Chapter 98: July 1997 Cloud Shadow
Cloud Shadow in July 1997
I took a picture of my sister, and at the end of the month, I went to the opposite world and introduced his "aunt" to Wang Jerry.
Wang Jierui was very puzzled when he heard the grandparents on the tape that they had given birth to a baby. After seeing the little baby in the photo, he scratched his head. Recently, there have been babies born one after another in our Shanghe Village. There will also be a baby baby.
Even though the construction site of the village has been a little delayed since I didn’t supervise it recently, the stone wall of the village was closed ahead of time under my superpower. The lavish gate requires two adults to open and close smoothly. Can't break through.
The tall fence gave the villagers an infinite sense of security. From then on, even in the season when the river water became shallow, there was no need to worry about wild animals and gangsters crossing the river to attack the village. The defense strength of Shanghe Village rose sharply.
I took over all the businesses of the bank, grocery store and grain store in the village. The short-lived carnival of the mud-legged people fishing in troubled waters came to an end. Instead of being sad, they were rejoicing. Even if I wanted to settle accounts after the fall, it didn’t matter to the rat lizards who were full of their own pockets.
Of course, I won't really be idle to do the liquidation, but I just warned the thieves in this village that I will reduce their share when the welfare is distributed next, so that they can reflect on their own affairs.
This morning was really refreshing. Stretching up the stairs to the roof, the two big dogs walked out of the house slowly and stretched in the sun.
In the early morning light, the whole village is waking up, little boys and girls in skirts are chasing and running on the path decorated with summer flowers, shedding laughter like silver bells, a small group of animal cubs stumbled behind them, naive It looks very cute.
Four-winged birds chirped on the branches, the men weeded the crops in the fields, and the women, holding or leading their children, chatted and laughed in twos and threes and went to the cafeteria to start work and make breakfast.
I jumped down the stairs in three or two steps, and I felt very comfortable. I reached out and took out Wang Jerry's toy from his mouth, and took the little guy to see the little beasts in the village's animal pen. No one dared to enter the animal pen, so the cleaning of the animal pen was done by the villagers with a rake with a wooden pole. The disadvantage is that the cleaning is not thorough enough, and the urine cannot be processed. The smell is quite heavy. I will clean it again every time I go there. , to keep the pen clean and tidy.
The couple don't like to be active during the day, and they are all huddled in the small house, but their cubs are now completely unguarded. The children in the village can easily buy these little knowledgeable animals with snacks. It is the age when curiosity is strong and likes to explore around. As long as Fu and Ana are not around, they will run around in the village, provoking a lot of goods, and many are chased and beaten with brooms.
What these little guys named caracal dogs like most is to run wildly behind the children. Just like now, I have seen more than once daring children in the village holding the little caracal dog in their arms and swaying through the market. Among them, there are Little Lamy, what a dangerous savage cub! I scolded them a lot, but these little devils just run away, you can't catch them at all.
The cubs of beasts are very sharp, not to mention that there may be parasites on them, I will never allow Wang Jerry to get close to those small things, even if Wang Jerry shakes my arm again.
The caracal puppies are already about the size of half-big puppies. When they are about to leave the den, they will be distributed to different families in the village and become part of those families.
In the very hungry years of the past, few families could save a bite of food to raise livestock. Even A Fu and Ana's mother, the "security captain" of the village was always skinny. I miss him very much. The villagers said that in a few years, when Ah Fu and Ana grow up, they will leave the village and walk into the wind and snow like the old dogs. Ana may return to the village with her pregnancy, while Ah Fu will have to fight for the wolf king. In the position, failure means being shredded.
Every time I see Ah Fu's increasingly obese face, as well as the innocent, harmless appearance of others, I get a headache. I'm used to it being this stupid, what can I do in the future?
The caracal dogs in the village do not have the strange tradition of the giant forest wolves. Now every household has surplus food and has the conditions to feed some small animals. They may take root in this village.
An easy life is never enough, but living a life without turbulence is easy to make people tired. After being isolated from the outside world for too long, it seems that all the bones are rusted, so I can't stand the lonely mind again. come alive.
The school is on the agenda, and the preliminary site selection has been determined. It is on the slope on the side of the greenhouse. I will quarry there and obtain a lot of stone by the way. I built the school on a high place, on the one hand, I hope that the new school will be close to the farmland and greenhouse, so as to teach everyone the importance of agronomy, on the other hand, I hope that the school can also assume the function of emergency refuge, in case the village is attacked, Everyone will not hide in their homes and be attacked one by one.
The school thing is my own idea. The villagers don't have much concept of learning to read and count. I don't bother to break them down carefully. Anyway, they will understand sooner or later.
I told them I wanted to build a bridge over the river, but I'd ask for their opinion, and it's okay if I don't want to build a bridge.
Building bridges has received widespread support. Even the most conservative old men and women say that having bridges is a good thing. There is no shortage of rice and noodles in this village. Vegetables are currently maintained by pickles and wild vegetables, but the problem of lack of meat has basically not been solved. Our high wall gates are enough to protect the village, and if there is a bridge, the villagers can find a lot more food.
I did what I said. At noon that day, I moved a thousand-pound boulders and smashed them into the river. The water exploded several feet high. I was finally able to condense the rocks out of the water into bridges above the water like a god. One month last year Things that can be done now don't have to take three days.
In order to strengthen the defense, I dredged the river. The collected stones continued to reinforce the bridge body, and a structure similar to a suspension bridge was added to the bridge. After the village was closed, the village was isolated from the outside.
On a drizzly morning, the stone bridge was completely penetrated.
The bridge that is half a meter wide and more than 20 meters is fast to build, but it still took me a whole month to add materials to improve it. Now the spectacular stone bridge that is three meters wide and two meters high from the water has been stabilized. Standing on the water surface, there are strong railings on the left and right sides of the bridge, walking on it and looking down at the rushing river will make you feel very comfortable.
If I didn't have superpowers, such a bridge might have taken several generations or even a dozen generations of Kawamura's efforts. I have no doubt that such a strong bridge can stand for thousands of years.
The village was completely connected to the outside world, and I also had the idea of going out. There were many people in the village who were willing to go out with me, and I chose a few more reliable ones. The next day, the seven of us left Shanghe Village with big bags and small bags.
With the sound of the rushing river flowing, the village gradually disappeared in the rain and fog behind us.
Master Kain went out to play, leaving them to watch the house. If there is no accident, it will be a few days or a few months, and Master Kain will return to the village with the harvest.
Before going out, I especially told the villagers to take good care of the yellow lilac seeds and beets, and the ginseng potatoes should not be neglected. If I can't come back at the end of next month, these are the rations for the villagers to spend the winter this year.
We strolled through the drizzle, my son riding on my neck, looking around with interest, it was a long-lost outing.
He is the only child in our team, and the other children are crazy with envy. I promise to take them with me when I go out next time.
When I was in Shanghe Village, I was always faced with all kinds of things that would give me headaches, but I never hated Shanghe Village,
because I personally made it into what it is now. It has many, many flaws and shortcomings, but We have time to adjust and make up slowly, so I was walking in the drizzle, and I missed the home that I only left for dozens of minutes.
This is what it feels like to be away from home.
This time, my son-in-law, Hussein, didn't accompany us out. He was thinking of being the only husband and thief of the village. My loyal "right-hand man" stayed by my side. Like me, they wanted to go out and see what was going on outside. Can they still do it? Communicate business routes.
My "right arm" Zaire took his wife, Sangma. He and his wife have always regarded themselves as my faithful servants. When they gave Ashura's great gift, the words of "never marry forever" seem to be just casual. shout.
"Left man" Lan Ze is still single until now. He is a rare handsome guy in the village. He can work hard and is rich, but he turns a blind eye to the winks thrown by the girls in the village, and he is not interested in the relationship between men and women.
The original photographer in the village, Julie, also left the village with us this time. She has recently been in a cold war with her husband who is ten years older. This time, she came out to act as the queen reporter of our "exploration team", and can take photos to exercise her skills.
Little Lugar also came out with us this time, and it was the first time he had left the village when he was so old.
My right-hand man Lanzer and Zaire, Zaire's hunter's wife Sanma, the village photographer Julie, and Luger's son, Luger, are all the people who accompanied me and Wang Jerry down the mountain this time.
There are more than 50 people in Shanghe Village, and we only left one-tenth of it, which is still too few.
But does it matter?
It doesn't matter.
We were walking on the road, the rain naturally separated above my son and me, the rock spear drifted behind me, and two big dogs paced leisurely in the drizzle with us.
The mountains and rivers separated by layers of gauze in the rain curtain are very soft and beautiful. When you reach the mountainside, you can see the long river winding like a black jade belt on the green wilderness, the vast reeds, and the small Luhe Village in the ruins.
The small village that we miss in our hearts, it is completely deserted, and there is no trace of people.
"Dad?" The son on the shoulder touched my face.
"Huh?"
"Hug!"
"Okay~" I held him in my arms, and he followed Dad to watch the wilderness in the rain and fog.
Wang Jerry was too young to understand why his father and brothers and sisters were standing here in a daze.
We were walking on the path down the mountain, the rain stopped, the dark clouds dissipated, and the sky gradually cleared.
The bright summer sun shines on us, and the shady wilderness below, shrouded in clouds, is full of life.
There is not a trace of people, and if you look carefully, you can see some collapsed houses that have been covered with plants. The world is so cold and sad.
Wang Jerry, who was lying in my arms, closed his eyes and fell asleep, holding his little toy in his hand. We continued to walk along the mountain road, walking alone in this barren world.
Blame the damn werewolf for making the deserted wilderness completely silent. I don't know where to find a living person and live a life of communicating with the outside world.
In the afternoon, we got closer and closer to Luhe Village. Looking at the path that was gradually covered with weeds, we gave up our idea of staying in Luhe Village. This village is dead and it is no longer suitable for living. We should go further afield and look for werewolves. A place for disaster survivors.
The barren wilderness swayed in clusters of weeds, the sun shone softly on the gravel, and small herbivores watched us from a distance, and in the farther fields, hordes of beasts were chasing and preying.
In the evening, we chose an open flat area to camp. The soil was raised and condensed into thick and hard walls and roofs under my control, and a fire pit appeared in the middle of the house. The house looks rough and clumsy on the outside, but it is actually very solid, more solid than stone.
The soup in the quartz pot was rumbling amid the sound of the bonfire crackling and peeling off. The tableware and tableware were all freshly made. I was blowing the soup and feeding Wang Jerry with a spoon. Several other young people were also talking and laughing while eating. There are many people in the village who can eat with chopsticks like me. Lan Ze is particularly skilled in using them. He can pick up round beans with stone chopsticks.
The appearance of this small house is a bit crappy. There are observation holes on the wall for easy observation of the outside. There is a solid stone bed inside. sleep beside my bed.
We were woken up at midnight, and the vigilant roars and threats of Ah Fu and Ana made us get up quickly. At this time, the bonfire in the house had been extinguished, and it was pitch black outside. Pairs of huge wings streak across the night sky, and people can still be heard shouting.
"The people inside, come out immediately and accept the inspection consciously!"
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