Liu Caixia and her team stayed in the cave every day after several days of hard work.

Finally, all the wolf meat and wild boar meat were processed into jerky, and all the skins were processed with sand, soil, wood ash, etc. and hung on bamboo poles next to the fire.

They are hung neatly and fully in a row, looking very spectacular.

The leather that was prepared earlier was made into waistcoats by Liu's mother and the old women in the past few days. The style was based on modern vests. There were no buttons or zippers, but three rows of ropes were sewn on it. It looked good and kept warm when tied up. Everyone wore one.

The air in the mountains has become much colder, and the temperature is getting lower day by day.

They had no choice but to make more warm items, otherwise winter would be even more difficult to endure.

When it gets colder, we will need to make some cold-resistant clothing.

Plan it step by step.

Including the three newcomers, everyone had a fur vest. It was already cold in the mountains, so they were all wearing modern cotton jackets.

He was wearing a coat from this dynasty on the outside, which looked a bit out of place but within an acceptable range. After all, people wearing these clothes while fleeing from famine would wear all kinds of strange things.

It's understandable that everyone dresses like this. It's normal for people here to wear fur in winter.

We go out to collect firewood and wild vegetables every day, chat in the afternoon, and teach the children to recognize words. We become familiar with each other in three to five days. No one is stingy, so we get along better.

Lin Weizhong traveled alone and walked non-stop for two days. In the middle of the night, he would find a place to take a nap for two hours to rest.

He returned to the cave at midnight on the second day, but he arrived quite late, as two of the three newcomers happened to be on guard at night.

The two people who were on guard heard the sound of footsteps early on, and the more they listened, the more they felt that someone was walking towards their cave.

The two men looked at each other, one of them picked up his weapon and hid at the edge of the cave, looking in the direction of the people coming, while the other one woke up Luo Hong and another companion.

"Uncle Luo, Lao Liu, I heard some noise. It should be someone or an animal coming towards us. Wake up first. I'm afraid there might be some large wild animals at this late hour. Everyone should get up and take precautions!"

The man who had stuck his head out of the doorway suddenly turned around and said, "The sound is getting closer, but it seems like there's only one person! In the moonlight, there's only one figure moving."

When Luo Hong heard him say there was only one person, he calmed down from his initial panic.

"Take another look and make sure you're alone?"

"It's definitely just one person, and he's walking pretty fast. He's almost at the cave!"

Luo Hong got up and walked to the edge of the cave, clinging to the man's body and sticking his head out to look in the direction he pointed. He recognized at a glance that it was Lin Weizhong walking towards the cave with a backpack on his back.

"Don't be afraid, we are one of us!"

The other two walked to the edge of the cave, and when they heard Luo Hong say that they were his people, they put down their sticks and axes and sat by the fire.

After a while, Lin Weizhong also noticed some movement in the cave. He called out tentatively, "Uncle Luo...Aunt Liu..."

Should one of these two people lead the others to take turns to keep watch?

It’s definitely right to call them both.

"Hey, it's me, Weizhong is back. Why are you so late? Come in and warm yourself by the fire!"

After Lin Weizhong came in, he put down his backpack and sat by the fire. He was indeed tired and cold from traveling these two days, but he didn't feel cold when he walked.

However, the rain inevitably wet his sleeves and trouser legs, making him feel very uncomfortable. Only then did he come alive after sitting down to warm himself by the fire. Looking at the three new faces, Luo Hong started to explain before he could even ask.

"Weizhong, these three brothers are from the same hometown. They are Liu Hao, Qu Dingliang and Chu Long. They have been with us for four or five days. You should take a rest first. Take a shower with hot water and go to bed first.

We'll talk about the details tomorrow morning. Brother Qu and Brother Chu are on duty today. You should pack up and rest first. You must be tired from the journey. We'll talk about it tomorrow morning if there's anything else."

"Okay, Uncle Luo, go and get some rest. I know what I'm doing."

Lin Weizhong greeted everyone one by one and got to know each other. He poured hot water from the copper pot on the fire, added cold water and hung it over the fire to heat it, then carried the basin of hot water to a small triangular space covered by stones on the other side of the cave and rinsed it thoroughly.

"You two brothers have worked hard. I'm going to sleep first! I've been traveling for two days and I only took a nap for an hour or two. I'm really sleepy."

"It's okay, you're welcome. Go to bed early!"

The night soon became quiet, with the sound of crackling firewood and the occasional snoring of the man and woman.

Mixed with the sound of rain outside, it is so harmonious and beautiful.

The next morning, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Tan got up first to prepare dinner. Mother Liu and Liu Caixia and Liu Caiyun got up soon after. They asked the two men who had been on guard the night before to go and have a rest. Then they saw Lin Weizhong sleeping in the outer room separated by the fence.

Liu Caixia asked: "When did he come back yesterday? Did he say why he came back alone? Where are my father and the others?"

"He came back very late yesterday and looked very tired. He just said a few words and Uncle Luo let him go to sleep, saying that he could talk about anything after he woke up this morning."

Qu Dingliang replied to him that he was not very clear about the specific situation.

"Okay, you guys go take a nap for a while, we'll call you later after we've prepared dinner."

"Row!"

Within half an hour, everyone got up and Luo Hong distributed the food to everyone.

After Lin Weizhong got up, the children were very curious about why Lin Weizhong came back, and they surrounded him and asked him why Lin Keyu didn't come back?

And what’s the situation outside?

While eating, he talked about the situation in the city and his plan to rent a yard and take them to live in the city. Everyone thought that living in the mountains was also nice.

But they have to admit that it is okay to live in the mountains now. If the rain continues and winter comes, it will be too difficult for them to survive the winter with their current supply reserves.

Once it snows in the mountains, their situation will become more difficult, and the best option is to have a stable place in the city.

After dinner, Liu's mother asked everyone to start packing up and prepare to set off today.

Anyway, there is nothing bad to take away, the dried meat and skin have already been prepared.

There is strength in numbers. Liu Caixia first explained the situation of the three new members to Lin Weizhong.

Lin Weizhong was very happy to learn that the three men were all soldiers and had special abilities, as there were too few young and middle-aged men in their team.

Now that three soldiers have arrived, their team is safer.

He himself came from the military and later transferred to become a policeman, so he has a better impression of soldiers.

After packing the luggage, Liu's mother asked Mrs. Tan and Mrs. Zhao to lead the mule in front.

The people behind them can just come and get the luggage, and they just need to take care of the mule.

The rain these days has been drizzling, and everyone wore a hat, so they basically didn't get wet. The only bad thing was the shoes and trouser legs, which was also unavoidable.

Luo Hong and Liu Caiyun were pulling the cart bed, while the other adults each carried a backpack to pretend that the heavy items were put away in the space.

Therefore, the four men could take turns carrying the three children, while Liu Xiaolu and Fang Chenxi were led by Liu Caixia and Liu's mother respectively.

The group set off for the county town in a mighty procession!

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