Ling Yun's family is not big, and the family members are also simple, only grandfather and grandmother.
His cheap dad seems to have four sisters, but since they are all married, they don't have much contact with each other. He came here once when he was one month old, and Ling Yun is not familiar with the details.
My grandparents, also known as grandparents, are honest farmers, so the relationship in the family is quite harmonious.
The family relies on each other, and as long as there is no famine, they can barely make ends meet.
Their yard is not big. In fact, it is called a yard, but it is just a courtyard made of bamboo. The top is made of bamboo and the bottom is fixed with mud.
On the east side of the yard is the house of grandparents, with the kitchen in the middle.
My parents lived with them in a big house, because the houses were connected, and my parents slept in one room outside.
There is a small door on the right, and you enter into a rather spacious room with a large bed and a small bed. The small bed was added when Ling Yun was born.
The house was made of mud. As far as Ling Yun was concerned, it was a bit like a scrapped car. The safety was very low, which made him feel that it could easily collapse. The inner wall could easily fall off if touched lightly.
What Ling Yun fears most is actually rainy days. He is worried that when it rains, it will rain heavily outside the house and light rain inside.
Fortunately, although the house is a bit dilapidated and the tiles on the roof are scattered here and there, it can at least protect it from wind and rain.
Although his family was poorer, Ling Yun did not suffer from cold or hunger. This must have been thanks to his reincarnation and not changing his gender.
Although his parents were poor, they still brought some surprises to Ling Yun every day when they came back from working in the fields. Sometimes they were small gadgets, and sometimes they were strange stones.
When working in the fields, his grandfather would also catch some oil seeds, which is what we call grasshoppers in modern times. This is a delicious ingredient. It tastes crunchy after roasting, but it should be noted that only
The female can be eaten.
When my father went to the landlord's house to work as a part-time worker, he would also bring some pig head meat that the landlord's house did not eat.
His grandfather would do some carpentry work for others in his spare time, which was equivalent to being a carpenter, so Ling Yun would find small toys that were beyond his expectation from time to time.
This is Lingyun's home, a strange new home.
When the adults come back from their farm work, it's time for dinner.
Although they are a small family, they still have certain rules. The grandparents sit in the main seat, and the parents sit opposite.
Ling Yun sat next to Yang, with the fifth baby leaning against him, the eldest sister feeding him, and the second and third babies opposite him.
If grandpa doesn't move his chopsticks at this time, no one else can move his chopsticks.
Strictly speaking, their family eats two meals a day, because Ling Yun doesn't know what he eats to fill his stomach in the morning. Anyway, it's dark and very hard, and Ling Yun has never eaten it.
The food was divided among them, and the grandfather and his father got relatively more. This distribution may be because men are the main labor force in the family.
The Lingyun family, who were short of food and clothing, had no way of providing food, so they were not able to feed themselves every meal.
Although there is a shortage of food, there is no need to worry about starving to death.
It has to be said that the ancient Chinese were quite wise in this regard. They could always find some other things to fill their stomachs and mix them with staple foods to fill their stomachs.
Lingyun's family mainly eats coarse grains and miscellaneous grains, which in layman's terms are the "bran" used to feed pigs in modern rural areas.
It is a powdery or lumpy substance formed after the husks of rice are crushed. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be fed to pigs. It is not enough for human consumption.
Although it is rough, has a poor taste, and is mixed with a lot of dust and soil, it can still fill your stomach.
As a result of long-term consumption of this kind of food, several of his sisters were extremely skinny.
There was no color on his face, his face was sallow and thin, and he looked malnourished, which made people feel sad just to see him.
Ling Yun couldn't bear it, but there was nothing he could do.
He is the only male in the family, so he can naturally enjoy the best treatment in the family.
Eating precious fine rice, of course, is still very different from modern rice. It can be barely swallowed and will not stick in the throat like brown rice.
This is also because Ling Yun, when he first learned to eat rice, vomited after eating it, kept coughing, and his face was red and his ears were red. He was the only child of the Ling family.
He was already weak, but this time he frightened several people in his family to death. From then on, they did not dare to let him eat coarse bran rice again.
Every time he eats, he occasionally has some rich food such as minced meat or eggs.
Although it is very rare, it has to be said that in such a poor family, the whole family really takes care of him with all their strength.
Every time when he was eating, several thin sisters looked at him with envy, but he did not dare to share the food with them openly.
I still remember the scene when he was two or three years old, holding a water-filled egg in his hand, he took a bite, and then gave it to his three sisters to take turns taking a bite.
They were obviously greedy and kept swallowing, but they still looked around before they dared to take a small bite carefully, and then returned the remaining half of the egg to him.
Seeing this scene, Ling Yun, who grew up in a rural area and had experienced hardships, couldn't help but feel touched. From then on, whenever he had something delicious, he would share it with them.
The result was that they were beaten up by Mr. Yang behind his back, and he kept scolding them, saying that they were just losers who only knew how to steal their brother's food.
When Ling Yun, who didn't know why, distributed the food to them again: "Here, sisters, eat."
The three sisters looked at the things in Ling Yun's hand and visibly swallowed their saliva. Then the eldest child decisively refused, "Sister is not hungry, brother will eat."
It was okay once, but Ling Yunquan thought they couldn't bear to eat it, and it happened again and again. Of course Ling Yun, who was in his twenties, could see that they were hesitant to speak, and they were timid.
After thinking about it carefully and combining it with my parents' performance, I can figure out something.
From then on, Ling Yun no longer shared food with them openly.
Whenever there is something good to eat, I will wait for the parents to go out, then pull them to the corner and give it to them.
Why is it that in this dynasty when food is so scarce, Ling Yun is still willing to give things to them even though he knows he can't fill his stomach?
In fact, it’s not for anything else, just because I feel the feeling of family affection in them and the feeling of being loved by everyone.
When he was a child, the eldest child did all the eating, drinking, and eating by himself. Of course, his parents loved him, and his grandparents even more. But they were busy, busy supporting the family, busy farming and digging...
He was already frail and sickly when he was a child. If it weren't for the careful care of his eldest son, he didn't know whether he would have survived.
When he was sick, the eldest baby would usually take him to see him. When he had a fever, the eldest baby would hold him to sleep. Before he was four years old, he actually slept with the eldest baby.
Although he is very well-behaved, every time something happens, the eldest child will respond immediately and take care of him. He said that the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister is like a mother.
When he was bullied, the eldest child would stand up and bully him back. Once, Ling Yun was pushed by a kid who was three years older when he was sitting outside
arrive.
The little kid cried loudly and went back to call for help. After a while, a group of little kids came over. Upon seeing this, the eldest child immediately took him and his sisters back to the house and locked the door, letting a group of kids outside the door yell.
"Grandson, after dinner, grandpa will teach you how to do wood work, okay?"
During the dinner, grandfather Ling Dashan suddenly spoke and looked at Ling Yun, his eyes full of expectation.
"Father, Shiro is only five years old. Are you too anxious to teach him skills now?"
Before Ling Yun spoke, Yang touched his head and said cautiously and anxiously.
"Yes, Dad, Shiro is just five years old, and he hasn't even given a name yet. Isn't it too early to teach him a craft now? What's more, Shiro is already weak and may not be able to withstand this hardship. Why not first?"
Slowly?"
When Ling Dashan saw his wife talking, he quickly came out and echoed.
"Yes, old man, my grandson's body has only grown a little this year. Don't let your health go back to the past when you learn a craft. Otherwise, in another two years, it won't be a problem if you are stronger and can learn again."
Mrs. Liang looked at her well-behaved grandson and couldn't help but echoed with distress.
"If Daren learns, Shiro will be taught by his father, so there is no need for me, an old man, to worry about it. It won't be a problem to learn later. Now that Daren doesn't learn, I am getting older. If Shiro doesn't learn, I will die one day.
After that, how will he gain a foothold if he loses his ability to support his family?"
The grandfather paused for a while. Although he was a little worried about his grandson's health, he still expressed his worries.
Although this carpentry craft is not a decent job, it is his only support in the hardships. If he didn't have a craft, how could he buy land and build a house in the village by himself?
After fleeing famine here, even though the government allocated one-third of an acre of land and it was tax-free in the past few years, he could not save much wealth despite his hard work, leaving early and returning late, facing the loess and back to the sky.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to use his three years' worth of money to go to Wang Village next door to learn some crafts. Otherwise, once the three years were up, the rice produced in the fields would only be enough to pay taxes, and there would be no surplus grain to survive.
In recent years, I have relied on my carpentry skills to help others make beds and cabinets, and I can also write silver coins.
The money earned was used to rent cattle and open up wasteland. Not only did he buy some fields, he also built a courtyard.
Otherwise, how can he survive in this world alone, how can he marry a wife and have children? What's more, even if he has a huge family fortune, it is better to have a small skill.
By the way, these days Ling Yun has been thinking about how to make money and change the family's predicament.
The food and clothing at home are fine for Ling Yun alone, but looking at other people is really torturous.
According to the soul of a contemporary college student, he should have countless ways to change his destiny. If he thinks about it carefully, he seems to be unable to do anything.
According to the thinking of the Ling family, they definitely want him to grow up peacefully, learn a craft, and support his family in this life.
When he was sixteen years old, he asked Mrs. Zhou from the entrance of the village to act as a matchmaker to find a girl who was diligent and capable of working as a wife.
Then they have children, and their names may be Lingda, Linger, or flowers, plants, trees, etc. Anyway, he is still Shiro when he is five years old, and his name is Shiro, and he doesn’t have a decent name.
He didn't have much ambition and grew up peacefully during the Taiping years.
When you are a little older, it is best to make a little money with your 21st century knowledge, buy some land, and be a small landowner with peace of mind.
In fact, speaking from a young age, it is enough to make a little money to live a comfortable life and become a rich man.
To put it more broadly, it is not a bad idea to become a wealthy businessman and enjoy a leisurely life.
After all, the scenes played in the TV series are really exciting, so you can give it a try.
This chapter has been completed!