klisemfg Chapter 322 Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can one achieve great things.
Chapter 322 Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can one achieve great things.
Xie Yushu couldn't help but roll his eyes when Xie Yushu couldn't see him.
【Don't you know? Last time I came here, I was almost beaten to death.】
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get up here and lie down. If you stand down there like that, someone will spot you."
Wei An looked down at him.
If it weren't for the darkness making things easier, those people outside the woods would be dead by now.
……
As dusk settled, in the dense forest to the west of the island, Wei An and Xie Yushu nestled in a tree, chewing on hard, dry biscuits.
As dusk fell, there were many more mosquitoes than during the day.
Wei An's neck was no longer just covered in a few red, swollen bumps; his face and arms were also covered in bumps.
He scratched himself in frustration and muttered, "This godforsaken place, even the mosquitoes are ferocious."
"Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can one achieve great things."
With a loud slap, Xie Yushu slapped himself.
When I opened my palm, the mosquito was dead.
"I thought you wouldn't get bitten."
Wei An nodded in response, then suddenly his ears twitched, and he pressed down on Xie Yushu's shoulder from behind: "Someone's coming."
In the distance, the light of a lantern flickers on the forest path.
The two immediately held their breath and shrank into the depths of the shadows.
……
As night deepened, the patrol personnel on the island were rotated.
Xu Yiyi rowed the small boat closer to the river, where Xu Pinghai was holding Wu Yuan and waiting on the bank.
"You're finally back! Your family has such bad tempers, they've cried several times already."
Xu Pinghai said helplessly, finally understanding why his grandfather was always unhappy to see this kid.
They're so hard to manage.
He had two kids and considered himself more experienced in taking care of children than Xu Yiyi, yet he still couldn't handle this kid.
The little kid had already stopped crying, but as soon as he saw her, he started wailing again.
Before the boat had even come to a proper stop, Xu Yiyi jumped aboard.
"Oh dear, big sister! Don't let Aunt Si bring Wuyuan back tomorrow. Just like always, I'll take care of my little brother, won't I?"
Sihai heard Wuyuan crying, his little face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.
I'm heartbroken.
I haven't been able to take care of him these past few days. Wuyuan is starting to grow teeth, which is a very troublesome time.
Xu Yiyi had never taken care of such a young child before.
She panicked when her child developed a fever while sleeping last night.
Uncle Pinghai and Aunt Si took Wu Yuan with them; in fact, they were helping her.
"It's okay. We just bought two new people today, so I won't be so busy starting tomorrow."
As Xu Yiyi spoke, she handed the lantern in her hand to Sanchuan.
The group moored the small boat and walked home one after the other.
Wei An and Xie Yushu walked along the edge of the settlement of the foreign tribes by the dim moonlight.
There were no patrols around, and occasionally a drunken fisherman would pass by humming a tune, completely unaware of the commotion in the shadows.
The two cautiously made their way to the edge of the Xu clan's settlement, and immediately saw the patrolmen carrying lanterns. Just as they were about to climb over a low wall, footsteps approached.
Wei An cursed under his breath and quickly retreated into the shadows with Xie Yushu.
"Damn it, it's just an ordinary little island, why are there so many people patrolling it?"
Wei An said in a whisper, "There are more of these than the patrol officers in the town."
"What's so special about this island? Just the location of this small island alone makes it worth having so many people patrolling it."
Xie Yushu retorted, and after the patrolmen passed, he quickly ran out again.
After going around in circles, Wei An was completely confused by this route.
"Do you even know where they are? You've gone in circles and ended up back where you started."
As soon as Wei An finished speaking, Xie Yushu led him to a stone house.
The two of them crouched quietly in the shadows outside the courtyard wall, staring at the courtyard with lanterns lit in front of them.
Inside, there were many people, some sitting around a stone table mending fishing nets.
"This is it!"
As Xie Yushu was speaking, another old man came out.
"Do you think this person isn't the old boss?"
Wei An followed his gaze, his eyes filled with joy.
"You really are something! You're quite something, kid."
"But there are so many people inside, how are we going to get in?"
Xie Yushu lowered his voice and scratched his neck, which was being bitten by mosquitoes, in frustration.
Wei An narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling on the hunched back of the figure in the courtyard.
He pulled a copper coin directly from his pocket, flipped it between his fingers, and flicked it lightly.
"Ding!"
The copper coin traced an arc in the air and landed precisely at the old man's feet in the courtyard.
The laughter and chatter inside the courtyard continued unabated, and no one noticed what was happening here.
The old man slowly lowered his head, staring at the copper coin, an old coin from the previous dynasty.
The old man stared intently, then suddenly laughed, but the smile vanished in an instant, and his eyes turned cold.
"What do you mean? He's not coming out?"
Xie Yushu looked over anxiously.
The next moment, he was fixed in by the old man's cold gaze.
"Husband, where are you going?"
Grandma Xu turned around and asked a question, but still received no response.