diskusbooks Chapter 169: Transporting Supplies Overnight
Chapter 169: Transporting Supplies Overnight
The weather in Wangyou Valley was really what Xue Lao Hu said.
After lunch, the heavy rain suddenly stopped. In less than half an hour, the sky cleared up and the scorching sun shone on the Forget-Your-Sorrow Valley.
Wisps of moisture drifted into the sky.
At this time, Wangyou Valley looks more like a fairyland.
After the rain stopped, Han Shunde and Han Dazhong both came to Li Lanzhen's house to discuss things with her.
When Li Lanzhen saw them coming, she took them to the dining room.
Han Minghai and others also followed in. After they sat down, Li Lanzhen asked directly.
"Are you all planning to leave Forget-Your-Valley with me?"
The two nodded and said, "Yes, we will all follow you."
Han Shunde said, "My dear, the rain has stopped. When are we leaving?"
Li Lanzhen looked at the two of them and said.
"If we can't find a good place to live after leaving Forget-Your-Sorrow Valley, it will be very difficult, and the weather will soon be cold.
Your family has already discussed it. I don’t want to take you all out and hear complaints and quarrels when our life is worse than that in Forget-Your-Sorrow Valley.
I don't have the time to deal with these matters, so you should discuss it with your family members."
Han Dazhong waved his hand and spoke loudly.
"Sister Lan Zhen, don't worry, everyone in our family agrees to follow you. Even my little grandson is clamoring to go with you!"
After saying this he burst out laughing.
Li Lanzhen also laughed.
“In this case, we have to transport a batch of supplies out tonight.
Please bring all the large items to our house first and we will take them away together.
Tomorrow morning, each of your cars only needs to carry people and simple luggage.
This way we can go faster.”
Han Shunde said, "This is not good, let Han Zhaoxiong come with you."
Li Lanzhen waved her hands and thought to herself, how can you guys follow me to perform this deception?
"No, we have enough people here. Just wait until tomorrow morning. After breakfast, we will set off."
Seeing that she insisted, Han Shunde stopped talking and nodded, saying, "Okay, wait a moment, we'll bring a few big boxes over, and the rest of the furniture will be left to my parents."
Han Dazhong said, "I want to take everything away, I won't leave anything here.
At this time, my wife and several daughters-in-law were harvesting vegetables in the vegetable garden.
Lanzhou girls, you should also harvest the vegetables. The crops haven’t grown yet, so don’t waste them now. But you can take away any edible vegetables. You can eat them on the road or wherever you find a place to eat them.”
After hearing this, Xue Nizi and Tonghua Li Sanya looked at each other and smiled, then quickly stood up.
"Mom, let's go to the vegetable garden and harvest the vegetables now!"
Without waiting for Li Lanzhen to say anything, the three of them ran away.
Everyone saw that they were afraid that Li Lanzhen would stop them from harvesting the vegetables!
"Boss, please tell the families who are going to leave with us to bring their large furniture to the entrance of our cave.
Let them all get ready, and we will set out tomorrow morning after breakfast."
Han Minghai agreed and walked out of the dining room.
Han Shunde and Han Dazhong asked about the arrangements and then went home.
After dinner, Li Lanzhen arranged for the younger children to go to bed.
The older children were left sitting in the dining room with the adults to discuss things.
Li Lanzhen looked around at everyone with a serious expression.
"After dark, a group of people will leave first, carrying large luggage and supplies. The buffaloes and wild boars we raise will also leave with us.
Tomorrow morning, we will leave with only the smaller luggage and those who are willing to leave with us."
Li Lanzhen said to Xue Lao Hu, "My dear, let Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang go first. Xue Bao knows the way up the mountain."
Xue Lao Hu immediately understood that his in-laws should have found a suitable place to live.
He nodded in agreement, then turned his head to glance at his son Xue Bao who was sitting next to him.
This brat is so tight-lipped that he didn’t tell your father a single word.
Xue Bao saw his father blaming him out of the corner of his eye, but he pretended not to see it and sat obediently, listening to Li Lanzhen.
"In the evening, Xue Bao, Han Mingjiang, Sanwang, Shitou, Xishui, and Songshu, you go first.
When Shan Xing heard that she was not on the list, she stood up anxiously and said, "Aunt Lan Zhen, let me take them. I am more familiar with the route. Let San Wang stay until tomorrow morning."
Li Lanzhen originally wanted to arrange it this way, but considering that Shanxing was a girl after all, it would be inconvenient to do it in the dark, so she changed to Sanwang.
She looked at Shanxing and said, "You are a girl, it's not convenient in the dark."
Shan Xingzhan said with a smile.
"It's not inconvenient, Aunt Lan Zhen. You brought us here, and we are leaving here. You are all our relatives."
Xue Nizi stood up and said to Li Lanzhen.
"Mom, can I come with you? That way I can take care of Shan Xing?"
Li Lanzhen nodded and agreed.
"Okay, Sanwang and Shitou will stay here, and the rest of you can go first."
Han Minghai looked at Li Lanzhen and said as he saw that she had arranged everything.
"Mom, the families who wanted to go with us brought their belongings here and placed them in front of the dining room. Most of them were large wooden boxes.
Uncle Dazhong still has a lot of wood to take away.
I had them all gathered together next to the dining room.
Da Zhongshu wanted to send Youtian and Youshui to help us transport things at night.
Mother, how do you think we should arrange this?"
Li Lanzhen refused without a second thought.
“Boss, go over right now and tell them that we have a way to transport these things, so they can rest assured that none of them will be lost.
Their families are ready, and we can leave together tomorrow."
Han Minghai agreed, stood up and went out to inform them.
"Does anyone have anything else to say? Say it now and we will find a solution together."
Everyone thought about it, shook their heads, and said there was nothing more to say.
They all knew that the most troublesome thing was the wild vegetables and fruits they had accumulated here, the several large jars of pickled vegetables and sauerkraut, and the wood cut down from the mountains.
Almost every adult in every family has a big wooden box, and the children have a smaller wooden box. These are usually used to store their clothes and personal belongings.
Only these things are heavier, the rest are simple and lightweight luggage.
Li Lanzhen looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark, so she waved her hand and said.
“Then everyone go and have some rest early.
We will set off after breakfast tomorrow morning.
Tonghua and Sanya, you two will be responsible for making breakfast tomorrow.
Okay, let’s go home.”
After saying this, he gave another instruction.
"Those of you who are leaving tonight, please go back and pack up, then gather here. I'll be waiting for you here."
Zhang Deshui asked Li Lanzhen puzzledly.
"My dear, there are so many things. Let's load them together. Otherwise, it will probably take them till dawn to load the truck."
Li Lanzhen waved her hand, "No, it's okay, we are still strong, just take a good rest."
Zhang Deshui's daughter-in-law Zhang Li took Zhang Deshui out.
After Zhang Li took the powerful pills, she became stronger and her health improved day by day.
After coming here, I drink the spiritual spring water every day and get nourished, and my body is getting better and better.
It turned out that she was physically weak, but a woman with a clear mind, who kept her mouth shut and didn't like to gossip.
She felt it deeply during the journey of fleeing famine and the life in Forget-Sorrow Valley.
Li Lanzhen is not an ordinary woman!
And she's supposed to have a secret!
The old man in my family only knows how to farm. He is so silly and doesn’t know anything else.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Lanzhen must have had some technique or method to make such an arrangement.
She only left a few of these because she didn't want everyone to know.
She waited until everyone had left before she stood up.
With a wave of his hand, he put all the things in the dining room into the space.
As soon as we got out, we started loading supplies into the space.