Xu Dalang finished the fried dumplings in two mouthfuls, then poured the millet porridge into his mouth, and said with a satisfied smile, "It's delicious!"
Xu Yue stretched out her hand to wipe off the yellow rice grains stuck to the corner of her brother's mouth. Seeing that her family members were all eating happily, she felt full of accomplishment.
After eating and drinking enough, the family of five huddled in the small room and slept soundly.
This was the most peaceful sleep Xu Yue had ever had since she traveled through time. In her dream, there was no hunger or thirst, no running away, and no strange and numb faces of the victims.
She slept dreamlessly until dawn, huddled in the bed, lazily looking through the broken window at her family members who had already gotten up and were busy, but deliberately lowered their voices.
My brother and my father were building the roof, my mother was holding a pile of planks and playing string with an ink fountain, and my sister was burning a small stove under the corner of the courtyard to make breakfast.
The bright sunshine is shining down, and the peace is a bit unreal.
Xu Yue stretched out, took a deep breath of the cool air mixed with the aroma of rice porridge, and jumped up from the bed that had little remaining warmth.
"You can really sleep." Xu Erniang joked after hearing the noise outside the house.
But seeing Xu Yue's disheveled hair, her eyes sparkled, and she rushed in immediately, holding Xu Yue down and insisting on combing her hair.
Xu Yue struggled to no avail, so she had to remind her sister not to give herself any weird hairstyle.
Xu Erniang hurriedly asked, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," she looked at the little girls outside, and combed her hair in a similar way.
But there is still her own design in it, and the hairband is woven into the shape of petals, which looks more delicate than the ordinary ones.
Without a mirror, Xu Yue couldn't see what she looked like. She could only guess from the admiring glances of her parents and brothers that her hair style looked good today.
Who would have thought that she would get a free stylist after traveling through time~
"Da Lang, stop being busy and go to the water shop in front to get some water and come back." Wang ordered.
Xu Dalang said oh, immediately left Xu Da behind, picked up the two brand new wooden barrels in the corner of the yard, and prepared to go out.
Xu Yue immediately chased after her, "I want to go too."
Xu Dalang smiled and nodded, motioning for his sister to go forward.
Xu Yue took out the blue bucket in the research room and asked Wang, "Auntie, is it okay if I take this bucket out and use it?"
Afraid that her mother would think she was just having fun, Xu Yue explained, "I don't have a water tank at home, so I asked my sister to add a water condensation technique. The water in it will last for a long time."
Wang didn't respond, she just looked at Xu Erniang, asking if she could use a plastic bucket to add water condensation.
Xu Erniang nodded, this is feasible, and, "I can make another hidden magic circle so that people can't help but ignore the existence of this bucket."
Xu Da suddenly laughed, saving money for a water tank.
Xu Dalang heard Xu Erniang's words and handed the two buckets to her, "Enchant."
"Wood won't do." Xu Erniang refused ruthlessly.
Xu Dalang let out a disappointed sound, and took the plastic bucket that was half a person's height from Xu Yue's hand, and the brother and sister went out to fetch water together.
Xu Da wanted to find someone to build a roof, so he took a pole and followed him.
As soon as the father and son went out, they met Wang Dayou's family.
Wang Dayou also wanted to find someone to repair the house. Xu Da handed the pole to Xu Yue to carry, and the two men left together.
Mrs. Tong was carrying an empty bucket on her shoulders and was about to fetch water. Xu Yue and others walked slowly towards the water mill together.
Aunt Wang led her younger brother to follow her mother, with a smile on her face and her eyes looking here and there, full of curiosity about this new environment.
There is a big well here in Beicheng, and a pavilion is built above it. The people who live here come here to draw water every morning.
There were a lot of people coming and going, and there were also quite a few boys as old as Xu Dalang. A child of this age was already treated as an adult in a poor family.
There were people of Xu Yue's age, carrying a heavy wooden barrel that was almost as tall as themselves, and moving it home little by little.
I meet familiar adults on the road and occasionally help children with a lift. The relationship between neighbors is harmonious.
Brother and sister Xu Yue waited until most people had finished collecting water and left before putting their own plastic buckets into the well.
It took about a minute, and it was all thanks to Xu Yue pretending to be a child while playing in the water and fetching water that it didn't arouse suspicion.
When the plastic bucket was full and Xu Dalang lifted the bucket, the well surface sank by almost ten centimeters.
Fortunately, there were only a few people there, so no one paid attention to the water level and passed by in a hurry.
Tong had already packed the water, but Xu Yue kept playing by the water, and Xu Dalang didn't care about her, fearing that she would fall into the water, so he kept waiting next to her.
It wasn't until Xu Yue seemed to have had enough fun that the two families carried the water back together.
The wooden buckets themselves have a certain weight, and it was a bit difficult for Tong, an adult, to carry two buckets of water.
Compared with her, Xu Dalang stood out as he carried three buckets of water, walked vigorously, and had one hand free to hold his sister.
People who passed by the brothers and sisters couldn't help but turn around and take a second look, marveling at them.
"This new kid is very strong!" someone praised.
Being a bit thick-skinned, he followed up directly and asked after the brother and sister:
"We are looking for people to do porters in the west of the city. Each person will pay five dollars a day and take care of a meal. Boy, do you want to go with your uncle and give it a try?"
Unexpectedly, the young man ignored his inquiry and walked alone.
The man took two steps closer suspiciously, and was almost in front of Xu Yue. This was Xu Dalang's taboo. He immediately turned back and replied coldly: "No!"
At the same time, he raised his hand and made a warning gesture to signal this person not to follow him again.
The man was startled by this move, but he had already rejected him, so he could only give up.
However, thinking that he was frightened by the kid, he became angry and shouted at the backs of the two siblings before leaving.
Tong watched the man leave angrily, then looked at the two Xu brothers and sisters walking in front, smiled helplessly and shook his head.
It was still a bit cold in the morning, and she suddenly felt a chill running down her spine and couldn't help coughing twice.
Afraid that the cold would hit the children, I called the two children and hurried home.
Xu Dalang carried water and entered the house. Xu Yue stood at the door and looked at Tong's back, then stepped into the yard with a slight frown.
"The Wang family's aunt seems to be sick." Xu Yuetong's sister whispered.
Xu Erniang said "Huh?" She was sick. She has a husband and children. What does it have to do with you?
Looking at her sister's eyes, Xu Yue felt that she was worrying too much, so she shrugged and stopped thinking about it.
In the middle of the morning, Xu Da and Wang Dayou came back. They went to the government office to receive relief food, including twenty kilograms of soybeans, thirty kilograms of millet, and ten kilograms of wheat, for a total of sixty kilograms of grain.
Xu Da walked into the house carrying a sack full of food and greeted outside, "Come in."
Who was called?
Several people in the family looked outside the door and saw that it was the workers who had been called to repair the house.
