Chapter 8 Valley

Among the more than 20 people, more than a dozen committed suicide just after they were rescued. This made Ying Yi feel very uncomfortable.

He could understand, but he was more angry. This kind of anger is not only about the suicide of the dead Zhang family sister-in-law and the women, but also the hatred towards this cannibalistic world and the hatred towards those beast-like thieves.

Ying Yi opened his mouth but was speechless.

Liang Jiu said in a low voice: "I should have caught up with him as soon as he returned to the village yesterday."

A woman who did not commit suicide, named Sister-in-law Wang Si, heard the words and comforted her: "Brother Ying, it's not your fault. The family is ruined and the heart is dead. With their strong temper, what else is there to live for?" She was miserable. He said: "What's the difference between yesterday and today?"

He also said: "The slave family is living an ignoble existence, which is the most regretful thing to say."

Upon hearing this, Ying Yi hurriedly said: "No matter when, you should never commit suicide. Although the world is not good, it can always..."

When he said this, he sighed again and again, not knowing how to continue.

"It's better to be laid to rest." Erniu whispered from the side.

Then they worked together, using knives and hands, to dig a big hole on the spot, without even a straw mat, and just buried it.

Ying Yi disappeared into the darkness alone. When he came back, he carried a rough wooden board, carved the names of Zhang's sister-in-law and others on it with a knife, and inserted the wooden board firmly in front of the grave.

"When I take my revenge, I will take you back and bury you with your family."

"What should we do now?" Erniu and others looked confused.

Ying Yi said: "Go back to the village."

He added: "We can't stay in the village, but there is a good place in the mountains. I will take everyone to stay first."

Xiaowangzhuang was destroyed, and the villagers' families were destroyed. Where can they rely on now? Ying Yi saved them and was their support.

There were no more than a dozen people in the group, and they were hungry and headed north overnight.

One foot is deep and the other is shallow, stumbling around like a lonely ghost. Thanks to Ying Yi's protection and having to go hunting all the way, I was able to hold on. They didn't dare to walk along the official road for fear of being overtaken by Luo Rucai's group.

It wasn't until three days later that he rushed back to Xiaowangzhuang, covered in dust.

It has only been a few days, but Xiaowangzhuang is already as old as it has been for decades. The blood has long since dried, leaving only puddles of black on the ground. Looking at the lonely big grave at the entrance of the village, Erniu and others started to cry.

Then I searched the whole village again and took everything with me if I thought it would be useful. After the bandits plundered it, there was nothing left in the village. Fortunately, during this famine year, every household had some rations hidden deep inside, but most of them were not confiscated by thieves.

Early the next morning, carrying rations on their backs and some portable utensils that could still be used, Ying Yi and his party entered the mountains.

A remote place like Xiaowangzhuang was massacred by bandits. In this world, only the deep mountains and old forests can have some stability. Although there are wild animals in this deep mountain, after Ying Yi's previous hunting, the large and ferocious ones were either killed or driven away. Otherwise, these ten people might not be able to survive in the old forest.

In order to obtain the true spirit, Ying Yi has gone into the mountains several times to hunt wild animals. His understanding of this mountain forest is inferior to that of many experienced hunters. When he went into the mountains last time, he found a valley more than ten miles deep in the mountains. In the valley, there was a small mountain lake with half of the lake water. The area is not too small, there should be more than ten acres of land.

He was tracking a leopard and discovered this valley.

In the valley, he gained a huge harvest - many of the wild animals in the mountains came to drink water in the valley, and as long as he waited there would be a harvest.

I didn't think much of it at the time, but I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

Those who can escape from the catastrophe cannot be said to be strong, but they are certainly not weak. After resting for a night, I regained a lot of energy and it was almost time to reach the foot of the mountain.

What Ying Yi didn't know was that not long after they entered the mountain, about an hour later, a tiger Li Guo came here with five hundred people. Seeing the fresh traces left by Ying Yi and the others, he was so angry that he burned Xiaowangzhuang clean with fire.

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"Work harder, guys." Ying Yi led the way and cheered: "It's not far ahead, just over the ridge and below."

He added: "The valley in the mountains is very secluded. There is also a small lake with water and land. It is a paradise."

Sister-in-law Wang held her waist and took a breath: "Brother Ying, you have said this eight hundred times."

Ying Yi was speechless.

He just felt that he should give them hope and tell them how good it was there.

Everyone in the group, except Ying Yi, was out of breath. The mountain road is difficult to walk, and even the mountain people on the mountain side will be exhausted after walking more than ten miles in one breath.

After crossing the ridge, our eyes suddenly opened up.

There is a valley at the foot of the mountain, and the shadow of half a lake appears in front of the big guy. Even though they were in disaster, everyone couldn't help but cheer. This is hope.

Without stopping, he descended into the valley in one breath. Ying Yidao pointed to the cliff opposite and said: "There are several caves over there. We will live in them for now. In the future, we will slowly build houses under the caves. The terrain over there is high. , if the lake water rises in the future, it won’t be flooded.”

The valley is said to be more than ten acres of land, but it is not very big. You can see the whole valley at a glance. Nothing to see. Start settling in now.

There are seven caves, large and small, scattered at different heights. There were fourteen people, eight men and six women. It happens that two people share a cave. Those who survived were either widowers or widows. Without families, men and women must be separated.

Ying Yi then called two oxen and walked out to the other side of the valley.

"I went into the mountain several times and found a salt cliff." Ying Yi said: "Many animals and wild animals lick the salt and eat it under that cliff. It is not far from the valley. I will take you there and teach you a way to eat it in the future. You don’t have to ask for salt.”

When Er Niu heard this, he was immediately pleasantly surprised.

In such deep mountains and old forests, it is almost completely isolated from the outside world. But some daily necessities depend on the outside world. For example, necessities such as salt have always been bought in towns or counties. Although this is a paradise, life is definitely not easy.

But Erniu didn't expect that the biggest problem of salt would be solved by Ying Yi.

This is a matter of common sense. Wild animals in the mountains, like people, also need salt. Without salt, you will die. So if you want to find salt in the mountains, follow the wild animals to find it. I don’t say you will definitely find it, but there is still a chance.

When he found the salt cliff before, Ying Yi also had some thoughts about using salt to gain some benefits for Xiaowangzhuang. But in the end, he didn't say it. First, it is deep in the mountains and transportation is not easy. Xiaowangzhuang is unable to develop. Secondly, it is a crime to possess a jade. Once Xiaowangzhuang gets rich from salt, it will definitely attract malicious eyes.

In addition, Ying Yi was determined to be a coward at that time, so the matter of Yanya was deeply hidden in Ying Yi's heart.

Now it comes in handy.