vrcanaries Chapter 309 Going Home
Chapter 309 Going Home
As soon as she walked out, she saw a group of little kids sitting outside the woods. When they saw her come out, they all stood up happily, bowed and called her sister.
Zhou Dacang was feeling jealous. Why didn't he get such treatment? These guys just called him uncle when they saw him.
Zhou Guo was stunned and looked at Zhou Su, "Did you finish talking so quickly?"
Zhou Su nodded, "That's all."
One of the children said quickly, "Sister, we have already finished talking about it. We have been waiting for you here for a long time. It turns out that you are the sister that Zhou Su has always talked about. You are really amazing. You were able to kill all those bad guys. We are all very grateful to you. From now on, you are not only Zhou Su's sister, but also the sister of all of us."
Everyone said in unison.
Zhou Su frowned slightly and stood in front of these people, pointing at a few of them and said, "You are older than my sister, why do you call me sister?"
"Hey, don't be stingy. Didn't you say it yourself? Your mother is our mother, your uncle is our uncle, your brother is our brother, and naturally this sister is also our sister, right? Hello, sister."
Seven or eight children all greeted Sister with smiles. One of them took the food from Zhou Guo and said, "Sister, these are for us. You go sit down and wait for the food. We will call you when it is ready. Go sit with our uncle."
Zhou Guo let go. She was happy not to have to work, so she lay down next to Zhou Dacang.
Everyone was busy in a hurry, and the two of them sat with their legs crossed and watched the fun.
Zhou Dacang sighed comfortably, "It's so nice to eat ready-made food. I haven't eaten ready-made food for a long time."
Zhou Guo also sighed, "That's right, I really want to go home, where there are hot meals, clean clothes, and warm quilts. The village should have heated kangs by now. Although they are not as soft as beds, they are warm."
Zhou Dacang said with a smile: "What do you mean by homesick? I think you are just lazy and want someone to cook for you and wash your clothes."
Zhou Guo didn't look at him. "You said it as if you weren't like that. Isn't that why you miss home? And you blame me."
The two talked while watching everyone busying themselves.
It took about an hour from morning to noon, and all the barbecue was almost ready.
Everyone sat around the fire, chatting and laughing.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang did not touch anything during the whole process. As soon as they sat down, a chicken drumstick was stuffed into their hands. "Come on, sister, uncle, eat quickly. It's delicious."
Zhou Guo took it with a smile and started eating it bite by bite.
While we were eating, a boy next to us said, "Sister, we cooked all these because we heard Zhou Su say that you can feed eight of us in one meal. We thought that the pheasant and rabbit alone would not be enough for you, so we roasted the lamb as well. The inside may not be cooked yet, but you can eat the outside first."
Zhou Guo: “…”
After saying that, she turned her head and called Zhou Dacang, "Uncle, you eat too. Eat more. This is the goat that my sister caught. It smells delicious."
After saying that, he turned around and greeted the other younger children.
Zhou Guo glanced at him. He was probably the oldest among the group of children and acted like an older brother.
There was lunch for more than ten people, and there was still half a roasted lamb left.
Of course Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang kept their stomachs full, as there was enough left for them to have another meal in the evening.
After finishing the meal, Zhou Guo and the other two said goodbye without asking them what their next plans were. They only said that if they went to the north in the future, they must look for them. They also told them the name of the village.
The oldest and most considerate one was called Hulu. Hulu said, "Don't worry, sister. If we go to the Northland in the future, we will definitely come to find you. I heard that there is a war in the Northland now. You must be careful when you go back!"
Zhou Guo nodded.
Zhou Dacang said casually on the other side: "Well, you should worry more about yourselves. The weather is not warm anymore. You just lost a lot of brothers and sisters. It's very chaotic outside. Do you still plan to continue wandering around the world with your brothers and sisters?"
Zhou Guo said, "In fact, the North is a good place, but now there is a war, and the Hu people may break through the pass at any time. Many people in the surrounding areas have moved south. If you want to go, you'd better wait until this period of time is over."
Hulu glanced at his younger brother and sister and said, "Thank you, uncle and sister, but we have decided not to go north for the time being. Xiao Su has found his family. Now everyone knows that he was not abandoned by his family, but got lost on his own. We have two children here who are about his age and also want to go home. We want to help look for them."
Zhou Guo nodded, "It's just that winter is coming soon, I think you still have to find a place to live."
"We know, don't worry, sister. We already have a place to go. I will definitely come back to see you later."
"We'll go, too."
The two groups said goodbye, one group went north and the other group went south.
Zhou Su was held in Zhou Dacang's arms and sat in front of him. He looked back frequently until he could no longer see him, then he turned his head away reluctantly.
Zhou Dacang touched his little head silently.
Zhou Guo did not say anything. Parting has always been a sad thing since ancient times. Zhou Su was only four years old and had only been in the world for four years, but he had experienced all of this.
In order to take care of Zhou Sulu, they stopped and rested along the way, and it took four days to complete a journey that would have taken two days by rush.
The further you get to the north, the more empty and desolate the feeling becomes.
As we walked along, we found that many city gates were closed, and were only open for one or two hours in the middle of the day.
The village I passed by was so quiet that even the barking of chickens and dogs could not be heard. I didn't know whether everyone had moved away or was just locked up in their homes.
The few of them did not dare to stop and took the nearest road all the way back to Lu County. The city gate of Lu County was also closed. There was a soldier a few feet away on the city wall, and the flags were fluttering in the wind.
Zhou Dacang pointed at Lu County from a distance and said to Zhou Su, "Look, this is our county now. When I have time, I'll take you inside for a walk. Your sister really likes to eat the buns from this restaurant, and your husband also likes to drink the wine from this restaurant."
Zhou Guo whipped his horse whip aside and said, "I don't know where the fight has ended. How come there is no news after entering Beiyuan?"
Zhou Dacang said, "Everyone in Beiyuan is staying at home, so where can we spread the news? We should go back first."
When I returned to the village, I found that it was also quiet and every household had their doors locked.
"Strange, where have all the people gone? Where are the people in the village?" Zhou Guo looked around as he walked and found that there was not a single living person in the entire village.
Several people rode their horses to the house and found that there was no one in the yard.
Zhou Guo dismounted and ran to the door. Just as he was about to push it, the door opened from the inside.