Chapter 905 Pulling Firewood

Mixed in the endless convoy, Qin Chuchu was in an extremely good mood, her legs swinging with joy.

I looked forward and backward from time to time. Such a long line was so impressive.

Because the team was so large, it attracted everyone's attention when passing through the villages and towns in Qingzhou Prefecture.

After some inquiries, I found out that it was a convoy from the far north, going to Wanbao Mountain to chop firewood.

When they heard that it was the prince's request, they all started to murmur in their hearts. Since the prince said so, he must have his reasons. They thought that they should store more firewood when they have time.

So later, there was another wave of wood-cutting, but that’s a story for later.

When Qin Chuchu drove the carriage and followed everyone to Wanbao Mountain, Butler Liu gathered them together again.

"Listen up everyone! Everyone, except the coachman, follow me into the woods."

As soon as he finished speaking, a crowd of people followed Butler Liu into the woods.

Qin Chuchu looked around and wondered what was the point of just waiting here.

Just as I was about to rush in to see what was happening, I was startled by the loudspeaker of Butler Liu.

"Drivers, don't wander around. Just wait there and take the truck home once it's loaded."

“…………” Qin Chuchu was frightened.

Seeing that Butler Liu was not looking at him, he breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to the carriage and sat down obediently.

Everyone came to the woods, and Butler Liu began to give orders again.

"Look carefully, only cut down the trees with many branches and in poor shape. Don't cut them all in one place; keep them at a distance."

As he spoke, he pointed to the crooked tree beside him.

This kind of wood will not grow into anything useful and is only suitable for use as firewood. Moreover, it cannot be cut into large pieces to avoid making the mountain bare.

Everyone understood this logic and nodded to indicate that they understood.

"Okay, now we'll form groups of fifty. Don't get separated, or you'll run into danger from wild animals."

"Okay." Everyone agreed.

They all went to find people they were familiar with to form teams, and everyone had a smile on their face.

In the past, everyone chopped firewood for their own family, but it has never been like today, where everyone chopped firewood together. It was new and exciting at the same time.

There is a strong desire to win inside, and everyone wants to see how good their wood-chopping skills are.

Since there were a lot of trees nearby, the team started to get busy.

The hatchet in his hand was waving non-stop, and the sound of wood breaking could be heard from time to time.

The old women were not to be outdone. With a few strokes, they broke the branches, which were as thick as arms, into several sections and carried them onto the carriage.

Qin Chuchu was standing beside the carriage, stretching her neck to look into the woods.

I thought I would have to wait for a while before the firewood could be carried out, but soon after Butler Liu finished speaking.

The old women came out carrying branches, and her eyes lit up.

“I haven’t installed this car yet!”

He was so anxious that he waved to the old woman in front of him. The carriage over there was almost full, but his carriage was not full at all.

Hearing her call, Wang Po was the first to respond. She hurriedly called on the old sisters beside her to load firewood into Qin Chuchu's carriage.

In a short while, the carriage was loaded with firewood. The young man who was driven to the side quickly tied it up with ropes for fear that it would fall on the road.

Looking at the high pile of firewood on the carriage, Qin Chuchu's mouth was almost stretched to her ears.

Seeing that a carriage had already started to move forward, he hurriedly pulled the reins and followed it, smiling so much that he couldn't stop.

The young men who followed beside her were speechless. Seeing how excited the princess was, it seemed that they would not be able to drive the carriage today.

By the time we reached the main road, there was already a long line of carriages following behind us.

Qin Chuchu sat down on it, waving the whip in her hand, and was in an extremely good mood.

April sat nearby, glancing at the second princess from time to time.

I really don't understand why the second princess is so willing to drive the carriage. What's there to be happy about?

Qin Chuchu was really happy and hummed all the way.

Because the firewood we cut now is all green, it must be dried before it can be burned, and everyone cuts it together.

So all the firewood that was brought back was gathered in the square and waited to be dried before being distributed to everyone.

Seeing the first convoy coming back, the women who had been waiting anxiously for a long time hurried forward to unload the trucks.

Although she is a woman, she works very quickly. In a short while, all the firewood on the convoy was unloaded.

What puzzled Qin Chuchu was that the way these old women walked was a little strange.

They all hunched over with their buttocks sticking out, as if they were afraid to walk.

I walked over curiously and took hold of an old woman's arm.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

She pointed at the old woman's legs, which were reluctant to take big steps, and felt something was wrong.

When the old woman saw that there was an old man with white hair in front of her and he called her "Auntie", she became unhappy.

"You're older than my old man, so who are you calling auntie?"

As the old woman spoke, she pointed at Qin Chuchu's wrinkled face.

You are so old now, how dare you call yourself auntie.

“………………” Qin Chuchu choked.

Only then did he remember what he looked like and smiled awkwardly.

"Ahaha, slip of the tongue, it's the older sister, hehe..."

The old woman glared at her in dissatisfaction, but still answered her question.

"From the look of you, it's obvious you've never used a fitness machine. The princess said it'll hurt at first, but you'll be fine once you get through it."

After the old woman finished speaking, she went to fetch firewood again. Qin Chuchu's mouth twitched fiercely.

“………………”

It turned out that it was caused by practicing with those equipment. Looking at them all with hunched backs and grinning from time to time, I was speechless.

I told them to proceed step by step, so why are they being so harsh?

Seeing that the firewood had been unloaded, she hurried back to the carriage and followed the team again.

The women unloaded the firewood, rearranged it, and made room for the next wave.

On the other side on the official road, Han Muchen was constantly checking the progress of the project.

In order to speed up the process, all the soldiers have been mobilized.

I just want to finish paving the road in the next few days so that there won’t be bumps when transporting vegetables.

I just looked up and back from time to time, but didn't see Chuchu coming over, which I felt was very strange.

Logically speaking, she should have woken up by now. With Chuchu's playful nature, she should have come a long time ago.

But this time I didn't see any trace of her, so there is only one possibility, she must have overslept.

Thinking about it, this was the only possibility, so I didn't think about it any further. After all, I was busy with work and had no time to take care of her.

If you don’t want to come, then don’t come.

How could he know that Qin Chuchu was having so much fun at this moment?

Sitting in the carriage, Mei's legs kept shaking.

Just like a bird flying out of a cage, I feel extremely happy.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that April reminded her.

"Second Princess, the prince will be back soon. We can't go back with him."

As April spoke, she pointed to the darkening sky above her.

According to the daily schedule, the prince should be back soon.

Following the direction of April's finger, Qin Chuchu looked up at the sky and nodded decisively.

"Okay, let's go home now!"