Tong Bajin saw Guoguo and Baimei get on the carriage yesterday, and he also heard what Erniu and Sanniu said in the carriage. When Jian Ning and the others got off the carriage at the post station at night, he only saw two little silver foxes. He kept wondering where the cat and the crow had gone?
The crow wasn't very big, so it could have been hidden in a bag or a sleeve, but how could the cat be hidden? Jian Ning and his family didn't have a box or anything large enough to hide the cat. He also wondered why their family went to Danyang without even a few boxes, only a few bags.
In fact, if Mei Niang hadn't sent some things and wrapped them up, Jian Ning and Ding Youtian would only have left two bundles outside. She told Ding Sanye and Mei Niang that her parents would send a caravan to deliver things to Danyang, so they only needed to bring their own clothes for the trip.
Suddenly seeing Guoguo, Tong Bajin was stunned. Baimei flew over and landed on Guoguo's back, looking very proud and giving orders: "Go!"
Tong Bajin was from the north and knew that crows could talk if someone was willing to teach them patiently, so he didn't find it strange. However, the officials and servants at the post station found it strange. When they heard Baimei talking, many of them came running over, surrounded Guoguo and Baimei as if they were curious, and even took out food to coax Baimei to speak again.
Now Baimei's tail was raised even higher, and he still wanted to pretend to be cool. He held his little head high and paced back and forth on Guoguo's back with a serious face, turning Guoguo's back into his show stage.
Jane Ning felt it was simply unbearable to watch. The two of them were staring at the food in other people's hands, one pretending to be cool and the other trying to be cute, making her feel like she owed them something by not giving them food.
"Let's go in and have breakfast. Don't pay any attention to them." Jian Ning greeted Erniu and Sanniu, then turned around and called Tong Bajin, "Brother Tong, put the dry food aside first. We have a long day's journey ahead of us. How can we survive without oily food?"
Ding Youtian also shouted, "Listen to my wife, you can save the dry food for lunch. Anyway, you have the water bag with you. You can pour some hot soup into the water bag later. At least you won't waste any food."
Since the couple had called out sincerely, Tong Bajin said nothing more. Originally, the employer was supposed to provide food when he was hired for a job, but he refused the offer in order to compete for the job. The price was also lower than that charged by the car dealership because he used his own car instead of renting one from the car dealership. Therefore, he was warned by the car dealership owner before he decided to return to the north.
Tong Bajin didn't expect that when he decided to return to his hometown to do this job, the employer he met was not only a great man but also so kind to his employees. He didn't say anything but he was really touched in his heart.
After breakfast, Jian Ning and Ding Youtian asked Erniu and Sanniu to get on the carriage. Guoguo and Baimei became the little stars of the post station, and gained a lot of fans. The postman even hung cooked beef around Guoguo's neck. The two of them ate until their stomachs were full. Jian Ning had to yell at them several times before Guoguo happily jumped on the carriage with Baimei on her back.
After the carriage had been running on the official road for nearly three hours, Jian Ning lifted the curtain and asked Tong Bajin, "Brother Tong, we've come this far with no village or inn nearby. Do you know how far it is to the next post station?"
"It will take about three more hours."
Jian Ning looked ahead and said, "Stop the car and eat something before continuing on your journey. I'll drive the car later, you can take a rest."
"Whoa!" Tong Bajin shouted, halting the horse. Jian Ning pointed to the grassy slope in front of the right side, close to the woods. "Stop there. We'll make a fire and cook. Please, Brother Tong, go with my husband to collect some dry firewood."
Tong Bajin wondered secretly, there seemed to be no water source nearby, and even if there was, there was no cooking utensils. How would she cook? However, he didn't ask any more questions. He followed the instructions and drove the carriage off the official road to the flatter forest in front of him.
The horse had already lowered its head to nibble on the grass before Jian Ning and the others got off the car. Tong Bajin first took out the water bag and poured water to feed the horse. Listening to the horse's panting, he stroked the horse's neck and sighed in his heart. If his Ji Feng could still run for four or five hours without being so panting, then his speed would be far beyond that of this ordinary horse.
What a pity... He shook his head, put away the water bag, turned around and saw Jian Ning holding the two babies. Finally, Ding Youtian poked his head out of the car with a pot in his hand. The pot was filled with not only water but also half a pot of rice that seemed to have been washed. He took a few steps forward and took the pot from Ding Youtian's hand before Jian Ning.
Although he was confused and the bags that Jian Ning and the others brought didn't look like they contained pots, he didn't ask anything and was just secretly curious.
"Thanks, Brother Tong. Give it to me." Ding Youtian jumped out of the car, took the pot from him, and handed it to Jian Ning, saying, "Let's go collect some dry firewood and move some stones to build a stove. My wife is a good cook, and we brought a lot of ingredients from home. I guarantee they will be more delicious than the food at the post station. Let's go."
"No need. I can do all the work of collecting firewood and moving stones by myself. There is no need to trouble the adults." Tong Bajin said in a muffled voice, turned around and picked some stones around. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian also found some. He took off the scabbard from his waist, drew out a scimitar, and quickly dug a hole in the ground. In no time, he built the stove.
"I'll go collect some dry firewood. Wait a moment." After saying that, he swung his arms and strode into the woods.
"This man is quite perceptive and a real person." Jian Ning took advantage of him going to the forest to feed the horse some spiritual spring water, and then went to the herb shed to get bowls and chopsticks and some dishes, and also filled half a basin with spiritual spring water.
Long before leaving home, Jane Ning had searched the map for the journey north. She knew that she would have to cook for herself in many places along the way, so she prepared the necessary tools and ingredients early in the morning.
It was the same when she was in the SWAT team. She never brought more things than others, but when she arrived at the campsite, she could always pull out a lot of things like magic anytime and anywhere.
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