Chapter 43 The Last Meal
Seeing the family so happy, Ding Xiaodie swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Zhang Xiu and Wang Dafeng were about to carry the bamboo basket inside when Ding Gui quickly stopped them and said, "Give me some beans, some eggplants, and a pumpkin."
"What are you going to do?" Wang Dafeng immediately protected the bamboo basket, this prodigal son.
"I'm sending some to Miao Dayou. He has elderly parents and young children at home, and the whole family depends on him. If there's nothing else to eat, his two children will starve to death!"
Ding Gui wanted to take it as soon as he said that, but Wang Dafeng pushed him away: "You just gave him that bag of millet this morning, and now you want to send him something else. What era is it now? How can you be so generous? I tell you, Third Brother, if you dare to give it to him again today, I will fight you to the death."
What?
Did father give the bag of millet to Miao Dayou’s family?
It was only at this time that Ding Xiaodie and her mother Zhang Xiucai knew about this matter, because the millet was usually hidden and no one would look at it when it was not cooked.
But at this time, it is not yet time to cook.
Facing the gazes of the mother and daughter, Ding Gui quickly explained: "The Dayou family is really in trouble, otherwise they wouldn't..."
"Okay, it's okay."
I thought I would be scolded, but unexpectedly Zhang Xiu interrupted him firmly: "Mom, give it to him, let him go!"
"no."
Wang Dafeng protected it like crazy. When it came to food, she would risk her life.
Ding Xiaodie had no choice but to step forward and say, "If you can't bear to give me beans and eggplants, then give me a chicken."
"No, no." When Wang Dafeng heard that they were going to give her a chicken, she felt pain all over her body. She was so anxious that she quickly held the chicken in her arms, fearing that they would come to snatch it away.
"That's all. You've also heard that two children in Uncle Dayou's family are almost starving to death. We can't just stand by and watch them die." Ding Xiaodie sighed and walked forward to get a pumpkin, a few eggplants and two handfuls of beans for her father.
At least it was enough for their family to have a meal. As for the meat, Zhang Xiu said, "Give me half a rabbit."
Yes, we can’t keep the rabbit meat anymore. We’ll eat half of it at home today and give the other half to Miao Dayou’s family.
Use half of the remaining chicken to make soup and smoke the other half to eat later.
When cooking chicken soup, add more water and serve a bowl to the village chief's ancestor.
All of this was planned by Zhang Xiu. Ding Gui and his daughter had no objections. Although Wang Dafeng felt a little sad, she couldn't seem to express any objection and could only watch Ding Gui take the things away.
Ding Xiaodie followed her mother into the kitchen and was speechless as she watched her busy herself with quick hands and feet.
I don’t know when those desert nomadic soldiers will attack, nor do I know what the village chief is planning now.
This kind of thing should happen sooner rather than later. If it really happens, shouldn’t we prepare for it earlier?
But why is there still no movement?
Besides, she had a vague worry!
While her mother was not paying attention, Ding Xiaodie hurried upstairs and entered the space.
She wanted to go in and see if there were any supplies inside. Because she was uneasy, she had to be fully prepared. As for the meat and vegetables she brought back from the Lu family, Wang Dafeng was watching them so closely that she couldn't hide them in the space.
Unexpectedly, this time when I entered the space, I was met with failure.
As soon as she saw the big words "Xiaodie's 10 Billion Material Space is closed today", Ding Xiaodie was popped out.
"Ouch!"
This time I bounced directly onto the floor. It hurt, it hurt so much. My face hit the ground and a bump appeared on my forehead.
Ding Xiaodie was in so much pain that she burst into tears.
Damn it, it turns out that this crappy space can only be entered once a day.
You should have said it earlier!
Make her suffer like this.
I don’t know if there is any way to fix this broken space. I have to tame it, then my life will be truly comfortable in the future.
Ding Xiaodie, who had finally staggered to her feet from the ground, held onto the window frame. Unexpectedly, at first glance, she saw someone going to the village chief's house on the opposite street. Although she didn't know what the man looked like, he was dressed like a security guard of the Lu family.
It was clear that Guardian Geng had just sent her back not long ago, and it wasn't long after that that another person came. Could it be that the nomadic soldiers had arrived?
Ding Xiaodie's heart tightened and she quickly turned around and ran downstairs.
"Ouch!"
"Baoer, what's wrong with you?"
Unexpectedly, she bumped into her father as soon as she rushed down the stairs. The pain from the bump on her forehead made her eyes red. "Dad!"
"What's the matter, oh, this forehead..."
"Dad, I'm fine." Ding Xiaodie quickly pulled Ding Gui aside and asked, enduring the pain, "Did you just run into a Lu family guard?"
"There is such a person. He just entered the village chief's house."
"broken!"
Ding Xiaodie quietly told her father what she had heard at the Lu Mansion and quickly covered his mouth with her hand. Sure enough, the old man screamed, "Ah!"
Then he opened his eyes wide with fear: "Then...then what should we do, what should we do?"
"Calm down. Right now we have two choices: either live and die with the villagers and accompany the Lu family to protect Yangliu Town, or..."
“…”
Ding Xiaodie looked at her father's expectant eyes and sighed, "Or we can just pack up some food and leave Yangliu Town on our own in the dark and windy night to escape the famine."
"So we have to separate from the people in Aozigou?"
"Yes, but going separately is also very risky because we will be outnumbered."
"What should I do?"
Now Ding Gui was scratching his head in worry. Usually, he would feel energized as long as he smelled the fragrance from the kitchen when he came back. But today, even though he smelled the fragrance of chicken soup, he had no appetite at all!
Ding Xiaodie suggested that they pretend not to know and see what the village chief would do next.
But no matter what, the father and daughter didn't eat much during the meal because they were worried, so Zhang Xiu had to force meat into their bowls.
"By the way, send the ancestor's portion over later." Zhang Xiu just opened his mouth.
"I'll go." "I'll go."
The father and daughter spoke at the same time.
They both had the same idea, which was to know the village chief's plan as soon as possible. Once the village chief had a plan, their family could make one.
Zhang Xiu was startled and glared at them. "You're really too enthusiastic. Okay, both of you go."
Having said that, she is a smart person. She knows the character of this father and daughter very well. How could she not see that they are up to something, so she deliberately told them to go.
So Ding Gui and Ding Xiaodie hurriedly finished the soup in their bowls, quickly took the big bowl of soup and went to the village chief's house across the street.
Zhang Xiu glanced at Wang Dafeng. The old woman was stuffing meat into her mouth with all her might, and she didn't notice at all that there was something wrong with the two guys.
She frowned slightly, and a big question mark appeared in her mind.
…
The atmosphere in the village chief's house was indeed different from usual. When the Ding family's father and daughter walked in, almost everyone had a sad look on their face.
Even Dabao, who invited them in, seemed a little listless.
(End of this chapter)
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