Chapter 173 Farmhouse Meal

When Huabao and the leader of Muwa Village left, Su Qing'an and Baishu stood there and watched intently. Seeing the leader hunched over, they couldn't tell what they felt. Read М

After walking a long way, Huabao suddenly turned around.

He shouted to Su Qing'an: "Sister, I am your brother, right? We are from the same village, remember this, sister."

Sister, if you want to do anything, remember to remind me that I am from the same village as you. We are both from Xiaqiaotou Village, Fengting Town.

Su Qing'an was stunned for a moment, raised the corner of her mouth, and responded from a distance: "Okay!" This Huabao is not a fool.

Huabao grinned and then turned and left.

It was not until the two people in front of him turned the corner and disappeared that Bai Shu looked at Su Qing'an and asked, "Sister Su, what should we do next? Are we going to other villages?"

Su Qing'an shook her head: "No. I heard from the leopard that several nearby villages have been occupied. We can't get out if we go in. There is no other leopard willing to let us go."

"Then what should we do? What about Baijia Village?"

Bai Shu was very depressed. The village owner grandfather risked his life to let him escape, and wanted him to go out and find someone to rescue them, but now he can't do anything.

Su Qing'an saw Bai Shu squatting on the ground with his head in his arms and sighed.

It's too difficult. The common people just want to live well, without fighting or robbing, but it's so difficult. God didn't give them a way to survive.

"Let's go out of the mountain first, think while walking, and we will definitely find a way."

Su Qing'an called Bai Shu into the forest and carried Xiaobao down.

Xiaobao was obedient and smiled at the two of them: "Mom. Don't say anything, be good."

Su Qing'an was happy and bitter: "Well, Mom's Xiaobao is the best. Mom likes our Xiaobao the most."

She held his little face and kissed him, making him smile. Bai Shu looked at his cute little face and felt much better.

"Now several nearby villages have been occupied by people. How can we get out? Don't let them catch us?" Su Qing'an was a little worried.

The two started on their way.

"These villages all go out of the mountains to the nearest Baipi County. Let's go to the other side and go to Gongxi County next door."

"Are you familiar with the road?"

"Yes. But we have to climb the mountain road for two more days to go to Gongxi."

"It's okay. Safety is the most important thing."

"Okay. There are many wild animals in the mountains. The village owner has prepared a lot of salt for us. There are also many mountain springs. We will not lack food. Sister Su, if you are tired, we will stop and rest."

"Okay."

Then the two of them went into the belly of the mountain, traveling non-stop during the day, finding caves to sleep at night, and getting up again at dawn to travel.

It took four days of walking in the mountains to reach the border of Gongxi County.

Su Qing'an almost cried when she saw houses and people in the distance. The mountain roads she walked in these few days were more than she had walked in her entire life.

The two sat at the foot of the mountain to rest. Su Qing'an looked back at the mountain behind them and asked Bai Shu: "How far is this place from Renzhou?"

"It may take seven or eight days by oxcart. The horse carriage is fast, and it should be able to arrive in three or four days. I haven't taken a horse carriage either. I don't know how long it will take."

Su Qing'an nodded. It takes so long. She felt melancholy.

"Why don't we find a village to rest first? The county doesn't know what the situation is. Xiaobao has suffered for several days with us. Let's find a village to let him rest."

After listening, Su Qing'an turned her head to look at Xiaobao. She saw that he was lying on the edge of the basket listlessly, his head didn't move around, and his big eyes had lost their luster. She felt very distressed.

She took him out and touched his little head. Seeing him lying softly on her chest, she nodded to Bai Shu: "Okay, then we will find a village to inquire about the situation."

After walking for another half an hour, the two came to a village on the outskirts of Gongxi County.

Su Qing'an brought a child with her, and she didn't look like a bad person. She was willing to pay for the accommodation, so a family in the village welcomed the three of them in.

"My husband was also taken away by the draft, and there are only my parents-in-law, me, and my two children at home. You can stay here without worry."

Su Qing'an introduced herself to the other party, saying that she was hiding from the war, and that she and Bai Shu were a pair of siblings. She also said that the father of the child was taken away by the draft, and won the sympathy of the woman.

The woman took her into her home and told her parents-in-law about the situation. Her parents-in-law sympathized with Su Qing'an very much.

"Young lady, you can stay here without worry. Our village is full of honest people. Many people in the village were also taken away by the draft. You can stay here without worry."

"You left a bloodline for your natal family and your husband's family. They will be grateful to you when they know it."

The old man and the old lady had a good impression of Su Qing'an. Seeing that Xiaobao was also cute, they immediately eliminated their vigilance against them.

There were two little ones at home. Seeing strangers, they were hiding in the house. When they heard their grandparents say that, they also poked their heads out of the house.

"Dou'er, Shu'er, come and play with your little brother."

When the old lady saw Xiaobao lying in the basket, she felt that the child had suffered all the way with the adults, and she sighed that the child was pitiful.

His two grandchildren saw the child younger than them and ran out of the house. They quickly glanced at Su Qing'an and Bai Shu, and saw Xiaobao on Su Qing'an's back, and they all looked at him.

Xiaobao was also holding the edge of the basket with his little hands and looking down at them.

Su Qing'an turned her head to look, laughed, put down the basket, and took Xiaobao out again, letting him play with his two brothers and sisters.

The three children stared at each other, and soon became familiar with each other. Once the children became familiar with each other, the adults also quickly closed the distance and felt less strange.

When the old man and the old woman learned that they had been in the mountains for a few days, they hurried to the kitchen to get them some food.

"Oh, such a young child, staying in the mountains with adults for a few days, it's really pitiful. I'll get him some hot soup and rice."

"Sister, you live in this room, and your brother lives in the next room. Although the house is simple, there are many rooms." The woman quickly cleaned up the room.

Take Su Qingmei to see.

Not long after seeing the room, the meal was ready.

Su Qingmei and the other two had a hot soup and rice at Dou'er's house. Although it was just a simple farm meal, and there was no big fish or meat on the table, Su Qingmei thought it was very delicious.

Baishu almost cried while eating.

The old man and the old woman felt very distressed, thinking that they had suffered in the mountains.

Especially when they saw Xiaobao eating deliciously, the old man and the old woman felt a sense of accomplishment. Seeing Xiaobao eating in small bites, the eyes of the two old people could shine.

Especially when Xiaobao sweetly told them "delicious", the old man and the old lady were so excited that they almost cut some more meat for him to eat. But Su Qingmei stopped them.

Dou'er and Shu'er watched their brother eat, swallowing their saliva from time to time. Su Qingmei felt a little uncomfortable. This meal was probably not a good meal that their family usually cooked.

Without a man in the family, the pillar of the family was gone, and the people had to live a harder life.

Su Qingmei gave them money for the stay, which they didn't want, but Su Qingmei forced it in. The old man treated her even more enthusiastically.

He asked Su Qingmei about everything and told her a lot of things.