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Night fell again three days later, and the people in the cave gradually became active.

Squad leader Liu and his chefs had already prepared the dishes. They took large basins of food to the open-air stove outside the cave and started cooking.

Grandma Liu took a broom to clean the cave corridor.

Lu Yan was squatting outside the cave to boil water as usual.

Although the extreme cold has passed, I now live in a cave. The cave is damp and cool, and the shelter still provides regular and rationed hot water every day.

Lin Xue and Chen Weiguo adapted to the living habits of sleeping day and night in the cave, adding and deleting positions again.

The number of people in the shelter has dropped sharply, and since they all live in caves and are managed under one roof, fewer managers are needed, and many positions have been eliminated.

The way most people earn work points has shifted from fixed positions to more sporadic jobs.

For example, help with odd jobs, find available ingredients, collect firewood, etc.

Today, many people go to the fields and cracks in the rocks to look for surviving vegetable seedlings, or seeds that have not yet germinated but are still effective.

These seedlings and seeds can also be exchanged for work points.

Zhou Lin especially encourages everyone to grow their own vegetables. A pot of vegetable seedlings can also earn a lot of work points.

However, there is a shortage of water during this period, and each person has a daily quota of water. Whether they can grow vegetables depends on themselves.

Soon, the rice was cooked, and the aroma of rice was everywhere outside the cave.

People queued up to receive their meals lively outside with their own lunch boxes, and then returned to the cave to enjoy them.

Although the conditions are difficult, it is enjoyable.

At this time, they had no idea that trouble was approaching.

Tian Manqi led the 52 people behind her, looked at the red flag in the distance, staggered, and mechanically moved her legs toward that side.

That red flag is the symbol of the Xiawa Village Sanctuary, and everyone knows it.

They no longer carry any baggage.

Along the way, we ate all the food and drank all the water.

While food and water are scarce, there is no longer any burden to move forward.

Yesterday, during a day's march, more than 10 people died on the road.

Last night, Tian Manqi finally led everyone to share the remaining water resources.

But that little water is a drop in the bucket for them, and now everyone is facing the extreme risk of dehydration.

Outside Xiawa Village, the outline of the river was vaguely visible in the dim moonlight.

Tian Manqi became excited, pointed forward with trembling hands, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Look! River! Big river!"

After Tian Manqi finished speaking, she dragged her numb legs and ran forward desperately, no longer caring about the crowd behind her.

The people behind him were also like crazy people. Without saying a word, they rushed straight to the river.

The land was dry and deserted, and the sudden acceleration of a group of people stirred up dust on the ground.

Tian Manqi was the first to rush to the river.

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