Chapter 27 Mother and Daughter

Chapter 27 Mother and Daughter

The golden sunlight shines through the leaves and spots the ground.

A skinny mother and daughter, wearing patched linen clothes and wicker straw hats on their heads, squatted in a roadside ditch washing their hands.

Dust was raised on the road, and voices could be heard from time to time. A team like a long snake was coming.

The mother and daughter quickly hid in the grass by the roadside.

The girl looked at the people walking by, all of them familiar faces, and shrank back to hide in the grass.

The woman, however, stared closely at everyone who walked by.

Until the last family in the team passed by her, her mother-in-law and brother-in-law really did not follow the group to flee.

When I was at home, I heard my mother-in-law and brother-in-law say that they would not flee with the others. With so many families leaving, they would be able to take advantage of the situation. If they rummaged around in this family's house and dug in that family's fields, they would be able to have a prosperous New Year.

The woman was sure that her mother-in-law and her family were not in the group, so she immediately pulled her daughter out of the bushes to chase the fleeing group from Nanlin Village.

The woman pulled her daughter and followed at the end of the team, planning to wait until everyone stopped to rest before going to find the village head.

The last family looked at the two mother and daughter in surprise. People from the same village, even if they didn't interact with each other often, would still be familiar with each other and know who they were.

"Where did you two come from?"

"Where are your mother-in-law and uncle's family?"

"He won't leave!"

The woman remained silent and just followed the team closely.

After walking all night, everyone was tired and hungry. Seeing that she didn't say anything, they didn't bother to pay attention to her.

By the time of Si, the temperature was getting noticeably hotter, and the sun was no longer gentle on the skin. Lin Benshu struck the gong, "Ding-dang-dang-dang!!! There's a small river and some trees ahead. Everyone, find a place to rest. Just don't block the road."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally got a good night's sleep.

Someone walked quickly to the shade of the tree, sat on the ground, put the bag under his head, and went to sleep.

Each family was busy finding a good spot and preparing to rest. They were too hungry to eat.

The mothers-in-law didn't have the energy to bother their daughters-in-law. They just found a good place, spread out a straw mat, and lay down to sleep.

The village head was helped down from the ox cart by his sons, and was just about to stretch his old arms and legs.

A mother and daughter walked quickly over from the back of the team, knelt in front of the crowd, and whispered something.

The village head didn't recognize who the person was at first, but then Old Lady Wu got off the car and walked closer to look at the person, and then she recognized him.

"Wu Niang, the wife of the Liu family's eldest brother, why are there only two of you?"

"My mother-in-law and my brother-in-law's family want to stay in the village." Wu Niang answered Old Lady Wu honestly.

Old Mrs. Wu was stunned, and then she understood instantly. The mean old woman in the Liu family would definitely not let Wu Niang and her daughter escape, so they could only run away secretly.

Old Mrs. Wu frowned and was about to say something when the head of the village said to her eldest son and his wife, "Before the team sets out, you two take them to find a spot in the middle of the team."

The woman excitedly pulled her daughter to kowtow, "Thank you, Li Zheng! Thank you, Li Zheng!"

The head of the village waved his hand.

Lin Benshu nodded: "I understand, Dad."

The eldest daughter-in-law, Li, helped Wu Niang up, sighing in her heart, what a miserable woman she is. "It's hot now, the team rests during the day and travels at night. You two should find a shady place to rest, and set off after the sun sets." She was thinking about which family in the middle of the team was kinder and easier to talk to.

Lin Zisu got off the car, stretched her arms and legs, twisted her neck and waist. If she wasn't so sleepy and yawning, she would have wanted to do some radio gymnastics.

Lin Xianwen came over and looked at his sister who was stretching her body, her face was pale and her eyes were lifeless. "Did a demon suck your yang energy away last night?"

Lin Zisu rolled her eyes towards the sky, "You don't have to stay up late to drive, you can sleep on the oxcart and not get carsick, and you don't have to worry about anything."

"Not bad~" Lin Xianwen raised his head, shook his legs, and smiled brightly. He finally didn't have to vomit to death every day.

"Tsk tsk... Did you see all the people in my car? Not a single one of them is carsick! Only you are carsick!"

"What can I do? It's determined by genes!" Lin Xianwen spread his hands, and suddenly a palm covered his head and rubbed it wildly.

“Do you want a loudspeaker to speak with so your voice can be louder?” Lin Youcai looked at his two heartless children, his brows furrowed into a “川” shape.

"Don't mess up my hairstyle..." Lin Xianwen stepped aside and tidied his dry hair.

Lin Zisu looked at the mother and daughter who were walking to the side, looking for a place to rest. They were wearing patched clothes and pants, clothes that were empty on their bodies, and dirty straw sandals on their feet. The woman was carrying a basket, and the girl was wearing a patched bag tied to her body.

Lin Zisu asked curiously: "Who is this?"

"do not know."

“Let’s go back and ask. Don’t worry about this for now. Stew the pig’s head. It’s just right to eat it after you wake up. It’s tasty, soft and not hot.” ​​Lin Youcai said and went to find Old Lady Wang.

"Wow, it's so beautiful just thinking about it. Swish~" Tears flowed from the corners of his mouth, and Lin Xianwen hurried to catch up with his father.

"You are so brave, Dad!" As the saying goes, there is always someone better. In my heart, I gave my dad a thumbs up. After Lin Zisu finished her activities, she went to sleep in the car. She could finally sleep peacefully.

Lin Youcai opened the refrigerator and took out the pig's head in a plastic bag. He had taken the pig's head to the grave to pay respect to it early yesterday morning, and when he got home he cleaned it, chopped it up with an axe and put it in the refrigerator.

As soon as I got off the bus, I ran into Old Lady Wang.

Old Lady Wang looked down and quickly reached out to grab it, "What are you going to do now! Ah! You haven't finished eating the fried offal yet, and you're planning on eating the pig's brain again!!!"

Lin Youcai dodged sideways and said, "Hey, hey, hey, mother, mother, listen to me."

"What can I say? You just can't stand seeing meat in the car." Old Mrs. Wang's eyes widened, as if she wanted to stare through the hand holding the pig's head.

"Mom, now everyone has more or less meat to eat, and we can't store it in this weather. Everyone is cooking meat, and no one is greedy for anyone else. In the future, when there is nothing to eat or drink, cooking meat will just invite robbery! A group of people are staring at our house, aren't you afraid? What's more, meat will go bad if it is put in the freezer. Now that the meat is fresh, everyone in the family can eat some meat, and we can survive a little longer in the future."

Without waiting for Old Lady Wang to speak, she said, "Use a big iron pot to stew it, and then put in the beans and dried vegetables. There will be a big iron pot of vegetables! When the time comes, the Shen family, the Shi family, the head of the village, and the second uncle's family, each of them should send a bowl to them. You should also show your appreciation."

Old Lady Wang took a deep breath, and half of the pot of vegetables was gone. Just thinking about it made her feel painful. She would put more vegetable leaves in later, as there were more than 20 people in her family. She rolled her eyes at Si'er in dissatisfaction, "You are the only one who can say that!" She turned around and shouted at the top of her voice: "The eldest brother's wife!"

"What happened?" Shen Xianglan muttered to herself as she looked at the mother and son in front of the RV.

Old Lady Ye: "Mother-in-law, what's wrong?"

"Mom." Lin Youcai saw Old Lady Ye and hurriedly called out, "Mom, you're here."

Old Lady Wang looked at Old Lady Ye who was walking in front of her, smiled and said, "Nothing, just a few words of gossip." She pointed to the shed that had just been built next to her and said, "Mother-in-law, come over and sit down. Rest for a while?"

"Mother-in-law, please go ahead and do your thing. I'm going to talk to my daughter."

"Okay. Then you two can talk, I'll go and get busy first." Old Mrs. Wang handed the pig's head to the eldest daughter-in-law who was coming over, and turned to look for dried vegetables on the ox cart.

Shen Xianglan and her daughter got in the car. Shen Xianglan brought over the meat, vegetables and pastries from the Shen family. This was the first time that Old Lady Ye got in a motorhome. She looked around for a while and asked, "Is this the car you said the Taoist lent to the brother and sister?"

"Yeah," he pointed at Lin Zisu who was sleeping in the passenger seat and lowered his voice, "Are you sleeping? You've been driving all night."

Old Lady Ye leaned over to take a look at Lin Zisu, who was sleeping soundly, and smiled, "You are sleeping so soundly! You are a lucky child to have the help of a noble person."

Shen Xianglan opened the foam box and said, "Mom, look, the ice pack I just put in is still hard. I froze the vegetables inside and put them in the foam box to keep them warm. They are cold and hard, you can feel them."

Old Lady Ye reached out and picked up a piece of meat. It was cold and hard. She exclaimed in surprise, "It's so cold! This cabinet cast by the Taoist priest is really magical!"