Xue Bao led the horse ahead.
He thought that perhaps his father, Xue Laohu, and his brother-in-law, Han Mingjiang, were waiting for them on that mountain.
If only that were the case. There are too many children, and they are too young. If they encounter the soldiers of Youzhou City, it will be difficult for them to escape.
When they set off, Li Lanzhen instructed Xue Bao to follow the path they had taken down the mountain.
In other words, follow this path to the mountain road where Li Lanzhen encountered the men in black and was captured and hung from a tree.
Xue Bao knew that Li Lanzhen was afraid, and that going directly up the mountain back to Forget-Worry Valley would allow the enemy to discover their whereabouts.
However, Xue Bao was also afraid that Xue Laohu and Han Mingjiang would not know that they were going to take this road, and that they might take the wrong path.
I walked along, thinking as I went.
By the time they reached the mountainside, it was already broad daylight.
The children in the basket, having eaten and drunk their fill, were all fast asleep.
Li Lanzhen looked at the children's adorable sleeping faces and thought to herself.
This moment is probably the most peaceful time these children have had in many years.
They knew that they were safe and well-fed. They moved slowly along with the horses, cows, and donkeys, the swaying baskets like cradles, allowing them to sleep peacefully.
Li Lanzheng also admired the two children, Shi Tou and Yan Ming.
The two of them followed in Xue Bao's footsteps without complaining of being tired or suffering. Sometimes when they fell, they would quickly get up and continue walking.
At this moment, Xue Bao led the horse into a dense, tall forest.
He said to Li Lanzhen, "Aunt Lanzhen, have something to eat before you continue."
Li Lanzhen looked at the sky, then at the children, and said, "Okay, you can make the arrangements."
Xue Bao tied all the livestock to the trees.
He walked over again, took the reins from Li Lanzhen, and tied up the donkey as well.
He said to Li Lanzhen, "Auntie, you and the children eat first. I'll walk down the way we came to cover our tracks."
Otherwise, someone with experience would likely follow the path we've taken and catch up with us.
Li Lanzhen gave him a steamed bun and a water pouch.
"Xue Bao, let's eat as we walk."
Xue Bao took it and went outside.
Li Lanzhen looked at Shi Tou and Yan Ming. They must have been very tired, but they still took their younger siblings out of the basket and put them on the grass.
"Everyone, come down and rest for a while. If you need to pee, go to the woods next door. Don't go far away."
Li Lanzhen put down the basket containing the steamed buns and water pouches.
Looking at the children who can come back easily.
"Children, come here, wash your hands, take your own steamed buns, eat the buns and drink the water. When we get home, we'll make you something delicious."
The children were half asleep when they came back after urinating and hearing the words "delicious food," and they immediately woke up.
Li Lanzhen found it amusing, but thought about the child, who was, after all, still a child.
A short while later, Douhua toddled over to Li Lanzhen with her short legs.
He walked to the edge of the grass where Li Lanzhen was sitting, grinned at her.
He sat down next to her, holding the steamed bun in his hand to Li Lanzhen's mouth.
"Grandma, eat!"
Li Lanzhen took a bite of the steamed bun from her hand.
"It's delicious, I'll eat the tofu pudding too."
When the flower is happy, it swings its little feet and eats the steamed bun bite by bite.
At this moment, a few younger children came over, carrying steamed buns bigger than their faces, and sat down around Li Lanzhen.
Whenever Li Lanzhen looked over, they would grin and smile at her.
Then, they all held up the steamed buns in their hands and handed them to her.
"Grandma, eat."
"Auntie, eat."
It was only then that Li Lanzhen noticed that Shi Tou and Yan Ming called her "aunt," while Xiao Douhua called her "grandma."
This naming convention is really confusing.
She said with a smile, "Grandma doesn't want to eat, you guys eat. Once you're full, we still want to keep climbing the mountain."
"Shi Tou, Yan Ming, come and sit down too."
When each child is holding a steamed bun and eating it in small bites...
Li Lanzhen looked at the nine children and said, "From now on, you will all call me Grandma."
As soon as he finished speaking, the children shouted in unison.
"grandmother."
Li Lanzhen happily agreed, "Okay! Children, eat up!"
Once they've eaten and drunk their fill, the children are full of energy and running around.
Seeing the tender wild vegetables on the ground, the sensible child used a small stick to dig up the surrounding wild vegetables and put them into the basket.
When Li Lanzhen saw these children, she realized how terrified she had been of hunger.
Seeing any edible wild vegetables, they carefully dug them up and put them in baskets. Even the smallest one, Douhua, took a small stick, bent over, and dug up a wild vegetable.
Seeing this scene, Li Lanzhen felt both heartbroken and happy, and even more gratified.
Such diligent and sensible children, if given a good living environment, will grow up to be useful members of society!
At this moment, Shi Tou said to Li Lanzhen.
"Grandma, I see that the trees in these mountains are tall and there are many bushes."
These animals must have a lot of trouble walking.
It's not even as fast as we can walk.
Li Lanzhen thought about it and agreed. The higher they went, the denser the trees became, and the thickets of shrubs grew. Indeed, leading these horses, cows, and donkeys was not as fast as walking.
She thought to herself that it would be better to put them into her space. Walking with these children would probably be faster, and she could rest more often when she got tired.
Thinking this, he said to the stone.
“Stone, come here, Grandma has a lot of bundles in this basket. Take them out and distribute them to everyone. Put a steamed bun in each one and carry them on your back to eat when you’re hungry. You older kids can carry the water bags.”
As he spoke, he took out a bundle from the space.
Yan Ming, Shi Tou, and a girl named Li Hua arrived.
Shi Tou told Li Lanzhen that the girl, Li Hua, was the same age as him, both being 12 years old.
However, judging from his height and physique, he doesn't look like a 12-year-old child.
Once you arrive at Forget-Worry Valley, you can eat your fill every day without fear. After a year, you should grow taller.
The three children deftly opened their bundles, each containing a steamed bun, while the eldest child's bundle contained a water bag.
They tied them to their backs one by one like that.
Li Lanzhen put the remaining steamed buns and water bag into her basket.
Shi Tou saw this and wanted to carry it, but Li Lanzhen stopped him.
“Stone, now you divide the work, the big ones lead the small ones.”
Make sure it's clear who's with whom, and don't let go of each other's hands on the road, otherwise it will be hard to find them if they get lost in these mountains.
I'll carry the tofu pudding on my back.
As she spoke, she picked up the tofu pudding and placed it behind her basket.
Once everything was ready, we waited for Xue Bao to return.
Li Lan was thinking of moving the livestock there when she told the children that she would take them over there to drink some water and then put them into her spatial storage.
Li Lanzhen lifted her foot and walked towards the livestock, and heard Xue Bao's heavy footsteps and panting breaths.
She sensed something was wrong, otherwise Xue Bao wouldn't have run away in such a hurry.
Sure enough, Xue Bao also saw them.
With a tense expression, she immediately said, "Auntie, we have to leave quickly, the soldiers from Youzhou City are coming."
I saw two groups of people, each with about a dozen, searching the mountain in two separate teams.
Li Lanzhen said, "Okay, we'll leave right away. Luckily, we're all prepared."
You lead the children ahead first.
I hid the livestock in a good place.
Xue Bao glanced at the small bundles on each child's back.
When Li Lanzhen said she was going to hide the livestock, I knew she was going to put them in a secret place again.
Xue Bao didn't say much, and picked up his basket.
He said to the children, "Let's go, follow your brother up the mountain. Everyone be quiet and walk quietly, because there are bad guys looking for us."
Li Lanzhen watched the children walk away, picked up her basket, and gave instructions to the tofu pudding inside.
"Douhua, sleep soundly in the basket, don't make a sound, Grandma will carry you home."
Dou would obediently hide herself in the basket and whisper, "Okay, Grandma."
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and put the horse, ox, and donkey into her spatial storage.
At this moment, she heard the soldiers shouting loudly.
"Captain, come quick! There's fresh horse manure here!"
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