Chapter 14: Night Voyage

After Meimei drank a small bowl of rice cereal boiled in chicken soup, Bai Zehui fell asleep in a daze.

Ren Hanjun and Ren Hantang, who were a little frightened, ate a few pieces of dim sum to fill their stomachs under Yao Yuzhi's persuasion, and then were also coaxed to sleep by Yao Yuzhi one after another.

After eating two snacks, Deng Qinshi hurriedly went to the deck to replace Deng Xibin, but Deng Xibin refused to go back to his room to rest.

Deng Qin's persuasion was fruitless, so he had to go to his room and move bedding, pillows and other things to help him spread them on the deck.

Deng Xibin didn't contradict his wife this time, he lifted the quilt and fell asleep, and fell into a deep sleep after a while, obviously tired before.

Deng Qin's family felt very sorry for her husband, but she also knew that now all of them in their group were women and children except for Deng Xibin, and it was inevitable that he would be affected by worrying.

And the only thing she can do as a wife is to assist Deng Xibin well and not drag him back as much as possible.

"Rue. A quarter of an hour later, Yao Yuzhi, who had settled the three children, came to the deck lightly, "I'll keep watch for you, you go back and squint for a while." ”

Deng Qin's family was indeed very tired, but Yao Yuzhi's physical condition made her even more worried, so when she heard Yao Yuzhi say this, she immediately shook her head and refused, "The slave is not tired, but your face is not very good, madam." Besides, the children need to be taken care of, so you might as well go back to the cabin, ma'am. ”

While speaking, Deng Qin also pushed Yao Yuzhi into the cabin semi-forcedly.

Yao Yuzhi's skills were originally better than Deng Qin's, but she was sad and tired during this time, and she lost her body in the end, and now Deng Qin's family is determined to push her back, Yao Yuzhi really can't resist.

But even then, she didn't really go back to her room to rest - she couldn't keep a watch, she could do something else.

In order to prevent the situation of not being able to prepare food and water at all today, Yao Yuzhi decided to cook more food and boil more boiling water now.

Therefore, after being pushed into the cabin by Deng Qin, she turned around and stepped on the upward wooden staircase into the small kitchen.

Pancakes, steamed steamed buns, braised eggs, braised pork, and boiling water, Yao Yuzhi was busy for more than three hours.

By the time Deng Xibin returned to his post, Yao Yuzhi had already baked two thick stacks of white flour cakes, steamed fifty or sixty white flour steamed buns, and marinated all the eggs and pork stored in their small warehouse.

Deng Qin, who was free, hurriedly ran in to help Yao Yuzhi, but saw that Yao Yuzhi had already started to clean up the board and clean the cooking utensils.

Seeing Deng Qin's family coming in, Yao Yuzhi smiled and beckoned to her, "Come and help me clean up, let's go back and rest when we're done." ”

Seeing that her eyes were bloodshot, and there was a lot of black green under her, Deng Qin's heart was very distressed, "You should keep these things for the slave to do!"

Yao Yuzhi patted Deng Qin's shoulder to reassure, "What time is it now, you still care about these inconsequential things." ”

After a pause, she said, "I see that there is still rice paste left, and you can help her boil some fresh food tomorrow after the child finishes eating." ”

Deng Qin replied in a low voice, and then the two of them were busy in this small kitchen together.

After all the cooking utensils were cleaned and all the steamed buns, flatbreads, braised pork and braised eggs were properly put away, Yao Yuzhi and Deng Qin went back to the big lounge together.

Early the next morning, the sky began to brighten, and Yao Yuzhi and Deng Qin came to the deck.

Deng Xibin, who hadn't slept in the second half of the night yesterday, went back to sleep with his futon and pillow after eating a plate of braised pork, two flatbreads, two steamed buns and a small plate of pickles that Deng Qin's had heated for him, while Yao Yuzhi took his place and was responsible for the sentry.

When Deng Qin's family had breakfast, helped Ren Hanjun, Ren Hantang and Bai Zehui wash their hands and faces, and fed Bai Zehui rice paste, Yao Yuzhi went to the kitchen to have breakfast with Ren Hanjun and Ren Hantang's sister and brother.

The conditions on the way to escape were limited, except for Bai Zehui, a proper little baby, none of the other five people had ever opened a small stove.

At first, Yao Yuzhi, Deng Qinshi and Deng Xibin were worried that Ren Hanjun and Ren Hantang would not be able to stand it, but the performance of the two children quickly dispelled their concerns.

Although the two sisters and brothers have been living a life of fine clothes and food since they were born, they have not become arrogant and willful because of this.

Especially after the beginning of the escape, the two children are even more sensible and distressing, although they are young, but they know how to understand Yao Yuzhi, Deng Qinshi and Deng Xibin, whether it is sleeping in the mountains before, eating roast pheasants and roasted hares day after day, or now drifting along the river, nibbling cakes and steamed buns with pickles and braised pork every day, the two children have never been awkward with them because of the hardships of living conditions.

This made Yao Yuzhi very relieved while being sad, and Deng Qin and Deng Xibin were even more distressed about the two children, as long as there was an opportunity, the two of them would try their best to improve the food for everyone.

After the mother and son finished breakfast, Ren Hanjun habitually led his younger brother to the deck to let the wind out, while Yao Yuzhi quickly began to clean the dishes and chopsticks.

Today's weather is not very good, the clouds obscure the sun, the light on the river is dim, the temperature is low, not to mention, there is a cold wind blowing from time to time, so as soon as Ren Hanjun and Ren Hantang came to the deck, they were stuffed back into the room by Deng Qin, who was looking around, to add clothes.

The sisters and brothers were very obedient, and as soon as Deng Qin said that, they immediately went hand in hand to find Yao Yuzhi.

Yao Yuzhi heard the two children tell the truth, and couldn't help but blame herself for being careless, she put away the cleaned dishes and chopsticks, and then took the two children back to the bilge lounge.

It's just that before she had time to change the clothes of the two children, Deng Qin's shout came from the deck to the cabin, "Madam, the master, there are bandits!"

Yao Yuzhi threw the two clothes he had just found on the bed, and then pushed Ren Hantang, who was circling around her, to Ren Hanjun, "Take care of your younger brothers and sisters, hide in the room and don't come out!"

Ren Hanjun's little face turned pale, but a pair of thin arms firmly held his younger brother in his arms, "Mother, be careful yourself." ”

Yao Yuzhi touched his daughter's head, then locked the door of the lounge and ran onto the deck.

Deng Xibin moved faster than her, and when Yao Yuzhi came out, Deng Xibin had already put down all the sails on the boat, one large and one small.

"Madam!" Deng Qin shouted as he took a longbow and quiver to Yao Yuzhi.

Yao Yuzhi took the weapon, and Deng Qin immediately climbed the main mast and climbed up to the observation room.