Jiaohu

Chapter 24
Sure enough,

Zhao Huniu's complexion darkened.

She turned her eyebrows to the three people in front of her, and the three of them stepped back a few steps as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Hey listen we're not"

Zhao Shouyuan wanted to say something, but before he finished speaking, Zhao Huniu had already picked up a wooden stick from the ridge next to him—she was afraid of being questioned by the officers and soldiers when she went to the city, so she didn't bring the iron gun with her.

Seeing that Zhao Huniu had a weapon in his hand,
Zhao Erdan and the three of them were scared out of their wits.

"We, we big men don't care about women like you," Zhao Erdan said while stepping back, and at the same time gave Zhao Fool a fierce look, and shouted at his two companions, "Let's go!"

Watching the three fleeing away,

Zhao Huniu snorted coldly, and threw the stick on the ground again.

"Okay, they're gone, you don't have to be afraid," Zhao Huniu pushed Fool Zhao away, and frowned disgustedly when she saw the tears and snot-like liquid on his clothes,
"Woooooo thank you sister - you are such a nice person -"

Looking at this person who is older than her in both stature and appearance, and hearing him call her sister, this feeling is really strange; Zhao Huniu took a look, and really saw that he was still holding a steamed bun in his hand,
"Your buns were not taken away, right?"

"No, hey,"

Fool Zhao laughed again, with an innocent smile that didn't match his appearance on his teary and snotty face. He spread out his palm, and there was a crumpled steamed bun that he had pinched inside. The whole body was yellow and brittle. I know how long it has been on display.

"Look at my buns~"

With a showing off tone, he said to Zhao Huniu.

Zhao Huniu looked at this pitiful steamed bun, and then at the house not far away, where Zhao Fool lived.

"Is this your meal today?"

"Yes~ This is what my aunt gave me just now~"

Fool Zhao held the steamed bun very carefully, as if it was the rarest treasure in the world, but Zhao Huniu doubted whether a steamed bun of this size could fill his stomach for Fool Zhao of this size.
She sighed.

"Okay, you go back first. You won't be full if you only eat this. I'll bring some food over later."

"Really! Thank you sister!
Is there any delicious Wotou? "

"Yes, there are."

"That's great~"

Seeing Fool Zhao leave happily, Zhao Huniu stood for a while before turning back to her little donkey cart.

Besides, Zhao Erdan, Zhao Xiaojia, and Zhao Shouyuan, who escaped from here, fled all the way to the village. After looking behind them to make sure that Zhao Huniu would not catch up, they slowly stopped.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo,"

Zhao Xiaojia supported his knees, panting heavily,
"I said, I said, second brother, you, why don't you make it clear to that little girl, I, we are"

"What did I tell her!?"

Stared at by Erdan Zhao, Zhao Xiaojia swallowed his words again.Zhao Erdan straightened up, his face full of anger and disdain,

"Damn, I have to show that little bastard some color sooner or later!"

"But second brother, if you see her now, you will see a cat like a mouse."

"Shut up! So didn't I say sooner or later!?"

"Yes!"

After resting for a while, they continued on their way,

"It's really that fool who promised to help him move the firewood in and he gave us the steamed buns, but he didn't admit it."

"He's an idiot, what do you care about with him? I didn't even think that he would give us the steamed buns, just to tease him. Besides, look at the dirty steamed buns he pinched, don't you Want it?"

"Of course I want it. Come on, second brother, you and Yuan'er can have food at home, but I don't have food at home! Well, even fools have dinner, but I don't have dinner." gone."

Hearing what Zhao Xiaojia said, Zhao Erdan looked at him, reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder,

"Is your grandma sick again?"

"Um,"

Zhao Xiaojia scratched her head dejectedly, "That disease is definitely incurable, it's better to let her get rid of it sooner. I'm going home now, and I can hear her panting and coughing at night. Do you know how much it is?" Scary, second brother? That voice is really, really "

"Come on,"

Zhao Erdan slapped Zhao Xiaojia on the back,
"Don't be so timid like a woman. How scary can a coughing sound be? If you don't have food at night, come to our house. You can also have a bun or two."

"Forget it, second brother, I won't go to your house," Zhao Xiaojia quickly shook his head and waved his hands, "The last time I went to your house, what your grandma said was so nasty, she almost pointed at my head and scolded me, I dare not go again. "

Zhao Xiaojia's words made Zhao Erdan a little ashamed, but he couldn't refute - Zhao Lan didn't have a good attitude towards anyone who wanted to take anything from their house.

All my sons and granddaughters are like this, let alone an outsider like Zhao Xiaojia.

"This is only temporary. When I marry a daughter-in-law in the future, she will not be in charge of the family. At that time, you can come whenever you want, and no one will dare to say anything to you."

"Hahaha second brother, you just want to marry a wife hahahaha, your fields can't grow anything, when will you have the money to marry a wife? Besides, every girl in our village knows you Grandma is a tough guy, no one would dare to marry you."

"You stinky boy!"

Zhao Erdan raised his hand to hit Zhao Xiaojia, but the boy nimbly dodged it and let out a smug laugh. The sense of fear and frustration that had just been threatened by Zhao Huniu disappeared without a trace.
"What about Yuan'er's house?"

After chasing and fighting for a while, Erdan Zhao stopped and looked at Zhao Shouyuan who had been silent all the time.

"What does your family say, can you let Xiao Jia have a meal?"

Compared with Zhao Erdan Zhao Xiaojia, Zhao Shouyuan was much quieter; he looked up at the two people opposite him, nodded,

"My father went to the city today, so you can come."

"Hahahaha, that's it, that's it, you don't have to go hungry!"

Zhao Erdan stretched out his left and right hands, and put his arms around the necks of Zhao Xiaojia and Zhao Shouyuan,

"When my brother gets rich in the future, I will definitely take the two of you there to eat and drink spicy food!"

The three of them just walked side by side, walking down the road in the village.

"Father, it will probably take more than a day for me to go up the mountain this time,"

After Zhao Huniu changed her clothes, she put things on her body and said to Zhao Cunwu,
"If I didn't go down the mountain, there's no need to call someone to look for me again. If I can go down the mountain, I can go down the mountain by myself. If something happens and I can't go down the mountain, it's useless for people from the village to go up the mountain."

Zhao Cunwu's face was full of worry,

Originally he was very worried about Zhao Huniu's going up the mountain, but now hearing what she said, he became more and more uneasy,

"Good girl, why don't we go? The rice in the field is almost ready to be harvested, and our family will have food by then." "That little food is not enough for us to survive the winter, Dad."

The land of Zhao Huniu's house was not very big in the first place, and Zhao Erdan once pulled out the seedlings planted before. Although they were planted back later, less than half of the seedlings survived.

If they count on this little food to survive the winter, they really can't make it through.

"Then what about the money you got from selling things before, don't you still have some?" "I basically spent all my shopping, so I have to go up the mountain again,"

While talking, Zhao Huniu carried the iron gun on her back,
"Besides, I won't be able to go to the mountains in winter, and I won't be able to catch quails or pheasants. I want to save as much money as possible before winter begins."

"Okay,"

Everything was ready, Zhao Huniu looked at Zhao Cunwu,
"Father, just take good care of yourself, don't worry about me. Also, if you want to give something from grandma, you should weigh it yourself. After all, I have made it clear to you just now that our family doesn't have much reserves for the winter. "

"Daddy knows"

"Then I'll go."

After explaining to Zhao Cunwu, Zhao Huniu walked out of the room.

Zhao Cunwu kept sending her to the intersection up the mountain, when Zhao Huniu stopped him,
"Come here, Dad, it won't be safe for you to go any higher."

"Good girl..."

"Go back, Dad,"

Seeing Zhao Huniu walking up the mountain alone, Zhao Cunwu, who stayed where he was, felt a thousand feelings in his heart.Although Zhao Huniu's temperament is quite different from before, Zhao Cunwu felt the bitterness and grievance even more.
He blamed Zhao Huniu's change of character on himself.If it weren't for his weakness and incompetence, Zhao Huniu would not force herself to be strong in order to support the family.

If Zhao Huniu knew this, she might be quite emotional.

Although Zhao Cunwu made a mistake in judging the reason for his daughter's personality change, it has to be said that his perception of himself is still very accurate.

Despite the reluctance to look back at every step, Zhao Cunwu finally left. According to what Zhao Huniu said, he chose to go home and wait obediently.

Zhao Huniu didn't stay in Pingshan, and went directly to the direction of Jianlin Mountain.

Stepping on the familiar soft fallen leaves, Zhao Huniu narrowed her eyes slightly.

It's been a while since I went to Jianlin Mountain last time. This time, besides the iron spear, I also have a dagger that cuts iron like mud on my body, and a lot of messy small objects.

With these things, Zhao Huniu is more confident in coming to Jianlin Mountain this time than last time.

Walking in the woods, Zhao Huniu could hear the chirping of birds on the branches—compared to last time, the woods were much more noisy.

It seems that if I killed the big snake, is it still killing this place?After all, when the big snake was alive, this place was completely silent.

Although it is autumn, the color of this forest is still green, without any yellowing and reddish scene; Zhao Huniu looked up, the dense leaves almost covered the sky, only sunlight can penetrate these leaves, mottled falling underfoot,
This is still relatively close to the outskirts of Jianlin Mountain. The last time Zhao Huniu traveled here, she didn't go any further.

This time,
She wants to go further inside.

(End of this chapter)