Chapter 69: Camping in the Wild

"Hahaha, I should prepare some, otherwise he will be accused of withholding his food."

"That's right, we can't afford to be accused of embezzling food."

"It's true that there are so many strange things in the world. There are actually people who like to eat mud. I've learned a lot."

"Luckily it's just mud. If it were a pile of shit, then..."

As they put themselves in his shoes, everyone laughed even louder. Their gazes towards Yue Lingkuan also became strange.

Listening to everyone's laughter, Yue Ling's face turned red with anger, and tears came out because she was hurt from the fall and lost face so much.

"Shut up!" Yue Lingkuan yelled loudly, his face full of resentment and frustration. After all, he was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, and even if his thoughts were deep, they couldn't be that deep.

"Okay, okay, everyone, stop laughing. Look, everyone is crying."

"No more laughing, no more laughing."

The officers said they would stop laughing, but the smiles on their faces were still bright, which made Yue Lingkuan secretly resentful.

Jiang was also extremely angry. Not only did she hate the official for mocking her son, but she also hated Yue Fuli for driving him off the donkey cart. In her opinion, if Yue Fuli hadn't driven her son off the donkey cart, how could he have made such a fool of himself by falling?

Therefore, she glared at Yue Fuli fiercely, and then quickly helped her son up.

Yue Lingkuan had a mouth full of mud, so Yue naturally had to wash it off. There was no river nearby, not even a ditch, so she could only use the water she drank to wash Yue Lingkuan's face and mouth.

But if they did that, they wouldn't have enough drinking water. So, she had no choice but to ask for help from Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Hu, saying, "Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, can you give us some of your water?"

"Sister-in-law, just wash it thoroughly. This is not like home, where you have to wash it thoroughly. With the way you wash, no amount of water will be enough." Mrs. Wu was not afraid of Mrs. Jiang this time, and she started to confront her directly.

Mrs. Hu usually didn't talk much, but she was a little unhappy about Mrs. Jiang asking to borrow their water to wash Yue Lingkuan's mouth. So, she said, "Sister-in-law, you're right. It's useless to wash it now. It's not time to eat, and there's nothing to eat on the way. We can just find water to wash it when it's time to eat."

"You guys?" Jiang's face turned a little ugly. She hadn't expected that the second and third sons' families would be so excessive as to not even lend them a drop of water.

Just wait, when her man comes back, she will definitely teach these two a lesson.

Jiang thought bitterly.

Because there wasn't enough water and she had to save some for drinking, she could only give Yue Lingkuan a simple wash. Because the wash wasn't thorough, Yue Lingkuan always felt like there was still mud in her mouth.

But he also knew that there was not enough water, and he was embarrassed to ask Jiang to give him all the water. However, he hated his two aunts and thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely return the water.

Of course, he hated Yue Fuli even more. He felt it was all her fault, otherwise he wouldn't have lost face like this.

The incident of Yue Lingkuan falling was over quickly, but it delayed the trip.

Before the group reached the inn, it was already dark.

The road was difficult to travel at night, and they were still at least twenty miles from the posthouse. At their current pace, it would take at least half an hour.

It was definitely unrealistic to travel such a long time in the dark, so Hu Wei decided not to continue on his journey and to rest where he found a water source.