novelaction Chapter 151: A state of tension to the point of collapse
Chapter 151: A state of tension to the point of collapse
When Su Jinhong heard this, he said, "Manman, wait a moment. I'll go with you!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Qiaoqiao.
Before he could even open his mouth, Su Qiaoqiao said, "Brother, these days, I have been learning how to cook from my elder sister.
Today I made a braised pork dish myself. Even though it may not be as good as my elder sister’s, it’s still presentable.
It's New Year's Day and we have to trouble others. It would not be nice to go there empty-handed.
Bring a dish of braised pork and some of the egg cakes you made these past two days to give them another dish."
The braised pork made by Su Qiaoqiao was still simmering in the pot and had not been taken out because it was not yet lunchtime.
She thinks it smells good and is successful. It's totally fine to give some away as a gift!
Lanxia County seems to have recovered now, but overall, people are still not living as well as in previous years.
In this case, she felt that giving people meat and pastries were both generous gifts.
If she didn't need a favor from others, why would she give away the food?
Not to mention Su Jinhong, even Su Manman would be a little surprised to hear this.
In just a few days, this girl already understands the ways of the world.
It seems that he has really grown up!
I immediately heard her say, "No need, keep the braised pork you made and eat it when we come back later.
I made some braised meat, just send that over."
She made the braised pork with the help of Taoya.
The meat was bought from the villagers.
Now that Chinese New Year is approaching, many people are slaughtering pigs for the New Year.
She had money given by her elder sister, and the villagers in Sujia Village were having a good time this year, so they bought a lot of fresh vegetables from her.
So since she had no shortage of money, she took the opportunity to buy half a piece of meat and also bought several pairs of fish.
She was coming here today, and with Liu Quan driving the car to see her off, she brought all her things with her.
Braised meat is fragrant and chewy, perfect to go with wine!
Su Qiaoqiao still didn't know how much meat her third sister bought.
When he heard the word braised pork, he subconsciously thought of the price of pig offal and normal pork, and nodded readily.
"Okay, I'll give you some braised pork and some egg cake. I'll go get the lunch box!"
The Su brothers and sisters were very quick and efficient, but when they packed their things and went to the yamen, they were destined to be disappointed!
Although the yamen has been sealed, its painters have not rested.
Not only that, he also painted a portrait of the old woman according to the description of the two men.
When the painting was finished, the two men said it was this person and that it was very realistic.
As a result, Su Manman looked at it and shook her head with regret.
The old lady in the portrait is not Wang.
He was completely different from the person she had seen in the past few days.
The person in the portrait is quite wealthy, with plump cheeks and a kind look.
As for Mrs. Wang, her family lived a comfortable life even because of their daughter.
But she is thin, very thin.
The cheeks are sunken, making the cheekbones look particularly prominent.
So much so that the first impression people get is that it’s mean!
Su Jinhong felt powerless after getting a negative answer from Su Manman.
Looking at his mother, thinking about Jinhui who was nowhere to be found, and Su Ye and others who were at large, the desire to make a name for himself in his heart became more and more determined!
Therefore, before the county examination in February, he worked even harder.
At one point, I couldn’t let go of it!
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Muyun County is located in the northwest of Lanxia County. In good weather, it takes three days for a horse-drawn carriage to travel along the official road.
When Su Rongrong and Baili Zheng traveled, they not only brought Dahu, but also Xiangyang.
She rode in a carriage, while Baili Zheng and Da Hu rode horses.
As for the drivers, Xiangyang and Dahu took turns.
Occasionally, when she went to the shaft of the cart to get some fresh air, she was driving the cart while Baili Zheng went into the carriage to sleep.
Along the way, except for finding a place to rest at night, we basically ran around during the day.
They only stop occasionally to feed the horses and let them rest for a while.
In this way, they entered Muyun County on the evening of the first day of the New Year.
When passing the county town, they did not replenish their dry food, but went directly to the two mountains closest to Lanyu Village.
Su Jinhui was still young, and it was harder than climbing to the sky for him to climb over two mountains alone.
From the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, he left Xu's family and ran up the mountain, where he suffered a lot.
Until the third day of the New Year, he had stayed in the mountains for a full seven days, but he didn't even reach the halfway point of the first mountain.
He was afraid to sleep soundly at night for fear of being attacked by wild beasts, so he always made up for his sleep during the day.
However, the closer you get to the top of the mountain, the denser the forest becomes, and the higher the relative danger becomes.
Even during the day, he had to be careful.
Because he hadn't slept well for several days and was often hungry, his spirit was always in a state of tension to the point of collapse.
Fortunately, when Su Rongrong and others arrived at the first mountain they came from, he finally found a cave where he could have a good rest.
The cave was located in an extremely secluded place on the top of the mountain, and the entrance was only wide enough for him to enter.
It was a little damp inside, but there was no wild animal, so I dried it with a fire and could sleep peacefully.
After all, it was cold, so he didn't have to worry about insects or snakes.
As for other wild animals, he is not afraid of small ones, and the big ones cannot get in.
Therefore, this place is very safe for him.
While he was satisfied, he also planned to live in this cave first.
Wait until you have rested up enough and stored enough food, then continue on your journey!
Maybe it was because he suddenly relaxed, but after Su Jinhui ate some raw wild vegetables and lit a fire, he lay down to sleep.
After Su Rongrong settled Xiangyang and several horses, she, Baili Zheng and Dahu climbed over the first mountain. When they arrived at the mountain where he was, he slowly woke up.
It can be said that he wanted to take a short nap, but he slept for a whole day and night!
But Su Rongrong is a woman after all, and her body is not as good as Dahu and Baili Zheng.
In addition, her shoulder blade injury had not yet healed, so she had to stop and rest for a while after walking for two hours.
In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, so it took them more than two days to climb the first mountain.
After a good rest, we climbed to the top of the second mountain. It was already the evening of the fourth day.
Baili Zheng was concerned about her health and did not plan to go down the mountain, so he said to Dahu:
"Let's rest here for one night and go down the mountain after 9:00 p.m. tomorrow.
According to the map, it only takes a quarter of an hour to walk from here to reach Lanyu Village.
Da Hu, go and look for a clear spring nearby, and then kill two wild animals.
I'll look around to see if there's a place to rest.
Rongrong, go find some dead branches, we'll need them later!"
Da Hu nodded and left, while Su Rongrong lowered her head and kicked the dead branches under her feet.
“Brother Zheng, these are everywhere, there’s no need to pick them up specifically.
When you find a place to rest, I'll pick it up nearby.
It saves the trouble of moving things around later."
Baili Zheng nodded: "Okay, let's look for it later! Rongrong, do you want to rest here for a while, or come with me to find a place to rest?"