Dali Langjun’s Ancient Way of Raising a Family

"Qua-ga-" The sky was gray, and the cool gray clouds obscured the last gleam of light, and only a few crows were standing high on the dead branches, shouting over and over again.

Qi You spit out the dull dead grass in his mouth, sat on the ground decadently, and wiped his face.

What a crime, I think he is also an elite in modern times. I didn't expect to eat dirt as soon as he crossed. It really eats dirt.

The only thing that can comfort him is that he was already twenty-five, and this body was only fifteen. He was ten years younger, and he really picked up a big bargain.

"Ah—" Qi You lay on his back on the ground, with a dry throat, and no water source was found. He didn't starve to death, he had to die of thirst first.

However, this place has been drought for two years, and everything that can be eaten and drink has been scoured.

If Qi You didn't come, the Qi family wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

However, Li is such a reason, but when Qi You faces the living Qi family and Lin family siblings, emotionally, it is difficult for him to ignore it.

"Annoying!" Qi You covered his face with his hands, calming his mind.

It happened that a beast came to provoke him at this time.

Several crows not far away looked at the two-legged beast on the ground and lay on the ground without moving after a few steps. They thought that the other side was also dead. The wings flapped and flew towards the "corpse".

When Qi You heard the sound was wrong, he immediately opened his eyes and was angry when he saw the oncoming crow.

"Made, even a beast bullies me. It's really a sick cat if my brother doesn't show off."

Qi You rolled around with a donkey, avoided the crow's claws, and slapped the hapless crow to death with a backhand.

The other crows were frightened, screaming "quack-quack-", flapping their wings straight toward the sky above their heads, and flying away like arrows.

Qi You red eyes, grabbed the crow on the ground, and while the beast was still not dead, he bit his neck and sucked his blood.

Fuck superstition, **** the fierce bird, **** the animal taboo.

Qi You only knows that if he doesn't drink, his life will be over, and he will turn his head and become the food in the mouth of these birds.

In front of life, all superstitions are paper tigers.

Qi You bit the crow's neck, and it took a full quarter of an hour before he let go.

Then he looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then he bowed and wiped his mouth with mud.

Qi You found two stones, hit them hard, and immediately sparked. The sky was dry and everything was dry. As soon as the sparks met the crow feathers, they burned up soon.

Qi You looked at all this indifferently, until he smelled the scent of burnt meat on the tip of his nose, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

He dissected the crow's internal organs with his bare hands, and returned home with the crow meat.

People don't eat crow meat for two reasons. One is because the crow meat is sour and astringent, and the other is because of superstition.

Therefore, in Linhuai County where there is no grass, only the crows have been the most moisturized. It is really ironic to think about it. Now it is cheaper than Qi You.

Since ancient times, no one has dared to eat crow meat, naturally no one knows what crow meat is like.

Qi You pulled out the crow's hair, twisted the crow's head, and threw the crow's claws away, leaving only the body of the bird, making it impossible to see the species.

Qi You silently calculated whether he had swept his tail clean, and walked towards the dilapidated house step by step.

"Father, mother, I'm back." Facing the two familiar and unfamiliar faces, he called out the word father and mother, which was not as difficult as he thought.

Father Qi and Mother Qi helped each other and walked out, Lin Miao'er took her younger brother and followed them.

Qi You raised the "pheasant" in his hand and smiled: "What do you think I found?"

"Yes, is it meat?" The youngest Lin's brother first exclaimed, then couldn't help covering his mouth with his hand, and drew back from his sister.

No one noticed him except Qi You, because everyone else's eyes were on Qi You's hands.

Qi You closed the crumbling door with his backhand, and then walked into the house with his family.

"I'm lucky today, this beast hit me by himself." Qi You said as he walked, looking distressed, "I just haven't seen it before. I don't know what kind it is."

"It's okay, as long as it's meat." Father Qi swallowed the saliva in his mouth and said.

Qi You happily, "That's right."

"Miao'er also come here, I will give you one point."

Qi You unscrewed the two "chicken legs" and handed them to Qi father and Qi mother. With both hands hard, he unscrewed the two "chicken wings" and gave them to the Lin family siblings.

"Thank you Brother You." Lin Miaoer thanked in a low voice.

"Thank you brother-in-law." The Lin family's brother also obediently thanked him as his sister.

Although the voice was hoarse and unpleasant because of the long-term lack of water, it was difficult to hide that the child was very sensible at a young age, Qi You meditated silently.

So he took a bite of the meat, frowned and chewed slightly, swallowed it, and asked Lin Miao'er, "My little brother is three years old this year, but he thought of his name."

Lin Miao'er didn't understand how he asked about this, but she still hurriedly swallowed the meat in her mouth, and replied obediently: "My father and mother only gave Zhuzi a nickname at the beginning, but before he could get a big name..."

It turned out he was called Zhuzi.

Qi You raised his eyebrows, his eyes touched the girl's sad eyebrows, and later realized that he had just mentioned the sad thing about the other party.

Qi You opened his mouth, dryly comforting, "Everything will be fine, don't be sad."

"Yeah." Lin Miao'er sniffed and nodded in response.

She is so well-behaved, but Qi You feels a little at a loss, "Okay, eat quickly."

The taste of crow meat is really bad, but it is many times better than Guanyin soil.

This is probably the most satisfying lunch the Qi family have eaten in the past two years.

Looking at the happy expressions on their faces, Qi You also had some smiles in his eyes.

However, when he glanced over the small pillar, the smile in his eyes faded a lot.

He beckoned to the child, "Pillar, come here, sister...husband."

Qi You's face was a bit awkward, he still wasn't quite comfortable with the new identity of brother-in-law.

The child stood up tremblingly, with a big belly and even smaller limbs, and walked towards Qi You step by step.

When the two were only one step away, Qi You stretched out his hands, and Xu Xu took the person into his arms. Qi You gently touched the child's stomach with his fingers, then lowered his head and asked him, "Is it painful here?"

The small pillar shook his head blankly.

Qi You asked again, "Zhu Zi wants to tell the truth to my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law doesn't like dishonest children."

This time, Xiaozhuzi was silent for a while, and under Qi You's encouraging eyes, he opened his mouth slightly and said carefully: "It hurts, brother-in-law, Xiaozhuzi's stomach hurts very much."

The child slumped his mouth, tears falling down, but there was no loud noise in his mouth, because crying loudly is an extremely labor-intensive task.

Lin Miao'er leaned over nervously, stretched out her hand in a panic, trying to touch her brother's oversized belly, but when she was about to touch it, she retracted her hand in fear.

"Zhu Zi, why have you never told your sister?"

Xiao Zhuzi lowered his head and leaned in Qi You's arms, weak and weak: "Because my sister is already working hard, and my stomach doesn't hurt all the time, it will be fine after a while."

However, Qi You knew where it was "It's all right in a while", and it was obvious that the little baby was numb with pain, and naturally he didn't feel the pain anymore.

He lowered his eyebrows and stared at the broken bones on the ground, his eyes deep.

If he remembers correctly, crow meat can be used as medicine to treat five labors and seven injuries, vomiting blood and coughing.

The injury, disability, and sickness of the family should have been well treated long ago. Now the conditions are harsh, and the crow meat is thank God.

Qi You lightened his strength and wiped away the tears from the child's face. I don't know who he promised, "Don't be afraid, brother-in-law will heal you. Your stomach will not hurt anymore."

"Yeah." The child choked and leaned in Qi You's arms and fell asleep.

Lin Miao'er looked at him whirling tearfully, "Brother You, I"

"Well, don't think about it so much. Trust me, I will have a blessing if I survive this catastrophe. Our good days are yet to come."

Looking at the predicament here, I am afraid that it will not be solved in a short while. For the current plan, only leaving here is the best policy.

But where to escape is also a problem, he has to think about it.

It's just that there are few people around here, and he just can't ask anyone if he wants to find someone. Now he can only know from the memory of the original owner that they are in a village under the jurisdiction of Pu'an County, which is also under the jurisdiction of Linhuai County, and the largest county is in the northeast.

The imperial city is located in the center, but the economy of the south is developed and the style of writing is prosperous. Most people at the center of power come from the south.

Qi You was originally a southerner. He was accustomed to the climate and diet there, so he was naturally willing to go there. In addition, there are more vegetation in the south, and the ecological environment is better than that in the north. At the same time, there are more precipitation and fewer natural disasters.

No matter how you look at it, going south is a good way out. However, in ancient times, the transportation was not developed, and the distance between the north and the south was more than thousands of miles. If you want to go south, not to mention the long distance, just the danger on the way is enough to make people timid.

If Qi You is just Qi You, maybe he will give up and stay here, waiting quietly for the rescue of the people above. But the Great God of Crossing treated him kindly, and even brought him with a divine power. If he didn't make a way out of his life, wouldn't he waste this great talent.

Within a short period of time, Qi You had a decision in his heart. At dusk, he went out with a stone knife.

Lin Miaoer escorted him to the door, blinking two round eyes, and eagerly exhorted, "Brother You, you must be careful, we are still waiting for you to come back."

Qi You softened his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth, and waved at her, "I see, you can go back."

"Hey." The girl seldom responded cheerfully. Without moving his feet, he stood stubbornly on the spot, watching Qi You go away.

Qi You couldn't help but speeded up her pace and quickly disappeared from the girl's sight.

After Qi You left, he didn't immediately catch the crows, anyway, after nightfall, these birds would fly out by themselves.

His top priority now is to find the water source. He remembers that there is a small river outside the village. Although the riverbed of the small river is now dry and can't get half a drop of water, Qi You sees hope in it.

He used a stone knife to dig at the lowest point of the river bed, eager to find groundwater, but he was disappointed in the result.

Qi You was not discouraged. When he was sure that he really couldn't find a little bit of groundwater, he immediately changed direction and used the condensation method to obtain fresh water.

The method is very simple, that is, dig a hole about 90 cm in diameter and 45 cm in depth in the ground. If there are shortcomings, he may have to wait until tomorrow to see if there is any water coming out.

But better than nothing, hope is always good.

He chose some hay, covered the hole a little, picked up the stone knife set aside, turned and drowned in the darkness of night.