Chapter Eighty-Four: Wildfires?
Xiao Ju Niang saw Zhuang Zhuang grimacing at He Yuanyuan, she didn't like it, although she had an opinion on Ah Bao's family, and at the same time began to avoid socializing, but it didn't mean that she liked to see Zhuang Zhuang learn to fall into the well at a young age, so her face tensed, and she shouted in a low voice: "Zhuang Zhuang!" There was a reproach in his tone.
Zhuang Zhuang heard his mother's cry that was different from usual, and looked at his mother with some fear, just to see his mother's reproachful eyes, this time Zhuang Zhuang became honest, but he was not convinced, and he couldn't help muttering: "Aunt He, they are not good to us, what is it for me to make a grimace!" ”
"You guy, my mother hasn't said anything about you yet, but it's justified here?" Xiao Ju Niang glared at Zhuang Zhuang, "Aunt He has done a lot of things along the way, but this doesn't mean that the two families will become enemies!" You are a boy, your heart eye is so small, when you grow up, how big can that heart eye be? How profitable will it be? ”
"Oh, could it be that they are not good to our family, and I still have to give them a good face?" Strong and unconvinced top road.
"Not really! Like this kind of person, we can ignore it, but if we really want to come to the door, of course, we can't still be a good person, in fact, this matter, my mother is also at fault, I didn't recognize people! Hurt your sister and brother to be wronged all the way! After all, Xiao Juniang still couldn't bear to train Zhuang Zhuang anymore, so she soft-hearted reached out and touched Zhuang Zhuang who lowered her head and was angry.
"I'm fine, it's just that the unlucky one is my uncle, and I'm always instructed by the old witch to do things along the way!" When Zhuang Zhuang heard that his mother didn't blame him, this relaxation exposed the fact that he secretly called Grandma Zhou an old witch in his heart.
"Strong!" Xiao Ju Niang's slightly warning voice made her sturdy little body tremble, and at the same time realized that she had missed her mouth, and hurriedly walked towards Xiao Ju's side.
"Second sister, this can't be blamed for being strong, it's really that the family has gone too far. I don't like it either! Liu Zhu was afraid that Xiao Ju Niang would scare Zhuang Zhuang, so he hurriedly interceded with Zhuang Zhuang.
"That's it! It is! Zhuang Zhuang saw that even his uncle, who didn't like to make a sound, spoke for him, and then the courage came again.
"Strong! Mother doesn't want you to like people you don't like, but don't put likes or dislikes on your face! Do you know? Otherwise, I don't know how to suffer! "Xiaoju before her mother changed her face. Busy teaching strong and strong. I'm afraid that my mother, who has always had a good temper, will be so angry that she will be angry.
"Sister, isn't this too fake?" Zhuang Zhuang looked at Xiao Ju with puzzled eyes.
"You'll understand when you're older!" Xiao Ju sighed, reached out and touched her sturdy little head.
"What! My sister is only three years older than me! Zhuang Zhuang glared at Xiao Ju a little unconvinced.
"Second sister, look at Xiaoju and Zhuangzhuang, they were originally little children, but now they are getting older than anyone!" Liu Zhu felt a little funny when he listened to the conversation between his niece and nephew.
"The children of the poor are in charge of the house early!" Xiao Ju Niang didn't think it was funny, she just sighed and said such a sentence. suddenly reminded Liu Zhu of his childhood memories, and the smile on his face was unconsciously put away.
In this way, Xiao Ju's family followed the villagers of Chenjia Village to hide in this mountain recess for three or four days, and they avoided close contact with Bao's family in the past few days. I really can't avoid it, so I pretend not to understand what the other party is saying, anyway, I just don't make a sound.
Later, He Yuanyuan had no choice, so he had to go to Xiaoju to persuade Xiaoju to go to Beiping together after avoiding the Japanese soldiers.
Xiao Ju looked at the woman in front of her who had always been gentle and kind in her eyes, and the gentleness on her face at this time had long since disappeared after the anger she had held in Xiao Ju's family in the past few days. Even the harmony can't be maintained.
"Xiaoju. Aunt He, please, don't go separately! You should have pity on poor Po. You see that he likes you so much, and he can't stop laughing every time he sees you! Can you just bear to ignore Brother Bao? He Yuanyuan stretched out the Ah Bao he was holding in his hand to Xiao Ju, Ah Bao saw Xiao Ju, his face smiled sweetly, and his hand also stretched out towards Xiao Ju, and his mouth made a 'hug' sound.
Xiao Ju looked at Ah Bao who was smiling sweetly, and her heart was soft, but when she thought of the expressions of several adults in Ah Bao's family along the way, she just reached out and teased him after all, and did not hug Ah Bao as He Yuanyuan intended.
She looked at He Yuanyuan, who was haggard, and finally persuaded her, "Aunt He, you better make another plan!" We won't be going to Peking for the time being. I heard Patriarch Chen say that the Japanese set up checkpoints along the way, and it was impossible to pass without a good citizen certificate, and at the same time, there was no way to take the train to Beiping. If you are not careful, you may be caught and beheaded by the Japanese as a 'communist bandit'. ”
He Yuanyuan listened to Xiao Ju's words, his face became blue and white, and he couldn't help it, and the tears came down, but he was afraid that the little dog would really tie her to the tree when he heard it, gagged her mouth, and didn't dare to cry, "Then what should I do?" We have no money and no food, so what should we do as a family? ”
Xiao Ju stood there, watching He Yuanyuan squatting on the ground with Ah Bao in his arms, sobbing for a long time, and Ah Bao didn't know that his mother was worried about how to survive, but just reached out to pull his mother's hair, and let out 'giggle' laughter from time to time.
Looking at Ah Bao like this, Xiao Ju's heart softened, but it was impossible for the two families to go together, Xiao Ju was stunned for a while, and finally said: "Aunt He, it is impossible for the two families to travel together, so let's go and discuss with my mother to see if I can give you the donkey and the bag of grain on the donkey's back, and then divide the rest of the family money to you." ”
He Yuanyuan only felt that he was cornered, and suddenly heard Xiao Ju's words, and raised his head to look at Xiao Ju in some shock, Xiao Ju looked at Ah Bao, who didn't understand anything and was still having fun by himself, and said lightly: "Aunt He, this is the last time our family will help you, I hope you will do it yourself!" ”
"Xiaoju, Aunt He is here to thank you! I will not forget the kindness of your family to us! He Yuanyuan's face was surprised and incredulous at this time.
"Well, you don't have to remember, just don't take revenge!" Xiao Ju said lightly, meaningfully.
He Yuanyuan thought of what happened on the night he first entered the mountain forest, and his face couldn't help but feel ashamed and ashamed, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Xiao Ju didn't pay attention to her anymore, but walked in the direction where her mother was.
When Xiao Ju told her mother her thoughts, Xiao Ju Niang had not yet expressed her opinion, and Liu Zhu and Zhuang Zhuang who were standing next to her immediately spoke out against it, especially Zhuang Zhuang, whose little feet were jumping high, and shouted in his mouth: "Disagree, disagree!" Sister !! ”
"Xiaoju, it's okay to give some food and noodles, why do you still give them the donkeys we bought? That cost us dozens of oceans! Liu Zhu also asked disapprovingly, this is a donkey, not a chicken or a duck.
Xiao Ju Niang didn't have any special objections, but she was still a little reluctant to give up on the donkey, you know, this is the first donkey that the family has. For the farmer, the donkey and the cow are good helpers in the family's farming, and they are also a means of transportation when traveling.
"You don't want Bao's family to keep pestering us, do you?" Xiao Ju didn't talk about anything else, but just laid out the most headache problem. Sure enough, as soon as Liu Zhu heard this, he closed his mouth. And although Zhuang Zhuang was still full of displeasure, he just pouted on the side, pulling the thatch beside him with his hand to get angry, but he didn't jump to oppose it.
Xiao Ju Niang reluctantly glanced at the donkey, waved her hand at Xiao Ju and said, "Ju'er, you go!" It's good if this matter is over! Otherwise, it would not be a matter for Bao's family to be pestered like this all the time! ”
When Xiao Ju came to He Yuanyuan with a donkey with half a bag of grain and noodles on his back, he also took out five silver dollars and handed them to her, and then said expressionlessly: "Aunt He, our family can help you so much, you can do it yourself!" After saying this, he didn't wait for He Yuanyuan's reply, turned around and left.
He Yuanyuan listened to Xiao Ju's words, and then looked at the silver dollar in his hand, and the donkey with grain and noodles beside him, with a look of shame on his face.
After Bao's family got the donkey's grain noodles and silver dollars, they didn't come over to entangle again, so that Xiaoju's family lived a quiet life for several days. On this day, Xiao Ju was scurrying around in this mountain recess when she found that puffs of black smoke rose from the other side of the mountain.
Xiao Ju saw the black smoke that spread out into the sky, and a bad feeling rose in her heart, and she hurriedly pulled Zhuang Zhuang, who didn't know anything and was still catching insects in the thatch, ran towards the place where Niang and Liu Zhu stayed.
"Mother, uncle, it's not good!" Xiao Ju was shocked and anxious because of the speculation of seeing the smoke rising in the patches, and stumbled to run to Xiao Ju Niang, panting and saying such a sentence.
"What are you talking about, you girl? Oh no? What kind of nonsense can you talk about? Xiao Ju Niang looked up at Xiao Ju and Zhuang Zhuang, and found that her two treasures were very intact, and she couldn't help but be a little disgusted.
"Mother, uncle, look over there!" Xiao Ju raised her hand anxiously and pointed to the mountain when she came. Xiao Ju Niang and Liu Zhu looked in the direction of Xiao Ju's finger, their faces turned pale, and their expressions immediately became more flustered than Xiao Ju.
"Second sister, mountain fire! We're leaving! Otherwise, the fire will spread this way, and there will be no escape. Liu Zhu looked at the smoke that was spreading more and more towards the recess of the mountain where he was staying, and immediately said decisively.
The abnormality on the other side of the mountain has also been discovered by Patriarch Chen and the villagers, and the mountain recess suddenly fell into chaos. By the time Patriarch Chen and his people finally pacified and organized the villagers, they could already see the flames that spread over.
And Xiao Ju had already carried Zhuang Zhuang on his back, and ran straight to the depths of the mountains and forests with his mother and uncle in front of him with a firewood knife and trying to open the way. As for whether the villagers of Chenjia Village can escape from Ascension, or how many people can escape, it depends on the organizational ability and deterrence of Patriarch Chen.
And the Bao family, who had been staring at Xiao Ju's family, was also following closely behind Xiao Ju's family at this time, trying to rush to the depths of the mountains and forests. (To be continued.) )