An orphan girl from a farming family: Everyday farming in the mountains during natural disasters

Chapter 142 Encountering danger

Walking to the familiar place, Han Zhibai looked around, and the scene of looking for medicinal herbs and hunting here with Xia Qingyue emerged in his mind.

Thinking of her, he couldn't help but smile, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"Mmmm!" Xiaobai raised his head and shouted forward, as if to say: If you miss her, go find her.

Han Zhibai bent down and gently stroked Xiaobai's head, with a smile on his face. "We will be able to see each other in a few days. If we go to see her suddenly now, it will cause trouble to her."

Xiaobai ran out a few steps, shook his head, shouted a few times into the woods, and opened his mouth with a big smile.

"Okay, now that we're out, let's go play in the woods for a while before going back."

The next day, Xia Qingyue came out early again to carry firewood, and picked up several baskets of dry pine needles for fire starter.

At noon, she had to make do with some noodles to fill her stomach. After eating, she leaned against a big tree and prepared to rest for a while.

Heihei, who was lying next to her, suddenly raised his head and stared into the woods.

Seeing the excitement flashing in its eyes, she knew it had found its prey.

There are fewer people on the mountain these two days, and Heihei is very obedient, so she lets it go out to hunt for a while when she collects firewood every day.

"Want to go?"

Heihei propped himself up, placed his front paws neatly on the grass, looked at her eagerly, and moaned coquettishly.

"Then go ahead, but come back early and don't run too far."

Heihei responded twice and ran out like the wind.

After resting for more than ten minutes, Xia Qingyue thought that if she could find more firewood today, she could have a good rest when she came down the mountain tomorrow. So she got up and started working.

There are many broken branches and wood in the forest. Pick them up, put them on the vines, and tie them into a bundle.

She was so engrossed in her work that she tied six bundles of firewood when she suddenly remembered that Heihei had not come back yet.

Two days ago, it went out for about half an hour and then came back.

"Why hasn't he come back yet?" She looked worriedly in the direction where Heihei left, her heart was in turmoil, a little panicked and a little agitated.

She was so worried that she left behind a few bundles of firewood and went in the direction where Heihei had left. At first, she could see its footprints on the ground, but later, she could see fewer and fewer, until there were none left.

Just when she was anxiously about to call out to Heihei, a dog barking suddenly came from the other side of the woods. The sound was not loud, and soon it sank into the water like a huge rock, disappearing without a trace.

When she heard the familiar cry, her heart felt like it was stabbed by a knife, and she was in great pain, "Heihei!"

She ran towards the source of the sound like crazy. Because she didn't pay attention to the road, she was tripped by the tree roots on the ground many times. She stood up and ran again to look for the source.

She ran around searching for a while and gradually calmed down.

It's a vast forest and I don't know the exact location. It would be a waste of time to keep looking like this. The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be.

But how to track down Heihei?

"Yes, find Han Zhibai, Xiaobai, Xiaobai can find Heihei!"

She ran back the same way she came, and the scenery along the way receded and finally turned into shadows.

Run downstream along the stream and then turn into the dense forest.

Because her body could not bear it, she was forced to stop five times along the way. She rested for two or three minutes each time and then continued running. The wind brought by the running blew into her mouth and nose, but failed to relieve the burning fire in her throat.

When she ran to the pine forest where she had agreed to meet Han Zhibai and the others, she could no longer hold on, her legs bent, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

She fell sideways on the soft leaves, drops of sweat dripped into her eyes, which felt burning painful. She blinked her eyes and saw a tall and straight tree in front of her.

The moment her eyelids closed, something ran to her side and she quickly opened her eyes.

"No no no!"

A white, furry thing rubbed against my face.

Han Zhibai ran over and saw a person lying on the ground next to Xiaobai. He recognized the familiar figure at a glance, "Qing... Qingyue, it's you!"

He ran forward and squatted in front of Xia Qingyue. Just as he was about to reach out to help her, she sat up by herself.

Her eyes, which used to be as bright and dazzling as the little sun, were now red, with crystal tears streaming out. Her face was covered with dirt, her nose was red, and her hair was hanging down and messy, making her already small face look even smaller.

Seeing her like this, Han Zhibai felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife, and pity flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand, hesitated for a long time, and finally gently placed it on one of her shoulders and patted it gently.

Maybe it was because she finally saw an acquaintance when she was most helpless, just like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood, Xia Qingyue couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

"Han Zhibai, Heihei is missing. Heihei is in danger. Can you help me?"

"Okay, Qingyue, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, let's go find Heihei!" She wanted to stand up, but because she had been running for too long, her legs were sore and weak that she couldn't muster any strength and sat back on the ground.

Han Zhibai bent over and stretched out his hand to her.

She looked at the broad palm in front of her, and without hesitation, she put her hand on it and used the force to stand up.

On the way to the scene of the incident, Xia Qingyue explained the general situation.

Han Zhibai comforted her: "As long as he knows the approximate location, Xiaobai will definitely find Heihei, don't worry."

"I won't fall down until I find Heihei!" At this time she had completely calmed down and regained her energy.

After some time, they ran back to the place where Xia Qingyue heard Heihei's cry, and Han Zhibai took Xiaobai to sniff around.

After smelling for a while, Xiaobai ran in a certain direction.

Han Zhibai: “Over there!”

The two followed Xiaobai, running, stopping, sniffing, and finally came to a place deep in the forest.

It was under a big tree, and there were messy traces of dog paw prints shaped like plum blossoms on the sand.

She squatted down and looked at the traces, her anxiety evident in her words, "Heihei has been here, and it was taken away by someone else!"

Han Zhibai looked around and found a clue on the tree. He pointed to the marks on the tree trunk and said, "Someone has set a trap here. I guess there should be a big net on the tree. Heihei accidentally walked in here and triggered the trap."

He turned around and said, "Xiaobai, sniff around again and track down Heihei!"

Without the owner's instruction, Xiaobai had already smelled it. It smelled the black scent and barked at the two of them, signaling them to follow it.

Under the leadership of Xiaobai, the two traveled through the forest and came to a strange place they had never been to before.

So much time has passed, Xia Qingyue is very worried about Heihei's safety.

When she was anxious, Han Zhibai suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, squatted down, and whispered: "There is someone downstairs."

Xiaobai guards his master skillfully and quietly.

A glimmer of hope lit up in Xia Qingyue's eyes, which meant that Heihei might be here.

The next second, a series of weak roars came from below.

It’s Heihei!

She couldn't have heard wrong.

"This black dog is really strong. It can still bark even when it's tied up. It's fat and strong. We guys are in for a treat tonight."