After walking for another hour, they finally saw the inn vaguely in the night.
Yan Laoer immediately stopped, and a group of people began to look for a connection between the official road and the trail. They turned up and walked far away before choosing an open and flat place to stay.
After walking back and forth for almost four hours, half of the time passed and the whole village was exhausted.
There are those who are not particular about it and just roll up a broken list and fall asleep.
If there are old or young at home, they cannot do this. They scatter wheat straw on the ground and spread out straw mats or thin quilts. The children who were noisy during the day sleep quietly, and the old people curl up and close their eyes, not knowing whether they are asleep or not.
Village Chief Luo took his son and grandson to find some firewood around with torches and lit three fires.
All the carriage frames were removed so that the animals could relax and unwind quickly.
The men endured their sleepiness and unconsciously moved closer to the Yan family.
This was their first night living outside. The open-air environment made people feel uncomfortable, and they missed their own nest.
When people feel insecure, they will subconsciously approach strong people.
At this time, Yan Huaiwen was the strong man in their hearts.
Being a scholar, having a reputation as a scholar, it seems that with such an aura, one can do anything.
"Everyone is exhausted today. One person from each family will take turns keeping watch. The others should go and rest first. We will hit the road later tomorrow. If we have anything to say, we will talk about it tomorrow morning," Yan Huaiwen said.
Yan Laoer consciously arranged his shift with others.
When he came back from vigil, his wife took his daughter and Da Ya and climbed to the upper bunk. The three of them moved some things and stuffed them around the four wheels to secure the car, and then they slept soundly next to each other.
The eldest nephew couldn't help but fell asleep first, while his brother, in high spirits, was writing furiously on the small table he had renovated.
"Brother, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Yan Laoer looked at the fire not far away and frowned, "I'll write again tomorrow, my eyes are exhausted."
"Come and take a look." Yan Huaiwen handed over a few pieces of paper.
When Yan Laoer saw it, he wanted to die.
Such small characters are densely packed.
Besides, even if the characters are big, he can't read them all. He won't read them, he won't read them.
"My eyesight is bad. It's dark and I can't see clearly." He smoothly found a perfect excuse for himself.
oh!
Yan Huaiwen suddenly realized, no wonder his second brother never studied hard at night.
"I wrote down the situation of each family, including how many people there are, how old they are, whether the boys are divided into young men or underage, the children are divided into young children, young children, and the old people are divided into those who can do it and those who cannot do it...
When going on the road tomorrow, you cannot follow today's rules. Except for the elderly, young children and the sick and weak, everyone must take turns walking and riding in the car.
Adults have the longest journey, followed by virgins and women, and even older people.
Walk for three hours every day, half in the morning and half in the afternoon, leaving two hours at noon when the weather is hottest to rest.
Three meals a day.
We temporarily assign one person from each family to stay on duty every night."
"Brother is a great talent!" Yan Laoer first praised, and then thought carefully about what his brother said.
As mentioned earlier, everyone takes turns riding in the car and taking turns walking. This is no problem. She and her daughter want to go together!
It's good to walk and exercise, but sitting in a car all the time is unhealthy.
He had no objection to the three meals a day and the night watch.
But walking three hours a day means six hours, one minute in the morning and one minute in the afternoon...
It feels like it didn't take long.
"Brother, isn't walking three hours a day a bit short? If we keep walking like this, when can we reach Guanzhou?"
The villagers were a bit slow in dragging their families along.
But there is nothing we can do. Women and children have poor physical strength, so it is difficult to keep up without falling behind.
"That's it for the time being. We'll make adjustments later when the weather isn't so hot and everyone gets used to walking," Yan Huaiwen said.
"Brother, show me the map of your plan." Yan Laoer was glad that he remembered this term.
"Can't you see?"
Yan Laoer: "I'll watch it when I get up early tomorrow, and put it here first.
Brother, I don’t have any objection if you let us eat three meals a day, but the folks don’t have much rations at home, is that okay?”
"I have also considered it, but if I don't eat, I am afraid that my body will not be able to support it. I can only eat more and less. Once I leave Qishan Mansion, the situation should be better."
"Brother, that's what I think. Just listen to it."
"you say."
"If we only walk along the official road, there will be few villages along the way and we are far from the mountains and forests. It will be inconvenient for everyone to find water and food.
Now that we have determined the location of the nearby inn, let’s go straight according to the mileage map. Even if we go a little off, it doesn’t matter. We can ask people for directions. As long as we don’t go into deep mountains or dense forests, we can always find the way.”
Yan Huaiwen pursed his lips and said, "God bless you... can you turn around on weekdays?"
"No way! I have a good sense of direction." Yan Laoer shook the mileage map and said, "Brother, believe me. When it gets up tomorrow, I will study a fast and straight road for you. We don't have to always stay at the inn.
He was wandering around and sneaking around for fear of being discovered."
"But let's make a deal first. My eyes can only see during the day. Don't look for me at night. I'll make you blind." Yan Laoer said something ugly before him.
He can't handle things with words alone yet. During the day, his wife and daughter can help him get through.
Yan Huaiwen was relieved.
It turns out that none of their brothers are perfect.
"God bless me, brother... I have a very poor sense of direction. I am fine in familiar places. If I am in a strange place, I will get lost."
Yan Laoer:......
So brother, you took us on the official road and avoided the inns to go around in circles. Is it so laborious because you are a road idiot?!
Seeing Lao Yan lower his head in embarrassment, Yan Laoer immediately realized that this was something that was difficult for his elder brother to say.
"Don't we brothers complement each other? Don't worry, brother, leave it to me to lead the way. I guarantee it will be done properly."
"Alas! As an elder brother, I don't do my duty. I didn't know that your night blindness is so serious. Huh? Are you still driving tonight?" Yan Huaiwen was puzzled.
Yan Laoer didn't even blush and continued to make up: "My eyes are open and blind is just a description, it's not true that I can't see at all. Besides, brother, can you show me the way? I will go wherever you point me."
It won’t have much impact, but I can’t really see the small print on the book clearly at night.”
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Early the next morning, Yan Yu woke up to a lot of noise.
The sky is bright and you have a good night's sleep.
When I looked around, I saw that my mother and sister Da Ya were not there, she was just lying on her back.
She turned over, not in a hurry to get down, but looked down from a high place.
Her father was teaching his eldest brother how to drive, repeating a few words over and over again. She listened for a while and found it very funny.
Sanbao is fully voice controlled. What skills do you need to know? Just have a long mouth.
But in order to hide their secret, her father really racked his brains and worked hard.
The aunts, daughters-in-law and daughters of each family were preparing meals.
They found a few big stones and built a simple stove. They only burned one pot. You had a bowl of batter and I had a bowl of batter. They took turns spreading the pancakes.
Yan Yu held her chin in her hands and stared intently.
I mentally calculated how many cakes I could get out of a bowl of batter.
If they only use one pot, will their extra pots not be used?
Steaming steamed buns consumes water, but steamed buns are expensive. Compared with steamed buns and batter, which one is more cost-effective?
With so many people gathered around a pot, manpower is wasted.
Although I only have a small amount of time to cook, if I can pick up some firewood and grab a handful of grass, it will be better than just standing around waiting.
This chapter has been completed!