The village chief didn't dare to let the villagers continue talking like this, for fear of weakening his morale, so he shouted.
"Stop guessing. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. As long as we don't take the wrong road, we will reach the Jinsha River when we leave the mountain. Then it will be safe to cross the river. No matter how powerful the barbarians are, they can still keep an eye on us and hunt them down. ? We don't have money, don't take yourself too seriously!"
After everyone was shouted at, not only were they not angry, but they felt relieved.
This is also true. They are not rich and noble people. There is no reason for the barbarians to bite them. As long as they are careful, there should be no big problems.
So, everyone soon threw this worry into anger.
Of course, it's also because…the pork is stewed!
The hot pork stewed with dried vegetables and mushrooms, each person had a big bowl, and they drank the soup and ate the meat. Even though the cold wind chilled the food, everyone was sweating profusely.
From time to time, they would chat and laugh a little, making the mountains boil and the sky filled with noise.
The women specially made a small stove for the little ones, chopped the cooked pork and soaked mushrooms, and only added a small handful of rice grains, making them soft, glutinous and fragrant.
The little ones couldn't even raise their heads after eating. However, Jiayin disliked the fishy smell of wild boar meat and only ate more than half of the bowl.
Tao Hongying took the time to knead a small piece of dough, took the broth and other items and went to the small cave. She quickly rolled out the noodles and made sick rice for Mrs. Cui.
Jiayin was wearing a red coat and trousers and a rabbit-skin hat. She was not messy like ordinary farm children. Instead, she was white, fat, clean, and extremely cute.
She ran to the bed and stared at Mrs. Cui with her big eyes, saying nothing and not being naughty.
Mrs. Cui's cough became lighter, but she still felt uncomfortable. When she opened her eyes and saw such a fat baby, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Whose child are you?"
Jiayin pointed to Tao Hongying, who was busy at the door, and responded softly, "from my mother's family."
Such a babyish voice instantly made Mrs. Cui's heart soften.
She habitually wanted to give a greeting gift, but when she started, she found that there was nothing around her.
As a result, her face became a little more lonely, she just touched Jiayin's face and whispered.
"Little girl, you are so cute. Grow up well and grow into a beautiful girl."
Jiayin could see the tenderness and loneliness in her eyes, and felt a little distressed, so he stretched out his little hand and gave her a small thing.
Tao Hongying looked up and saw her daughter running inside. She was afraid that she would be naughty, so she hurriedly shouted.
"Fu Niu, come here quickly, don't disturb Madam's rest."
Seeing the good news running out, she told Sister-in-law Qiong.
"After another cup of tea, the noodles will be cooked and can be served to Madam. You can only take the medicine after eating the noodles. Doctor Zhang said that this medicine may damage the spleen and stomach and should not be taken on an empty stomach."
Sister-in-law Qiong nodded quickly to thank her. Tao Hongying Smiling and waving her hands, "I'll ask the boy at home to bring you food later. You can take care of my wife first."
As she spoke, she carried the good news and went down.
Everyone is happy after a meal of pork. They have food and oil in their bellies and are in a good mood. Barbarians and troubled times, let alone worry.
The men chatted while the women hurriedly took a bite and cleaned up.
After finishing their work, the sky was completely dark, the wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and everyone hurried back to the cave.
Mr. Wen climbed up the small cave and saw Mrs. Cui sitting in a daze, so he asked.
"Junior sister, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Mrs. Cui raised her head and responded with a rare smile.
"No, senior brother, I'm worried. I just ate noodles and drank medicine, and I'm feeling much better."
Mr. Wen was happy to hear this and was extremely grateful to the Li family.
"Although we gave you money, in this situation, food is more valuable than money and gold. Let's come over and have two meals, one meat porridge and one meat soup noodles. The Li family is really too generous."
Mrs. Cui also nodded and raised her head. Yang held the small piece of oil paper in his hand and said with a smile, "Just now, the fat girl from the Li family gave me a piece of candy. It was very sweet."
"The youngest baby?" Mr. Wen was very surprised and praised, "Family tradition It's really important, a little kid is so loyal and generous."
Mrs. Cui thought for a while and said, "Senior brother, let's stay here until spring and go on the road with these people? We have nothing to offer in return for the time being, but When the time is right, senior brother will have a few words with the village chief and the Li family. When we get to Jiangnan, we will be rewarded generously."
Mr. Wen nodded, "I think so too, but this winter, I have to trouble the Li family even more."
The taciturn Sister-in-law Qiong suddenly interjected, "I can go hunting and exchange food with the villagers."
"That's also true . There is a way, but it is still not enough." Mr. Wen pondered for a moment, then comforted Mrs. Cui, "Don't worry, junior sister, just rest in peace and recuperate, leave the rest to me."
Mrs. Cui could only nod, her body really couldn't help much , or in other words, it's already good without causing any trouble.
After Mr. Wen got off the cave, he and his entourage stayed at the village chief's cave.
He didn't know that in the cave next door, the Li family was already thinking about finding a job for him.
"Mom, Mr. Wen is sensible and wise. He should be a good gentleman." Li Laosi spoke first.
Li Laoer also smiled and agreed, "Yes, I also talked to Mr. Wen a few more times. It's rare that he doesn't have a weird temper. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he should have fame."
Jiaren listened and vaguely After a few guesses, his eyes lit up.
Mrs. Li felt sorry for her grandson and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry too much. The family sees this opportunity as a rare one and wants Mr. Wen to teach you how to read. Otherwise, the winter is so long and it's hard to waste it in vain."
Jiaren endured his excitement and said, He nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, grandma, I will study hard."
"I hope you don't study hard. A good child is like an old man all day long. He has to play when he should, you know?" "
I know, grandma."
Jiayin lay down In grandma's arms, listening to the family talking, she yawned and fell asleep quickly.
The stove fire was dancing, and the orange-red light made the cave feel exceptionally warm.
Shanfeng outside the cave tried hard to rush in without showing off his power, but unfortunately he broke his head and failed.
The stone wall covering most of the cave entrance was covered with thick mud. Even the door for the family to move around was covered with two layers of straw curtains and an additional layer of linoleum.
Outside the cave is the cold ice and snow, the hustle and bustle of troubled times, and perhaps countless despair and confusion.
But at this moment, when the family is together, it seems like they are not afraid of anything.
Especially Li Lao Er, Li Lao San and Li Lao Si, the three brothers discussed tomorrow to clean up all the blood-stained snow from the pig slaughter today and push it into the river to avoid being sniffed by wild beasts.
The lessons learned by the wolves before were too profound, and they must not repeat the same mistakes.
Li Laosan still needs to cut down two more trees and build a table and benches for the small cave.
It's freezing and snowy, and Mr. Wen and his four masters and servants may not be able to leave.
After living like this for a few months, everything that needs to be purchased has to be purchased.
After chatting for a while, the family carefully found their way to the bed and got dressed and fell asleep.
It was too cold to get up early, so everyone had breakfast in their own caves to prepare for the sun to warm them up before going out for activities.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the Li family put breakfast on the table, they heard someone shouting under the cave.
"Sister-in-law, Hongying!"
Tao Hongying quickly hid her daughter's custard bowl, then lay down at the entrance of the cave to look at it.
"Third Aunt, you've had breakfast. Come up and sit down for a while. How about a bite?"
It turned out that the person below was Aunt Wu, and there was her man next to her. Both of them looked anxious and waved their hands desperately.
"Hongying, look quickly. Is my dog Shengzi sleeping with Jiaxi's family?"
Tao Hongying quickly turned around. Jiaxi's family was sitting at the table munching sweet potatoes. There was no trace of the dog Shengzi.
She responded, "Auntie, Gou Sheng'er didn't come and didn't sleep at my house!"
"It's over!" Aunt Wu San sat down on the ground and cried loudly.
"Gou Sheng'er is lost, Gou Sheng'er is lost!"