Chapter 433: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Chapter 433: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Something soft and warm gently scraped across Gu Li's forehead, and she slowly opened her eyes. What caught her eye was the boy's slightly fleshy earlobes.
Her head was resting on the boy's shoulders, and her arms were slid over his shoulders, swaying with her steps.
The young boy was very perceptive and noticed that Gu Li had woken up at the first sight. He quickly put down the fingers that were against his lips, reached around behind him and clamped his hands around Gu Li's legs, lifting her up uncomfortably.
He was so thirsty that he turned his head and saw beads of sweat on the little girl's forehead. He couldn't help but scrape them with his fingers to moisten his lips, but he didn't expect that she woke up at this time.
Neither of them spoke. One took a step forward, while the other turned his head to the other side to observe the surrounding environment.
Looking up, the heat waves distorted the air, as if they were going to boil and dehydrate all living things in the world.
There were no villages or fields to be seen around, not a single bit of green. All that could be seen was a barren and cracked ground. Some were just peeled and dead trees, and groups of people with their families wandering around.
The sun was mercilessly baking the crowd of people moving on the ground like ants, and Gu Li's clothes, which were pressed against the boy's back, were soaked with sweat.
Gu Li was sweating so much and was very tired, but the fire in her body seemed to have been extinguished and she became much more energetic.
Feeling a little uncomfortable, Gu Li arched her body, hoping to create some space between them to breathe. But as soon as she moved, the young boy turned his head and said coldly, "Don't move, or I'll throw you to the ground again."
Gu Li was stunned for a moment, and then she began to twist violently.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kicked her legs to get down.
You little brat, I want to throw her down again to see if she won’t get choked by this bad thing.
The young boy loosened his hand and tried to pull Gu Li's arm, but Gu Li used all her strength to twist his neck and threw him sideways to the ground.
He Yunwang only had time to put his hands on the ground to cushion the impact before he was pinned to the ground by the little girl. When he hugged Gu Li with one hand, he did not miss the cunning in the little girl's eyes.
What a vengeful little devil.
The young boy changed his posture of protecting her to pinning her under him.
Gu Li: ------
She forgot that she was in a semi-comatose state when she fell, and the dead child in front of her was able to carry her for a whole day, which showed that he was very strong.
She couldn't beat him yet.
However, seeing the large red patches on the dead child's neck, she immediately collected all the money she had earned from throwing her.
Gu Li fell to the ground with her head tilted back, opened her mouth, closed her eyes, and burst into tears.
“Oh, it hurts, Daddy, Daddy!”
A gust of hot wind carrying the smell of sweat blew towards them, and Gu Li was snatched away from the dead kid.
"Xiao Li'er, Xiao Li'er, are you okay? Daddy is here." Gu Mancang hugged his daughter and touched her forehead. Worriedly, he touched his own forehead against hers.
"It's not burning anymore, it's not burning anymore. Xiaoli'er is not burning anymore." Gu Mancang was overjoyed, and the dark clouds that had gathered above his head for four days finally dispersed.
"Daddy, I'm thirsty." In fact, Gu Li was still very hungry.
"Daddy, here's some water." Gu Mancang took off the bamboo tube hanging from his waist and carefully handed it to Gu Li's mouth, "Drink it quickly."
Gu Li held the bamboo tube with both hands and gulped down several mouthfuls. A sweet taste scraped across her throat, relieving the dryness and pain in her throat.
"Dad, this water is so sweet!"
Gu Mancang laughed so hard that the tiny dust accumulated on his eyelashes fell down. "It's sweet. Then drink a few more sips."
Tao Chunhua, who had just helped He Xingqing sit down, rushed over and stopped him, "Xiao Li'er can't drink too much water just after waking up. You have to take it slow."
Tao Chunhua stared at the bamboo tube in Gu Li's hand, and did not hide her urge to drink.
The He family's bamboo tube had been knocked over when they were robbed. She had always treasured the remaining water and only took it out to moisten her son and brother-in-law's mouths when she really couldn't bear it anymore.
She knew that in addition to the water in the bamboo tube around his waist, Gu Mancang also had a clay jar of water hidden in his backpack.
But Gu Mancang said that the food he brought could be divided equally, but the water could not be divided, because his daughter still needed water to boil medicine.
No one can touch his water.
I really don’t know what Gu Mancang was thinking. Why waste so much water on a little girl who had a high fever and could die at any time? She drank so much water and even urinated on her son.
But Tao Chunhua only dared to complain a few words in her heart, because her whole family depended on Gu Mancang for support.
Now that Gu Li's fever has subsided, there is no need to waste water on boiling medicine. Could they share some of the water to quench her thirst?
Gu Li glanced at Tao Chunhua, held the bamboo tube and passed it to Gu Mancang's mouth, "Daddy, you drink some water too. Daddy, your lips are bleeding, drink quickly!"
"Dad is not thirsty. Leave the water in this bamboo tube for Xiao Li'er to drink."
"If Daddy doesn't drink, I won't drink either."
Gu Mancang laughed, took a small sip from his daughter's hand, and then refused to drink any more.
"Daddy is not thirsty anymore. Keep this water and drink it slowly."
Seeing that Gu Li was still forcing Gu Mancang to drink water, Tao Chunhua became anxious. She squatted down, pointed at the bamboo tube, and said, "Xiao Li'er has drunk enough water. Can you also give a sip to your brother who is carrying you? Your brother is very tired from carrying you."
Gu Li hugged the bamboo tube tightly and leaned into Gu Mancang's arms cautiously, "Who are you? I don't want a brother to carry me on his back. I only want my father."
You're lying to the child. If her father hadn't carried the crippled woman on his back, would she have fallen to the point of letting the dead child fall twice?
Is she tired of having a dying child? Doesn’t her father feel tired too?
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