vrcanaries Chapter 310: Deep Mountain Cave
Chapter 310: Deep Mountain Cave
The old man came out and raised his eyebrows when he saw Zhou Su. He looked at Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang and said, "Not bad, not bad. We can still find it back."
A few people looked back and there was no one inside.
Zhou Guo couldn't help but ask, "Master, where are my mother and the others? Also, where are all the people in the village? Why is there no one along the way?"
Zhou Dacang's brows have been furrowed since he entered the village.
When Zhou Su saw that no one came out from behind, his expectant face turned serious.
The old man waved his hand towards the mountain and said, "Everyone has gone to the mountain. I will stay here and wait for you. Let's go. We can talk while we walk."
"Why did they all move to the mountains? Did they attack?" Zhou Guo looked around the yard, "Hey, Master, where are my flowers?"
Zhou Dacang said unhappily, "It's already this time, and you're still concerned about your flower."
The old man said, "We all moved to the mountains. Half a month ago, fighting suddenly broke out at Yannan Pass. Normally, the fighting was intense at the front, and everyone went about their business as usual. But a group of barbarians suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and several villages around Yangcheng County were devastated. No one was spared, young or old, and after they robbed everything, they burned everything down. The people also ran away without a trace."
Zhou Dacang frowned, "Yangcheng County is not far from us. It only takes two days to travel there by fast horse."
The old man said, "That's right. We are all worried that this group of elusive barbarians will sneak into the village at any time. Many families in other villages have moved to the county town. Those who can't afford to move to the county town can only move to the mountains. We have a lot of things at home, including cows, horses, pigs, rabbits, and chickens. It's not convenient to move to the county town, so we also moved to the mountains."
Zhou Guo pondered and said, "Actually, I think it's better to go to the mountains and move to the county town. If we are surrounded, we have to find a way to escape."
Zhou Su on the side nodded repeatedly.
The group followed the previous path into the mountains. This time they entered a mountain they had never been to before. It was estimated that few people went there, and there was not even a path in the forest.
It took us nearly three hours to walk along the newly opened path to reach our destination.
The old man pointed to a few vague hills in the moonlight and said, "There are many people in the village. It's a bit crowded to live on one hill. These hills are all inhabited."
Several people looked over one by one.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "With so many people coming to this deserted mountain, it seems to have become popular immediately."
Zhou Da Cang frowned and said, "It seems a little different, but it's not a good idea to live here forever. Winter will come soon. By then, the mountain will be covered with snow and there will be nothing here. I'm afraid we will freeze to death. I'm afraid we won't be able to leave by then."
The old man sighed, "I know that. Everyone was so frightened that they refused to go out. Village after village was slaughtered by a group of barbarians. Even infants were killed. Who wouldn't be terrified? It is said that the fire burned all night and was still burning when the soldiers arrived."
Zhou Guo and the others were silent after hearing this. It was quite scary. The key was that they had no idea of the group's movements, and they didn't know if they would appear in front of them the next moment.
Even though there are more than a dozen families on each hill in the village, there are still many people. For convenience, they just found a cave to live in, which is sheltered from wind and rain.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, they found that someone was already waiting there, tiptoeing towards them.
When he saw Zhou Guo and his companions coming, although he could not see their faces clearly, he could see their figures clearly. They turned around and went into the cave with a clatter.
A moment later, a group of people rushed out with hoes, axes and sticks.
Zhou Da Cang quickly shook his hand and shouted, "We are one family, don't be afraid, I am Zhou Da Cang, we are back."
The crowd was in an uproar. "Zhou Dacang? Guoguo's mother, Guoguo and the others are back. I saw that there were four of them in total. Oh, I'm afraid they found your little son! Come out and take a look!"
All I heard was a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from the cave. The crowd automatically dispersed to both sides, and several figures came out of the cave.
The leader was Li. Seeing Zhou Suli's small figure through the misty moonlight, she paused and almost crawled towards this side.
Zhou Guo pushed Zhou Su forward and said softly, "Go."
Zhou Su took a few steps forward and was grabbed by the arm like a madman by Li who had rushed over.
She just grabbed the man and stared at his face, then she hugged him and burst into tears, "My son, you are finally back, where have you been?! It's all my fault that I didn't take good care of you. You were forced to wander outside at such a young age. I don't know how much you have suffered. It's all my fault. It's my fault. You can blame me. I miss you so much..."
The Zhou family members standing aside had red eyes due to excitement.
The people in the cave also came out and watched this scene with sighs.
"I didn't expect that the lost person could be found again. The Zhou family is really capable. The world is so big and there is chaos and war. It's not easy to find someone."
"Really? Not to mention that the world is unstable now, even if you lose someone in a stable time and want to find them back, that's just a dream. I don't know where these two children from the Zhou family found their people."
"It doesn't matter where they found him. It's a good thing that he was found. Hey, I didn't expect that my little son is so young. He can't even speak fluently. If he was left outside, I don't even dare to think about it. I guess he won't live for more than half a month."
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Wang Fugui and his family were equally excited. Zhou Suli was a child they had watched grow up. He was usually well-behaved, but suddenly he was lost. They didn't dare to imagine what would happen to him if he was alone outside. Fortunately, he was found.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang are really capable. The world is so big, and I don’t know how they found the person.
Li hugged Zhou Su and cried bitterly, crying out all the worries, fears and guilt she had felt in recent days, her tears were heartbreaking.
Zhou Su's originally tense lips gradually pursed, and finally he couldn't help but open his mouth and howl.
It seemed like I had walked a very long way, climbed many mountains, and endured a lot of hardships before I finally found my mother.
He cried out all the grievances, sadness and grief he had experienced along the way, and everyone present was moved to tears.
The mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Zhou Guo also started crying.
Zhou Dacang pushed her with red eyes and said, "Go and try to comfort her. She's crying like this."
Zhou Guo said softly, "Let them cry for a while. They have been holding it in for so long. If they are not let out, they will get sick. They will feel better after they cry."
In the cave.
The whole family sat together with a fire in front of them. When the cloth curtains hanging on the sides were put down, it became a separate compartment. All the families in the cave were like this.
Li held Zhou Su in her arms, asked about his health, and fed him with a bowl. "Poor thing, you've been running around outside for so long. What did you eat? How did you become so thin?"