kvmb Chapter 14 Back in the city! Oh no, we've been kidnapped!
Chapter 14 Back in the city! Oh no, we've been kidnapped!
Shen Huai went home and called Wu Ya's parents to take the large bundle back.
They also called the four girls who were weeding in the garden back.
The family treated it like Chinese New Year, holding the clothes up to themselves and comparing them again and again before carefully putting them away.
Shen Huai: Sigh~! It's so damn heartbreaking~
Wu Ya's clothes were new, and they didn't make anyone in the family uncomfortable.
After all, Wuya had new clothes last year, so the whole family benefited this year; otherwise, everyone would have to wear tattered clothes.
Before we knew it, it was time to go back to work again.
Shen Huai spoke with Wu Ya's parents and asked Da Mao to come with him.
Wu Ya's parents initially thought: This would be a waste of a day's labor~
Just as Shen Huai was about to say something to stop them from going, he fell silent and stared at the clothes that Qian Shao had given them.
Wu Ya's parents felt a pang of fear, but they agreed.
This time, Shen Huai made Da Mao calculate it first before starting work. Although Da Mao was a little nervous, he got it right seven or eight times out of ten.
Shen Huai thought:
After a few more times, Da Mao will be able to do this job; he'll also need to teach the three girls at home.
After finishing his work, Doctor Gao said goodbye to Wu Ya's parents and then got up early again to take Wu Ya to Laiyang County.
The time and people arrived were the same as last time, except the children had gotten to know each other better, and the adults' friendship had deepened.
Shen Huai chose a secluded spot and bowed deeply to Old Madam Qian.
She raised her hands above her head, and when Madam Qian looked, she saw two wooden combs in her little hands, which she clearly made herself.
"Madam, on behalf of my whole family, I thank you and your wife!"
We have no way to repay your kindness; this was made by your parents themselves. We wish you and your wife good health and happiness!
"You child! Don't stand on ceremony!"
Okay, A-Ruan and I accept them, please don't stand on ceremony!
He took the comb with both hands and pulled Shen Huai over to examine it closely:
"My child, you've lost weight. Yao'er and Shao'er are so grateful for your help this time."
"They all take care of themselves, so what trouble is there?"
I'm so happy to have them with me! Hehe!
"You're such a sweet child, your words are so heartwarming!"
They've become much more sensible since they came back, and they haven't fallen behind in their studies at all!
No need to be modest~ I know everything, it's all thanks to you, you little rascal!
Before she could finish speaking, a maid came and invited Old Madam Qian to the front hall.
Those others also came to find Wuya to play, and then they all went about their business.
After the full moon celebration, the guests all left.
Uncle Qin asked Doctor Qian and Physician Gao to stay another night and set off the next day.
The doctor's junior apprentice had reportedly fled overnight and was never seen again.
The fellow apprentices chatted about it, and there was another wave of sighs.
Furthermore, Uncle Qin and Doctor Gao were also eager to catch up, so they stayed the night.
The children were overjoyed and stayed there just like they had in the pastoral village.
After having breakfast the next morning, Doctor Gao took Wu Ya and returned home first.
Doctor Qian's family uses a horse-drawn carriage; they'll leave after having breakfast and lunch.
When Wu Ya and the others returned, the pastoral village was already bustling with activity!
The wheat I planted last year has grown to maturity!
In Shen Huai's view, it was completely incomparable to the modern harvest season; the yield was far too low compared to modern times!
But the villagers were overjoyed:
Once it grows, it will be the food that sustains our lives!
This means that as long as farmers are not lazy and do not leave the land idle, the land will reward them, and farmers will have hope.
Everyone was busy in the fields, their mouths practically stretched to their ears in a wide grin.
Every child in the family over three years old was busy working in the fields.
The older children helped cut, bundle, and move the wheat; the younger children picked up ears of wheat and caught frogs, creating quite a lively scene.
Shen Huai smelled the fresh fragrance of the earth and wheat straw, and looked up to see the villagers beaming with joy.
My heart is inexplicably filled with something~
Next, the village chief and Dr. Gao reminded everyone:
Quickly dig up the roots, pile them together, burn them in the field, then plow the land, flood it, and plant rice overnight.
In autumn, there will be another rice harvest.
The villagers calculated that the harvest was even better than in a bumper year, and every household was as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
Spring goes and autumn comes, and the autumn harvest is here again.
On market day that month, the village chief set aside a day in advance and invited Dr. Gao and the abbot to go to the market together.
Share this good news with the other villages!
The next day, the village chiefs from each village came to the herding village.
After seeing it for themselves, they expressed their gratitude repeatedly, inquired about the specific operational details, and hurriedly went back to organize and implement it.
Because it used to be one night a year, people would let the crops grow longer on the ground, hoping to produce more fruit.
They don't understand that once crops are ripe, they won't grow anymore.
As expected, Shen Huai participated in the harvest festival again after three years.
After the family was able to barely have enough to eat, Shen Huai finally had some savings left over.
Da Mao was able to calculate it correctly in most cases, and the other three girls also learned the simplest arithmetic within twenty.
Shen Huai felt:
I'm finally starting to feel more confident about escaping poverty!
According to Da Mao's progress, the job in Duoshui Town can be handed over after next spring.
She also had to teach Da Mao to recognize some simple characters. Her lack of enlightenment was the root of the tragedy of women in every era.
Never mind! Let's not think about that for now.
First, teach Da Mao to recognize characters, then let Da Mao teach the other three girls while they are working. This way, Da Mao can learn faster.
Don't just think about it, take action! Let's find an opportunity to start teaching today!
On this day, Dr. Gao went to another town to make a house call.
As usual, Shen Huai was looking at herbs in the courtyard and treating patients when they came in.
A kind-looking man walked in, accompanied by the air conditioning.
Before Shen Huai could speak, the man stepped forward and picked up Wu Ya in one scoop!
They covered Wuya's mouth with a sweaty handkerchief that smelled of both stench and the scent of sleeping pills.
Before Shen Huai lost consciousness:
What a terrible thing!
The greatest relief is that organs shouldn't be sold in this day and age.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but when Shen Huai woke up, it was already completely dark.
Looking around, the man saw a dilapidated temple. He lit a fire and saw that Wuya had woken up.
He threw a black steamed bun on the ground: "Eat!"
Shen Huai picked up the black steamed bun and ate it slowly.
I was drugged again after eating!
A few days later, after eating the black steamed bun, he was no longer drugged.
It was in yet another dilapidated temple.
Shen Huai thought: It must be that the human traffickers felt safe.
That means we're quite far from the pastoral village.
Too young to be tied up, the kind-hearted man saw that the abducted child had woken up and hadn't cried.
They thought they had kidnapped a mentally challenged person, but such a young mentally challenged person is worthless.
A pair of eyes flashed with a cold light on his honest face.
"How old?"
After eating the steamed bun, Shen Huai regained some of his strength.
While I was eating the steamed bun, I observed the surroundings and noticed a strong smell of tobacco and phlegm from the man.
Shen Huai thought: I can only try to save myself!
In this era, rural parents would probably not go out to find a girl.
I can't run away, what should I do?
"What the hell is wrong with me!"
Could it be that they really kidnapped a mentally challenged person?
"What a waste of so much food over the past few days!" the honest-looking man cursed again.
Shen Huai quickly considered the situation:
If someone were an idiot, they would either abandon the child to fend for itself or kill it and dump it in the wilderness.
We can't gamble on the human traffickers' compassion; we have to find a way!
Looking at the ferocious-looking statue of the Heavenly King inside the dilapidated temple, a plan suddenly came to mind!