Xianggong came from the mountains

Chapter 8

Xiao Chu prepared a lot of sweet potatoes, put the sweet potatoes in the wooden barrel, took out a few sticks from it, pulled the coals, and buried the sweet potatoes one by one in it.

Xia Qinghe let out a "cuckoo" in disbelief, which was especially clear in the silent cave.

Xiao Chu looked at Xia Qinghe with strange eyes, sat on a stone beside him and said, "The Zhu family didn't give you food, right?"

Xia Qinghe nodded vigorously, and felt so depressed when she thought of this matter, she said very decadently: "From the day before yesterday to now, I have eaten three small sweet potatoes."

She sat on the ground limply all over, holding her legs with her hands and resting her chin on her knees.

How should we go in the future?She didn't know that yesterday she wanted to live in Zhu's house, find the right time to make money, and escape from here when the money is enough, but now she is afraid, there are dangers everywhere, what if she encounters bad guys when she goes out? manage?What should I do if I was caught by bandits?There must be endless darkness waiting for her all her life.

She wants to go home. There is no time when she wants to go home more than now. She misses her warm bed and all kinds of delicious snacks. Unfortunately, these have become extravagant wishes.

Seeing that Xia Qinghe remained silent, with tears in his eyes, Xiao Chu sighed softly and said, "What are you going to do next?"

Xia Qinghe kept looking at the fire, she seemed to smell the aroma of sweet potatoes, the next step...the next step she didn't know what to do, she said honestly: "I don't know, I want to find my family, but I I don’t even remember where my home is, Zhu Dachang and Mrs. Han died, Zhu Chunhua and Zhu Dongmei were snatched away by bandits, leaving only a stupid Zhu Xiaochang, and I don’t know what’s going on with Zhu Xiaochang now.”

She was still a little worried about Zhu Xiaochang, and for nothing else, she secretly gave her half an egg for Zhu Xiaochang.

Xiao Chu fiddled with the sweet potatoes in the fire with a stick, added some charcoal and said, "Many people died in the village, young girls were taken away, and the world outside is not peaceful. You may be in danger, and you don’t have any money with you.”

Xia Qinghe had thought about all these questions, and what Xiao Chu said was right, she knew that although it was dangerous in the village, no matter what!Anyway, there is still a place for her to stay. Zhu Xiaochang is the only one in the Zhu family now, so it is okay to stay here temporarily.

But she faced another huge problem, which was safety!
It is too easy for a woman to be in danger, let alone such a vulgar mountain village. It can be seen from Zhu Dachang's behavior before, and what Chu and Yuan said, this village is probably short of girls.

To stay is to stay in the wolf's den, and to leave, it seems that it will not be much better there.

She looked at Xiao Chu in confusion and said, "How did you find this village? This village is very remote."

Although there is Ruoshui River in front, the other three sides are high mountains. Such a place can only be called a backcountry. Xiao Chu is not an ordinary villager at a glance, how could he find such a place.

Xiao Chu raised his head and glanced at Xia Qinghe, his eyes were a bit strange: "I like a quieter place, if you believe me, stay here for now, and leave after earning some money."

Xia Qinghe bit her lip and wavered a little.

The sweet potatoes became more and more fragrant, Xiao Chu gave Xia Qinghe the cooked sweet potatoes, and took one to eat himself.

Xia Qinghe was not polite, picked up sweet potatoes and opened them regardless of whether they were hot or not. The unique aroma of sweet potatoes made Xia Qinghe's saliva flow. It was a hundred times more delicious than sweet potatoes boiled in a pig's food pot!
She took a bite and closed her eyes enjoying it. The sweet and soft sweet potato was so craving in her mouth that she couldn't help but want to take a second bite.

It was the first time for Xiao Chu to see a woman's popularity so ugly, devouring it without the restraint of a daughter's family, and was really stunned by Xia Qinghe's embarrassment.

He quickly gave Xia Qinghe all the remaining sweet potatoes in the fire, and took two more and buried them in the fire.

Xia Qinghe was not polite, she was really hungry, and the few sweet potatoes on the ground went into her stomach after finally eating.

It was only then that she noticed Xiao Chu's strange gaze, raised her head to look at Xiao Chu in embarrassment, and then remembered that her eating appearance just now was really too tough.

Embarrassed, she packed up all the sweet potato skins that she had eaten, and they were still in the fire. Many parts of the sweet potato skins had been carbonized, and a faint aroma could still be smelled after burning.

A little tired, feeling that her nerves were tense all the time, and she was embarrassed to spread the quilt, after all, it was Xiao Chu's thing, and she felt sorry for eating and drinking for free, so she hugged her legs, head Sleep on your knees.

Xiao Chu silently walked to the quilt, spread the straw and then spread the quilt, gently pushed Xia Qinghe and said: "Go to sleep first, I will go out later to see if the bandits have left."

Xia Qinghe was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to go to sleep or stay here.

Xiao Chu didn't like Xia Qinghe's mother-in-law, so she sat back in her original seat.

The atmosphere was a little tense, Xia Qinghe hesitated for a long time and finally decided to go to bed first, only when he had enough energy could he think about the future.

She didn't know when Xiao Chu went out, she didn't know how long she slept, and she didn't know whether it was dark or white outside, she only knew that Xiao Chu wasn't there when she woke up, and the coals of the fire were about to go out, the torch It was extinguished early, and there was a faint light around the fire, and the rest of the place was dark. Such darkness made people feel palpitating and frightening.

She remembered that Xiao Chu put the torch aside, and she managed to touch the torch to light it, and her heart felt a little more at ease.

Feeling a little hungry again, she went to the wooden barrel and took two relatively small sweet potatoes, which were still in the fire, and went to fetch some water to drink before returning to the original place.

She saw a faint fire in the distance, and as the fire came in, she could clearly see Xiao Chu walking in front, and Zhu Xiaochang behind Xiao Chu.

Zhu Xiaochang was very depressed, and walked with his head down. When he looked up, he saw Xia Qinghe. A smile appeared on his gloomy face just now, and he ran over with a smile and shouted: "Daughter-in-law, little daughter-in-law, you are here, I am still everywhere Looking for you."

Xia Qinghe shook off Zhu Xiaochang's hand, frowned and said, "I'm not your wife, stop shouting, have the bandits left?"

She didn't like Zhu Xiaochang calling her daughter-in-law very much. She was a young girl. Although Zhu Xiaochang didn't do anything, she always felt that she was at a disadvantage, and it was so weird!

Zhu Xiaochang was confused by Xia Qinghe's attitude, and suddenly began to cry "wow". The cry was very loud, and it was especially ear-piercing in the empty cave.

Xiao Chu rushed forward and covered Zhu Xiaochang's mouth with his hand, and warned coldly: "If you dare to cry again, be careful and I will throw you out."

　La la la ~ the weather is cold, my dears, please pay more attention to keep warm ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)