Chapter 66 Why did you bring someone back?
"goodbye!"
Xiao Qi jumped out, spread his wings, flew out of the dry well, stood by the well and said goodbye to the two mice.
The little mouse climbed up and stood with it. "Little crow! You are so capable to follow such a good master. It's a pity that I can't leave with you. If I could, I would also like to go out and take a look."
The big mouse was afraid that the little mouse would run away, so he climbed up breathlessly and said, "Why are you following the little crow outside? There are dangers everywhere outside.
Haven't you heard of this? We are the natural enemies of mankind. Once they see us, they will all shout and beat us. Isn't it good to come back with me and have food and drink?"
Du Wanwan climbed up using her hands and feet, untied the rope, handed it to Yaya, and told the little mouse: "Your mother is right. You are different from the little crow. It's okay for it to follow me around. If you follow me, you will be beaten to death if you are not careful."
The little mouse was trembling with fear and hid behind the big mouse: "Then I won't go out. I will stay here and never run around again."
Du Wanwan was very satisfied with its performance: "That's right, it's safest to stay here. I'm leaving, and we won't see each other again."
The little crow was flying in the air, following Du Wanwan.
After they walked away, the two mice reluctantly returned to the secret room at the bottom of the well and lay in the cat's nest to eat the leftover steamed buns.
Returning along the same route, Du Wanwan bowed a few more times with her bare hands in front of the seven tombs, then left and went to find the little beggar.
She did not leave, but guarded the backpack obediently. When she saw Du Wanwan, her dark eyes showed a mixture of uneasiness and excitement. She had been squatting on the ground, but now she stood up and looked at her eagerly.
Du Wanwan secretly observed around and didn't notice the little beggar doing anything, so she was very satisfied.
He carried the backpack and glanced at her: "Let's go! Follow me and leave here."
"Thank you, big brother!"
The little beggar's eyes lit up instantly, and he followed Du Wanwan closely, lowering his head and walking quickly. She was about to leave Jing County, and she seemed a little reluctant.
He turned his head and looked around, then walked forward reluctantly and decisively.
Through Yaya, Du Wanwan put two bags of salt into the backpack, both of which had their packaging torn off and wrapped in a piece of cloth.
There was no other way. She couldn't pick up any bottles or cans. Even if she saw some on the roadside, she wouldn't dare to take them. Who knows what they are in? Salt is thrown directly into the dishes. If it gets contaminated with something else, she would be sick to death.
She simply wrapped it in cloth, which made it look cleaner. She also took out a chicken and a duck, both of which had been killed. There was no other way, there was no meat to sell in the city, so she had to think of other ways.
She didn't want to take it at first, but Yu Hanyan was still breastfeeding her baby, so she couldn't let it go. She had milk powder, but she didn't dare to just take it out and feed it to the baby.
That's adult milk powder, not for infants and young children. It's okay to feed Xiao Si, he's a wolf, it doesn't matter what you feed him.
She doesn’t dare to feed the baby with adult powder. What if something goes wrong?
Yu Hanyan had to kill her. She had gone through the gates of hell. It was not easy for her to give birth to a son, and she must not let him be ruined in her hands.
Afraid that one chicken would not be enough, Du Wanwan took out another one. Two chickens should be enough for her to eat for a few days.
The more things I take, the heavier the backpack becomes. Fortunately, we are about to leave the city, so no matter how heavy the backpack becomes, it will only take a while.
After leaving the city gate, Du Wanwan remembered that there was no oil at home, so she took out another piece of pork belly and threw it under the backpack.
When we arrived at the place where the people of Huojia Village lived, the village guard captain and the people who went with him had already returned and were talking about the fact that there was nothing to sell in the city. I went in and spent two taels of silver, but didn't buy anything.
Seeing Du Wanwan coming back, the village protection captain came over and said, "Dalang! What did you buy? We went in and saw that most of the shops were closed. We didn't buy anything and came out empty-handed."
It seemed to be the same in Dujia Village. Two people went in, but didn't buy anything suitable. They just picked up a few unused items and came back.
Du Jiang helped Du Wanwan take down the backpack and found it was very heavy. The captain of the village protection team saw that he was having difficulty holding it and lent a hand to help.
He was very curious about where Du Wanwan bought the things and what she bought.
Yao Meixian's attention was drawn to the little beggar. She asked her daughter, "Why did you bring someone back?"
Du Wanwan answered casually, "I found her in the city. She said she was an orphan and had nowhere to go. I felt sorry for her, so I decided to take her with me. She's a girl. Mother! Find two clean clothes and take her to wash them."
Yao Meixian never objected to her daughter's words. She immediately found Du Wenhuo's old clothes, took the little beggar aside, and gave her a good beating.
The captain of the village protection team removed the cloth from Du Wanwan's backpack and was stunned when he saw pork belly, two chickens and a duck.
"Du Dalang! How do you have such great skills? Where did you buy these things? I walked all over the county and didn't see any."
Du Jiang paused and a smile appeared on his face. His daughter Wanwan was indeed very capable. It was obvious that she had put in a lot of effort to get these things.
No wonder he came back so late. He was worried if something happened just now. It turned out that he went out to buy something.
Du Wanwan smiled and lied, "I met a family who was leaving. They couldn't take their chickens and ducks with them, so they slaughtered them all. I begged them to sell me a few, and I bought the meat from them."
The captain of the village protection team slapped his thigh and regretted: "Your luck is always so good, I should go with you. We walked around in there and didn't buy anything."
Du Wanwan expressed deep sympathy: "I also walked a long way to meet such a family, and I begged them for a long time before they were willing to sell it to me."
Then he waved for Mrs. Qian to come over, picked up two chickens and handed them to her: "I bought these for my sister. Take them home and stew them well so that you can produce more milk."
Captain of the village protection team: “???” You gave them both? I’m standing right here. Why don’t you give me one?
He hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and he really wanted to lie down on the big fat chicken and take a bite, even if it was just the chicken's butt.
"Dad! Use this pork belly to make oil. We have no oil left at home." Du Wanwan looked at the green-eyed look of the village team leader and picked up the duck and handed it over. "I bought this duck for two taels of silver. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
"Two taels of silver?"
The captain of the village protection team widened his eyes, looked at the duck, touched his purse, and finally left reluctantly.
In the past, a fat duck cost at most thirty coins, but now it has risen to two taels of silver. I can't afford it, I can't afford it, I'd better save some money!
Seeing him leave, Du Wanwan didn't say anything. She turned around and went to clean the duck and stew it for her family in the evening.
Du Wenjun reached out and took it: "I'll do it, you're tired, take a good rest."
When Du Wenguan came back from collecting firewood, he saw the duck in his second brother's hand. His eyes widened and his saliva dropped.
Oh my god! Where did you buy the duck? It's too fat, isn't it?
(End of this chapter)
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