Chapter 29 Look What's Over There
As soon as Wan Ersao came in, she saw Old Lady Wan stretching her neck to look outside. She knew that Old Lady Wan was looking for her, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
As soon as Wan Ersao walked around the statue, she was spotted by Wan Sansao. Seeing that Wan Ersao had nothing in her hands, Wan Sansao felt a little disappointed.
It seems that this medicine is indeed hard to find, but Mrs. Wan did not show her disappointment on her face. Instead, she continued to pack the family's belongings as if nothing had happened.
Second Sister Wan walked up to Old Lady Wan, her face full of joy. She looked around and then lowered her voice and said, "Mother, I found a nest of pheasant eggs in the bushes outside. They are still warm. I also found a soapberry tree. The soapberry thorns on it can heal Third Brother's wounds. I can also apply some to the general."
When Mrs. Wan heard this, she was overjoyed, but she didn't show it on her face. She immediately made a decision and called Mr. Wan over.
"Second brother, go out with your wife now and carry the backpack that your third brother made on the road. Be quick."
Although Wan Laoer was confused, he still followed the instructions of Grandma Wan and carried the small backpack that was slightly taller than little Fubao on his back.
Wan Ersao wanted to hand Xiao Fubao over to Old Lady Wan, but Old Lady Wan said, "It will be safer if you hold Xiao Fubao with you."
Wan Ersao took a look at the messy scene outside. Most people had been driven out of the yard, and the officers and soldiers were urging the families of Old Lady Wan and Wan Xingmo to come back.
Wan Ersao nodded and said, "Mom, the child's father and I will be waiting for you outside."
Old Mrs. Wan nodded, and Mrs. Wan Er hurried out carrying Xiao Fubao and Old Mrs. Wan.
The officers and soldiers were distributing steamed buns, and people outside were lining up to receive them, but no one paid attention to Wan Laoer and his wife.
The two of them successfully came to the outside of the yard, and Wan Laoer then asked, "Wife, what did mother ask us to do?"
"You'll understand clearly in a moment." Wan Ersao led the way with her head down, and soon they arrived at the pile of pheasant eggs.
Wan Laoer followed closely behind. When he saw so many pheasant eggs, he couldn't help but be ecstatic: "Wife, you found this? You are really amazing!"
Wan Ersao had a smile on her face, but she was thinking in her heart: You fool, it was obviously my daughter who discovered this.
But she didn't say much to Wan Laoer, but just asked him to pack all the eggs quickly.
Wan Laoer moved quickly and picked up five or six pheasant eggs at a time and put them into the basket.
After going back and forth two or three times, all the pheasant eggs were collected.
"Wife, let's go back quickly."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Look what's over there?" Wan Ersao had a smile on her face, holding little Fubao in one hand and pointing at the soapberry tree not far away with the other hand.
Wan Laoer looked in the direction of Wan Ersao's finger and saw a thick soapberry tree in the woods.
"Soapberry tree? But we don't need soapberry right now! Could it be that my wife wants to pick some and bring them to the border for use later?"
It is autumn now, and the soapberry trees are full of soapberries, which looks very pleasing to the eye.
In their hometown of Yangliu Village, if such a large soapberry tree was found, it would probably have been picked clean already.
Wan Ersao thought that what Wan Laoer said made sense, so she decided to pick some soapberries to take with her.
When we arrived at the border, we found that it was full of wind and sand and there were few trees, let alone soapberry trees.
"Yes, you should pick more. However, this is secondary. The most important thing is to pick the soapberry thorns.
I once saw my father use soapberry thorns to treat abscesses on people, and the effect was very good.
This morning my third brother's wife told me that his arm seemed to have some festering, and this could be used to treat it.
And I smell a foul odor on General Wan, I guess his condition is not good, so I'll apply some on him, it won't do any harm anyway."
When Wan Laoer heard that the soapberry thorns had such magical effects, he didn't even have time to pick the soapberries because saving people was the most important thing!
"Oh, wife, why didn't you tell me earlier? Wait here, I'll go over and pick some more soapberry thorns for later use.
Don’t pick the soapberries for now, you can use wood ash instead.” Wan Laoer said as he ran towards the soapberry tree impatiently.
After some effort, I only picked half a basket of soapberries. The soapberry thorns are really difficult to pick.
In autumn, the soapberry thorns have matured, their color has changed from green to brown, and their thorns have become extremely hard.
Wan Laoer tried to pick it with his bare hands, but was pricked by the thorns and bleeding profusely.
Seeing this, Wan Er's wife was very worried. She was in a hurry just now and forgot to remind Wan Laoer to bring his tools. If she went back to get them now, she would definitely be discovered.
"Boss, I think it's almost time, let's go back quickly."
"Hey, here I come." Wan Laoer squatted down, picked up the backpack, and stood up easily. There was not much weight in the basket.
He strode back to Wan Ersao's side.
Little Fubao stretched out his arms and asked Wan Laoer to hold him.
"Hold me—hug me—" Wan Laoer smiled happily, his face full of wrinkles, and he took the little Fubao into his arms with a grin.
The delicate little girl was like a spring breeze, blowing away the pain he had just suffered.
"Huff, huff--" Little Fubao hugged Wan Laoer's neck and spoke in a baby voice.
Wan Laoer didn't hear clearly what Xiao Fubao said, but Wan Ersao heard it clearly, and her love for Xiao Fubao was about to overflow from her eyes.
"My daughter was asking if your hand hurt. It's all my fault. I was in a hurry and forgot to get the knife."
Wan Laoer held little Fubao in his arms and threw him up high, then caught him steadily. Little Fubao's giggles echoed in the woods in the early morning, as clear as a silver bell.
That warm current of happiness, like a trickle, slowly seeped into the hearts of Wan Ersao and Wan Laoer.
"Daddy is fine. My daughter is your sweet little cotton-padded jacket."
After Wan Laoer finished speaking, he kissed Xiao Fubao on the white and tender cheek with a "pa".
Little Fubao immediately danced with joy, opened his little mouth wide, showing his few teeth, and smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, and saliva flowed down the corners of his pink mouth.
"Okay, let's go, mom is still waiting."
"Wife, Mr. Mo and I dug half a bag of sweet potatoes last night. Didn't you know?"
"What? Really?" Mrs. Wan Er's foot seemed to be nailed down. She turned around suddenly and looked at Wan Laoer with astonishment.
"How could it be false? But mother has already hidden the sweet potatoes and told us not to tell anyone."
Wan Laoer whispered something to Wan Ersao, then walked towards the yard carrying little Fubao.
Wan Ersao naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and was secretly happy, and followed Wan Laoer into the yard.
As soon as the two stepped into the yard, they saw Old Mrs. Wan and the rest of the Wan family standing in the yard, eating steamed buns.
Old Mrs. Wan's face looked extremely nervous, and she clenched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, fearing that the steamed buns might also be poisonous.
She hadn’t had time to deal with the steamed corn bread from last night, and was going to find a place to bury it quietly later.
She didn't dare to just throw it into the dilapidated temple, for fear that it would be picked up by beggars and eaten by mistake, which could cost a life!
After thinking it over, Old Lady Wan decided that it would be safer to find a place to dig a hole and bury it.
Looking at the steamed buns handed to her by the soldiers, Old Lady Wan took them with trembling hands, feeling mixed emotions.
In the past, she would be so happy that she couldn't sleep all night when she saw this steamed bun, but now, she only felt heartache.
"Okay, now that we have received everything, let's get going! Today we are going to go into the mountains and take a detour. It will take about two days to get to the official road. You all should cheer up. If anyone dares to fall behind, I can't guarantee what's in the forest."
Seeing that everyone had received the steamed buns, Zhou Qiang stood on the steps of the dilapidated temple and spoke in a stern voice, half intimidating and half threatening.
Wan Ersao and Wan Laoer tiptoed to the side of Wan Laotai and whispered, "Mom, we are back."
Old Mrs. Wan took a look at the backpack on the back of the second son Wan, and sure enough, there was half a basket of soapberry thorns. She felt relieved that there was finally hope for the third son's injury to be cured.
Wan Ersao walked to Wan Sansao's side and said in a low voice, "Third brother's sister-in-law, we have found the herbs. We will be on the way later. I will treat Third Brother while we are walking. You just need to apply the herbs on him."
Sister-in-law Wan San looked up at Sister-in-law Wan Er in surprise, tears welling up in her eyes, and she choked up and said, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Er."
"We are family, there is no need to thank me." Mrs. Wan San lowered her head and wiped away her tears, and the sadness in her eyes also disappeared.
The sun slowly rises and the temperature gradually rises.
The officers and soldiers were divided into two rows. The front group took the lead and led the way, while the back group supervised the team and whipped those who fell behind.
The group walked for two and a half hours. The road in the forest was rugged and difficult to travel, and they only walked five miles in the whole morning.
"Stop and rest for half an hour." Zhou Qiang was so tired that he leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily.
When the others heard the order to rest, they collapsed to the ground without caring whether the ground was dirty or not.
Old Mrs. Wan was already exhausted and was supported by Boss Wan as she sat on a fallen crossbeam.
Wan Laoer and Wan Xingmo carried the Wan Jinshu and slowly placed it on the ground.
Wan Ersao immediately handed the medicine she made on the road to Wan Laosan and Wan Xingmo, saying, "These can remove toxins and pus, you can try them."
Wan Xingmo took it and looked at it, and found that it was actually a soapberry thorn. The military doctor seemed to have used it when someone in their army was injured.
Wan Xingmo bowed deeply to Wan Ersao with great respect, and then handed the medicine to Zhao as if it were a treasure.
After Wan Laoer had rested for a while, Mrs. Wan carefully handed the steamed bread from the bag to Wan Laoer and whispered, "Laoer, bury it or throw it far away. No one should come to this forest."
Wan Laoer was carrying his bag and glanced around. He saw that everyone had their heads down or were sitting against trees, and no one was paying attention to them.
He immediately picked up his bag and walked to the side, but was accidentally seen by Wan Jinzhe.
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