eurekapd Chapter 12 Ghostly Encounters, 2 How Did the Plague God Arrive?
Chapter 12 Ghostly Encounters, 2 How Did the Plague God Arrive?
At 5:15 a.m. the next day, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi groped their way out of bed.
It's truly speechless that they're so poor they don't even have candles.
As they came out of the bedroom, Lin Xi tripped and lost her balance.
Gao Mengli quickly grabbed him and steadied herself.
Da Niu, who was sleeping in the main room, was woken up by the kick. He quickly sat up from his makeshift bed on the floor and called out to the two dark figures, "Father, Mother?"
Gao Mengli: !!
Lin Xi: !!!
It seems they've forgotten where their adopted son has been sleeping for the past two days!
Good heavens, I've suddenly got a son, I haven't even gotten used to it yet!
"Big, Big Niu, I'm so sorry, Dad wasn't paying attention. Did I kick you hard?"
Lin Xi spoke to the dark figure on the ground. In the pitch black, the figure was undoubtedly her son, Da Niu.
Da Niu's face in the darkness looked somewhat surprised; his father was actually apologizing to him.
He quickly got up and opened the door. "Dad, it doesn't hurt. Are you going to the kitchen? I'll start a fire for you!"
After saying that, he quickly ran to the kitchen and started a fire.
Da Niu used to feel that his life was like a dawn that could never be lit, or a sky that could never be darkened.
Now it seems like the sun in his life has begun to rise in the east and set in the west in a regular pattern, full of hope.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance in the darkness and quickly followed.
Pour out about half of the elm seeds and wash them clean. Then take out all of the 1.5 jin of flour and mix it in.
After making 45 elm seed steamed buns, Gao Mengli picked out 9 buns and placed them on a plate.
Business is business, but people still need to eat their fill first!
But Da Niu knew this was what they were selling today, so he ate one and then stopped.
The two people sitting next to me, stuffing cornbread into their mouths, were already feeling a bit full.
"Da Niu, eat up! You need to eat well to work!"
Lin Xi took a steamed bun and stuffed it into his hand.
If the big cow won't eat it, then the "parents" won't be able to bring themselves to eat it either!
Da Niu looked at the cornbread in his hand and swallowed hard. He had been eating well these past two days and hadn't eaten as much as he had the first two times.
But the cornbread was so fragrant and delicious that he couldn't resist picking it up and putting it in his mouth to chew slowly.
The white flour in his mouth tasted sweet, with the fragrance of elm seeds, and he couldn't resist starting to eat again.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Da Niu finish eating.
Hurry up and put the rest in your mouth, eat your fill!
After they finished eating, the two took the steamer, the iron pot, and a bucket of water with them.
When we were about to go to the county town, we built a "disposable" stove out of stones to heat up the cornbread, since cornbread tastes best when it's hot.
As dawn broke, the two put their belongings into their baskets.
Lin Xi carried firewood and followed behind Gao Mengli, who was carrying a basket on her back.
His best friend is so capable! In his words, Gao Mengli is a "tomboy," while he is a delicate "girl"!
"Da Niu, aren't you going?"
Lin Xi turned her head and saw Da Niu cleaning up the kitchen. She was a little puzzled. Didn't every child want to go to the county town to play?
But Lin Xi overlooked the fact that having money is what makes it fun; going out without money is just suffering. It's truly painful to see something you want, check your wallet, and realize you can't afford it.
Da Niu also wants to go, if his parents can walk.
But his parents said he had to ride in an oxcart.
An oxcart costs two coins for adults and one coin for children.
It would cost 10 coins to go there and back, which is too expensive. He would save two coins if he didn't go!
Two coins could buy three eggs.
"Dad, I'm not going. The chickens at home need someone to look after them. I'll stay and feed them."
Da Niu made up a random excuse to appease his father.
"Alright then." Lin Xi had no choice but to run forward a couple of steps to catch up with Gao Mengli.
When the two arrived at the village entrance, they saw, in Da Niu's mouth, the oxcart that Zhao Chen, the eldest son of the village chief, used to make money.
As soon as the two approached, the villagers who had been chatting peacefully on the oxcart immediately fell silent.
Damn it, it was dark and I couldn't see clearly until I got closer and realized it was the Lin family's main branch.
When Zhao Chen saw these two "plague gods" approaching, he shuddered. It was too late to drive away now. It seemed that today's trip was another waste; these two never paid for the oxcart and always rode in his family's oxcart for free.
Lin Xi sensed something was off, tugged at Gao Mengli's sleeve, and whispered, "Honey, I have a feeling they're not really welcoming us..."
Gao Mengli rolled her eyes. "We're village bullies, who would welcome us?"
"What should we do then?" Lin Xi was a little worried. What if a fight broke out and he couldn't win?
"Get in the car." Gao Mengli didn't care about the amount of money; she wasn't going to carry anything or a bucket of water on her back today, not even in her wildest dreams.
She rudely placed the baskets and buckets on the cart, which startled the villagers who were sitting on the oxcart. They jumped off the cart and ran forward.
Please sit down, please sit down. Can't they even walk? It's really terrifying.
Gao Mengli was a little dumbfounded. It was just a basket and a bucket, was it really necessary?
She climbed onto the oxcart and pulled Lin Xi along.
As soon as we settled in, the oxcart began its journey towards Pingyao County.
"Aren't you going to wait for the other villagers?"
The honest and kind-hearted Zhao Chen wanted nothing more than to roll his eyes at the two of them, but he didn't dare.
With these two people in the car, who would dare to get on? And you still have the nerve to ask?
The oxcart only makes one round trip a day, so this trip was a complete waste of time.
Gao Mengli immediately understood when Zhao Chen ignored her. Oh well, as long as he doesn't walk, it's fine. He doesn't run a business himself, so he can't "blame" them!
The oxcart moved slowly. Lin Xi had gotten up early and made some steamed buns, but now she was sleepy.
He rested his head on Gao Mengli's shoulder and fell asleep intermittently.
Gao Mengli's lips twitched, but she resigned herself to gently supporting her "husband's" head to make him more comfortable.
Zhao Chen couldn't help but glance at the two of them, thinking to himself, "These two are really quiet today. Gao Mengli doesn't have a harsh look on her face, and Lin Xi doesn't have any domineering aura."
These two, one strong and one gentle, are they "misplaced" and reversed?
Gao Mengli glared at Zhao Chen impatiently at his various glances at her.
Zhao Chen shuddered in fright and quickly looked away, focusing solely on catching the train.
Half an hour later, it was already bright outside.
The morning sun warms you up nicely.
The oxcart arrived at the city gate without incident.
Gao Mengli nudged Lin Xi, who was fast asleep on her shoulder, "Wake up soon, we've arrived."
Lin Xi rubbed her eyes, yawned, and then jumped down with the firewood in her arms.
Gao Mengli took out four copper coins from her bosom and handed them to the incredulous Zhao Chen.
He took it as if it were a magic trick.
Gao Mengli, you actually paid for the car?! That's unbelievable!