On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 13 Filial Piety
  Mr. Xiao gained a lot.

He had previously followed the instructions of his boss and went to chat with Mr. Wu and revealed Xiao Youfu's occupation.

In the past, they felt that their boss's work was a bit wicked, but now people are afraid of him and think he is not easy to mess with.

Coupled with the addition of a young son who kills pigs, the force value instantly explodes.

Mr. Wu was afraid that they would have other thoughts about his property.

He regretted not leaving with the large group, but stopping to rest because his wife and daughter got carsick.

Who would have thought that they would meet the Xiao brothers.

Undoubtedly, the Xiao family would be interested in the money, so he simply led Mr. Xiao to the mule cart to get two knives and more than ten kilograms of bacon.

At first Mr. Xiao refused sincerely, but after Mr. Wu's repeated insistence, he finally came back with the ham.

However, he immediately said that he would take more care of the Wu family on the road.

Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up when she saw the meat he was carrying: "How much money does it cost for so much meat?"

"No money is needed. Shopkeeper Wu gave this to us. You can also make a pot of bacon rice later."

Mr. Wu himself came to chat with him before. In order for his children and grandchildren to eat better, he even deliberately made his boss jealous.

It's frustrating to say that they obviously sell meat, but they only ate more than ten kilograms of unsold meat yesterday.

There are also two or three kilograms of bacon pickled last year, which I have been reluctant to eat.

After saying that, he found his two sons and talked: "The Wu family was afraid that we might have evil intentions, so they agreed to give us one hundred catties of rice, fifty catties of flour and two knives of bacon, and also allowed the boys in the family to go to mule. It’s a squeeze in the car.”

When Xiao Youfu heard what he said, he gave him a thumbs up: "No wonder people say that Jiang is the hot one. Dad, you are a waste of money."

The Wu family was so polite that he was embarrassed to have any evil thoughts.

After all, even if we are fleeing now, we are not at the end of the road yet, and our humanity has not been completely lost.

But if you really encounter a robber, the Wu family shouldn't count on him.

The bacon itself is fragrant, and the fat soaked into the rice makes it even more delicious.

Everyone ate this lunch with smiles on their faces and mouths dripping with oil.

In the past, how could we be willing to waste food like this when we were not celebrating the New Year?
  Mrs. Xiao was the only one who felt pain. She ate more than ten kilograms of brown rice and more than one kilogram of bacon in this meal.

Especially when she saw that her granddaughters were not satisfied after eating a large bowl and went to serve rice again, she almost couldn't help but stop them.

Unfortunately, she still endured it when she saw the boss looking at her with eager eyes.

Guessing that God was in a good mood, the rain that had been falling for more than half a month finally stopped, and the two families continued on their way.

Rainy days are uncomfortable, but the sun at the end of June is even more uncomfortable, making people feel dizzy.

When Wu heard that she could ride on the Wu family's mule cart, she and her three sons took turns riding on the Wu family's mule cart.

The family's mule cart was driven by Mrs. Xiao and the Liu family's granddaughters in turns.

As for Mr. Xiao, he also learned to drive a mule cart.

Last night they drove the mule train all night long. The two brothers were both unskilled in the mule train, so it could be said that they were forced to drive the mule train.

Therefore, they all walked beside the mule holding the reins.

Today, Mr. Xiao is sitting sideways on the shaft of the cart and driving: "This is no different from driving an ox cart. When I was young, I used to drive an ox cart, especially when plowing fields, and oxen are indispensable..."

In fact, the mule was originally very docile. He just felt that he was useful, not an old man who was a burden to his children and grandchildren.

Xiao Xiu, who was sitting in the mule cart, saw his little sister and mother walking away with sweat on his face, so he stuck his head out and shouted: "Grandpa, stop for a moment. I'll take my place and sit for a while." When the mule cart stopped, Xiao Lian also She got out of the mule cart neatly, but she didn't forget to complain: "Mom, please give me the bamboo hat. The sun is too strong. If we walk like this for half a month, we may be burnt to black charcoal."

After Xiao Xiao got on the mule carriage, she collapsed in the carriage: "Grandma, give me some water!"

Mrs. Xiao used a gourd and ladle to scoop out the last bit of water from the bucket and handed it to her: "The water in the car has run out. You have to tell your grandfather and stop when you see clean water."

In order to reduce the weight of the luggage, Xiao Youfu didn't even let everyone bring wooden boxes, but he brought most of the buckets of water and asked them to boil two large pots of water and bring them with them.

Even a few years ago, the government often warned everyone to boil water for drinking, but in the summer, ordinary people still prefer to drink cool well water.

"That won't work." Xiao Xiao knew her grandmother's habits, so she could only scare her: "Diseases enter through the mouth, and the water must be clean. The doctor said last time that the disease is likely to be spread from the water."

Mrs. Xiao was stunned when she heard this: "Did the doctor say this again?"

Xiao Xiao also realized that last time it was her grandmother who accompanied them to the hospital to see a doctor.

However, she still nodded calmly: "My grandmother was worried about the money for the medicine at that time, and she was afraid of dying and didn't pay attention to the doctor's orders."

Thinking of the extremely expensive medicine, which still makes Mrs. Xiao feel pain, she looked worried: "People like us really can't afford to get sick, but this person is unfamiliar with the place, where can he find well water? "

Xiao Xiao didn't have a golden finger, so he could only hope: "If we can find an inn or a small tea house village, we can have clean water."

After saying that, he only took two sips and handed it to Mrs. Liu: "Mom, drink some water first."

Ms. Liu rubbed her calf. She used to do housework mainly, and even when it came to hunting pigweed, it was only when her three daughters went to do it.

That is to say, when you are raising seedlings and planting vegetables, you are working in the fields.

Therefore, it was really unbearable to walk so much. I was a little dizzy under the sun before.

She only took three sips and stopped drinking: "Keep the remaining half for your sisters to drink."

At this time, Xiao Youfu walked from the front of the mule cart to the back, took the ladle in her hand and drank it all: "Give me another ladle of water."

Liu said helplessly: "There is no water."

Xiao Youfu wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve: "I'm going to explore the road ahead, and I have to find a place with water to rest."

After saying that, he trotted forward again.

It is said that the carriage is faster than the mule carriage, but the health of the whole Wu family is a bit weak. Even if the whole family is sitting in the carriage, they still have to stop for a while. Either one will vomit, or the other will feel dizzy.

So when Xiao Youfu said there was a teahouse in front of the official road, they all said they wanted to rest their legs for a while.

Generally speaking, there will be a post station every 100 meters on the official road to facilitate the officials to rest.

However, ordinary people could not enter the inn, so some people would build a tea house next to the inn. This way, they would be safe and secure, and they could also earn some money for drinks and food.

Mr. Wu had more on his mind. There was a lot of rice and flour in their mule cart, there was money in the cart, and he had silver notes on him.

Therefore, he was previously afraid that the Xiao brothers had evil intentions, and now that he was finally approaching the inn, he was going to spend more money to go to the inn to rest for a day or two.

In this way, he can take the opportunity to part ways with the Xiao family.

Otherwise, he would always feel uneasy.

Unfortunately, his thoughts were beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

The tea room was empty, even the tables and chairs had been burned as firewood.

The two families hesitated and decided to try their luck at the inn.

Fortunately, there were still seven or eight policemen at the inn, and when they saw these people, they didn't turn them away.

(End of this chapter)