Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

For today's dinner, Mrs. Lin brought Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xiao Lin, and Aunt Cheng around. It was a very busy meal, and she even had Cheng Daniu and the other big men running around.

Not to mention other things, Cheng Daniu and the others went to many deserted homes to find dry firewood.

Including Xu Zhinian, Chunwen, and Xu Zhishu, the number of people in the Cheng family dining together tonight reached nineteen.

The four of them, Mrs. Lin, not only cooked meals for the nineteen people, but also specially made a lot more of each dish.

I plan to give some of the extra food to each of the three families: Mrs. Zhang’s house, Mrs. Song’s house, and Doctor Wei’s house.

It's not her own thing anyway, so Mrs. Lin doesn't feel bad at all.

It's just a little extra effort.

In fact, Mrs. Lin was thinking about delivering food to those three families because Mrs. Zhang's family and Mrs. Song's family took the initiative to send people to follow Cheng Erniu and the others into the village to find Cheng Wan.

At that time, no one knew what was going on in the village.

They were willing to go into the village with them and take risks, and Mrs. Lin remembered this.

No matter whether it is useful or not, my heart is warm.

Don't say that they entered the village to take risks but also for their own safety.

We can't care about what people think, only what they do.

That’s fine if the things people do make you feel warm. There are so many things that you don’t have to worry about too much. Living that way is too tiring.

As for Dr. Wei, although he had not followed him into the village before, Mrs. Lin was very understanding.

There are only three members in Dr. Wei's family, and Dr. Wei is the only supporter.

Unlike Cheng Erniu and the others, Doctor Wei often does farm work and has a lot of strength. In such matters as fighting, Doctor Wei's role is really limited.

Therefore, instead of following into the village and risking danger, Doctor Wei might as well stay in the rear area. If someone is injured, there will be a doctor to treat the injury.

There were many people, and Xu Zhinian was there, so there was no need for Mrs. Lin to arrange it, so Cheng Daniu went to someone else's house to find another table.

A total of two square tables were placed in the main room, surrounded by stools arranged according to heads.

Not to mention on the way to escape, even at home before, eating was never so formal.

Mrs. Lin and the others wanted to do their best to behave well in front of Xu Zhinian, the daughter of the county magistrate, for fear of being too embarrassed and rude.

Mrs. Lin and the others didn't know that Xu Zhinian had an uncle who was a county guard. Every time Xu Zhinian's uncle was mentioned before, no one else from the Cheng family was present except Cheng Wan.

They only knew that Xu Zhinian was the daughter of the county magistrate, who was very kind to their Cheng family.

Even if Xu Zhinian's father, the county magistrate, is dead, Xu Zhinian is still a wealthy lady in the hearts of Mrs. Lin and the others.

Regardless of status, even if Xu Zhinian is just a girl from an ordinary family and has helped the Cheng family so much, the Cheng family will still treat her as a noble.

What's more, Xu Zhinian and Cheng Wan are still good friends.

Stir-fried pork with chili, braised pork, eggs with chili, chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried vegetables, oily rice soup, and white flour pancakes.

In addition to these, Wang also steamed a bowl of egg custard for each of the little kids.

Fragrant, so fragrant.

Even Cheng Wan, who sneaks extra meals for himself every day, can't stand the smell, let alone others.

Including Xu Zhinian, the nineteen people present had not had a good meal for a long time.

Cheng Daping and the others, who went to deliver food to three other households, have returned.

Mrs. Lin's face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile. She said to Xu Zhinian with some restraint: "Miss Xu, you sit down, take the seat. We will sit at this table to eat, and let Wan and her three brothers take the baby." Let’s sit at that table.”

Xu Zhinian did not act like a rich lady in front of Mrs. Lin and the others. She said warmly: "Grandma Lin,"

"Oh, yo, yo, it's not difficult to do it. I don't dare to do it."

The smile on Mrs. Lin's face dropped, as if she was frightened, she waved her hands and said.

Before Xu Zhinian finished speaking, he was amused by Mrs. Lin's reaction.

Xu Zhinian walked to Mrs. Lin's side, held Mrs. Lin's arm and walked to the seat, and then used a little force to make Mrs. Lin sit down.

Old Mrs. Lin's body stiffened into a piece of wood, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "Mother, old lady, I was actually helped by the daughter of the county magistrate's family today. She even called me Grandma Lin. How can I live for a long time?" We can all meet them, let alone, this girl Xu is indeed A Wan’s good friend, she is such a nice person, but our A Wan is still the best, no one can compare with her!”

Cheng Wan saw Mrs. Lin fidgeting and looked at Xu Zhinian's happy smile. She suppressed her worries about Xu Zhinian's parents and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

She had specifically told her family not to talk about her parents in front of Xu Zhinian.

Cheng Wan didn't know if she was right to hide it from Xu Zhinian. She just wanted Xu Zhinian to be happy for a while.

At least Xu Zhinian should not be immersed in pain and sorrow because of her parents before she reaches her uncle.

Escape requires energy and energy.

Following Mrs. Lin's order, dinner finally started.

Mrs. Lin, Cheng Wan, Xu Zhinian, Cheng Daniu, Wang, Cheng Erniu, Xiao Lin, Aunt Cheng, Li Sanzhu, plus Xu Zhishu who was afraid of being separated from his sister, these ten people made a table.

Cheng Daping, Cheng Erping, Deng Xiong, Cheng Xiaoyu, Cheng Sanping, Cheng Hua, Li Zhuang, Li Yuan and Chunwen, these nine people make a table.

In fact, Mrs. Lin once called Chunwen and Xu Zhinian to sit together, but Chunwen refused no matter what.

Later I just followed her.

At first, everyone was eating quietly. Mrs. Lin and the others remembered that wealthy people seemed to be very particular about eating but not talking. This was their first time eating with wealthy people, so naturally they didn't dare to speak for fear of annoying others. .

Mrs. Lin and the others were cautious, but Xu Zhinian was even more reserved than them.

Xu Zhinian thought to himself: "Why is it so quiet? Doesn't everyone talk when eating? In the past, at home, my parents would talk at the dinner table."

"After dinner later, I will allocate rooms to everyone and see how we can sleep properly. We can just make do with it for one night. The rain will probably stop tomorrow, so we will continue on our way."

As soon as Cheng Wan's words came out, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly relaxed.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "I understand, don't worry, the arrangements have been made clearly."

Xu Zhinian looked at Cheng Wan and whispered: "Awan, I want to sleep with you."

"no problem."

Cheng Wan said with a smile.

Xu Zhishu swallowed the egg custard in his mouth and said, "Sister, I want to sleep with you too."

Xu Zhinian wiped the corners of Xu Zhishu's mouth with a handkerchief, smiled and nodded.

Cheng Xiaoyu, who was on the next table, raised his arms and said abruptly: "Sister, I want to be with you too!"

"I also want!"

This is Cheng Hua.

"And I!"

This is Li Yuan.

"Then...then I'll come too."

This is Chunwen.

Cheng Wan was a bit dumbfounded. How big of a bed would this be for the likes of them to sleep on?

The topic of sleep has opened up the conversation.

The room was no longer as quiet as before.

Everyone started gossiping one by one.

"Awan, you said we should leave. I think it's pretty good here. There are ready-made houses to live in. What kind of land are we not farming in anyway?"

Cheng Wan didn't need to answer these words. Mrs. Lin glared at Xiao Lin, "Did you get wet in your head?"

Then Mrs. Lin seemed to suddenly remember that there was Jin Guiren in the room, and her tone immediately softened.

"Our household registration is not from here, and it is not easy to settle down. And the county magistrate here is related to the bandits. How dare you live under such a magistrate? We have a relationship with him. There is a big hatred, our village has lost dozens of people to death because of these bandits."

"This village is not good. Not to mention other things, there are too few people. There is no one to help with anything. We still have to continue on our way to Liangzhou. Since we have left home, we have to find a place to settle down. .”