The taste of coarse cereals steamed bread is not very good, but it's delicious to eat in beef bone soup.

Everyone didn't want to throw away the leftover beef bones. They washed them and dried them in the sun. Although Xu Qing didn't recommend cooking them repeatedly, everyone thought that they would not eat any vegetables in the future. It was also good to use bone soup with a fishy smell.

In the past few days, we have had enough food and drink. We dig the cave day and night. Our work efficiency is very high. We dig out the cave in just seven days.

Xu Qing and Li Changting went in for a turn. Two tunnels were dug out on both sides of the original cave to accommodate two people walking side by side. After ten meters inside, the tunnels radiated like umbrellas. In order to make it convenient for everyone to draw water, two tunnels were opened to the edge of the crack, and a fence more than one meter high was nailed around the crack. They usually closed the door and locked it to prevent small cracks The child fell down by mistake.

Because of the lack of water, the caves are relatively dry. Each cave is of different sizes. The largest one is about 20 square meters, and the smallest one is about 10 square meters. For Li Changting, the height can almost touch his head.

It's really cool inside, but it's really dark. You can't see it without a torch.

The smarter thing is that when the clan leader asked everyone to dig the tunnel, he dug several upward inclined holes at the same time. In this way, some light can be seen from above. It's not only ventilated, but also can't see the road when walking in the tunnel during the day.

When we dig, we decide where we live. We usually choose the one near the water source and the exit.

It's July now. As soon as the cave is dug out, everyone can't wait to pack up and move into the cave. They no longer want to endure the heat and mosquitoes outside.

Xu Qing and Li Changting choose the two most backward caves. She and Li Jinmei have one each. Yu Xiaoqian hesitates for a while and finally chooses to live opposite Xu Qing and Li Jinmei.

The three caves are relatively small, only 10 square meters, but the location is very good. Although they are a little far away from the water source, there is no cave behind them. This tunnel is connected with an escape tunnel. Usually, no one will come. Even if they go out quietly to take a walk in the mountain, no one will find them.

Ten square meters is enough for Li Jinmei's family, but Xu Qing still has Xu Ying here. In addition, Xu Qing and Li Changting usually have to go in and out of space, so they obviously can't sleep with Xu Ying and hui'er.

After moving in, Li Changting took a hoe and shovel to dig a hole next door, ready to dig another one out. They lived alone.

Li Jinmei and Yu Xiaoqian both said that they understand very well. As for the young couple, some things are really bad in front of their children.

Cao Laoliu and Li Qinshu also came to help. The three men were busy digging caves, and Xu Qing and them were not idle.

During the cave digging period, the women have sorted out all the excavated soil, picked out stones and sundries, and packed more than 200 bamboo baskets with soil, waiting for the seeds to be planted.

Xu Qing, Li Jinmei and Yu Xiaoqian carry two bags of potatoes and sweet potatoes to the cave beside the water source. After the original cave was widened by men, it became much more spacious.

Usually when you are bored in the cave, you can come here to have a good breath and chat. Many people still build a stove here for cooking.

After the patriarch informed her that they would come with rice to exchange seeds. Xu Qing would check the rice he handled. Those who were bitten by insects or old enough to get moldy would not want it. She did not lack this rice. She had no reason to accept some defective products. She felt sick and loved to exchange it.

Some women are used to being greedy for small things. Unfortunately, when they meet Xu Qing, they can shake their face when they are not happy. In addition, the patriarch stares at them. Xu Qing says that they don't want to change them. They can only swallow their discontent and go home to exchange for good rice.

When we planted potatoes and sweet potatoes, the patriarch asked people to come door-to-door to the cave for a meeting.

As we all know, the living place has been dug out, and the cave where animals put potatoes and sweet potato baskets is still waiting for them.

The patriarch sat on the chair and said to the people who were sitting or standing at the bottom: "today we will have a day off first, and tomorrow we will start to dig a big cave. We will dig a mountain on the opposite side, so that we can water and get in and out easily."

Someone asked, "clan leader, how big is the cave to be dug?"

"Just put down all the bamboo baskets and the seven cows and sheep. In addition, the latrine is also dug on the opposite side." The patriarch said and drew three semicircles with branches on the stone wall.

If the cave is a big circle, the latrine is dug on the left and right sides, one for men and one for women. This is to take care of the little girls who have not yet come out of the pavilion.

At the same time, it is also convenient for everyone to fertilize the crops, separate the two ends of the latrine from the cave, and isolate the odor.

Everyone thinks it's very good. It's better than eating and drinking in a small cave. It's different from a pigsty.

Next, Xu Qing's cooking place was changed to the big cave. The men moved the original stoves to the cave, and the five stoves became a common one for everyone to use in the future.

Now that we have finished eating beef, we can only eat porridge and pickles. It's hard to turn extravagance into thrift, but it's even more difficult to think about the future, so there are not so many complaints.

Xu Qing didn't do it after a day. She cooked porridge and stewed rice every day. After she was proficient in it, she didn't need too many people. She had two children to take care of, so we all understood that she didn't do it.So the Xuqing family didn't go to the big pot again.

Three days later, Li Changting and Xu Qing dug out a 10 square meter cave. The cave next door was for Xu Ying and Li Tinghui to live in. However, the three children were used to playing and sleeping together, so xiaomeizi also lived with Xu Ying and hui'er.

Without adults around, the three children can play more relaxed and happy.

There isn't enough dry straw at home, and the rest isn't enough to lay a floor. Xu Qing suggests going out to look for it, otherwise it's too annoying to sleep on the floor.

Li Jinmei didn't agree at first, but Li Changting had a way. He said that he would go to see the cave where they were hiding grain and find out if there was any potential danger around. After two days at least, several children would be taken care of by Li Jinmei. If someone asked, they would have to be covered.

Out of the tunnel, Li Changting quietly returns to the village with Xu Qing on his back. The village has been burned to pieces, and even their home has not been spared.

There is still a lot of dry straw left in the drying field, so Xu Qing collected two stacks into the space, which is enough for her.

Li Changting carried her around the village and found some suspicious signs.

After they burned the village, someone really came!

Li Changting followed the trail to the Xu family. The Xu family's house, which had been burned down, was now built into a simple straw shed.

Xu Qing and Li Changting hid behind the house and watched quietly for a while. Then they saw three men coming out of the grass shed, one old and two young. One of them was Xu Jie!

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