In the middle of the night, Alayanzong went to the courtyard to relieve himself. The lights were still on in Wanyan's room, and strange noises were heard from time to time. With the lesson learned from the last time, Alayanzong could not help rashly again.

The next day, Alayanzong got up at dawn, and Ula Zhitao was still sleeping soundly.

Ala Yanzong first went to the next door to take a look. The fat man and the thin man did not return all night.

Wanyan and his wife haven't gotten up yet. In this quiet morning, there is only a thin layer of oil paper on the window, which is the sound of thunderous snoring.

Before the shopkeeper woke up, the waiter was already lighting a fire and boiling water in the backyard.

Ala Yanzong walked to the courtyard gate, opened the door bolt, and walked out of the inn.

Looking south, the seaside is about a mile or two away. The sea breeze blowing in is not only a bit fishy but also a bit cool.

The waves on the beach are not big, but you can still hear the sound of rocks piercing the air.

There were two larger fishing boats moored in the sea and a dozen small boats upside down on the beach.

Except for the occasional flying seabird, there was no human figure to be seen.

Breathing the seaside air, although it is a bit fishy, ​​it also feels fresh and feels unusually refreshing in the lungs.

Ala Yanzong went to the beach for a walk and did a set of boxing exercises to relax his muscles and bones. He felt much better all over.

By the time he returned to the inn, Wula Zhitao had already gotten up, washed up, and was preparing to have breakfast.

Alayanzong carried the copper pot to the backyard and asked the waiter for hot water.

When she came back, she saw Wanyan standing outside the door. Although she had gotten up, she was still sleepy and yawning, but she still said hello to Ala Yanzong.

Ala Yanzong came forward and said: "Aunt Wanyan, today we are leaving the inn and heading west to the mountain city of Weikoqi. What are your plans with Uncle Bone Breaker?"

Wanyan yawned and said: "We have to leave in a day or two. Apart from salted fish, there is no other food here, and even the salted fish shop doesn't have much. Now that I see salted fish, don't say

If you eat it, I will throw up when I see it."

Ala Yanzong knew that the owner of the coffin shop had made a fortune over a period of time, and the wife must have a lot of money. She would not worry about money now, but she would worry about not having enough to eat.

Then he replied: "That's right. If you want to eat more abundantly, you still have to go to a place with many people. It's impossible to live here for a long time. I also need to find some work to maintain my daily expenses."

After talking to Wanyan, Alayanzong went back to the house and had breakfast with Wula Zhitao.

After dinner, the two began to pack their luggage.

Without the wolf skin and wolf meat, the luggage was much lighter. After looking at the smooth white wax pole, Alayanzong decided to take it with him. It would be useful for walking in the mountains, and he would not have to find a wooden stick to use as a walking stick.

When we arrived at the counter, the old man was already sitting there. Alayanzong told the old man about the broken window.

The old man sighed, "It doesn't matter! I don't know whether anyone will come to stay in this inn in the future. There are so many rooms, and I don't care which one is missing."

In addition to paying off the room fee, Alayanzong insisted on compensating for the loss. In addition, he bought a skin bag from the old man to hold water.

The road to be taken next is basically walking along the seaside. Unlike in the mountains, there are springs everywhere. Fresh water here is very precious and extremely hard to find. The lack of fresh water is more difficult than the lack of food.

When Ala Yanzong asked the old man if there was not much salted fish left, the old man sighed again.

"We can eat for three to five days at most. Now no one goes out to sea to fish. There are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the village. No one can drive a boat, so we will have nothing to eat. Without fish to eat, we will starve to death."

After saying that, the old man actually shed two lines of tears.

Alayanzong originally wanted to buy some salted fish from the old man and keep it as dry food on the road. After hearing what Yan said, he was muttering in his heart. The old man said this again and couldn't bear to bring it up again.

"Then... what will happen?"

"Alas! Let's take it one day at a time. If you sleep until dawn and wake up, you are still alive. There are not many people in such a big village now, and it will soon become an empty village."

After hearing this, Alayanzong felt very sad. He could not continue talking to the old man. If he continued talking, it would cause him more sadness, so he said goodbye to the old man.

He called Wula Zhitao to say goodbye to Wanyan and left the inn.

The street was still quiet, with no one in sight. The houses and courtyards on both sides just stood there quietly, nine of the ten houses were empty. They no longer had the prosperity and liveliness of the past.

Going west will lead you back to the north of the village, where there is a fork leading to the west.

When we arrived at the village, we didn't see the young woman. Alayanzong decided to go to her house to see her again and see how the two children were doing.

When Ala Yanzong and Wula Zhitao walked into the courtyard, the scene in front of them shocked them.

A square pit has been dug in the middle of the yard, and the skinny twin children are lying there side by side. The young woman is filling the children with soil one by one.

The young women ignored the arrival of Ala Yanzong and the two men and still just filled in the soil.

The two hurriedly stepped forward to take a look. The two children had long since lost their breath, and only their skeletons were wrapped under their skin. They were buried with two thin and tattered clothes.

The young mother had a numb expression and no tears. She just slowly piled dirt on her child one by one.

Ala Yanzong didn't understand why she buried the child in the courtyard, but he couldn't stop her, let alone ask at this time.

Wula Zhitao stood behind Alayanzong, feeling the same sadness and crying.

Ala Yanzong stepped forward and tried to take the shovel from the young woman's hand and bury his children for him.

New graves were piled up.

The young woman sat slumped in front of the grave.

There was no crying, no tears, no words, some just sat there silently, with empty eyes, staring blankly at the mound of soil that had just been piled up.

Ala Yanzong and Wula Zhitao stood behind her, accompanying her silently.

a long time.

The young woman took out a handful of dried meat from her arms and scattered it on the grave.

This dried meat is familiar to both of them. It is their wolf dried meat. I gave her a bag yesterday, so she should still have it now.

The young woman finally stood up, took out a big cloth bag from her arms, and handed it to Ala Yanzong.

The voice was still weak, "Take it, I'll give these back to you. I'm useless!"

Ala Yanzong took it and saw that the bag was all filled with dried wolf meat. Wula Zhitao also came closer to take a look. These dried meats were much more than the bag they had left yesterday.

The two people asked almost at the same time:

"Who gave it to you?"

The young woman was still weak, "There are thin people and fat people."

Ala Yanzong and Ula Zhitao looked at each other.

Ala Yanzong continued to ask: "Where are they?"

"Gone."

"When did you leave? Where did you go?" Alayanzong was a little anxious.

"They left me last night and I heard they went to the West."

The two Ala Yanzong had no choice but to hand the bag back to the young woman and said, "You can keep these."

The young woman insisted on giving the dried meat to Ala Yanzong, "I know you are good people. I earned these dried meats. I earned them for my children to eat, but they don't need them anymore, and I don't need them anymore. You won't take them."

It’ll be a waste if you leave.”

No matter what the young woman said, Alayanzong said he was determined not to, and tears were already coming out. He knew what the young woman was thinking.

He really couldn't stay in this situation any longer, so he and Wula Zhitao couldn't bear to leave with tears in their eyes.
Chapter completed!