The field was covered with a thin layer of frost. Through the thin layer of frost, one could see the frozen and dry land below. The branches were also bare, swaying creaky when the wind blew. Qiu Shuang rubbed his hands and said to Fu Qingluo: "Girl, I'll go to the mountain to see if I can catch some wild animals." When I hit wild animals, I can also add meals.
Fu Qingluo said, "Don't go, it's too dangerous to go to the mountains in this big winter." Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yu followed her, and they also suffered a lot.
Qiu Shuang said, "Don't worry, girl, I'll just look at the outside, I won't go into the mountains." Now there is a mess outside, and they don't dare to go out shopping if they have money. Although they have martial arts, they are weak. Fortunately, they bought some food before, and they can eat it until February next year. But the girl is pregnant, she hasn't eaten well these days, and her face is very bad.
Fu Qingluo said: "Then let Qiu Yu go with you, and I can rest assured when you two go out." She hasn't eaten meat for half a month. In fact, Fu Qingluo is okay. The three old hens bought at home can lay two eggs every day. Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yu gnaw on coarse grains every day, and they are reluctant to eat their eggs. It’s just that I’m tired of eating eggs every day.
Qiu Shuang shook his head and said, "How can this be done? The girl is pregnant with a child, where can you be alone. Girl don't worry about me, I'll just go around outside." In winter, animals are hibernating.
Qiu Yu was also unwilling to go to the mountain with Qiu Shuang: "Girl, Sister Qiu Shuang is measured, don't worry."
Qiu Shuang carried a set of bows and arrows bought at a high price and went up the mountain. As she said to Fu Qingluo, she didn't go deep into the mountains, just wandered around the periphery.
After wandering for a long time, without any gain, I was about to go back, when I heard the faint sound. Qiu Shuang's complexion was happy, and when she walked quietly, she saw a gray rabbit not far away.
Qiu Shuang and Fu Qingluo learned how to ride and shoot with Master, and they did a good job. With just one arrow, the rabbit was shot. She didn't stay much, she was ready to go down the mountain after picking up the rabbit. But walking halfway up the mountain, she saw a group of people approaching the village.
Upon seeing this, Qiu Shuang felt bad, and immediately hid the rabbit in his hand, and then dashed down the mountain. Seeing Fu Qingluo, Qiu Shuang said, "Girl, it's okay. A group of officers and soldiers are here. Let's go to the mountain to hide!" After going down the mountain, Qiu Shuang saw that these people were wearing official clothes.
Qiu Yu disagreed, and said, "This cold weather, you let the girl hide in the mountains? What if you catch a cold?" Qiu Yu meant to make Fu Qingluo pretend to be sick.
Qiu Shuang said: "If these people are here to catch the girl, wouldn't it be a snare to keep it? Girl, let's go to the mountain to avoid it!" Once caught by these people, it is really bad every day. The land should not be called!
Fu Qingluo nodded and said, "Let's go to the mountains to avoid it!" If these people really came to catch her, it would be a big deal. Fu Qingluo is not afraid of death, but she is still pregnant with a child. Furthermore, what if these people catch her and threaten Duo Ming. Just in case, Fu Qingluo felt it was better to marry the mountain to avoid it.
Fortunately, Fu Qingluo and her group live at the foot of the mountain and it is very convenient to go up the mountain. After Fu Qingluo put on the clothes, she ran up the mountain.
Qiu Shuang brought Fu Qingluo and Qiu Yu to a dilapidated shed. In this shed, hunters used to live. Later, the market was bad and Orion couldn't live anymore and left. This shed was deserted because no one was in charge of it.
Qiu Shuang settled Fu Qingluo, and then said to Qiu Yu: "Take care of the girl, I will find some wood to make a fire." If there is no fire in this cold day, people will freeze to death.
After a while, Qiu Shuang came over with a pile of firewood. Before going up the mountain, I brought a fire fold, so it is not troublesome to make a fire.
Qiu Shuang made a fire and said to Fu Qingluo: "Girl, wait, I'll fetch the rabbit that I beat before." After so long, my stomach was empty.
Unfortunately, what Qiu Shuang had hidden before disappeared. Looking at the footprints on the ground, Qiu Shuang didn't know where else, the rabbit she beat was found and taken away.
Qiu Yu looked at Qiushuang returning empty-handed, and asked, "Sister Qiu Shuang, what's the matter? Has the rabbit been stolen?" There were originally more than 20 in the village, but more than a dozen were left, but only a dozen remained. There is no way to go home. These people also lack food and clothing, so they will go up the mountain to find food in winter. Once they find the rabbit, they will definitely take it away.
Qiu Shuang said, "Girl, bear with me, I'll go see it again." If it's spring or autumn, it would be fine. In the mountains, where can I worry about food.
After turning around, Qiu Shuang only hit two sparrows. Wash the sparrows, Qiushuang rubbed some salt on them and roasted them. In the past, Qiu Shuang often followed Fu Qingluo to hunt and barbeque, and she learned how to barbeque by herself.
After roasting a sparrow, Qiu Shuang handed it to Fu Qingluo, and said, "Girl, eat it!" I have been hungry for a long time.
Fu Qingluo ate one, and the remaining one was unwilling to eat it, and said, "Although it's not much, it can cushion your stomach. When it gets dark, let's go down the mountain to see if the officers and soldiers have gone?" Living on the mountain at night will freeze to death
As much meat as a sparrow has, a few bites are eaten. Qiu Yu shook his head and said, "Madam, you can eat it! You are eating for two people by yourself now. Sister Qiu Shuang and I can still simmer it." You can survive without eating for a long time.
The three of them waited until it was getting dark, because they would attract people's attention if they raised the torch, so they could only touch the black and descend down the mountain. Qiu Shuang was exploring the way ahead and was sure that there was no danger before letting Fu Qingluo go.
Approaching the bottom of the mountain, Qiu Shuang said to Fu Qingluo: "Girl, you and Qiu Yu are waiting here, I'll go down and have a look." It's also to guard against someone waiting in the house.
As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Qiu Shuang heard waves of sorrowful crying, making Qiu Shuang panicked. When they arrived outside the house, Qiu Shuang didn't dare to go in directly, but waited outside for a while. Seeing that there was no sound inside, he walked in slowly while holding the knife.
After entering the house, Qiu Shuang went out and found that there was no one in the house. After going around the village again, I found that almost everyone was crying. Qiu Shuang found a sister-in-law, Li, who had a good relationship with them. From that woman's mouth, Qiu Shuang knew that the group of officers and soldiers who came today was here to search for food, not to catch them.
Sister-in-law Li was sitting on the ground crying horribly, and said: "This group of killers not only grabbed food, but also abused Ayue's wife. Ayue's wife couldn't bear such humiliation and she slammed her head on the wall. "A woman who has been abused has only a dead end.
After living in the village for such a long time, I knew most of the people in the village. So Ayue's wife is a very kind little wife. Now that he died like this, Qiu Shuang felt terribly uncomfortable.
Walking out of Li's sister-in-law's house with heavy steps, Qiu Shuang went to the mountain to pick up Fu Qingluo. Because these officers and soldiers had already left, they were not worried, so they lit their torches when they descended the mountain.
Entering the room and looking at the disfigured room, the three of them were mentally prepared for a long time, but their expressions were still ugly. Fu Qingluo said, "Dressing in the skin of an official, doing gangsters." How can such an officialdom not force the people to rebel
Qiu Shuang said, "Qiu Yu, go and see if the grain is still there?" At that time, just in case, they only left two bags of grain in the kitchen.
Qiu Yu quickly went to the room where she slept and looked downstairs. After returning, she said, "Girl, Sister Qiu Shuang, the grain is still there, don't worry." Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yu dug a hole under the kang in another room, and the grain is hidden. in. In the troubled times, if you don't even have the common sense of storing grain, you won't be able to survive.
Qiu Shuang nodded and said, "It's good if the food is there." In this winter, without food, it would be fatal.
With a cry of Qiu Yu, he hurried out and opened the chicken coop. The three old hens were nowhere to be seen. Qiu Yu almost started crying, and said, "What can I do? I'm still waiting for the old hen to lay eggs for the girl to eat!" At that time, the three old hens were bought for a big price, just to let them lay eggs for the girl to improve. Meals.
Fu Qingluo said: "It's okay for people to be fine."
Qiu Shuang said, "Tomorrow, I will go up the mountain to take a look." I hope that I will be lucky enough to hit the prey that I arrive, so I can eat it for a while.
Fu Qingluo shook her head and said, "I always think it's not right for the officers and soldiers to go to the village to grab food this time. Qiu Shuang, you can go to the town tomorrow to see what's going on outside." During this period of time, he has been in the village and has nothing to do with the situation outside. Known.
Qiu Shuang's eyes lit up and said, "Girl, did you say that the rebels won the victory? Ji Xuan is now struggling with death?"
Fu Qingluo shook her head and said, "The Rebels couldn't beat Ji Xuan, otherwise they wouldn't retreat steadily that day. Maybe something else happened?" Fu Qingluo had a guess in her heart. It was probably Yun Qing who called, but she This conjecture was quickly denied. Even if Yun Qing wanted to rebel, it was impossible to choose this winter. These officials would go to such a remote village to snatch food, it may be because Ji Xuan's side is not able to supply food.
Qiu Shuang thought for a while, and felt that Fu Qingluo made sense, and said, "Then I will go out with Sister Li tomorrow to find out the news!" Although she could say this, her accent was wrong. Qiu Shuang was worried about causing trouble. Every time she went to town, she would call sister-in-law Li. Of course, she will not bother her in vain, and she will be paid a certain amount every time.
Fu Qingluo nodded and said, "Then you should be more careful." Now in the village, adult males were either arrested or ran away, leaving only a few old and weak women and children.
Qiu Shuang said, "Don't worry, girl, I'll be careful." In order to fear being dismantled, she didn't speak, and pretended to be dumb.
The next day, before dawn, Qiu Shuang went to see Sister Li. But if you go out, you can get two taels of silver. Although the price of grain has risen to sky-high prices, two taels of silver can buy one hundred catties of grain. Sister-in-law Li would not refuse such a good thing.
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