novelaction Chapter 1001 Farewell
Chapter 1001 Farewell
Zhou Guo said to her, "It's getting late. We have to leave. You better take care of yourself."
Gou Ya's eyes were red, and she nodded, "You guys should be good on the road, and come back again when you have the chance."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if I don't come back, my people will come in the future. Even if they don't come here, we have a shop in Yuan County not far from here. There will always be a day when we come back and we will meet again."
After she said that, Gou Ya felt relieved and cried with joy, "I thought I would never see you again."
The carriage was led out of the door, and several tall horses were also led out.
Neighbors all came to see me off, waving their hands until they were almost broken.
After finally leaving the city, Gou Ya reluctantly saw them off for a long distance.
Zhou Guo looked at her and said, "Go back. No matter how far you go, you still have to say goodbye. Let's just send her here. You don't have to walk so far back."
Gou Ya said reluctantly: "Then be careful on the road, take care!"
Zhou Guo nodded, jumped onto the horse swiftly, took one last look at them, squeezed his legs under the horse's belly and rushed out.
As soon as she left, the old man, Erpang, Dashu and Xiaoshu's personal soldiers behind her also ran away, and the ruts of horse hooves and wheels raised a cloud of dust.
Gou Ya watched their backs disappear from his sight, sighed deeply, and went back with his brothers, feeling empty in his heart.
The younger brothers looked at each other, not quite understanding. They had only been together for a few days, so why was he so reluctant to let go?
The old man said, "I was worried that you were too strong, but I didn't expect that you would make friends wherever you go. Everyone gets along well with you. I saw that girl cry when she saw you leave."
Zhou Guo said: "I've been pretty good to them, so of course they don't want to leave me, and I don't want to leave them either, but all good things must come to an end. We'll have to say goodbye to our parents one day, not to mention our friends."
When I grew up and got married, I couldn’t even go back home.
Soon, they arrived at the Bamboo Forest Mountain.
Zhou Guo reined in his horse without waiting for the old man to speak. He was definitely going to dig some bamboo shoots to take away. There was no ice storage on the carriage, so the bamboo shoots would not last long, but they would be enough for one or two days.
This thing doesn't taste as good if you eat too much of it.
Er Pang said happily: "I will go dig too. There must be a lot of bamboo in such a large bamboo forest."
The personal soldiers wanted to stay with Zhou Guo, and even Dashu and Xiaoshu wanted to stay with her. The old man ignored their disputes and had already gone up the mountain with a sack and a hoe.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to say, "If you don't go, we have so much luggage. If we run into robbers and they take everything away, we will have to go back. We can't leave today. It will be so embarrassing."
Since she said so, the five people had no choice but to stay.
Er Pang was happily carrying the sacks behind her and said to her, "I thought so. No wonder you didn't share the hoes with me. It turns out you wanted to use the hoes to harvest bamboo shoots. You are so thoughtful."
Zhou Guo lowered his head and looked around, saying, "My master loves to dig and eat. If he passes by such a big forest without taking a few bamboo shoots, he will probably keep complaining to me for the rest of his life."
Er Pang couldn't figure out what the old man was nagging about, so he could only say, "But these bamboo shoots buried in the ground are really delicious, not astringent at all, and even sweet when eaten raw. They taste best when we stew them in a pot outdoors."
Zhou Guo snorted twice, otherwise she would have come down carrying the hoe without saying a word since she was working so hard.
It's a pity that this thing doesn't last long. If there is any way, it could be brought to the north. My family hasn't tasted it for several years and misses it terribly.
The two men wandered around in the woods for half an hour and dug up most of the sack.
Erpang believed it and he didn't find any bamboo shoots in the sack. Zhou Guo found and dug them all by himself.
"Master, how can you see a crack here? It's clearly covered by bamboo leaves. How can you see it even with such a thick layer of leaves?"
He saw that there was no difference between it and the land next to it.
Zhou Guo said: "So, this is why, your elder brother can already stand on his own, but you can only follow me. You should learn more."
Patted him on the shoulder.
It's so obvious and yet you can't see it.
Er Pang muttered, "I don't like to be on my own. I just want to be by your side, run errands for you, and follow you all my life."
What's good about being independent? It's exhausting and you have to make all the decisions by yourself. The last time he went to Chengding to open a dim sum shop, although it was successful, the worries he had were more than the sum of those in the past few years.
Zhou Guo cursed: "What a loser."
But it doesn't matter if he is a failure. With him by her side, she saves a lot of trouble. At least she doesn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Hu Zi is more considerate than him, but too capable, so she can't bear to tie him to her side. He is more valuable outside than by her side.
The two men went upstairs carrying the sacks.
The old man hasn't come down yet.
After waiting for half an hour, there was still no movement from the old man!
Zhou Guo touched his stomach and seemed a little hungry.
He shouted upwards, "Master, please come down quickly! It will be dark if you don't come down soon!"
After a while, the old man finally came down from the top carrying two sacks, one large and one small. He said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you shouting? I'm just looking for a good opening. I'm digging a lot. I'm digging hard. I estimate that I can dig two sacks."
As a result, the sack was not even full.
Zhou Guo said, "That's enough. There are only a few of us. How can we eat all the food you've dug? Besides, this stuff doesn't last long. If we can't finish it, we'll just throw it away."
Erpang and his friends came forward, took his sack and hoe, cleaned off the dirt and put them into the carriage.
Zhou Guo took out the water bag and said, "Come, wash your hands. We'll find a place to stop ahead and cook a meal."
The old man looked at the sky and said, "I think it's better to stay here. There's no need to light a fire. There's plenty of dry food and stewed chicken and roast duck. Let's just eat this. It's not like we haven't eaten it before."
Zhou Guo said: "Well, if we delay any longer, we probably won't be able to make it to the next county town."
When they come, they can take their time and cook.
But she couldn't go back now, as spring ploughing had started in all places, and she had to go back before the spring ploughing started in the north.
Then let’s eat the steamed buns first.
There were plenty of steamed buns, which they prepared themselves and given by neighbors, enough for them to have two or three meals.
There are also boiled chicken and roast duck given by Gou Ya.
Zhou Guo ate the cold, fishy roast duck and sighed, "Master, I think it's okay to live in the wild. We have a carriage, and we can also build a shed. There are so many quilts, and it's still warm if we squeeze together."
Erpang and his friends didn’t dare to speak, as they had no right to speak.
The few bodyguards didn't dare to speak either. They were used to it in their military life, so they just kept silent unless the general spoke.
The old man took a sip of hot water and said, "You can't eat something this bitter? Even though cold meat doesn't taste good, it's still duck after all. Many people want to eat it but can't."
Zhou Guo said, "Then there's no need to heat up the remaining ducks. You can eat them all by yourself, right?"