Chapter 165 Auntie, I can do it
"I, I'm fine..."
Bai Dashan: "Your...ahem, do you have water?"
The villagers may not necessarily speak politely on weekdays, but they can do whatever they want in private, but they still have to be careful with their words in front of my aunt.
What Aunt Six said makes sense. There were no conditions before. Everyone was racking their brains over stuttering and had no time to talk about etiquette.
Just like my aunt said, if you have enough food, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.
But now, my aunt prevents everyone from being thirsty and hungry. If they are still as rough and ignorant as they used to farm, they will be neglecting my aunt and disrespecting her...
Bai Shitou looked at the water in his hand. There was always water.
"I drank." But after he finished speaking, he soon understood and replied with a blushing face: "Yes, yes."
"I'll bring it back right away."
"No, just stay there and I'll pick it up." Just kidding, that's all. If you don't leave, it will be too late.
Baitao suddenly remembered and hurriedly reminded: "Dashan, light a fire for the small stones, otherwise they will freeze and it will be bad."
Although the weather at this time is not such that you have to hit the water column with a stick when relieving yourself outdoors, but on such a cold day, there is a fire to bake, so you will not catch a cold.
Just when Bai Dashan returned with a small bucket for the third time, Baitao said: "Actually, it doesn't have to be a small stone."
As for children peeing, there are about thirty children under the age of seven or eight in Taohua Village. Go back and find a few to collect them, it will be very quick.
Bai Dashan: "Auntie, it's better not to take risks." What if the small stones are effective.
If an interested person sees him and follows him when he goes back, will they take action?
If you do it, do you want to spare your life?
Presumably after hearing the conversation, Bai Shitou quickly poked his head out from over there and said anxiously: "Auntie, I can do it. I just need to drink more water."
His aunt has already given him a credit, how could he not work hard?
When Baitao saw the two of them like this and saw that a quarter of the Ziyao ore had been dug, he said nothing more.
Before the sun went down, Bai Dashan put the carefully washed Ziyao ore into a small frame and handed it to Baitao respectfully.
"Auntie, there are fifty-three in total, they are all here."
It should have been finished half an hour ago, but a few people were afraid that there was something hidden and missing, so they just dug around and found nothing, so they gave up.
Fifty-three?
Didn't it mean that a dozen of them would come out of a mine?
Baitao subconsciously glanced at the mall and saw that it didn't have any other reaction. She couldn't help but beep, asking if she was selling it.
In fact, it's not that the mall didn't respond, but that the mall didn't know what response it should give at this moment.
It silently modified the explanation of Zi Yao Ore: ‘General mines of Zi Yao Ore can produce more than ten ores, and top-quality mines can produce more than fifty stones…’
Thirteen white peaches were sold on Didi Didi in the shopping mall.
The mall did not give up and continued to say: ‘The remaining Zi Yao ore needs to be sold. ’
'unnecessary! ! ! ’
Baitao rolled his eyes. What were he thinking? The remaining ones must not be sold. Otherwise, why would I specially modify the quantity?
Anyway, Zi Yao ore is hard to find, and she can exchange it for top-quality spiritual stones at any time, so she can just keep them and exchange them for a few more when needed.
Mall: "..." This sixth child, who is always searching and searching, is getting better and better at hoarding things.
At night, Bai Xiaocao took the opportunity to grab his brother. "Shitou, what's wrong with you?" I've been squirming all night, and I didn't even eat the omelette for dinner.
My aunt said that every child in the village must eat one egg a day.
Bai Shitou shook his head: "No!"
Bai Xiaocao: "Did you eat too many snacks?"
Speaking of this, she quickly asked: "What were you doing with the village chief in the afternoon? Why did my aunt give you a gift bag of snacks?"
Bai Shitou quickly shook his head again. This time, he reached out and covered his mouth.
Seeing this, Bai Xiaocao said sincerely: "Shitou, I am the sister. We are the only two in our family who depend on each other. You can tell me anything you want."
Bai Shitou let go of his hand, but just comforted him obediently: "Sister, I know, but I'm fine. I just helped my aunt a little, so, so..."
I can't say that it would be too embarrassing if people knew that I used urine to help mine ore.
"Sister, please stop asking." As he said that, he covered his mouth with his hand.
The village chief was right, they could be embarrassed, but they couldn't embarrass my aunt.
Bai Xiaocao wanted to say something else, but when he saw that it was almost time for the evening show, he had no choice but to take the small horse and lead his brother to gather.
The evening program in Peach Blossom Village is for people of all ages to sit in front of a fire with ponies and listen to Baitao telling stories.
"Shitou, since you don't want to say it, sister won't ask." Bai Xiaocao: "But if you want to say it in two days, you must tell sister as soon as possible."
Bai Shitou nodded and said in his heart that he wouldn't say anything for two days, it was a bit embarrassing.
Although Baitao would have people pick up the trucks from time to time to replenish supplies, it was not easy to stay put. So on the third day after digging the Ziyao ore, the convoy set off again.
After that, the journey was fairly uneventful.
Occasionally encounter bandits and some pawns, and see a team of six to seven hundred people, especially the caravan guards with sophisticated weapons, so they don't dare to act rashly.
Yancheng was still three or four days away, but the news was lagging behind. Baitao didn't know that Yancheng was almost defeated a few days ago. Now Yancheng is under siege and cannot enter or exit.
At this time, Baitao was hiding in a mountain col about ten miles away from Yancheng with his people.
It's not that they don't want to go forward, but that they will face the rebels if they go forward.
There are so many carriages and pack trucks in Taohua Village. If they are targeted by the rebels, what will be left.
Baitao is not a generous person. She bought these things for the villagers little by little. If they were really taken away, she would be sore and unable to sleep for several days.
"Auntie, shall we go to Yancheng then?"
"Of course we can't go." Baitao finished and asked: "What about other directions?"
Bai Dashan: "Auntie, Bai Dayong and the others haven't come back yet, so the situation is unclear at the moment."
"Then take a rest here and wait until they come back."
Bai Dayong and others came back in the evening. When they came back, they didn't even bother to drink water, so they went to Baitao to report.
"Auntie, there is no way to enter Yancheng. The rebels are estimated to have more than 20,000 people."
According to the method in the story told by my aunt before, when they went to find out the situation, they also counted the stove pits in the rebel camp.
There are one thousand people per flag and one team, and there are twenty people per camp, so we probably know that there are more than 20,000 rebels surrounding Yancheng.
"In order to prevent the rebels from delivering food to the defenders in Yancheng through merchants, the rebels blocked all the roads around and searched even the bamboo baskets..."