Seeing Li Pingan taking big mouthfuls of white rice, Mr. Wang was so happy that he kept asking Li Pingan to eat more.
After eating, he wiped his mouth clean with a handkerchief and said, "Let Jia Le go with you tomorrow. There are a lot of things you need to do to settle in. Jia Le is used to receiving guests, so he can help with many things."
Li Ping'an looked at Li Erlin and signaled Li Erlin to agree with his eyes. He knew that Mr. Wang's words sounded nice on the surface, but in fact he was just to keep an eye on them.
Li Erlin understood and agreed. In fact, it cannot be refused.
When nothing happened, Li Ping'an and Li Erlin left. As soon as they returned, they rushed over to hug Little Ruyi's thigh, holding her head high and saying excitedly: "Big pot, my mother ate a lot of rice for Ruyi just now!"
Chen Dajuan made dinner for Li Erlin and Li Ping'an, but the father and son were not at home to eat, so why not just divide their share among the children.
Seeing the satisfied expression on little Ruyi's thin face reflected in the firelight, Li Ping'an felt a little sad. He picked her up and touched her belly, "Has Ruyi eaten enough?"
Xiao Ruyi nodded vigorously, "I'm so full!"
"Come, big brother will tell you a story. We will rest for a while and then go to bed after listening to the story. Tomorrow we will walk for another day and we will reach the place. We don't have to walk anymore."
"Really?"
Little Ruyi's eyes were bright. When she saw Li Pingan nodded, she quickly turned to look at her father. When she saw her father nodded, she immediately sat on Li Pingan's lap and jumped up.
Along the way, although she was either carried in a backpack by her mother most of the time during the day, or she was put on the cart by Li Ping'an and sat on the box. She looked very relaxed, but she was also tired standing in the backpack. , Sitting in the car was so bumpy that my buttocks couldn’t bear it. Not to mention that the weather was hot and I was soaked in sweat every day.
She didn't know how uncomfortable she was. She would cry a little at first, but after being beaten by my mother, she didn't dare to cry anymore.
Xiao Ruyi received more care because of her young age. Xiao Xinglong also had his aunt and cousins to help take care of him. Jixiang could only walk on his own legs. After walking for so long, he bleeds every day before going to bed. Tears complaining about foot pain, and now hearing Li Ping'an's words, he couldn't help but cheer.
Even Fugui breathed a sigh of relief, and his face showed joy.
Looking at his younger brother and sister who were as thin as before, Li Ping'an was lying if he said he didn't feel bad. He just wanted to find a way to make money and feed them delicious food after settling down quickly.
Fortunately, most of them are in pretty good condition. Because Dr. Zhu is with them, any physical problems can be treated in time, and they are not weighed down.
It's just those children with the sequelae of high fever... Li Ping'an sighed, it's all fate, it's good if they can survive.
"Okay, okay, everyone, calm down, I want to tell a story..."
"Cauldron!"
Li Ping'an was interrupted by Xiao Ruyi before he finished speaking. Then he saw her put her nose close to his mouth and twitched, "Did you eat something delicious just now? I smell it good!"
"..." Li Ping'an pushed Xiao Ruyi away in disgust. Did she know that it was disgusting?
Xiao Ruyi chuckled and came closer. Li Pingan simply put her on his lap. No matter how she struggled and called for help, he just wouldn't let her sit up.
"If you keep making trouble, there will be no stories to listen to tonight!"
"Little sister, please stop making trouble!" Ji Xiang pretended to be fierce and glared at Xiao Ruyi. Xiao Ruyi didn't want to hear the story, but she wanted to hear it. She also wanted to rely on the stories her elder brother told to stand out among her friends.
Little Ruyi was quiet for a moment. Although she usually liked to quarrel with the elder sister, the elder sister let her. The elder sister talked to her so fiercely. If she didn't listen, the elder sister would really beat her!
She looked at Li Pingan pretending to be aggrieved, hoping that her elder brother could help her say a few words, but Li Pingan just smiled and told a story.
He didn't want to get involved in the fight between children.
Not far away, the six children Cao Ya picked up were sitting in a row, holding their chins in their hands and looking at Li Pingan. Since joining this team, they have seen scenes like this almost every night. They have too much unspeakable envy for Jixiang and Ruyi.
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Early the next morning, Li Ping'an and his party headed west. Knowing that today was the last day of the journey, everyone was in high spirits and couldn't help but speed up a little. They were unwilling to rest for too long during the period when the sun was the strongest at noon, for fear of being late. After a quarter of an hour, it will be impossible to reach today.
So originally we were supposed to arrive in the evening as planned, but unexpectedly we arrived at the destination of our trip—Zhutao Village—an hour early.
This is a village surrounded by mountains. There is a small stream winding through the official road on the south side, and a continuous farmland on the north side, surrounding the small village. The small dirt road entering the village is as straight as a sword. Vast tracts of farmland were cut open.
In the farmland near the official road, the people who were working stopped their work and watched with vigilance this massive team of more than a hundred people that stopped at the entrance of the village. Others hurriedly left the fields and sprinted towards the village.
News of the floods in the north had spread a long time ago. For the past month, they could see many scrawny and ragged victims like this team passing by every day. However, these victims were scattered and few. Saw such a large team.
They were not sure what the group of people stopped at the entrance of their village meant. When they saw the group of people looking into the village, they all tightened their hands on the hoes. If this group of people want to get a bite to eat, it's okay. The summer harvest has just ended. Their field taxes are light and every household is not short of food. It's okay to take a bite to eat. But if they plan to rob, don't blame them. You're welcome, the things in their Zhutao Village are not that easy to grab.
Li Erlin scanned around and found no familiar faces, so he took the initiative to step forward and asked loudly in his local accent: "Is this Zhutao Village?"
When the villagers in the farmland heard that they were actually speaking the local dialect, they looked at me and you in surprise. Then a man stepped forward and answered: "Yes, this is Zhutao Village. Which village are you from and what are you doing here?" "
Li Erlin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was Zhutao Village. He didn't see anyone he knew just now. He thought he had gone to the wrong place. Then he said: "What do you call me brother? I used to be from Zhutao Village, too. In the first year of Kaitong, I fled north, but a month ago I was hit by a flood, so I fled back again."
"Were you from Zhutao Village before?" The man looked at Li Erlin suspiciously, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart: In the first year of Kaitong, he fled north, in the first year of Kaitong, fled...
I seemed to have heard it mentioned by an elderly person in the village, but I couldn't remember it, so I said, "Wait a minute, someone has already returned to the village to call the village chief."
