Chapter 20 Difficulties

 The Wu family is very considerate to them now, and Wu Zhijin also specially brought a large bowl of bacon and soybean soup over to give them extra meals.

  Mainly because Mr. Wu was worried that Xiao Youfu would not like him, so he robbed the rich and gave to the poor.

  The rich ones are of course their Wu family.

  And Xiao Youfu is too ruthless. If he walks with them, if he encounters bad guys, his own safety will be guaranteed.

  But if Xiao Youfu took advantage of his own family, he was also worried that his entire family would be annihilated.

  This really worried him, and he felt like he was gambling with his family's life.

  According to Mr. Wu's observations over the past two days, he also found that Xiao Youfu has a gentle attitude towards his wife and daughter, and is kind to his parents and brothers. He doesn't look like someone who will kill someone if they disagree with him.

  Therefore, he also thought carefully about how to get along with the Xiao family.

  After resting, not only did he often chat with Mr. Xiao, he also asked his wife to talk to the Liu family and the Wu family, and asked his children to get close to the girls and boys of the Xiao family.

  Just like before, they specifically asked their youngest son to borrow bows and arrows for hunting. Now they have an excuse to return the bows and arrows, and send broth as a thank you gift, so they won't appear to be too humble.

  When Wu Zhijin came back, he was less reserved: "Xiao Dalang and the others are going to put fish baskets in the river later, and they gave us three fish baskets. Are my eldest sister and my second brother going to join in the fun?"

  He himself was embarrassed to go again. Yes, he is already nineteen years old. There are three girls in the Xiao family, so he has to avoid suspicion.

  Wu Zhiqian was only sixteen years old. In the past, she and her classmates would go on outings. At most, they would go fishing or let the boys catch fish. She really didn't have the chance to put out the fishing basket by herself, so she immediately became interested: "Sister, let's go and get one together. Isn't it fun?"

  "I'm tired, I won't go." Wu Xiulian refused lazily. She was already seventeen years old and she was old enough to get married.

  However, their family originally hoped that Xu Zhijin would become a scholar, so the candidates for marriage would be different.

  Who would have thought that there would be trouble in Yuzhang?

  Now that the court is in turmoil, and we don't know who will sit on the throne, we can only go to our aunt first, hoping to settle down.

  "Mom and dad, let me go over and take a look." Wu Zhiqian didn't want to give up the opportunity to play, so he just went by himself.

  The fish basket was made of willow branches and was not very beautiful, but everyone still had fun and even caught some grasshoppers to roast and eat.

  Xiao Xiao and the others definitely don't want to eat this. It's just a pastime for Dalang and the others.

  When the morning light dawned the next day, everyone got up.

  It's cooler to travel at this time, so breakfast consists of a large pot of wild vegetable porridge and a dry tortilla for each person.

  I have to say that bacon is really a must-have when going out. Cut a few slices and cook porridge, and you can leave out the oil and salt.

  The wild vegetables that were not tender enough were bitter to eat, and even the porridge made with good rice was a little tasteless.

  The corn in the tortillas is not ground finely enough, making it rougher and harder to swallow.

  There are also six fish baskets they put in last night, which together contain about three kilograms of small miscellaneous fish.

  Regardless of her mother-in-law's distressed expression, Ms. Liu took the luxury of frying it in oil and then boiling it. It tasted delicious.

  Xiao Sanlang didn't even spit out the bones of the small fish. After drinking the last mouthful of the fish soup, he sighed with satisfaction: "My aunt is still good at her craftsmanship. The fish soup is not fishy at all and is very delicious."

  Xiao Erlang also tried his best . Nodding in agreement: "I hope I can catch more fish and shrimps next time, they are really delicious."

  She went to put away the fish basket again: "I can continue to collect fish next time."

  Xiao Lian sat on the mule cart and said fiercely He took a bite of corn tortillas and rolled his eyes at Xiao Xiao: "It's all my fault that you had to eat wild vegetables yesterday. I can imagine that we would have eaten wild vegetables at every meal along the way."

  Xiao Xiu spoke for his little sister when he heard this . : "Grandma feels sorry for the rice noodles. Even if Xiao Xiao didn't say it, grandma would think of it."

  Xiao Xiao also sighed: "We still haven't prepared enough. When we pass by the town, we will buy a small clay stove and earthen pots. I can also get some food in the car. "

  Not to mention that Xiao Lian is not used to eating, she also finds it hard to swallow.

  These days are so difficult.     "You all have to be patient!" Mrs. Liu handed them the gourd filled with cold boiled water and said warmly: "Eat a mouthful of cake, drink a mouthful of water, and then you can swallow it."

  He then told them: "Now our life is also the same. It's not too difficult. When your grandparents were young, they had to eat Guanyin soil during natural disasters and wars."

  "Later, someone brought corn, sweet potatoes, and potato seeds from overseas. The yields were high and they were easy to feed. After that, Even if there is a disaster, fewer of our people will starve to death.

  "Now that we have left home and don't know where to stay, is it no wonder that your grandmother wants to save some food?"

  Xiao Xiao thought. I also admire my predecessors very much. They came here to help the people fill their stomachs.

  As for myself, there is nothing I can do.

  She was no longer picky about food, chewed the tortilla, took another sip of tea, and swallowed it.

  "I'm going to go for a run to stretch my muscles." After saying that, he put his bow and arrow on his back and said to Xiao Youfu who was dozing on the shaft of the cart: "Dad, stop the car for a while, and I'm going to go for a run."

  Mule Cart It's impossible to be very fast, you can catch up by running fast.

  When Xiao Xiao saw a bird flying by, she would shoot an arrow with her bow. Of course, it was impossible to hit it with her current arrow skills.

  She didn't expect to hit it, just to get used to the bow and arrow.

  Furthermore, I walked all night the night before yesterday. Although there were blisters on the soles of my feet, my muscles were also sore.

  Now if you endure the pain and walk more, your body will become stronger.

  Now that the future is uncertain, it is still important to have a good body.

  Xiao Lian was sitting on the mule cart, watching her sister sweat profusely as she ran, and couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You little fool, you won't enjoy your blessings."

  Xiao Xiao wiped away the sweat: "I am exercising, and at the same time I can also learn archery and lighten the burden on the mule, which is a multi-purpose thing."

  Even though Xiao Lian sometimes didn't speak well, she didn't forget that it was she who brought the medicine to her when she woke up. It was she who kept boiling mugwort water so that she and Liu could be scrubbed with hot water at any time.

  Besides, she also wanted to ride in a mule cart.

  Xiao Youfu heard the conversation between his two daughters. Although he felt sorry for his younger daughter, he still affirmed Xiao Xiao's approach: "You guys should come down and walk around. As long as you're not too tired, it's good to sweat a little."

  He didn't feel sorry for the mule, but I'm afraid that I might encounter some bad guys later.

  Although they now have knives and cars, most people don't dare to attack them.

  If someone is jealous of their mule cart, their life must be at stake. If they can't be beaten, they can still run away.

  If the daughters can't run fast, it will be a disaster.

  Mrs. Liu also understood what he meant, so she and her daughters simply got off the car and walked quickly for half an hour before returning to the mule cart.

  When it was almost noon, they saw the inn again.

  The entire army was almost wiped out at the inn in front, but everyone was very cautious this time. Finally, they discovered that there were no guards inside, but there were three other families walking together to rest inside.

  Mrs. Xiao immediately directed her daughters-in-law to help make lunch, her grandchildren to find firewood, and her granddaughters to find wild vegetables.

  Xiao Youfu asked his nephews to fetch water from the well, and he went over to inquire about the news from those people.

  Lunch was a rare sumptuous meal, with braised rabbit, bacon stewed with soybeans, and a large pot of white rice.

  Xiao Xiao felt in her heart that her grandmother was afraid that the rabbit meat would go rancid if she put it down any longer, so she cooked it for everyone to eat.

  In addition, they didn't have any fresh vegetables. Most of the bacon, soybeans and rice were kindly sponsored by the Wu family, and some were scavenged from the previous inn.