Chapter 21 Discovery
Manbao was stunned. She took out the flower basket below and found that the bright flowers she put in yesterday were wilted and some were even broken.
Daya and Erya also ran out to see what was happening, their faces showing shock and sadness.
Zhou Wulang was completely oblivious to their heartache. He hadn't been to the county town in years. He was so lost in his excitement that he simply glanced at the flower baskets and nonchalantly placed them all in his large backpack, saying, "Never mind. I'll just pick any pretty flowers I see along the way."
Pointing to the flowers that she had picked last night but hadn't tied because it was too late and Qian Shi didn't want to light the oil lamp, she said, "Take these with you too. That should be enough. We'll tie them when we get to the county town."
This was the only way. Manbao was still a little depressed until he got on the cart. After all, something he had planned for so long and was very confident about had turned out like this.
This time, the family still took two bags of grain, planning to prepare some paper for Manbao after selling them, and keep the rest for Qian's medical expenses.
It can also be used as emergency money in case something happens at home and you need money urgently.
There were quite a few baskets and baskets tied to the cart, and Zhou Liulang only needed to carry some on his back.
Zhou Dalang carried Manbao onto the cart and stuffed him into a basket to sit down.
Qian took out one of Zhou Dalang's winter clothes and stuffed it into her body, wrapping her up completely so that she wouldn't be cold.
Then put a bamboo lid on it and Manbao can sleep in it.
It was Manbao's first time going on a long journey, so of course she couldn't sleep. She poked her little head out of the basket very energetically, her eyes sparkling. But it was still dark, and she could only see a limited amount through the torch held by her fifth brother.
She stared with her eyes open for a while and then felt sleepy. She couldn't help but yawn and slowly closed her eyes.
Zhou Erlang noticed that Manbao had fallen asleep, so he covered her with the bamboo lid that she had pushed open.
The lid has holes, so there's no need to worry about her suffocating.
Zhou Erlang glanced at Daya and Erya who were walking beside him, and with some effort he moved the basket tied to the grain down a little. Then he straightened one of the baskets, carried Erya to sit in it, and carried Daya to sit on the grain, letting her hold onto the basket beside her. "You two should sit down and wait until daybreak before leaving."
Zhou Erlang and Zhou Dalang took turns pushing the cart, with the other one assisting. It was not very tiring when walking on flat road, but this road required going up and down the mountain, and the road was not very flat. Everyone walked stumblingly, and although it was a late autumn morning, they were sweating all over.
By the time the sun slowly rose and the sky began to brighten, they had already walked halfway.
Except for Manbao who was still asleep, Daya and Erya woke up and said they wanted to get off the car and walk around because they found their feet were numb.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang looked at their two nieces with envy, wiped the sweat from their faces, and thought that they were so lucky even though their feet were numb.
Zhou Dalang said, "Let's take a rest."
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang immediately sat down on the grass beside them and put down the large backpacks they were carrying.
Manbao also woke up. She rubbed her eyes and poked her head out of the basket. When she found that it was a place she didn't recognize, she immediately became excited.
Stand up from the basket and get off the car.
Zhou Erlang took her down and asked her to play with Daya and Erya. "You can pick flowers, but you are not allowed to run far away. Pick them right in front of us, okay?"
The three little girls nodded vigorously to show that they would obey.
Manbao, a small but brave child, walked to the edge of the mountain road, tiptoed down, and seemed to see a wisp of smoke in the distance. He immediately pointed down and shouted, "Our home!"
Zhou Dalang didn't even glance at it, but grabbed some grass and stuffed it into his mouth. "Nonsense, how can you see our village from here?"
Manbao vaguely saw a road below, which was much wider than this one, so he asked curiously, "Brother, why don't we take the road below?"
"This is the shortcut. The one below is for carts. It would take us an extra hour to go that way, which is not worth it." Zhou Dalang proudly pointed to the road at the foot of the mountain and said, "See this mountain road? It used to be full of rocks, so people couldn't walk steadily, let alone carts. Later, Mr. Bai and the head of the village took us to clear all the rocks off this road and filled it with soil, so that it can be used by carts now."
Zhou Dalang said regretfully, "It's just too small. A carriage can't pass through it. Otherwise, this road would be much more lively."
Manbao really enjoyed hearing stories like this, so he squatted next to Zhou Dalang and listened. The system couldn't help but say, "Host, there are a lot of wild flowers around here. Don't you want to pick some? Otherwise, if you miss this place, there may not be more flowers down there."
As it came to the big plan of making money, Man Bao was reluctant to leave, but he still refused to listen to the story. Before leaving, he kept holding Zhou Dalang's hand and asked him to promise, "Brother, you have to continue telling me stories when we get home. I love listening to them."
In the eyes of Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang, Manbao wanted to listen to stories and also wanted to pick flowers with Daya and Erya.
Zhou Dalang patted her little head lovingly and said happily, "Go ahead. I'll tell you more when we get back."
Manbao happily went to chase Daya and Erya.
This section of the road is relatively flat. Although it is still a mountain road, at a glance, both sides are within the sight of Zhou Dalang and others. As long as the three children do not go in, they will not be in danger.
Daya and Erya found a lot of flowers, some of which Manbao had never seen before, so they squatted down and dug them happily.
Daya and Erya were stunned and asked, "Auntie, why are you digging it up by the roots?"
Manbao raised his muddy face, his eyes sparkling. "I've never seen any of these flowers before. I want to dig one, the smallest one."
The system did not stop her because after scanning, it checked in its system again and found that there were two kinds of flowers that not only had no records, but also no images included. This meant that these two kinds of flowers had either mutated or become extinct. No matter which one it was, they would have great value for future research.
If it is included, the points earned will be considerable.
The system rarely produced a pleasant code. It felt that it was the right decision not to remind Manbao yesterday to wrap the flowers around them, as they would easily wither and break.
If the flowers were not broken, she would not have given up listening to the story today and would have come to dig flowers.
Manbao was completely unaware of this. Although she really wanted to dig up the flowers and give them to Keke, it was also important to collect enough wild flowers and grasses. So she insisted on not asking Daya and Erya to help, and asked them to pick the flowers quickly.
Manbao took a wooden stick and dug the soil with his butt sticking out.
The system secretly observed it for a long time and could not help but remind it: "Host, I think your elder brother and the others are about to rest. You should just break the plant off and give it to me."
Even if you dig like this, you may not be able to dig out three plants in a day.
Manbao asked curiously, "Is it okay if it breaks?"
"Generally speaking, most plants can be kept alive by taking cuttings from their trunks, so don't worry, it should be fine. Just break them off at the roots and give me a few more branches. Start by breaking off the red one on your left, then go forward and pull the purple vine."
These two kinds of flowers are the most important. As for the others, there are records anyway, and even if they are included, they can be used to encourage points.
(End of this chapter)
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