Manbao was stunned. She took out the flower basket below and saw that the flowers that were bright and fresh yesterday were now wilted and some were even broken.
Daya and Erya also ran out to see what was happening, their faces showing shock and sadness.
Zhou Wulang had no idea of ​​their heartache. He hadn't been to the county town for many, many years. He was immersed in the excitement. He just glanced at the flower baskets and put them all in the big backpack without caring. He said, "Don't worry about it. Just pick the beautiful flowers you see on the road."
Pointing to the flowers that were picked last night but not tied up because it was too late and Qian was reluctant to light the oil lamp, she said, "Take these with you, it should be enough. We will tie them up when we get to the county town."
This was the only way. Manbao was still a little depressed until he got on the cart. After all, something he had planned for so long and was very confident about had turned out like this.
This time, the family still took two bags of grain, planning to prepare some paper for Manbao after selling them, and keep the rest for Qian's medical expenses.
It can also be used as emergency money in case something happens at home and you need money urgently.
There were quite a few baskets and baskets tied to the cart, and Zhou Liulang only needed to carry some on his back.
Zhou Dalang carried Manbao to the car and stuffed him into a basket.
Qian took out one of Zhou Dalang's winter clothes and stuffed it into her body, wrapping her whole body so that she would not be cold.
Then put a bamboo lid on it and Manbao can sleep in it.
It was Manbao’s first time going on a long journey, so of course she couldn’t sleep. She poked her little head out of the basket very energetically, her eyes sparkling. But it was still dark, and she could only see a limited amount through the torch held by her fifth brother.
She looked with her eyes open for a while and then felt sleepy. She couldn't help yawning and slowly closed her eyes.
Zhou Erlang noticed that Manbao had fallen asleep, so he covered her with the bamboo lid that she had pushed open.
The lid has holes, so there's no need to worry about her suffocating.
Zhou Erlang glanced at Daya and Erya who were walking beside him, and moved the basket tied to the grain down a little bit. Then he straightened one basket, carried Erya to sit in the basket, and carried Daya to the grain, letting her hold the basket beside her. "You both sit down and wait until daybreak before leaving."
Zhou Erlang and Zhou Dalang took turns pushing the cart, with the other one assisting . It was not very tiring when walking on flat road, but this journey required going up and down the mountain, and the road was not very flat. Everyone walked along with bumps and bruises. Although it was a late autumn morning, they were all sweating.
By the time the sun slowly rose and the sky began to brighten, they had already walked halfway.
Except Manbao who was still asleep, Daya and Erya woke up and said they wanted to get off the car and walk around because they found their feet were numb.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang looked at their two nieces with envy, wiped the sweat from their faces, and thought that they were so happy even though their feet were numb.
Zhou Dalang said, "Take a rest."
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang immediately sat down on the grass beside them and put down the large backpacks they were carrying.
Manbao also woke up. She rubbed her eyes and poked her head out of the basket. She found it was a place she didn't recognize and immediately became excited.
Stand up from the basket and get off the car.
Zhou Erlang took her down and asked her to play with Daya and Erya. "You can pick flowers, but you are not allowed to run far away. Pick them right in front of us, okay?"
The three little girls nodded vigorously to show that they would obey.
Manbao walked to the edge of the mountain road bravely, tiptoed to look down, and seemed to see a wisp of smoke in the distance. He immediately pointed down and shouted, "Our home!"
Zhou Dalang didn't even look at it, he just grabbed some grass and stuffed it into his mouth, "Nonsense, how can you see our village from here?"
Manbao vaguely saw a road below, which was much wider than this one, so he asked curiously, "Brother, why don't we take the road below?"
"This is the shortcut. The one below is for cars. If we take that road, it will take an extra hour. It's not worth it." Zhou Dalang proudly pointed to the road at the foot of the mountain and said, "See this mountain road? There were a lot of stones before, and people couldn't walk steadily, let alone carts. Later, Mr. Bai and the head of the village took us to pick up all the stones on this road and filled it with soil, so that carts can pass."
Zhou Dalang said regretfully: "It's just too small, and carriages can't pass through it. Otherwise, this road would be more lively."
Manbao really liked to hear such stories, so he squatted beside Zhou Dalang and listened. The system couldn't help but said, "Host, there are a lot of wild flowers around here, don't you want to pick them? Otherwise, if you miss this place, there may not be flowers there when you go down."
As it involved the money-making plan, Man Bao was reluctant to leave, but he still didn't want to listen to the story. Before leaving, he kept holding Zhou Dalang's hand and asked him to promise, "Brother, you have to continue telling me stories when we get home. I love listening to them."
In the eyes of Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang, it seemed that Manbao wanted to listen to stories but also wanted to pick flowers with Daya and Erya.
Zhou Dalang patted her little head lovingly and said happily, "Go ahead, I'll tell you when we get back."
Manbao happily went to chase Daya and Erya.
This section of the road is relatively flat. Although it is still a mountain road, at a glance, both sides are within the sight of Zhou Dalang and his friends. As long as the three children don't go in, they will not be in danger.
Daya and Erya found a lot of flowers, some of which Manbao had never seen before, and they squatted down and dug them happily.
Daya and Erya were stunned and asked, "Aunt, why are you digging it up by the roots?"
Manbao raised his muddy face, his eyes sparkling, "I have never seen these flowers before. I want to dig one, the smallest one will do."
The system did not stop her, because after scanning, it checked in its system again and found that there were two kinds of flowers that not only had no records, but also no images included. This meant that the two kinds of flowers either mutated or became extinct. No matter which one it was, they would have great value for future research.
If it is included, the points gained will be considerable.
The system rarely produced a pleasant code. I felt that it was the right thing to do yesterday not to remind Manbao that if he entangled the flowers, the flowers would wither and break easily.
If the flowers had not been broken, she would not have given up listening to the story and would have come to dig flowers today.
Manbao was completely unaware of this. Although she really wanted to dig up the flowers and give them to Keke, it was also important to collect enough wild flowers and grasses. So she insisted on not asking Daya and Erya to help, and told them to pick the flowers quickly.
Manbao took a wooden stick and dug the soil with his butt sticking out.
The system secretly looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help but remind it: "Host, I think your elder brother and the others are about to rest, so you should just break the plant off and give it to me."
Even if you dig like this, you may not be able to dig out three plants in a day.
Manbao asked curiously, "Is it okay if it breaks?"
"Generally speaking, most plants can be kept alive through stem cuttings, so don't worry, it should be OK. Just break them off from the roots and give me a few more branches. First break off the red one on your left, then go forward and pull the purple vine."
These two kinds of flowers are the most important. As for the others, they are all recorded and included to encourage points.