Duan Yingying's mother hesitated: "We'll take a horse-drawn carriage into the city, how will you get back to the village?"
Xiao Yunying said, "Please sit down and relax. I'll walk the rest of the way back. Getting the child treated is the priority."
Duan Yingying was more decisive than her mother: "Thank you, Sister Yunying. I will definitely repay you in the future."
"Forget about repaying, hurry up and stop dawdling."
The coachman said, "Miss, the young master said he would only leave if I took you home."
He urged them to get into the carriage, untied the rope tying the sheep to the back of the carriage, and said to the driver, "I will walk the rest of the way back myself. You hurry up and take the carriage to Chen's Medical Clinic. If Yuan Cheng asks you why you are going back so soon, just tell him the truth and say that I asked you to take them there. He will not blame you."
Xiao Yunying's attitude was firm, and the coachman had no choice but to say, "Then, young lady, please be careful."
“I’ve walked this road back to the village so many times, there’s no danger, let’s go.”
Xiao Yunying led the sheep aside to make way for the carriage to turn around and go back.
The wind whipped up by the moving carriage made Xiao Yunying shiver, and she tightened her collar.
It was quite cold after leaving the carriage with the heater on.
"Baa baa, let's go home."
She felt cold with her hands exposed while holding the rope, so she simply tied the rope around her waist, tucked her hands into her sleeves, and walked like a penguin.
A cotton coat without pockets is too cold for my hands.
With no one around, she took out a pair of gloves from the supermarket and put them on: "I've been so busy with the restaurant lately that I haven't had time to think about anything else. Otherwise, I would have definitely made Sister Cheng Yue a fortune."
It's too late to do it now. Cotton is expensive, and Sister Chengyue doesn't have much stock. Besides, the weather will gradually warm up soon after the New Year, so it's better to save it and make more at once next winter.
After putting on gloves and tucking my hands into my sleeves, my cold hands warmed up in no time.
She found it convenient to tie the rope around her waist, so she didn't untie it and continued walking along the winding mountain path, following the sheep's movements.
There's no one else on the mountain road right now, so she can go wherever she wants. If someone comes, she can just move aside.
The mother goat would run a few steps here and there, occasionally stopping to nibble on some green grass that Xiao Yunying didn't recognize. At this point, a gentle tug on the rope would make her obediently continue walking forward.
Xiao Yunying was pulled along by the force around her waist, and her speed was much faster than if she had walked on her own. She said to the mother goat, "Baa baa, I didn't expect you to be so strong."
The mother sheep didn't react, but the little goat turned around and bleated at her.
"Hey, little lamb, can you really understand me?"
Meow~
"If you can understand, how about saying a few words or nodding?"
Meow~
The sheep bleated once, but didn't nod.
"I don't understand."
Meow~
"You're about to turn into a whole roasted lamb."
Meow~
Xiao Yunying smiled and tapped her forehead. Okay, she understood. It had nothing to do with what was said; as long as she made a sound, the lamb would respond.
She thought she had bought a sheep that had come to life.
Xiao Yunying entertained herself by herself with the two sheep, imitating their bleating and teasing them until the sheep bleated louder and louder.
The sounds of human voices and pure bleating sheep echoed continuously in the mountains; if this happened at night, it would surely frighten anyone who heard it.
With something interesting to distract me, the mountain path didn't feel long anymore. I kept bleating like a sheep until I saw the village entrance.
"Baa baa, we're almost home."
Xiao Yunying completely relaxed and stopped paying attention to whether an oxcart would come from behind. Unexpectedly, she heard the sound of galloping hooves from the front.
Xiao Yunying looked up and, sure enough, a black horse was galloping towards her from directly in front of her.
She squinted and could roughly make out that the rider was a man dressed in black, so she quickly tightened the straw rope around her waist.
"Sheep, get out of the way! That black horse has long, thick legs. If it steps on you, it'll be terrible."
Who knew that the ewe, who had been docile since we bought her, would suddenly become stubborn, standing in the middle of the road and refusing to budge no matter how much we pulled her, licking the ground with her tongue.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed some soybeans on the ground, which must have been spilled by someone transporting grain.
Xiao Yunying pulled hard on the rope and looked up to see another chestnut horse appear behind the black horse that was approaching.
She realized a problem.
The other party showed no sign of slowing down, probably because the horse had started running at full speed and was actually getting faster and faster.
In broad daylight, unless someone is blind, it's impossible for them not to see her; they simply don't care whether they step on her or not.
Xiao Yunying pulled hard on the rope, but couldn't lead the stubborn mother goat away. In desperation, she untied the knot around her waist and shouted at the goat, "Stop eating! What's wrong with you? You're letting me down at this crucial moment. If you won't go, I will!"
The man riding a chestnut horse at the back shouted, "Girl, move aside and take the sheep away!"
Xiao Yunying pursed her lips and anxiously untied the two knots.
She wanted to lead the sheep away, but what if it wouldn't move?
In my haste, I forgot that I was wearing cotton gloves. The two straw ropes got tangled together. They were rough and dry and difficult to untangle. The more anxious I became, the less I could untangle them.
She stretched the rope as far as she could to get to the roadside, bit off her glove with her teeth and threw it on the ground, then laboriously untied the first knot.
One more knot has been untied!
The thought had barely crossed her mind when the black horse was already several meters ahead of the sheep. Xiao Yunying caught a glimpse of the shadow out of the corner of her eye, but it was too late to untie the rope, so she covered her eyes with her hands.
She can't stand bloodshed.
I could faintly hear a rough male voice calling out to the person in front of me.
"Master, stop immediately! There are two sheep and a girl in front of you!"
The two horses approached each other quickly, some distance apart. A few meters in front of the ewe, someone pulled on the reins, and the horses neighed loudly with their hooves raised, barely stopping and pacing back and forth in place.
The ewe was probably frightened by the black horse's imposing presence and neighing; she bleated and turned to run away in the direction behind her.
The goat suddenly unleashed its strength, using the rope as a medium, and lifted Xiao Yunying into the air. She was instantly launched into the air, landed on the ground, and was dragged for a distance.
The incident happened suddenly, and it stopped just as suddenly. Clutching her aching hip, she bit her lip and looked up at the tall, strong man riding a chestnut horse. He was the one who used his strength to stop the ewe by prying open the sheep's horns.
Xiao Yunying lay on her side on the ground, too afraid to move. The fall was really hard; her internal organs were almost thrown out.
The man holding the ram's horns said gruffly, "Girl, are you alright?"
Xiao Yunying was in so much pain she couldn't speak. "Do I look like I'm alright?"
The man probably realized that she had fallen quite hard, and said to the man still on horseback, "Master, this girl seems to be injured somewhere."
Xiao Yunying closed her eyes to endure the pain, while also suppressing the anger in her heart.
What do you mean "seems like"? It's just that you fell and got injured.
I was stupid to tie the rope around my waist for no reason.
Although there are no cars here, there are bastards who don't care about human life.
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