Traveling through ancient times to survive

Back to Dashan Village, the entire village has been training for more than 20 days. Everyone has new goals and a new mental outlook.

In the place that was temporarily used as a training ground, bursts of shouts could be heard. Under the watchful eyes of the village chief, everyone was practicing very well.

The sun was high in the sky and it was hot for the first time in half a year. Everyone took off their cotton-padded jackets and took a rest.

"Hey, do you think the snow is going to melt soon? I was so scared when I walked on the road recently, I was afraid that the snow wall would collapse all of a sudden."

"Indeed, after half a year of cold weather, it's getting hot now, and I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."

"I haven't been out of the village for a long time. I have to go to my father-in-law's house after the snow melts. My wife is very worried."

At the end of the month, the temperature rose significantly and the snow showed signs of melting. The frozen ground was now wet and water was seeping out of the ice walls that had been irrigated previously. All signs indicated that the snowstorm was about to pass.

Zhao Qing was worried: "Dad, the temperature is rising too fast. The soil is absorbing water much slower than the snow is melting. The situation is not good."

"Qing Ya, are you saying there's going to be a flood?" Zhao Chengchuan asked with a frown.

"Yes, Dad. Just in case, let's pack up the house and move to higher ground to survive for a while."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I, the eldest brother, and Qing Ya will go up the mountain to find a place to stay temporarily. Mei Niang, you take the second brother to clean up at home, and Lan Ya, you go back and inform the old house."

"Okay, second uncle, I'll go right away." Zhao Lan nodded in agreement.

"Dad, please be careful with the children." Wang Mei warned worriedly.

The three of them hurriedly ran towards the back mountain. Thanks to the fact that everyone had gone up the mountain to chop firewood some time ago, a lot of snow on the outside of the mountain had been shoveled away, making it much easier for the three of them to move.

Soon Zhao Qing found a suitable place. It was located behind a protruding stone cliff. The stone cliff, more than 30 feet high, could just block the melted snow water from the top of the mountain. The ground at the bottom of the cliff sloped slightly downward, which could divert the snow water into low-lying areas.

At the foot of the cliff, Zhao Qing roughly demarcated an area for the camp that was more than ten meters long and seven or eight meters wide. After demarcating the area, the three of them worked hard to clear the snow on the ground.

After shoveling the snow, Zhao Qing went to chop down trees. In just a few strokes, he chopped down a small tree as thick as his thigh. He continued to chop down more than ten trees before stopping.

After clearing away the excess branches, Zhao Qing dragged back the cleaned wood, and the two siblings began to build the shed frame.

Zhao Qing vigorously nailed the wood into the ground half a meter deep, leaving only two meters above the ground. He buried a piece of wood every two meters, and nailed all the wooden stakes on the ground. The final finished shed was four meters wide and eight meters long.

While the two siblings were building the scaffolding, Zhao Chengchuan went down the mountain alone and went home to find the oilcloth he had stockpiled years ago and moved it up the mountain together with Wang Mei.

Before leaving, Zhao Chengchuan informed Li Wu: "Brother Li, I am worried about floods. My family has found a good place on the mountain to hide temporarily. Do you want to stay with us?"

"Of course, wait for me."

With Li Wu, the three of them quickly returned to the mountain. The frame of the shed had been set up, and Zhao Chengchuan and three other people put up the tarpaulin together, tightly wrapping the top and three sides with the tarpaulin.

Li Wu chose a spot not far to the left of Zhao Chengchuan's house and started shoveling snow and clearing the ground. After Zhao Chengchuan's shed was built, the four people called Li Wu and went back to move the luggage. Their big movements attracted the attention of the villagers.

"Chengchuan, what are you doing?"

"My family is worried about floods, so we moved to the mountains to hide."

"A flood is coming?" The person who asked the question had a different expression and held Zhao Chengchuan tightly, "How did you know?"

"Today's weather is abnormal, and the snow is melting too fast. At this rate, the snow will melt in a few days, and the snow on the top of the mountain will flow down the mountain. Our village is at the foot of the mountain, which is too dangerous."

After hearing Zhao Chengchuan's inference, the visitor was at a loss and extremely anxious.

"Uncle, I still advise you and your family to move into the mountains and hide for a while. Even if there is no flood, you will still suffer and work harder. If there is a flood, it will save the lives of your family. You should go back and pack your things quickly. I am busy moving things, so I will leave first."

The next day, Zhao Qing's family stopped training and moved things to the mountain one by one. More and more people noticed their unusual behavior.

"What is Chengchuan's family doing?" Villager A pulled Villager B and asked curiously.

"I heard that he was worried about floods and wanted to move to the mountains to hide. Nothing happened, but he was so scared. Don't you think it's funny?" Villager B laughed loudly.

"I'm not going to say any more. I also need to go back and pack my things." Villager A was in a hurry to go home.

"No, you also think he is right? There has been no flood here since we moved here." Villager B looked unhappy and held on to his companion.

"It's never snowed this hard before! Believe it or not, let go. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

Villager A broke free from Villager B's hand and rushed back home, leaving Villager B standing there with an uncertain expression, not knowing whether to believe it or not.

Aunt Wang stopped Zhao Chengchuan and asked carefully: "Chengchuan, where are you moving to? Can we go with you?"

"You can ask your children to go with us and you will know. You'd better ask someone to clean up the ground and build a shed first."

"Okay, let's go now. Qing, give me the luggage in your hands and I'll help you move some of it." Aunt Wang's eldest son wanted to help Zhao Qing move the luggage.

"No, I can move it."

Aunt Wang and her sons followed Zhao Chengchuan. When they arrived at their destination, Li Wu was burying wooden stakes. Aunt Wang's family quickly occupied the other side of Zhao Chengchuan's house and began to clear the ground in preparation for setting up a shed.

At the end of the day, all the luggage in Zhao Qing's house had been moved, and only the supplies in the cellar had been left untouched.

Because of Zhao Qingnian's crazy food hoarding behavior, after half a year, there was still a lot of food left in the cellar. If the family saved a little, there would be no problem eating it for another two years.

"What should I do? It would be bad if other people knew that we have so much grain." Wang Mei looked at the cellar full of grain, feeling both happy and troubled.

"Don't worry, when everyone is asleep at night, we will quietly move to the mountain and dig a cave to hide in."

It was a dark and windy night. The sun had set and the air was getting colder. Zhao Deyan shivered with cold.

"It's still very cold at night. Dad, sister, are you cold? Do you want me to bring you some clothes?" Zhao Deyan put down the shovel he was using to dig stones and rubbed his hands.

The cave they dug was on the stone cliff, not far from the ground, so it was very convenient to go back and get clothes.

"I'm not cold, brother, no need to bring it to me."

"Bring me a piece of clothing." Zhao Chengchuan also felt a little cold.

After working all night, the three men finally dug a cave large enough to store their food. They first covered it with oilcloth and then used some gravel to hide the traces.

The three of them quietly ran back home and lay down for less than an hour. When daybreak came, Zhao Chengchuan pulled himself together and climbed out of bed for fear of suspicion.