Su Qiao thought for a long time, finally figured it out, and cursed.
But while he was cursing, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise.
Just say this guy can't be that stupid.
Su Qiao carried Back Basket on his back. Not far after he walked out, he met Ernie.
"Sister Qiao'er."
Ernie saw her and trotted over to meet her.
"Ernie, why are you here?"
"It's already dark, but you haven't come back yet. My family is worried and asked me to come and greet you at the entrance of the village."
Ernie wanted to help her carry Back Basket, but Su Qiao didn't let her.
Ernie Thinking of her great strength, she didn't persist.
"Sister Qiao'er, where have you been?"
"I went a little deep when collecting herbs. I didn't want to get lost later and have to find my way back with great difficulty." Su Qiao had already thought of an excuse.
"It turns out I'm lost." Ernie said with a look of realization.
"Let's go back quickly! The family is worried."
"Okay."
Su Qiao responded, and the two sisters quickened their pace and walked towards Su's house at the west end of the village.
After a while, he returned to the Su family.
Everyone asked again, and after learning that she was lost, they all advised her not to go too deep in the future and to place markers along the way.
Su Qiao is back, but Dalang Su Yichen is not back yet.
The old man and the old lady sat on the kang in silence. The old man smoked the cigarette in his hand one after another. The old lady also sat on the kang in silence, with worry in her eyebrows.
The second uncle Su Huai'an and Su Yihe, father and son, wanted to go out to search, but the old man wouldn't let them.
It was already dark, and no one else was looking for him at that time, so he was injured.
Although due to the coal mine, there is a road leading to the town not long after leaving Willow Tree Village, but there are mountains on both sides of the road, and no one knows whether a beast will suddenly rush out.
On the contrary, Su Qiao, her father Su Yaohui, and her mother Zhou Lihua had no worried expressions on their faces.
"Maybe he lives in the town! It's not like this happened before." Zhou Lihua said while cracking melon seeds.
Su Yaohui nodded in agreement.
"Dad, there is a place to stay in the private school. Master must have something to do with him, so he stayed there when he was late."
Zhou Lihua threw the melon seed shells under the table and clapped his hands. "If you ask me, it's time for our family to get an ox cart. How much time is wasted running on two legs every day for a twenty-mile round trip?"
Su Qiao originally wanted everyone to think that Su Yichen had stayed at the private school for the night. When he heard the couple's words, although he was a little contemptuous, he did not say anything.
"Huai An, tomorrow morning, you go to town for a walk."
Having said this, the old man shook his head again. "Forget it, I'll go for it!"
"It just so happens that the work in the field is almost finished. I took Erlang to the private school to hand over Shu Xiu, and then let him go to school with Dalang, so that the two of them can have company."
The old lady nodded. "That's good."
With her two grandsons traveling back and forth together, she felt more at ease.
The old man took two puffs of cigarette. "As for the bullock cart, I will go to the town tomorrow to see if there is anything suitable and bring one back."
"Then let's eat!"
The old lady began to distribute food to everyone. When it was Su Qiao's turn, she gave her a large spoonful of cabbage and bacon slices, and also gave her two more pancakes and two sweet potatoes.
Others saw this and had no objections.
First, Su Qiao is strong and eats a lot.
Second, she has earned so much money for her family, which has improved her family's life.
In the past, it was rare for them to have a meal of meat unless they were celebrating the New Year. Now, they can eat some minced meat almost every day.