0p0 Chapter 164 One night of rest
Chapter 164 One night of rest
She and Liu Bai booked an inn closest to the South Gate so that everyone could have a good night's sleep. After ordering a sumptuous meal from the innkeeper, the two returned to the city gate.
As soon as we arrived at the city gate, we found that the large army was retreating.
"Grandpa, have the village chief and his men just set out?"
Grandpa had just seen off the people in the village, and his eyes were red.
"Yeah, your uncle and his family haven't come back yet. Have you guys decided on the itinerary?"
"Well, Grandpa, let's stay at the inn for one night and set off at dawn tomorrow. Now that we are fully equipped, we can hurry up and reach Yunhe in two months, just in time for the spring ploughing."
When they heard that they could go to the inn to rest, everyone was very excited, "Hehua, let's pack up our belongings first."
Wang Fugui was not at home, so Wang Quangui led people to demolish the house.
"Lotus, they seem to be here to see you."
Su He was just thinking about whether to let half of the family go to the inn to rest first when he heard Zhou's voice.
"Who?"
Su He looked in the direction Zhou pointed, and saw two people standing there. Su He looked carefully and found that they were He Nian'er and Jiaojiao.
"Hehua, I am also following the villagers to Qinglong Village. I don't know if we will see each other again in the future. Jiaojiao and I are saying goodbye to you."
After saying this, He Nian'er pulled Jiaojiao down and kowtowed three times to Su He.
He Nian'er's forehead was covered with red marks from the severe knock.
Su He was caught off guard for a moment, and by the time he reacted, everyone had stood up.
"No need to do that, I didn't help you at all."
He Nian'er shook her head in disapproval.
"You saved Jiaojiao and I's lives, and this is how it should be."
"Lotus, I wish you a smooth life ahead. I bid you farewell."
Su He nodded with complicated eyes, watching He Nian'er holding her daughter's hand and quickly catching up with the team. She also bought a carriage with others, and more than 400 people left.
20 minutes later, Su He took his family and Da Li to the inn. There were 75 people this time. Su He booked a large bunk bed and two third-class rooms for washing and dressing. These were specially for the women in the team. The men were all sloppy and skipped the washing and dressing process and went straight to eat.
"Don't be polite. I asked the shopkeeper to boil water in advance. Now all three pots are boiling. Everyone can use them freely. Wash off the dust on your body. After washing, let's go to the dormitory to eat. I asked the shopkeeper to prepare two tables of delicious dishes. We will have a good rest later."
Su He didn't forget the most important words after he finished speaking, "Today is my treat, everyone please don't be polite."
"Then today we will benefit from the lotus flowers."
Everyone in the room started laughing, and they went in groups of three or four to wipe their hair. It was impossible to wash it, so they could only wipe off the dust.
Even though everyone was scrubbing cautiously, the water in the bathtub was still black after being changed three times, so Su He shamelessly changed it for the fourth time.
However, the waiter was indeed working hard, so she gave him one penny as a tip.
By the time everyone had packed up and returned to the big bunk bed, an hour and a half had passed.
There was already a deafening snoring sound coming from the big bunk bed.
"These old men are stinky. Luckily we put our luggage in the middle before we left. Let's eat quickly. The restaurant owner said he has heated up the food for us."
Grandma sat down first, and those sitting next to her were all family members.
Sitting at the next table were Dali’s grandmother, Goudan’s mother, and the women of Wang Laowu and Wang Laoliu’s families.
The dishes on the table all weigh 5 taels each, including old hen soup, braised pork, stir-fried pork with Chinese cabbage, braised fish, braised lion balls, bamboo shoots and duck soup, a large bowl of dumplings, and a large bowl of steamed buns.
Everyone sat there cautiously, not daring to touch the delicious dishes.
"This is all thanks to Master Wen. You don't have to be polite. If you feel bad, please take care of Master Wen on the way."
Su He didn't lie. She charged all the expenses for today to Chen Wen. She would ask Chen to pay for it when she returned to Yunhe.
Su He signaled to her grandmother to start eating first. Her grandmother nodded, took a steamed bun and gave it to her sister-in-law Zheng, and took a bite first.
"I'm starving. Everyone, go to bed early after eating. I'll keep watch for half the night."
Su He picked up the bowl and scooped some chicken soup for herself. The Wang family started eating first with their chopsticks, and Grandma Dali followed suit with a smile and took some steamed buns to eat.
This time everyone started eating. No one talked nonsense and just focused on eating.
Half an hour later, the empty plate ended.
Su Hewan rejected Zhou and others' idea of helping to keep watch, and wrapped herself in a quilt, leaning against the 38th parallel, staring blankly. Soon, the female relatives also began to snore.
She waited for a while, made sure everyone was asleep, and then took out a cup of coffee.
It was dark at the moment and no one knew what she was doing. Su He was enjoying the quiet and warm moment alone.
Later, when she was bored, she lit a kerosene lamp, took out the jewelry from her space, and slowly admired them one by one. Under the yellow light, the gold bracelets emitted a faint yellow glow, which was very charming.
The bracelet was very thick, with a gem embedded in the smooth surface. Su He didn't know why she subconsciously tried to pull the ruby. With a snap, the gold bracelet broke, and the broken end was where the gem was originally embedded.
Su He looked inside under the light and found that the bracelet was hollow. Upon closer inspection, she saw that there was something inside.
This suddenly perked up Su He. She took out a thimble and pushed it inside, and the things inside were pushed out from the other side.
Su He carefully put on gloves and unfolded the contents of the bracelet. There was a map drawn on the white paper and a gold ingot mark in the upper right corner. Could this be a treasure map?
But where is this? Su He, who never passed geography in high school, said she didn't know where it was.
Forget it, she can't grasp this wealth.
Su He could only put it into the space with regret.
With this coincidence, Su He excitedly searched through all the jewelry in the jewelry box, but this time she found nothing.
Time passed quickly, and four hours went by in a flash. It was ten o'clock in the evening. Grandpa and young grandpa woke up first. The elderly people didn't sleep much, so they were not as particular as Su He and washed up before going to bed. In fact, they had slept for ten hours.
This would be considered a good sleep.
"Hehua, go to sleep quickly. Grandpa will watch over you."
Su He was not polite either. Once the excitement wore off, fatigue quickly swept over his body.
Su He also became one of those who were lying down and snoring.
For more than a month, she ate and slept with everyone else. Because men and women slept in a mixed bunk bed, no one took off their clothes at night and they just covered themselves with a quilt and went to sleep.
At 6:30 in the morning, Su He was woken up by Zhou. There were not many people in the big bunk bed. Everyone was outside loading luggage, making steamed buns, and boiling water to fill the hot water bottle.
Lotus didn't have to do anything. She got up and went to the kitchen to pack steamed buns. Everyone's cloth bag was filled with steamed buns, the water bag was filled with water, and each person was given a hot water bottle. Then they set off.