A thousand miles in the last days

"...Look how pitiful he is. He is alone and has a cold and fever. Fortunately, he met us."

"Hey, don't touch him, didn't he frown when he saw you move? A sick person is most taboo to move to an unfamiliar place or be touched by a stranger! Don't drop your handkerchief!"

"What do you know? The doctors and nurses in the hospital are not strangers? It's true! I'm going to change his handkerchief, get out of the way!"

Xiao Leng was awakened in a daze by a low voice, and felt a coldness on his forehead. This is the most primitive way to reduce fever. Was he rescued by someone?He pretended to turn over, and put his hands under the haystack. Fortunately, Duan was nestled inside without moving. Wait, he was lying on the haystack, wouldn't he be pressing Dui?He sat up abruptly, and the veil on his forehead fell on his lap, scaring the two girls into screaming.

An old voice sounded, getting closer and closer to him, "You haven't opened your eyes, are you hysterical? Xiaoying Yuanyuan, help him to the fire."

The two girls responded sweetly, and Xiao Leng suddenly opened his eyes, startling the two of them again: "Drink! Are you awake? You scared me to death!"

Xiao Leng looked at the nearly ten extra people in the cave, some old and some young, they looked like a family, and asked suspiciously: "You?"

The middle-aged man who was sitting stood up and explained: "We are all refugees, and our homes were flooded. Fortunately, we live not far from this mountain. We were rescued by a ship, who knows... We came here in exile. We wandered around the mountain for several days and happened to see this cave. As soon as we came in, we saw you lying on the ground. Although we don’t have much supplies, we still have some commonly used medicines. How do you feel? "

Xiao Leng rubbed his forehead, the fever was no longer there, but his body was still a little cold. Although he knew that he shouldn't trust these people so quickly, he still wanted to thank them, "Thank you very much, otherwise I..."

An elderly man came over and gave him a bowl of ginger soup, and said kindly: "Don't say thank you, young man, they are all people who have suffered! If it weren't for them, my old lady would have died in the flood too! Well, just Think of it as our reward for renting this cave, do you think it's okay?" It was the old voice I heard before.

Although he found the cave first, it is not his own after all. This grandma obviously didn't want him to feel indebted. Xiao Leng took the ginger soup and drank it down. Everyone knew it. !Xiaoying Yuanyuan pulled him to the side of the fire. These two fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls didn't seem to be affected by the disaster much, probably because their family members were still around? "Go over to the fire to warm yourself, you're still shivering!"

Xiao Leng glanced worriedly at the still unmoving haystack, got up and walked to the fire.This group of people looked like people from villages and towns near the mountain. Some large army-yellow bags and sacks were thrown on the ground, and some steamed buns and potatoes were roasted on the fire. A woman stuffed him with two steamed buns and said with a smile: " You eat, we've all eaten, just eat some pickles." A plastic bag was placed at his feet, which contained some pickles.

Xiaoying Yuanyuan also started to eat, and Xiao Leng was really hungry, so she didn't hesitate.After a meal, he also got to know about this group of people. The middle-aged man Guan He, the woman Yao Chunmei, and Xiaoying Yuanyuan just now belonged to the same family. Grandma Sun was a single old man who lived next door to them. There are two brothers who are a bit similar, Qin Nan and Qin Bei, and there are two more special ones, a tall and strong man Cheng Xu with a burly figure and an upright face, holding a milk baby. It is hard to imagine how these people survived the tsunami , but the fact is that they not only lived well, but also saved his life.

After eating, they rested separately. Xiaoying Yuanyuan finally saw a person who was in the same grade as them, chatting non-stop. It was like this. Xiao Leng knew that they were almost washed away, but they were taken away by a ship. The cargo ship was rescued, but it was not for free. They handed over some slightly valuable things and food that were going to be used as coins in the future.But those people didn't keep their promises. They wanted to save those rich people in luxurious clothes on the roofs of the city, but they couldn't fit in the boat, so they left them to fend for themselves!Fortunately, Cheng Xu entrusted the children to their father first, sneaked into the house and removed a few wooden boards, and they floated here.

There are people with bad intentions everywhere, Xiao Leng thought of Zhang Meng and the three of them, sighed and said that you and I have almost met bad guys, Yuanyuan snorted: "Don't be angry, Uncle Cheng Xu said that bad people get bad rewards, we just came up Soon there was a big wave in the water, and my uncle said that the boat would not be able to travel long if it was overloaded, and even if it was not overloaded, it would be dangerous in such a big wave."

Xiao Leng thinks you guys don't say that, the more you talk, the more worried I become!Stretching out her hand to warm herself by the fire, Yao Chunmei looked at his clothes that were messed up by the muddy water, and took her own bag and rummaged through it. How could Xiao Leng compare with her fat man?After searching for a long time, I found a low-neck sweater that had shrunk a little after washing and a very large coat, and handed them to Xiao Leng, "Although it doesn't fit well, it's warmer to wear. This disease is still not cured."

Xiao Leng said thank you and was about to take it, when something covered his head, he pulled it off and saw that it was a plain gray sweater, but it was very comfortable to the touch, suitable for young people to wear, "Sister, let him Wear this, I'm small anyway." It's Cheng Xu, Xiao Leng is being unkind, knowing that Xiao Leng still carries around Doomsday?But I still sincerely said thank you, took off the long-sleeved sweater that had already been filthy, and put on this thick sweater.

Xiaoyuan squatted beside him and looked up and down, "Except for being a bit big, it looks really good. It doesn't matter, Brother Xiao Leng, you will grow up like Uncle Cheng Xu in the future."

There was a very unkind laughter in the cave, Xiao Leng looked at the Qin brothers who laughed the loudest embarrassedly, and glanced at Cheng Xu's thick arms and thighs speechlessly, thinking that this matter is really a bit of a mystery.

Because the nearby place to live is this cave, and everyone still doesn’t know how long it will take to be rescued or... there will be a day to go out, so the men work hard to go out to find food, and the women stay in the cave to make it more habitable. The weather is very unstable now, even in the south it is sometimes unbearably cold.

As a patient, Xiao Leng stayed in the cave very ashamed. He walked to the corner and pretended to tidy up the haystack. He poked his hand in and felt Ah-Dai licking him with his wet and hot tongue. His heart that had been hanging was finally let go. At one point, when I was about to withdraw my hand, I encountered something cool and slippery. I wanted to understand what it was, and Xiao Leng's tears couldn't help falling down. Silly you, you are really worthy of being called Dumb, you haven't eaten for so long I haven't touched the chicken yet, can I feel full just by smelling it?

Yuanyuan heard the movement and ran over to squat beside him, and asked worriedly, "Brother Xiao Leng, is your head still hurting? Why don't you sleep a little longer!"

"Yeah, there's nothing to clean up in such a big place. People with a fever don't need to sleep more." Yuanyuan's mother brought in the quilt that was hanging outside, and she would take the quilt out whenever there was sunshine these days After going out to dry, the damp quilt was finally covered.

Xiaoying also squatted over. Seeing that Xiao Leng's hands had been resting on the haystack, she asked curiously, "Brother Xiao Leng, what's in here? Is it something important to you? When you have a fever, you only need to touch it." If you move this place, you will feel uncomfortable and frown, and our parents won’t let us see it.” The last sentence was whispered, and it seems that this family understands the principle of not messing with other people’s secrets.

Yao Chunmei heard the two daughters mumbling there, called them over, and one of them gave them a little work, so as not to be too curious and make others feel uncomfortable.

When everyone came back, Xiao Leng also made a decision. Although he had known these people for a short time, it was a bit risky, but he couldn't always let Dumb hide in there with grievances. How could he do it without eating or drinking?If something really happens, I will live and die with Dumb!Xiao Leng closed his eyes and thought awe-inspiringly.After coughing twice to attract people's attention, Xiao Leng said decisively: "Actually, I hide it here not because it is so precious and I don't want people to see it, but because I am afraid that someone will hurt it. It was like this when I was on the boat. Fortunately, I hid it here. Catch it, or I don't know if I'll ever see it."

Everyone looked at him until Xiao Leng opened the haystack and took out a...a fox?The fiery red fox, the uncle stared at it and frowned, Yao Chunmei was a little scared, Grandma Sun still had a very kind face, the Qin brothers' eyes were curious and excited, Cheng Xu was expressionless, and the baby in his arms was biting She couldn't understand what they were saying with her fingers, Xiaoying Yuanyuan screamed and rushed over after being frightened: "What a beautiful little fox! Brother Xiao Leng, did you raise him?"

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly eased, and the Qin brothers couldn't help but come over, looking at it really rare.Yao Chunmei was a little worried and wanted to call her two daughters back. Although she is a little cold fox, does she really not bite?Guan He stopped him, meaning to look at the situation, then turned to look at Cheng Xu, Cheng Xu shook his head, and Guan He heaved a sigh of relief.

Duan was still muttering about Xiao Leng saying that as long as he came out, he wouldn’t want it. He lay so stiff that his bones were stiff. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly carried out. He yelled happily, and rubbed against Xiao Leng’s body vigorously. He was still not happy. After finishing, a few people gathered around, although they knew that these people still bristled their hair, pretending to be fierce.Xiao Leng stroked his hair, and said to Guan He and his wife: "Uncle Guan, I don't bite people, I hope you..."

Cheng Xu suddenly said: "This Firefox is not bad, it has spirituality." Xiao Leng looked at him in surprise, but seeing that Cheng Xu just nodded at him and then stopped talking, he was speaking for himself, Xiao Leng smiled gratefully.Grandma Sun said kindly: "You can tell if this animal is vicious or not. This fox is still young and has been raised by humans. It's different from others. Let me see, it's so beautiful."

Grandma Sun came up to touch the fur on the little fox's back, Xiao Leng squeezed Duan's paws to signal it not to frizz, and the Qin brothers also came up to pat the fox twice as if they were rushing to the scene, and Yuanyuan's curiosity came up again, "Then Why did the little fox hide here without moving? Was it also injured?"

Xiao Leng roughly said what he said before, and now everyone looked at him with admiration, a little fox who understands emotions very well!When Xiao Leng took out the pheasant he hadn't eaten, everyone's feelings for the little fox turned into love. Where can I find such a loyal and sensible little fox?

Of course, this chicken was roasted for the cute little fox Ah-Dai at night. Xiaoying and sisters laughed at the name, it’s such a silly name~ but it fits well~ But Ah-Dai brought the chicken leg to his mouth Pushed it to Xiao Leng, and watched them come and go with a funny look. In the end, Grandma Sun divided the chicken legs so that they would not be able to eat when they were cold.The rest of Xiao Leng motioned for everyone to eat together. Although there were not many, it was accompanied by some barely edible wild fruits that the male labor force went out to find. The rarest thing was a snake that Cheng Xu nailed to the ground with a knife. Women dare not eat it. Men eat with relish.

The meal was over like this, and at night because there were not enough quilts, everyone had to huddle together to sleep, so Xiao Leng was assigned to be with Cheng Xu, Xiao Leng put Ah-Dai next to the straw mat, took the changed clothes and circled him Xiao Wo whispered to Cheng Xu who was coaxing the child to sleep: "Brother Cheng, it's okay for Dumb to stay here, it's not noisy."

Cheng Xu nodded, Xiao Leng looked at the milk baby in his arms, it is not easy for him to protect such a small child well when disaster strikes, but children need nutrition, the food here is really simple , no problem?

Not very familiar, Xiao Leng is not easy to inquire about other people's affairs, so he pulled some quilts and fell asleep.

After two days of calm and anxiety, one morning, the Qin brothers came back suddenly shouting: "Everyone, we found the big ship!"

The author has something to say: I originally thought that Xiao Leng would live a primitive life by himself, but he developed a fever unknowingly. No one will die in such a situation, right?

I also want to say that there are still good people in this world ╮(╯﹏╰)╭There are also loyal and sensible foxes~ I really want one/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~