Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Even Firewood Needs a Ride

Quanjin didn’t know what his wife was thinking, he just thought she was encouraging herself, and he immediately pulled her into his arms.

Yi Meng was startled, afraid of waking the kids, she could only whisper and scold, “What are you doing? You scared me.”

“Hehe, wife, you’re wonderful!”

Quanjin gave his wife a smacking kiss and then let go of her, “Alright, soak your feet quickly, you must be tired after a whole day of work.”

Yi Meng was not polite, she directly put her feet into the basin.

The water was a bit hot, but it was the best way to relieve fatigue.

That night, not only the Qi family, but even other families in the village were snoring loudly.

No wonder, everyone had been busy the entire day and was very exhausted.

The next day, Qi Zheng got up as soon as it was dawn.

Mrs. Qi followed him up, but was stopped by Qi Zheng, “Why are you getting up so early, making some noise will wake everyone.”

“Then why are you up so early?”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qi lay back down, but uneasily watched her husband put on his shoes.

Qi Zheng sighed, “I’m going to take a walk around the village.”

Although yesterday was tiring, Qi Zheng had things on his mind, he couldn’t sleep, and wanted to take a walk around.

He had lived in this village all his life, from birth, and now suddenly leaving, he was really reluctant!

Even at the moment he decided to flee the famine, Qi Zheng wanted to stay.

But he knew that if he chose to stay, the kids at home definitely wouldn’t leave.

Rather than argue at that time, it would be better for him to choose to compromise!

When Mrs. Qi heard this, she knew what her husband was thinking, thought about it, and got up.

Seeing her husband look over, Mrs. Qi said, “I couldn’t sleep either, I’ll go with you for a walk.”

“Okay.”

Qi Zheng didn’t stop her.

The old couple quietly stepped out of their yard and walked side by side on the village path.

Mrs. Qi was married into Yongping Village, but she had lived here for decades.

Though she might not be familiar with every tree and grass, there were countless memories.

Now that they were leaving, she was also reluctant.

As they walked, they went out of the village, directly towards their fields.

At this moment, the sky was just starting to get light, there was a layer of mist on the fields, looking like a fairyland, very beautiful.

However, the morning air was humid, and the grass was wet, making it a bit slippery to walk on.

“Oh!”

Mrs. Qi was careless, slipped a bit, and tilted her body.

Though she didn’t fall, she got a scare.

Qi Zheng immediately reached out to grab his wife’s hand as soon as he saw it.

“It’s okay, just slipped a little.”

Mrs. Qi shook her head, said as she tried to pull her hand back.

But after pulling once, she couldn’t get it back.

Her husband’s hand, sturdy like a lump of iron, just held her hand, walking forward step by step, without looking back.

“Why, why are you holding my hand? Let go!”

Mrs. Qi felt a bit embarrassed, hurriedly looked around, making sure it was just the two of them, she then scolded, “Aren’t you afraid of being seen and laughed at later.”

“I’m not afraid, you’re my wife, I held this hand back then, and I want to hold it for a lifetime, let whoever wants to laugh, laugh.”

Without turning his head, Qi Zheng said this, simultaneously tightening his grip on her hand.

Mrs. Qi felt her hand being gripped even tighter, and her heart was warmed.

Though feeling a bit flushed, this feeling… really was so warm.

Her husband usually seemed not very close to people, but Mrs. Qi knew, this man, for this life, was her support.

Even the sons couldn’t compare to this old man.

Just like that, the two elders walked hand in hand along the ridge, very slowly, as if they were walking the road of their life.

In the dim dawn light, two elderly people in coarse cloth attire walked together, that scene, inexplicably moving.

By the time they returned to the village, they found people already moving around, and Mrs. Qi hurriedly withdrew her hand.

Qi Zheng tried to hold it again, but his wife didn’t give him a chance.

“Quickly go home! I don’t know if that bunch of little brats are up. One and two, if really fleeing famine, where would they have the chance to sleep like this!”

Mrs. Qi started to babble again, but Qi Zheng didn’t find it annoying, instead he smiled as he followed his old wife back home.

On the way, people in the village greeted them without saying much else.

They would be departing the day after tomorrow, and every family was busy organizing things, afraid to miss anything.

In the blink of an eye, it was the night of the third day.

In the Qi family’s yard, there were already five wooden carts, each wooden cart was quite big.

About 1.2 meters wide, and around 1.67 meters long.

These wooden carts, with stuff piled on top, could even serve as a temporary bed board.

Every wooden cart was loaded with lots of pots, and every pot was separated with dry straw inside, trying the best to reduce shock and collision.

The pots contained the family’s food, seasonings, even scraps of cloth and needles and threads.

The pots were placed in the center of the carts, with space around, to later put bedding and such, and also for the little kids at home.

The firelight illuminated Qi Manman running with her brothers everywhere.

Running and running, Qi Manman suddenly stopped, blinking her eyes, looking in a direction.

Amidst the original joyous laughter, suddenly the sound of Qi Manman was absent, and the family almost immediately noticed it.

Mrs. Qi hurriedly asked, “Where’s Manbao?”

“Mom, Manbao is over here!”

Yi Meng was the first to see her daughter standing in an open space, staring in a certain direction, and hurried over, “Daughter, what are you looking at?”

While asking, Yi Meng looked towards the direction her daughter was staring.

Except for the wood shed in the corner, it was pitch black, nothing could be seen.

For a moment, many terrifying images flashed through Yi Meng’s mind.

It was said that children could see some unclean things, and Manbao could even get space for herself, wouldn’t she be able to see more?

In just three or two breaths, Yi Meng scared herself into a cold sweat.

At this moment, Qi Manman pointed at the wood shed and said in a childish voice, “The firewood should ride the cart too.”

“What?”

Yi Meng didn’t react for a moment.

At this point, other members of the Qi family who came over also heard the words, each with a look of confusion.

Mrs. Qi walked up to Qi Manman, squatted, and asked, “Dear granddaughter, tell grandma, what should ride the cart?”

“Firewood! The firewood for cooking!”

Qi Manman pointed at the wood shed, seriously saying, “If it rains, it can’t be used, so it should ride the cart.”

Upon hearing this, the whole scene fell into silence.

Everyone instinctively thought of what this child said before about fleeing famine.

If she hadn’t mentioned it, the next day wouldn’t have turned from selling grain to scouting for information, and later the village wouldn’t have decided to flee famine.

Now, mentioning rain and putting firewood on the cart, could it mean encountering rainy days on the road, unable to collect wood to burn?

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