NABC Chapter 179 During the Ancient Escape, Do Not Disturb 4
Chapter 179 During the Ancient Escape, Do Not Disturb 4
The four members of the Zhou family set off, pushing a flatbed cart and a wheelbarrow.
They did nothing but travel the whole way.
Eight-year-old Zhou Mai, clutching the little wild boar she had found, moved her short legs so fast she could practically run.
"Dad, the ground is cracking open, why aren't the villagers leaving?"
After hearing his son's question, Zhou Fengping thought for a moment and told him the truth.
They're all waiting for Chen Lizheng to make arrangements.
Zhou Tian didn't quite understand. Could Chen Lizheng really stand guard at the village entrance and prevent people from leaving?
"The imperial court forbids us from going to Hope City; if we're caught, we'll be burned at the stake..."
"Didn't Mother and Aunt go along too..."
"The wealthy family paid a hefty toll..."
"We poor people are the property of the masters, so..."
Zhou Fengping taught them as he went, treating all three of them equally, though it took a lot of talking.
In order to enable the children to take on the responsibility of supporting their families as soon as possible, they were given plenty of tonics and diluted broth.
In that case, they would only assume that they had practiced it while traveling.
Before they knew it, Zhou Sanwa felt like he had developed iron legs from walking.
Even the youngest Zhou Mai can walk around on his own for a whole day and night.
Good luck again that day.
The Zhou family found a dilapidated house that no one lived in, which seemed like a good place to rest, better than sleeping in the open.
As for the large hole in the roof, Zhou Fengping said that if you can't sleep, you can lie on your back and look at the stars...
The three children were completely bewildered.
Is it possible for someone to have trouble sleeping after traveling?
Stopping thinking about all that, everyone put down their luggage carts and got to work.
Zhou Tian and Zhou Gu pulled out a tattered cloth to clean the house.
Little Earth Hunter found a direction and went to "find" rabbits.
Zhou Fengping wandered around looking for a water source.
Zhou Mai consciously picked up tree branches and dry grass not far from the house.
I don't want to suddenly hear a cooing sound.
Before her mind could process it, Zhou Mai lunged forward.
It wasn't what he expected.
The dark shadow in the grass didn't run away; instead, it stared with its beady eyes, wings on its hips, its gaze full of accusation.
This is a senior hen raised in Zhou Fengping's space. It has been nourished for countless centuries, and the energy accumulated in its body is enough to produce three nutritious eggs a day.
In order to legitimately nourish its chicks, it had to pretend to be a lost little hen.
Before Zhou Mai could react.
The experienced hen laid three eggs right away.
If it weren't for the fear of being too strange, it actually wanted to lay ten eggs a day.
The chieftain said that the humans outside are not very knowledgeable, so they have to be careful.
...
as predicted.
Bean Sprout Zhou Mai, with a seasoned little goose in his left hand and eggs in his clothes, returned to the edge of the dilapidated house.
She stopped drooling over Little Gu.
He chose to eat at every meal rather than at one meal.
Zhou Gu saw his cousin find something again and felt envious, thinking that this must be inherited from his second uncle.
Chickens and eggs again~ It feels like life gets better once you leave the village.
The little hunter can catch rabbits, and now there are laying hens.
It would be even better if my parents and grandparents were here too.
Thinking of this, Zhou Gu couldn't help but feel melancholy, and a sense of dejection permeated his entire being.
However, it didn't last long.
When Zhou Fengping and Xiao Tulie returned, they were carrying processed rabbit meat and small fish, which they had actually stockpiled at the slaughterhouse in the small world.
All kinds of meat have been processed, with the hides, meat, bones, and internal organs arranged separately.
"Second Uncle, let me grill this meat..."
Zhou Gu takes cooking quite seriously.
My second uncle is the best cook, but he's a bit loose. Zhou Tian's cooking is always a stew of wild vegetables and mushrooms, and he only feels at ease when he cooks the meat himself.
Zhou Fengping was happy to have someone cook for him.
"Alright, alright, millet, do a good job. Datian, come with me to fetch water."
He added a layer of water to the stream so that his three "stinky" boys could wash off their smell.
They left in a hurry, but they took everything they needed.
Pots and pans, clothes, shoes and socks, farm tools, and the dowry of the women in the family.
There were also the few slightly worn, thick clothes that Zhou Shusheng had given him.
The three carts were piled up to the brim. When there was no more room, he took Zhou Tian and sold the rest at a low price in the next village to exchange for them.
...
Villagers in Wangshan Village are busy growing wild vegetables.
It's estimated that they won't realize the two Zhou families had secretly slipped away until the Niu family's incident comes to light.
Zhou Shusheng and his classmates left together, and the three families put together a caravan. However, because Zhou Shusheng had a simple route, no one dared to underestimate his family's donkey cart, which was mixed in with the others.
If we had walked a little faster, we might have been able to fall behind the Weiyue Pavilion caravan.
The Weiyue Pavilion's caravan was quite prestigious and willing to spend money on bribes, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they had a smooth journey.
Granny Yi sat on the edge of the carriage, wishing she could carry Liu Fang and Lin Qiuniang's carriage away.
This way we can reach Hope City sooner.
Alas, it's a pity we can't.
Preparing people takes a lot of time.
My heart was filled with sorrow, but my expression was like that of a fake person, not keeping up with the times.
With nothing to do after the meal, the female manager ordered a few thugs to have a martial arts match, lest they become too complacent and their skills go to waste.
Granny Yi, seeing this, got itchy and borrowed a large kitchen knife to start playing with it.
They even chopped up the vegetables for dinner.
The female shopkeeper noticed that today's dishes had carvings on them.
Only after asking did I learn that it was the work of Granny Yi with Iron Legs. Her son really doesn't know how to cherish what he has.
Only after giving a reward to Granny Yi did he turn his attention to other matters.
Lin Qiuniang watched the whole thing and thought that Granny Yi's knife skills were quite good at cutting people.
If she had had those iron legs and knife skills back then, things wouldn't have come to this...
Then I thought of the past in Wangshan Village.
The same applies to Liu Fang.
Even finding a gold nugget while urinating wouldn't make her feel at peace.
She sold herself into prostitution to have children in order to survive.
In the end, I still have to be a cook and do all the hard work. This world is really too funny.
The discovery of a gold nugget by Granny Yi is not something that can be easily accepted.
It seems she'll have to make more arrangements.
If you ask her, the problem must be that she didn't give enough.
...
Zhou Fengping took the three children and took a slightly longer route.
Avoiding crowds can also reduce trouble.
When people ask, you can just say he got lost or misunderstood.
Anyway, I'm definitely going to Hope City.
If you're short of something on the road, you can exchange it with farmers.
Of course, there were many villagers who fled like them. The village was empty, with only elderly people who could no longer walk.
His eyes were fixed on every unfamiliar visitor.
Zhou Fengping didn't mince words, letting Zhou Tian and the other two truly experience what escaping was all about...
The clarity in her eyes had diminished considerably.
They hadn't even gone halfway, but the three kids had finally gained some weight.
It can't really be called meat.
It's not like the skin and bones he used to be, with sunken cheeks.
They can continue to grow taller.
When the time comes to find a wife, people won't think you've married a complete scoundrel.
At least a winter melon is round and plump.
Now that he's free from the pressures of daily life, Zhou Fengping is thinking quite far ahead.
By the campfire, Little Earth Hunter was fast asleep in Zhou Mai's arms; when raising children, it always favors the youngest one.
Zhou Gu held the laying hen in his arms to prevent it from running away at night or getting too cold to lay eggs.
Zhou Tian's hands were empty; he had nothing to hold.
He could only hold onto half a pair of straw sandals and continue weaving. After finishing the sandals, he started weaving straw mats.