Seeing that the two children fell asleep in a short while, Zhang also slowed down her movements.
"Third brother, is the porridge you cooked ready? If it is, please serve it out. I will go knead the dough now and start making pancakes in a while."
Brother Yun San lifted the lid of the pot, scooped out a spoonful of porridge with a spoon and took a look. The porridge was cooked well and could be served.
"Mom, I'll pour out the porridge from the pot now. You can start rolling out the pancakes."
"Okay, third brother, be careful and don't burn your hands."
"I understand, mother."
Brother Yun San deftly poured all the porridge from the pot into the clay basin. Then, he scrubbed the large iron pot clean with water.
Then he went to get a large bundle of dried grass to use for making pancakes.
You don’t need to use high heat to make pancakes. If the heat is too high, the pancakes will easily burn and the taste will not be good.
However, if you burn dry grass, it is less likely to burn the pancakes. Dry grass is not resistant to burning, so it is not easy to burn the pancakes.
Brother Yun San turned his head and saw that Zhang had already rolled out seven or eight pancakes, so he started to light the fire.
Zhang brought the pancakes over and put them into the pot one by one.
The pancakes Zhang made today were made with leavened dough, and they were rolled very thin, so they were cooked in just a few minutes.
While Zhang was busy making pancakes, Yun the Butcher started walking back with Yun's eldest brother and Yun's second brother.
On the way there, the mule cart was loaded with nine large watermelons, and on the way back, the cart was filled with three large bags of grain.
"Dad, we made a lot of money from selling watermelons today. Why didn't you buy all the food?"
"Yes, Dad, I thought you would buy more food."
Butcher Yun looked at the two little heads sticking out from the rear carriage and touched them with his hand.
"Dad has been in town too often these past two days. If he buys a lot of food today, it's bound to attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives."
"At this time, we just need to have food to eat. Besides, the food at home is enough for everyone to eat for a while."
"Dad, aren't you being too cautious?"
Butcher Yun shook his head. "Dad wouldn't lie to you. At this time, having too much food at home is not a good thing. Don't forget, we still have to find a way to get through Qingfeng Village."
"So, Dad has decided that if we don't have much water at home in the next few days, we'll ask the villagers to help us buy some. Dad won't be coming to town anytime soon."
Second Brother Yun approached Butcher Yun and whispered, "Dad, I noticed quite a few people from outside came to Shilin Town today. It's a good thing you didn't come to town."
"Li Hu, did you find anything outside of Shilin Town today?"
"Don't mention it. There are actually quite a few refugee groups parked outside of Shilin Town. I'm almost losing my temper from talking so much today."
"It doesn't matter. Let's continue our run tomorrow. We have to spread the news about the Qingfeng Village bandits."
"I also discovered today that many refugees are tired of staying in this place and are eager to move on."
"Others may not know, but don't you know that if these refugees outside Shilin Town encounter the bandits from Qingfeng Village, wouldn't they send them people and food?"
"Yeah, that's right. So, I have to run more tomorrow. Oh, my, it really makes me feel dizzy just thinking about it."
"Okay, stop talking. Hurry up and get in the car. Be careful, there are ears."
"I know. There aren't many people on this road. I won't let anyone hear it."
"Shut up! There's a mule cart coming up ahead."
"Okay, I won't say anything."
Just like that, a horse-drawn carriage passed by Yun the Butcher's mule cart.
"Dad, just now." Before Brother Yun could finish his words, he was stopped by Yun the Butcher.
Seeing this, Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun both shut their mouths and stopped talking.
Yun the Butcher also looked very nervous. He waited until he could no longer hear the sound of horse hooves before he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dad, were those two guys bad guys? They didn't look like bandits from Qingfeng Village."
Butcher Yun laughed, "Boss, what do you think of this person? This bandit wouldn't have the word 'bandit' carved on his forehead, would he?"
Brother Yun's face flushed red. "Dad, they don't sound like bandits to me."
"Dad, I heard them talking too. I think they came from outside to get information."
Butcher Yun paused. "From the sound of their voices, they don't sound like bandits, but they're not people we can afford to provoke. Once we find a way to leave here safely, we'll hurry and leave this troubled place."
"Okay, enough talking, let's go home quickly. I wonder if Yiyi has come down the mountain yet?"
"Dad, it's hard to say. Yiyi is still too young, and there's no one to help her carry things. If she goes to the mountains by herself, she won't be able to bring back any good things she finds."
"That makes sense. Yiyi is still too short. In two years, this won't be a problem."
Yun the Butcher and his friends chatted and soon returned home.
The sun was still high in the sky. Zhang had just finished baking the pancakes and was about to start cooking.
She saw Yun the butcher coming back and hurried to greet him, "Boss, how's it going? Have you sold everything?"
Butcher Yun jumped off the mule cart and said, "Wife, we've sold all the watermelons. I also bought three bags of cornmeal."
Zhang was relieved. "That's good. I was worried that the big watermelons wouldn't sell well in town, or that they would be sold too cheaply, which would definitely not buy much food."
Butcher Yun approached Zhang and said, "Don't worry, my dear. Watermelons are not cheap. However, I didn't exchange all my money for food."
"When we went to town today, we found many unfamiliar faces. We could tell they were from other places just by the way they spoke."
"I was worried that buying too much food would attract attention, so I decided to buy three bags of cheap cornmeal."
Upon hearing this, Zhang hurriedly praised him, "Boss, you're right. You should keep a low profile at this time. Besides, we still have enough food to last for a while."
Butcher Yun looked around but did not see the two youngest children in the family.
"Wife, I see the third brother is at home, but Yiyi and Zirui are not at home. Did they go up the mountain?"
Zhang hurriedly tugged at Yun the butcher's sleeve and said, "Master, keep your voice down. The two children are still sleeping. Don't wake them up."
Butcher Yun was surprised. "Didn't Yiyi and the others go up the mountain this afternoon?"
Zhang gave Yun the butcher a sidelong glance. "Who said they didn't go up the mountain? They went up the mountain and came back."
Butcher Yun was even more confused. "Is it so fast to go up and down the mountain?"
"They are just two little kids. You can rest assured that they can stay in the mountains for an entire afternoon. I'm not."
"And Yiyi and Zirui went up the mountain today. Not only did they pick peppercorns, they also dug up a lot of taro."
"What taro, wife? Where is it?"
Zhang took Yun the butcher to see the taro that Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui had dug.
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