Chapter 48 Still Not Confused

Especially for Zhang Baozhu, going to town is simply a dream.

In the past, I used to hear the elders in the village describe how glamorous and beautiful the young ladies in the city were and how many people served them when they traveled. It was really enviable.

Maybe I can see it with my own eyes this time.

Zhang Tianbao was also very excited, but he seemed like he wanted to do something.

Finally, he mustered up the courage to say to Zhao Chunhua: "Mom, I heard that the tailor shop in town is much better than the one in the countryside.

I want to make a new dress for Lanqin, her clothes are too worn out."

Zhao Chunhua turned around and looked at Xie Lanqin's clothes. Well, they were indeed very torn.

The original head of the household had a strong and overbearing personality. He was not kind to his daughter-in-law at all. He looked at her coldly every day and never bought her a decent piece of clothing.

Even on the day Zhang Tianbao and Xie Lanqin got married, they just found a piece of red cloth to wrap themselves up.

Xie Lanqin's clothes were patched with so many patches that she looked like a beggar.

It seems like I really should make her a new set of clothes.

Zhao Chunhua remembered that she had taken some money out from Wild Dog Village.

Although money was worthless in many places during the famine, it was still possible to buy decent clothes.

She was about to agree, but Xie Lanqin quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no need. I'll just wear this. Don't waste the family's money."

When Xie Lanqin spoke, there was panic and fear on her face.

Just as Zhang Tianbao was about to speak, Xie Lanqin grabbed his hand.

"Tian Bao, I really don't need any new clothes, please stop talking."

Zhao Chunhua didn't like Zhang Tianbao protecting her before, and she didn't want to anger Zhao Chunhua again because of this.

After hearing what Xie Lanqin said, Zhao Chunhua remembered the incident when Xie Lanqin pushed her off the cliff before, so she simply ignored it.

After walking for two days, everyone finally arrived at the town that Zhao Sanzhu mentioned.

This small town completely disappointed Zhang Baozhu.

The whole town was empty, almost no one lived there, and the houses were all dilapidated, even worse than their previous village.

Zhang Ruoan was worried that there might be danger in the town, so he asked most of the group to rest outside, and he took a few people to go into the town to take a look.

"Mom, why is there no one in this town? And it's so run-down?"

Zhang Baozhu lay on the unicycle and asked with her head down.

Zhao Chunhua looked at the houses in the town for a while and roughly guessed what was going on.

"I guess they encountered bandits."

Zhao Chunhua pointed to a blackened house and said, "It's obvious that there was a fire there. Even if they were fleeing, no one would deliberately burn the house. It must have been looted by bandits."

"Ah? There are bandits?"

Zhang Tianfu was a little scared, "What if we encounter bandits?"

Zhao Chunhua glared at him and said, "What else can we do? Let's fight! We can destroy Wild Dog Village, so why should we be afraid of bandits?"

Zhang Dajun immediately added: "I'm not afraid of bandits! I'll beat up whoever my mother tells me to beat up!"

Zhao Chunhua patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "This is a good child, this is your mother's good son."

I also became more alert to this small town.

Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, and there are constant struggles within the court, regardless of the lives of ordinary people. In recent years, bandits are rampant, and there are bandits and evil people like the Wild Dog Village everywhere.

To survive in such a chaotic world, you have to be careful with every step.

After Zhang Ruoan came back, Zhao Chunhua took the initiative to find him to ask about the situation in the town.

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Zhang Ruoan sighed deeply and said, "Half of the houses in the town were burned down by the fire. Judging from the traces left behind, it doesn't seem to have been burned recently. It's probably been more than a year."

“There are still two or three families living in the north of the town, but they all moved here later to seek refuge.”

"We have already asked these families. This town was robbed by bandits last year. Almost everyone was killed and all their belongings were looted. These guys are really cruel!"

Zhang Tianfu followed Zhao Chunhua and listened to all this. Thinking of the misfortunes that had befallen the town, he couldn't help but get goose bumps all over his body.

However, Zhao Chunhua felt something was not right.

"Something's wrong. The people from Wild Dog Village said before that they often come here to buy things. If there are only two or three households here, why would they come here?"

Zhang Ruoan frowned, "That's possible. Those three families are all very capable - one is a good blacksmith, one is an old gentleman who is a doctor, and the other is a hunting family."

"Oh, so that's it..." Zhao Chunhua frowned and immediately figured it out.

"Brother Zhang, remember to remind everyone not to get too familiar with these new residents. After all, they have had dealings with Wild Dog Village before, and we don't know whether they are friends or enemies. We must be cautious."

Hearing this, Zhang Ruoan understood everything and nodded and replied, "Don't worry, I'll go tell them right away."

He suddenly remembered something. "Oh, we found a Guanyin temple in the town. Although it's tattered, it can still shelter us from the wind and rain. Sister, do you think we can stay there tonight?"

Zhao Chunhua thought for a moment and replied, "It shouldn't be a big problem, but we need to send a few more people to guard at night."

Even if we really encounter bandits, it would only be a matter of fighting.

"Okay, I'll go get ready now."

After learning all this, Zhao Chunhua went back to pack her things and planned to take her family to the Guanyin Temple to find a safe place to rest.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Xie Lanqin standing there with a pale face, holding her big round belly.

Her husband Zhang Tianbao asked worriedly, "My dear, why do you look so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xie Lanqin shook her head and said, "It's okay, I just feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Maybe I ate something bad."

Zhao Chunhua didn't care too much about this.

When the family finally settled down and found a draft-proof place in the Guanyin Temple to prepare a meal,

Xie Lanqin was kneading the dough in her hands while her mind was full of random thoughts.

Through chatting with her husband over the past few days, she learned that Zhao Chunhua told everyone a lot about her fall off the cliff. Every detail was very clear and there was no sign of confusion.

This means that Zhao Chunhua was actually aware of everything that happened at that time!

Realizing this, Xie Lanqin was suddenly terrified.

If this is true, why hasn't Zhao Chunhua exposed her until now?

Maybe—it was because of the child in her arms?

The more Xie Lanqin thought about it, the more anxious she became. She kneaded the noodles in her hands for a long time but they still didn't take shape.

Seeing this, her younger sister Zhang Baozhu couldn't help but angrily urged: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? The water has been boiled for a long time, why haven't you started cooking noodles yet!"