Chapter 34 I want to go too
"We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to go and plead with the village chief to move us to the front," Zhang Sanbao suggested.
Zhang Defu turned his head and looked at him, his face full of displeasure: "How can you beg for mercy? The village chief is now in league with the people from the second house, especially Zhao Chunhua, who is so close to the village chief. I don't know what kind of hidden relationship is behind it. Do you think he will listen to us?"
Huang Daying's face was filled with worry: "What should we do? If we are really targeted by that kind of village, then there will be no hope for us, right?"
Zhang Defu's journey to escape the famine was not smooth to begin with, and now he was filled with anger. He picked up the shovel on the cart and started waving it.
He said viciously: "What are you afraid of? Anyway, we are all standing on two legs. If anyone dares to mess with us, we will fight them! Use this big shovel to smash their heads!"
Zhang Defu said this, but as long as there was any movement on the road, he would run faster than anyone else.
There were several times when he heard some noise on the roadside and he ran away without caring about his luggage, wife and children.
But everything was fine every time, which made Bai Xiaowei, her son and the people from the third room feel very helpless. The villagers in front also laughed at him for being as cowardly as a mouse.
As a result, Zhang Defu felt even worse.
At noon, everyone rested on a hillside.
Zhang Tianbao lay in bed for several days, and Zhao Chunhua treated him with herbal medicine every day. Now he can get out of bed, but he still can't walk steadily and needs to use a crutch.
Zhao Chunhua let him continue to sit in the car with Xie Lanqin and rest.
Zhang Tianbao said with a guilty conscience: "Mom, I'll walk by myself. I feel bad for always asking you and my brothers to push me."
Zhang Tianbao is the eldest son in the family. It’s bad enough that he can’t help share the family burden, but now that he can finally leave, how can he let his mother and brothers push him around?
When Zhao Chunhua heard this, there was no happy expression on her face. Instead, she slapped Zhang Tianbao on the head.
"You don't like being asked to take a ride, do you?"
Zhao Chunhua scolded, "With your legs now, you can only walk one mile when others walk two miles. If you delay the journey, I will break your legs! Get back to the car!"
Zhang Tianbao
Not daring to talk back, he quickly climbed back onto the wheelbarrow.
The villagers nearby smiled and consoled him, "Tian Bao, your mother is just like that, don't worry. If she and your brothers can't push you, we are here!"
"Your mother saved us last time when she was collecting herbs. We are all grateful to her!" Zhang Tianbao felt a little relieved.
Zhao Chunhua looked at the mountain above and made a plan in mind.
There are not many herbs left from last time, so the most important thing right now is to find some more and plant them in case of future needs.
"Look after the things. I'll go to the mountain to pick some herbs. If anyone gets sick, they'll have medicine to take."
As she spoke, Zhao Chunhua picked up the cloth bag and prepared to go up the mountain.
Zhang Tianfu and Zhang Dajun quickly followed and said, "Mom, let's go up together. If anything happens, we can take care of you."
After what happened before, the whole family didn’t dare to let Zhao Chunhua go up the mountain alone again.
Although she is strong and powerful, she is over 40 years old after all. There are too many dangers in the mountains. If something happens, they won't be able to get there immediately. Wouldn't that harm her?
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chunhua pouted at them and said, "Can you please say something nice? I just went up the mountain to pick some herbs. What can go wrong? If you want to go, I can take you with me, but if you do something unlucky again, I'll tear your mouths apart!"
Zhang Dajun quickly covered his mouth and said aggrievedly: "Mom, I didn't say anything."
"Okay, let's go!" Zhao Chunhua immediately took the two of them up the mountain.
Perhaps due to the drought in the past three years, the grass and trees on the mountain look very withered.
Zhao Chunhua searched for a while and finally found a herb that could heal the wound.
But after walking a little closer, I found that the plants inside had grown much better and the leaves had turned green.
Zhao Chunhua and her two sons went to look for herbs respectively. After a short while, they had filled a bag.
As they walked deeper and deeper into the forest, Tianfu felt a little scared when he saw the thick fog in front of him.
"Mom, let's go back first. We might get lost if we continue walking inside."
Zhao Chunhua nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you and go home first."
She was not actually worried about getting lost, but she was afraid that snakes, insects or something like that would suddenly appear in the forest. She had a particular aversion to these small animals.
The group then started to go back down the mountain. However, Xie Lanqin, who was lying in the car next to them, suddenly felt abdominal pain.
"My stomach hurts so badly." Xie Lanqin said with a frown and a red face.
Zhang Tianbao's heart suddenly tensed when he saw her holding her stomach in pain.
"Are you going to give birth?" he asked anxiously, "Don't scare me!"
Xie Lanqin glanced at him and said speechlessly: "I just feel uncomfortable in my stomach and want to go to the bathroom."
Zhang Tianbao finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that it was not a production problem.
He really didn't know what he would do if he gave birth in the wild, especially without the mother present.
Zhang Tianbao immediately got out of the car, picked up his crutches and prepared to help Xie Lanqin solve the problem.
Just at this moment, Bai Xiaowei ran over, took Xie Lanqin's hand and led her out of the car.
"Oh, it's my niece-in-law who needs to go to the bathroom. I'm going there too. I'll help you along."
Recent events have made everyone wary of Zhang Defu's family. Zhang Tianbao and Xie Lanqin naturally refused, "Don't bother you, we can do it ourselves."
But Bai Xiaowei forced Zhang Tianbao to sit back in the car and said, "Your leg has only just recovered a little, be careful not to sprain it again. Let me take your wife over."
As he spoke, he also showed a look of injustice: "Don't you trust me as an elder? Although I have a bad relationship with your mother, I treat you and the children sincerely. Just leave your daughter-in-law to me with peace of mind. What bad things can I do to her?"
Despite this, Zhang Tianbao was still not completely relieved: "But..."
Bai Xiaowei quickly interrupted him, "It's okay, we will be back soon." Then she pulled Xie Lanqin and was about to leave.
Xie Lanqin was in a hurry and didn't have time to think too much. She said, "Tian Bao, I'll go first."
Zhang Baozhu, who was standing by, watched all this with wide eyes, then quickly followed, "I want to go too!"
Bai Xiaowei stopped and said unhappily, "Why are you following me?"
Zhang Baozhu held her head high and said bluntly: "Your family has done a lot of bad things. I'm afraid you'll take the opportunity to harm my sister-in-law, so I want to go over and watch!"
Zhang Baozhu, who was usually spoiled at home, became even more arrogant after learning that her biological mother had become an important figure in the village. She used to be often bullied by the eldest son, and now that she has the chance, she will naturally not give a good face to those who harbor malicious intentions.
Although she was reluctant to pay attention to such a little kid, Bai Xiaowei still smiled and replied: "Since you want to come along, it's fine as long as you can tolerate the smell."
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