newbobooks Chapter 293 Black Dog
Chapter 293 Black Dog
Gou Ya smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm fine now, much better than when I was at home. I don't get beaten. Although I don't eat much and I go hungry from time to time, I have so many family members. Everyone works hard for this family every day when they open their eyes. They dig weeds, grass roots, wild fruits, grow vegetables, and dig holes to catch pheasants and rabbits. It's much better than when I was at home."
It can be seen that he is really happy, as if he has finally escaped from that devil's den.
Zhou Guo was also happy for her. With that kind of home and that kind of father, even if she went back, she would definitely be sold again or even beaten to death. It was better to stay outside.
She thought of the empty houses at the foot of the mountain. "I've been walking along the way and found that many villagers have moved away. Many houses are empty. This temple is also broken and leaking. It's definitely not suitable for winter. I can go to the foot of the mountain and find an empty house to live in. At least it's better than living in this broken temple. I'll suffer less in winter. I don't think those people will be able to come back for a while. Even if they want to come back, it will be early spring next year."
Gou Ya was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Really? We thought about it before, but we were afraid that these people would suddenly come back. Now that you said that, we will move down the mountain when it gets cold. If a fight breaks out later, we will come back. It's faster to hide in the mountains."
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded.
The next morning, Zhou Guo, accompanied by Gou Ya and a few others, arrived at the wall of the county city gate.
"This cave is the most hidden. After entering, there is a small alley. The alley is remote and there are even fewer people at this time. Go in and go to the temple when you come out. We will wait for you there."
Zhou Guo squatted down and looked at the hole. It was behind a clump of grass and was indeed hidden. Fortunately, she was small. If she was bigger, she would not be able to get through. It was really a dog hole.
He tightened his satchel and the broadsword on his body and said to them, "Then I'll go in. The area around the county is not safe right now. There could be a war at any time. You guys go back. I'll go in."
He squatted down on his knees, bent his body, lowered his head, pulled away the grass, put his hands on the ground, and slowly moved in.
The hole is really small, and the big knife on my back is making a hissing sound from being sharpened.
But before I got out of the cave, I felt that the light in front of me was blocked by a dark shadow.
Zhou Guo was confused, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. Could it be that this person heard what they said and came here to stop her?
Just as he was about to retreat, he heard the panicked voices of Gou Ya and the others behind him, "Oh no, someone is coming, run, run."
I only heard Gou Ya covering the entrance of the cave and whispering anxiously: "Zhou Guo, you should go in quickly. Someone is coming. It will be bad if you are caught. We will leave first. When you come out, you must come to the mountain. I will make wild mushrooms and bone stew for you to eat."
Then I heard the sound of "pa pa pa" running away
Zhou Guo: “…”
There was no way, she couldn't stay here forever. If she stayed here for too long, her hands and feet would become disabled, and her knees would have to be amputated if she kept kneeling like this for too long.
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and move forward, using her hands to support herself and moving forward step by step. Just as she reached the cave entrance, she heard a panting sound, which sounded like a man's voice. Her expression froze and she was ready for a big fight. If all else failed, she could at least give some money.
The next second, a head was seen sticking out of the cave. It had a black head with a yellow dot on each side of its eye. It was panting non-stop with its tongue sticking out and its eyes sparkling.
Dog head!
Zhou Guo: "...Four-eyed dog."
When the four-eyed dog heard this, he licked her face with his tongue.
Zhou Guo: “…”
With his eyes wide open, he sternly said, “Get out!!”
Perhaps frightened by her voice, the cheerful four-eyed dog snorted twice and retreated.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief and crawled out with the dog's saliva on her face.
What I saw was an alley, and I had no idea where it led to. There was a wall in front of me.
The black dog that had just licked her face was sticking out its tongue, tilting its head back, and wagging its tail happily at her. The two yellow spots above its eyes were really eye-catching.
This little black dog is completely black with only two small spots of yellow. It is a few months old, skinny as a skeleton, with dirty and tangled fur. Its right front foot is a little lame, and no one knows if it was beaten by someone.
She turned over her body and took out the last piece of jerky in her bag. She didn't know when it was left over. She looked at the black dog, who was staring at her eagerly, wagging its tail even more happily, with its eyes sparkling.
Zhou Guo looked at the dried meat in her hand and really didn't want to give it to him. It was not enough for her to eat.
He took the jerky and turned away.
After walking for a while, she turned back and found that the black dog was following her closely. When it saw her looking at her, it barked at her and its tail never stopped wagging. She was afraid that if it continued to wag, it would break.
They walked like this all the way, and the puppy followed her all the way. Finally, she had no choice but to bite off half of the jerky and throw it to the puppy.
The black dog immediately lowered its head and sniffed it, then took it into its mouth and licked the ground. The piece of meat smelled like dried meat.
Zhou Guo bit the remaining half of the dried meat and waved at it, "I'm leaving now, don't follow me, I have nothing to eat, I'll give you the last bit of dried meat, it's not easy to follow me and sleep in the open."
She didn't know whether the dog understood or not, so she turned around and walked away quickly.
After walking for a while, she looked back and found that the black dog was not following her, so she left with peace of mind. With this little thing, she still had to worry about its food. The puppy couldn't eat bones all day long, it still needed some staple food.
After walking around the alleys, I found that the courtyards either had their gates closed or were deserted.
She also jumped into every deserted yard to have a look. There were so many deserted yards, and she only met a few half-grown children who had lost their families in one yard.
The two brothers, a sister and a younger brother were huddled in the corner of the room. When they saw her coming, the two older ones stood in front of the two younger ones and looked at her warily.
Zhou Guo was stunned for a moment, then apologized, "I'm sorry, I thought this was another empty yard. Don't be afraid, I'm here to look for someone."
He repeated Zhou Su's message.
The two boys shook their heads and said, "We have never seen her. We have never known anyone named Zhou Su. You should look for her somewhere else."
Zhou Guo was not disappointed. He turned around and left. If it wasn't here, he would look somewhere else.
The entire county town was deserted. There were rarely people on the streets. Occasionally there were one or two people, but they came and went in a hurry.
By noon, more and more people were walking on the street, and the shops on the street slowly opened up.
She originally wanted to take advantage of this time to buy some dry food, but when she asked the price, she immediately wanted to turn around and leave.
A pack of ordinary snacks costs two hundred coins. "Two hundred coins? Why don't you just go and rob them? This is just something made with glutinous rice flour and some sugar. It costs two hundred coins?!"