Traveling through the mountains and farming

Li Chongle looked at his sister-in-law who was frowning and thinking while eating, and asked with concern:

"Sister-in-law, is there something serious going on?"

As soon as they got home at noon, Li Chonghao hurriedly called Lin Wan away, and they didn't know what had happened.

Li Ke hurriedly replied, "No matter what happened, sister-in-law, you have to eat well first."

She had just seen her sister-in-law with a gloomy face since she entered the room. Now she only ate a few bites of the meal and just sat there in a daze thinking about things.

The concern of the two siblings brought Lin Wan back to her senses.

She then informed them in detail about what was discussed at the meeting at Uncle Li's house.

When they heard this, their eyes widened, their faces filled with surprise and worry.

Li Chongle asked hurriedly: "Should we start packing now? Sister-in-law, how can we get so many things into the mountains?"

"Yes, let's pack up quickly." Li Ke said anxiously.

"Let's pick up the valuables and important items first, and then send them to the cave where the grain is stored. Even if the police raid, we don't have to worry about not being able to take away so many items." Li Chongle added hurriedly.

After saying that, he turned around and ran towards Lin Wan's bedroom.

As he ran, he said that he would first dig out the silver and money from under the bed and send them to the cave in the valley together with the white wax he had made in the past few days.

He really thought of silver and the most valuable wax first.

Li Ke also ran frantically behind him.

Seeing the two siblings running around in a panic, Lin Wan immediately ran over and grabbed the two people who were already at the door.

He quickly comforted her softly, "Don't panic, we will take it step by step. Don't lose your composure."

With Lin Wan's comfort, the two siblings gradually calmed down.

Lin Wan pulled them back to the main room table and sat them down, then continued:

"We will sort out all the important supplies at home today and send them to the cave where the grain is stored in batches. Only the basic living supplies for the next few days will be kept at home. Xiaole will be responsible for sorting out farm tools, flour, soybeans and other food, and Xiaoke will be responsible for sorting out clothes and daily necessities. We will divide the work and cooperate, and don't get confused."

Lin Wan picked up the two glasses of water on the table and handed them to the two siblings.

Then he continued, "Is this arrangement okay?"

When the two siblings heard their eldest sister-in-law's arrangement, they felt a little relieved and immediately said that it was no problem.

Afterwards, they told Lin Wan to finish her meal and then ran off to go their separate ways.

Li Chongle first pushed the cart that his family had used to transport grain to the backyard.

Then he gathered up the farm tools at home, tied them up with hemp ropes, and placed them neatly on the cart.

Then he went into the kitchen and reserved the rice to be eaten in the next two days. The remaining half bag of rice, as well as ice powder seeds, dried fish, dried mushrooms, flour, soybeans, mung beans, sugar, etc. were sorted and packed into cloth bags and placed in the location they had agreed on before: at the entrance from the kitchen to the backyard.

Li Ke quickly ran into the room, opened the wardrobe, reserved a set of spare clothes for each person, and folded the rest of the clothes and put them in a backpack.

She also packed two newly bought quilts, preparing for the three of them to use the old quilt together for the next few days.

She packed all her daily necessities in a wooden barrel.

Then she moved these things to the designated location in batches.

Throughout the process, the two siblings were a little panicked at first, but gradually became calm and orderly.

After finishing her meal, Lin Wan dug out the money box under the bed, took out the silver and money she would need for tomorrow, put the money box, white wax, gastrodia elata, etc. in order, and prepared to transport them together to the cave where the grain was stored later.

Then, she counted and sorted the goods to be sent to the teahouse tomorrow and piled them together in the main room.

Half an hour later, the three of them completed the tasks at hand.

At this point, everything was packed up and piled at the doorway from the kitchen to the backyard.

Finally, Lin Wan checked and counted all the materials one by one to find out if there were any omissions or deficiencies.

After confirmation, Lin Wan planned to transport the materials to the Yougu Cave in two batches based on the quantity and weight of the materials, so that the transportation could be completed safely and efficiently.

The first time, they mainly transported some heavier materials, such as wax, food, farm tools, etc.

So Lin Wan pushed the cart, Li Ke helped to hold it from the side, and Li Chongle explored the way ahead.

Once they spotted any villagers, the three of them quickly hid themselves and waited until they left before continuing on their way.

In this way, they remained highly vigilant along the way, avoided the villagers, and successfully transported the first batch of supplies to the entrance of the cave.

Then, they opened the hidden cave entrance, and the two siblings began to carry the supplies.

Lin Wanze dug some soil nearby and mixed it with mud to block the two small branch holes in the cave.

She planned to hide the silver and wax in two branch caves in the cave respectively.

After the two siblings finished moving the things, they saw that the eldest sister-in-law was still busy mixing the mud, so Li Chongle suggested:

"Sister-in-law, you make these two small holes here, and we'll carry the remaining clothes and daily necessities over in a backpack. This way we can move faster if we separate them."

Lin Wan stopped what she was doing, looked up and said, "Okay, then be careful on the road."

She thought that the remaining things were not very heavy, so she agreed with confidence.

"I know. We can cover it with wild vegetables, so we don't have to arrange someone to explore the way ahead." Li Chongle responded.

Then, the two siblings pushed the cart back together.

Watching the two siblings walk away, Lin Wan felt that Li Chongle was becoming more and more thoughtful.

I couldn't help but think of the time before they pushed the cart out, Li Chongle used dry straw to cover the things on the cart, saying that it would be safer this way.

Afterwards, Lin Wan camouflaged the two branch cave entrances with mud.

She also deliberately collected the dust around the cave entrance and smeared it irregularly on the soil so that the soil would look the same as the surrounding area after it dried.

Afterwards, she sat at the entrance of the cave to rest for a while, preparing to get up and pick up the two siblings.

As soon as I walked out of the bushes in front, I saw two siblings walking towards me breathlessly, each carrying a backpack.

Li Chongle was also holding a wooden barrel and a small bamboo tube in his hands.

Lin Wan quickly stepped forward, took off the backpack on Li Ke's back and carried it herself, then took the wooden barrel from Li Chongle's hand.

Together they moved the things into the cave and placed them according to the location Lin Wan had planned earlier.

At this time, Li Chongle handed the bamboo tube he was holding to Lin Wan and said with a smile:

"Xiao Ke and I have already drunk the water I brought for you at home."

Lin Wan smiled and took the bamboo tube. "Thank you, you are so thoughtful."

"Sister-in-law, can we go back now?" Li Ke asked from the side.

Lin Wan thought for a moment and said, "Let's rest for a while, then we'll check if all the supplies are properly placed. If there's no problem, we can go home."

After resting for a while, the three of them stood up and began to carefully check and verify the status of the supplies.

After confirming that everything was correct, they covered the cave entrance again and returned home easily.

When they got home, the sun was about to set.

Leaving the two siblings at home to cook dinner, Lin Wan hurried to Uncle Li's house.