Chapter 22: Too Dog
Although the brother and sister were not treated harshly in Taohua Village, the villagers were not well-off and could only provide them with occasional assistance to ensure that they would not starve to death.

"What's her brother's name?"

Bai Dashan: "Stone, white stone."

Bai Tao nodded and said nothing more.

Bai Dashan came in to report some situations to Bai Tao: "Aunt, it looks like the rain outside won't stop any time soon. You've been tired all day, so you should get some rest early."

Everyone is traveling fast and is physically tired, but I am even more tired from working hard and worrying about everyone, and everyone doesn't even know how to help.

In fact, it’s only eight o’clock in the evening.

"Okay, by the way, where is my treasure bag, oh, and treasure basket?" He usually doesn't care about the bamboo basket and white peaches, and only remembers them when he needs to take something out.

"Ah, auntie, I'll get it for you." Upon hearing this, Bai Dashan hurriedly untied the bamboo basket containing the white peaches from the sedan chair and took it over.

Seeing Bai Tao patting the lid of the bamboo basket, as if she was going to do something big, he immediately understood and said considerately: "Auntie, you can use it first."

As he said this, Bai Dashan was about to step back, fearing that he would affect Bai Tao's performance.

"Wait a minute." Bai Tao stopped the man and said, "Go and ask each household to report the size of their shoes and the number of people in their home."

Bai Dashan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and quickly agreed.

After getting the code number, Bai Tao placed the order quickly.

She muttered to herself that it wasn’t that cloth shoes were bad, but that Liberation shoes were more cost-effective.

There is no better shoe for long-distance travel than Jiefang shoes.

Except for the young children who did not have a size, everyone else got a pair of Liberation shoes and three pairs of socks.

When Bai Tao asked him to ask the villagers about their shoe sizes, Bai Dashan had a guess in his mind, but when he saw the bags of shoes being taken out of the bamboo basket, he was still dumbfounded.

Yes, just a mention.

For shoes of the same size, the left and right shoes are tied together with shoelaces, and then a red rope is passed through the shoelaces to string five pairs together as a bag.

Bai Tao was muttering that the bamboo basket was too small while asking Bai Dashan to take things out of the basket.

Bai Dashan also experienced the same treatment as Bai Duoxi, when he received eggs and baked naan. His body was stiff and his nervous face twitched several times. He was not much better than Bai Duoxi.

"Hurry up and have someone distribute them." Bai Tao said, and reminded, "Wear these shoes and socks after your feet are dry. Don't wear them when they are wet, or you will vomit the stink after a while."

Your feet will sweat when you're walking, and if you stuff them in when your feet are wet, they will definitely become smelly in no time.

Just imagine if the team was filled with the smell of stinky feet, the scene would be so suffocating.

Seeing Bai Dashan and his men busy at work, Bai Tao also took off her straw sandals and put on a pair of cloth shoes, but not the old Jingbei cloth shoes she bought from the mall.

The old Jingbei cloth shoes are two mall coins cheaper than the Jiefang shoes. In addition to her, some young children who don’t have the size of Jiefang shoes also wear the old Jingbei cloth shoes.

Put on thick socks, shoes, and a big flowered jacket, it's hard not to be warm.

Wearing new clothes and new shoes and having eaten their fill, everyone was so happy that they couldn't stop laughing and they all thanked Bai Tao solemnly and respectfully.

"Thank you, auntie."

"Thank you for your hard work, aunt."

No one says that they should work like a slave to repay someone, because it is impossible to repay someone even if you work like a slave, so let's just not say that.

Bai Tao put her hands behind her back, looked at the people here and nodded like an adult, looked at the excited people there and nodded. She thought, there's no need to be too polite, after all, the mall coins for buying things are also exchanged for the things you gave as filial piety.

The villagers previously thought that the two pockets on a shirt were particularly convenient for carrying things, but when they saw Bai Tao putting his hands in his pockets and walking around in the cave with his arms dangling, surprise and realization flashed in their eyes.

It turns out that this pocket can be used like this? !

Everyone followed Bai Tao's example and put their hands in their pockets. An expression of amazement immediately appeared on their faces. It felt so comfortable to put your hands in your pockets!
My aunt is my aunt, so awesome.

Bai Tao accidentally discovered that everyone was imitating her and putting their hands in their pockets. Everyone in the cave was putting their hands in their pockets whether standing or sitting. The scene was indescribably fun and funny.

Since she was wearing warm clothes and had a stove at hand, Bai Tao had no intention of taking out the military green quilt she had bought for work protection.

This labor insurance military quilt is a must-have for the military training of the Chinese schools on the Blue Water Star. The thin one costs thirty coins, the medium-thick one costs fifty coins, and the thick one costs eighty-two coins.

Bai Tao bought medium thickness ones for 200 pieces and got an 15% discount.

The cave was not big, and although there was room for Bai Tao to lie down, she still fell asleep leaning against the wall of the cave.

Outside the cave, although it was windy and rainy, there was a big tent, the stove was always lit, and they were wearing thick clothes, so Bai Dashan and others didn't feel cold.

In the middle of the night, Bai Tao was awakened by a shaking sensation.

She opened her eyes in confusion and saw the women and children in the cave who were also awakened by the shaking, looking terrified and helpless.

It's not an earthquake, right?
As soon as this thought flashed through Bai Tao's mind, someone shouted in fear: "Is it the earth dragon turning over?"

Bai Tao stood up while holding onto the cave wall and walked towards the cave entrance, saying, "Go ask."

The people outside the cave should know more than them, Bai Taoxin said, if it was an earthquake, then this difficult mode would be too cruel!
Soon, the person who ran out to ask came back following Bai Dashan.

"Auntie, are you okay?"

"What's going on outside?" Bai Tao shook her head and asked, "Where did the noise come from?"

Bai Dashan also shook his head: "Auntie, it's late at night now, and I don't know the specific situation. I know that the sound came from quite far away."

They say you don't need to run from a small earthquake, but you can't escape from a big one. It just shook a few times and stopped when Bai Tao opened her eyes.

Several minutes had passed and there was still no movement, so she didn't take anyone outside to get caught in the rain.

Bai Dashan planned to send someone to follow the sound and check the situation, but Bai Tao refused.

Just kidding, it's easy to get lost walking in the mountains in the middle of the night even with a flashlight, not to mention that the rain is still pouring down.

If it was an earthquake, the epicenter should be quite far away from here, otherwise we wouldn't just feel a few shakes.

"Arrange people to be on duty at night. If there is any movement next, wake them up in time. Others should also not fall into deep sleep."

"Hey!"

Bai Tao remembered, turned around and looked at everyone, and asked loudly: "Is everyone okay? Is anyone feeling unwell or having a fever?"

The villagers were afraid that it was an earthworm turning over, and were very terrified. But when they saw Bai Tao's calm face, they slowly calmed down.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then reached out to touch their own foreheads, and asked their own family members before answering in unison.

(Testing the waters, shamelessly asking for collections, comments and votes~)

(End of this chapter)