Zhou Gang: “But if you stay here, and you became ill, they will not care about you. You will have no other choice but to die.”
Xiao Feng shook his head: “I will not leave here. Even if I die, I will die with you, father.”
Hu Feng replied: “None of us will die. Xiao Feng, it’s better if you will listen to your father. Even if you stay, there is nothing you can do. It’s better to live far away. Your father will feel at ease and can focus on making plans with me.”
Hu Feng then said to Zhou Gang: “I know a person who has high medical skills. If Xiao Feng went to her, she may be able to cure Xiao Feng’s congenital disease.”
Zhou Gang’s face has brightened: “Good, that’s good!”The three continued talking for a while. When Hu Feng turned his head and saw the color of the sky, he said: “It’s not too early, if we don’t go out, the guards outside might become suspicious. Take a good rest. I’ll find some medicine for you two, but don’t let people see what shouldn’t be seen.”
After saying those words, Hu Feng left with Xiao Feng. He tied the empty water sac to the guard’s waist. He then carried the empty food container and leave the East 7th Camp.
“You came back? What did you do there?” Zhu Siyi was chopping vegetables. This job was originally done by Hu Feng. But when he saw Hu Feng was still not around, he started doing it first.
Hu Feng looked around and said: “Why are you here alone? Where are the others?”
Zhu Siyi pointed his finger at the mountain not far away: “They went to pick up firewood. I was going in there too, but you haven’t started your job. I was planning to go after doing this.”
Hu Feng looked towards where Zhu Siyi pointed his finger and looked at the mountain with a thoughtful look in the face.
*Zhu Si pushed all the cabbage on the chopping board into a large wooden barrel and pulled Hu Feng’s sleeve: “At last, we’re finished cutting. I have to get firewoods. Are you going too?”
Hu Feng nodded his head: “Of course, I’ll go.”
Hu Feng let Xiao Feng stay in the tent to rest and gave him two pieces of beef jerky: “You eat this when you get hungry and sleep when you get sleepy. You don’t need to worry about anything outside. I’m here.”
Xiao Feng nodded his eyes, as his eyes became teary. Since he came here, he didn’t have a good day. Everyone bullied him and laughed at him. No one sympathizes with him because of his small figure.
On the way to the mountain, Hu Feng handed a piece of beef jerky to Zhu Siyi and ate one himself.
“Is this made by Bai Zhi? When we left the village, I saw her gave you a small bag. Is it this?”
“Mmm!” Hu Feng simply said, while looking around and familiarizing himself with the terrain.
Zhu Siyi took a bite of dried beef jerky. When the meat first entered his mouth, he finds it hard to chew. But as he continued to chew, it became more and more flavorful.
“Is there any left?”
Hu Feng asked: “What’s left?”
“Beef jerky! It’s so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious beef before. Give me another piece.”
Hu Feng shook his head: “There’s none!”
“None? It can’t be true. I saw Bai Zhi gave you a bag. It’s only been 2 days and it’s all gone? I don’t believe you.” Zhu Si was in a hurry. He never had tasted such delicious food before.
Hu Feng ignored him: “I said there’s nothing left, so there is none, whether you believe it or not!” If he knew he was greedy, he wouldn’t give him a piece, which had caused him to eat one less. This guy simply doesn’t know how to be contented.
If it was someone else, Zhu Siyi would definitely start searching, but it was Hu Feng… … He didn’t dare to search. Although Hu Feng seemed to be a behave person, his eyes and imposing manner made people dare not approach him easily.
