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 and did not dare 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 Ying Bao a few days off and asked her to go back to celebrate the festival.

This 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 River 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 he was 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 will go to Beishan to pick honey locusts together. Then we will 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.

“Two days ago, some gangsters went to our shop to make trouble. They said they wanted to collect protection fees, 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 when she sold ice water. It was useless to go to the government office. The gang of police officers didn't care at all because they were in cahoots with the gangsters.

Later, I spent a large sum 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 the strongest backing support of Wu Daozi.

“Second brother, I asked you to give some fruit to the boss and Jin Wu Cheng San every month. Have you given it?”

It is better for the county magistrates to take charge now and offer some incense to the arresters first. If it doesn't work, then take out the high-ranking officials.

“Sent it away, those two people 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 a chance for them to meet you."

The offerings from one’s family cannot be given away in vain, they should also do something.

Jiang Quan expressed that he was very embarrassed. "How can we meet them?"

“I’ll go to the county town and talk about it later.” There are only a few gangsters in the county town, and some of them inherit their father’s business. Ying Bao had to deal with them a lot in her previous life.

It is very easy to find those people.

"oh."

My little cousin always has ideas, Jiang Quan doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with him coming to ask for instructions whenever something happens.

In any case, he can just be a boy enjoying the cool weather. With his elder brother and younger cousin covering him, he is 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.

Chunniang said angrily: "Stop making trouble, everyone go 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 we have steamed fish, roasted chicken with bamboo shoots, fried prawns, boiled eggs, cabbage and tofu, cold courgette, a bowl of winter melon soup, and a plate of sliced ​​cantaloupe.

Chunniang also cooked a can of golden ear porridge, adding lotus seeds and wolfberry to it.

The family happily had a reunion dinner. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they will celebrate the festival with their eldest uncle, second uncle, and grandparents.

Mid-Autumn Festival is still the same as in previous years. Bamboo towers are erected and lanterns are hung, and the moon is worshiped first and then the meal is eaten.

However, this year is different from last year, because there is no longer one Jiang family in Nanpo, but about forty households.

Hung lanterns at the door of every house to set up an offering table, and then put out river lanterns after dinner, which is quite lively. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan Ru took several nieces and nephews to Beishan to collect saponins.

Soapwood can not only make fragrant soap, but the seeds can also be peeled to produce 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.

Yingbao picked up a lot of saponins and put them away quietly, preparing to raise some seedlings in the cave.

The fence outside their village has never been built, which is a big hidden danger.

This saponaria tree is thorny and poisonous. It not only prevents bandits but also wild beasts. Once the saponaria 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.

The plot of this story is as far away as possible. I just want to live a peaceful life with my parents and brothers.

“Sister! You ran into the woods!” Jiang Wu yelled and wanted to chase her, but was held back by Yuan Bao.

"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 deep in the woods.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Quan climbed up to 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.

“Oh no, you ran away with the deer.”

Jiang Quan got down from 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 several years old, 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."

Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu both burst into tears.

They have been with Youyou since they were born, and they have always regarded her as a family member.

But Yoyo just ran away, and they were both sadder than anyone else.

Seeing her brother shed tears, Yingbao could only comfort him: "Don't be sad, maybe he will come back after a while."

Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu curled their lips, wiped their tears, and nodded.

“How about 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.”

Yingbao shook his head: "No, what if I get hurt?"

Not everyone is concerned about Youyou's life and death. She would rather let Youyou go than see it being hunted by the villagers.

A 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."

Yingbao and his younger 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 herd of deer.

Yingbao was no longer sad and said, "Just leave." She must have been lured away by the doe of the herd.

Alas, I blame myself for not finding a deer wife 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 a deer again.