The coriander sold in town was usually in the form of a tender seedling. But in reality, coriander could grow up to half a person's height. In fact, many people might not even recognize it as coriander when it grew up.
Ren Xiaosu often sold sparrows to Old Wang, and he often used the excuse of selling them to Old Li's grocery store to threaten Wang Fugui to raise the price. But when Ren Xiaosu went to Old Li's grocery store, Old Li also bought sparrows for 900 yuan, while Wang Fugui would sometimes give him 1,200 yuan.
Ren Xiaosu and the others were also very decisive. Before the group of people could get close, they had already started running.
But just as he finished speaking, Ren Xiaosu was surprised to hear the sound of a car engine behind him. He was stunned. Why were there cars here?
Wang Fugui scooped a small bowl of porridge for Wang Dalong before saying to Ren Xiaosu, "If you want to put coriander in, then so be it. Can you not disgust my precious son?"
With that, Ren Xiaosu took Wang Dalong's small metal bowl and added some porridge to it. Then he picked up a piece of cured meat for Wang Dalong.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the coriander in his hand and pondered, "Maybe it's because we've never eaten bedbugs before?"
But he immediately figured it out. The only thing that could make this group of people move again was danger!
Actually, Wang Fugui was more open-minded than Ren Xiaosu had imagined. It seemed like he was not particularly attached to his family business in Stronghold 113.
Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu turned around and saw the silver wolf king he had seen before on a hillside far behind him. It was overlooking the group of people running for their lives in the wilderness as though it were quietly watching its prey.
Most of the people got up and ran towards Ren Xiaosu. They finally remembered the fear they felt when they saw the face bugs!
The motley crew behind them had not eaten anything because their backs and legs were sore. Meanwhile, they had massaged themselves for a long time and even had some warm porridge. Although they were all running for their lives, they were in completely different states.
"Coriander?" Wang Dalong was stunned and pouted. "I don't eat coriander!"
"Run!"
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the others and said, "Don't just wait. Hurry up and massage your muscles. We still have to continue our journey tomorrow."
The wolves were used to following behind their prey. They would wait until their prey was exhausted before launching their final attack.
Ren Xiaosu had already left town at that time, so he did not know about this. However, the refugees were already traumatized by the wolves.
Ren Xiaosu frowned and said, "We have to stay away from these people. Even though it would be rude to say that we are asking them to shield us from disaster, we have no other choice."
At first, Ren Xiaosu was a little curious. Why did this motley crew suddenly set off again? Didn't they say that they were going to rest in the sandstone field for the night?
However, at that moment, Ren Xiaosu and the rest heard footsteps coming from afar. It sounded like hundreds of people were running toward them. Ren Xiaosu pulled out his gun and looked at the others. "Hurry up and finish your porridge."
Right after, Ren Xiaosu realized that these were people who had escaped from the stronghold!
Before the wolves came, almost everyone felt that Ren Xiaosu was being too cautious. Why did he still insist on continuing forward when they were clearly out of danger?
"You're not eating coriander?" Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. "It smells so good. Why wouldn't you eat it?"
Moreover, during the real crisis, Ren Xiaosu had carried everyone's luggage on him, so the others were relatively more relaxed.
It looked like the people from the stronghold had also escaped in this direction. However, they did not know how many of them had managed to escape.
"I saw some wild coriander on the side of the road just now. It'll smell even better if I tear it up and throw it in later," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile.
However, even if these refugees wanted to run faster now, they couldn't run fast enough.
Wang Fugui hurriedly said, "It's good to use others to shield us from disaster …."
Sister Xiaoyu had brought a few metal bowls with her. In this early winter season, everyone would be holding onto metal bowls to warm their hands while waiting for the porridge to cool down a little.
Sometimes, Ren Xiaosu would think that even in this era, there would always be people who would shine like charcoal in the snow.
Wang Dalong was speechless.
But when the wolves came, they finally understood what Ren Xiaosu had relied on to survive in the wilderness for so many years.
The sound of an engine was abnormally loud in the wilderness. It sounded like the roar of a wild beast.
In the distance, Ren Xiaosu was sitting next to the campfire and adding firewood to it. As they were too far away, they did not hear the howling of the wolves.
Every time it was almost winter, Wang Fugui would charge a few hundred yuan more for the sparrows he bought. That several hundred yuan was usually the price of a cotton-padded jacket.
Although Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan were very infuriating, Wang Fugui knew very well that these two brothers valued their relationships.
It had been less than a month since the wolves last destroyed a factory. The stronghold's overseer had ordered the refugees to bury the corpses in the factory. Many of the refugees vomited when they saw the bloody scene in the factory that day.
Ren Xiaosu frowned as he looked at the several hundred people running towards them. "No, these people are running for their lives. Let's hurry up and leave too!"
"Uncle Fugui, don't worry." Yan Liuyuan said with a smile, "When we get to Stronghold 109, we'll help you set up the grocery store again!"
"Old Wang," Ren Xiaosu said in a serious tone, "I'm very grateful that you stood up for Yan Liuyuan and the others that night. Furthermore, you've always taken care of me when I was selling game in the past. I've always kept that in mind, so there's no need to be so reserved when we're all running for our lives together."
I've never fucking eaten that before, alright?!
A small pot of steaming porridge was set up over the campfire. Ren Xiaosu cut two pieces of cured meat that his Sister Xiaoyu had smoked and tossed them into the pot. The plain porridge that was originally cooked immediately gave off a meaty aroma. Wang Dalong was watching from the side.
Ren Xiaosu chuckled. However, he realized that Wang Fugui had scooped too little porridge for Wang Dalong. Furthermore, he had deliberately not scooped a piece of cured meat and left it for the others.
"If you don't want to die, hurry up and run! Don't fall behind!"
"Why are you still bringing up the past when we're running for our lives?" Wang Fugui waved his hand and said with a smile.
Yan Liuyuan and the others did not care if the porridge was hot or not. They immediately followed Ren Xiaosu's instructions and finished the porridge in one gulp. Fortunately, the porridge had been left to cool for a while. Otherwise, everyone's mouths would have blistered from the heat.
If this motley crew kept running in fear, it wouldn't be long before they completely lost the strength to run for their lives. At that time, it would be time for the wolves to hunt them down.
Wang Fugui looked at the cured meat in Wang Dalong's bowl and sighed. "I didn't misjudge you two brothers."
"Don't you think the coriander smells like bugs? It makes me want to puke just by smelling it." Wang Dalong said, "How are y 'all going to eat it?"
"It smells so good." Yan Liuyuan sniffed it with his nose.
Even refugees like them, who were used to seeing death, could not stand the sight. That day, the refugees cleared thousands of corpses from the factory, but none of them were intact. All of them had been gnawed on by the wolves.
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