Chapter 193 Helper
Shitou slapped his head, yes, his sister only wanted two free laborers and never thought about paying them.
He was anxious, "What should I do with the medicine money?"
"Remember it first and look for an opportunity to make up for it." Xiaohuan patted the grass blades on her skirt and stood up, going to the well to fetch water to change the water in the small pool in the garden.
The little turtle lay leisurely on the boulder and shook its head in a friendly manner towards her.
In the evening, the sky is filled with colorful clouds.
Before dinner, Yu Da took the initiative to go to the kitchen to find Xiao Huan and said that slaves have slave rules and cannot eat at the same table as the master. They will eat after the master has finished eating.
He wanted to do this, but Xiaohuan didn't stop him and only mentioned it to Shang Wan.
"Sister, do you want to make some food for them alone?"
"No need." Shang Wan thought for a while and shook her head. She didn't believe that Yu Da Dang was really so enlightened. If you want to abide by the rules, then just abide by the rules. It's good to eat leftovers without wasting them.
So, at dinner time, only my family was at the table.
The weather was too hot and no one had much appetite. Xiaohuan cooked a pot of porridge, cut the salted duck eggs in half and put them on the plate, and made two cold dishes, one meat and one vegetarian.
The salted duck egg is salty and oily, and the cold dish is refreshing and delicious. One is hot and sour, and the other is salty and crispy. It goes well with porridge.
Chu Xu couldn't eat spicy food, but he wanted to try the hot and sour food. It was so spicy that his little mouth turned red, and the cat's eyes were full of water vapor. He held the cup and drank cold water.
Shang Wan was worried that he would have diarrhea and asked him to follow Yuan Yuan to eat something that was not spicy.
Yuanyuan quietly stretched out her little hands to the cold chicken in front of her several times, but her father always caught her. She couldn't taste any of the soup, and her little mouth was pouted in displeasure.
Lu Chengjingquan pretended not to notice, and patiently crushed the duck egg yolk, mixed it into the porridge, and fed it to his daughter.
While eating and chatting, the meal gradually came to an end.
Shi Shi spit out the chicken bones and glanced at the dinner table.
The salted duck eggs were all gone, and there was only some soup and water left on the two vegetable plates. There was still some porridge, but it would probably be too much for two grown men to eat.
After thinking about it, he stretched out his hand and pulled down Xiaohuan's sleeve and whispered: "It's gone, it's gone. Don't be so kind as to help them cook. It's not tiring enough."
Xiaohuan nodded.
So, Yu Da, who was waiting to eat the leftovers, got a bowl of porridge.
Yu Da stared blankly at the porridge on the chopping board. Why was it that there were vegetables and meat at noon, but only porridge at night?
This bowl was not enough for him alone, let alone Yu Er who was injured and hadn't eaten all day.
He looked around the kitchen, thinking about making something with the ingredients, but found that the kitchen was very clean, not to mention the meat, not even a vegetable leaf could be seen.
Yu Da: "..."
Xiaohuan stood at the chopping board and kneaded noodles, preparing to eat noodles in the morning. Seeing him standing there stupidly, he turned to look at him, "Don't stand here blocking the light. Are you going to eat or not?"
Yu Da suppressed his anger and returned to his room with the porridge bowl.
In the side room, Yu Er had already woken up. When he saw Yu Da coming in with a bowl of porridge, he frowned and asked, "Is this what you want to eat tonight?"
Yu Da hummed and handed him the porridge bowl and chopsticks.
Yu Er's mouth felt bitter after drinking the medicine. Looking at the porridge in front of him, he had no appetite at all. He raised his hand and knocked over the porridge bowl, "I won't eat it!"
Yu Da was unprepared. The porcelain bowl fell to the ground and broke into several pieces. The warm porridge splashed yellow on his trouser legs.
It was already frustrating to lie down and be a child for a whole day. Looking at the dirt on his trouser legs, the surging anger suddenly became uncontrollable.
Two fierce quarrels came from the side room.
On the platform at the corner, Shang Wan rested his chin while enjoying the cool air and listened to the excitement.
Chu Xu sat next to her, holding his chin with his little hands and tilting his little head to listen carefully.
Shang Wan looked at him, "What did you hear?"
"The noise is so fake." Chu Xu curled his lips, looking quite disdainful.
Shang Wan smiled and stretched out his hand to rub his smart little head, "How did you hear that?"
Chu Xu said: "There are a lot of quarrels in the military camp. The old men just start fighting after a few quarrels. How can they be like them? They quarrel like a drama." Shang Wan then asked: "Why do you think they pretend to quarrel? "
Chu Xu tilted his little head and thought, his eyebrows twisted into earthworms, "They want to lie to us?"
Shang Wan: "What are you lying to us about?"
Chu Xu: "It's not good for their brothers to lie to us."
Shang Wan: "What good will this do to them?"
"Benefits..." Chu Xu scratched his head, frowned and thought hard. He didn't even think about it until the quarrel in the wing subsided.
The child tilted his head and rubbed Shang Wan's arm, his cat eyes full of curiosity, "Aunt Shang, what's the benefit?"
Shang Wan pinched his cheek, "What do they want to do most?"
"Escape." After answering, Chu Xu said "Ah", "They are preparing to escape."
Shang Wan nodded and rubbed his smart little head again.
"Aunt Shang, what should we do?" Chu Xu showed an eager expression.
Shang Wan lowered his eyes and looked at Yu Da who had slammed the door and walked out. The corners of his lips raised slightly, "Just wait and see what happens."
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In the early morning of the second day, Yu got up early, took the initiative to clean the yard, and stood at the door of the kitchen waiting for orders.
Xiaohuan remembered Shang Wan's explanation and did not embarrass him. While cooking noodles, he also cooked a bowl for the two brothers.
After breakfast, Shitou took Coolie No. 1 to open up wasteland.
Yuanyuan was riding on Xiao Hui's back, turning her head to look at Yu Da from time to time, her big black eyes blinking, seemingly curious.
Yu Da glanced at the gray wolf fearfully and saw that the little baby on the wolf's back was always looking at him, so he took the initiative to talk to Yuanyuan.
Maybe she didn't talk to a strange uncle often, but Yuanyuan was quite willing to talk to him. They chatted with him and then went to the field.
Yu Da was very conscious of being a coolie, so he took the hoe and asked Shitou which piece of land he wanted to dig.
Shitou waved his hand, "Don't worry, help hasn't come yet."
Yu Da looked at himself, isn't he here?
Of course the helper Shitou mentioned was not him. He gestured towards Yuanyuan.
"Fly!" Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand and patted the gray wolf under her. The gray wolf raised its neck, "Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
Three times in a row, wolves howled from above.
A chirping sound suddenly came from the forest not far away. When Yu Da heard the sound and looked around, he saw a group of brown-haired monkeys swinging out of the trees.
He opened his mouth wide in surprise. How could a wolf roar attract a monkey?
No, where did so many monkeys come from?
Just as he was about to ask Shitou what was going on, he suddenly felt a weight on his feet, as if he was being pressed down by something.
He looked down and instantly met several pairs of black bean eyes.
——It's a field mouse! Piles of voles!
He is not afraid of such gadgets, but there are so many ants that they can kill an elephant, not to mention the swarms of voles.
Yu Da subconsciously took two steps back and looked at the field mice warily, ready to swing his hoe at any time.
"The help is here." Shitou stood up, patted the dust on his butt, "Let's get started."
"What?" Yu Da thought he was talking to himself and looked at him in surprise.
Shitou ignored him and looked at Yuanyuan.
The little round head was dotted, the big eyes flashed with splendor, and the little hand waved forward, "Go!"