Chapter 4： Xianggong

Chapter 4

Fortunately, this is a rural area, so picking up firewood is not difficult.

However, he still has to come back quickly, otherwise there will be no oil lamps at home when it gets dark.

"Ms. Su, Mrs. Su!" Su Jin was thinking wildly when he heard someone calling him. When he looked up, he saw Mrs. Qin sneaking in, so he got up and greeted him: "Mother"

"Hey," Mrs. Qin held her hand and patted her with a sigh. She quickly took out two pairs of brand-new straw sandals from her arms and gave them to her: "Take these two pairs of shoes, they are easy to wear when you go up the mountain. Don't go too far, too far is dangerous!"

They didn't have anything to eat, so they didn't need to think about it and knew that there was no other way but to go up the mountain to find food, that's why Mrs. Qin said that.

As she said that, the old lady took out an old handkerchief and stuffed it into Su Jin's hand, and said in a low voice, "This is twenty pennies. After a while, you can go to the county town to buy two catties of cotton and a few feet of coarse cloth to sew jackets. Wear it. When the clothes are sewn, remember to wear them inside so they don't show them. Ah, don't blame your brother and sister-in-law. The family is too poor, and so are they."

The old lady Qin smiled bitterly. She didn't have the nerve to say something good for her two sons, she just let out a long sigh.

Su Jin's heart warmed, and he smiled: "Mother, don't think too much, in fact, there is nothing wrong with splitting up the family. Both you and your father's kindness in raising them will be remembered! We will borrow this money from you. back to you."

Su Jin really can't say what they don't want, because they really need money now! Even if it's twenty words.

If you can buy two or three catties of cotton, maybe you can save their lives in this big winter. This is not the time to be brave.

The old lady Qin waved her hand and smiled and said, "I don't need to pay it back. I saved it secretly, no one knows! Just don't say it! Okay, I should go back, you guys have a good life"

"Mom, walk slowly!" Su Jin didn't dare to keep her too much, or else the two shrews wouldn't have any trouble if they met.

Seeing the old lady Qin leave without a word, and shook the twenty pennies in the handshake, Su Jin only felt heavy in her heart.

She sighed and laughed at herself.

When did Su Jin feel embarrassed for such a small amount of money.

Qin Lang came back not long after, in addition to picking up a bundle of thick and thin firewood, there was also a large roll of rattan.

"It's back!" Su Jin put away his messy thoughts and smiled and greeted him, took the vines, and put his hands on the firewood pile at the door.

"I'll cook dinner before it gets dark. Corn kernels make porridge!" Su Jin laughed again.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to seeing, hearing, asking, and being careful, and the ability to observe words and expressions is naturally stronger than others.

Su Jin can see that this man has a quiet temperament and rarely speaks. In the future, the two will still live together. It's not good for both of them to keep silent and not talk or communicate. How depressing is that?

Since he didn't say it, it was inevitable, she took the initiative to say a few more words.

Sure enough, she took the initiative to speak, but he didn't want to ignore it. He gave a "um" with a heart-warming word, and set fire to his own stove.

Cough, saying it is a "stove" is a lift, but a shallow sloping pit was dug with a sharp wooden stick in front of the hut, and a few stones were built around it.

Su Jin glanced at it and silently went to prepare the corn kernels.

"That, Xianggong," Su Jin didn't notice that Qin Lang's body shook obviously when he called "Xianggong", and continued embarrassedly: "We don't have water"

They don't even have water, they don't even have buckets or wooden basins for carrying water, only a stoneware pot more than a foot high with a gaping mouth!

There is a well in the middle and the westernmost part of the village. The villagers raised money to build a well, and they had to choose the water for the home.

Qin Lang glanced at her, got up and walked away silently, "Wait!"

Su Jin let out an "oh" and sorted out the firewood and piled it neatly under the eaves.

Qin Lang came back not long after, carrying a load of water.

Su Jin's eyes lit up and said with joy, "Hey, you're amazing, you borrowed a bucket!"

Borrowing a bucket to carry water can be regarded as a great thing. It was a joke to Su Jin in the previous life, but at this moment, she was sincerely happy.

Qin Lang also seemed to think that this sounded funny, "Mmm" with a faint smile in his eyes, "Let's cook."

The    bucket was borrowed from Lizheng's house, and he picked up a load of water for them in exchange.

In order not to make the atmosphere awkward, Su Jin had nothing to say to Qin Lang while cooking, and inquired about people and things in the village.

Living here, knowing more is not always a bad thing.

Under the thick twilight, the beating flames illuminated a small piece of heaven and earth. The corn kernels in the clay pot are tumbling with the corn, steaming hot, the aroma of corn wafts in the air, the two of them are sitting by the warm fire, talking from time to time, looking from a distance, it makes people feel a little warm .

Su Jin did not dare to cook too many corn kernels, for fear of running out of food. She filled half a bowl and Qin Lang filled a bowl of polenta.

Seeing Qin Lang looking at the porridge in the bowl and looking at her, Su Jin hurriedly smiled: "I don't have much appetite yet, that's enough."

There are seven points of truth in this statement. The most important thing is that Qin Lang is the main labor force. It is nothing for her to eat half full for the time being. Qin Lang must be full.

Qin Lang is full and has the strength to work, so both of them will have a chance to eat in the future. But if Qin Lang doesn't get enough to eat and doesn't have the strength to work, the two of them will finish the game together!

Actually, it's a bit false to say "full", in short, she tries to make sure

Anyway, more than her.

Qin Lang didn't say anything after hearing this.

The two of them had dinner, the sky was already dark, the cold wind whistled, and it became colder than before. Even though he just ate hot food, Su Jin shivered.

Qin Lang glanced at her: "Go in and sleep in the house."

Hearing the "sleeping" child Su Jin felt nervous again. The original owner and Qin Lang didn't have a concubine, and the two of them slept in a thin quilt.

But for Su Jin, tonight was the first time to "sleep in the same bed" with a man, and he felt a little nervous and uncomfortable.

But soon she silently persuaded herself and accepted it calmly.

She is now Su Jin, a village woman in this era, Qin Lang's daughter-in-law, that's all.

"Well, then I'll go first."

Su Jin nodded, used a water scoop made of cut gourd and gourd melon after ripening, scooped half a scoop of hot water from the cleaned pottery pot with hot water, mixed it with cold water, and wiped his face reluctantly. hand.

She didn't dare to think about taking a bath or anything. Taking a shower at this time, let alone no basin or bucket, it would freeze to death.

If you catch another cold or something, just wait to die!

When he entered the room and saw the two pairs of straw sandals, he touched the twenty pennies in his arms, and Su Jin told Qin Lang about it again.

Straw sandals are worn over the heavily worn cloth shoes, it will be more convenient to go up the mountain, and with this money on the body, at least I feel a little more secure in my heart.

"Wait until we make money and then give it back to my mother, can you see it?" Su Jin said softly.

(end of this chapter)