Three months later, Lu Qingtang and others finally arrived at the boundary of Nanzhou.
There are still twenty miles to go to Fangcheng County to rest, eat hot meals, take a hot bath, and then have a good sleep.
But contrary to expectations, the path was too rough and the two babies couldn't bear the bumps of the carriage, so Lu Qingtang had to ask Shui Yunxi and the others to stop.
Not only the two babies, but also Lu Qingtang and several adults couldn't bear it, so they had to stop and rest.
But the sky is getting darker and darker, and I wonder where to stay at night.
After discussion among several people, they decided to go to the village and live in a farmhouse. They were given twelve or eighty taels casually, which was enough for them to live for a year.
So Shui Yunxi explored the road in front, Yu Bai stopped behind, and the two carriages in the middle turned to a farmer's house.
The farmer's sister-in-law is very enthusiastic. When she sees the guests, she immediately kills chickens and pigs with her father-in-law and her husband, while the mother-in-law cleans the house for them to sleep at night.
Seeing the only chicken in the chicken cage being killed, Mo Bao felt extremely distressed. He squatted in front of the smelly chicken cage and cried, insisting that Lu Qingtang buy him a big rooster.
Lu Qingtang found him annoying, so he hugged Mo Yue and pulled Mo Mo around the yard, ignoring him at all. Mo Xinyu and Shui Lingxun couldn't bear to see him howling at the top of his lungs, so they went over to coax him and make him happy.
Lu Qingtang hugged Mo Yue up in his arms, glanced at Mo Bao with a look of disgust, and then said to Mo Xinyu: "Xinyu, just ignore him, he has such virtue, just cry twice and he will be fine. "
Mo Xinyu pouted, "Sister Tang, don't say that. It's normal for children to have a temper. We adults must be patient."
Lu Qingtang snorted coldly and started laughing, "I can't turn into a big cock even if I have the patience. This kid has to act nonsense."
"It would be nice if there were more chickens in this chicken coop." Shui Lingxun looked at the chicken coop with his cheeks in his hands, and then said to Mo Bao, "Little Mo Bao, I'm sorry that my aunt can't conjure a big rooster for you. Let's be good. "
Mo Xinyu laughed on the side and said: "If Yu Bai hadn't treated his carrier pigeon as a treasure, we Mo Bao could play with the carrier pigeon."
"Then the carrier pigeon must not be strangled to death by this little ancestor!" Shui Lingxun laughed, and while laughing, he touched Mo Bao's round little head.
Somehow, Yu Bai actually raised a pigeon, a homing pigeon. But Lu Qingtang didn't pay attention to this. Her focus was on the chicken cage in front of her.
This chicken cage is a cage made of wood. There is a thick layer of chicken manure under the cage. There is a brand new lock on the door on the top of the cage, but the cage is an old cage.
She felt a little strange.
First, for farmers, a lock is quite expensive, but this family locked the chicken coop. Second, farmers are reluctant to kill chickens to eat, except during the holidays, and there is only one chicken left in their cage. There hasn't been a lot of weather recently, and the chicken droppings under the cage told her that there were many chickens in this cage.
So what is the reason why this family suddenly lost so many chickens?
Lu Qingtang had doubts in her heart but did not say anything. These things had nothing to do with her. It was possible that they killed and ate them. She might have overthought them.
But while eating, Lu Qingtang found that the two children in this family were particularly greedy, as if they had not seen meat for hundreds of years. Lu Qingtang himself had children, so he felt pity for such children, so he gave them some good meat.
The farmer's sister-in-law and brother were very grateful. They were too clumsy to say anything complimentary, so they just let them eat. Lu Qingtang really felt the simplicity of the peasants, so he was not polite.
After eating, Lu Qingtang took the babies to rest.
This family has quite a lot of houses, and three or four people sleeping in one room don't feel crowded.
Nanzhou is located in the south, where it is like spring all year round, but it is still a little cold at night. But cold is better than hot. Just cover yourself with a quilt. It's not like it's hot, and people who get hot can't stand it.
Lu Qingtang and Sumukoudan finally coaxed the three babies to sleep, and then they went to the yard to fetch water. When they came back, they all looked mysterious.
While Su Mu was taking off Lu Qingtang's shoes and socks, he whispered: "Sister, my sister-in-law told us to take good care of our belongings. There are bandits nearby, and they often come to the village to steal things for no reason."
"I just told the people of the Shui family that our carriage and Xinruan are also for Brother Yu Bai to watch. Brother Yu Bai is very skilled, so there will be no problem." Kou Dan said as he bolted the door.
After making sure that the door latch was OK, he pulled it open again, and then waited until he went to bed before bolting the door.
Lu Qingtang frowned and asked them again, "Are you sure you heard correctly? It's stealing, not robbing?"
Su Mu nodded, then looked at Kou Dan, as if to say: Is there any problem?
Kou Dan also noticed something was wrong, "No, don't bandits rely on robbery? How can they steal things? Those who steal things are called thieves!"
Su Mu finally understood. She immediately looked at Lu Qingtang with a look of horror on her face, "Sister, aren't my sister-in-law's family just bandits?"
Lu Qingtang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Kou Dan. The two immediately looked at each other and smiled, both of them swaying with laughter.
At this time, Mo Bao on the bed moved. Lu Qingtang immediately covered his mouth and made a silencing gesture towards Kou Dan. Kou Dan also immediately covered his mouth.
Seeing that they were laughing at her, Su Mu immediately became unhappy. She pursed her lips and said, "What do you mean, are you laughing at me for being stupid? You are so bad!"
Lu Qingtang shook his head helplessly, "No, Su Mu, think about it carefully, what should we be afraid of if she has some evil intentions? Besides, look at their baby's skinny appearance, it looks like he hasn't had a good meal. How could he be a bandit?"
Su Mu immediately had an epiphany. She nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I noticed that their eyes were shining when they saw the meat!"
"How can a bandit be so greedy!" Kou Dan couldn't help but laugh.
Su Mu felt relieved now. After washing Lu Qingtang's feet, she and Kou Dan also washed themselves before going to bed together. Lu Qingtang was lying between the two babies. Sometimes he was kicked by Mo Bao, and sometimes he was hugged by Mo Mo. He couldn't sleep well.
She looked at the good night outside, so she quietly got out of bed and went out to get some air.
The night was as cold as water, but it was very comfortable in Nanzhou. She moved a chair and sat in the courtyard to enjoy the moonlight. In her mind, she kept recalling every detail of her relationship with Mo Zeshen, his smile, his kindness to her, and everything he did for her with all his heart.
But he said those words to himself, divorced himself, and was kicked out like a lost dog. Otherwise, she would not live in such a wilderness, but now she still looks at the moon and misses him.
It really shouldn’t be!
Lu Qingtang shook his head to get Mo Zeshen out of his mind. At this time, sleepiness hit her, and she was about to go back to her room to sleep, but at this moment, she heard a soft sobbing sound from a woman.
