scare some of the refugees, making them think that the refugees would not dare to come again.

But in his opinion, this might be a temptation.

A few useless refugees died, and we learned about the defense and supplies of Jinqiao Village. Then those who retreated may come more next time.

Simply put, raw once and cooked twice.

This may just be the beginning!
In addition, the reason why he said he might not come back tonight was that he was thinking of going to the county town tomorrow to check the situation, buy food again, and get the medicinal diet recipe from his second uncle.

In addition, he also needs to make a backup plan.

If the village is attacked by a large number of refugees and there is no way to stay, his family will not be able to stay in the village. At that time, his family may move to the county.

Therefore, he had to prepare for the house. Even if he didn't need it, it was better than not having it when he needed it.

With something on his mind, Cheng Zongyang walked steadily towards a country road at the north entrance of the village.

The rural road is not as easy to walk as the official road. It is just a small road connecting other villages. The road is not wide and is bumpy.

Just like that, Cheng Zongyang's figure quickly disappeared into the night.

At the same time, in the courtyard of Jin Fumin's house in the central area of ​​the village, 26 people gathered, filling up the small courtyard.

Jin Fumin was standing at the door of the main hall, looking at the people present.

If anyone is familiar with the households in Jinqiao Village, they will find that everyone present has the surname Jin.

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