After Tian Laosan beat Sun Ergou up, he ordered Qian Bao to throw him out. However, Guoguo pulled Qian Bao aside and said something to him...
At the time, the old lady didn't think much of it.
It seems that Sun Ergou has been betrayed by Qian Bao!
The old lady didn't say anything, but just gave her granddaughter a serious look before continuing to walk back.
The village chief and the others had already bought the grain and were waiting for them. Seeing them return, they prepared to leave the city and go back.
Seeing that his mother was holding Guoguo, Tian Lao Er was worried that she would get tired, so he wanted to help hold Guoguo and let his mother rest for a while.
Grandma Tian wouldn't let him hold her!
She turned to look at Qian Bao, intending to ask him to put the things he had bought in the car, when she suddenly caught sight of two familiar figures out of the corner of her eye…
Grandma Tian immediately looked over.
But all I saw were strangers coming and going; I didn't recognize anyone.
Could I have misread it?
The old lady was lost in thought for a moment.
Tian Lao Er called her several times but she didn't respond. Anxious, he quickly tugged at her sleeve and asked, "Mother, Mother, what's wrong?"
Grandma Tian then came to her senses.
First, she checked to see if her granddaughter in her arms had been frightened by her second son's loud voice. Seeing that she was alright, she glanced at her son with disdain.
"What's all the noise about? I'm not deaf!"
As she spoke, she picked up her granddaughter and followed the group.
Tian Lao Er…
In conclusion, he was worried that his mother would still be disliked.
Qingshan Village purchased a lot of grain this time, and the Tian family's donkey cart and the village chief's oxcart were both fully loaded.
If you were to leave the city so brazenly, you would definitely attract a lot of attention!
Fortunately, the village chief had the foresight to buy two extra blue cloths when purchasing the grain.
Cover the grain cart with a blue cloth...
Although the grain on both sides is still visible, at least it's not so conspicuous anymore.
With Qian Bao and his brothers holding broadswords and guarding the grain on both sides, the refugees outside the city, even though they were drooling with envy, only dared to look and not dare to snatch it.
Leaving the city went relatively smoothly.
Everyone quickly returned to their resting place.
The village chief was a quick and efficient man. He immediately called out to the villagers to come and collect their grain. Everyone was overjoyed to see the grain and thanked Qian Bao and the village chief as they received it.
After the food was distributed, smoke began to rise from the rest area.
Everyone started preparing lunch.
The Tian family had already prepared lunch because they still had surplus grain.
Upon seeing the old lady, Guoguo, and Qian Bao and his brothers return, Wen and He busied themselves preparing the meal, and a steaming hot lunch was quickly laid out on the table.
Lunch was simple: sweet potatoes and vegetable soup.
The main problem was that the whole village had run out of food. If the Tian family were to offer rice and meat, it would be too conspicuous. So, Wen and He discussed making something simple.
Lunch was still served at two separate tables.
The Tian family sat at one table, while Qian Bao and his brothers sat at another.
Dining at separate tables wasn't because the food at Tianjia was better, but because there were too many people and one table wasn't enough, so they had to be divided into two.
Everyone sat down to prepare for dinner.
Qian Bao suddenly took out two oil paper packages from the bundle he had brought back.
He didn't say much, placed one of the oil paper packages on the Tian family's table, and took the other one back to his own table.
The Tian family members were somewhat puzzled.
What is this?
Without them even needing to ask, an enticing aroma of meat wafted from the oil paper package, it seemed to be…
Roast chicken?
Tian Yixuan exclaimed in surprise.
His voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for several nearby villagers to hear, and many people peeked over to look.
Upon seeing this, Qian Bao immediately glared fiercely at them.
Although Qian Bao is now considered a villager of Qingshan Village, he used to be a bandit, and the villagers are still afraid of him deep down.
Seeing his gaze, they were all so frightened that they shrunk their heads back.
Mrs. He quickly covered her son's mouth.
The Tian family members all recognized the aroma of roast chicken in the oil paper package, but none of them touched it.
Everyone was waiting for Old Lady Tian, the matriarch, to distribute the spoils.
Grandma Tian was initially surprised at when Qian Bao bought the roast chicken, but upon closer reflection, she realized that Qian Bao was outside when she and her granddaughter bought pastries.
It must have been bought around that time.
She didn't doubt where Qian Bao got his money.
After all, Qian Bao was once a bandit king, so it's normal for him to have money.
Little did they know…
Qian Bao, the former mountain king, was already penniless, and the money to buy roast chicken... cough cough, do you still remember Sun Ergou?
This is the money he made from selling Sun Ergou!
Grandma Tian asked Mrs. He to bring over a cleaver for cooked food, and she cut the roast chicken into pieces while keeping her voice down, and began to divide the chicken meat.
One roast chicken shared among a dozen people…
Each person can only get one piece.
Grandma Tian first took out two chicken legs, then distributed the meatiest pieces to her grandchildren, and gave the rest to the adults.
As for the two chicken drumsticks... I'll leave them for my granddaughter!
Wen and Tian Laosan are Tian Guoguo's parents. They are happy to see how much the old lady loves her daughter, but they also feel that it is unfair.
Wen said, "Mother, Guoguo is the youngest, so she only needs a small piece of meat. Give these two chicken legs to Yifan and Yixuan."
Tian Laosan echoed this sentiment.
However, Tian Yifan and Tian Yixuan unusually refused in unison, saying, "We won't eat it, give it to our sister."
Tian Guoguo was staring at the chicken leg with her mouth watering when she heard her two older brothers say this, and she was stunned for a moment.
As far as I can remember, neither of her two older brothers liked her!
After listening to their two nephews, Wen and Tian Laosan felt even more that they couldn't let the old lady favor her daughter, so they were about to speak again.
Grandma Tian was the first to speak.
"Yifan and Yixuan are both good children. They know how to care for their little sister. So Grandma will listen to you and give all the food to her!"
As he spoke, he picked up a chicken leg and stuffed it into Tian Guoguo's hand.
Wen family, Tian Laosan…
etc.
Wasn't it too easy to distribute these chicken legs today?
Normally, whenever there is meat to eat, Li Chunxiang and Tian Yiming are always the first to grab it. Even if they don't grab it, they will still make a fuss if they see that Old Lady Tian is biased towards Tian Guoguo!
Why is it so quiet now?
"Grandma, my mother and Yiming are missing!"
Tian Yifan suddenly spoke up anxiously.
The Tian family looked around, but as expected, they couldn't find Li Chunxiang or Tian Yiming.
Everyone started to get anxious.
Although Li Chunxiang and Tian Yiming often do inhuman things, they are still members of the Tian family. Where can they go in this time of war and chaos?
"Could she have been kidnapped by human traffickers?"
Someone said it.
On the road of fleeing famine, you encounter all sorts of people, especially human traffickers who steal children and women.
Just a few days ago, they heard nearby refugees crying and saying that their children or wives had been stolen. Today, Li Chunxiang and Tian Yiming have also disappeared...
Could it really have been stolen?
Tian Yifan is Li Chunxiang's son. Because he can't stand the foolish things his mother and younger brother do, he rarely spends time with them.
But that doesn't mean he doesn't care about them.
Hearing that they might have been kidnapped by human traffickers, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.
The rest of the Tian family were also becoming increasingly anxious.
They all wanted to go find the person.
Only Grandma Tian remained calm.
She carefully recalled the two familiar figures she had seen in the county town…
At that time, she felt that he looked a lot like Li Chunxiang and her son.
But when she looked over and saw no one, she thought she must have seen wrong. How could Li Chunxiang and the others have entered the city from their resting place?
The main point is that I felt they didn't have any money!
Without money, one cannot pay the city entry fee, and therefore cannot stay in the city.
Thinking about it now...
She hurriedly asked Wen to check if the rice and meat in the house were still there.
Ms. Wen was initially puzzled, but she didn't ask any more questions and went to see for herself.
Unpack the bundle containing the rice and meat.
To her dismay, the bamboo basket was completely empty. Wen panicked and staggered back to tell everyone.
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