Chapter 145: Control
In the early morning, all the goods were loaded onto the ox carts. Qin Huiyin was about to lead everyone to set off when she heard the sound of horse hooves at the gate of the courtyard.
She opened the gate suspiciously, only to see Song Ruize standing there with a horse. When he saw her coming out, he said, "I'm going into the city too."
"I know, you have to hurry back to do something!" Qin Huiyin said as a matter of course.
"It's on the way." Song Ruize said calmly, "Do you want to take a carriage?"
Qin Huiyin smiled with her hands covering her mouth, trying hard to control her expression so as not to make him angry.
"Then I'll call the others?"
"Um."
Qin Huiyin walked in, hugged Li Taohua's arm and said, "Mom, Brother Ruize is outside. He said he's going into the city too. How about we take his carriage?"
Li Taohua yawned, "Sure, the carriage doesn't need wind, and I just had a migraine these days."
Tang Luwu certainly wouldn't refuse, but Tang Yixiao looked unhappy. When Qin Huiyin looked over, he said reluctantly, "I don't want to spoil your fun."
"Third Grandpa, I'll stay with you." Qin Huiyin said.
“No, no.” Master Tang San waved his hand. “That guy came just for you. If you were to accompany an old man like me, he would think you didn’t want to ride in his car.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Third Uncle. When we come back later, I will drive the ox cart so you can have a rest." Qin Huiyin said.
"It doesn't take much effort to drive a bullock cart. Why is it so hard? If it weren't for you, the money I earned from driving the bullock cart every month would only be enough to eat corn buns."
The courtyard gate opened, and Qin Huiyin let Li Taohua get in the car first, followed by Tang Luwu and her brother, and she finally sat next to Song Ruize.
"It's windy here and it's warmer inside." Song Ruize said.
"I know!" Qin Huiyin stuffed a big pancake into his hand, then opened the bamboo bucket, and the rich aroma of corn sweet soup filled his nose. "I want to accompany you."
Song Ruize holds a scone.
"Eat it, it's not poisoned." Qin Huiyin joked, "Eat it and then continue on your journey."
Song Ruize took a bite and found the pancake was full of meat filling. It was a combination of pickles and minced meat.
Qin Huiyin pushed the bamboo bucket towards his mouth: "Drink another sip of corn soup."
In the carriage, Li Taohua found a comfortable position to lean against and slowly closed her eyes.
Tang Yi came over with a smile and said to her, "Mom, you don't care."
"Who cares?" Li Taohua said lazily, "Yinyin is so smart, no one can sell her out."
Tang Luwu's eyes were full of worry: "He looks quite normal now. If he turns against us one day, will Yinyin be hurt?"
"No." Li Taohua yawned. "If he dares to bully Yinyin, what will greet him is not hot pancakes and corn soup, but a gleaming silver dagger. My girl will not suffer any loss."
Song Ruize finished eating the cake and drinking the corn soup. He poured out the clean water he had prepared to wash his hands, wiped the water stains on his hands with a towel, and then took out the clothes from the cloth bag next to him and put them on her.
"Sit down."
"Third Uncle, we're leaving first." Qin Huiyin shouted to Third Uncle Tang who was driving the ox cart.
"Let's go and wait for me at the city gate." Master Tang San responded loudly.
Qin Huiyin and others were sitting in the carriage and did not notice that Mr. Tang Sanye's ox cart suddenly shook. Two figures, one big and one small, climbed onto the ox cart and hid in the pile of straw.
Originally, that position was prepared for Li Taohua and others. Now that Li Taohua and others got on the carriage, this position was vacant, and the big and small were just right for hiding in it. If Li Taohua and others didn't get on the carriage, the big and small would have no chance to climb up.
The ox cart started moving, Tang Baoyu lay on the cart, excitedly watching the village getting farther and farther away. In contrast to him was Li Erniu's reaction. Li Erniu's mind was full of Li Taohua's words, and her eyes were full of resentment.
If Tang Jizu really found a woman in the city and had a child with another woman, she would kill the woman and the child with her own hands.
"Mom, what are these? They smell so good!" Tang Baoyu opened a jar, drooling.
"How dare you mess with their family?" Li Erniu's voice sounded coldly. "We came to the city to do something. If we mess with them, what do you think we can do?"
"But I'm hungry." Tang Baoyu touched his stomach.
"Hold it."
"Are you still my mother now?" Tang Baoyu roared fiercely.
"Speak louder so the people in front can hear you." Li Erniu sneered, "and then kick us out of the car."
Tang Baoyu shut up.
He put down the jar reluctantly.
Li Erniu stared at the sky blankly. Even though it was still dark and there were no stars in the sky, she still lay on the straw with her eyes as dull as a puppet.
The oxcart was much slower. Even if the horse carriage in front was moving very slowly, the oxcart still couldn't catch up. When Master Tang San saw that the horse carriage in front had disappeared, he was not in a hurry and continued to drive slowly.
When Qin Huiyin was pushed awake, she found herself back in the carriage. She asked in confusion, "Why am I here?"
"That guy carried you in." Li Taohua pouted towards the outside. "Not long after leaving the village, you felt sleepy and fell asleep on his shoulder."
Qin Huiyin opened the curtain and looked outside. It was a bright day and there were many pedestrians on the path. Some were carrying vegetables, some were driving ox carts, some were carrying a basket of eggs, and some were carrying children on their backs.
She got out of the carriage and sat beside Song Ruize: "The city gate is in front, you can just leave us there, we will wait for Third Grandpa at the city gate. Anyway, it's not on the way after entering the city, so you don't have to go around in circles."
"good."
The carriage arrived at the city gate, and Song Ruize found a place to stop. Qin Huiyin was about to get off the carriage, but he stopped her.
"Wait until the bullock cart arrives before getting off."
"Aren't you in a hurry?"
"No hurry."
Qin Huiyin sat next to him: "Then I'll sit with you for a while."
"Don't want to sleep?"
"Your carriage is too comfortable. I wanted to sleep when it was shaking. Now I am almost asleep and don't want to sleep anymore." Qin Huiyin looked up at the sky and pulled Song Ruize's arm. "Look, the first ray of sunlight has appeared."
Song Ruize looked in the direction she pointed.
The first ray of sunlight appeared, and the world suddenly became colorful.
He had seen this scene countless times when hunting in the mountains, but he never knew it was such an interesting picture.
"We finally caught up." Master Tang San arrived slowly in his oxcart. "Oxcarts are indeed not as good as horse carriages. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time!"
When the ox cart stopped, two figures, one big and one small, jumped off the cart stealthily.
Li Taohua and others came out of the carriage. When they saw two sneaky figures, they recognized their identities. Li Taohua's eyes flashed with interest.
"Mom, that's not..." Tang Yi reminded with a smile.
"Shh..." Li Taohua made a gesture to keep quiet. "It doesn't matter, let them take advantage of this, after all, they are useful."
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