Chapter 10 Camping
Li Rui and Gu Lei went hunting. Boss Li took his daughter around to check whether the terrain was dangerous. He picked up some firewood and vines and went back so he could make a bed at night.
"I'm back, I'm making dough buns today, and red date buns for you to eat."
Aunt Gu is happy to cook for everyone. She cooks delicious food, she just likes it.
The supplies I just bought are very rich. Li Yu thoughtfully bought some red dates for the female relatives to nourish their bodies, tea and medicine for the elderly, medicinal materials for the men's baths, charcoal fire rice, etc. up.
"Dad, come with me to chop a piece of wood and make a wooden bucket to hold water."
"good."
"Daddy, I'm with you."
Li Rui and Gu Lei also followed to work.
Li Yu wants to cut down a tree to make a wooden bucket to hold water. This thing is available in the town but she didn’t buy it. She wants to save some money and she can make it herself. Another thing she despises is that the carriage shakes on the road and sprinkles water.
It took a little effort to chop down the wood, and the three of them cut wood sections of different lengths and lengths according to Li Yu's request.
"What else do you need to do, we will help you."
Gu Lei watched as she took the tools and made the outline like a flower.
"Make two buckets, I'm worried that I can't find a water source on the road, and make a tea set to take away."
"Why don't you buy this wooden barrel from the town, save some trouble."
"The wooden barrels they make are not good, and the water will spill when the carriage is shaken back and forth. I will make one that fits perfectly."
Li Yu sat there and began to get busy.
After a while of work, a few female relatives cooked the rice, steamed buns with red dates, and my aunt would make dough if possible. Dead noodles were not easy to digest, and I was afraid of getting sick on the road after a long time.
Li Rui and the others went hunting with two chickens and three rabbits and came back. They stewed two chickens and rabbits, and marinated the rest with salt and seasonings.
"I'm not in a hurry to leave tomorrow, I'm going to rest in this forest for two or three days, I'll check the situation in the town ahead tomorrow morning before making a decision."
"Hey, why doesn't Uncle Li live in the town?"
Xingo asked curiously.
"One is too expensive. The inn costs money every day. Wouldn't it be good to save some money to buy food? There is still a long way to go. The other is that it is easy to be discovered by the rebels. Don't forget that the rebels are still chasing us."
Li Yu smiled at Brother Xin and explained.
"Oh, then, Uncle Li, if I can go with you, I will follow your orders. I'll pass an errand so as not to attract attention."
Brother Xin desperately wants to grow up, and wants to share the pressure for his brother and mother.
"You want to go, are you not afraid of being hunted down?"
Boss Li glanced at Brother Xin.
"I'm not afraid."
"Okay, I'll take you and Xu Yang with me if you want to go."
"Oops! You went to make trouble, what would you do, stay here and help me do some work."
Aunt Gu thought that it would be a disservice for her son to help Boss Li.
"No, I'm going. Uncle Li is going to investigate the situation and collect clues. In some places, children don't attract attention. I don't know how to learn. He said yesterday that I have grown up and asked me to learn more. Let's talk today. It doesn't count anymore."
Brother Xin turned his head away and was unhappy.
"Let him go. It's right to follow the old university to learn skills. In the future, the Gu family will have to rely on the two brothers. Going to have a bit of insight, look at your Uncle Li's wink, and ask him that he is your uncle."
Master Gu persuaded Aunt Gu.
"That's all right, go and listen to your uncle in everything, don't run around, this army is in chaos, I can't find you if I lose it, follow your uncle closely."
"Mom, stop talking."
Li Yu promised to Aunt Gu.
"Then I'll be relieved if you go. Looking at this brat, if you don't obey, just beat him up. I'm sure."
Third Aunt Gu is polite. After her husband is gone, she has to rely on her son to support the family of the third house, and she must not spoil her.
Back in the carriage, Mrs. Wang taught her children to read and beat her hands. She closed her eyes and slept as if she didn’t hear it.
"You two are watching at home. We will definitely come back before dark. If we don't come back, there is something wrong. You should leave quickly and take the detour to the south as previously agreed."
"yes."
"Don't come to us, don't all jump into the trap, the old and the weak have to be taken care of by you."
Boss Li repeatedly explained that he must not look for it if it is lost in the city, for fear of falling into the enemy's trap and being caught in the urn will be troublesome.
"Write it down, dad, then be careful."
Li Rui didn't ask to accompany his father. The father and son must have one of them stay behind to take care of the elderly and the weak.
"Don't worry, I'm just going to take a look."
After dinner, Li Yu sat down and continued to do carpentry work. She was really skillful with her hands, and she had already made two buckets in the past half an hour.
There is also a small mechanism, which looks rough from the outside, but there is a small buckle at the bottom of the barrel. When the buckle is put down, the triangular opening can discharge water, which is convenient for water collection.
The lid of the bucket is tightly seamed and does not leak water. There is also a buckle on the lid, which looks like a funnel when it is opened. It is very convenient to pour water directly, and there is no need to open and close the lid back and forth.
It can be opened even if you need to open the cover. The upper and lower layers are designed inside, which is double-layered to avoid water leakage.
The bucket is to be placed on the carriage, and it shakes back and forth on the road, and it is easy to leak water, so the design ensures that there will be no water leakage.
"I'll try some water."
After Li Yu finished the bucket, he carried it to a distant place. When he went to a place where no one was around, he introduced the space spring water into the bucket with his hands, and tried to shake it vigorously back and forth.
Going back with two buckets, "Look, it's not leaking."
"I'll try it...it's really watertight, it's convenient, and it's so well done, Yu'er, you are amazing."
Third Aunt Gu also tried it, it didn’t require her to carry the bucket, and it was convenient to fetch the water, so she praised Li Yu happily.
"I've already connected the water for you. I still have some time to do something else."
Li Yu sat down and continued working.
It was getting dark, and she had to stop what she was doing and was about to rest.
Lin Yue was rarely silent today.
Everyone got up early in the morning, started the fire early, made some millet porridge, ate steamed sweet potatoes and potatoes, only Boss Li and Li Yu ate steamed buns.
Mantou should be eaten sparingly. It takes time and place to knead and steam the dough. There are too many refugees on the road, which is too eye-catching.
Aunt Gu wrapped a few steamed buns and salted duck eggs in oiled paper, and handed them to Li Yu, "Eat it if you're hungry on the road, but you can't be hungry."
She still remembers that Li Yu was so hungry that she was the one who worked the hardest and felt wronged.
"How come there are still duck eggs, which are reserved for the elderly and children. It is not easy to buy them once."
Li Yu saw that there were boiled boiled eggs and salted duck eggs, all of which were bought from the town. There are no poultry eggs in the space, only grain and oil can be stored for a long time.
"We still have more. I'm afraid it will be spoiled by the heat this day. I have a lot of work to do today. I need to marinate it and then spread some pancakes and steam some steamed buns. Let's do our own thing."
Third Aunt Gu insisted that the two of you take it with you. If a martial arts practitioner can’t pick up a knife if he’s full, he’ll die.
"Here, eat when you're hungry on the way."
Grandpa Gu's face was serious.
"Hey, grandpa, let's go, don't touch my things, I'll come back and do it."
"Got it, I'll keep it for you so I can't lose it."
The two fathers and brother Xin Xu Yang carried a bamboo basket, dressed in peasant clothes, and walked into the city to find out about the situation.
(end of this chapter)