Jiang Sanlang has always trusted his daughter unconditionally.
"Okay, let's go to the wild bamboo forest. I'll go inform your uncles, and you and your mother should pack up quickly."
With that, Jiang Sanlang went out.
Chunniang said to her daughter, "Pack some thick clothes to take with you. The autumn nights are chilly and we don't know how long we will have to hide outside. I will load the steamed buns I made yesterday onto the mule cart."
You also need to pack some rice and wheat, and you must also bring some golden ear seedlings, otherwise if they are destroyed by someone, there will be no fungus to grow.
Yingbao nodded, ran into her room, and put the two boxes and furniture directly into the cave.
He then went to the bamboo shed where he grew golden ears and snow fungus and collected all of them, along with the wooden rack, in one pot.
All she had to do next was wait for A-niang to finish cleaning up so she could finish.
A quarter of an hour later, Chunniang loaded everything she needed to pack onto the mule cart and was about to lock the door of her house.
Yingbao took the lock and said, "Let me do it. Mother, go and call my brother and the others back."
"Yes." Chunniang handed the lock to her daughter and hurried to find Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu.
When Yingbao saw A Niang leaving, she immediately ran to the grain warehouse and collected all the grain in the house. Then she ran to A Niang's house and collected all their wooden boxes, furniture, etc.
Then he went to the kitchen and took away even the pots, pans, and utensils. He also took away the large table, altar, and chairs in the main room.
Look at the empty house and lock the door with satisfaction.
After locking the door, Yingbao asked her mother to take her brother away first, and then she went to her father's mushroom shed and collected the remaining golden ear jars and wooden racks.
He then went to the chicken coop, got all the chickens into the cages, and directly put them into the cave.
Then he put a saddle on Yoyo and led it outside.
As long as I lock the gate, no one will notice that the house is empty.
"Baoer, let's go quickly. Your uncles have already packed up." Chunniang shouted anxiously.
Jiang Jie also shouted from the car: "Sister, come quickly."
Jiang Wu: "Sister, you are too slow."
"Coming, coming." Yingbao ran over.
Jiang Dalang, Jiang Erlang and Jiang Cheng had already carried bedding and other valuables to the bamboo forest. Dani and Erni were with their grandparents, aunt and aunt. Each of them carried a basket on their back and a large basket on their arms.
The baskets were filled with the most important items, while the large boxes of grain and other items were piled on the mule carts.
Wei Zhan, Jiang Quan, Yuan Bao, Hu Zi and others also followed behind everyone, holding more or less their own belongings in their hands.
"Oh, I should have dug a cellar earlier. There is still a lot of food left at home. What should I do now?" Jiang Liu looked back as she walked, her face full of heartache.
Yingbao blinked, but she couldn't take care of both her uncle's and second uncle's families.
She dared to take her own things because the key was in her hand. Another reason was that it was convenient. If she used her brain a little, her parents wouldn't find out. Even if they did, she could cover it up. But it would be difficult for her to do anything at her uncle's and second uncle's homes.
Forget it, let’s just leave it at that. Maybe the bandits won’t be able to reach our side.
The Jiang family members went deeper into the wild bamboo forest one after another until they could no longer go deeper, and then they stopped.
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang were holding several bundles of bamboo and blocking the way. Then they said to their family members, "You stay here, don't light a fire, and don't let the mule cry. Let's go out and take a look."
"Then you guys should be careful. If you see someone coming up, hide quickly and don't confront them." Old Man Jiang said worriedly, "Alas, I don't know when Sanlang will come back from the village. It would be bad if he ran into bandits."
Jiang Sanlang went home and gave some instructions before going back to the village to check out the situation.
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang agreed and walked out.
At this time, the weather was not good and it started to rain lightly.
Seeing this, Chunniang and her sisters-in-law hurriedly brought bamboo to build a low shed.
These bamboos were cut by Dani Chuchu and the others last time. Because there were too many of them, they were piled in the bamboo forest. They come in handy now.
"Oh! Snakes! Snakes!" When Dani picked up the last pile of bamboos, she found two black snakes hiding underneath, which scared her to death.
Jiang Cheng rushed over without saying a word and cut the snake's body into pieces with the shovel in his hand.
Looking at the snake's body twisting, he said, "Be careful, there are many snakes in the bamboo forest, don't get bit by a snake."
Everyone nodded repeatedly and became more cautious.
Several adults worked together and quickly built two bamboo sheds. Although they were a bit short, they were sufficient for sheltering from the rain and resting.
Several children were ordered to stay in the bamboo shed and not go out. After Chunniang fed the mule some grass, she put a muzzle on its mouth to prevent it from barking suddenly.
After that, everyone squatted in the bamboo shed and listened quietly to the noise outside.
Dani sighed, "There are still many things in our house that have not been hidden. Jin Er hasn't moved away either. Dad and the others must have gone to hide Jin Er."
The golden ears have not grown up yet, and the bandits should not look down on them. But what if they burn down the mushroom shed? That would be a big loss for our family.
Yingbao didn't say anything. She was a little worried about her father, Mrs. Wen, and Sister Wen.
After an unknown amount of time, Yuanbao, Huzi, Wei Zhan, Jiang Jie, and Jiang Wu began to doze off.
Chunniang went to the mule cart and got two large bamboo trays, placed them in two bamboo sheds, and brought two quilts, letting the children sleep in the bamboo trays.
It was drizzling outside, and Jiang Sanlang and his friends had not returned yet.
Chunniang wanted to go out and take a look, but was stopped by Jiang Liushi: "Don't go, Sanlang asked us to stay here and not wander around, so you just wait for them."
"Yes, Chunniang, you can't help much if you go out, so you should just take care of the children." Old man Jiang tucked in the corners of the quilt for his grandchildren.
Chunniang had no choice but to control her temper and sit back in the bamboo shed.
After a while, Da Ni and Er Ni also felt sleepy, so Chun Niang asked them to sleep on the mule cart. Although there was a lot of food piled on the mule cart, the two girls could still squeeze in.
Yingbao also followed her two cousins onto the mule cart and squeezed among the pile of sacks.
There was a roof on the mule cart, and the light rain made a rustling sound when it fell on it. Da Ni and Er Ni fell asleep quickly.
Seeing that her two cousins were asleep, Yingbao quietly slipped out of the carport when no one was paying attention. Little Deer Youyou was standing under the bamboo forest, and when he saw his little master, he looked over with blinking eyes.
"Don't make any noise, let's go out quietly and take a look." Yingbao carefully climbed onto the deer's back and let it gently go around the bamboo shed and run outside.
It was already noon, but the rain and fog were so thick that Yingbao couldn't see the situation below the mountain clearly.
There seemed to be a carriage parked in front of the gate of my house, and a man wearing a straw raincoat was talking to someone in the carriage.
From the looks of it, the carriage seemed to belong to Madam Wen, and the one talking to them was Uncle Jiang.
Yingbao urged Lu over and saw that it was indeed Mrs. Wen's carriage. Sister Wen and her wet nurse were sitting in the carriage, and her servant was sitting on the shaft wearing a bamboo hat.
"Master, you didn't go to Beishan?" Yingbao asked.
Mrs. Wen stuck her head out and said, "The carriage can't go up to the north mountain. I saw it was raining, so I just came to find you."
Yingbao: "We are all in the bamboo forest, why don't you go too." The path in the bamboo forest can be entered by mule carts, so surely horse carriages can too.
Madam Wen smiled and said, "Thank you very much. Your second uncle also told us to go to the bamboo forest, and he is going to lead us there."
Jiang Erlang: "It's hidden in the bamboo forest. If there's any disturbance, we can abandon the car and go inside. Yingbao, you take Madam Wen first. Your uncle and I still need to clean up the food at home. Do you have the key? Move your food and hide it later."
He and his elder brother had been moving the family's grain and cotton and hiding them in the vegetable garden, because there was a shed there that was used to store cabbages in the winter, and it was just the right time to use it to store grain.
After all the grain and cotton were moved into the shed, they piled up some straw so that nothing could be seen from the outside.
As for whether they would be discovered, they didn't know. Anyway, it was better to hide something than not to hide anything. If the thieves were not good enough to find them, they would have made a profit.