allonlinenovel Chapter 166: Eating and Disliking
Chapter 166: Eating and Disliking
"One is not enough. Can't you give me a little more? You are still so stingy."
Liu finished a dry biscuit in a few bites and complained about her stomach that was less than half full.
Thinking of the snow-white steamed buns, I couldn't help swallowing my saliva, and my stomach seemed to be even emptier.
"Oh, it would be nice to have a bowl of hot broth."
"My sister-in-law is right. I heard that mutton soup is the best for warming the body. It would be great if we could have a bowl of it." Qian said while choking down the last bite of the biscuit.
"Hahaha, you are daydreaming!"
Uncle Wu couldn't help but laugh when he heard what the two women said.
"On such a cold day, who wouldn't want a bowl of hot broth?
If you have a warm bed, that would be the life of a god.
Think more and you will have more energy to walk.
Let’s go to the next place and cook a meal!”
Liu curled her lips. This idiot couldn't even understand such a simple sentence.
He deserved to suffer the cold and hunger with them, while the whole family was sitting in a carriage and staying warm without having to walk.
"Crunch~"
The snow soon covered the top of the feet, and everyone groaned when they stepped on it. No one paid attention to Liu's little thoughts.
Inside the carriage, the well-fed family huddled together under quilts and fell asleep.
This day's life was exciting enough for them.
Once the excitement is over, physical fatigue appears immediately.
After a while, snoring sounds were heard in the carriage.
Baozi took the initiative to sit in the driver's seat, accompany Lin Erzhuang to drive the carriage, and keep alert.
It was dark and the road was slippery, so the carriage moved at about the same speed as a person.
Blacksmith Wang was carrying his two grandsons on his back and walking with Lin Erzhuang, who was driving a horse-drawn carriage.
He and Hou followed one after the other, holding torches, taking one step forward and one step back, turning their heads from time to time to glance at their grandson in the basket on their backs.
"Whoa~" Lin Erzhuang stopped the carriage and said softly.
"Blacksmith Wang, put the child in the carriage, don't let him catch a cold."
"Master Xie, these two little guys are causing you trouble."
Blacksmith Wang didn't dare to be polite, he was really afraid that the child would catch a cold.
Seeing that the two eggs' faces had turned purple from the cold, Lin Erzhuang felt nervous and hurriedly took them and stuffed them into the carriage.
Wu Yidao, who was sleeping at the entrance of the carriage, suddenly felt two cold lumps in his arms, which frightened him so much that he almost threw the person out.
"Dad, take care of the two children." Lin Erzhuang said softly.
He glanced at his sleeping wife and children, and his hands moved even more gently.
The carriage was not big and could only accommodate seven people.
Now with two more children, it seems even more crowded.
Hearing the creaking sound of the carriage, Lin Erzhuang was a little afraid that the carriage would break down halfway, so he drove carefully all the way.
...
At the end of the hour of Chou, the carriage passed by a village.
"Woof woof woof~"
Hearing a burst of dog barking, Lin Erzhuang knew there were people in the village, so he stopped the carriage road.
"Third brother, let's go into the village and rest for a night, and then make plans tomorrow."
"Well, I'm freezing cold now. I need to find a place to warm up."
Uncle Wu San agreed immediately. If he didn't stop to warm himself, his feet would hardly belong to him anymore.
Baozi stared at the dark village with shining eyes, and jumped off the carriage.
"Woo~"
A low warning sound was given, and the dog that had just been barking loudly immediately shut up.
He sneaked back to the yard with his tail between his legs, and hid in the doghouse without caring about his head.
Blacksmith Wang held a torch and knocked on the first door at the entrance of the village.
"Squeak~mute~"
As soon as my hand touched the broken door, it opened automatically, and the dark courtyard was silent.
When the torch flickered, I saw the ruined houses leaning to one side or the other.
"Boss, this yard is empty, but the house is very dilapidated." Blacksmith Wang turned his head and said.
"It's okay, just make do with it for one night and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Lin Erzhuang led the carriage into the yard. It was not a good thing to wake up the villagers in the middle of the night.
Who knows what the situation is in this village? It’s better to be careful.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Lin Shu woke up.
She opened the car window and saw a dilapidated yard outside, and woke up the people around her one by one.
"Boss, there are two rooms available in the corner over there." Blacksmith Wang came back after turning around.
"Go and clean up. Men and women will live in separate rooms."
Lin Erzhuang saw that the yard was so dilapidated that there was not even a door, let alone firewood for heating.
After a while, everyone went to their separate rooms to rest.
Lin Erzhuang took out the last of his firewood and used it to heat the only kang in the woman's room.
The broken doors and windows were covered with old clothes, but they could not stop the cold wind from invading.
There was no other way, Lin Shu could only push the carriage over to block the door, and the cold wind subsided a little.
Eleven women, big and small, were squeezed on a kang and couldn't even stretch their legs.
Lin Shu was lying on her side against the wall, sticking to it like a pot sticker.
She really couldn't bear it anymore and struggled to climb down from the kang wrapped in her sleeping bag.
"Shu'er, where are you going?"
Wu pushed the person behind her, created a gap with her arm, and said in a muffled voice.
"Mother, I am almost being squeezed to death. I am going to sleep in the carriage."
"Wait, mother will go with you."
How could Wu dare to let her daughter sleep alone in the carriage, so she simply got off the kang and took her own sleeping bag and felt.
If you have these two things, it doesn't matter where you sleep.
Mrs. Wu was used to living with her family, and she was really not used to suddenly squeezing on the same kang with a dozen outsiders.
Once the mother and daughter left, they were left without two blankets to keep them warm.
Wu Chunhua and Liu, who were sleeping next to them, immediately felt the cold.
I always feel like the quilt covering me is leaking air everywhere.
Liu touched the felt and found it was made of thick and warm sheepskin.
The envy in my heart comes in waves.
I thought to myself, comparing yourself with others is really frustrating.
My sister-in-law's life was getting better and better, but they were getting worse and worse, and they didn't know what went wrong.
I don’t know when this day will end.
...
Lin Shu added some green food and bean paste to the two horses in the dark, which made the two horses so happy that they wagged their tails.
They stood on the left and right of the carriage, acting as windshield guards for Lin Shu.
Baozi even got into the carriage and lay down at the mother and daughter's feet to keep them warm.
The mother and daughter were so comfortable that they could not help laughing. The small carriage was much better than the crowded and hard kang.
You don't have to smell other people's stinky feet.
Thinking of the pungent smell in the room when they just took off their shoes.
It can be seen how long it has been since those women washed their feet.
...
There was a fire burning in the middle of the next room.
A group of men sat around a brazier, wrapped in their own clothes, quilts or felt.
Fatigue makes people sleepy, and no one has the energy to talk, let alone eat.
The two wounded were lying in the corner of the room, shivering from the cold even under two quilts.
The group settled down at the entrance of the village, but there was no movement in the village and no one came out to check.
Lin Shu closed her eyes and heard the breathing beside her gradually becoming heavier.
"Swoosh~" flashed into space.
After meeting the Bird's Nest team members, she rarely entered the space.
The space is full of vitality and the crops are growing well.
The crackling sound of fish jumping and chasing each other makes people feel happy.
The pasture is even more lively, and various chirping sounds can be heard from afar.
Seeing the pile of ore, Lin Shu's lips curled up slightly.
That's pure gold!
Unfortunately, she didn't know how to get the gold out of the ore.