After a few days of busy work, each family has almost finished packing, and the villagers have already sent a batch of food and supplies to the valley, and the second batch will be sent to the wooden house tonight.
The wooden house and courtyard will be a transit point in the future. After all, even if everyone is safe hiding in the valley, they still have to pay attention to news and changes in the situation outside.
By then, there will be several people living in the wooden house, and if anything happens, they can report to the mountains at any time.
Tiedan'er's family had just started to live a good life. They bought new wooden furniture at home and were waiting to build a new house after the spring.
Now that everything has been put on hold and people have to go into the mountains, wooden objects have become a burden.
Fortunately, this time Tiedan’s father did not go into the grassland and stayed at home, so as not to make Tiedan’s mother and children anxious.
A bonfire had been burning in the corner of the yard for two days, thawing the ground.
Tiedan's father took Tiedan to dig a big hole and buried the new wooden objects wrapped in straw mats one by one.
Tiedan's forehead was sweating from the heat. He threw off his cotton jacket and worked enthusiastically with his father.
When Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao came nearby, they went into the yard to talk. Tiedan's mother quickly asked her daughter to pour hot water and took two sesame candies for Zhuzhu.
Zhuzhu was not stingy either. She took the sesame candy, thanked him in a baby voice, and then gave two pieces of snacks from her pocket to Tiedan.
Everyone saw this and found it funny.
Grandpa Tai patted Tiedan'er's head and told him to put on his cotton-padded jacket. "Don't take it off just because you feel hot. Be careful not to catch a cold from the cold wind. We're going into the mountains soon. You're the man of the family. You have to follow your father and protect and take care of your mother and sisters."
The young boy couldn't handle the praise. With his mouth full of snacks and his chest puffed out, he mumbled, "Don't worry, Sixth Grandpa. I will definitely help my dad take care of the family!"
Master Tai laughed heartily and replied, "No wonder every family wants to have a boy. He's only a few years old, but he's already half a laborer. Living on the farm, without a boy to support the family, is a real challenge!"
Tiedan's mother was also filled with pride and took the opportunity to make plans for her son, "When Tiedan is a few years older and has learned enough to do math and writing, I'll let him go out with the team a few times to broaden his horizons. When he really learns some skills and becomes successful, he can also support his sisters."
Thus, the topic fell on the traveling convoy.
Tiedan's father asked, "Is there still no news about the convoy? They should be back soon!"
Old Master Tai was worried that, apart from anything else, the situation outside the border was not peaceful. It would be dangerous if the convoy encountered the Japanese devils.
But he was worried in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud. After all, it would do no good to make more people worry about him.
He laughed and replied, "They should be back soon. Snow has fallen on the grassland. I guess they spent some effort on the road."
Tiedan'er's mother asked, "When we go up the mountain, will Jiye and the others be able to find us when they come back?"
"Don't be afraid," the old man waved his hand. "There's Steward Min in the city who can deliver the message. We've also left someone at home to keep watch. That way, they won't worry and lose track of us."
As they were talking, Village Chief Dong came over.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, the old man and Mr. Tai San quickly took him back home for tea and chat.
Zhuzhu hadn't had enough fun and wanted to take a walk around the village. Tiedan's mother quickly asked her two daughters to follow her, fearing that the fat girl would get lost...
Village chief Dong almost started sighing as he sat on Tai's chair.
"My dear brothers, you have no idea how much I envy you all living together as a family. We in Sancha River are really... really a mess!"
Old Master Tai and Third Master Tai guessed a little and began to offer comfort.
"Old brother, there's no need to be so sad. People all have their own thoughts. If you can't persuade them, then forget it."
"Yeah, yeah, maybe we're just making a big deal out of nothing. It's nothing serious. People are spending the New Year at home, it's better to be at peace."
Village Chief Dong waved his hand and said with a wry smile, "Old brother, you don't have to comfort me. I'm not stupid. Those city people have been running away, wishing they had nothing left. It must be because the situation at the border is serious!"
"You know, even the rich and powerful have to hide, but why don't those lazy people in our village know how to be afraid? I talked my mouth off and happily told them to move, but they didn't take it seriously at all."
Mr. Tai San and Mr. Tai Lao were unable to persuade him any more and could only talk about other things.
"Brother, just do your best. You can't force a cow to drink water if it doesn't want to! Will everyone in your village stay, or how many people will follow us into the mountains? Tell us so we can send people into the mountains early to make arrangements."
Village Chief Dong quickly said, "We're the only ones from our village going into the mountains, along with my brother's family and two other families of five. No one else is going! If it's convenient for everyone, just arrange a cave for us. That way, I can help keep them in check if anything happens."
Old Master Tai nodded and replied, "Okay, this is indeed more convenient."
Then he turned to Mr. Tai and said, "There's nothing much to do in the village anyway. Why don't you go to the mountains with everyone tonight? I'll take care of things here, and you'll be in the mountains. We won't have to worry about chaos on either side."
Mr. Tai San had not yet seen what the situation was like on the other side of the valley, but he had already been thinking about it.
At this moment, his elder brother urged him, so he agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll go over first and see that the villagers clean up their residence as soon as possible. I'll leave the family here to you, and please keep an eye on our family."
"Don't worry." Old Master Tai waved his hand and replied, "In a few days, we will all go into the mountains."
The two brothers talked, laughed and discussed, which made Village Chief Dong very envious. Finally, he forced himself to gather himself and return to his village.
His son had been waiting for a long time. When he saw his father coming back, he quickly asked, "Dad, what did the Tai family say? Can they still take us into the mountains?"
Village Chief Dong nodded and replied, "Don't worry, the Tai family is a righteous family, they wouldn't go back on their word. Besides, if there are fewer of us going, they won't have to worry too much. Spread the word, and in three days, have those three families follow us to join the Tai family. Lock the doors of the houses here if necessary, and hide anything you can't take away."
Boss Dong had no choice but to comfort his father.
He often went to the city and knew better than anyone else how the situation in the city was in turmoil, but he had talked his mouth off in the past few days and no one believed him.
Some people even laughed at him behind his back, saying that he was not even as brave as a bird egg!
Forget it, everyone has their own destiny, no one can force it!
In Tai'an County, the Min family's dim sum shop was extremely busy. Even the manager Min rolled up his sleeves and personally made dim sum for the customers.
Seeing the sun was about to set, the waiter gulped down a bowl of cold tea, then poured a bowl of warm tea for Manager Min and handed it to him.
"Butler, have some tea! We've been so busy today, our arms are almost swollen!"
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