bayedsolid Chapter 154 Settling down
Chapter 154 Settling down
Mr. Ning stayed in the field for a while, then took the sweet potatoes he had dug out and went back along a path.
The sweet potatoes that were dug out are no longer suitable for planting again. Looking at the sweet potatoes in his hand, Mr. Ning felt a little annoyed. Why did he dig them out in such excitement?
Maybe it will grow bigger in two days. It's a pity to dig it up now.
"You're back? Why didn't Lao Ning come back with you?" The grandfather who was waiting in the yard saw Sui He and An Zhi come back and looked behind them.
"Mr. Ning is behind us and will be back soon." Sui He pointed at the figure on the path outside the door
“Look, I’m back.”
Grandpa walked to the door and saw the figure of Mr. Ning.
"What have you been doing? Why are you in such a hurry?" Grandpa looked at Mr. Ning with a smile.
"Nothing, I just thought these sweet potatoes were delicious, so I went and got a few more," Old Ning replied with a smile, holding the sweet potatoes in his arms.
"No matter how delicious it is, don't dig it up in the middle of the day. It grows in the ground and won't run away. If you want to eat it, you can dig it up in the afternoon." Grandpa took the sweet potato from Old Ning's hand.
The plump red sweet potatoes were carried back by Mr. Ning in his clothes. His clothes were all covered with mud, but Mr. Ning seemed not to feel it.
"Okay, I understand." Ning Lao patted the dirt off his body and said, "I'll go back and change my clothes first."
"Go quickly, I'll take these to the kitchen first." Grandpa waved his hand, signaling Ning Lao to go back quickly
"Please put it here, Grandpa." An Zhi brought a basket over.
Grandpa put the sweet potatoes in the box and asked Anzhi to take them to the kitchen.
"Anzhi, let's cook some sweet potato porridge tonight. Mr. Ning likes it, so let him eat more."
"Okay, Second Grandpa." An Zhi took the sweet potato and went to the kitchen, fetched a basin of water, and washed the dirt off the sweet potato.
At night, a peregrine falcon quietly landed on Mr. Ning's windowsill, and then quietly left.
Early the next morning, people came to the village.
A group of people, young and old, pushed carts and walked into Qingshan Village.
"Who are you?" The aunties chatting at the entrance of the village looked at me strangely.
"Auntie, it's us." Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei came out
"Hey, aren't you the hunter who shot the wild boar that day? You left without even saying hello, and we were thinking of inviting you to have dinner with us." The old lady who was chatting recognized Xiao Nan.
"Alas, we have no choice. It's not that we don't want to stay. We just happened to pass by one day and lent a hand. You can see that the whole family is waiting for us to go back, so we can't stay for long," Xiao Bei said with a depressed sigh.
"What are you doing?" The bystander saw a large group of people pushing carts and carrying bags.
"Ah," Xiao Bei sighed. Our family lived at the border. There was unrest over there. There was a fight. The bandits entered our village, so we fled.
"Who would have thought that we would end up in Qingshan Village? What a coincidence!" Xiao Nan also chimed in.
"Are you all okay? These bandits are really bad people." Aunt Li also squeezed over and asked in a chattering voice.
"These damn bandits, do they want us ordinary people to live? What are they fighting for? Do you think they will come to our place?"
Some villagers said worriedly that they had also experienced escaping a few years ago. There was fighting at the border and the fighting reached their place. In order to survive, they had to flee everywhere. In that big village, only a few families returned alive.
It has only been a short time since then. They have only lived in peace for a few years. If they are attacked, they will not have the energy to run again.
"Don't worry, it won't happen. Qingshan Village is far away from our hometown, and we won't be able to get there in a short time." Xiao Bei hurriedly comforted the agitated old lady.
"It's good that you can't beat us." Maybe Xiao Bei's words worked, or maybe they didn't want to think about those things anymore, so they let it go: "Fortunately, you ran fast, otherwise... you must have suffered a lot along the way."
"Yes, luckily we can run fast," Xiao Nan said with lingering fear, "We are strong and can hunt, so we didn't suffer much along the way."
"So what are your plans for the future?" Aunt Li asked with concern. In recent years, many refugees have come to their village, and they are used to it. It's good to have more people. With more people, people from other villages will not come to their house to bully others.
When Qingshan Village only had a few families, people from other villages bullied them because they had more people.
People from Linjia Village came here before, and now there are so many new people coming. There are more and more people in their village.
"We don't know either. We can only take it one step at a time." Xiao Bei shook his head helplessly.
"What are you afraid of? Now that you're here, just settle down. After two years, buy some land and grow some food. It will be difficult at first, but with so many of you, you can get through it. Then you can repair the house and live like this."
Aunt Li stepped forward and looked at the group of people behind. There was no expression on their faces. When they saw Aunt Li looking over, they forced a smile, but the smile looked strange.
"Yes, Aunt Li, we think so too." Xiao Nan saw Aunt Li looking at the people behind her with a puzzled look on her face, so he stepped forward to block Aunt Li's sight.
"Come on, let me take you to see the village chief. Settle down early. You must be exhausted after walking all this way."
Hearing this, Aunt Li didn't care anymore. They were just tired from walking all the way. Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei were handsome and could kill wild boars. They were capable. If they stayed in Qingshan Village, they might not lack meat in the future.
When Aunt Li thought about eating meat in the future, she couldn't help laughing.
Xiao Nan and his group were resettled smoothly. They were not picky and chose two dilapidated unoccupied houses to settle down.
"This family is really strange. Why don't they live together but live separately?" Grandma sat on a bench at the door, watching them pack their luggage.
"What's so strange about that? Maybe they are two families. It's normal for them not to live together. And even if they are one family, there are so many people and the house is so small that they can't accommodate them all." Sui He looked at the two busy families.
"Let's go visit you sometime. It was you who saved your life." Grandma felt a little scared when she recalled what the villagers said during the chat.
This girl is so lucky. Thanks to Xiao Nan and the others, if they hadn't shot the wild boar's eyes blind, Suihe and her sister might still be lying in bed now.
"I know, grandma. We'll go after they settle down in a couple of days." Sui He responded, "They just arrived, they must be tired."
"Well, okay. They just arrived and there must be nothing at home. We can take something over when the time comes." Grandma began to think about what would be a good thank-you gift.
When the wild boar was being divided, Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei did not eat with the people from Qingshan Village, but took their own portion and left.
This is also the reason why my grandparents, when they heard about it, went to look for someone to thank them, but they couldn't find anyone, so the matter was delayed.
Fortunately, they came back and settled in Qingshan Village as their neighbors. The suppressed heart began to stir again.
"I'll go to the warehouse to see if there's anything they need." After saying that, grandma got up and walked into the warehouse.
"Grandma, I'll go too." Sui He thought for a moment and followed. There were a lot of things at home, so he took the common ones with him. It would be better not to take out the uncommon ones.