The mule cart was bumpy on the road, but the people on the cart showed no sign of disdain. The old lady sitting in the cart was wary of the two people in front of her at first, but then her attention shifted and she touched The heads of several children breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they were all awake and their heads were no longer so hot, and they had the energy to look at the carriage.
Except for the door that comes in, the carriage is very well sealed. There is only a small, palm-sized window on the right side, and there is a small movable sliding window on the window.
There is a bench fixed to the left and right sides of the carriage with low legs.
The bench was covered with thick cushions, making it very comfortable and soft to sit on.
There are several small boxes under the stool, which are also fixed and I don't know what they are used for.
The old lady looked at it for a few times and did not touch anything inside at will. After all, it is very impolite to move around without the owner's consent. She is a polite person.
"Grandma Wang, where are we? Where is my mother?" A child was woken up and hit his head on a soft stool. It didn't hurt, but he was awake.
"Xiao Wu, you're awake. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Grandma Wang's attention was drawn back and she looked at the children lovingly.
"I just feel weak and have no strength." Xiao Wu's voice was soft, as if she was coquettish. Grandma Wang's heart almost turned to water when she heard it.
"That's good, as long as it doesn't feel uncomfortable. Your mother-in-law is behind you, we are in the car, let's go first."
When Xiao Wu heard this, he wanted to get up and take a look, but his arms were weak, so he stretched himself out and lay back down.
"You rest first, we will be there soon."
"Okay, grandma."
The mule cart bumped and bumped, and finally arrived at its destination, which was in front of Niu Li's house.
Niu Li was already waiting at the door when he heard the sound, holding a small charcoal stove in his hand to absorb the heat inside.
"How are you? Have you received anyone?" Li Zheng asked, but his eyes kept drifting to the car.
"Yeah." Niu Dadu nodded and prepared to come down to take the person down.
"Goodbye for now, I have arranged a house for them and I will take you there." Niurizheng stopped him quickly.
How could he accommodate so many people in his home?
It happened that there were several shabby houses in the village that had never been occupied, so these people were asked to clean up and make do with them.
With his father leading the way, Niu Shanbao jumped down, helped his father get into the car, and went into the house to warm himself by the fire.
It was extremely cold today, and he was almost freezing even after going out to pick up people for such a short time.
Niu Li was sitting on the edge of the car. He opened the car door and was about to take a look. He met Grandma Wang's bright little eyes. He was stunned for a moment and closed the car door tightly.
Didn't this mean picking up the child? Why did she act like an old woman in addition to the child? It almost scared her heart out.
I swallowed what I was about to say.
That's all, I can go home and ask my eldest son later.
Niu Li was directing Niu Dadu to circle around until he reached the end of the village, where there were several dilapidated houses.
These houses are connected to each other and have not been inhabited all year round. They are even worse than the houses before Niu Dadu, and some places have collapsed. At this time, a group of people are busy.
Seeing the mule cart and Li Zheng sitting in front, they guessed what was going on, and several people ran over with hopeful eyes.
"Ahem." Niu Lizheng cleared his throat: "I've picked it up for you. Please stay here happily from now on."
Among those who were rubbing their hands in excitement, an old man with a hint of gray hair stepped forward and thanked him.
"Thank you so much."
Wang Jiaqiang is Li Zheng of Wangjia Village. He has been here all the way and already knows the living conditions of this village, so he has no objection to the house Li Zheng arranged for them.
After all, the houses in the village are all similar, so it’s not harsh on them.
Niu Lizheng: "Hurry up and take the children down. If there is not enough firewood, I will ask someone to bring some over. The children must not be cold."
His strength is limited, and his family doesn't have enough to eat. There is no way to share the food with them, but there is no shortage of things like firewood.
What is most abundant in this mountain is firewood.
"Okay, you guys, come here quickly, take the child in, go to the room that was just cleaned, and light the brazier in it."
After everyone had moved their children and luggage out, Grandma Wang was helped out of the car tremblingly, thanked her and entered the house.
Niu Lizheng wanted to say something, but Niu Dadu felt sorry for his mule: "Lizheng, I'm going back."
His mule has lost weight after running for so long in the heavy snow.
Niu Lizheng:......
"Then I'll go back first, and I'll send someone to bring firewood later." After saying that, he climbed into the car, which immediately started to move.
Wang Lizheng sniffed and turned around to go back to the house. It was freezing to death on this snowy day.
Why does it feel like it's colder here than in Yizhou!
"How are those children? Are they still feverish? Make some ginger syrup for each of them to drink to get rid of the cold."
"I felt their pulses. Fortunately, the cold was not severe. They could just cover themselves up to stop sweating. Fortunately, they were brought back in time." The speaker was Wang Lizheng's second uncle, who was also the former doctor of Wangjia Village. People go to him if they have any problem.
"That's good." Wang Lizheng nodded, his heart relieved.
They worked hard all the way here and narrowly escaped death. They didn't ask for much. They just wanted to raise their children and have a roof to protect them from the rain.
"The area here is quite good. They lent us hot water and gave us firewood. Although this house is a bit dilapidated, it can still be lived in. I just took a look when I walked from the village. Some houses It's worse than this." Seeing that the child was fine, Uncle Wang was going to the kitchen to make some ginger syrup.
"Yeah, let's pack our things quickly. I don't know when the snow will stop." Wang Lizheng also turned around and hurriedly started.
Now everything is starting from scratch, and everyone has things on their hands, so there is no time to chat.
On the other side, Niu Dadu drove the mule cart back home. As soon as he got off the cart, he led the mule back to the shack, wiped off the snow water on his body, and poured some food into the food bowl.
I checked the condition of the shack to see if there was any air leakage, dripping water, or whether the hay inside was soaked in water. Seeing that it was still in good condition, I went outside and pushed the frame in.
Start cleaning the frame.
The bodies of those people just now were covered in dirt and dust. Even though they were paying attention, there was still a lot of dirt on the carriage. There were several footprints on the carriage board and several places on the low bench were stained with dust.
Fortunately, I took out the mattress inside in advance, otherwise it would be dirty!
"Dad, are you okay?" While Niu Dadu was busy, Niu Caohua stretched out her head and asked curiously.
She had known for a long time that refugees were coming, but she didn't expect that after so long, not many would be assigned to their village.
"fine."
