tiger at home

"Since the war is likely to be protracted, we are not close but not far from Jin'an. If the imperial court wants to take back Jin'an, there will definitely be no lack of chaos here. The only thing we have to do now is to hoard food and strengthen defenses. It is best to be able to There are safe and secret places to hide food and people." Liu Mingyang said.

"No, it is important to stockpile food and strengthen defenses, but a safe and secret place where people can hide is even more important." Wang Kun said, "There are constant refugees, and we cannot always protect this place from being intruded. We must be prepared to abandon this place."

"Give up here? You mean, go into the mountains?" Liu Bigui glanced at Wang Kun.

Wang Kun: "The deep mountain is the place where the Tiger God lives, and there is never a shortage of ferocious beasts inside. Anyway, I dare not go in alone, unless there is a medicine bag made by Lin Qing that emits the disgusting smell of ferocious beasts."

Everyone looked at Lin Ziqian, and Lin Ziqian nodded, "I can guarantee that no beasts will come close, except for extremely dangerous ones."

Based on his relationship with the white tiger and his own strength, there shouldn't be any beasts that don't have long eyes in the back mountain, unless they can compete with the white tiger, like the green snake and eagle king.

Wang Kun nodded, "That's enough. It's best to find a hidden cave or underground cave. We are in it, as long as there is enough food and it's close enough to the water source."

"But where can we find such a place? Since it is very secret, it is difficult for us to find it, let alone in such a short time." Liu Mingyang looked at everyone and asked, "Do you have any good places?" ?”

Everyone shook their heads one by one, and finally looked at Lin Ziqian.

Lin Ziqian was very conflicted. At present, it seems that Baihu's cave is the most suitable, but now Baihu is sleeping, it is not appropriate to disturb him, and he will definitely not tolerate so many people in his territory.

But in other places, although there are suitable caves, they don't have enough privacy. If he pushes stones to block the entrance of the cave, it will be inconvenient to enter and exit.

"Did you go to the mountains to collect herbs, and never encountered them?" Liu Bigui asked.

"Actually, when Lin Qing and I went up the mountain, we encountered some caves, but none of them were secret enough." Wang Kun said.

"Where?" Everyone seemed to grasp the straw.

"It takes more than ten days to get there. It is the farthest place I have ever been. It is very difficult to walk. There is a high cliff to climb up. If there is a detour, it will take another three days. There is a river to cross, the river is not deep but quite wide, and we have to avoid all kinds of wild boars, wolves, and all kinds of hunting beasts in the middle."

In the deep mountains behind Tiger Tiger Village, there is a stretch of green waves that can't be seen. No one in Tiger Tiger Village knows what is on the other side of the mountain. Is it a big river or a grassland?Is there anyone living there?Is it Chen Town or a mountain village?

In addition to the fact that the journey is too far away, it is also because of the countless dangers inside, there are giant pythons with a thick mouth, packs of wild wolves, wild boars, bears, and the unique miasma of the forest. There is no fog, broken cliffs, poisonous flowers, snakes and insects...

According to legend, the Tiger God is the patron saint of Tiger Mountain Village, preventing the beasts from the back mountain from coming and protecting the Tiger Mountain Village.

"In this case, let's go there, everyone will not hide so far away." Liu Mingyang said excitedly.

"No, it's too far away. We have so much food, how can we transport it all?" Lin Ziqian shook his head.

"Besides, if the war stops, we will not get any news if we live so far away, and it will not be conducive to fetching our food when we run out. If we go for more than ten days, if we are going to run out of food here, we will have to bring more than ten days' food. Is the dry food on the road?" Wang Hong is not optimistic about this place either.

"It's really too far. It's best to travel three or four days. There is water and it's hidden enough." Liu Bigui nodded, "Is there any other place?"

"I still don't go up the mountain much. Other places are either very close or easy to be found." Wang Kun shook his head, "Lin Qing is most familiar with these. Every time he goes up the mountain, he can find a cave to spend the night."

Lin Ziqian was silent for a moment, "I'll go up the mountain to look for it tomorrow morning. I passed by some places when I was collecting herbs, maybe there are suitable ones."

"You have to come back within ten days at the latest." Liu Bigui blew out a smoke ring.

"I'll watch over Zijin and Dr. Ma these two days, don't worry." Wang Kun patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry if you can't find them."

"be careful."

The few people dispersed, Lin Ziqian came back to wash and tidy up, and then went to Ma Jianguo's room to talk about the matter.

"Don't worry, Lin Zijin left it to me." Ma Jianguo looked at him with a smile, "You have grown up too."

"En." Lin Zijin responded, and for some reason, he always had a strong uneasiness in his heart, "The rice noodles are stored in the kitchen and cellar, and there are vegetables behind, and there are pickled cabbage, pickled radish and bacon in the kitchen. If you don't want to Let’s cook at Aunt Wang’s house next door.”

"Okay, I get it, don't underestimate me, I have raised two apprentices!" Ma Jianguo laughed.

After that, Lin Ziqian told Lin Zijin again, Lin Zijin pouted and hugged him not to let him go, Lin Ziqian was worried, so he told Xiaobai again, after that Lin Zijin started to pack his things.

Lying on the bed, looking at the pitch-black roof, Lin Ziqian couldn't sleep. It would be great if Baihu was there. He is so familiar with this place, he will definitely be able to find a safe and secret place.

Thinking about it this way, I also miss Baihu, I haven't seen him for more than two months, and I really don't get used to it without him yelling and making troubles by my side!

In summer, the sky dawns very early. When I wake up in the morning, the sky is still covered with a layer of fog. When I simply eat and start, the sky is already bright.

Lin Ziqian ran all the way with the basket of herbs on his back, scaring away the birds.

Lin Ziqian looked at Baihu first, and Baihu was still the same. He was lying there quietly, as if he was asleep and dreaming, "You are the most leisurely, and you can sleep comfortably at this time."

Lin Ziqian slandered him in his heart, and he was still reluctant to leave when he left. If the villagers all went to the mountains to take refuge in the end, it would be difficult to see Baihu again.Lin Ziqian looked back at him again, when did you wake up, I miss you so much!

Misty, crisp and tender, the scenery of the waterfall is still so beautiful and peaceful, but soon, it will be disturbed here.The arrival of the war will affect countless families, wives and children will be separated, and they will leave their homes, and nature will also be plundered, medicinal materials, wild fruits, young leaves... I believe that by then, as long as it is edible, it will be swallowed. abdomen.

Lin Ziqian ran wildly around the mountain, and after a long time, he returned to this place again, picked countless herbs, and went down the mountain when he couldn't fit it in his back basket.

In just ten days, the villagers were already in panic all day long, the gates were closed, the guards patrolled, the farmers fell down, and the water in the fields had dried up, exposing the hardened and cracked yellow land.

When Lin Ziqian came back, he went home first, looked at Lin Zijin, handed all the medicinal materials to Ma Jianguo, and then went to Liu Bigui's house with Wang Kun and Wang Hong.

"You're back!" Liu Mingyang was the first to see him and jumped up, "I'll go find my brother."

Liu Bigui pushed open the courtyard door and came in. His dark and fit skin was dripping with sweat. Liu Mingyang surrounded him and pushed him in, "Hurry up, brother!"

Lin Ziqian scooped a ladle of water from the water tank and handed it to Liu Bigui. Liu Bigui took a look at him and took it, "Thank you!" He drank it with a slurp, "Boy, you are still my brother Bo!"

"I'm in a hurry! Brother, hurry up!" Liu Mingyang grabbed the water ladle and pushed Liu Bigui inside. He asked just now, and Lin Ziqian had already found a suitable place.

"You found it?" Liu Bigui took off the herbs and held the fan.

"Well, it's a four-day journey from here. It's a cave. It's very big and deep inside, and there's water dripping all the year round. When the time comes, we can block the entrance of the cave, and we can live in it and not come out."

"Block the hole? Can't you come out?" Liu Mingyang asked Lin Ziqian next to him.

"The entrance to the cave is blocked and it's pitch black. How do we live? What about going to the toilet?" Liu Bigui asked.

"The cave is very large and deep inside. We can choose one way to go to the toilet, one way to cook, and one way to sleep. If it is dark, we can only light candles, and if we burn wood, there will be smoke."

Several people are silent, is this their future life?In a dark cave?

"This is the worst plan. If possible, I hope to stay here. There are [-] people in the village, and everyone will work together." Liu Bigui said, "I am already organizing a patrol team. It's all over."

That night, some refugees broke into the village. Fortunately, the patrol team found them, beat gongs and drums, and everyone arrested them together.

There were more than a dozen people, both men and women, mostly young and middle-aged, all of them were unkempt, with strips of clothes, black and gray, and they couldn't see their original appearance at all.

More than a dozen people were surrounded by big men with sickles and hoes, and many villagers behind them knelt down and begged for mercy, crying, "We are also farmers. There was a war at home, the house was gone, and everyone in the family died. If the villagers form a group, we are afraid of being robbed, and we are too hungry!"

"Let us go, we were wrong, we knew we were wrong!"

The people in the village are not villains, they are just guarding the village, preventing refugees from invading, preventing people from taking the opportunity to rob, and they will not kill people if they are caught. Now that they are crying so badly and begging for mercy, their hearts soften.

Liu Bigui stepped forward, and seeing the reactions of the villagers, those people knew that he must be the village chief. One by one, they crawled over and grabbed his legs and cried, wiping a lot of snot and tears on him.

"You can leave if you want, and you swear that you will never come to our village again, and you will never steal anything from our village again." Liu Bigui said.

"I swear, I swear, I will never come to your village to steal things again." A dozen people immediately knelt together and raised their right hands to swear.

Although Liu Bigui didn't quite believe their oath, after all, they couldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately, so they had to let it go.

Lin Ziqian only found out about this the next day. The village is big, and when the gongs and drums were played at the head of the village, all the people were caught on the spot, so they didn't come here to beat the drums.

Tired for ten days in a row, it was already dawn when Lin Ziqian got up. Lin Ziqian started accumulating sour jars early in the morning. It was impossible to take away all the fresh vegetables and eat them all at once. He had to prepare the sour jars and put the vegetables Become something that can be taken away and stored at any time.

After accumulating sour jars, Lin Ziqian began to tidy up the existing food, rice noodles, beans, sweet potatoes, corn, these can be used as staple food.

Lin Ziqian planned to take Zhuiyun up the mountain to transport some grain to hide there tonight, and he had already agreed with the other two families that he would only keep three months' grain at home.

This time it was Lin Ziqian, Wang Hong and Liu Mingyang who went up the mountain together. They set off late at night, drove Chasing Cloud up the mountain, and hid all [-] catties of grain in the cave.

This time, it is also to guide them to find the way. If the three families get lost, one person from each will be able to lead the way.

When Qitian came back, Lin Ziqian was very worried about the situation in the village, because they had to hide their eyes and ears, and they also came back late at night, and the village was still peaceful at this time.

Several people got out of the carriage, and went to Wang Kun's house together. Wang Kun and Wang Caihua woke up and greeted them. The village was quite peaceful these days. Several groups of refugees entered the village, but they were all small numbers. Any injury, after a few times, everyone's hearts are also at ease.

Two days later, Lin Ziqian went up the mountain again with a full load of [-] jin. They all thought that the food should be transferred as early as possible, otherwise if something happens, the food will not be transferred in time, and it will cause huge losses.

However, what he faced this time when he came back was a bloodbath.

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