Lian’er didn’t go to Mrs. Qian’s place. Instead, she walked to her mother’s side, handed her half of the steamed bun that she was reluctant to eat, then turned and ran away with her face covered.

The woman held half of the steamed bun, and her tears fell one by one like broken beads.

She kept mumbling: “Don’t blame Mom, Mom is also trying to find a way for you to survive, there’s nothing she can do, there’s nothing she can do – wu wu wu.”

Mrs. Chen sighed at Gu Fei: “This girl is a good girl, and because of her filial piety, we didn’t give her this stuff in vain.”

“If your third brother hadn’t looked down on her, I would buy her back and make her his wife.”

After finishing the dry food, Uncle Ma discussed the night vigil with Gu Zhang.

In this wilderness, one was afraid of refugees and the other was afraid of wolves.

Uncle Ma said: “Each family will provide a strong laborer and divide it into two teams to guard the first half of the night and the second half of the night.”

Gu Zhong frowned after hearing this: “I still have to drive during the day. If I have to stay vigil all night, how can I still have the energy to drive!”

Uncle Ma looked at him sideways and said, “Who doesn’t drive? Are you the only one who is rich? I am doing this for everyone’s benefit. If you don’t want to keep vigil, you can leave by yourself tomorrow.”

Gu Zhong said hurriedly: “That’s not what I meant. Women can also keep vigil at night. Do you think Lian’er in my house can keep vigil at night?”

Uncle Ma snorted: “No, what use of a woman? You may not even know if someone drags her away.”

Gu Zhong was speechless and stopped talking.

Uncle Ma doesn’t like Gu Zhong very much. In the past few days, it seems that this man only cares about himself and has many small calculations in his mind.

Besides, if he was given this opportunity and every household had women keeping vigil at night, it would be of no use.

At Gu Fei’s house, Gu Qing was keeping watch. Zhang Laoda, Gu Zhong, and Gu Rong all have only one adult man in their house, so they have to keep watch even if they don’t want to.

Every household began to spread straw around the fire and spread mats on top of the straw.

There were tents and sleeping bags in Gu Fei’s space, but she didn’t dare to use them.

The village chief even brought a door panel with him. He put the door panel on the ground and spread the mattress. It felt comfortable.

Gu Fei and Lanzhi shared a bed. Mrs. Chen and Li Chunhua slept with straw grass on them. The bed they made was not far from the fire, and the men in the family were behind them.

The old lady went to Mrs. Qian’s place to sleep with Lian’er. The two of them slept warmly.

Before going to bed, the village chief gave a gong to Gu Qing, who had been watching the whole night: “If there are refugees or there is any danger that you can’t deal with, just beat this gong, and everyone can help when they wake up.”

Gu Qing tried it, “Clang——” The sound was so loud that his eardrums were about to burst.

Gu Qing smiled and said: “Village chief, why do you bring everything with you?”

The village chief glared at him and said: “What if I don’t take it with me? I don’t know how long it will take to go back. It’s not safe to leave it at home.”

Gu Qing nodded: “No wonder your family is considered well-off in the village. The main reason is that you know how to live.”

Uncle Ma took a look at the gong and said: “This thing is good. From now on, I will put it in the car at the end of the queue. If there is any situation, I will know it as soon as they hit the gong.”

The night was getting darker and everyone gradually fell asleep.

The ones who stayed up until midnight were Gu Qing, Gu Rong, and Zhang Laoda.

Gu Qing also wanted to sleep, but he sat on the carriage shaft and forced himself to keep his eyes open and look around.

Beside him, Zhang Laoda was dozing off little by little, and Gu Qing didn’t call him.

At this moment, Gu Qing heard a low “hissing” sound. He held up the lantern and shined it on the ground. What a big red chain snake!

Crawling under the wheels of a cart.

Gu Qing was shocked, this snake was poisonous!

He quickly poked Gu Rong next to him, held the machete tightly, and whispered: “Uncle, what should I do if there is a snake?”

Gu Rong was startled: “Isn’t the snake afraid of fire? Why did it come here? Don’t move around. I’ll find a stone and kill it. It’s all meat!”