books44 Chapter 97 Blocking the Road
Chapter 97 Blocking the Road
The male mule had never suffered such humiliation, even though the female mule was very beautiful and he had just been trying to woo her...
But now it's not happy! How can it, a dignified "male" man, be bullied by a female?
He tossed his head dismissively and said, "You think I'll listen just because you say so? Why won't you listen to me? I'm so much stronger than you!"
This was the first time Peach had ever encountered someone who dared to challenge it. It was so angry its fur was practically standing on end.
Lin Chunyi quickly patted its head, "Be gentle, I just bought it, don't kill it."
Peach sneered at the male mule: I'll show you right now who should listen to whom!
It bit into the male mule's hair and then kicked it several times with its right foreleg.
The male mule felt the pain, struggled angrily, and resisted.
But it was no match for the peach in strength, and after being kicked several times, it had no choice but to cry out and beg for mercy.
Peach tilted her head back: Now you know who listens to whom, right? From now on, work hard for your master, and your older sister will protect you and teach you martial arts!
The male mule nodded hurriedly. Although it didn't know what light-body kung fu was... it understood that its older sister had said she would protect it and teach it.
Yang Yu, A Shu, and A Hua all wore the same shocked expression: "A mule! A mule has become a spirit!"
"Alright, you can try riding the mule cart now. You'll learn quickly that way and it won't delay your work."
Yang Yu responded and then got onto the mule cart.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he learned to drive, albeit somewhat haphazardly.
The two sisters drove their own mule cart. Yang Yu also drove his mule cart, with Ashu and Ahua in tow.
The group went to the grain store to buy grain, salt, etc., and then went to the general store to buy pots, pans, and other utensils.
"The drought is severe now, and we don't know if the village wells will still be able to produce water. You should buy some water in the city and take it back with you."
The village is already short of water, and if three outsiders were to take away their water source right after they arrived, they might be resented.
Yang Yu was somewhat surprised, "Master, is there no water left on the mountain?"
She shook her head and said, "The village chief led people to search for several streams. There are some, but the water volume is getting smaller and smaller."
The villagers would fight tooth and nail over a few sips of water. Since you've just arrived, you probably won't get any.
There's nowhere to buy water in town, so you'll have to buy it in the county.
Without food, a person might survive for about half a month; but without water, they wouldn't last even five days.
Yang Yu immediately decided to buy water. "A-Shu, you and A-Hua should buy some too. We can't do without water. I can lend you some more money."
Ah Shu declined, "Thank you, Brother Yang Yu, but we're still young and don't drink much, so you can just buy a little."
Okay, let's go buy water.
There are two public deep wells in the south of Yuanfeng County. They were dug by the county government to cope with drought or even drought disasters.
It has never dried up during droughts in the past.
However, the water here needs to be purchased with money, and during droughts, each person is limited to purchasing ten liters per day.
Two mule carts headed south of the city.
While they were queuing to buy water, the two sisters went to check out the nearest butcher shop.
Seeing that there was still a lot of lean meat, Lin Chunyi bought twenty jin (10 kg).
Lin Lanshan stood beside her, mouth agape, "Sis, why did you buy so much lean meat?"
"We dried a lot of chili peppers again this year, so let's go back and make spicy jerky."
Last year's version, made with wild boar meat and dogwood, just didn't taste quite right.
"Spicy jerky! Yes, let's buy more. How many kilograms can we make from twenty kilograms? It'll only last a few days."
Lin Lanshan's mouth watered at the thought of spicy dried meat.
Then he took out his wallet and said, "Boss, give me another twenty... no, another thirty pounds!"
With such a big customer at the butcher shop, the owner's face was shaking with joy.
"Girl, I'll give you another serving of pig liver. Come again next time!"
"Okay, thank you, boss!"
The two sisters returned to the water stall. Yang Yu, Ashu, and Ahua had already bought water and were waiting for them.
Lin Chunyi asked, "You bought the water so quickly? How much did you buy?"
Yang Yu replied, "The water price has gone up again. Many people lined up, but left as soon as they heard the price."
I bought ten liters, but Ashu and the other guy only bought five liters.
“Sister Chunyi, five liters of water will be enough for us to drink for a long time, don’t worry,” Ashu explained.
She won't interfere much. After all, life is a long journey, and everyone has to find their own way forward.
"Let's go back to the village." The two mule carts then left the county town.
More than half an hour later, we arrived at Luoxia Town and continued on to Youxian Village.
As they rested under the tree, Lin Chunyi suddenly remembered...
"Yang Yu, Ashu, Ahua, if the villagers ask about your origins, don't mention us."
Although the three were puzzled, they nodded to indicate that they had remembered.
"Let's go." We continued on our way.
But before the mule cart had gone even a short distance, a man suddenly rushed out from the middle of the road and blocked their way.
The two mule carts stopped, and the man knelt down on the ground with a thud.
He began to kowtow, pleading, "Gentlemen, please have mercy! I beg you, please give me some food, I haven't eaten for three days..."
Seeing that his two masters remained silent, Yang Yu became somewhat worried. "We can't give it to them."
"Don't worry, we're not that stupid," Lin Lanshan said.
"You haven't eaten for three days, how could you bang your head like that? Your forehead must be swollen from all the banging. How many people have you fooled today?"
As soon as the man rushed over, she noticed a large red and swollen patch on his forehead.
Although his clothes were made of coarse cloth and patched, his complexion was ruddy and his voice was full of energy.
They don't look like they've been starving for three days at all!
The swindler acted as if he hadn't heard, offered no explanation, and even pretended to kowtow for food.
Lin Chunyi pulled on the reins. "If you don't leave, we'll trample over you and see how many lives you have."
He suddenly stood up, his eyes hardening, and said:
“You rich people have so much grain that's going to rot, but you won't share it with us. If you won't give it to us, I'll take it myself.”
He pulled a knife from behind his back and charged at the two sisters' mule cart.
Yang Yu exclaimed in alarm, "Master, be careful!"
Lin Chunyi leaped up from the carriage, stepped over Taozi's back, spun around, and kicked out.
But the scammer deftly flipped to the side and dodged it.
Lin Chunyi wasn't slow, yet this person easily dodged her. She was somewhat surprised.
"You clearly know martial arts, so why can't you make money doing anything else? Why do you have to rob passersby here!"
The swindler swung his knife and gritted his teeth, saying, "What's the use of knowing martial arts? You can only be used as beasts by rich people like you!"
"As long as you open your mouths, we have no choice but to kneel and grovel! Why should we?!"
Lin Chunyi cursed, "You're sick!"
Then, he lightly touched his toes and quickly retreated three meters away, taking out the nine-section whip from his waist.
That idiot doesn't even have eyes in his sockets! All he says is that she's rich, she's rich!
It's clearly just an excuse for wanting something for nothing! They think these people are easy targets and want to take advantage of them.