Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

Chapter 167 Buying Firewood

Lin Shu threw aside the things that she didn't understand.

I went into the house and took a look at my collection of gold, silver and jewelry, and my good mood soared to the peak.

Jump upstairs to take a nice hot bath and have a big plate of mutton dumplings.

Only then did he return to the carriage in a happy mood, snuggled into Wu's arms and whispered.

"Mom, go wash up."

"it is good!"

Wu responded gently, and in the blink of an eye she found herself in a different place.

Having gone through many things with her daughter, Mrs. Wu has been able to remain calm in the face of emergencies.

Thinking of her daughter disappearing in her arms, her heart beat wildly for a while before it calmed down.

She opened her eyes and stared at the window, afraid that someone might suddenly appear and find that her daughter was not in the carriage.

Only when her daughter fell back into her arms did Mrs. Wu secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The girl who rubs against the sweet-smelling girl has such tenderness in her eyes that tears can be seen.

...

Baozi moved his nose and scratched the quilt gently.

'Woo~'

There was no choice but to move the buns into the space again and pour a large bowl of mutton dumplings into its food bowl.

Just as they were enjoying their meal, Heizi came running back, carrying a rat in the wet.

"Ouch~ow~"

"Squeak ~ squeak ~"

The two cats, who hadn't seen Baozi for a long time, licked and rubbed it enthusiastically.

Baozi was so focused on the dumplings that he ignored the other two.

When he finished eating the last dumpling, Baozi grabbed two more in his paws.

"Ahhh~"

A few bites left the two of them covered in saliva, making them look ugly and bald.

It patted the two's fat bellies in disdain, pushed them away with one claw, and disappeared on the spot with its head held high and chest puffed out and a roar.

The two scabby kids were spinning in circles.

"Ahhh~"

"Squeak~"

The boss disappeared in front of the two again, making them both envious and uneasy.

I howled for a while, but no one paid any attention.

The two had no choice but to run towards the pasture in shame. When passing by the fish pond, Heizi even dragged away a carp that was trying to escape.

Lin Shu saw the whole scene, but she was particularly envious of the leisurely life of the two.

[Alas, she didn't know when she could live such a life. ]

[It's really unfair that I'm born as a human but don't have a leisurely life like my pets! 】

She should get two more hand warmers and warm the bed!

The mother and daughter had a good, warm sleep in the carriage.

Wu Yidao couldn't stand sleeping on the floor, so he asked the twins to go back to the carriage to sleep.

With the twins' two small stoves, Wu Yidao felt much warmer than sitting by a fire, and he could sleep well.

The others were not treated so well and slept like they were run over by stones.

Some people caught cold and fell ill, while others were frozen and unable to sleep all night.

...

The next day.

The ashes in the brazier were completely heatless, and the men gathered in a circle were staggering from side to side.

Lin Erzhuang carefully pushed the eldest and second child away and laid in his arms.

He draped his felt blanket over the two brothers, crawled out of the sleeping bag and shook his heavy head.

Seeing that the twins and the old man were not in the house, I knew that they had gone to sleep in the carriage.

There was a crackling sound of bones as he twisted, and Lin Erzhuang let out a long breath.

"Alas, sleeping is more tiring than fighting."

He folded up his sleeping bag and prepared to put it back on the carriage.

All I saw were two horses, standing obediently in front of their carriage.

Lin Erzhuang had a smile on his face. He knew without guessing that it must be his daughter who was sleeping in the carriage.

He gently lifted the car curtain and met Baozi's round eyes.

"Boss, why don't you get some more sleep?" Mrs. Wu said gently.

"Hehe~"

Lin Shu shook off goose bumps on her body. This couple was showing off their love so early in the morning, and they were not afraid of getting an upset stomach.

"Shu'er, go run around the village with Dad."

When Lin Erzhuang saw his daughter looking at him with wide eyes, how could he not know what this girl was thinking.

His old face turned red and he quickly changed the subject.

"No, let me go with you."

Lin Shu refused outright. She didn't want to be left out in the cold.

Although there were barking dogs in the village, their vigilance was too low.

She didn't want to stay here.

...

Unknown village.

The local dog that got up early to look for food left a trail of footprints on the village road.

There was no sound from inside the tightly closed courtyard gate, and a faint smoke was rising from the chimney.

The cold wind made the ice bars under the thatched hut sway slightly.

The couple walked one step forward and one step back until they stopped in front of the only half-brick house in the village.

Listening carefully, I could hear the sound of pots and pans colliding in the yard.

The two looked at each other, and Wu went forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, a middle-aged man's voice came from behind the door.

"Who is it, knocking on the door so early in the morning?

If you have anything to say, come back later."

When Lin Erzhuang heard the middle-aged man's voice, he pulled Wu behind him and said.

"Brother, we are here to ask for directions. Please open the door and talk."

"Just say whatever you want to ask," said the village chief Dong Xingwang vigilantly.

His heart couldn't help but tighten. When did a stranger appear in the village?

Ah Huang didn't scream at all, which was obviously wrong.

Village chief Dong had cold feet. Most of the remaining people in the village were old and weak, with less than twenty young and middle-aged people.

“Please open the door and talk, we are not bad people.

We came from Lingzhou County last night and passed by the village to buy some firewood. It would be even better if there were vegetables to sell." Lin Erzhuang bowed to the crack in the door.

"What? You came from the county town. What's the situation in the county town?"

When Village Chief Dong heard the news from the county town, he opened the door.

I saw a couple standing at the door, and then I looked around and there were no strangers around.

He held the door open with one hand and carefully looked at the two people in front of him.

"Yesterday, the Northern Barbarians attacked the county town and were defeated. It is unclear what the situation is now."

Lin Erzhuang noticed that the man was very alert, with his cotton coat loose on his body.

His face was pale and looked sickly, and he didn't even mention going into the house to talk.

Let me briefly talk about what happened in the county in recent days.

"We won't stay here long, there is another group of refugees coming behind us.

If you want to leave, make plans early."

Village chief Dong's face changed drastically. How come the refugees and northern barbarians gathered together?

Now I have to leave whether I want to or not. If I stay, I will die.

"My family has extra firewood. There is no harvest in the fields this year, so how can we have any vegetables?" Village chief Dong said with difficulty.

“After winter, the roads were blocked by heavy snow and it was difficult to collect firewood.

I'll give it to you according to the market price, 40 cents per load.

My family can spare four loads, it depends on how much you want."

"I want all four loads!"

Lin Erzhuang readily took out one hundred and sixty copper coins. He was already accustomed to the ridiculously high prices.

He believed that if he sold the firewood in the county town, the price would be higher.

When the couple returned to the dilapidated house at the entrance of the village, they were carrying four loads of firewood.

Mrs. Wu, who was very strong, lifted a load of firewood in one hand, which made Lin Erzhuang's mouth twitch.

Once his wife's true face is revealed, her image will be completely lost.

This is the essence of learning a daughter.

It's true that one can defeat ten with one's strength. Who dares to mess with this mother and daughter when they are together?

Especially my daughter has a hot temper. She will beat people up if she disagrees with them.

Don't lead your wife astray, otherwise you will lose your hair.