lcionline Chapter 177 The Miserable Mr. Lu 3
Chapter 177 The Miserable Mr. Lu 3
At this time, Qin Lang and his fellow disciples also ran over.
The people who were queuing for water ran towards this side as soon as they found something wrong. Unexpectedly, Lu Qingqing reacted so quickly and the crisis was resolved as soon as she ran over.
Li Rui, who followed behind, was so angry that he kicked the kneeling man to the ground. Several of his fellow disciples stepped forward and beat him up.
Qin Lang ran to the tree and looked Lu Qingqing up and down. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was not injured.
After this incident, Li Rui asked Qin Lang to stay and accompany Lu Qingqing to go fishing, while the others went back to fetch water.
Lu Qingqing and the other person cast a few more nets. They only kept a portion of the fish they caught in the sacks, and kept most of them in the space.
Lu Qingqing specially set aside five big fish, intending to eat them together with her fellow disciples at dinner.
When Master Yan was about to go back, Lu Qingqing also put away the net and went over to join the group.
When the fellow disciples saw the big fish that Lu Qingqing had left for herself, they were all delighted.
After the team returned to the cave, the fourth group went to fetch water.
After Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang poured the water into the bucket, they carried the fish to the straw shed outside the door to clean them.
The sun was not as hot as it was at noon, and several women were sitting outside with their children.
Tian Fu Niang sat on a big rock beside the straw hut, holding Xiao Shitou, and watched Lu Qingqing cleaning the fish with envy.
She still has some dried fish at home, but she usually only eats a little bit. She would never eat five at a time like Daya.
She looked at the five big fish and thought it would be great if Daya could give some to her family.
As he thought about it, he spoke enthusiastically:
"Daya, you're really amazing! I heard that the pond was full of refugees watching, and you were able to bring back the fish. If I were to ask you, it's been years since our village has produced someone as amazing as you."
Then, he changed his tone and said sadly:
"Unlike me, I don't have any skills. My little Shitou can't even eat meat every day. Look how skinny this child is! Daya, you..."
Before Tian Fu Niang could finish her words, she heard shouting and scolding coming from not far ahead.
"Stop right there, you thief! I'll beat you to death!"
From a distance, I saw several men chasing a refugee in front.
The refugees fleeing ahead were stuffing food into their mouths as they ran, and they were choking and stretching their necks in a hurry.
The direction the refugees fled was exactly the direction of the cave where everyone was. Seeing six or seven men running over, the women hurriedly took their children back to the cave.
At the same time, a dozen armed men quickly ran out of the cave, looking vigilantly at the group of people who were about to run over.
These days, everyone is trapped in the mountains and conflicts often break out, so it is never too late to be vigilant.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang had already picked up their weapons, and everyone was staring at the people running over.
The refugee in front suddenly paused when he reached the entrance of the cave.
Then he turned in another direction and ran towards the village chief.
The men at the cave entrance hurriedly raised their weapons, and the village chief shouted sternly:
"Stop! If you go any further, don't blame us for being rude!"
The refugee cried hoarsely, and he explained while pushing the hair away from his face:
"Brother Tianli, I'm Lu Laosan. Look at my face, it's me!"
As he spoke, he took two steps forward anxiously, tidying up his messy hair as he moved.
The village chief looked at his face carefully and found that it was really Lu Laosan!
But at this moment, Lu Laosan was completely different from the man he was before fleeing the famine. His clothes were almost torn into strips, and he was barefoot without even a pair of straw sandals, and his feet were covered in mud.
His exposed calves and arms looked more like bones covered with skin, and his face was already thin and unrecognizable.
There was a long scar on his cheek, and his entire appearance had changed drastically.
Coupled with his messy hair, he looked worse than most of the refugees on the street.
After recognizing him, the village chief shouted to the old village chief in the cave:
"Uncle, it's Lu Lao San who's here!"
The old village chief came out upon hearing the noise, and seeing him, he excitedly went forward to hug him, then calmed down and asked:
"Where are your parents? Are they with your eldest brother and the others?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Laosan burst into tears and fainted after crying for a few times.
The old village chief hurriedly called a few young men to carry him into the cave.
At this time, several men who were chasing them from behind hurriedly called out to them.
"Wait a minute, is this guy one of yours? He stole a piece of bread from my house. If you want to take him away, you have to return the bread."
Although the man spoke in a stern tone, his body seemed to be ready to run back at any time.
He gripped the wooden stick tightly in his hand and stared nervously at the group of people at the cave entrance, intending to turn around and run away if they made any unusual movements.
His companions who had chased after him were not even as good as him. They were now slowly retreating, fearing that they would get into trouble.
The old village chief touched the bulge in Lu Laosan's arms and took out a small piece of black and hairy pancake.
"Tianxin, go get this brother some whole grain bread."
Lu Tianxin glanced at the pancake in his father's hand, estimated its size, and returned to the cave.
Soon, he came out with a piece of whole grain cake in his hand.
At the signal of the old village chief, Lu Tianxin returned the black pancake to the man who was chasing him.
The man's eyes were full of enthusiasm when he saw the fresh pancakes. As soon as he got them, he broke off a piece and tasted it.
After confirming that it was fresh dry food, he quickly stuffed it into his chest and then carefully retreated.
He took a few steps back, and seeing that no one was chasing him, he ran away.
Several people who had run away earlier were waiting for him not far away. When they saw him coming over, several of them shouted at him to share some of their food.
Although the man was reluctant, he still took out the pancake.
At the entrance of the cave, Lu Qingqing looked at Lu Laosan who had fainted on the ground. It took her a long time to recognize him.
Tian Fu Niang, who was standing by, looked at Lu Lao San's miserable appearance and said with sympathy:
"Luckily, Tianfu and I caught up with the team, otherwise we would have ended up like this."
As she spoke, Tianfu Niang looked at Lu Qingqing beside her and said with some reluctance:
"Daya, seeing how your Third Uncle is doing, I'm afraid your parents and grandparents aren't having a good time either. You should be mentally prepared in advance."
Then she comforted him:
"But don't worry too much. Now that they've found us, everything will be fine."
At this moment, Tian Fu Niang had forgotten about asking for fish and instead began to comfort Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing nodded in agreement and continued to process the fish.
In the cave, the old village chief fed Lu Laosan some porridge, then found a curtain to cover it up and simply wiped his hands and face.
Looking at Lu Laosan's appearance, the old village chief couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Come to think of it, other people are not that good either.
Although he didn't quite like his cousin's behavior, he was still a brother of a different generation, so he still hoped that he would be well.
About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Laosan slowly woke up.