“My sister-in-law said that this is a business for them to make money in the future. Now, because of us, they made the ice for him ahead of time. My two sisters-in-law said that they would not let us pay for it, but we have to pay for the water ourselves.”
"Those with older family members should go to my sister-in-law to make ice first, followed by those with children. Don't worry, my sister-in-law said the ice will be ready soon, so there's no need for everyone to fight over it."
An older woman next to him said, "Don't worry, Wood. You know what kind of people we are. The An and Xia families are righteous, and we're not incapable of being decent people. We're already grateful enough for the ice to cool us down, so what's wrong with waiting a little longer?"
They are all from Linjia Village, and none of them are lacking. They clearly understand the importance of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. Of course, what she said is not absolute, after all, even good bamboo can produce bad bamboo shoots.
"Alright, then you can make your own arrangements. We have ice now. We'll rest and eat around noon, and then continue our journey." After giving the instructions, Village Chief Lin handed the ice to Zhang Shi. Actually, they could wait a bit longer.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua were very quick because they couldn't let others see this method, so they did it in their carriage. However, the children in the family could still stay in the carriage.
Because the two of them were constantly making ice, even while traveling, their carriage was always cool, which made the children extremely happy.
Especially An Shuyi's two grandsons, who were listless in the carriage because it was too hot, and were not happy even when they had some snacks. Now they can not only cool off, but also eat ice cream.
"Mom, how are you so amazing? You can even make ice cubes. I really admire you." Xiao Liu said to his mother while eating an ice cube.
An Shuyi smiled and said, "This is nothing. Mother knows a lot more. Little Six, as long as you study hard, you will know more than Mother in the future. Of course, Mother doesn't want you to study to death or become a bookworm."
"Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. You are not only reading now, but also traveling ten thousand miles. Look at our journey of fleeing famine, it is more exciting than the years you lived before."
"If Xiao Liu becomes an official in the future, he must be a good official who cares about the people, and not a corrupt one."
Xiao Liu nodded, "Mother, don't worry. Even if I become an official in the future, I will be a good one. Besides, I want to earn an imperial title for Nian. I can't be a corrupt official."
"If that's what you said, then I'm relieved. Tonight, I'll reward you with a few more pieces of meat."
"Thank you, Mother," but Xiao Liu refused. "Then you don't need the meat reward. I don't want to eat meat right now. I just want something light, even porridge will do."
He's gotten tired of eating meat these past few days. Even wolf meat doesn't taste very good, and no matter how his sister-in-law tries to cook it in different ways, he still can't bring himself to like it.
Seeing Xiao Liu's refusal, An Shuyi laughed heartily. This son was so funny; he was still a child, but he acted like an adult.
Xiaoqi leaned against her mother and said, "Mom, Huahua doesn't like to eat meat either. A few days ago, didn't our sisters-in-law make some pancakes? Ask them to find them and heat one up for Huahua. I like to eat pancakes."
"Okay, then when you rest tonight, I'll have your second sister-in-law take out some of those flatbreads and heat one up for each of you." It's hot, so there's no problem with those flatbreads. Even though the two daughters-in-law had covered them with something, they were still dried out by the sun. But that's fine, there won't be any problems. You can just take them out and heat them up if you want to eat them.
"Thank you, Mother!" Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi said in unison.
"You're welcome," An Shuyi said, looking at Xiao Wu who was sitting quietly reading a book. "Xiao Wu, take a break. You can read this medical book anytime. Be careful not to damage your eyes."
Xiao Wu put down the medical book when he heard his mother's voice. "Mother, I will be careful, don't worry."
"Knowing that your mother is worried, you should be careful not to worry her." Xiao Wu has been sickly since childhood, and can only be treated with proper care, but that requires good medicine and good food.
But now, on the road of fleeing famine, it's difficult to even get an egg, let alone anything else good. Whatever it is, we'll have to wait until we're settled before we can solve that problem.
Xiao Wu was also helpless. In fact, he felt that his body was much better than before. Now he ate well, slept well, and had medicine to regulate his body. He was much better than before, but his mother was worried, and he could not refuse. In fact, he enjoyed his mother's worry.
"I will be careful, Mother."
An Shuyi sighed helplessly. Her son was so quiet. Seeing that the ice in the basin had already taken shape, she said, "Eldest son, call your Aunt Yang and Sister Lan. The ice is ready."
The ice blocks here and the ice blocks there were made together; the ice blocks here are already formed, and the ice blocks there are the same.
The eldest brother on horseback shouted loudly ahead, and soon several women came over. He then stopped the carriage and let the older women, aunts, and sisters-in-law take the ice away.
Although he was sitting outside the carriage driving, he didn't feel too hot because there was cool air coming out of the carriage, and he was wearing a straw hat, as were his wife and several of his brothers.
Moreover, the second brother's oxcart had ice, but his didn't, because the carriage was already cool enough, so there was no need to add more.
An Shuyi handed the formed ice blocks, along with the basins, to the women, and then placed basins of water back onto the carriage. They stopped making ice blocks when it was time to rest in the evening.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't cook rice tonight. Take out some of those flatbreads, heat them up, and heat up the wolf meat too. There's not much wolf meat left, so don't be picky. Just cook all the meat. It already tasted good when we ate it last night."
If she weren't afraid of being accused of wasting money, she would have thrown it all away. Luckily, there wasn't much left, so she had Zhao cook it all for tonight, and they could finish it.
Zhao nodded, "Okay, Mother!" Actually, she didn't think it tasted bad and could leave it for a few more days, but she couldn't disobey her mother, so she decided to finish cooking it all at once and eat it all at once, so she could eat a few more pieces.
That evening, An Shuyi and Xia Hua decided to go out for dinner. After their father found out about it that time, they hadn't gone out to eat since. These days, they had been eating with their families. Xia Hua was alright, as there was only one child in the carriage every night, so she could eat by herself.
But An Shuyi is different. Not to mention that Xiao Liu is smart and she's worried about him finding out, there's also the eldest couple outside the carriage. They're afraid the child will look for his mother at night, so they rest outside the carriage.
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