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The Gu Family’s mules were placed by the river to drink water. Gu Qing, Gu Erlang, and Sanlang hurriedly took various utensils from the carriage to fill the water.

Someone who was very thirsty mixed the water with some alum and drank it.

Mrs. Chen was busy building a stove by the river and lighting a fire to boil water.

It didn’t take much trouble. There was plenty of firewood and the fire was strong. A large pot of water was boiled in less than a quarter of an hour.

Aunt Huang also boiled water. In short, she would do whatever Gu Fei’s family did, and she would never go wrong.

Gu Fei stood by the road and saw disaster victims walking past them from time to time.

Everyone looked numb, had a sallow complexion, and was thin.

Some people looked at the convoy when they passed by. Uncle Ma had a big knife on his waist and glared back when people looked over.

Gu Fei was a little sad, but also a little funny. She whispered: “Uncle Ma, did you go to the battlefield when you were young?”

Uncle Ma raised an eyebrow: “Why do you say that?”

“I feel like you have murderous intent!” Gu Fei tilted her head and looked at him.

Uncle Ma laughed and said: “I have killed some people. Little girl, are you not afraid of me?”

Gu Fei smiled: “What are you afraid of? I also——”

She hasn’t finished speaking yet, but shut up and stop talking.

At the end of the world, she not only killed zombies but was also forced to kill people who were trying to steal supplies from her. In that world, it was impossible to survive without killing people.

Uncle Ma lowered his eyes. What did this little girl just want to say?

I also–

Did she kill someone too?

Perhaps, in a place like the Marquis Mansion, intrigues were inevitable, and it was not uncommon to kill a lot of people.

The two of them were having their thoughts when an old lady staggered over with a child of five or six years old and bowed to Gu Fei repeatedly: “Girl, do you have anything to eat? Please give my little grandson something to eat. We have been gnawing some grassroots for 3 days in a row now.”

The child was so thin that only a pair of big eyes were left on his face.

Gu Fei showed an unbearable look, and Uncle Ma next to him said sternly: “Hurry up, we don’t have anything to eat ourselves, where can we give you any extra!”

The old lady and the child did not leave either. They looked at Gu Fei eagerly.

Uncle Ma was afraid that Gu Fei would be soft-hearted, so he said in a deep voice: “Girl, you don’t know how powerful it is. Have you seen how many victims there are on this road?”

“As long as you give them even a little something, they will follow you and stare at you. You won’t be able to send them away, and they may even cause trouble.”

Gu Fei sighed. She also knew that she couldn’t save others, and she didn’t plan to do anything, but it felt uncomfortable to watch. She nodded, turned around, and walked to the slope: “Uncle Ma, I’m going to fetch water.”

After climbing over the slope, she saw Mrs. Chen, Aunt Huang, and the village chief’s family boiling water by the river.

When Mrs. Chen saw her coming, she hurriedly pulled her aside and said: “Isn’t the water tank at home with you? The mules drink so much water so I thought about filling up the water tank. Who knows when we will be able to find water again.”

Gu Fei nodded and whispered: “Wait a while, after everyone has left, Mom, you stand on the slope and watch out, then ask brothers to pour buckets in and fill the water tank.”

Mrs. Chen nodded vigorously.

After a while, Aunt Huang and the village chief’s family boiled water packed their things, and left.

Mrs. Chen hurriedly walked to the slope. Gu Fei moved the water tank out of the space and placed it by the river. The three brothers filled it with buckets.

Seeing that the water was about to be filled, Mrs. Chen on the slope suddenly coughed loudly.

Gu Fei hurriedly put her hand against the water tank, and with a flash of thought, she put the water tank in.

Uncle Ma came down the slope and saw the brothers and sister standing by the river looking at him. He felt something was wrong and didn’t know what was wrong. His eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: “Why are you brothers and sister still here?”

Then he threw a water bag over and said: “Fill it for me.”

 

Not far away, the village chief looked at the Gu family and sighed: “The Gu Family is getting better.”

Aunt Liu, the village chief’s wife, packed her things neatly: “Who says no? Ever since Xiao Fei came back, their family has lived a happy life every day. A life that makes people jealous!”

The village chief nodded: “That girl Xiao Fei is lucky. It’s a pity that our grandson is still small. Otherwise, if we arranged marriage, we won’t have to worry about anything in the future.”

Aunt Liu snorted: “Don’t think about such a good thing. Even if your grandson is of the same age, he is not worthy of her!”

“Xiao Fei is literate, can make money, and can cook. What can your grandson do?”

“Besides, judging from her appearance, I’m sure she will be a promising person in the future!”

The village chief looked at his wife: “Really?”

The old grandmother in his wife’s natal family was a fortune-teller when he was still alive. He has a rich family background, so his wife knows a little bit about it.

Aunt Liu nodded: “That girl has a straight nose. She will be able to find a good husband in the future, and she can make a lot of money with the look of her chin. This girl will have a bright future in the future.”

The village chief’s eyes flashed. It seemed that he would have to have a good relationship with the Gu Zhang family in the future.

Everyone packed up after eating and hit the road.

Not long after setting off, Gu Fei heard Mrs. Qian’s scolding: “You go, get away from us. What do you think you’re doing? Do you want to ask for food for our family again?”

Gu Fei looked over and saw Lian’er, her mother, and her brother, each carrying a package, following the motorcade.

The woman lowered her head and said nothing, while the little boy looked at Mrs. Qian angrily.

Gu Fei looked at her coldly, and the village chief scolded: “Ms. Qian, what’s wrong with them walking on the road? Does this road belong to your family? Go on your way and stop meddling in other people’s business!”

Mrs. Qian didn’t dare to argue with the village chief. She glared at the mother and son, turned around and slapped Lian’er: “Carry Bao’er on your back, you slut!”

Lian’er squatted down silently, and Bao’er climbed on her back and patted her on the head: “I’m riding a big horse, walk quickly, drive – drive -”

The woman looked at Lian’er’s tears and stood there for a long time before gritting her teeth and following the convoy.

Gu Fei looked at it for a long time and was speechless.

Uncle Ma next to her patted her on the shoulder and said: “Let’s go. Everyone has their destiny. Others can help for a while, but they can’t help for a lifetime.”

Gu Fei walked forward silently.

Everyone was thirsty, so they walked in a hurry on the road, and within an hour they arrived at the place Uncle Ma had mentioned.

Uncle Ma looked around and pointed to the small slope beside the road: “This is it. After climbing over this slope, there is a small river behind.”

Everyone cheered, and after the mule cart stopped, they rushed to the small slope.

Tieniu, the grandson of my aunt’s family who was running at the front, had already reached the top of the slope and shouted: “There is water, there is water!”

Everyone became more and more anxious. Gu Zhang quickly called to his sons: “Untie the mules and take them over there to drink more water.”

Uncle Ma was as steady as an old dog and stood motionless. Gu Fei stood beside him and didn’t move either.

Uncle Ma glanced at her and said: “Why don’t you go get water quickly?”

Gu Fei blinked, “Didn’t you, old man, go too? Everyone has gone, who will watch the carriage?”

Uncle Ma laughed and said: “does How your brain work, little girl?”

“Okay, let’s stay here first.”

 

Gu Sanlang, with quick eyes and quick hands, picked up the snake meat and held it high.

Bao’er stood behind Gu Sanlang and jumped up, trying hard to reach the bowl with his hands.

Gu Sanlang glared at him: “Go away, why do you want to rob everything!”

“I want to eat, I want to eat, Third Brother, I beg you, give me a piece!”

Gu Fei sighed, it was not easy for this kid to learn how to beg for help just for a bite of food.

Gu Sanlang knocked him on the head, weighed a piece of snake meat with his fingers, and handed it to Bao’er: “Just one piece, no more, eat it while you’re at it!”

Bao’er held the snake meat in his hand. He switched from his left hand to his right hand, which was too hot, and soon started to eat it.

They have to hurry up and start their meal here.

Gu Qing wanted to help the old lady over, but the old lady waved her hands repeatedly: “I don’t want to eat that food. I don’t even want to look at it.”

Everyone in the Gu family squatted beside the wooden board, and Mrs. Chen gave everyone a steamed bun.

Uncle Ma couldn’t wait to pick up a piece of snake meat. He took a bite and squinted his eyes, seeming to taste it carefully. After a while, he gave Gu Fei a thumbs up and said: “This tastes amazing. The chef of Piaoxiang Restaurant in the capital cooks like this.” ”

After taking another bite, Uncle Ma hissed: “It’s, a little spicy.”

Gu Fei also quickly picked up a piece, eating steamed buns and braised snakes at the same time. It was simply a delicacy in the world.

Lanzhi didn’t dare to eat it and walked aside.

Li Chunhua quickly gave Xiao Cao a piece and then started eating it herself. Although she was a little scared, her sister-in-law’s cooking was determined to be delicious, so she would go out of her way to try it.

Xiao Cao has no concept of being afraid of it, so she simply picked it up and chewed it.

Bao’er has finished eating a piece of it. It was too spicy. He kept asking his mother for water.

After taking a sip of water, Bao’er ran over again. Everyone was a little annoyed with him and swayed around, trying not to let him get in.

Bao’er cried anxiously: “I want to eat snake, I want to eat snake.”

Gu Fei glared at him, put two pieces into an empty bowl, ran to her aunt’s house, put down the bowl, and ran away.

A bowl full of snakes came back, with only some soup left.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Gu Fei turned the steamed bun in her hand around in the bowl, sucked up the soup, and took another bite of the steamed bun. It was so delicious.

Gu Sanlang saw the opportunity quickly and saw that there was still some juice left at the bottom of the bowl. He quickly took the steamed bun and wiped the bowl carefully.

It wasn’t until the bowl was wiped clean and shiny that there was no need to wash it, and then Gu Sanlang stopped his hand without feeling satisfied.

Mrs. Chen chewed on the last piece of snake meat in her mouth and said vaguely: “Why is Xiao Fei so good at cooking? I ate snake once when I was young, and it was not so delicious.”

Gu Fei sighed: “Mom, this is nothing. The conditions are simple, and the ingredients are scarce, so I just make do with it. When we settle down in the south, I will make delicious food for you every day.”

Mrs. Chen smiled happily: “Then I will be very happy.”

Xiao Cao’s mouth was red from the spicy food, and she was also asking her mother for water.

Gu Fei touched her and said: “I forgot that Xiao Cao is still young and can’t eat spicy food. I will make some non-spicy food for you in the future.”

Xiao Cao pouted and inhaled: “It’s spicy. But I want to eat spicy food.”

Gu Rong’s mouth was full of oil after eating: “Xiao Fei, your cooking skills are amazing. From now on, I will kill snakes, so you can cook them every day.”

At this time, Zhang Laoda came over and swallowed his saliva: “Gu Rong, where did you get this snake?”

Gu Rong glanced at him and said: “Where else could it be? Right here. Dalang found it when you were napping last night, and I beat it to death.”

Zhang Laoda’s face was full of remorse. Why did he fall asleep? Otherwise, the snake might be his!

Oh well–

 

Gu Fei kept the spatula swinging around the pot. When the snake meat was fried until it turned yellow, she picked it up and put it on the plate next to her.

Then Gu Fei added ginger, garlic, dried red pepper, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves into the pot. Various spices sizzled in the oil pot, and the fragrance spread everywhere.

The old lady smelled it not far away and sneezed: “What’s that smell? It’s so choking!”

There were also a few who sneezed among the people watching. The village chief said “tsk tsk” a few times: “She came from the Marquis Mansion after all. I have never seen any restaurant that uses so much oil and so many spices in cooking.”

Lanzhi was pinching her nose and shaking her head. They don’t eat this stuff, and they don’t have that choking thing.

She didn’t even know that Gu Fei could cook!

Gu Fei added the snake meat and stir-fried it until golden brown, then added soy sauce and hot sauce to color it. When the color of the sauce was ready, she put a bowl of water in, covered the pot, and simmer.

Uncle Ma touched his chin beside him and exclaimed: “Girl, you look like a good good and a good eater.”

“By the way, what’s the red one you put there?”

Gu Fei blinked: “A kind of wild fruit picked in the mountains becomes like this when dried. It’s very spicy. I tried it at home. It’s spicy, but it’s not poisonous. It can enhance the flavor in dishes.”

Uncle Ma looked at Gu Fei and said: “You are also a brave girl who dares to eat anything.”

Snake meat needs to be simmered for a while before it softens. The adults saw that there was no excitement and walked away silently.

Those half-grown men gathered around the stove and refused to leave.

Gu Rong patted several people on the head at this time: “Let’s go around, nothing is interesting to see. With such a small amount of meat, we don’t have enough to eat at home.”

Gu Fei counted it when she was chopping, and found that she had chopped a total of twenty-nine pieces, which was not enough.

The two families have a total of fourteen people, and one person can get two pieces at most.

At this time, the village chief called Uncle Ma over and invited a few men to discuss: “These guys are all out of water. Why don’t we send someone out to look around here?”

Uncle Ma pondered for a moment: “I don’t recommend looking for water now. Firstly, it will waste time, and secondly, you are afraid of getting lost because the place is unfamiliar. Everyone, hold on. I remember that there is a small river twenty miles away, not far from the official road. There should still be water, so we’ll leave early tomorrow.”

The village chief had no choice but to nod: “Okay, then everyone will just have to endure it a little longer.”

Uncle Ma was eager to eat the braised snake meat. After finishing speaking, he quickly turned around and stayed by the pot.

The snake meat had been simmering for two-quarters of an hour. Gu Fei opened the lid of the pot and a rich aroma wafted out.

Gu Fei asked Gu Sanlang to add firewood, salt, oil, and chicken essence.

Uncle Ma blinked helplessly from the side. This girl put so many things in there, she won’t poison them to death, right?

The soup in the iron pot slowly gathered and bubbled, and each piece of snake meat was covered with the oily and thick soup.

Gu Fei took a big bowl, scooped up the snake meat, and placed it on the wooden board that Mrs. Chen had set up. Just as she was about to turn around, she saw Baoer’s hands stretching out.

Gu Fei shouted: “Third brother——”

 

Gu Rong quickly jumped back out of the cart and touched a large stone by the wall.

He tiptoed onto the cart and stared at the snake underneath. Seeing that it was about to swim under the wheel, he suddenly threw a stone at it.

The stone hit the snake’s head just right, smashing the snake’s head to pieces.

Just as Gu Rong was about to get out of the car to pick it up, Gu Qing said: “Uncle, wait a minute. I heard that snakes are not easy to die. Last year, I heard that someone brewed medicinal wine. There was a snake in it that had been soaked for ten years. When pouring the wine, the snake suddenly jumped out and bit the person’s mouth.”

“I heard it was a venomous snake, and the man died soon after.”

Gu Rong smiled and said: “I’ve heard about that too. Well, the snake has died a long time ago, but snakes have a grudge and will take revenge even if they die.”

Gu Qing handed him the machete: “Then make two more cuts.”

Gu Rong took the machete, got out of the car, and carefully opened the stone.

Then he picked up the stone and smashed the snake’s head several times until the snake couldn’t die anymore. Then he picked it up with a machete and hung it on a dead tree nearby: “This snake is venomous, but the more venomous the snakes are, the more their meat tastes better.”

“Let my second sister-in-law make snake soup tomorrow morning.”

The night passed peacefully.

At dawn, Old Lady Gu got up.

Old people wake up early when they get older.

Together with Old Lady Gu, Lian’er, who was sleeping with her, also had to get up. The old lady urged her to pack the bedding and asked her to collect some firewood from the surroundings.

Lian’er glanced at her mother and brother who were huddled under the wall, and silently went to collect firewood in the field.

Not long after, the women woke up one after another.

Women make breakfast in the morning and are used to getting up early.

Hongxia, the second daughter-in-law of the village chief, was going to find a place to relieve herself. Suddenly she saw a dead snake hanging on a tree and screamed.

Gu Fei was woken up immediately and sat up suddenly. What happened?

She looked through the gap in the mule carriage and saw Hongxia pointing at a dead snake and screaming.

Gu Fei quickly put on her clothes and ran over to look at the snake: “This snake is so thick. It will be delicious when it’s braised.”

Hongxia has run far away.

Uncle Ma looked at the snake and nodded: “Braised sauce is better than braised in plain broth.”

Gu Fei turned to look at Uncle Ma: “I heard it tastes good fried.”

Uncle Ma touched his chin and said, “I haven’t eaten fried food before. I don’t know if it tastes good.”

Gu Fei has never eaten fried food. Before the zombie outbreak in her last life, she had eaten several flavors in restaurants. Death was expensive, and a pot of snake meat cost hundreds.

That taste makes my mouth water just thinking about it.

Gu Rong came over and said: “Xiao Fei, do you know how to make snake meat?”

Gu Fei nodded vigorously.

Gu Rong waved his hand and said: “Then you can do it. Our two families will eat it. I caught this last night.”

Gu Fei was so happy that she almost jumped up: “Uncle, then I will.”

She looked at Uncle Ma and said: “Uncle Ma, do you know how to handle snakes? If not, I will do it.”

Uncle Ma smiled and said, “I’m good at this.”

He traveled all over the country, often resting in the wilds, and ate a lot of snake meat.

Gu Fei hurriedly ran back to call Gu Erlang and Gu Sanlang to set up the stove. She ran back and forth to get the kitchen knife, the chopping board, and the iron pot and poured out the seasonings in her space.

After a while, Uncle Ma disposed of the snake on a stone slab.

All the internal organs were removed and buried in the soil. Gu Fei took the broken snake aside, secretly washed it with water, put it on the cutting board, and chopped it into pieces.

Then heat oil in a pan, add snake meat and stir-fry.

At this time, everyone got up and gathered around Gu Fei to watch her cooking snake meat.

 

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!”