Chapter 16: Taking The Trail

Located on the official road to the south of Dongtu County, a group of thirty households formed a mighty line that stretched for hundreds of meters.

The official road that Su Yin and the others took was said to be an official road, but it was actually a dirt road, just much wider than the usual trail.

After walking for about three hours, Yang Li in Xinghua Village shouted to stop and rest on the spot.

It was noon at this time, the sun was high, and it was very bright. Everyone was hiding in the shade of the trees on both sides of the official road.

The three of them, Su Yin and his uncle’s family, walked close to each other all morning without stopping for a while. Everyone was very tired and none of them were very particular, so they found a place and sat down.

We have to go on our way later, but no one has even started cooking.

In a farmhouse, when it is not busy time, we basically eat two meals, morning meal and evening meal, corresponding to breakfast and dinner.

After walking for so long, the bowl of thick porridge I had eaten at five in the morning had long been digested and I was hungry.

Su Yin took out a package from the car, took out three pancakes and some dried meat, and gave them to Su’s mother and sister-in-law.

When Su’s mother saw the dried meat and pancakes, she hurriedly waved her hands and said, “Mom, you guys can eat if you’re not hungry.”

It’s not that she’s not hungry, it’s that she’s reluctant to eat.

Su Yin knew it well and didn’t give her no chance. He stuffed it directly into her hand and said in a low voice: “Mom, don’t worry, there is food in the car.”

Su Baozhu knew the food in the car best, so eat more. Two meals is still okay.

“Sister-in-law, feel free to eat.” Su Baozhu winked at her.

Mother Su looked at the two of them and did not refuse.

She took a few bites of the dried biscuits, stood up, walked to Yang Taohua and Xiao Yanggui, and gave the two dried meat sticks to the two youngsters.

Yang Taohua looked at the dried meat in her hand, her eyes bright.

Mother Su raised a shushing gesture towards the two little ones, telling them to eat quickly.

My eldest uncle has three children, a son and two daughters, and all three children are married. The husbands of the two daughters were from the next village. After receiving the news, they also came.

The second uncle gave birth to three sons. One is married, and the other two are of age to discuss marriage.

There is only one son and one daughter born to my uncle. The eldest, Yang Taohua, is only ten years old, and the little Yanggui is only five years old.

The other eldest nephews didn’t say anything when they saw it.

The three aunts also prepared food for their men. The men would eat a whole piece of pancake, while the women would share a piece of pancake and eat it with water.

Li Zheng’s family, Yang Tufu’s family, and many other families saw that everyone around them was eating, so they gave some food to their men. Relying on manpower to pull the cart along the way is very exhausting.

“Cousin, please cover the things carefully and don’t let others snatch them.” Xiao Yanggui approached Su Yin and glanced diagonally across.

Su Yin followed his line of sight and saw a boy about five years old, staring straight at them.

The child is very strong and plump. Such a strong child is very rare in farmers’ homes. Instead, he is a busy girl under the shade of the tree. She is thin, with a yellow face and is as thin as a bamboo pole. It seems like it will fall when the wind blows.

There are six people in this family, with two elderly people at the top and a young couple with two children at the bottom.

A son and a daughter, two children, like two extremes.

When the boy saw them looking at him, he made a face at them, ran to the woman, and pulled her sleeves to act coquettishly.

“Mom, I want to eat dried meat too.”

Da Zhuang’s mother coaxed the child, “Hey Da Zhuang! Let’s eat noodles. The noodles are delicious too.”

“I don’t want it, I want to eat dried meat.” Da Zhuang Jiang The bread was thrown to the ground.

The strong mother coaxed the child, while the girl on the side picked up the flour cake on the ground, dusted it off, and did not dare to eat it. She swallowed her saliva and timidly walked to her mother with the flour cake.

“Mom, I don’t want my brother anymore, can I take a bite, just a small bite?” the girl asked timidly.

These words seemed to offend the woman, who raised his hand and slapped her in the face.

“Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat all day long. You are the reincarnation of a starving ghost. This is the only food at home. If you don’t follow your grandpa and the others, you will enjoy happiness. Hurry up and fan your brother.”

Sit aside and rest. The man and the old couple seemed not to have seen this scene.

With a red and swollen face, the girl was too aggrieved to cry, so she picked up the cattail leaf fan and fanned her brother.

“Sister Da Ya, you are so pitiful.” Xiao Yanggui sighed in a low voice.

One look at this situation and one knows that this child is having a hard time at home.

The family’s preference for boys over girls is very extreme, and they don’t treat their daughter as an adult at all.

Li Zheng’s eldest son, Yang Jin, came over and said, “Brother Dashan, my father asked you to come over.”

“What’s the matter?”

“Discuss how to proceed.”

“Okay.”

After Yang Jin finished speaking, he moved towards the next house. Go.

Yang Dashan stood up, and Su Yin followed suit, “Uncle, I also want to listen.”

“Let’s go.”

The two of them walked to Li Zheng’s house. There were already many people sitting around them, and each household sent someone to a representative.

After everyone arrived, Li Zheng called for everyone to sit in a circle.

Yang Lizheng said, “Everyone is here, let me tell you something.”

“The big tree just told me that there is a small road ahead, which is half the distance to Fushun County than taking the official road. The small road is a bit difficult to walk, and you have to walk a section of the mountain road.”

“Can the car pass?” Yang Dashan asked.

This is his biggest concern.

Yang Dashu said, “Okay, it can just pass a car.”

“What do you think? Should we take the small road or the official road?” Yang Li was looking at everyone.

Dad Zhuang said, “If you take a small road, you can walk less and it will make people more relaxed and save some food.”

These words touched everyone’s hearts.

“I also agree with taking the small road.”

“I also agree with it.”

Su Yin suddenly said, “Uncle Dashu, if we change the road and take the small road, how long will it take to get to Fushun County?”

“It will take eight hours.”

“How about taking the official road?” Su Yin asked again.

“It takes about fourteen hours.”

In comparison, walking on the mountain road takes nearly twice as long. When everyone started to move, Su Yin spoke again.

“We are heading towards the mountain road at this time, which means we have to spend the night in the mountains tonight.”

Butcher Yang said with a smile: “Girl Su, don’t worry! The mountains are dangerous, but there are many of us, so we are not afraid.”

“Yes. Ah.”

“Haha, girls are just timid.” Dad Zhuang said with a smile.

Yang Dashan glared at the other party fiercely, and Da Zhuang’s father suddenly did not dare to laugh and shut his mouth in a sullen voice.

When more than 20 people expressed their opinions, most of them were willing to take the small road.

After discussing the next journey, Li Zheng called on everyone to set off.

In this era, not many people can leave Dongtu County. Yang Dashu is better than most people and has been to several surrounding counties.

He also knew the route better than anyone else, so he led the way.