Su Qiao thought for a long time, finally figured it out, and cursed under his breath.
But while he was cursing, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
Just say this guy wouldn't be that stupid.
Su Qiao was carrying a backpack and had not walked far when he met Er Ni.
"Sister Qiao'er."
When Erni saw her, she hurriedly trotted over to meet her.
"Er Ni, why are you here?"
"It's already dark and you haven't come back yet. My family is worried and asked me to meet you at the entrance of the village."
Erni wanted to help her carry the backpack, but Su Qiao didn't let her.
Erni remembered her great strength and did not insist.
"Sister Qiao'er, where have you been?"
"I went a little too deep when I was collecting herbs, and ended up getting lost. It took me a lot of effort to find my way back." Su Qiao had already thought of an excuse.
"So we got lost." Erni looked enlightened.
"Let's go back quickly! Our family is worried."
"good."
Su Qiao responded, and the two sisters quickened their pace and walked towards the Su family at the west end of the village.
After a while, he returned to the Su family.
Everyone asked her questions again, and after learning that she was lost, they all advised her not to go too deep in the future and to leave 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 one cigarette after another, and the old lady also sat on the kang in silence, with worry between her brows.
Second uncle Su Huaian and his son Su Yihe wanted to go out to look for him, but the old man wouldn't let them.
It was already dark, and by then no one could find him and he would get hurt.
Although there is a road leading to the town not far from Liushu Village because of the coal mine, there are mountains on both sides along the way, and no one knows whether a wild beast will suddenly rush out.
On the contrary, Su Qiao's father Su Yaohui and her mother Zhou Lihua did not show any worried expressions on their faces.
"Maybe it's because he lives in town! This kind of situation has 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. The teacher must have something to ask him, so he stayed there late."
Zhou Lihua threw the melon seed shells under the table and clapped her hands: "If you ask me, we should get a bullock cart. It's a round trip of more than 20 miles. How much time do we waste running on foot every day?"
Su Qiao originally wanted everyone to think that Su Yichen stayed in the private school overnight. When she heard what the couple said, although she felt a little contemptuous, she did not say anything.
"Huaian, go to town early tomorrow morning."
At this point, the old man shook his head again: "Forget it, I'll go!"
"It just so happens that the work in the fields is almost done. I will take Erlang to the private school to pay his tuition, and then I will let him go to school with Dalang later, so that they can have company."
The old lady nodded: "That's good."
She felt more at ease knowing that her two grandsons were traveling together.
The old man took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "As for the oxcart, I'll go to town tomorrow to see if there's a suitable one and bring one back for you."
"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 cakes and two sweet potatoes.
When others saw this, they had no objection.
First, Su Qiao is very strong and eats a lot.
Second, she earned so much money for her family, which improved their family’s life.
In the past, unless it was a festival, they could hardly eat meat. Now, they can eat some minced meat almost every day.