"Then let's go back quickly. I'm hungry. Yiyi, go to the front and don't let the firewood hit you." Yun the butcher urged.
"I see, Dad. Is the place you went far away? Why did it take you so long to come back?"
"Yiyi, we really ran a long way today. Did you see the hay your second brother and I carried? Hay is not easy to find and it took us a lot of time." Third Brother Yun said from behind.
Yun Yiyi looked back at the full baskets of hay carried by Third Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun. It would indeed take time to find them.
Yun Yiyi, Yun the Butcher and the others came back soon, and Zhang urged them to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.
When everyone was seated at the dinner table, Third Brother Yun made a sound of surprise.
"Mom, why is there so much food today?"
After hearing what Third Brother Yun said, everyone looked at Zhang.
"Everyone has worked hard today, so let's eat a little better. Besides, we'll be able to replenish our supplies soon, so a better meal won't be too much."
As Zhang spoke, she picked up the steamed bread and began to eat it. Everyone else also picked up the steamed bread and started to eat it with vegetables.
"Mom, today's steamed buns are delicious, fragrant and soft." After saying this, Brother Yun San took another bite of the steamed bun.
"Mom, did you steam steamed cornbread and steamed buns today?" asked Yun Erge curiously.
"Yes, Mom, today's steamed bun is also very delicious." Brother Yun, who was eating a steamed bun, also gave his evaluation.
"Wife, this is not your style! You steamed so many steamed corn bread, but only four steamed buns?" Yun the butcher asked in confusion.
Zhang smiled secretly and then began to explain to everyone.
"I only steamed steamed buns today. The steamed buns were given to me by the Wu family next door. I thought we ate the meat they gave us yesterday, and we cooked meat today, so I asked Yiyi to send a plate over."
"Sister-in-law Wu is too polite. She even let Yiyi bring back four steamed buns. Look at your grandfathers, they are really real father and mother, but the problem is the same. If I were to steam buns, could I only steam these four?" Zhang rolled her eyes at the grandfathers of the Yun family.
Next to her, Yun Yiyi was eating and laughing secretly.
Butcher Yun glanced at Yun Yiyi, then put on a smiling face and looked at Zhang.
"Wife, your cooking skills are getting better and better. Look at the steamed buns you made today. They are fragrant and delicious. The steamed chili and egg rolled into the buns are so fragrant. Even the meat you cooked today was cooked to perfection."
After hearing Yun the butcher's straightforward praise, Zhang lowered her head in embarrassment.
"You're blocking your mouth even though there's delicious food. Eat quickly. We can have another meal in the evening." Zhang said in a low voice.
The Yun brothers looked at Zhang, then at Yun the butcher, and all lowered their heads to eat their meal well.
After a long morning of travel and some busy work before dinner, everyone's stomachs were already empty, so everyone ate quickly, finishing in just over 20 minutes.
Zhang asked Yun Lao Da to take his younger siblings for a walk and go to bed, while she and Yun the Butcher cleaned up the pots and pans used for cooking.
After walking around for more than ten minutes, Brother Yun took his younger siblings to bed. Spring brings sleepiness and autumn fatigue, and this was the time of year when they felt tired. Basically, everyone fell asleep within a few minutes of lying down.
Zhang and Yun the butcher quickened their pace, and after a while, they had loaded all the food and cooking utensils onto the cart. They then lay down on their mats and began to sleep.
Yunjia Village had a rule that whenever they stopped to rest, there would be someone on duty. So, after dinner, everyone went to sleep peacefully.
Rest time always passed quickly. Before Yun Yiyi opened her eyes, she heard the village chief's call. The three Yun brothers had already woken up and got up.
Yun Yiyi was the only one who was still in bed. Yun the Butcher came forward and picked up Yun Yiyi. Zhang and Big Brother Yun put the sleeping mat, pillow, and other things on the donkey cart. Yun the Butcher carefully placed Yun Yiyi on the donkey cart and let her continue sleeping.
Five or six minutes later, the people of Yunjia Village, led by the village chief, began to walk towards the official road. The sun was strong and hot at this time. However, after being out for so long, everyone had somewhat adjusted to the weather.
After Yun the Butcher and his companions reached the official road, the refugees in the woods beside the road gradually joined the team moving forward.
"Boss, are we going to the county town tomorrow afternoon?" Zhang asked, tilting her head.
"Yes, but I don't know when we can arrive tomorrow afternoon? I don't know whether the county town is big or prosperous?" Yun the butcher said blankly.
"Yeah, I don't know if the county will restrict refugees from entering the city? We have never been here and are not familiar with it at all." Zhang said a little worriedly.
"Mom, we'll know tomorrow whether the government will restrict refugees from entering the city. However, I think there should be restrictions. There are too many refugees walking here, and the government will also restrict entry into the city to avoid trouble." Yun Yiyi looked around and said to the refugees who were thronging the official road.
"Yiyi, you're awake. Indeed, what you said makes sense. Thinking about what happened in the provincial capital, I can actually think of what the government did. However, we still have a lot of things we want to buy. How can we buy them if we don't enter the city?" Zhang said with a deep sigh.
"Don't worry, mother. When we get there, we'll find a way to get into the city. Don't you think I'm right, father?"
"Wife, Yiyi is right. There will always be a way to get into the city. Now you should think about what we need to buy when we go into the city."
Yun Yiyi secretly gave Yun the Butcher a thumbs up, and Yun the Butcher secretly smiled.
Zhang looked at the father and daughter who were secretly mischievous, and she also laughed. This could be considered that the father and daughter put in a lot of effort to make her happy.
After a while, Old Man Wu also came to the Yun family.
"Brother Yun, I heard we can reach the county town tomorrow."
"Brother Wu, I only know that we'll arrive tomorrow afternoon, but I don't know exactly when. No one from Yunjia Village has ever been this far, and we only heard about it from others."
"The weather is getting colder and colder. You know my family is a hunter. If you want to go to the city to buy furs, I can give you a few. When the time comes, spread them on the donkey cart to block a lot of cold wind." Old Man Wu approached Yun the Butcher and whispered.
"Brother Wu, I was just about to ask you something. As the weather gets colder, will your carriage be repacked? I've never been far away before, so I don't really know anything about this." Yun the Butcher asked curiously.
"To be honest, I don't quite understand it either. However, when I went to the fur shop to sell furs, I heard the owner talk about it a few times. He said that if it was a carriage for a long journey, the interior of the carriage would be specially customized. For example, the small charcoal stove could be fixed on the carriage and not move it."
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