They came late, the village chief and others had already arrived.
After putting the things on the bullock cart, the village chief counted the number of people to make sure no one was left behind, and then drove the bullock cart back to the village.
"I wonder if dad has eaten well." Cheng Yun said sadly.
His father is not willing to deal with people now. What if the village chief's wife delivers food and his father is too lazy to open the door?
Cheng Yun's worries are not unreasonable.
To a certain extent, Cheng Zhongqian is a very self-centered person. He will only do what he wants to do, and he will not do what he doesn't want to do. It is not easy for anyone to tell him, except their mother.
Even the uncle sometimes feels helpless towards this younger brother.
Cheng Yun glanced at Cheng Yi. He had plucked a piece of grass from somewhere and was teasing Ling Bao, poking his ears and brushing his face.
"Oh, it's so itchy, second brother, don't play anymore!" Ling Bao puffed out his cheeks and said unhappily.
Erlang said coquettishly: "If you want to play, just play."
Lingbao ducked and hid with his neck curled up, and his short hands tried to grab the grass in his hand, but Cheng Yi held his head down and could no longer move forward.
"Hahaha, little idiot, come and hit me." Cheng Yi was extremely arrogant.
Ling Bao was so angry: "You are so bad, I don't want to play with you anymore!"
Cheng Yun twitched the corner of his mouth, fearing that he would be like his uncle in the future.
Lingbao had never walked such a long way before, and halfway through he felt a little unbearable, and his feet hurt so much.
But she didn't want to cause trouble to others, so she kept silent.
It was Cheng Yun who noticed that she was walking slower and slower and was limping, so he picked her up.
Cheng Yun was a little better than her. After all, he had two months of traveling experience, but it was only a little bit.
Ling Bao felt sorry for her brother and refused to be hugged by him. If Cheng Yun insisted on hugging her, she would look like she was about to cry.
"Master Cheng, if you put the treasure on the ox cart, wouldn't it still have some space?" said the village chief.
Cheng Yun said happily: "Thank you very much, village chief."
Lingbao also said obediently: "Thank you, uncle village chief."
The king jumped up lightly and lay on her lap.
It also needs a break.
You know, with its speed, if it hadn't been for waiting for Lingbao, it would have arrived home long ago. In return, Lingbao would have to give it a massage!
It would be great if I could share one of the meat buns in the oil paper, they are so delicious!
Ling Bao whispered: "My lord, you are really good at eating."
After eating a bowl and a half of noodles, I still want to eat meat buns.
She asked worriedly: "Are you going to die?"
She heard from the old people in the village that there used to be people who just kept eating and eating, and then stretched themselves to death.
The king waved his hand: "No, I haven't eaten enough yet. How could I die from exhaustion?"
"You haven't eaten enough yet?" Lingbao looked at its belly, stretched out his hand to touch it, and exclaimed, "It's really not bulging at all!"
Although I am fat, I really don’t have a bulge!
She sighed again: "You are really delicious."
The king said proudly: "It is a blessing to be able to eat. I am proud to be able to eat."
Ling Bao suddenly let out an ouch and asked, "Have you ever had enough to eat at home?"
The king's eyes turned resentful: "No."
Not once.
The Cheng family is too poor!
Ling Bao felt extremely guilty and touched its back: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'll share some of my food with you from now on, okay?"
King: "That's not necessary. I don't feel full after eating so much, but I don't feel hungry. But you are different. You are still growing, so you need to eat more."
"Are you really not hungry?"
"Really. If you are really worried, just study hard and find ways to make money in the future. When we have money, we can eat as much as we want!"
Lingbao nodded heavily: "Yes!"
She wants to study hard and earn a lot of money in the future so that the king, father and brothers will not go hungry!
Accompanied by the soft afterglow of the sunset, the oxcart swayed and the wheels creaked. Holding the king's warm body, Lingbao yawned, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally lowered his head and lay on the king's body.
After falling asleep, the flesh of my cheeks was squeezed to the point where I pouted my duck's mouth.
"Meow." The king called out.
Cheng Yun lowered his head and saw the little girl sleeping soundly. He asked the village chief to borrow the clothes from the oxcart and covered Ling Bao with it.
He and Cheng Yi walked behind, keeping an eye on Ling Bao's situation.
It wasn't until the moon rose that they finally returned to Beihe Village.
Ling Bao rubbed his eyes and called drowsily: "Brother."
"We're home. Let's wake up and have something to eat before going to sleep." Cheng Yun said.
Lingbao got off the oxcart and was still a little confused, but when she saw her eldest and second brothers taking things, she helped her get them, and Cheng Yun asked her to get the oil paper bag.
As soon as I walked to the door of my house, I found a figure standing in front of the door.
"father?"
Cheng Zhongqian glanced at the three of them in turn and asked expressionlessly: "Why did you come back so late?"
Cheng Yun said: "I'm walking a little slower on the road."
Cheng Zhongqian stopped talking.
"Stop standing here, Dad, let's go in quickly." Cheng Yi said impatiently, "We bought meat buns."
There was an oil lamp burning in the room, and the wick was already half-burned. It must have been lit as soon as it got dark.
There were bowls, chopsticks and a plate on the table, with unfinished dishes inside.
It's great that my father didn't starve himself.
Cheng Yun put the rice, noodles and vegetables in the kitchen, and also put other bits and pieces in order.
"Dad, you haven't had dinner yet? Eat quickly."
Vegetarian buns cost one penny each and meat buns cost two cents each. It had been too long since he had eaten meat. Cheng Yun gritted his teeth and bought twenty of them in one go, which was enough to eat.
There are three men in the family, one old and two young, all with big appetites. Ling Bao was full after eating two of them, but it was the king's misfortune that he only got one.
The king meowed angrily: "A bunch of heartless people, without me, how can you handle the red snake? You only gave me one, your conscience was eaten by a dog! How stingy!"
Cheng Zhongqian frowned, it was too noisy.
"What is your cat meowing? Shut it up."
Lingbao told the truth: "It said you only gave it a meat bun, which is too stingy."
Cheng Zhongqian's face was darker than coal.
Whatever it feels, she must feel it.
"What do you mean?"
Ling Bao scratched his head in confusion: "Dad, you asked me, and I told you. Why are you angry again?"
Cheng Zhongqian said coldly: "Are you saying that I have a bad temper?"
Lingbao shook his head: "I didn't say."
But her father really has a bad temper and is always angry. Her little eyes were wandering and she was mumbling in her heart.
"Brother, please give the king two more." Ling Bao pleaded, "The red snake was caught by the king. It is the hero of our family."
Cheng Yun readily agreed.
"Your Majesty, please eat quickly." Ling Bao fed it to the King and said, "You should tell me earlier next time, so that I can share it with you."
If the king doesn't say anything, it won't compete with children for food.
Cheng Zhongqian glanced sideways and snorted coldly.