After a simple lunch, Hong Xiaoduo took a rest. The children divided the work and packed up. They also killed the duck first, cleaned it up, and waited for it to be cooked and eaten during the evening rest.
Before setting off, Hong Xiaoduo was unwilling to let the children get on the carriage first, while he walked to the donkey cart, grabbed a few things, and took turns trying to enter the space, without exception. No success.
Sighing, Ren gave up trying and got on the carriage.
After testing the English letters taught to the children the day before, she also taught a new one, and then let them practice by themselves, while she continued to catch up on her sleep.
This afternoon, I slept soundly as usual, without even a dream.
When we stopped in the evening, Tianshu saw that she was awake, so he asked her for her opinion on whether the camping location he chose would work.
Hong Xiaoduo got out of the car and saw that it was quite good. The terrain on the roadside was very flat, and there was a small river not far away.
She no longer had to worry about choosing a site, and even the donkeys and horses could see. Hong Xiaoduo felt that she had more peace of mind, so she took the two girls to find a bush to solve three urgent problems.
When I went to the river to wash my hands, I found that there were palm-sized fish in the river. There was no net or fishing rod. Hong Xiaoduo thought of his ability to hunt game, picked up a wooden stick and sharpened one end with his sword. , stood on the shore and looked at the fish swimming around. Oops? It actually hit one.
The fish was struggling on the wooden stick. Yaoguang clapped her hands happily and shouted to Tianshu and the others, Mom caught the fish, there will be fish to eat tonight.
When the children are busy, they come over to watch the fun and clean up the fish they caught.
Hong Xiaoduo became more and more comfortable with the plunging. The fish in the river section in front of her were frightened and ran away, so she changed positions and continued.
As the sun set and the sky darkened, she stopped and looked back at the fish in the copper basin that had been cleaned up behind her. She felt really happy.
This should be regarded as relying on the mountains to feed the mountains, and relying on the water to feed the water. In short, even if there are no villages and towns, I will not let myself and my children go hungry.
Back to the fire together, Tianxuan discussed with Hong Xiaoduo that the duck had been stewed and whether the fish should be grilled and eaten. Hong Xiaoduo looked at the fish she had brought. I had never seen this kind of fish before, so I wasn’t sure if there were many bones in the fish, so I asked Tianxuan to grill one for her to eat before deciding.
While the fish was being grilled, another carriage and horse came over. Xiaoduo saw clearly when he got closer, the horse on the horse was an official officer, and the carriage on the fence turned out to be a prison carriage, with a prisoner in prison uniform locked inside. His hair was disheveled and he couldn't see clearly. He looks like a man only in terms of body shape.
The four official officers looked at Hong Xiaoduo, discussed in a low voice, and decided to rest here.
We gathered firewood to make a fire, and we didn’t even set up a tent. We each took our luggage rolls from the horses, spread them out around the fire, and sat on them.
He took out the dry food, roasted it, and ate it simply with the water bag.
When Hong Xiaoduo came here, it was the first time he saw the prison van and the prisoners. He couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The fish was roasted first. Hong Xiaoduo took a bite carefully and found that there were many small fish bones. She was not worried about letting the children eat so many bones, so she immediately asked Tianxuan to stew the fish soup.
When making fish soup, one-third of the fish she caught is enough.
"Mom, isn't it delicious?" Yao Guang asked curiously when he saw Hong Xiaoduo took one bite of the grilled fish and stopped eating it.
Hong Xiaoduo knew that she wanted to eat it because the fish smelled so fragrant after being grilled, so he smiled and said to her: "It's delicious to eat, but it's a pity that there are too many small thorns. We won’t eat it if it’s easy to irritate your throat.”
Yao Guang nodded obediently as soon as she heard this. She had picked up fish meat dropped by diners on the ground before and got stuck on fish bones. It was too uncomfortable. While the officials were warming themselves by the fire and waiting for dry food, they also looked at the adults and children here with curiosity. They faintly smelled the aroma of meat and felt a little envious.
One couldn't help but stand up and said to try his luck.
"Shaoxiang, be polite." An older official whispered.
Shaoxiang responded: "Don't worry, I know how to sit."
Close to the front and back, the official named Shaoxiang looked at Hong Xiaoduo very politely and asked: ", This little lady, when we escorted the prisoner out, we saw that you had some hot soup and food, and we wanted to ask if you could give us some in proportion."
Upon hearing the other party's tone, attitude, and the fact that he didn't look like a bad person, Hong Xiaoduo thought for a moment and responded: "What we stew is only enough for ourselves."
"That's it. "Sorry to bother you." The official was a little disappointed, but still very polite.
When he turned around and was about to leave, Hong Xiaoduo stopped him and shouted: "Master, wait a moment."
The official turned around again and looked at her, thinking that she would say less.
"The food we stew is only enough for ourselves, but I have extra ingredients that I can share with you to make your own. We also have copper basins and salt. There is a stream over there." After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, he motioned to Tianxuan to bring the remaining fish to him.
"Mom, will you give them all?" Tianxuan asked softly.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and said: "Give them all, they are adults with big appetites, I can still catch them tomorrow morning."
Tianxuan wanted to explain that she was not He was stingy, but he still held it back. He walked over with the copper basin containing the fish and handed it to the other party.
The official did not expect that there would be fish to eat? And there were so many, so he didn’t rush to take it, and asked quickly: "How much silver is appropriate for this?"
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and waved his hand: "I didn’t buy what I caught, so I don’t need to pay for it." , it’s just a lot of thorns, don’t you think we use them to stew soup, just don’t dislike it.”
"Isn't this good? How much should I pay?" It's so cold in the barren mountains and there is fish soup to drink, it's so beautiful, I feel a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. It's not easy to be away from home. Just remember to wash the basin and return it to us before setting off tomorrow morning." The more the other party behaved like this, the friendlier Hong Xiaoduo became.
"Then, thank you, little lady." The official Shaoxiang thanked him and reached out to take the basin from Tianxuan's hand. Tianshu handed over a small bag of salt.
The three officials who had been watching here not far away saw that their companions had even brought basins. They stood up and waited for them to come closer and asked hurriedly: "What?"
Young Master Xiang proudly told us: "They said it was a fish caught in the river. They gave it to us without asking for any money and they also gave us salt. They also reminded that the fish had a lot of bones and said that they stewed it for soup."
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"Wait, isn't this drugged?" When one of the officials heard that he didn't want money, he couldn't believe that such a generous person could do such a good thing, and he couldn't help but become suspicious.
"Sang Laosi, there are no good people in your eyes, right? Since you are so worried, don't eat it later." Before Shaoxiang could speak, another official criticized him with disapproval.
“Aren’t I being cautious? What if they are that person’s accomplice?” He was unconvinced by the scolding and glanced at the people in the prison car...
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