flstandardbreds Chapter 176 Resting at the Boulder
Chapter 176 Resting at the Boulder
"Thump! Thump! Thump!" The only sound on the quiet road was the sound of horse hooves hitting the road.
After a long while, Yu Qingshu and the others finally saw clearly the situation of the grove in front of them.
Ahead was a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see, but because it was so far away just now, it seemed there weren't many trees at a distance.
There were only a dozen people outside the woods, looking for something. They looked for anything green on the ground.
The trees in the woods are some common trees.
However, the leaves of most trees are wilted, and they look listless and lifeless.
It is probably due to the recent drought and the trees are lacking water.
Outside you can also see some leaning trees lying all over the ground.
Many trees have also died. They are so dry that they cannot grow any dryer.
Yu Qingshu soon arrived at the fork in the official road. As long as he went down from here, he could reach the woods.
He drove the cart carefully, slowed down, and slowly moved towards the path.
Not long after Yu Qingshu got off the official road, a group of people and horses galloped past him from behind.
After those people passed by, a lot of dust flew up, and Yu Qingshu and the others were also affected even though they were far away.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Hua Qinglu couldn't help but cough violently. She might have inhaled some of the dust just now.
Yu Qingqing walked forward and patted her back slowly. It took her a long time to completely recover.
The couple in the carriage just now were actually sent by Yuan Xichen to look for Yu Qingqing's family.
It was just a coincidence that we missed each other. This team was led by Anwu and was on the way back.
It was noon at this time. Yuan Xichen and his companions had been riding at full speed in the morning and were already thirty kilometers away from Yu Qingqing's family.
Yuan Xichen and others were resting temporarily in a canyon at this time. The terrain there was much better than that of Yu Qingqing and her friends.
Green grass can be seen everywhere, and there are many wild vegetables.
It is not so difficult for people who come here to find food to fill their stomachs outside.
Yu Qingqing turned around and saw the dust behind her that had not yet dissipated. She couldn't help but frown and said:
“Dad, I think we should find a way to go to town and buy some things.
Also, if it's later, you can get a cloth to cover your mouth and nose.
Otherwise, if you encounter this situation again in the future, you will cough non-stop like I did just now, which is very bad for your health.
And I plan to kill the wild boar tonight so that we can eat meat earlier. Our family’s health is really not good.
If you don’t take good care of your body, you will just have to wait for death if you encounter a greater danger later.”
Yu Qingqing feels that there is no taste in her mouth because she has been eating vegetarian food recently.
She has almost forgotten the taste of meat, and if she doesn't eat meat anymore, her body will have problems.
She looked at her thin figure and was speechless. She was at an age when she should have been growing up, but she had nothing.
The phrase "a smooth journey ahead" suddenly flashed through Yu Qingqing's mind.
Yu Qingqing couldn't help shaking a few times. She didn't want to be so skinny. It looked so ugly!
Yu Qingshu was driving the car in front and could still hear what Yu Qing said.
When he heard his daughter say she wanted to kill a pig, he swallowed his saliva unconsciously.
Suddenly he thought of something and said with some guilt:
"Qing'er, I'll do whatever you say! We'll kill the pig tonight, but we still have to find a secluded place.
When I have free time later, I will study the map to see which town is the nearest. Then we can go there to buy what we need.
Your birthday is in three days, Daddy is so ashamed!"
Yu Qinghai thought of his daughter, who was also fleeing from famine on such an important day.
The cart moved forward for a while and then arrived outside the woods.
Yu Qingshu slowly stopped the cart in the woods near the official road, where there happened to be a huge rock.
Yu Qingshu and his family decided to rest next to this big rock.
There happened to be a few trees here that could provide shade, so they didn't have to worry about being sunburned.
After Yu Qingshu parked the cart, he got off and stood beside it.
He reached out and carefully helped Hua Qinglu get off the cart. On the other side, Yu Qinghai also got off the cart holding Yu Qingji.
Hua Yuanyuan, Yu Qingmei and others supported each other as they came down and looked around carefully.
Yu Qingqing: "Dad, I'll celebrate my birthday someday when I have the chance, let's kill a pig tonight to celebrate!
You don't have to feel too much psychological pressure, I don't care about this!"
Yu Qingqing was speaking from her heart, she really didn't care about this.
But when Yu Qingshu and Hua Qinglu heard these words, they thought that their daughter said them to comfort them, and they felt that they owed her too much.
Hua Qinglu stepped forward, held Yu Qingqing's thin little hand, patted it gently, raised his eyebrows and said seriously:
"Qing'er, your father has mentioned the wild boar you mentioned just now to me before, but I wonder if it will be risky.
Why don’t you wait and see? I know you are considering our family, but I don’t want you to put yourself in danger.
I think this forest is quite big. I'll ask your father to go and see if there is any prey.
If there is prey, we will prepare a good meal. We are sorry to have to bear with you for now, but we will celebrate your birthday in advance.
As for the wild boar, you can keep it for now. You can take it out when it is safe. What do you think? "
Hua Qinglu looked at Yu Qingqing, trying to persuade her not to rush into killing the wild boar.
Although she is a bit greedy, she will not put her daughter in danger for her own sake.
Yu Qingshu, who was standing next to him, heard what his wife said and thought it made sense.
I didn't think of this just now, which is really wrong.
He rubbed his rough and dry hands and picked up the big knife beside him.
He said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Qing'er, it's all Dad's fault for being a little careless and not thinking of this.
Do you think you should let the wild boar go for now? I’m also worried that something might go wrong later.
I think the forest ahead is good, there might be prey there, you two should just take a good rest here.
Xiaohai, you stay here and protect them well. I will go alone.
I'm going to see if there's any prey that I can catch to satisfy my hunger."
Although Yu Qingshu felt it was a pity to give up eating wild boar, compared to the safety of his family, safety was definitely the most important thing.
After hearing what her parents said, Yu Qingqing felt warm in her heart.
How lucky she was that living again allowed her to get things she couldn't get before.
For her, who had previously lacked parental love, this was so important to her parents who loved her.
But Yu Qingqing would not easily give up the opportunity to eat meat.
She was the only one who knew how safe her own space was, so she had to fight for it no matter what.