Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 14

At sunset, the mountains are far away, and the cold white houses are poor.

Wuzhang Village West Hot Spring Villa.

As it was getting late, Lin Xiaoxiao checked the charging status of the four-wheeled electric car with a flashlight.

This four-wheeled electric scooter was originally driven by Lin Xiaoxiao's father, but it has been kept in the garage of her parents' house since then, and has not been driven for a long time.

She didn't want to take this car out so soon, but tomorrow she will go into the city with the village chief and others, and driving is the most convenient and quickest.

The nearest town to Wuzhang Village is called Bancheng, and the owner of the town is Hu Si, the niece-in-law of Hu Guogong.Hu Si is Hu Guogong's most trusted senior official, and also the only noble in Hu State who controls the real power of the fief.

In recent years, Hu Si's life has not been easy.

Zheng Guo sent tasks to Hu Guoxia to pay food and money to people, and Hu Guogong paid part of it himself, and the rest will be shared among various officials.

Hu Si, as the nobleman of the Hu State after the Duke, the number of responsibilities is also second only to the Duke.

For example, when Zheng Guo asked Hu Guo to pay tribute of food and money, the Hu Guogong would pay half of it, and the other half would be distributed to other officials, and Hu Si usually had to bear the remaining half.

Although Hu Si can distribute his share to the disciples, the disciples have no food or money left after years of exploitation.The diners could resign if they couldn't afford the money, but Hu Si couldn't let go of the city lord.

In recent years, the tribute amount cannot be collected from lower taxes, so Hu Si can only make up for it out of his own pocket.

I heard that the cost of food and clothing in the city lord's mansion has been decreasing year after year, and the girls in the mansion haven't bought new clothes for a long time.

It is less than forty miles from Wuzhang Village to Bancheng, that is, less than twenty kilometers.There is no problem driving a fully charged four-wheel electric vehicle back and forth at this distance.

The four-wheel electric volume is too large to fit into the power supply room.Lin Xiaoxiao used the plug-in strip to lead the electricity out, and put the car outside the door of the power supply room to charge.

The battery is fully charged.

Lin Xiaoxiao put away the charging cables and put them back in the power supply room, and then locked the door of the power supply room.

With a clap of his hand on the four-wheel electric motor, the car was put into the warehouse.

Aunt Jiang poked her head out of the kitchen when she heard the movement in the courtyard: "Shannv, the ginger soup is still hot, drink a bowl before going to bed."

Lin Xiaoxiao came to the kitchen while agreeing.

Da Ya and Mei Ya were also there, seeing Lin Xiaoxiao coming in, one made room for her, and the other brought her a stool.

Although Lin Xiaoxiao has said many times that you don't need to be so polite, and everyone verbally agrees, they are still very respectful to her in actual actions.

After so many times, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't bother to talk anymore.Talking too much will make her seem too fussy.

This is the awe of ghosts and gods in this era.

This attitude is also a kind of protection for Lin Xiaoxiao, she can show her uniqueness with more confidence.People will not peep at it, but will be more in awe.

Of course, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't think that everyone in this era is so simple, but so far she hasn't encountered anyone who needs to be guarded against.Don't forget that her reputation in Wuzhang Village is full marks.

A rechargeable lamp hangs in the kitchen.

Since the electricity was available at night, the work and rest of the four people in the hot spring villa have been postponed, and they usually go back to their rooms to sleep after nine o'clock.

Aunt Jiang and the three like to sit around the lamp, gossiping about family affairs and doing needlework at the same time.Especially Da Ya and Mei Ya, because they are young and energetic, they are often the last to return to the room.

Lin Xiaoxiao was afraid that they would develop a bad routine, so she strictly stipulated their last bedtime.

For this reason, she deliberately placed a rechargeable electronic clock in the kitchen.

Every hour, that is, half an hour, the electronic clock will strike the time.There is also a timer ring function.

Lin Xiaoxiao set the alarm for the electronic clock at nine o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning.

In the villa, the sound of the alarm clock can be heard clearly.

She herself is still used to carrying her mobile phone with her.

A little bit of brown sugar is added to the ginger soup.There were only four packs of brown sugar in the warehouse, Lin Xiaoxiao only took out one pack miserly, and told Aunt Jiang to save it.

After drinking the ginger soup, Lin Xiaoxiao went back to her room to sleep, and when she left, she reminded Meiya: "Tomorrow you have to get up early, don't go to bed too late."

Mei Ya is better than Da Ya, and she will go to the city with Lin Xiaoxiao tomorrow.

Mei Ya agreed, and after Lin Xiaoxiao left, she got together with Da Ya to whisper.

Aunt Jiang was holding the soles of her shoes, and glared at Mei Ya: "Go back to your room and go to bed. If you wake up later than Shannv tomorrow morning, I will tell the village chief."

Mei Ya stuck out her tongue, put down her sewing and jumped up.

Da Ya patted Mei Ya, pointed to the basket by the door and said, "Everything is in there, don't forget to bring it tomorrow."

"Understood, I will never forget."

Before dawn the next day, Lin Xiaoxiao was awakened by the phone ringing.

It was only 03:30, three hours before dawn.

As expected, Mei Ya got up earlier than her, and was busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

Breakfast is pickled rice porridge and eggs.I'm going out all day today, so I'm going to eat a lot before I go.

Originally, there were less than a hundred eggs in the warehouse, which was the combined amount of Lin Xiaoxiao's own house and the house next door.

These eggs are not enough for four people to have one egg a day for a month.

Lin Xiaoxiao took fifty eggs in one go and handed them to Aunt Jiang, letting her watch and add food to everyone.

Currently Lin Xiaoxiao is guaranteed an egg every morning, Aunt Jiang and the others are reluctant to eat it.Lin Xiaoxiao did not raise any objections to this.

Under the condition that food is not enough, insisting on satisfying everyone's needs is the Holy Mother's practice.Lin Xiaoxiao is not the Holy Mother.

Lin Xiaoxiao was driving a four-wheeled electric car, and Mei Ya was sitting in the co-pilot.

From the nervousness at the beginning to the curiosity later, Meiya tugged on the uncomfortable seat belt for a while, touched the interior of the car for a while, and looked out on the window for a while.

She had a bow and quiver by her legs, and a pannier in the trunk.

The early morning here is quiet, only the sound of four-wheeled electric vehicles driving on the dirt road.

It's dark here in the early hours of the morning, with the headlights of electric cars illuminating the road.

When the car came to the entrance of Wuzhang Village, a cart and two figures were seen under the lights.

The two are village head Wen Sheng and wrestler Wu Yong.

In the entire village, only the village head is a Chinese, which means that only he is eligible to enter the city.

Wu Yonggang is in his early twenties and is a strong man in the village, responsible for today's physical work.

The village chief and Wu Yong looked at the four-wheel electric vehicle very curiously, and circled the car several times.

Lin Xiaoxiao put the cart and its contents into the warehouse, and let everyone get on the cart.

In order to avoid meeting other people on the road, they deliberately chose to set off before dawn, and it was best to arrive near the city gate before dawn.

Thanks to the high ground of the four-wheel electric car of the National Light, the advertisement is not deceiving. This kind of car is very suitable for running on rural dirt roads.

Thanks to the four-wheeled electric mini body of the Light of the Nation, the car can be more flexible on dirt roads, and the road needs are not sticking to one pattern.

Uneven dirt roads are inevitably bumpy, and the speed of the vehicle does not exceed [-], which is still tolerable.

"Grandpa Village Chief, are you okay? Will it be uncomfortable? There are pillows on the car seat, you can hold the pillows to avoid hitting and hurting. There are plastic bags behind the seats. If you want to vomit, you should spit in it."

The village head and Wu Yong sat in the back row and were a little scared at first, but then they felt uncomfortable, so they had to listen to Lin Xiaoxiao's words and hugged the pillows and leaned against each other, trying to keep their bodies still and not swaying.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know the way, and the village chief commanded from behind with a frowning face.

"There is a fork ahead, and there is less than a mile from the city gate."

Lin Xiaoxiao's car is not kept secret from the villagers, but she doesn't want to reveal it to others yet.She had discussed with the village chief before that she would change cars some distance from the city gate.

It was less than five o'clock when the car arrived at the fork, and it was still dark.

Lin Xiaoxiao put away the four-wheel electric and took out the flashlight to illuminate.

She was carrying a bag on her back, and inside the bag was a stick with the handle sticking out of the zipper.The stick was prepared by Aunt Jiang for her.

Mei Ya has a quiver on her back and holds a bow in her hand.

The village head helped Meiya carry the bamboo basket, and a hatchet was pinned to her waist.

Wu Yong didn't take anything, but he had two chopping knives on his waist.

Everyone carries a weapon.

What they are guarding against may be hungry refugees, highway robbers, or beasts that do not hibernate.

After walking for a while, Lin Xiaoxiao stopped, took out three more flashlights from the warehouse, and handed one to each of the three village chiefs.

The three village chiefs all have night blindness, and they can only walk steadily with flashlights. Only Lin Xiaoxiao's flashlight is not enough.

What's it like to walk a mile in the winter morning?Lin Xiaoxiao said, it's pretty good.

Lin Xiaoxiao was originally a fan of outdoor survival and adventure. For example, before climbing a snow mountain to watch the sunrise, she chose to go up the mountain at night.

She wore a jacket today, and she also put on Mrs. Jiang's ragged padded jacket over the clothes.One is to not stain the jacket, and the other is also a kind of camouflage.

She also specially applied dark liquid foundation today, trying to make herself look similar to the locals.

There was finally light in the sky.

Lin Xiaoxiao put away the flashlight, took out the cart and three bamboo baskets and put them on the cart.

The village chief leads the way.Wu Yong is pushing the cart behind.Lin Xiaoxiao and Mei Ya walked on both sides.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Mei Ya should pay attention to the movement in the woods on both sides of the road, to prevent someone from suddenly rushing out to rob them.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter.

Occasionally other pedestrians can be seen on the road.Most of these people went in the direction of the city gate.

The city gate can already be seen ahead.

Taking advantage of no one around, Lin Xiaoxiao took out a few bamboo baskets from the warehouse and put them on the cart.

The bamboo baskets were filled with charcoal and some other items, and the wheels of the cart creaked under the pressure.

"Brother Ang, is it sinking?" Mei Ya was concerned about Wu Yong.

"Not sinking." Wu Yong is worthy of being a strong man, pushing a cart of things slowly and still standing tall.

Seeing that the city gate was getting closer, the village head led them to the side path.Many people from outside are also walking this way.

Not far from the main road, there is a distribution center.

There are several tents set up here, and people are busy coming in and out.There is also a special pile for parking cattle next to it, and many people like Lin Xiaoxiao and the others are unloading.

Just as the village head told Lin Xiaoxiao, savages are not allowed to enter the city.

Then the savages can only trade with the city people at this distribution center outside the city.

　The update time will be changed to around 6 pm in the future

　　
　
(End of this chapter)