Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 466: Old Uncle Qiu’s Exhortation

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: Old Uncle Qiu’s Exhortation

At this moment, they were holding steaming bowls, savoring the delicious stir-fried chicken with green onions, feeling as if they were celebrating New Year’s.

Indeed, there’s no place like home.

Bai Junjun and Li Wenli enjoyed their meal with great relish, and even Xiao Chan and the others forgot their fatigue, earnestly wolfing down their food.

Seeing the children obviously famished, Old Uncle Qiu said while feeling distressed, "No matter what happens outside, you’ve got to eat well first. Bandits and all that are secondary, your health is the capital for the revolution. You mustn’t let yourself go hungry, understand?"

"Mm-hmm," everyone responded noncommittally, nodding their heads, though how much they actually took in was another matter.

Old Uncle Qiu could only sigh helplessly.

After these days of being together, they certainly knew the difference in strength between them, and if he were to insist on going out with them, he would only hold them back.

So Old Uncle Qiu and the others could only stay at home and provide logistical support.

Once the young men had all finished eating, Qiu Er and Qiu San arranged for everyone to take turns bathing.

Li Wenli and Bai Junjun, feeling it proper to have a chat with Old Uncle Qiu, let Rabbit and the others go ahead and bathe first.

While everyone queued up for their baths, the two inquired about how Old Uncle Qiu’s first day of The Dawn duties went.

At the mention of this, Old Uncle Qiu couldn’t help but grin.

"When the few of us went to the Yamen, although we’re all Imperial Guard, our positions are ultimately different. I’m too old for combat, so now I mainly assist the Deputy Magistrate by handling Dai County’s paperwork, warehouses, provisions, horses, and tax matters. Brother Qiu and the others have joined the Strong Class, mainly assisting the County Magistrate with his duties."

Bai Junjun understood; it was as if the County Magistrate saw potential in the three of them and was willing to train them as his personal bodyguards.

"However, though that’s the arrangement, we’ve only just arrived and will need a month of training. Every day, in addition to performing The Dawn, we’ll have to do extra training."

"Study hard, and there will be better days ahead," Li Wenli said, patting his shoulder reassuringly.

Old Uncle Qiu nodded appreciatively, "Yes, I hope we won’t have to fight in wars again so that the good days can come more quickly."

"How was your outing today? Why are you back so late?" he asked.

"Um... we... only caught one person," Li Wenli replied vaguely.

Watching Li Wenli beat around the bush, Old Uncle Qiu seemed to envision scenes of the family stealthily lying in wait in the deep forest, no matter the cost, for the sake of hunting.

He feared that they too stayed out until now because they hadn’t caught anyone.

Old Uncle Qiu sighed and comforted them, "Don’t worry, it’s impossible to catch all the bandits at once, we have time ahead of us."

"Mm-hmm," Li Wenli and Bai Junjun nodded obediently.

Therefore, Old Uncle Qiu, mistakenly thinking they had simply roamed around all night, hurriedly slept for just two Shichen, waking up at five to knead dough and make steamed buns, all to ensure they wouldn’t go out hungry the next day in search of bandits.

He wanted to make sure they wouldn’t face the day on an empty stomach.

Of course, Bai Junjun and the others didn’t know about this; after washing up it was already two, and Bai Junjun and Li Wenli fell asleep as soon as they hit the bed.

They slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.

Normally the courtyard would already be bustling by now, yet today, when Bai Junjun got up, she found it strangely quiet.

She went downstairs, puzzled, not seeing any of the young men who usually played wildly with the Mosquito-eating Plant, nor Bai Sasa who liked to command and direct in the kitchen.

She walked around, confused, until she finally found the people she was looking for in the living room.

There she saw Bai Sasa, seriously teaching the Fool Xiao Shan and Bai Lingyu how to write.