The Path of the Peasant Girl

Chapter 7 007 Cassava
"Your father is gone, my father and mother are gone." Qu Jingming was a little sad, and then comforted Zuo Ge and the others, "In the future, we will get better together, Xiaoge, don't cry."

Zuo Jiang opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Zuo Shi, Daddy was obviously not dead, why did the third sister say he was dead?
Not only Zuo Jiang, but also Wen's Zuo painting Zuo poems did not understand.

Zuo Ge said: "Daddy is not here, not now, and I don't know if he will be here in the future."

Wen Shi suddenly understood that Zuo Ge was saying that there would be no Zuo Danqiu in the future, and no one could be found.

She was young and had no ability to express herself. Maybe she wanted to express that Zuo Danqiu was not there, that Zuo Danqiu had died, and other people in the province would inquired about it, so she had some bad thoughts.

But is it really good to say that?

After Zuo Danqiu appeared, how should they explain it?

Zuo Shi approached the Wen family and whispered: "Does Xiaoge mean that if we can't find daddy, we will tell you twice, do we have to tell people that daddy doesn't want us? It's not good for daddy's reputation."

Wen sternly said, "Your father didn't want us, he just went to help your fifth uncle and got separated from us."

Zuo Shi: "...Are you so confident in your father?"

Wen nodded: "Of course, we have been married for so many years."

Zuo Shi pouted. The couple had not seen anyone protecting their mothers for so many years. The reason why Mrs. Lan was so arrogant was largely due to Zuo Danqiu's inaction.

The daughter-in-law protected by the husband, the in-law's family would not dare to provoke, and the children are also the golden nobles of the family.

But from the memory of the original owner, they were a piece of grass in the family. They were often ignored by their grandparents and bullied by their brothers and sisters.

"Xiao Ge, you can't talk like that." After shi Wen taught Zuo Shi, she said awkwardly to the old man Qu, "The old man wants to take offense, this girl is tired these days, and she is talking nonsense, Xiaoge, you can't do this in the future. Confused, it's just how things are, and you can't talk nonsense."

Zuo Ge nodded: "Okay mother, I know I'm wrong."

Zuo Shi also nodded, she had a bad impression of Zuo Danqiu, but Wen was right, the facts were what they were, and she couldn't distort the facts with her own subjective judgment. Good explanation.

Mr. Qu sighed: "Anyway, as long as people are there, we will meet one day."

Unlike the son and daughter-in-law of his family, she was really absent, and she couldn't see her if she wanted to.

Thinking of this, Mr. Qu couldn't help feeling a little sad. Since his son and daughter-in-law passed away one after another years ago, he has often thought of them.

The white-haired person sent the black-haired person to tears. If he hadn't had a grandson by his side, Mr. Qu would have collapsed long ago.

Wen shi nodded, his voice trembling a little: "What the old man said is."

In fact, she didn't know when she would meet Zuo Danqiu, but now she is going to Qingping Mansion with Mr. Qu, maybe she will never see each other in her life.

God knows where Zuo Danqiu and the others will go?
Everyone cheered up and hit the road again.

The children of the Zuo family are young, especially Zuo Ge and Zuo Jiang, one is six years old and the other is three years old, and it takes a lot of effort to walk.

Zuo Hua and Qu Jingming were both ten years old, so it would be better if they were older.

Zuo Shi is eight years old, but he has the soul of an adult, so he can persevere even when he walks and gritted his teeth.

"Mom, I can't walk anymore."

After walking for more than an hour in a row, Zuo Ge couldn't help shouting that she couldn't walk a long time ago, so she endured it until this time.

Wen's holding Zuo Jiang, she really can't spare another hand to hold Zuo Ge, and besides, she doesn't have that much strength.

"Why don't we take a break?" Old Man Qu said, "There is no place in front of the village or store in the back. We have to wait for the next village and places like broken temples. The baby can't stand it."

Wen's kindness is like a flow: "Then take a break, thank you old man."

She knew that Mr. Qu said this to take care of her. After all, he had many children in his family, and she was a female class, with little strength and weak stamina.

Zuo Ge sat on the ground with a buttocks, his whole body trembled, he reached out to touch the bamboo tube around his waist, and gulped a mouthful of water.

"You made a good bamboo tube." Old Man Qu looked at their family with envy, the bamboo tube around each of their waists.

Wen shi said with a smile, "It's all good luck before, Xiao Shi led us to find the water source and draw water."

Zuo Shi said: "It's all luck, why do you have to make plans early, lest there will be no water to drink next time, people will be thirsty and hungry."

Mr. Qu nodded: "Yes, plan ahead, people have no foresight, and there must be near-term worries."

Zuo Shi: "..."

What worries about the near and far, the difficulties are clearly in front of you.

Qu Jingming jumped out and said, "I'll go see if I can find some water."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone except Zuo Ge and Zuo Jiang stood up and probed around.

Take a break while walking, maybe you can see good things on the road.

Zuo Shi walked forward slowly, knowing in his heart that there is a high probability that nothing good will appear on the flat side of the road, so he went to a slightly remote place.

"Yeah, I seem to have seen a small animal." Qu Jingming suddenly exclaimed.

"What little animal?" asked Zuo Hua next to him.

"I don't know, I didn't see it clearly."

"How can you not see clearly, with or without hair?" Zuo Hua said.

"There should be hairs, go ahead." Qu Jingming pointed to the grove in front of him.

Zuo Shi said: "Let's go and have a look."

Several children walked along the grove together, and their movements were very quick.

"Look, over there, it looks like a wild cat."

"Wild cats... can they be eaten?" Zuo Hua's voice hesitated, a little uncertain.

"Can you?" Qu Jingming said, "It's probably not delicious."

Just as several people were discussing, the wild cat disappeared without a trace.

"What do wild cats eat?" Zuo Shi asked.

"mouse."

"Are there mice nearby? Shall we catch mice and eat them?" Zuo Shi asked.

Qu Jingming and Zuo Hua shuddered, but she didn't expect her to ask such a terrifying thing: "No, we don't have water, and besides, mice might be poisonous."

Zuo Shi: "..."

It makes sense, but in case he didn't starve to death, but was poisoned to death, it would be a bit injustice.

Several people walked back dejectedly, Zuo Shi stared at the plants on the road, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he saw a cluster of vines.

- That's cassava.

The rhizomes are in the soil, they are large and full, and the yield is high. After cooking, the taste is also good, and the noodles are sweet.

Why is such a good thing no one digs?
Zuo Shi immediately picked up a sharp wooden stick, ran over to dig, and called Zuo Hua and Qu Jingming to dig together.

While digging, tell a few people about the characteristics of cassava.

"After the cassava is cooked, it is very delicious and very full. Let's dig out all the stems in it early."

Qu Jingming: "Really, why haven't I heard of it before? Xiaohua, do you know it?"

(End of this chapter)