Zhang Xiu'e and Qin Xiaoniang also preferred to live in a quieter place. After all, there were people coming and going, and if there was any noise, they had to hide their things, which was really hard to live in.
If you could find a spacious place, dig a cellar in your spare time, and store your things there, you wouldn't have to live in constant fear.
“If you want to move, then move. It’s not good to stay here with this bunch of meddlesome women anyway,” Zhang Xiue said.
Song Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, "But if we move, the journey will be much longer."
Wang San naturally couldn't understand what Song Xiaoyu meant by 'the journey is long,' after all, he had just met these people and there were some things he simply didn't have time to understand.
"What's so far? Where are you going?"
For some reason, Song Xiaoyu couldn't feel any goodwill towards him. Perhaps it was because his appearance was too abrupt, making Song Xiaoyu, a scholar, feel that he was very impolite.
"You're a very strange person. Why do you give advice to others so abruptly? Why don't you ask if they're willing?"
"I...I'm doing this for your own good!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Zhang Xiue quickly pulled Song Xiaoyu aside, saying, "What are you doing? She was just trying to be kind, why are you being so aggressive?"
"Hey! Have you thought about how much trouble it will take to move? Besides, we have contracts with those merchants. If there are any delays, can you afford the consequences?"
"What consequences could there be? At worst, I'll just go to the riverbank every night and wait for them. If we agree on this now, we can still see each other as usual. It's not as complicated as you make it sound."
Zhang Xiue tried her best to explain, which displeased Song Xiaoyu, who then turned her back on her and stopped talking.
Song He'er knew why he was angry, so she went over to persuade him: "Third Uncle, don't be angry with Uncle Wang. He helped us a lot in the desert. If it weren't for him, we might have been eaten by wolves long ago. And Nian'er, she also took care of us."
Song Xiaoyu was a reasonable person and did not speak rudely; he was just a little frustrated.
"I hate the way he acts like he's in charge, like he's the Jade Emperor's biological father. He doesn't even greet us when he sees us, even though we've been raising his child for a month!"
"Shh, keep your voice down. If people hear what you're saying, they'll be heartbroken. Third Uncle, you may not know, but back then we didn't have the strength to walk in the desert. If he hadn't given us two camels, we probably would have worn our feet out before we could have made it out of the desert!"
Upon hearing this, Song Xiaoyu began to waver.
Looking at Wang San next to him, his expression also began to look rather unpleasant, but it wasn't a complaint; rather, it was a sense of guilt that was hard to express.
"I'd better leave. As for the suggestions I just made, it's up to you whether you listen to them or not. I meant well, but I didn't expect that brother to have misunderstood."
Zhang Xiu'e waved her hand, "Oh, don't mind him. He's just a bit slow-witted, but he's not a bad person. Maybe you didn't know each other before, so... never mind. Let's make a more careful plan about this. Tomorrow, I'll have Li Qiang go find a good place. Once we find one, we can all discuss whether to move or not. That should solve it, right?"
Li Qiang clapped his hands in agreement, "If you ask me, Madam Zhang is right! We shouldn't start arguing before we've even discussed something. We have to take it slowly. Lord Song, we didn't say we'd move immediately, so why are you so angry?"
Li Qiang is not usually talkative, but perhaps because he is an observer today, he has to chime in.
"Why are you meddling in this?" Tian Niangzi nudged him.
"What are you doing? I'm just telling the absolute truth! There's no bias whatsoever!"
"Get out of here!"
The people around them burst into laughter. The children were having so much fun that they didn't understand what the adults were saying, but when they saw the adults laughing, they laughed along with them.
"Mother, when can we move into the big house?" Nianjie asked in a sweet, coquettish voice.
Zhang Xiue picked her up affectionately, "Hmm... In a few days, we'll have a big house to live in."
Song Xiaoyu made enough adobe bricks to build two low houses, but only the women could live there first, while the men lived in tents.
When the weather is nice, we can get some more bricks and stones and build a few better houses so that everyone can have a place to live.
Wang San was very well-mannered and knew that his presence here at this time would make people uncomfortable, so he thought of leaving first.
"I'm taking the children elsewhere. You all go about your business!"
Song He'er ran over and called out to him, "Uncle Wang, you're penniless right now, how are you going to live?"
"Why can't we survive? We've survived on snowmelt in the mountains. Don't worry, I have a plan. I'll cut some branches to build a shelter, and I have a piece of leather to keep warm. I'll also go to the river to catch a fat fish and roast it. Don't worry!"
"But all the fish in the river have turned white; they're all poisonous!"
"Who said that! We've seen many lively fish along the way, though they were a bit fierce. They were all big fish, so don't worry. You're so young, you should take good care of yourself. Go back now!"
After saying this, Wang San picked up the little boy and left...
Lively fish? Wasn't the river poisoned? How come there are still fish?
"He'er! Come back! Your Uncle Wang is a man of ambition, and he has his reasons for making this choice. Let's respect his decision!"
Qin Xiaoniang called to her from behind.
Song He'er nodded and turned back to everyone.
"Mother, I clearly remember that a few days ago, someone poisoned the Suhe River, and many fish turned white. How come so many live fish have appeared again?"
Qin Xiaoniang smiled and said, "What's the big deal? It must be that person had a change of heart and dredged the river again. With water flowing, there will naturally be live fish!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue secretly cheered!
"That's great! Let's go fishing too. The children haven't had anything fishy in a long time!"
"Third Aunt, haven't you heard they're all big fish? Those big fish are piranhas! Uncle Wang is good at kung fu, he's a martial artist, so he's naturally not afraid. But Third Uncle doesn't know kung fu, so are we supposed to go down into the river to catch them?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue was caught in a dilemma, "That's true..."
If you can't figure something out, just don't think about it for now. The sun is about to set, so it's time for everyone to start cooking.
After eating bland meals for so long, Song He'er decided to show off her skills and use the seasonings from her space to make a vegetarian 'braised pork' for everyone.
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