Goldfield
Chapter 17: The Love of Parents

Yu Xiaocao glared at her brother. "Are you stupid? Why should we tell Grandma? Can't we learn from our oldest Aunt? He ate food silently the entire time!"

Their eldest aunt, Mrs Li, never returned from her former home empty-handed. All the food was hidden in his room. Only when there was no one around would he secretly take out some snacks and eat them with his son.

Yu Xiaocao gave ten more meat buns and asked for the food to be carefully wrapped in oil paper. The wrapped package is then inserted into a ceramic pot that is battered. Previously, they had placed some old cloth on it to hide their precious abalone. They also used the same tactic now to hide their forbidden cakes.

When the two of them arrived at the city gate, they could see Uncle Ma was already there, waiting for them, the old warden selling vegetables was also there. His face shone with happiness. Judging from the big empty shop next to the woman, it was not difficult to know the reason.

"Xiaosha, Xiaocao, hurry up! We're just waiting for you two!" Uncle Ma stood up when he saw them and waved to the two brothers.

What about the woman who sells eggs? Yu Xiaocao asked smabil to jump onto the donkey wagon. "He hasn't come yet."

The old woman selling vegetables smiled, "Oh her? She had already sold all her eggs early and was already gone. He asked me to help him bring his basket home. Xiaocao what is it? It looks pretty heavy."

Yu Xiaocao sighed sadly, a sad expression on his little face. "My mom made fermented soybean paste. We wanted to see if we could sell it with some copper coins and buy some rough seeds at home. But we can't even get copper coins! And now we've lost four copper coins that we used to travel here!"

When the warden heard it was soybean paste, he lost interest in the contents of the pot. He comforted the little girl in a daze and then leaned his body against the side of the wagon and fell asleep.

Yu Hang could not help but stare at his little sister as he heard clearly the words. Where did he learn to lie so easily? That's not good. Arriving home, she needs to remind her mother to raise her more carefully. Otherwise, his sister might grow up to be too crooked.

When the two brothers arrived back in their village, they saw a familiar and tall figure standing by the roadside, waiting for them anxiously.

"Dad? Daddy's! We're back!" Yu Xiaocao balanced the heavy ceramic pot in his hand as he ran with staggered steps towards Yu Hai.

Yu Hai put the game in his hands, easily lifted his daughter into the air, and faced his son with a stern expression on his face. "You're brave enough, aren't you? You brought your little sister out without a word to anyone eh? Two little kids running around without anyone noticing you. What if you meet some bad guys?"

He then turned to his daughter and spoke in a softer tone, "Cao'er, in the future, if you want to go to town, tell dad! I'll take you there. It's past lunchtime, surely you guys are doing it? I made sure to leave three steamed buns for you. You should eat it while it's still hot!"

Uhhh! Just loving her daughter, she was really stupid for her youngest daughter! Yu Xiaocao had a timid expression on his face when carried by his father. He broke free from his father's grasp and said, "Big brother and I have eaten in the city! We ate two large meat loaves! I'm full now, Dad! I bought you too! You should eat it while we walk!"

Yu Xiaocao knew his grandmother's miserly temperament, because her father had steamed the rolls for them to eat, it meant that she had to starve, she said, This man woke up at dawn to go to town to sell his hunting produce. It was not right for him to starve.

Yu Xiaocao forced three cakes into his father's hands. He looked at the bloody game on the ground and felt his heart beating fast. "Dad, I want to eat roasted pheasant. Is it possible to leave the other salaj for me?" Hunting today is common. Yu Hai only caught a few small beasts, two kuau Reeves birds, three wild rabbits and two inconspicuous fat wild birds.

Yu Hai's pleasant expression did not change throughout the interaction between his two children, "Leaving you a pheasant is not a problem! But your brother is also right, Cao'er. After your last illness, your stomach is still quite weak. So you better not eat roasted pheasant now. In a few days after your body a nice pheasant and a scintillating for you to eat!"

Yu Xiaocao was pretty sure that there was nothing wrong with his body right now. But it was clear that no one in his immediate family believed it. Like he still had to prove himself to them!

After that, the two brothers ran around the village, looking for their mother, Xiaolian and younger brother. They soon learned that their mother was in the river washing the sheets. Xiaolian brought Little Shitou to the foot of the Western Mountains to retrieve the firewood.

No one lived at the foot of the Western Mountains, and few people from the village went there as normal. It was the perfect place to split the meat loaf obtained secretly. The two split up to complete their mission. Yu Hang went to the river to look for Madame Liu while Xiaocao brought a ceramic pot filled with cookies to the foot of the mountain.

"Mother! Mama! Xiaocao, he.ah.you must come and see for yourself!" Many other women from the village were washing their laundry by the river. Yu Hang did not dare to explain the situation clearly, and he was also too honest to give a good lie on the spot. The only right he could do was insinuate there was something wrong with his little sister.

When Madam Liu heard her half-finished sentence, she hurriedly got up. The sheets in his hand almost slipped off and drifted into the river.

Yu Hang immediately felt guilty when he saw how worried he was. He tried to retreat, "Mother, don't worry! The sister is fine!"

"You are not a doctor" replied Lady Liu. "How do you know for sure that your sister is okay?" Liu Muyun wiped her hands dry and then rushed after her son. Both of them were headed towards the Western mountains.

"Ah..it must be Xiaocao again!! Dahai's wife suffered a cruel fate in this life." all the women who washed in the river were used to Madam Liu leaving halfway before she finished her task. Nine out of ten, it usually had something to do with her sickly daughter.

On the other hand, Yu Xiaocao was having a hard time finding sisters and brothers. The mountains cover a large area and there are plenty of places for two children to pick up firewood. Fortunately, Xiaolian and Little Shitou were both cautious and did not dare venture far into the mountains. Both lived at the foot of the mountain. With little effort, Xiaocao found them.

"Geez, I'm so tired now! You two really led me on my way!" xiaocao lamented when he found the two of them. He fell to the ground and sat down in a long graze. completely out of breath. He used his little fist to punch his leg in an attempt to relax the muscles. This little body is so weak! Even after walking this short distance was exhausting! In the distance, Lady Liu, who was following the eldest son, could see what had happened. He ran all the way there, his heart in his mouth. When she reached the place where Xiaocao had fainted, she hugged her daughter and repeatedly asked, "Cao'er, where do you feel uncomfortable? I'll take you home... Xiaosha, see Doctor You right now."

Yu Hang did not leave immediately and instead asked his sister attentively "Young sister, are you really not feeling well?"

"What do you mean by 'do you really feel unwell'? Go find a doctor!" Liu Muyun exclaimed. She leaned over and carried her youngest daughter.

Yu Xiaocao saw that his mother's face had turned pale from worry, so he quickly ran over and jumped twice to the ground to show Madam Liu that she was fine."Mom, I'm fine! Who said I wasn't feeling well? Tell me and I'll hit them for you! Oldest brother, are you the one who frightened mother?"

"Are you sure you're okay?" Lady Liu examined her daughter from head to toe. Xiaocao really didn't look like he was falling ill anymore. She was relieved, so she turned to scold her son, "So why did you call me here? You cut me while I was washing! I still have half of the sheets to work on!"

Yu Xiaocao quickly defended her brother. "Mom, aren't we visiting the city today? I bought some meat buns for all of us, try tasting!"