Chapter 108: Targeted by a wolf!
Everyone walked for half a morning before stopping to rest. Everyone, young and old, was exhausted.
Uncle Zhao's face improved a little, but he ate some solid food, drank some water, and urged everyone to continue on their way.
Luckily, after walking for more than an hour, everyone found a cave halfway up the mountain.
The cave is only the size of a room, which can barely accommodate the elderly and the young.
Uncle Zhao looked around and decided to set up camp here.
Everyone sat down tiredly and relaxed.
Uncle Zhao shouted to the men, "Don't take your hands off the knife and don't go far away!"
Some people felt that Uncle Zhao was too cautious and shouted, "Uncle, what are you afraid of? This road is quite quiet!"
Uncle Zhao glared and cursed, "What do you know? You should be afraid of silence! In such a big forest, there are no pheasants, rabbits, or birds. It is normal if there is movement. If there is no movement, it means there is something nearby, and the little beasts are afraid. All hidden."
Everyone thought carefully about what he said and it made sense, and they all got up immediately.
“Fourth, bring more people and chop wood right in front of you. The more, the better. I’m afraid I won’t have a good time tonight.”
Uncle Zhao shouted loudly and called the women again.
“Just one bite for dinner. Watch the children and don’t run around.”
Everyone responded loudly and took action one after another.
Soon, the men chopped down the firewood. There was no water nearby, so the women used the saved water to make porridge. As long as it was cooked, one bowl per person would be dinner.
The old people were busy cleaning up the cave. I wonder if any big beasts lived in this cave. There were no insects or snakes, but there was a fishy smell.
After cleaning it up and laying it out with linoleum and quilts, we can still live in it. At least it will be much better than the previous shack.
Children, big and small, were barefoot and laughing and playing on the quilts.
Jiayin was the youngest, so he crawled to the entrance of the cave and sat down for fear of being stepped on.
Mrs. Li was worried that her granddaughter was thirsty, so she brought a bowl of water over and saw the entrance of the cave.
At the edge of the forest nearby, there was a sudden scream. The old lady was so frightened that she threw the bowl away and rushed forward to hug her granddaughter.
“There is a wolf!”
The camp immediately became a mess, and the men picked up hatchets and rushed forward.
It turned out that the village chief’s donkey sneaked to the edge of the forest to eat grass and was surrounded by four or five wolves.
The donkey’s neck, hind legs and belly were all ripped open, and it screamed in pain.
Everyone subconsciously wanted to **** the donkey back, but Uncle Zhao tried his best to stop them.
“Everyone come back, everyone come back, you can’t go! Be careful of wolves rushing into the camp!”
The men woke up and retreated one after another to guard the camp.
“Light a fire, more bonfires!”
Uncle Wei and Wang also stepped forward to help and shouted at everyone to move back.
Soon, everyone retreated to the entrance of the cave.
The women didn't care about scalding, they picked up the almost cooked vegetable porridge and ran away.
The men held hatchets and sickles in their hands and protected the women, old people and children behind them.
Hundred or ten people, at this moment, they didn’t dare to breathe.
Hundred pairs of eyes just stared at the village chief’s donkey, which gradually became silent and was dragged into the woods by a few wolves.
The village chief's aunt is weak and seldom talks, but now she was crying until she was weak.
The family has kept this donkey for five or six years. The couple has no children, so they really treat it like a relative.
Now he is eaten by wolves!
Mrs. Li hugged Jiayin and came close to pat her on the shoulder, trying to comfort her, but her lips trembled in fear.
Jiayin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the hairs on the back of his neck that had been standing up all day softened. The fear of being threatened for no apparent reason is what scares the most.
Now that we know it was the wolves that fell behind, it’s not so bad.
There was no movement in the forest for a while. A villager wiped the cold sweat from his head and asked in a low voice.
“Uncle Zhao, have the wolves left?”
Uncle Zhao's face turned black and he shook his head and said, "They must not have left. Those wolves are just the vanguard. There must be at least thirty wolves in the pack. One donkey is only enough for the wolf king and a few of the strongest wolves to share the rest." They are all hungry, and they won’t let us go.”
Hearing this, the timid woman started sobbing while holding her child.
Mountain forests, being stared at by wolves, it is undoubtedly dead.
The village chief waved his pipe and pot and scolded everyone, "Cheer up, you are scared before the wolves come around. It's better to just give the meat to the wolves!"
“That’s right, there are so many of us, we still have hatchets and sickles, and Lao Si and Liu Biaotou are even more masters. We can deal with dozens of wolves, so what’s there to be afraid of?”
Uncle Zhao also yelled, and finally said, "These wolves have stopped moving. I'm afraid they won't start attacking until everyone is asleep at night. Let's eat when we need to eat, drink when we need to, and save our strength. At night, we work hard." when!"
Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou stepped forward, "Uncle Zhao is right, we can divide them into eight or ten, and there won't be much left. We can finish it off with one knife each!"
“The old people and children are all in the cave, and we are not afraid of sneak attacks by wolves. We just need to guard the entrance of the cave.”
“Yes, let’s light more fires!”
“Grind your knives and come at night to chop down a few of them. We can also make wolf-skin coats to wear in the winter.”
After all, they were all young and strong, and they held hatchets in their hands. When the old men encouraged them, and everyone was emboldened, they became energetic and responded loudly.
The camp gradually became active again. They took turns eating, guarding the entrance of the cave, lighting bonfires, adding firewood, and were busy but not in a hurry.
After dinner and a brief tidying up, Uncle Zhao, the village chief and others divided the young men into small teams, with seven or eight people in each team, rotating every hour to guard the entrance of the cave.
Beside the entrance of the cave were women such as Tao Yongying, who also had wooden sticks and even spatulas in their hands.
Further inside are the young people, and the innermost and safest place is the old people and the little ones.
Jiayin guessed that the wolves would not attack when it got dark, so she lay in her grandma’s arms and went to bed early.
Thinking about getting up in the middle of the night and helping with the vigil.
Although she was just a little doll and everyone thought it was of little use, and indeed she was of no use at all, she just didn't feel at ease.
Finally she has a new home, and a family who loves her like a treasure, and she doesn’t want to have the slightest chance of losing it...
Unfortunately, she was too tired from being tense during the day.
This sleep was very deep. In her dream, she was feeding chickens and ducks in the small yard. Suddenly, a big bad wolf jumped out and took the chickens away. She was so angry that she cursed.
The big bad wolf?
She suddenly shivered and woke up, using her hands and feet to crawl towards the entrance of the cave.
The old lady was awakened. She stretched out her hand and felt that her arms were empty. She was also startled.
She finally found her granddaughter crawling away through the faint light, so she chased after her. Just when she was about to pick her up, she was stunned by a pair of green eyes outside the cave entrance.
“The wolf is coming! The wolf is coming, get up quickly, the wolf is coming!”
The old lady screamed at the top of her lungs, waking everyone up instantly.
Including a few men on night watch, they were almost scared out of their wits!
All the men jumped up, picked up their hatchets, and began to chop without even seeing where the wolf was.
The wolves were so angry that they thought they had found a good opportunity, but it was ruined by a little baby and an old lady.
The wolf king let out a long howl, and upon receiving the order, the wolves opened their **** mouths and charged forward like crazy!
Wolves are not as big as tigers, black bears, and even less powerful than wild boars.
But wolves are the smartest beasts, and when it comes to team fighting, they are surprisingly terrifying.
(End of this chapter)