Discovering the Vegetable Garden

Everyone was a little anxious at this time. They had hoped to come across a village along the way, at least to replenish some water. As a result, it was almost evening, but they didn't come across anything. There was a ditch, but it was a dry ditch.

The expressions on the faces of the victims were very bad. They were almost short of water. If they couldn't find water in the next two days, the situation would be very bad.

As for how bad it would be, everyone knew it well. I'm afraid that some people would do everything they could to survive.

Old man Li looked at the road ahead and couldn't help sighing. There was not much water left in their family. Peoples and animals needed water. They could only last for three days at most. If they couldn't find a water source, they really didn't know what to do.

Old man Li didn't want to think too badly of people, but the reality was like this. You had to think about it and be on guard.

Gulan on the mule cart side could imagine everyone's faces without turning his head, but what could he do? Unless there was a river ahead, the problem would still not be solved.

The sun had already set and it would be dark in less than an hour. They could not walk much further. Besides, accidents were likely to happen on the road at night. No one wanted to travel at night unless there was something special. They just hoped that there would be a village ahead.

I don't know if everyone's wishes were heard by God. Soon, the shadow of the village was finally seen a few hundred meters north of the right side of the official road. At this moment, it seemed that they saw hope. The spirits of the disaster victims suddenly improved a lot, and they rushed to the only village.

The Li family was the same. Gulan looked at AnAn sitting on the mule cart and followed him. It was getting dark, and there was no better place to rest around, only this village.

When they arrived, someone had arrived before them. Gulan found that the face of the person who arrived first had not improved. It seemed that the situation was not as they imagined.

The most important thing was that there were so many refugees in the village, but there was no reaction in the village. Gulan almost didn't have to think about it to figure out the reason. If nothing unexpected happened, this was an empty village.

Old man Li and his sons obviously thought of this when they saw the environment in the village, but they still drove the mule cart towards the village. No matter what, they still had to rest at night, and this village was the best place to rest. It was getting late, and they had no time to find other places to rest.

Entering the village, looking at the gate that had been opened by the victims, it was confirmed that it was an empty village. Many people squatted at the door like they had lost their parents, with empty eyes.

Gulan sighed, followed the Li family and stopped outside a mud house on the west side of the village. This was where they planned to rest tonight.

The gate was locked, but how could a lock stop them from going in? Li Da hit the door with a hammer, and the door lock broke. The family led the mule cart into the yard, and Gulan followed them in, and Dahei stayed by her side.

This family didn't look very wealthy. Both the courtyard wall and the house were made of adobe, and the roof was tiled. However, the area of ​​the courtyard was not small and it looked clean. The house was not damaged much, and it looked like it had been empty for a short time. It was not damaged very badly. What Gulan didn't know was that she thought that the houses that were not very wealthy were already considered good families here. Most of the houses had thatched roofs, which had to be replaced almost every six months or a year, not to mention that this family had such a large courtyard, which was made of solid adobe. This family should be one of the most famous families in the village, but now it was empty.

The structure of the courtyard was divided into the main house, the left and right side rooms, the kitchen and the firewood room. The main house's door was also locked, but the left and right side rooms and the kitchen were normally closed. The Li family and Gulan gathered in the courtyard, and then Gulan took her son down from the mule cart, and the little guy held her hand tightly.   

"Dad, what should we do next?" Li Da asked Old Man Li.

"Resettlement first, don't touch the main house, and then you and the second son can go out and try your luck." Although Old Man Li knew that he was just trying his luck to comfort himself and his family. It was obvious that the people here also left because of the disaster. If there was still hope, who would leave their hometown?

Li Da nodded, and then began to resettle. There were side houses on the east and west sides. Li Da chose the east side. Li Da's wife and several sisters-in-law walked towards the kitchen. After a while, they came out with a pale face, obviously without much harvest. But it was also obvious that food was so important that even a grain of brown rice would be taken away cleanly. Several grandchildren in the family walked to the back of the yard, each busy with their own things and no one cared about them.

Old Man Li and Li Su sat on the wooden block in the yard to rest, and waved to Gulan and his son, asking them to sit down and rest for a while.

Gulan was really tired and didn't say anything. She took her son to find two wooden stools and sat not far from the old couple, thinking that she would go out to take a look after a break. As for the yard, except for the east side room, it was all turned over by the Li family. The Li family's family education is good. At least they didn't touch the main house. I'm not sure if it was someone else.

Gulan had just sat down when several grandsons who went to the backyard ran out, with excitement on their faces, and quickly came to the old man Li.

"Grandpa, we found a vegetable garden in the backyard, and there are vegetables in it."

Before the old man Li could speak, Li Da and his family disappeared in the yard after hearing his son's words, including their mother.

"Let's go and take a look." Hearing this, the old man Li and his wife couldn't sit still, and they were about to go with their grandson. Gulan thought about it and took his son to follow. Dahei, who was lying on the side, also hurried to follow.

The group quickly passed through the main house and came to the backyard. The yard looked much larger than the front. The vegetable garden covered a large area. Not only that, there was a shack next to it, which was probably a livestock shed.

Now everyone's attention is on the large vegetable garden. As the grandson of old man Li said, there are indeed vegetables in the field, although there are not many and most of them have died, but there are still a few that are stubbornly holding on. They should be the ones that this family did not take away when they left. The faces of the Li family showed the first happy smile since Gulan met. Immediately, the women of the Li family could not help it and began to pick the vegetables with yellow and old leaves in the vegetable field. At this time, no one disliked them. As long as they were not rotten, they could be eaten.

Gulan was very sensible and did not step forward. After all, it was the Li family who found it, although she did want some vegetables.

In addition to green vegetables and the like, almost everything is stored in the space. There are a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and a lot of fruits are also stored. Gulan regretted it. If she knew that she would have such an adventure, she would have stored more vegetables.