Liu Xingzhi and Liu Sanye discussed it and decided to try their best to walk at night and rest during the day, firstly to reduce the risk of heatstroke and secondly to speed up the process.
What happened today also reminded everyone that the journey ahead will only become more and more difficult. In order to reach a place with no shortage of water as soon as possible, and to settle down quickly, we must walk quickly.
Because of the commotion at night, the remaining eight families are closer than before.
In addition to Old Man Liu's family, Uncle Liu's family, Master Liu's family, Liu Yi's family, and the migrant Li family, there are three other families, all of whom are from Liujia Village.
One of the heads of the family is named Liu Chong, who is the seventh eldest son of the same generation as Old Man Liu. He has four daughters and one son. The eldest daughter has reached the age of getting married, and the youngest is still in her arms. The only son, Liu Baobao, is thirteen this year.
He is old and has become quite delicate.
There is another family leader named Liu Guo, who is of the same generation as Liu Xing. There are many children in the family, the oldest is only ten years old, and the others are very young. It is also a relatively difficult situation among several families.
The last head of the family is called Xu Jun. His family lives in the same place as the Xu family. Because his family was poor, he came to Liujia Village to be his son-in-law. He has always had a good relationship with the villagers. He has three sons and three daughters. The youngest son is only eight years old. Their family background is average.
, I usually walk relatively close to Old Han Xu’s house.
Although these people have some friction in the village, they are much closer to each other outside now than before.
"Third brother, how did you learn archery? Why are you so good!" The eldest son of Xu Jun's family is named Xu Dashu. He often likes to go hunting with Liu Xingzhi on weekdays, and the two of them are familiar with each other.
Today I saw Liu Xingzhijian and three others, and their eyes were full of admiration.
"You'll get there with practice!" Liu Xingzhi didn't have much impression of this little brother, so he smiled and said, "I'll teach you when I have time!"
As soon as he said this, Xu Dashu jumped up and said excitedly: "Third brother, is what you said true? Can I become as powerful as you in the future?"
"Of course!" Liu Xingzhi nodded, looked around, and found that everyone was looking at him with some expectancy, and smiled: "You can learn whatever you want. When you have a rest during the day tomorrow,
I'll help you make bows and arrows.
In the future, when we have an archery team, it will be much easier to deal with those bad guys!"
He had always wanted to improve the villagers' protective measures, and now was a good opportunity.
The faint moonlight shone on everyone, and there was a faint light on the horizon. The people in Liujia Village gradually became quiet. The continuous rush made everyone exhausted. But at this time, no one said they wanted to stop.
Yun Xi had already gotten off the cart and looked forward, with a vague premonition.
"There seems to be a village in front!" Liu Shiro looked at the front and vaguely saw the outlines of some houses. But he didn't know if they were all sleeping and it was very quiet.
"Third Grandpa, let's stop first, don't go there yet!" Liu Xingzhi twitched his nose, and there was also a little worry in his eyes.
"It's the smell of rotting corpses!" Yun Xi covered his nose with a cloth. Such a strong smell could only be experienced by two people.
The people of Liujia Village gradually stopped, and the village in the distance was like the mouth of a monster, waiting to swallow everyone in.
"San'er, what should we do now? Should we go through or rest first?" Liu Sanye sat on the ground, breathing heavily. He also felt a strange smell, but he didn't know what it was!
"Third brother, I feel something is wrong. If it were a normal village, it shouldn't be so quiet!" Liu Erlang frowned. He didn't know what was wrong, but it just felt weird.
"It's a sound!" Yun Xi said with a somewhat grim expression: "There are no chickens or dogs, which is normal in this day and age. There is not even the sound of insects, so something is wrong!"
"Yes, it's the sound of insects!" Liu Erlang nodded repeatedly, "This village is too weird, why don't we find a way to get around it!"
Liu Xingzhi looked around. There was a large river bottom in front of him. It should not be shallow. They had a car. If they wanted to go around, they had to go around this river bottom. Otherwise, the car would not be able to go. In this way, they would have to walk.
The journey is far.
"Third Grandpa, you and everyone rest here for a while, I'll take a few people to have a look!"
Liu Xingzhi called a few young adults and walked forward with a hoe. Yunxi thought for a moment and followed. With a slight movement of her fingers, an N95 mask appeared in her hand.
Because of the epidemic, she stored a lot of such masks, and now she is using them. Then she thought about it, took out a few ordinary masks, and whispered: "Wear this on your face, it can block poisonous things.
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Liu Xingzhi took a deep look at her, reached out to take it, turned around and said, "This is a good thing prepared by my father-in-law. Everyone should wear it, and be careful not to touch anything!"
Yun Xi paused for a moment, then looked calm and nodded: "Well, my dad said this can protect yourself!" After teaching them to put it on, he slowly walked towards the village.
Entering the village, the putrid smell became even stronger, and even with a mask, it couldn't be stopped. There was a faint light coming from the sky, but the village was still very dark.
"Is there anyone? Is anyone here?" Liu Shilang called several times, but the village remained eerily quiet, with no response at all.
"Why does this village feel so evil?" Xu Dashu muttered, then he almost fell down with an ouch.
Liu Xingzhi lowered the torch in his hand, and what he saw was the body of a dog. It looked like it had been dead for several days. The strong smell of the corpse made people want to vomit!
Yun Xi glanced over the dog's body and frowned, as if he thought of something, but he wasn't sure.
"Let's go, keep watching!" Liu Xingzhi led a few people towards the village. Except for the sound of swaying branches, there was only silence.
"Is it supposed to be haunted?" Xu Dashu couldn't help but lean towards Liu Xingzhi, "Why don't we wait until dawn to see? Ghosts are afraid of the sun and will run away as soon as dawn breaks!"
Yun Xi glanced at the person who was huddled behind Liu Xing like a little daughter-in-law, turning around and kicking open a half-open door.
The strong smell of corpses came, and before anyone could react, a black cat suddenly jumped out, with a hint of sinisterness in its amber eyes.
"Ghost!" Xu Dashu yelled and threw himself directly on Liu Xingzhi's back, trembling: "My father said that black cats are messengers from the underworld. They must come to seduce souls. What should we do? We are going to die. What?
Do it?"
Liu Xingzhi pulled the man down helplessly, glanced at the black cat, and said coldly: "I don't know if this black cat can take away our souls, but I know that it is about to die!"
As if to reflect his words, the black cat twitched a few times and suddenly fell to the ground. Not long after, it collapsed!