Chapter 41: Bringing Little Fubao into the City
The Wan family was the last to leave the ruined temple and just happened to pass by this group of merchants.
Wan Laoer and Wan Laosi, who were walking at the end, happened to hear the conversation between the group of businessmen.
"Oh, what bad luck! I saw a pool of blood so early in the morning. It looks like someone got into trouble again last night."
"That's right. I heard that the wolves within a hundred miles are the most ferocious. They dare to come out and attack people during the day. People here go out to work in groups. If you are alone, you may not be able to return."
"Alas, we have been walking on this road for many years. Fortunately, the owner of the family has equipped us with experts, otherwise we would not dare to walk on the road at night even if we had several lives."
"Come to think of it, if we hadn't been in such a hurry, the wolf skins of the more than 20 wolves we killed last night would be worth a lot of money."
"You're still thinking about this? Are you going to die?"
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The two people's voices gradually faded away, and Wan Laosi and Wan Laoer hurried to catch up with the group in front.
Wan Lao Er and Wan Lao Si discussed together, "Fourth brother, do you think those people are talking about our eldest sister-in-law?"
"I think it's probably true. They're talking about the same person. It seems like my sister-in-law ran away last night. How could it be such a coincidence? It's probably true."
"Then do you want to tell mother?" Wan Laoer glanced forward and saw that Mrs. Wan was being supported by Mrs. Wan San and Mrs. Liu on each side.
"I think I should tell big brother. As for whether to tell mom, it's up to big brother. And I don't know if Wanquan and the other three guys will feel sad. No matter how reckless Dasha is, she is their biological mother after all. They will feel sad for a while, right?"
Wan Lao Er lowered his head and sighed, and the two of them chased after Wan Lao Da.
Wan Lao Er pulled Wan Lao Da and the two of them and walked slowly, gradually falling behind a few steps. Only then did Wan Lao Er consider whether to speak.
"Brother, the fourth brother and I just heard from the people in the caravan that there was blood on the official road not far from here. It should have been attacked by a pack of wolves last night. I guess it was my sister-in-law."
Boss Wan felt a little sad after hearing this, but he soon calmed down and said bitterly: "It would be better if he died. If he didn't die, he would still be a disaster. It would be peaceful if he died."
Wan Lao Er secretly glanced at Wan Lao Da and felt relieved that his elder brother did not seem to be pretending.
"Should I tell mom? I'm afraid she's still thinking about my sister-in-law. After all, she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. For the sake of the three children, she never really wanted to kill. She usually just wanted to scare my sister-in-law."
Boss Wan sighed and said, "Let me tell mom, you don't have to worry about it."
In the end, no one knew what Boss Wan said to Old Lady Wan. Old Lady Wan just had a gloomy face and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry. She didn't say a word the entire way.
It was not until they reached outside the county town that Li Zuo asked everyone to stop and rest. Only then did Old Lady Wan let out a long sigh and became her usual amiable self again.
"Everyone, rest here. We will not travel any further today. There are a lot of wolves here. To bypass the county town ahead, we must go through the woods next to it. We plan to take a good rest for half a day today, get up early tomorrow morning and travel further, and try to get out of the woods in one day."
When everyone heard this, they were both surprised and happy. They were happy that they could finally rest, but they were also shocked that they had to go into the woods again. The shadow of yesterday had not yet dissipated, but no one dared to complain.
It would be good to rest a little longer.
Li Zuo and Xiang Yang had a discussion and decided that Li Zuo would take two officials to the county town to purchase food, while Xiang Yang would stay behind with the remaining two officials.
Li Zuo glanced at Wan Xingmo, and Wan Xingmo understood and immediately went to call Wan Laoer.
On the way, Wan Er's wife had already secretly given the silver to Wan Laoer. Wan Laoer was like a thief, covering his chest all the way. He had never received so much silver in his life.
"Uncle, shall we go now?"
Uncle Wan nodded, "Okay, go quickly and come back soon."
Little Fubao suddenly stretched out his little arms and shouted to Wan Laoer: "tie——hug——"
Wan Ersao quickly hugged Xiao Fubao and coaxed him, "Guaibao, we won't go. Daddy is going to do something. Wait for Daddy to buy you something delicious, okay?"
Little Fubao was not as well-behaved as before. He still stretched out his two short arms that were obviously thinner and shouted in a baby voice: "Hold—hold—"
Wan Laoer couldn't help himself and quickly hugged little Fubao in his arms. He also wanted to take his daughter to the city to have a look, but this was not their home and he had the final say. He looked at Wan Xingmo and Li Zuo in embarrassment.
Li Zuo was already getting a little impatient, and when he saw Wan Laoer still holding his daughter, his face suddenly turned unhappy.
"Are you guys going or not? If you don't want to go, just tell me now. Don't waste time. The city gates will be closed soon."
Wan Laoer glanced at the little Fubao in his arms. Seeing that his daughter was looking at him eagerly and smiling at him, Wan Laoer made up his mind and said, "Sir, my daughter wants to go too. Can you make an exception and let her go and see the world?"
Li Zuo glanced at Xiao Fubao, and Xiao Fubao quickly looked at Li Zuo, with a familiar look, and smiled sweetly at Li Zuo with his little mouth wide open and drooling.
Li Zuo was successfully won over by Xiao Fubao's cuteness, but he still said with a sullen face: "It's not convenient to hold a child. You only have one hour."
Wan Laoer didn't expect Li Zuo to agree. He was so excited that he was stunned for a moment and then thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir. I will definitely not miss the time. Don't worry."
Wan Laoer, Xiao Fubao and Wan Xingmo followed Li Zuo towards the county town.
After entering the city gate, Li Zuo said to Wan Xingmo, "Buy your things and wait under this big tree. We will meet here. If you dare to run away, your family will all be implicated. Remember?"
Wan Xingmo turned his face away calmly without saying anything. Wan Laoer quickly responded, "Master, don't worry. If you give us the courage, we won't dare to run away."
"Okay, let's go now."
Wan Laoer quickly picked up Xiao Fubao and Wan Xingmo and left.
Old Mrs. Wan had already told Old Man Wan what to buy, and there were quite a lot of things. It was not easy to get into the city, so the most important thing was to save their lives first.
Wan Laoer planned to go to the grain and oil store to buy some coarse grains and then go to the cloth shop to buy some cotton and cloth. The weather was getting colder and colder, and the clothes they had on them were not enough to withstand such bad weather. After hearing that the climate was even worse in the Qinling Mountains, Wan Laoer glanced at the delicate girl in his arms and couldn't bear to let her suffer. Even if others didn't buy, Xiao Fubao would also buy some.
As the three of them stepped into the street, little Fubao was suddenly attracted by a colorful bird. He opened his little hands and shouted happily to the bird: "Chirp-chirp-chirp-".
Wan Laoer also looked over and saw that the little bird was circling around Xiao Fubao for a few circles, and suddenly flew away.
Xiao Fubao immediately refused to do that and wanted the bird.
“Chirp—chirp—”
Little Fubao's little hands kept grabbing in the direction the bird flew away.
Wan Laoer almost couldn't hold little Fubao, and Wan Xingmo took little Fubao from Wan Laoer's arms.
"Uncle Wan Er, why don't you go shopping first? I'll take my little sister to catch birds, and I'll meet you at the cloth shop later."
"That's fine, Mr. Mo, thank you so much for trouble." Wan Laoer looked at the time and saw that it was getting late. He still hadn't bought the things he wanted, and he felt a little anxious. Now that someone was helping to take care of his daughter, and that person was Wan Xingmo, he had nothing to worry about.
Wan Xingmo took Xiao Fubao and followed the direction the bird left. After a while, they arrived at an alley. Suddenly, a faint groaning sound came from the alley, followed by a weak woman's cry for help: "Help!"
Wan Xingmo didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but Xiao Fubao pointed at the alley and wanted to go inside.
Wan Xingmo couldn't bear to refuse Xiao Fubao, so he carried her into the alley. As soon as he entered, he saw a young woman with a big belly lying on the ground, and it looked like she was about to give birth prematurely.
If he hadn't seen it, Wan Xingmo could have ignored it, but now there was one corpse and two lives lost, he couldn't just ignore it, and the Wan family's ancestral precepts wouldn't allow him to watch someone die without helping.
Wan Xingmo was holding Xiao Fubao, and the other party was a pregnant woman, so it was not convenient for him to save her.
After a little thought, Wan Xingmo prepared to leave the alley and find someone to help.
The woman thought Wan Xingmo was going to leave, so she raised her hand with great effort and said weakly: "Young Master, please, save my child, please..."
The woman fainted before she could finish her words.
Wan Xingmo quickly ran out of the alley and just as he walked onto the street, he met a group of servants looking for someone on the street. Wan Xingmo overheard and heard that it was a pregnant woman.
Wan Xingmo quickly stepped forward and stopped a maid and asked, "Are you looking for a pregnant woman?"
The maid was in a panic because her mistress had just been kidnapped and was now missing. If the young master knew about this, all of them would be dead.
"Sir, have you seen my young mistress? Where is she? Please tell me the truth, and I will reward you handsomely." The maid was already crying in anxiety, her eyes were red, and she almost knelt down to Wan Xingmo.
Wan Xingmo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that these people were not bad people, so he brought his maid and servant into the alley.
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