That was all she said. If he was worried about his mother's health, then he would probably be the only one who had some sense and took the initiative to cook for her these past two days. What Tong Wenyao couldn't stand the most was people like him. They had hands and feet, but they still relied on their lives.
I heard from Second Aunt that he was seventeen or eighteen years old and still had his mother take care of him. But it could also be that Aunt Mo spoiled him. Never mind, she had already rescued him. If they hadn't beaten Guaiguai for eating snake meat, they wouldn't have been bitten. She reached out and gently touched Guaiguai through the linen cloth, muttering to herself, "Guaiguai, I'm sorry for you."
Seeing that only Second Aunt had returned, Tong's mother hurriedly asked where Yao'er was. She looked worried and uneasy. Fortunately, Cui's mother told her that she had gone to Aunt Mo's place. But thinking about how they had just come to cause trouble, she quickly asked Cui's mother to watch over the water in the earthenware jar while she went to find Yao'er.
Tong Wen Yao came back from dealing with Aunt Mo and saw Tong's mother coming to her with her hand on her belly. She was more than four months pregnant and her belly was visible. She was holding her belly, worried that she would walk unsteadily.
"Yao'er, I'm worried about you, so I came to find you." Tong Wenyao quickly went to support her. The road was full of gravel, so it would be easier if she supported herself. "Your second uncle and his men killed three wild rabbits. We plan to eat them tonight and make do with black steamed buns for lunch."
"Okay, we'll set off in half a quarter of an hour. Let's go back and eat and pack our luggage." Mother Qian nodded. They had wasted too much time going to the woods at noon, so they didn't have much to eat for lunch.
After returning, Xin'er ran towards her and said, "Sister, how are you so awesome? You can pick fruits to eat." As soon as she finished speaking, someone not far away looked over. She lowered her head and signaled Xin'er to shush!
"Xin'er, don't shout out loudly when you're eating in the future, okay?" Seeing that Xin'er didn't understand, she continued, "Others will come and snatch the fruit away, and you won't be able to eat it!" After hearing this, she opened her mouth wide, looked at her with wide eyes, and nodded.
"Xin'er is really smart. Not only that, but she also keeps her money hidden." Tong Wen Yao touched her head.
The black steamed bun combined with hot water made it less choking, but it still scratched her throat. She really couldn't eat it anymore, so she handed it to Tong Wenyao. Seeing that he didn't take it, she waved her hand.
"Brother, I'm full. I can't eat anymore. You eat it." Tong Wenyao saw that she only nibbled a few times and then stopped eating these past two days. This time, he would never accept the steamed bun.
Seeing that he didn't answer, she leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Brother, I'm full from eating wild fruits in the forest. You can have some!" After that, she stuffed some into his hand. Tong Wenyao pursed his lips. He had also been in the forest at noon. How could he not know what was there! What his sister said about eating wild fruits was a lie.
For a moment, he thought of his sister who would rather starve than give him food. His eyes were slightly red. How could a young boy be full with only two black steamed buns a day? But his sister wanted to leave hers for him. At the same time, he secretly vowed to make a name for himself and protect his sister all his life.
Tong Wen Yao saw the colorful emotions on his face and didn't know what was wrong with him, so she reached out and shook him. If she knew what he was thinking, she would just shout, "I'm really full!"
Before she set off, she folded up a few large leaves and made a hat. Xin'er and Wen Jiang asked for them. She was quick and skillful and quickly tied the two together. Xin'er, who got the hat, ran to show it off to her second uncle with a smile.
Second uncle's eyes were smiling, and he picked up Xin'er with his big hands and held her high. For a moment, there was laughter and joy.
After Tong Wenyao finished making hats for the two of them, she made two more before the team set off. She gave one to her mother and one to Cui's mother. She also picked a few leaves from the basket to make hats for the remaining three people.
When the other people in the group saw Tong Wen Yao doing it, they also asked her how to make hats to protect themselves from the sun, so she taught them while walking.
With the hat to block the sun, she suddenly felt less hot and even felt a hint of autumn.
They didn't stop until they reached a post station. Officer Zheng started to organize people to gather together and said, "The weather is getting colder. If you want to stay at the post station tonight, it's two taels per person. Come and pay if you want to stay."
The officer at the side echoed, "Old Zheng, I heard there will be beef tonight, please hurry." Tong Wen Yao was indifferent at the side, but when she heard there was beef, her eyes lit up. She thought that there was also beef in the space, and she could take the opportunity to take it out and eat it, so that no one would find out.
Fortunately, there was a river not far from the post station, which was a good place to build a fire and get water. After Lao Zheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel happy. This time, he must help them!
Most of the people in the traveling team were exiled after their homes were confiscated. Even if they had to pay for exile, their relatives gave them money. But they had almost everything they needed for the journey. They had to walk so much every day and only ate two servings of black brown rice. If they paid more, it would cost five hundred coins for a white steamed bun, or five hundred coins for two black steamed buns. Two days ago, Lao Zheng was warned by Lord Chen, otherwise he would definitely go to find the Tong family. After Lao Zheng knew that Lord Chen was protecting the Tong family, he did not plan to cause trouble for them. In addition, Tong Wen Yao saved someone who was bitten by a snake at noon, so he dared not go to find him. Who can guarantee that he will not get sick during exile!
Near the river, Tong Wen Yao found a pile of wild vegetables and couldn't help licking her saliva. These wild vegetables were so fragrant. She remembered that she liked to eat these wild vegetables when she had hot pot in her previous life. Her second uncle moved stones to build a stove, Aunt Cui took Jiang'er to collect firewood, and even Tong Bo followed.
Tong Wenyao said he wanted to make a fish cage to see if it could hold the fish. He went to cut bamboo.
Tong Wenyao raised her eyebrows and asked him, "Can you do it?"
He smiled and replied, "What's so difficult about this? It's just the same as a cockfighting cage!" When he was in the capital, he was obsessed with cockfighting for a while, but his mother would smash the cage every time she saw it, and she wouldn't give him money to buy a new one. So he went outside the city to ask a weaving master for advice and learned how to weave cages himself.
After Tong Wenyao saw them arrange their respective tasks, she rolled up her sleeves, pushed aside the wild vegetables and reached into the water. The man obediently followed her hand and slid into the river. She whispered, "Be good, take care of your own dinner."
They were cutting grass with a knife. They called it watercress over there, but I don’t know what it’s called here! Second Uncle was cleaning the rabbits when he saw Wen Yao cutting grass. He asked, “Wen Yao, why are you cutting grass for the pigs?”
"Ah! Uncle, this is edible. It smells delicious!" Speaking of food, Uncle said to her, "I'll clean the rabbit and go into the woods to take a look later."
"Okay, Uncle, be careful."
She lowered her head and answered him, without stopping her work. After Cui's mother brought the firewood, Tong's mother helped to light the fire and assisted.
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