Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Luo Yu straightened up and stretched his arms, ready to continue the next round of catching. It would be best if he could catch them all in one go, leaving a few for Xia Liang to fill his teeth with at night.

At this moment, she noticed a breeze blowing through the bamboo forest. Oh my god, a white light flashed back and forth. Was Xia Liang a spirit? No, she was actually a white tiger spirit.

Indeed, the group of fish actually swam into Luo Yu's basket on their own initiative, and Luo Yu was almost moved to tears.

Heaven finally opened its eyes.

"Jing'er, is the pit dug?"

"Jing'er dug such a big hole! Wow, Aunt Zhou is amazing! She caught so many fish."

The little guy was so focused on digging the hole that he didn't notice the white tiger in the bamboo forest at all.

Luo Yu quickly scooped up another basket of fish, handed it to the little girl, and said to her, "Jing'er, put all the fish you just caught into the basket. Auntie will go to the bamboo forest first. When she comes back, we will go home together."

"What is Auntie doing in the bamboo forest? Is it unsafe?"

"It's okay. I just saw some wild vegetables growing in the bamboo forest. I'll pick some and bring them back. You just stay here and watch the fish. Don't run around. If anything happens, just call for help."

"Yeah, auntie, you go ahead."

Luo Yu rushed into the depths of the bamboo forest and saw that the white tiger was holding several large roosters in its mouth. He was not blind, as they were indeed roosters, domestic ones.

"Xia Liang, where did you catch the chicken? Did you steal it?"

Xia Liang put the chicken down and shook his head, saying, "I just said I was hungry, and those bastards drove out a few chickens for me from somewhere, saying they belonged to the richest landlord in the village, Xu. This landlord bullies the good and fears the evil, and most of his money is squeezed from the villagers. I'd rather eat them than not."

"Those bastards know so much? They even know how to exploit?"

"Pretty much. As the saying goes, 'Birds of a feather flock together.' These puppies have been around humans for a long time, so they should understand a little bit!"

Since you are eating other people's food, you always have to find an excuse.

The key is, how should Luo Yu prepare this delicious meal for Xia Liang?

"Sister, take one chicken back to try first. I'll hide the rest. Come over and roast them for me in the evening."

"Okay, so what's with the fish?"

"The fish are naturally raised by Landlord Xu. It would be a waste not to eat them. Let's go quickly, or we'll be in trouble if they come later!"

"Okay, I'll go first. You protect yourself and don't get discovered."

"Don't worry, I have a lot of subordinates!" Xia Liang blinked, feeling that his golden finger was really good.

Luo Yu took Jing'er back, looking around as he walked, afraid of being caught red-handed.

Returning to the dilapidated adobe house, closing the fence door and then the kitchen door, Luo Yu asked Jing'er to go to the field to call Chunhua back, while she began to prepare the chickens and fish.

A chicken without feathers is said to be a pheasant shot outside.

After Chunhua came back, she saw this scene and stared at Jing'er in surprise. Jing'er told Chunhua what Luo Yu had said, but Chunhua didn't quite believe it. When she actually saw it, she found it incredible.

"Sister Zhou, are you sure they are all wild?"

"I'm not sure. I found it outside. It was almost dead. I don't know who it belonged to. They didn't even want the chicken. Maybe it had some kind of chicken plague."

Luo Yu felt a little guilty. Although she could lie without blinking and kill people ruthlessly, she was a little scared when facing Chunhua. This girl was too straightforward and not easy to fool.

"Sister Zhou, although we are poor, we have great ambitions. I know you have good intentions. If someone really finds out that the chickens are gone, we will be sued."

"But the fish were really caught in the stream." Jing'er didn't understand. If the stream water was shared, why weren't the fish shared?

Luo Yu sighed, secretly glanced at Chunhua's stern expression, and explained seriously: "Look, I've almost dealt with it. If I give it back like this, I'll be considered a thief, right? How about this, we eat first, and tonight I'll take some silver and put it next to it, wrap it up, and write a small note explaining it as compensation. What do you think?"

Is there such a thing? Chunhua had no other choice. Luo Yu was a warm-hearted person and must be a kind-hearted person. She couldn't bear to dampen Luo Yu's enthusiasm.

"Well, I'll go with you that night."

"No, no, everyone is responsible for their own actions. Today's meal is on me, Sister Chunhua, don't feel too guilty."

Luo Yu secretly made up his mind that a principled person like Chunhua should be worth saving.

While cooking, Jing'er whispered in Luo'er's ear: "Aunt Zhou, let me go with you tonight. I ate food from someone else's house, so I should go and apologize."

"You are too young. If you are caught, you won't be able to run away. Auntie, I am a martial arts master and I can run very fast."

Only three fish were cooked, and the rest were all put into a large vat. Luo Yu said that he would put them in a basket and return them later, but in fact he was also planning to take them to Baihu to eat.

Kindness and principles only appear pale and powerless in the poor.

At dinner, Chunhua told Brother Liu about the matter. Brother Liu actually had the same opinion as Chunhua, saying that a person may be poor but his spirit is not poor, and he would rather have no meat for every meal than be looked down upon.

Alas, Luo Yu nodded repeatedly, took out a piece of paper from his bag and wrote a few words on it, then took out a tael of silver and put it into the paper in front of the couple's bread.

"Is this okay? I'll return the remaining fish later."

Brother Liu nodded, a look of guilt on his face.

"Cousin Zhou, it's actually our own fault that we're poor. I have a problem with my legs, and the family relies entirely on Chunhua. I know I've let her down, and now I'm asking you to pay for us to eat chicken and fish. I'm such a loser..."

Normally, Brother Liu would just make do with his meals in bed, but for this meal, Chunhua carried him to the yard, and the family had a very good atmosphere as they ate harmoniously around the shabby eight-immortals table.

Luo Yu buried his head in the brown rice in his bowl, then looked up and smiled: "Brother Liu, have you ever thought about doing something outside?"

Chunhua and Brother Liu looked at her at the same time. Jing'er stopped gnawing on the chicken leg and waited for Luo Yu to continue.

Chunhua picked up a piece of chicken breast and put it into Luo's bowl, saying, "Sister Zhou, eat more meat."

His nose felt sore, and he continued, "You also know that we have no money and no skills in our current life. Brother Liu can't even leave the house, so how can he go out to work?"

"I have a solution." Luo Yu looked at the large piece of oil-free chicken breast and really had no appetite, so he secretly put it aside and would bring it to Xia Liang later.

"Aunt Zhou, please tell me what you have planned."

Luo Yu touched Jing'er's head and asked with a smile: "Sister Chunhua, is there anyone doing carpentry work in Qingshui Village?"

"Yes, Uncle Gong at the village entrance has been a carpenter for decades. He used to run a carpentry shop in the city."

"Okay, take me there tomorrow and we'll build four wooden wheels. The bamboo forest at the source of the stream is in the village, right? Can we use it?"

"It should be useful. Anyone in the village who needs to weave something will go and cut down bamboo. The bamboo will grow back next year, and it will grow quickly."

"Well, let's go cut some more bamboo and I'll teach you how to weave a bamboo wheelchair."

"A bamboo wheelchair?"

"Yes, a bamboo wheelchair that can be pushed by yourself, so Brother Liu can go out by himself."

"Really?" Not to mention Chunhua and Jing'er, even Brother Liu's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard it.

If this can be accomplished, it will be enough to change their lives.