Chapter 6: I'll Leave and I won't Stay
After all, Zhao Chunhua had seen big scenes before. Amid everyone's inquiring gazes, she waved her hands and acted as if she didn't care.
"Where does the army get all the strength from? It's all inherited from me!"
After everyone thought about it, they felt that it made sense.
Zhao Chunhua cut the tree trunk quickly and said casually, "I didn't have any strength before, but it was because I didn't eat enough! I just ate some meat, and now I'm full of energy!"
The Zhang family's sons were immediately heartbroken.
Thinking about how I always gave the good things to them and left myself hungry, I felt guilty and sad.
"Mom! Don't worry, I will go to the mountains to hunt game and bring you back so you can have enough food every day!"
Da Jun patted his chest and promised.
Zhang Tianbao and Zhang Tianfu nodded in agreement.
Zhang Daniu looked at them, then at Zhao Chunhua, and seemed to be thinking about something.
This episode passed quickly, and several people worked together to quickly make two unicycles.
Moreover, based on her experience in her previous life, Zhao Chunhua made improvements on the details to make the car more lightweight and practical.
Zhang Youcai was so happy that he kept praising Zhao Chunhua on the way home while pushing the cart.
"Mrs. Zhao quickly fixed a tree. This wheelbarrow is so well made..."
The village chief took two puffs of his pipe and said with a smile: "I didn't realize earlier that this old lady is quite capable!"
Zhang Youcai kept praising Zhao Chunhua, and his father mentioned how Zhao Chunhua had no strength before because she didn't have enough food to eat.
The village chief nodded and fell into thought: "It's not easy for a woman to take care of such a large family. In the future, we villagers will help as much as we can."
Zhang Youcai agreed repeatedly.
When they set out the next day, the wheelbarrow really saved a lot of effort, and Zhang Tianbao and his friends didn't have to carry heavy objects.
Seeing that there were still empty seats, Zhao Chunhua let the pregnant woman Xie Lanqin, the youngest Zhang Daniu and her daughter Zhang Baozhu get on the bus.
The three Da Jun brothers pulled the cart, and she helped push it from behind.
"Mom! You come up and rest for a while, we have the strength to pull it!"
Zhang Tianbao said with a smile while wiping the sweat off his face.
I don’t know what’s going on, but since I finished eating meat porridge yesterday, I feel full of energy and more energetic than before.
The other two felt the same way.
Zhao Chunhua knew that this was due to the effect of the special lake water.
Seeing that several people wanted her to get in the car to rest, she glared at them and said, "Are you guys dissatisfied that I'm too old to walk?"
"Mom! I didn't mean that!"
Zhang Tianbao quickly scratched his head.
"Humph! If you don't mean to do that, just leave now and don't delay any longer."
After Zhao Chunhua said this unpleasant remark, the children no longer insisted.
But she was actually quite happy in her heart.
She has grasped this unreasonable yet approachable image very well.
At this time, Bai Xiaowei from the eldest family came over with her son and insisted on putting Erxi in the car without any explanation.
"Old Er's family, Erxi can't walk anymore, so let him ride in your car!"
Bai Xiaowei and his wife had no children for many years. They only had Zhang Erxi in their later years. They spoiled him like a baby, which caused him to have many health problems.
However, Zhao Chunhua will not indulge him easily.
Seeing that Zhang Erxi was already as tall as her, Zhao Chunhua sneered and grabbed his collar.
Pull it down with all your strength.
"My army is helping to pull the cart. How dare you get on and sit here when you are so old? You are so thick-skinned. Did you inherit your father's characteristics?"
Zhang Erxi was so angry that his face turned red. He retorted unconvincedly: "How can I be compared with him?"
He wanted to curse the second wife as an inferior race, but was afraid of being beaten.
Zhao Chunhua sneered and exposed him directly: "What's the difference? Do you think that you are a young master and you are superior to others?"
As expected, Zhang Erxi raised his chin, looking very self-important.
Zhao Chunhua sneered and said, "Then you should ask your parents to buy a dozen maids to serve you, so as to avoid embarrassing yourself here!"
"Why does the second brother speak so harshly?"
Bai Xiaowei pouted in dissatisfaction, "I just want to ride in your car. Is it necessary to do this for a family like this? Besides, you can even let that black boy get in the car. Zhang Erxi is your nephew!"
Zhang Daniu pursed his lips silently and lowered his head.
Zhao Chunhua said impatiently: "What does it have to do with me! This car is mine, I can take whoever I want!"
"Besides, who said Zhang Daniu is not one of our own? Since I raise him, I raise him as my own son. In my heart, he is much closer to me than your Zhang Erxi!"
Bai Xiaowei was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Zhao Chunhua decided to give Zhang Baozhu a taste of her own medicine. She patted Zhang Baozhu on the back and said, "Since your sister-in-law thinks we are all family, then you can go sit in your brother's cart."
Then he turned around and smiled at Bai Xiaowei and said, "We are all family, so my sister-in-law shouldn't object, right?"
Bai Xiaowei was so angry that she fell backwards. Instead of gaining any advantage, she was almost taken advantage of by someone else.
Bai Xiaowei had no choice but to pull Zhang Erxi away angrily, and finally got into her own car.
Zhao Chunhua snorted lightly, turned her head to look at the sky, and frowned slightly.
The sky was overcast and it looked like heavy rain was coming.
She turned around and told Zhang Tianbao: "Go and tell the village chief that there will probably be a heavy rain soon. Don't leave in a hurry. Find a cave for everyone to take shelter first."
Zhang Tianbao immediately went to discuss with the village chief.
The village chief consulted with several experienced elders in the village, and they agreed with Zhao Chunhua's opinion, so they took everyone to a nearby cave to rest and adjust.
But the people in the first house were unhappy.
"It's only noon now, why stop? It's such a waste of time!"
Zhang Laosan followed suit, looking dissatisfied: "That's right, how can it rain if she says it will? Is she the Water Dragon King?"
The village chief looked at them coldly and said, "You can leave if you want. No one will stop you."
Zhang Defu was turned down and didn't dare to say anything, but he still insisted on choosing a good seat to sit in. It was close to the cave entrance for good ventilation and was not as cold as inside.
Zhang Laosan naturally went with him.
Zhao Chunhua ignored them and after settling her own family, she went to discuss the matter with the village chief.
"We will encounter more and more refugees. There are also some local bad guys who have formed guerrilla groups. I'm afraid they will take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. We will have to find a few strong young men to take turns to guard at night."
It's no surprise that Zhao Chunhua has such concerns.
There was already a famine in their neighboring village, and many people had died. Last month, they had the misfortune to run into bandits disguised as guerrillas who looted the entire village. The women were also abused and insulted. It was a horrible sight.
The situation is chaotic and anything can happen.
The village chief agreed deeply and looked at her with admiration.
Take action immediately and arrange the elderly, children and women inside, leaving only some young people outside.
Zhang Erxi refused to move into the cave no matter what.
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