Chapter 186 - Its Mrs. Ye! I (1/2)

After thinking it over for a moment, they knew that Ye Xiaoxian was right. Wong Mudan had planned to hide some of her food until all the rest was eaten up. But Ye Xiaoxian’s words struck her heart, making her flush in embarra.s.sment.

Xiao Tieshu said, “You women can be responsible for the food, and Tongshu and I can pull the carts.”

Ye Xiaoxian nodded in approval. “No problem. But from now on, all of our food must be shared. I don’t care who bought the cabbage, corn or bacon and I don’t want anyone to argue about this.”

In fact, they discovered that Ye Xiaoxian had the most food which originally might have been shared only between two. Therefore, she was in the most unfavorable position when it came to sharing food. Seeing that she didn’t care about this, they also had no objection. They particularly couldn’t help admiring her charisma. It was no wonder she could run an ever-prospering restaurant.

Xiao Tieshu said, “Okay, no problem.”

Ye Xiaoxian added, “So much for the food. Just as Uncle Tieshu said, he and Uncle Tongshu will pull the carts. Since this is hard work, they don’t need to do the cooking. Baofeng, Baocheng, Baoyang and Baoxue can collect the firewood.”

Baofeng raised his hand high immediately and said, “Okay, I agree.”

Following him, the other three kids also said “yes” with pleasure.

The atmosphere became enlivened by their att.i.tudes.

Ye Xiaoxian said, “Excellent! Then my mom and I are responsible for cooking, and aunts for was.h.i.+ng and cutting vegetables. If there’s anything else, we can be flexible about it. We must support and help each other, rather than doing only our a.s.signed work.”

The listeners nodded approvingly.

Now that everyone knew their duties, it was time to arrange the carriages.

Ye Xiaoxian said, “We have two carriages, but most of the s.p.a.ce has been occupied. So only a few of us can sit in them at a time. Our grandpa will have to sit the whole way. Since Baoxue is still little, she also needs frequent rests. The rest of us can take turns to sit for two hours. Agreed?”

They looked at each other before nodding. In fact, they were more used to walking than sitting in carriages. For them, it was good enough for them to have a two-hour rest. They therefore agreed readily.

Ye Xiaoxian concluded, “If you have no objections, you can have a good sleep here. It will be a long time before we can sleep in beds again”

…

Except for Old Mr. Xiao, all of them tossed and turned restlessly on the beds before they finally fell asleep. Not surprisingly, they woke up before daybreak.

Since the house was near the street, they could hear loud noises coming from outside. More and more people were growing anxious to leave the county. The rumblings of carts and shouts of the people were filling the air. Some were urging those behind them to catch up, some were yelling at children for their tardiness and others were complaining about their wives’ forgetfulness.

The Xiao family was also ready to set off. Since they had made full preparations in advance, they acted very neatly. Except for Old Mr. Xiao.

Since getting up, he had been yelling for porridge and fried potatoes. However, Ye Xiaoxian and Li Hongmei had just steamed a pot of sweet potatoes and buns for them to eat on the journey. Being ignored, Old Mr. Xiao flew into a rage and said he wouldn’t go with an empty belly.

No one was in the mood to coax this old brat. They were busy with their own things, leaving him in the cold. Only when they were about to leave did Ye Xiaoxian say, “Grandpa, do you want to go with us? If you do, get on the carriage. If not, then we’ll have to leave you here.”

Old Mr. Xiao blew up at her. “Where are my fried potatoes?”

“Grandpa, we’re escaping. You won’t die without fried potatoes, but you will if you stay here. It’s all up to you!” she said bluntly.