Chapter 392 Departure
"My dear, don't you feel tired?"
Mrs. Wan took the small bag off Fubao and weighed it in her hand. It was quite heavy.
"Mom, it's not heavy. Fubao can carry it. Fubao will also buy delicious food for mom."
Wan Ersao was inexplicably moved. She had shallow eye sockets and tears welled up in her eyes. This time Fubao would be away from her for several months, and she felt that life would be unbearable just thinking about it.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Did Fubao do something wrong? Did he make you angry?"
Fubao was a little anxious and hurried to wipe away Wan Ersao's tears.
"Fubao, Mom is fine. I just cried with joy when I thought about how my Fubao has grown up."
Wan Ersao hugged Fubao, picked her up and put her on the ox cart.
Old Mrs. Wan came out of the house and handed a silver note to Old Second Wan.
"Second brother, I know you don't have a lot of money. This is my savings. You can use it first. When you have money, you can give it to me."
Old Mrs. Wan handed a silver note worth one hundred taels to Old Second Wan.
"Mom? You..." Wan Laoer was a little surprised. He didn't tell his mother about the silver, so how did she know?
"All right, take it quickly. I don't have any more, so just use it first. This is the money you gave me over the years. I didn't spend it. I asked your eldest brother to exchange it for silver notes for me and saved it."
Wan Laoer's eyes were also a little moist. He was so old and still needed his mother's help. He lowered his head to take the banknote and said sullenly, "Thank you, mother."
Old Lady Wan looked at Little Fubao again and asked with a smile, "Fubao, aren't you going to say goodbye to Grandma? You're only thinking about your mom, not Grandma?"
"Grandma, Fubao has thought about it. Fubao is going to buy delicious food for grandma, and for Fourth Aunt, Yu'er, Sister Guihua, and Second Brother. You all have some too."
"Okay, my Fubao is really filial. Grandma will wait to eat the good things that our Fubao gives to grandma?"
"Yeah, all right, Fubao will bring back a bullock cart."
Little Fubao spread out his short arms and made a big ox cart shape.
Everyone was amused by Fubao's appearance. Although everyone knew that Fubao couldn't buy much with her few copper coins, everyone was very happy that the little girl had such a kind heart.
Wan Laoer pulled dozens of bags of potato flour from the warehouse and put them on the ox cart, and put Xiao Fubao to sit next to him.
"Zhengyang, let's go!"
"Okay, second uncle." Hu Zhengyang climbed onto the ox cart and sat on the top. The horse-drawn carriage he rented had already returned, so today he could take Wan Laoer's ox cart to Qinping County.
Wan Ersao supported Old Lady Wan and took everyone in the family to send Wan Laoer and his companions to the door of their home.
"Daddy, you have to take good care of our daughter." Wan Ersao was full of reluctance at this time, which eventually turned into a word of caution.
"Got it, you guys go back quickly."
"Sister—sister—"
Wan Yu suddenly let go of Liu's hand and chased the ox cart from behind, he also wanted to go.
Liu was so scared that she ran over and took the little guy back.
"Yu'er, I'm going to buy you something delicious. I'll be back soon. Please wait for me at home."
Wan Yu looked at the ox cart going away with half belief and half doubt, thinking that his mother was fooling him, but he was still young and could not say it. There were two pools of tears in his big eyes, until he saw the ox cart gradually disappearing on the dirt road, he lay on Liu and cried in grievance.
To get from Shizi Village to Qinping County, you don’t have to go through Xuanning County.
Qinping County is located to the east of Xuanning County and to the northeast of Shizi Village. If you want to go to Qinping County, you have to pass through Hongyang County before you can reach Qinping County.
Because Xuanning, Hongyang and Qinping counties intersect, and Qinping County is connected to the provincial capital, Qinping County is relatively wealthy compared to the other two counties.
They set out early in the morning, and all they saw along the way was desolate and bleak scenery.
Withered wormwood can be seen everywhere on the roadside, and yellow soil is blown towards us by the autumn wind.
Wan Laoer quickly put the hat on his daughter and covered Fubao's mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
"Daddy, look! A rabbit!"
Fubao pointed at a gray hare and shouted excitedly.
Although there were many domestic rabbits at home, little Fubao was still so excited when he suddenly saw a wild rabbit running away that he almost jumped off the ox cart.
Xiao Fubao's behavior almost scared her father's heart out.
"Oh, my girl, please sit tight. If you fall, your mother will skin me alive."
Wan Laoer felt that it was unsafe for Fubao to sit next to him, so it would be safer for him to pick up his daughter and place her in front of him.
Fubao stuck out his tongue playfully and finally calmed down a little.
"Uncle, how about letting Sister Fubao come up and sit for a while? The view from up here is farther, and I can also keep an eye on her."
"Okay, catch her."
Wan Laoer raised his hands and put Fubao onto the potato flour bag.
Hu Zhengyang had already cleared out a small hole on top for Fubao to sit on. He piled the bag higher and made the middle more concave, which was just enough for Fubao to sit in without being blown by the wind or worrying about Fubao falling down, and it also provided a wide field of vision.
Fubao simply loves it.
"Brother Zhengyang, your place is so nice. Fubao likes it."
Little Fubao looked left and right curiously, his big eyes seemed almost too busy to take it all in.
Wan Laoer looked at the vast sky, the blue sky and white clouds, and the occasional flock of birds flying by. He suddenly became interested and started singing the Xintianyou song he had learned from others.
Hu Zhengyang grew up in a border area and is especially good at singing Xintianyou.
At the beginning, Wan Laoer took the lead, and soon Hu Zhengyang joined in.
One voice is deep and deep, the other is crisp and high-pitched, and the chorus of the two has a unique flavor.
Little Fubao was fascinated by what he heard for a moment.
The singing was spread on the sun-soaked dirt road, leaving two lines of deep ruts. The ox cart creaked slowly forward, carrying the hopes of several people and Fubao's joy, and drove into Hongyang County.
The sun was setting at this time, and they had to find an inn in Hongyang County to stay today. It was not safe to travel at night, and the cattle also needed to rest and eat.
"Uncle, Fubao has fallen asleep. We are already in Hongyang County. We can reach the nearest town in another hour. If we want to enter the county, I'm afraid the gates will be closed. Should we stay overnight in a nearby town?"
Hu Zhengyang had been to Hongyang County and knew there was a town here.
"Okay, then let's go to town and stay overnight, and leave early tomorrow morning."
In the afterglow of the setting sun, three people and a ox cart slowly drove towards the town.
The distance of one hour is neither far nor near, but the sun sets very quickly and it gets dark quickly in the late autumn evening.
Wan Laoer was driving the ox cart in front, but he didn't notice that someone was following him along the wheel tracks. Even Hu Zhengyang, who was sitting on a high place, didn't notice it.
They took advantage of the darkness and sped up their progress, getting closer and closer to Wan Laoer and his companions, threatening to surround the ox cart.
When Xiao Fubao was in a deep sleep, she suddenly turned over and opened her eyes. She felt someone was staring at them.
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