Chapter 24 Miracles Happen with Great Force
It took six basins of water to wash Da Niu's hair clean.
After washing them, I took out the dark-colored clothes that I had bought but hadn't yet traded to Wang Erya from the warehouse and dressed Da Niu in them. Then I started washing Xiao Niu Niu's clothes.
Niu Niu is now over four months old, but she is still very small and thin.
Actually, because she could drink milk during this time, Niu Niu had gained some weight. However, because they were fleeing famine, Wang Er Ya couldn't feed Niu Niu whenever she was hungry, so Niu Niu was sometimes hungry and sometimes full. But it was much better than before she encountered the system, and Wang Er Ya was already very grateful.
Washing Niu Niu's hair and bathing her is much more difficult than washing Da Niu's. Although Da Niu can't speak, she can understand Ning Xuan's words and can cooperate with Ning Xuan.
Ning Xuan didn't know Wang Erya's language, but Ning Xuan herself was probably speaking a different language. She could only attribute it to the unique perception and learning abilities of a child.
Although Niu Niu was very well-behaved and didn't struggle, she was too small, and Ning Xuan didn't dare to hold her. When she finally managed to pick her up, she didn't dare to move her hands and couldn't free her hands to wash Niu Niu.
After a brief stalemate, Ning Xuan came up with a solution. She took out an empty basin, just big enough to put Niu Niu in, and laid Niu Niu in the basin. She held Niu Niu with one hand while wiping her with the other.
Then, when the water in the basin was slightly more than enough to cover Niu Niu's body, the water was poured out, and then the previous steps were repeated.
After all that effort, even with the utmost care, the floor in the room was still wet, but at least the two children were cleaned up.
Then they applied the ointment to them.
Ningxuan found it adorable to watch the two children obediently let her apply the medicine without crying or fussing.
At the same time, I felt even more sorry for the child. He was so young and had been fleeing famine with the adults for so long, enduring wind and rain and sleeping outdoors, and still not having enough to eat. Luckily it was summer; if it were winter, he would be more likely to get sick if he wasn't dressed warmly enough.
She wasn't very good at taking care of children, so she took out some toys, one for her older daughter to play with, and the other for herself to amuse her younger daughter.
After playing for a while, perhaps because they were relaxed, the two children actually fell asleep.
Ning Xuan used a quilt to block the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) before starting to tidy up the water basins and vats in the room. Since it was a bit troublesome for her, she directly traded them to Lin Yuhan to help her, and also traded the strength pills to her at the same time.
Lin Yuhan's eyes lit up when she saw the Power Pill, and she swallowed it without hesitation as soon as she got it.
Then, when they took out the water tank filled with sewage, their faces turned green. The water was black and smelly. Where did this water come from?
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While Ning Xuan was bathing and taking care of the child, Wang Erya saw the "Power Pill" and, seeing Ning Xuan's description that it could increase strength, immediately ate it. Then she felt an inexhaustible surge of energy that she wanted to release.
Then, when the bandits approached them, surrounded them, and started robbing them, and even when they discovered that Wang Erya was a girl and were about to make a move on her, Wang Erya made her move.
Using the bundle as cover, she took out a sharp kitchen knife and quickly dispatched the bandits surrounding her, one by one, as if chopping vegetables.
The bandits were enraged to see that someone dared to resist. Because the group was quite long, the bandit leader at the front didn't know that Wang Erya could kill people so easily. He cursed and led his men over to teach the troublemakers a lesson.
Then the refugees next to them realized what was happening, picked up their weapons, and followed Wang Erya to fight back.
They didn't have time to think about why Wang Erya was so capable. Also, those who usually followed behind Wang Erya overlooked the two children she was carrying on her back and in her arms. Because they had previously fought against bandits together, the refugees were very united this time.
In addition, Wang Erya's fighting ability was really fierce. She pulled out a kitchen knife and then used it in both hands. Wherever there were bandits, she would look for them and cut down the leader of the bandits.
The bandits panicked when they realized their leader had been killed, and were then divided and dealt with by the other refugees.
Fortunately, the refugee leader reacted quickly and spared one life.
After dealing with the bandits, the refugees, familiar with the routine, looted the corpses and seized the spoils.
Seeing how brave Wang Erya was, the leader explained to everyone that he had deliberately spared her life and asked about the situation of the bandits. He learned that there were not many bandits left in their base camp on the mountain, and asked Wang Erya if she wanted to go with them to suppress the bandits.
Wang Erya was now brimming with brute strength, and the one-sided, frenzied attack she had just witnessed had allowed her to vent a great deal of her pent-up frustration.
Thinking about what the bandits had said about their plans after the kidnapping, and considering that there might still be refugees they had kidnapped on the mountain, and seeing the message from Ning Xuan saying that the child was alright, she finally felt relieved.
She agreed to the refugee leader's suggestion to go and wipe out the bandits in the mountains.
Because of Wang Erya's exceptionally brave performance, she reached the center of the refugees and walked with the leader up the mountain.
Sure enough, there was only one bandit leader and a few dozen bandits protecting him on the mountain, less than a hundred in total, much fewer than the group that came down the mountain to rob.
To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. Without wasting words, Wang Erya quickly beheaded the bandit leader. The remaining bandits were no threat at all, and soon all the bandits were wiped out.
Led by their leader, the refugees began searching the mountains.
When they arrived at the place where the people were being held, even the refugees, who had become numb, couldn't bear to look at the situation.
Wang Erya and the others released all those who were imprisoned, including the remaining fewer than 10 children.
Wang Erya was furious; these bandits were truly inhuman!
A large amount of gold and silver jewelry, as well as some food, were also found in the bandit leader's room. Some of it was distributed to the refugees who had been imprisoned there, and the rest was distributed among the members of his gang.
This time, Wang Erya didn't just receive a few copper coins; she got the lion's share. She was given a large package wrapped in cloth from the bandits' room, and no one objected.
Fortunately, Wang Erya is now stronger, and she carried the package on her back without any effort, which naturally attracted everyone's attention.
After the money and provisions were distributed, no one wanted to stay there, so they had to continue their journey.
It was only then that the people who usually walked with Wang Erya realized that Wang Erya's child was missing, and they thought that something bad had happened to him.
Then Wang Erya said that she had hidden the child in the chaos and that she was going to go find the child first, and that everyone should meet at the place where they had been on the way.
After saying this, Wang Erya refused the offer to accompany her and quickly ran down the mountain. Only after she could no longer see the people behind her did she send a message to Ning Xuan, asking to trade the child back.
Knowing that Wang Erya was safe and unharmed, Ning Xuan was relieved and exclaimed that miracles can happen with great effort!
At the same time, she was a little worried, as if she had done something wrong with good intentions. She had cleaned the two children so thoroughly, which was not appropriate for them while they were still fleeing famine.
So Ning Xuan told Wang Erya about bathing the two children and showed her the photos using the system's scanning function.
Looking at the two children who were clean and tidy, Wang Erya felt like crying. She didn't blame Ning Xuan, but was very grateful. She hadn't encountered a large water source here, so she couldn't do these things.
As for the fact that it's eye-catching after being washed clean, it doesn't matter; she can protect her child now.
However, she still planned to keep a low profile. She would just smear some dirt on the child's face and not change the clothes back to the original ones. She would just smear some dirt on the child's face as well.
So the two children, still fast asleep, quietly returned to their mother's side.
Wang Erya smeared dirt on the children's faces and other exposed skin, as well as their clothes, and then continued to lead the two children forward to wait for the others on the road ahead.
Before the others arrived, Wang Erya took out the steamed buns again and started eating them in big bites. After eating five large steamed buns in a row, the feeling of weakness that made her feel like her body had been hollowed out disappeared.
At this moment, Ning Xuan also remembered to remind her that after taking the strength pill, not only would her strength increase, but her physique would also improve, and her appetite would also increase. She told Wang Erya to be careful not to be as frugal as before, eating only a little bit at each meal.
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