The next day, it was still dark, and the forest was a bit dewy and dark.
Qiao Huaping woke up early.
The Mei family's cubs are still sleeping.
Yesterday, all four cubs went hunting. Even the youngest, Mei Qingying, shot a rabbit.
Not to mention the three big ones.
But the children were so excited that they fell asleep very late last night.
At this moment, they were sleeping soundly, snoring slightly, and with the corners of their mouths raised, it looked like they were still in a sweet dream.
Qiao Huaping quietly got up, simply heated up the hot pancakes and left them in the pot. They could eat them after the children woke up.
She had made an agreement with Mrs. Gu before, asking her to help take care of the children.
Mrs. Gu was so happy that she agreed, almost beating her chest so loudly.
Mrs. Gu was very happy. She felt that this was because Qiao Huaping did not regard her as an outsider and gave her a chance to repay her kindness. The whole Gu family, especially Mrs. Gu, now almost regarded Qiao Huaping as a great benefactor. The two daughters-in-law of the Gu family
Privately murmuring, Madam Gu is treating Madam Qiao more than she is her own daughter.
Of course, the two daughters-in-law only murmured a few words in private, and they were also grateful to Qiao Huaping.
Qiao Huaping taught their uncle archery skills, and their uncle brought back some prey every now and then, and they could eat meat almost every day. The food improved during the escape, and it was much better than what they had eaten at home before.
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Not to mention, Qiao Huaping's behavior in the eyes of the Gu family is called a kind person. If nothing else, Gu Yiyang helped cut up wild boar meat for the villagers. When he came back in the evening, he only carried a large piece of five kilograms.
The pork and a lot of pig waste were all given by Qiao Huaping!
For now, let alone Qiao Huaping, she wants to let Mrs. Gu take care of a few children temporarily. She just wants to bring the children home for a few days, that's no problem!
What's more, thanks to Mrs. Qiao's blessing, their family will soon have money coming in again!
The two daughters-in-law of the Gu family felt in their hearts that Madam Qiao was the lucky star of their old Gu family.
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A dozen carts vacated by the villagers were placed at the entrance of the forest. The carts were piled with the prey that Qiao Huaping took people to hunt yesterday, as well as half a fan of pork left over from the wild boar last night.
The eldest son of Mr. Guo Xiucai, Guo Tailin, held a piece of paper filled with densely written small characters in his hand. He looked at it several times before carefully folding the paper and putting it in his arms.
This is the purchase list they registered last night, it's important.
Qiao Huaping carried a long bow on his back, a robe slung across his body, and a small cloth bag hanging around his waist. He was dressed neatly.
Before all the villagers arrived, Qiao Huaping chatted with Guo Tailin, who was in charge of this purchase: "... then you go and sell the wild animals first, and I'll go look elsewhere."
Guo Tailin is old enough to be Qiao Huaping's father, but he is very convinced of Qiao Huaping and has no airs of elders at all.
When he heard what Qiao Huaping said, he responded: "Okay." Thinking of something, Guo Tailin asked with great concern, "Ms. Qiao, do you need to send someone to go with you?"
Qiao Huaping shook his head: "I'll just walk around casually, and we'll just make an appointment at a time and place."
Since Qiao Huaping said so, Guo Tailin didn't force it.
In Guo Tailin's eyes, the person standing in front of him was not the village woman Mei Qiao, but Qiao's father's savior, the living Bodhisattva of the village, Huaping.
Although Guo Tailin failed many times in studying, he was deeply taught by the book about etiquette, justice and integrity, and he was a good old man who was a little rigid in dogma.
For such a good old man, as long as Qiao Huaping doesn't go too far, he basically won't object.
After waiting for less than half an hour, the villagers arrived one after another.
The ones selected this time to go to the county town to purchase were all strong young men, all with big shoulders and round waists. As they stood there, there seemed to be a few big words written all over their bodies - "super strong".
Village Chief Lu took a long puff of dry cigarette - it was his treasure and he couldn't bear to take a few puffs of it on weekdays.
"Let's go!" Village Chief Lu set out on the road with high spirits.
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This village of about ten families living together on the mountainside and foot of the mountain is called Crescent Village.
This village is very small, but most of the people in the village are older people.
Village Chief Lu asked about it and said that he was young and could not find a way to survive in the mountains, so he was working for others in the town.
Like the old man whom Village Chief Lu asked for directions earlier, he had five sons, three of whom died in infancy. Of the remaining two, one went out to run a business and the other worked as a waiter in a restaurant in the town.
Now they also know that the war is approaching, but for one reason or another, they are unwilling to leave their homeland and stay here to see their fate.
Not everyone has the courage to escape.
Village Chief Lu inevitably sighed a few words.
The road from Yueyazhuang to the county town is not easy to walk. Fortunately, the people from Liujin Village fled all the way. They are obviously familiar with walking on mountain roads. It didn't take them too much time to see it.
The city wall of the county town.
The city walls of the county town are in tatters and are in disrepair. The symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning.
In such a small county town, there were few people guarding the gates. Village Chief Lu had already prepared to make things difficult for him, but he entered the county town unimpeded.
Village Chief Lu was stunned for a while.
In this county, you can see that it is an ancient city that has been around for many years. The streets and houses are all a bit dilapidated, but there are some places that are obviously much more glamorous than the old city. It is obvious that even in such a small county, the gap between rich and poor is huge.
Very obvious.
The people in Liujin Village found an old man selling firewood on the street and decided to try his luck on which street had the most restaurants.
The old man selling firewood was still a little surprised. He looked at the wild animals on their dozens of carts and clicked his tongue: "Good guys, which village are you from?... How long have you been saving these prey? Why are there so many?
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Village Chief Lu laughed: "It's just good luck..."
The old man selling firewood clicked his tongue and pointed to the pavilion in the distance that was obviously much higher than the surrounding buildings: "Did you see that there? That's our best restaurant. You have so many wild animals, even ordinary small restaurants can't eat them.
, not to mention that the border war is tight right now, everyone is keeping their money in their pockets tightly, and there are not many people going to restaurants, so you go to the biggest restaurant to try your luck."
Village Chief Lu thanked the old man who sold firewood, and when he came back, everyone thought it would be better to go directly to the restaurant.
Qiao Huaping pointed in another direction: "I'll go over there and have a look."
They made an appointment to meet at the gate of the county town in two hours.
Qiao Huaping walked very gracefully.
Village Chief Lu and the others also worked hard and pushed the cart towards the highest pavilion.