novelhk Chapter 908 Critical Moment
Chapter 908 Critical Moment
They pounded on the door even harder!
During this time, some people were threatening and intimidating others, trying to get the people inside to open the door.
Old Zhuang, Mai Sui, and the other two gripped their weapons tightly.
My heart sank deeper and deeper with the continuous cracking sound of the wooden door.
Not long after, a loud crash was heard from the courtyard gate.
The gate to the courtyard was kicked open!
The excited cheers of the refugees grew louder as they approached.
The sound came right up to them.
As the refugees pounded on the door, the illusions that the three people inside still held onto were completely shattered.
Inside the courtyard, the refugees were divided into several groups.
At the door of almost every house, several refugees gathered around.
Lu Qingqing and Sun Yue left in such a hurry that they didn't lock the door.
The refugees at the entrance of those two houses easily rushed inside.
Holding torches, they rushed up to grab the grain, bedding, and other items inside the house after seeing them clearly.
The vagrants who had been banging on the door of Old Man Zhuang's house, fearing they would be taken advantage of, also slipped away to the other two rooms.
Those who arrived late could only pick up a few items that others hadn't wanted.
Even so, these things were far more plentiful than what other people had managed to snatch.
Some refugees even found spicy rabbit meat and several flatbreads in Sun Yue's house, which they grabbed and ate in large mouthfuls.
After eating dried meat for a long time, regular meat and dry food are very appealing to them.
As for what kind of cold meat and cold pancakes they were, nobody cared.
They stuffed the food into their mouths frantically, afraid that someone would snatch it away if they were too late.
As for saving it to eat later, no one would have that idea.
After all, it's uncertain whether these things will end up in their mouths after they're taken out.
Those who didn't manage to grab one searched their houses frantically, practically digging three feet into the ground.
In fact, some refugees have already set their sights on this house.
I plan to live in this house after I take over this place.
Old Zhuang was unaware of the situation outside, but he could hear the sounds of the refugees looting.
He knew that there was probably very little left in the other two rooms.
However, this is not the time to be sentimental about things.
If he survives, the things in his room, if used sparingly, will be enough to feed the four of them for several months.
Old Zhuang's mind was filled with complicated thoughts, and he put aside his feelings of heartache over the things.
Suddenly, a neighing sound came from the stable.
Old Zhuang's heart jumped into his throat.
That sounds like Xiaobai's voice.
At this moment, Little White in the stable saw the approaching stranger and attacked with its hoof.
Caught off guard, the refugee was kicked in the head and immediately passed out.
The remaining refugees were amazed by how powerful the horse was.
The initial excitement of being able to eat so much horse meat has somewhat subsided.
However, it's impossible for them to give up.
Some of the refugees changed direction, intending to quietly move to the side of the horse and pull on the rope.
In their view, once you hold the reins, there's nothing you can do with a horse raised by such people.
When the time comes, they can do whatever they want with it.
But Little White is no ordinary horse.
It skillfully pulled down the reins hanging on the front pole.
It carried it in its teeth and darted into the stable in a flash.
When the refugees rushed forward, they found nothing.
Unfortunately, the light from the torches in the distance was too dim.
He didn't even see clearly and fell straight onto the horse manure.
The refugee, his face covered in horse manure, angrily wiped the filth off his face.
Behind him, the mocking voices of the other refugees could be heard.
After getting up, the man felt he had lost face and immediately began to hate Xiaobai, shouting that he wanted to kill it.
He went back to get his wood-chopping knife and ran aggressively toward Xiaobai.
The refugees behind him, seeing this, were still trying to persuade him.
"Ma Gan, this yard is quite wealthy, with plenty of good stuff."
There's still a room there that hasn't been opened; I wonder what good stuff is inside.
"Stop arguing with this beast, come with us and take a look!"
Ma Gan glanced at Xiao Bai, who was running very fast, and then hesitated when he thought about what he had just grabbed.
The other two, seeing that he wasn't leaving, stopped waiting for him.
"Magan, if you're not going, then we'll head over first."
Seeing this, Ma Gan no longer hesitated.
He glared at Xiaobai, who was sneezing at him from a distance, and then ran outside quickly.
At this point, the refugees who had finished looting all gathered at Old Man Zhuang's door.
The battle has only just begun.
Old Zhuang and his daughter Mai Sui listened as more and more refugees gathered outside their door, and they dared not even breathe loudly.
But the refugees would not abandon the house just because there was no sound inside.
The first round of impacts has begun.
As the door was slammed shut, the cabinets and other items blocking the door from behind were also shaken.
Old Zhuang hurriedly stepped forward and held the items tightly.
Mai Sui and her son followed suit, hugging the items and bracing themselves against the door.
The refugees outside the door rammed it several times, and when they sensed something blocking the door from behind, they became even more excited.
If there are people inside, it means there are more things inside.
If so many things can be found in an empty house, imagine how many things can be found in a house with people.
At that moment, all the refugees outside the door shared the same thought.
They rammed the door harder and their movements became more frantic.
Some refugees found a window nearby and tried to open it.
But Lu Qingqing and the others sealed the windows with tools when they were repairing the yard.
Removing this window by hand is not an easy task.
The refugee tugged at the wooden planks sealing the window a few times, but when he couldn't pull them off, he simply picked up a machete and started chopping.
Old Zhuang heard noises coming from the window and started to panic.
He whispered to Mai Sui and her daughter to hold the line, then tremblingly drew his broadsword.
I went to the window and lifted the blanket that was blocking the wind.
Listening to the sounds of wood being chopped outside, Old Zhuang's hands trembled violently.
He had never experienced such a scene alone.
After a moment of panic, he remembered to reach for the grenade at his waist.
Just then, a click came from outside the window.
The wood used to seal the windows was cut down.
With the first breakthrough achieved, the window was damaged even faster.
Before long, the entire window was exposed to the refugees outside.
The man stepped forward and tried to push it away, but after confirming that he couldn't move it, he started hacking at it with his knife.
At this moment, the refugee and the old man inside the house were separated only by a window.
Inside the house, Old Man Zhuang had already hung the knife back on his waist.
He was holding a grenade tightly in his hand.
The thumb of his left hand was already on the pull ring.
He waited for the window to be broken before rushing forward and throwing the grenade.
Just when things were in crisis, Wu's eldest son, who had secretly climbed over the wall to call for help, found Lu Qingqing.