NOVEL WEB Chapter 16 Extra forks in the road
"Yes, I just thought, this mouse is not a good thing. What good thing can it do to find Long Bao'er?" General Xue nodded repeatedly.
"Have you ever thought about it, maybe it's because the little girl is kind-hearted and can understand their words, so the little mouse came to her for help?"
"Yes, Long Baoer can really understand what they say. Taoist Master Ma, is this really a good thing?"
"The little girl has a distinguished status, so I can't say too much. Revealing the secret will not be a good thing for you or me." Taoist Master Ma said, "You just need to let nature take its course and let her do what she is doing. When the time comes, she will It’s your merit.”
"Whether it's merit or not, I don't covet it. As long as Long Baoer can live a smooth and healthy life, that will be fine."
"That's inevitable. Just wait and see, this little girl is someone who can do big things."
"Okay, then I'm relieved." General Xue nodded, and the waiter came in with food.
General Xue came out to invite Mr. Song in for dinner, but found that the little girl was already sitting among several soldiers and starting to eat.
The little girl has become much more energetic these days, her face is a little fleshier than before, and she looks much better.
What's more, the little girl is naturally lovable, always smiling and loved by everyone.
These soldiers all liked her. General Xue and his son usually kept a close eye on her, so it was rare for them to say a few words to the little girl.
But today General Xue and Ma Daoye had something to talk about, so they got the chance to get close to the little girl.
Even if they don't eat it themselves, they have to send all the meat on the table to Long Baoer's bowl. Seeing Long Baoer eating the vegetables he picked, everyone was so excited that they wanted to get up and do somersaults.
Xue Lei also came back. There was nothing good in the town. He walked around and found a windmill seller.
It is a simple windmill made of thin wooden strips nailed together, dyed in red, yellow and blue colors. It can spin rapidly when pulled in the wind. There is a small drum behind the windmill. Every time the windmill rotates, the drum will beat.
Once it starts running, not only the windmills are colorful and beautiful, but the drum beats are also very clear and sweet.
Xue Lei bought it specially to make his sister happy. Xue Lei felt so happy when he saw Long Baoer staring at the rattling windmill without blinking, not even bothering to eat.
My sister will definitely be happy now.
"Long Baoer, do you like it?"
"Yeah! I like it!" Long Baoer had never seen anything like this before.
"Then, are you still angry with your brother?" Xue Lei continued to ask.
At this moment, General Xue happened to come out of the private room. He saw Xue Lei teasing Long Baoer and slapped him from behind, "Bullying my sister again? Why don't you let her play with her quickly?"
"Oh." Xue Lei rubbed the back of his head and handed the windmill to Long Baoer.
The windmills can be either big or small. There are three windmills and three small drums above and below.
Xue Lei is tall and powerful, so holding it is nothing, but this windmill is almost half as tall as Long Baoer.
Seeing that his son directly gave the windmill to Long Baoer, General Xue quickly reached out to pick it up, fearing that the little girl would hurt her wrist.
Unexpectedly, Long Baoer not only caught it, but also caught it firmly. He held it in his hand and shook it around. When he heard the three small drums behind him, he suddenly laughed.
"Are Long Baoer happy?" Xue Lei picked up his sister, "Are you still angry with your brother?"
Long Bao'er held up the windmill with one hand and hugged Xue Lei's neck with the other, "Hello, brother, Long Bao'er likes brother."
"Hahahahaha. Long Bao'er is so good!" Xue Lei happily kissed the little girl on the face, "Let's go, brother will take you to dinner!"
She ate a boiled egg in the morning. Long Baoer was already hungry. There were several dishes specially ordered for her by General Xue on the dinner table. They were all delicious and beautiful.
A dish of minced meat stewed with tofu, a dish of eggs, and a plate of steamed pumpkin.
General Xue specially ordered the waiter to make the eggs, asking him to tell the kitchen to add more oil to make the eggs fluffy.
With the money as a backing, and the fact that this group of people were wearing light armor, they didn't dare to neglect the restaurants and inns where they passed, and the dishes were exquisite and delicious.
The eggs on this plate are not only golden in color but also fluffy with hot oil, making them salty, fresh and soft.
General Xue brought his chopsticks to the little girl's mouth. Long Baoer smelled a very fragrant smell and took a big bite.
"Is it yummy?"
"Yeah!" The little girl nodded vigorously. "Uncle eats it too!"
The meal at noon took a long time, so the journey in the afternoon was a bit hurried.
When they reached a fork in the road, General Xue took out a map of this place and looked up in confusion, "Strange, why are there two roads here?"
Of these two roads, one looks like an official road, which is very wide and overgrown with weeds on both sides. The other road is relatively narrow, but the ruts are very new.
"General, I asked the waiter when I left. He said that there is only one road here. It only takes another hour or two to reach the next town."
"Two hours?" General Xue looked at the sky, "Doesn't it mean it will be completely dark?"
General Xue looked around and saw that there seemed to be a village under this official road. He immediately decided, "Let's stay here first."
Everyone had no objections and immediately turned to the official road on the right. In less than two seconds, they arrived at the village under the official road, a village so small that there was no inn.
There was no inn, so everyone had to stay in villagers' homes.
This kind of matter naturally does not require General Xue to knock on doors to negotiate. There are soldiers below to knock on doors door to door.
The first choice was a very grand-looking family, probably the richest family in the village.
It's not that everyone dislikes the poor and loves the rich, it's just that there are so many of them and it's inappropriate to go to poor people's homes. Firstly, there is no room for them to stay, and secondly, the other party may not be able to provide them with much food rations.
On the other hand, wealthy families have more food and more rooms, so they can just leave some money when the time comes.
Xiaobing knocked on the door for a long time before someone came to answer the door. However, the door did not open, but a small window on the door opened, "Who is it? Who are you looking for?"
"Brother, we are passers-by and want to borrow..."
"No!" Before Xiao Bing could say anything, the other party refused with a sharp voice, "Our home is not an inn, and we won't accept poor people like you!"
After saying that, the small window closed with a snap, and the people inside walked away.
The soldier had no choice but to come back and report with his head lowered.
General Xue sighed, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't force their way into other people's homes.
Now they can only turn around and see if other people can accommodate them for the night, but there are more than ten people in their party, and the whole family will definitely not be able to stay.
After knocking on a few more houses, one finally opened the door.