PFC Chapter 149 Encountering Sou Shan
Chapter 149 Encountering Sou Shan
Xue Bao walked in front, leading the horse.
He thought that maybe his father Xue Lao Hu and his brother-in-law Han Mingjiang should be waiting for them on that mountain.
That would be good. There are too many children, and they are young. If they encounter soldiers and officers from Youzhou City, it will be difficult for them to escape.
When they set out, Li Lanzhen told Xue Bao to go down the same path they took to go down the mountain.
In other words, follow this path to the mountain road where Li Lanzhen met the man in black and was caught and hung on a tree.
Xue Bao knew that Li Lanzhen was afraid that if she went straight up the mountain and returned to Wangyou Valley, the enemy would discover their tracks.
However, Xue Bao was afraid of Xue Lao Hu and Han Mingjiang, and didn't know that they were going to take this road and would go the other way.
Walking while thinking.
By the time they reached the top of a mountain, it was already dawn.
The children in the basket, after having their stomachs full and water drunk, fell asleep peacefully.
Li Lanzhen looked at the cute sleeping faces of these children and thought to herself.
This moment is probably the most peaceful time these children have felt in many years.
They knew that at this moment, they were safe and full, and as the horses, cows and donkeys walked slowly, the baskets rocked like a cradle, allowing them to fall asleep peacefully.
Li Lanzheng also admires the two children, Shitou and Yan Ming.
The two people kept following Xue Bao's footsteps, never complaining about being tired or suffering. Sometimes when they fell, they would quickly get up and continue moving forward.
At this time, Xue Bao led the horse into a dense and tall forest.
Said to Li Lanzhen, "Aunt Lanzhen, eat something before you continue walking."
Li Lanzhen looked at the sky, then looked at the children, "Okay, you make the arrangements."
Xue Bao tied all the livestock to the trees.
He walked over again, took the reins from Li Lanzhen, and tied up the donkey as well.
He said to Li Lanzhen, "Aunt, you and the children can eat first. I will walk down the way we came here to cover our tracks.
Otherwise, if we meet someone with experience, he will probably catch up with us by following the path we took.”
Li Lanzhen gave him a steamed bun and a water bag.
"Xue Bao, eat while you walk."
Xue Bao took it and walked out.
Li Lanzhen looked at Shitou and Yan Ming. They must be very tired at this time, but they still took the younger brothers and sisters out of the basket and put them on the grass.
"Everyone is down. Take a break. If you need to pee, go to the woods next to you. Don't go too far."
Li Lanzhen put down the basket containing steamed buns and water bags.
Looking at the children who came back conveniently.
"Children, come here, wash your hands, take your own steamed buns, eat the steamed buns and drink some water. When we get home, we'll make delicious food for you."
The children were sleeping soundly. They peed and when they came back they heard the word "delicious" and they woke up immediately.
Li Lanzhen found it funny and thought about the child, after all, he was just a child.
After a while, Douhua staggered towards Li Lanzhen on his short legs.
He walked to the grass where Li Lanzhen was sitting and grinned at her.
He sat down next to her, raised the steamed bun in his hand and put it against Li Lanzhen's mouth.
"Grandma, eat!"
Li Lanzhen took a bite of the steamed bun with her hand.
"It's delicious. I eat tofu pudding too."
Douhuaer was happy. She shook her little feet and ate the steamed bun bite by bite.
At this time, a few younger children came over, holding steamed buns bigger than their faces, and sat down around Li Lanzhen.
Whenever Li Lanzhen looked over, they would open their little mouths and smile at her.
Then, they all raised the buns in their hands and handed them to her.
"Grandma, eat."
"Aunt, eat."
It was only then that Li Lanzhen noticed that Shitou and Yan Ming called her aunt, but Xiao Douhua called her grandma.
This name is really confusing.
She said with a smile, "Grandma doesn't want to eat, so you guys eat. Once you're full, we still have to continue climbing the mountain.
Shitou, Yanming, you two come and sit here too."
Wait until each child holds a steamed bun and eats it in small bites.
Li Lanzhen looked at the nine children and said, "From now on, you can call me grandma."
As soon as he finished speaking, the children shouted in unison.
"grandmother."
Li Lanzhen also happily agreed, "Hey! Children, come and eat."
After having a full stomach and drinking enough water, the children are full of energy.
Seeing the fresh wild vegetables on the ground, he sensibly used a small wooden stick to dig up the wild vegetables around him and put them into the basket.
When Li Lanzhen saw these children, she was really afraid of being hungry.
Whenever they saw edible wild vegetables, they would dig them up carefully and put them into the basket. Even the smallest Douhua would hold a small wooden stick, stick his butt out, and dig a wild vegetable with a grunt.
When Li Lanzhen saw this scene, she felt sad but also happy and even more relieved.
Such diligent and sensible children, if we give them a good living environment and let them grow up slowly, they will all be useful talents!
At this time, Shi Tou said to Li Lanzhen.
"Grandma, I see there are tall trees and many bushes on this mountain.
It would be difficult for these animals to move.
Not even as fast as we can walk.”
Li Lanzhen thought about it and it made sense. The higher they went, the denser the trees became, and the more bushes there were. Indeed, it would be faster to walk than to lead the horses, cows, and donkeys.
She thought to herself that it would be better to put them into the space. It would be faster to walk with these children, and they could take more rests when they were tired.
Thinking of this, I said to Shitou.
"Shitou, come here. Grandma has a lot of bags in this basket. Take them out and share them with everyone. Put a steamed bun in each bag and carry them on your back to eat when you're hungry. You older kids can carry the water bags."
As he spoke, he took out the baggage from the space.
Yan Ming, Shitou, and a girl named Lihua came over.
Shitou told Li Lanzhen that Lihua was the same age as him, both 12 years old.
But judging from his height and physique, he doesn't look like a 12-year-old child.
When you get to Forget-Your-Sorrow Valley, you will have a full stomach every day and won't have to worry about anything. After a year, you should be able to grow taller.
The three children opened their bags neatly and put a steamed bun in each of them. The older child's bag contained a water bag.
Just like that, they were tied behind their backs one by one.
Li Lanzhen put the remaining steamed buns and water bag in her backpack.
Shitou saw it and wanted to carry it on his back, but was stopped by Li Lanzhen.
"Shitou, now you divide the work, the big ones lead the small ones.
It is important to make it clear who is leading whom, and you cannot let go of each other's hands on the road, otherwise it will be difficult to find them if they get lost in these mountains.
I'll carry the tofu pudding on my back."
As she spoke, she picked up the tofu and placed it behind her backpack.
After everything was ready, I waited for Xue Bao to come back.
Li Lan was thinking about moving the livestock over there, so she told the children that she would take them there to drink some water and then put them into the space.
Li Lanzhen walked towards the livestock and heard Xue Bao's puffing footsteps and wheezing breathing.
She felt that something must be happening, otherwise Xue Bao would not have run so quickly.
Sure enough, Xue Bao also saw them.
He immediately said with a nervous look, "Aunt, we have to leave quickly, the soldiers from Youzhou City are here.
I saw two teams, each with more than a dozen people, searching the mountain in two teams.
Li Lanzhen said, okay, we’ll leave right away, luckily we are all ready.
You lead the children ahead.
I've got a good place to hide these animals."
Xue Bao took a look at the small bag behind each child.
When I heard Li Lanzhen say that she wanted to hide these livestock, I knew that Li Lanzhen must be putting them in a secret place again.
Xue Bao didn't say much and picked up his backpack.
He said to the children, "Come on, follow your brother up the mountain. Everyone, be quiet and walk quietly, because there are bad guys looking for us."
Li Lanzhen watched the children walk away, picked up the backpack, and gave some instructions to the tofu pudding in the basket.
"Douhua, hide in the backpack and sleep. Don't make any noise. Grandma will carry you home."
Dou would obediently hide himself in the backpack and whisper, "Got it, grandma."
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and put the horses, cows and donkeys into the space.
At this time, she had already heard the officers and soldiers shouting loudly.
"Captain, come and see, there is fresh horse manure here!"