Chapter 191 The deer ran away
After being beaten, Chen Zhao became more honest.
From then on, he and Chen Tiantian quietly worked as apprentices, not daring to cause any trouble, at least on the surface.
So the few of them lived in peace for a while.
Soon the Mid-Autumn Festival came, and Langzhong Li gave Yingbao a few days off and asked her to go back to celebrate the festival.
That afternoon, Jiang Quan drove a carriage to pick up his little cousin, and Jiang Jie was also sitting in the car.
"Sister! Sister!" Jiang Jie jumped out of the carriage to help his sister get her baggage, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu let me go for five days this time, let me relax at home."
Yingbao rubbed his head and asked, "How do you want to relax?"
"Brother Yuanbao said he was going to Chuanhe to catch fish, and when he returned to the county town, he would bring it to his master to make fish dumplings."
Yuanbao also entered a school in the county town, but not under the name of Mr. Wu.
Jiang Sanlang found a private school teacher with a good reputation for his nephew. It is said that he produced several scholars under him, including a scholar.
Yingbao: "Then let's go catch fish. Ernie also said that when I get back, we'll go to Beishan together to pick honey locusts. Then we'll go to Beishan again."
"Yeah." Jiang Jie climbed onto the carriage and gave his sister a hand.
After the two of them were seated, Jiang Quan whipped his whip and drove away.
At this time, Chen Tiantian came out of the medicine hall and stood at the door looking at the carriage in the distance.
On the way, Jiang Quan told his little cousin what happened in the shop recently.
"A few days ago, some gangsters went to our shop to cause trouble. They said they wanted to collect protection money, and if they didn't pay, they would steal things."
Jiang Quan said angrily: "They also smashed several cans of preserved fruit."
Ying Bao was not surprised at all. In her previous life, she was blackmailed by gangsters for selling ice water. She even went to the Yamen office to no avail. The gang of detectives didn't care at all because they were in cahoots with the gangsters.
Later, I spent a lot of money to bribe a ruthless man and asked him to deal with those gangsters, and then I settled the matter.
But she doesn't need to do this in this life, because she has Wu Daozi, the strongest backing support.
"Second brother, I asked you to give some fruits to Captor and Jin Wu Cheng San every month. Have you given them?"
It's better for the county magistrate to take charge now and give some incense to the head catchers first. If it doesn't work, then take out the high officials.
"Give it away. Those two came to our shop once to have a look." Jiang Quan said, "It's just that we didn't meet each other."
Ying Bao: "Then find an opportunity for them to meet."
Their offerings cannot be given away in vain, so they should do something.
Jiang Quan said he was very embarrassed. "How can we meet them?"
"I'll go to the county town later and talk about it." There are only a few gangsters in the county town, and some of them still inherit their father's business. Yingbao had dealt with them a lot in her previous life.
It's very easy to find those people.
"oh."
The little cousin always has ideas, Jiang Quan doesn't think there is anything wrong with him coming to ask for instructions whenever something happens.
Anyway, he could just be a boy enjoying the cool weather. With his elder brother and younger cousin protecting him, he was happy and relaxed.
Back home, Yingbao was warmly welcomed by two dogs again. Jiang Wu just returned home from the martial arts training ground and saw his sister and brother, clamoring to compete.
Chun Niang said angrily: "Stop making trouble, everyone go and wash your faces. Let's start dinner right away."
The children rushed to wash their hands and faces, while Jiang Sanlang helped his wife carry the bowls and dishes.
Today there are steamed fish, roasted chicken with bamboo fungus, fried prawns, boiled eggs, cabbage tofu, cold courgette, a bowl of winter melon soup, and a plate of sliced cantaloupe.
Chun Niang also cooked a can of golden ear porridge with lotus seeds and wolfberry in it.
The family happily had a reunion dinner. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they will celebrate the festival with their uncle, uncle, grandparents.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is still the same as in previous years. Bamboo towers are erected and lanterns are hung. The moon is worshiped first and then the meal is held.
However, this year is different from last year, because there is no longer one Jiang family in Nanpo, but about forty households.
Lanterns are hung at the door of every house to set up an offering table, and after dinner they put out river lanterns, which is quite lively.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan Ru took several nieces and nephews to Beishan to collect saponins.
The honey locust can not only make fragrant soap, but the honey locust seeds can also peel out the crystal clear honey locust rice.
Jiang Quan was carrying a long bamboo pole with a sickle tied to one end. When he saw a saponaria tree, he went over to cut it and asked his younger brothers and sisters to pick it up under the tree.
These soap locusts all grow on tall soap locust trees. The trunks are covered with sharp thorns, which are impossible to reach without growing bamboo poles.
Ying Bao picked up a lot of saponins and put them away quietly, preparing to raise some seedlings in the cave.
The wall outside their village has never been built, which is a big hidden danger.
This honey locust tree is thorny and poisonous. It not only prevents bandits but also wild beasts. Once the saponaria tree saplings grow, she will plant them around the village just in case.
Even if something unexpected happens in the future, with this layer of protection, the villagers themselves will be safe as well.
The plot of the story is as far away as possible. I just want to live a peaceful life with my parents and brothers.
"Sister! Youyou ran into the woods!" Jiang Wu yelled and wanted to chase her, but was held back by Yuanbao.
"You can't go in." Yuan Bao held on to his little cousin, "There are wolves in the woods."
There are not only wolves, but also other wild beasts that can hurt people. It is very dangerous for a three or four-year-old child to get into the woods.
Yingbao was also anxious and shouted several times: "Yoyo! Yoyo!" There was no sound in the depths of the forest.
Seeing this, Jiang Quan climbed up a tall tree and looked around. He vaguely saw several deer galloping away in the distance. Behind the herd was a tall deer wearing a leather saddle.
"Oops, Yoyo ran away with the deer."
Jiang Quan got off the tree and said to his little cousin, "We can't catch up."
If Third Uncle and the others were here, they might be able to chase them.
But they are all children of various ages, and the eldest one is himself, but he does not dare to go into the mountains alone.
As for the second aunt, she is just a female. How could she run into the forest and chase a deer? She couldn't catch up even if she wanted to.
Yingbao felt sad for a while and then let it go. "Let it go. Even with the leather saddle tied to Youyou's back, I don't know if it will harm it."
Both Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu were in tears.
The two of them have been with Youyou since they were born, and have long regarded her as family.
But Yoyo just ran away, and they were both sadder than anyone else.
Seeing her brother shed tears, Yingbao could only comfort her: "Don't be sad, maybe it will come back after a while."
Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu curled their lips, wiped their tears, and nodded.
"Why don't we go back to the village and call someone over?" Erni said, "Since the deer are here, they will definitely not leave for a while."
Ying Bao shook her head: "No, what if I get hurt?"
Not everyone cares about Youyou's life and death. She would rather let Youyou go than see it being hunted by the villagers.
The few people gathered soap locusts for a while and filled the baskets they brought with them, but they didn't see Youyou come back.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yan Ru said, "Go back and let your father and the others come over tomorrow to take a look."
Ying Bao and her brother nodded and turned back down the mountain step by step.
The next day, Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang went to Beishan with several villagers to look for deer, but they couldn't find them after two days of searching.
After returning, Jiang Sanlang had no choice but to tell his daughter that Youyou had really left with the deer group.
Ying Bao was no longer sad, "Just leave." It must have been lured away by the doe of the herd.
Alas, I blame myself for not finding a deer lady for it earlier.
Jiang Sanlang touched his daughter's head and said, "When dad is done with his work, he will go into the mountains and catch one for you."
"I don't want to." She never wanted to raise deer again.