From then on, he and Chen Tiantian quietly worked as apprentices, not daring to cause any trouble, at least openly.
So the few of them lived in peace for a while.
Soon the Mid-Autumn Festival came, and Langzhong Li gave Yingbao a few days off and asked her to go back to celebrate the festival.
At noon that day, Jiang Quan drove a carriage to pick up his little cousin, and Jiang Jie was also walking in the car.
"Sister! Sister!" Jiang Jie jumped into the east carriage to help his sister get her baggage, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu let him go for five days that time, so he could relax at home."
Yingbao rubbed his head and asked, "How do I want to relax?"
"Brother Yuanbao asked to go to Chuanhe River to catch fish, and when he returns to the county town, he will bring it to his master to make fish dumplings."
Yuan Bao also entered a school in the county town and became a disciple of Mr. Wu.
Jiang Sanlang found a private school teacher with a good reputation for his nephew. It is said that he passed the exams of several scholars, one of whom was a famous scholar.
Yingbao: "Then let's go catch fish. Ernie asked us to go to Beishan together to pick honey locusts when he gets back. Then we'll go to Beishan again."
"Yeah." Jiang Jie climbed on the carriage and gave his sister a hand.
After the two of them were gone, Jiang Quanna whipped his whip and drove away.
At that 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 talked to his little cousin about what happened in the shop recently.
"A few days ago, some gangsters went to our shop to make a fuss, asking for protection money, and if they didn't pay, they would steal things."
Jiang Quan said angrily: "They smashed several cans of preserved fruit."
Ying Bao was not surprised at all. She had been blackmailed by gangsters all her life for selling ice water, and it was useless to go to the government office. The gang of detectives had no idea because they were in cahoots with the gangsters.
Later, I spent a lot of money to bribe a ruthless man and asked him to deal with those gangsters, and then I settled the matter.
Bu Nao doesn't need to do that in her life, because she has the strongest backing of Wu Daozi.
"Second brother, he asked me to give some fruits to Captou and Jin Wu Cheng San every month. Have I given them?"
It's better for the county magistrate to take charge now and light incense for the head catchers first. If it doesn't work, then bring out the high officials.
"Give it away. Those two came to our shop once to have a look." Jiang Quan said, "We just didn't touch each other."
Ying Bao: "Then find an opportunity for them to meet."
Their own offerings should not be popular, they should also do something.
Jiang Quan expressed his embarrassment. "How can we let them meet here?"
"He'll go to the county town later and talk about it." There are only a few gangsters in the county town, some of whom inherit the business from their fathers, and Yingbao has dealt with them all his life.
It's 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 advice whenever something happens.
Anyway, he could just be a boy enjoying the cool weather. With his big brother and little cousin protecting him, he was happy and relaxed.
Back home, Yingbao was warmly welcomed by two dogs again. Jiang Wu just returned home from the martial arts training ground, saw his sister and brother, and shouted for help.
Chun Niang said angrily: "Stop making trouble now and go wash your faces. Dinner is ready."
The children rushed to wash their legs and faces, while Jiang Sanlang helped his wife carry the bowls and dishes.
Mingyue has steamed fish, roasted chicken with bamboo fungus, fried prawns, boiled eggs, red cabbage tofu, cold courgette, a bowl of winter melon soup, and a plate of sliced cantaloupe.
Chun Niang cooked liquid fermented golden ear porridge and added lotus seeds and wolfberry to it.
The family happily had a reunion dinner, and when the Mid-Autumn Festival came, they begged to celebrate the festival with their eldest uncle, second uncle, and grandparents.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is not the same as in previous years. Bamboo towers are erected and lanterns are hung. The moon is worshiped first and then meals are eaten.
Bu Nao will be different next year from last year, because there is no longer one Jiang family on the south slope, but about forty households.
Hang lanterns at the door of every house to set up an offering table, and after dinner, put out river lanterns, which is very lively.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yanru took several nieces and nephews to Beishan to collect saponins.
Honey locust can not only make fragrant soap, but also peel the honey locust seeds 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 on the east side of the tree.
Those saponins all grow on tall saponaria trees, and the tree trunks are covered with sharp thorns, which are impossible to reach without growing bamboo poles.
Ying Bao picked up a lot of saponins and put them away quietly, preparing to raise some seedlings in the cave.
The wall outside their village has never been built, which is a big hidden danger.
The honey locust tree was thorny and poisonous. It not only prevented bandits, but also wild beasts. Once the honey locust saplings were grown, she planted them around the village just in case.
Even if something unexpected happens in the future, with that layer of protection, the villagers themselves will be safe as well.
The story goes as far as the plot goes, but I just want to live a peaceful life with my parents and brothers.
"Sister! You ran into the woods!" Jiang Wu, a big man, wanted to chase after him, but Yuan Bao held him back.
"I 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 from deep in the woods.
Seeing this, Jiang Quan climbed up to a tall tree and looked around, vaguely seeing a few deer galloping away in the distance. Following closely behind the herd was a tall and powerful deer wearing a leather jacket.
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"Oh no, you ran away with the deer."
Jiang Quandong planted a tree and said to his little cousin, "We can't catch him."
If Third Uncle and the others were here, they might be able to pursue them.
But they are all children of several years old, and the oldest one is himself, but he doesn’t dare to go into the mountains alone.
As for the second aunt, she is just a prostitute. How could she run into the forest and chase a deer? She couldn't even chase her even if she wanted to.
Ying Bao felt sad for a while and then let it go. "Let it go. I don't know if it will be harmed if I have it tied up on my back."
Both Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu burst into tears.
They have been with Youyou since they were born, and they have always regarded her as family.
But Yoyo ran away like that, and they were both sadder than anyone else.
When Yingbao saw her brother shed tears, she comforted him and said, "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.
"Please, let's go back to the village and ask someone to come." Erni said, "Since the deer are here, they will definitely not leave for a while."
Ying Bao shook her head: "No, what if I get hurt?"
It's not that everyone is worried about Youyou's life and death. She would rather let Youyou go than see it being hunted by the villagers.
The 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, Mingyue asked my father and the others to come over and take a look."
Ying Bao and her younger brother nodded and turned back eastward step by step.
The next month, Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang went to Beishan with several villagers to look for deer. They searched for two days but failed to find any.
After returning, Jiang Sanlang could tell his daughter that Youyou had really left with the group of deer.
Ying Bao was no longer sad and said, "Let's go when you're done." 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 goes there, go into the mountains and catch one for me and come back."
"I don't ask for it." She no longer wants to raise deer.
