Chapter 159 - 135: Attending the Birthday Banquet_3
On the fourth day of the third month, Lady Wu went to the courtyard to help out. Qian Sangui also went; although he couldn’t contribute much physically, he could offer suggestions. Qian Manxia and the young mother were holed up in their room, busy making clothes and embroidering, with no time to spare for anything else.
Qian Yixiu began preparing the things she needed to take with her, which included not only her own belongings but also those for Monkey Brother and White Wolf.
Especially for White Wolf, a carnivore with a voracious appetite, Qian Yixiu went to Xie Huzi to buy five pounds of meat, which she cut into fist-sized chunks, packed into a hemp sack, and then placed in a previously made backpack.
She also prepared her clothes, as well as food for Monkey Brother, along with ropes, shovels, flint, two torches, bags for holding items, and packed them into two other backpacks.
Having a large courtyard was truly a benefit, as Qian Yixiu was able to carry out these small actions in corners without anyone noticing.
Qian Xiaoyu had made several of these backpacks earlier. Now, the young girl hardly did anything else, spending most of her time on needlework and teaching it.
With her "House of Animals" in tow carrying the three backpacks, she left the courtyard through the back door, entered the fork between Xijing Mountain and Xishi Mountain, walked forward a bit, then headed west, passed through a peculiar stone forest, and entered Shixi Mountain. Climbing up the layers of small rocks, she ascended a small Stone Mountain and, standing on its peak, she could see her family’s large courtyard.
Qian Yixiu hid the three backpacks in a secret little rock cave and instructed Monkey Brother and White Wolf, mainly Monkey Brother, who could truly understand her. She told them to wait there for her the morning after next if it didn’t rain.
Fearing they might cause trouble, she warned them repeatedly not to go into the mountains over the next few days and to stay at home instead.
