Although Qiao Mingjin always feels sad when she looks at her daughter's messy hair every day, she doesn't have time to care about it.
She didn't even bother to take care of her own hair. She often tied it up randomly, then twisted and twisted it around her head. Finally, she fixed it with a thin wooden hairpin.
I used to be so busy that I would get up before dawn every day and go to the mountains to chop wood, just to have enough to eat. Sometimes I didn’t even bother to cook. I never had time to take care of myself. Now I just don’t chop wood.
After selling, there is still a lot of things waiting for her.
But it's much better than the time when I went into the mountains to cut firewood every day.
My daughter's hair is very thin and soft. It used to be yellow, but after following her outside the village, it gradually turned black. It also feels soft and comfortable in the hand.
"What kind of bun does Wan'er want to tie?"
"My mother likes any kind of Wan'er!"
"So good."
"Sister, just tie one on each side, braid it first, then twist it up, and then tie it with the headband bought by my cousin."
"good."
"Use the hairpin bought by my cousin!"
"good……"
Qiao Mingjin patiently helped the two children comb their hair, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
After tying Mingqi's hair, the two little ones looked at each other, grinned happily, and held hands before going outside to play.
Qiao Mingjin watched them go out happily. Just as he was moving a few stools to put them back under the eaves, he saw two little things running back: "Mother, mother, uncle is back, uncle is back! It's uncle, and what's the matter?"
There is a little uncle..."
Qiao Mingjin was very surprised and walked to the door.
Two figures in the distance walked towards her quickly.
Both of them looked a little different. The new clothes gave them an extra elegance as scholars, and their faces seemed to be more energetic.
"Sister, sister, we are back!"
Mingheng still likes to shout and yell. He happily raises his head and waits for her praise.
Qiao Mingjin looked at her two younger brothers carefully. After raising them for a month, their faces were glowing, and Mingheng's face also seemed to have grown some flesh.
Mingjue became more and more handsome.
Qiao Mingjin was very happy.
"Why are you back?"
"I should have come back a long time ago! Other academies have one day off every ten days! Liu Yuanwai was afraid that Liu Qi would become wild because of the holiday after finally settling down, so she waited until now. Mrs. Liu Yuanwai wanted to take care of her
Liu Qi went back to her parents' home and took three days off this time."
Qiao Mingjin smiled and touched Mingheng's head after listening to Mingheng's words.
"So have you gone home?"
"We're back. We got home when it got dark the day before yesterday. We also stayed at home all day yesterday, and grandma sent us to see my sister."
Mingjue looked at Qiao Mingjin and said.
Thanks to his sister, now he has the opportunity to read quietly again.
"Then come in quickly. I'll see you off after lunch tomorrow."
"Mom, make delicious food for uncle!"
Xiao Wan'er lay in Ming Jue's arms and said loudly.
"Okay. Mom will prepare delicious food for your uncle. Then you go ask Grandma Lu to see if she has any pumpkins at home. We will make pumpkin cakes and pumpkin dumplings for your uncle to eat."
"Sister, I'm going!"
"Auntie, wait for me, Wan'er will go too!"
Xiao Wan'er struggled to get out of Ming Jue's arms. The two little things didn't even enter the house, so they ran away holding hands.
After entering the house, Yun Jin and others saw the two brothers and came to say hello one after another.
The two of them also greeted everyone warmly. They were very happy to see that they had only been away for a month and had a well at home.
He excitedly rushed forward and took turns to get a bucket of water. He happily splashed and washed his hands on his face. Qiao Mingjin shook his head and laughed secretly.
"Sister, this water is so clear! It's also refreshing and cool."
"Well, the water in this well is groundwater, which is warm in winter and cold in summer. After digging this well, my sister has much less trouble now."
"Sister was too tired before. I was always worried about her in the city. I was afraid that after we left, she wouldn't be able to work alone."
Mingjue said worriedly.
"What do you think your cousin is? Is he just a piece of paper?"
Yun Jin brought two bowls of rice paddle out from the kitchen and said pretending to be angry.
Mingheng quickly took it over. Mingjue saluted Yunjin and said, "Thank you very much, cousin. With my cousin here, we feel more at ease. My sister and the others can rely on you."
"
Yun Jin patted Ming Jue on the shoulder and said angrily: "We are all one family, there is no need to be so polite."
A few people sat down and listened to Mingheng and the others talking about their life in the city...
Qiao Mingjin was very pleased to hear that Ming Jue was now teaching while preparing for next year's autumn. Although she didn't know the past of her grandmother and father, seeing Ming Jue so eager to make progress must be what they most wanted to see.
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And Mingheng is at ease in the city. This kid has a lively mind, and with his brother under his supervision, he will definitely be able to learn some skills.
Qiao Mingjin felt relieved a lot.
She had been worried about her two younger brothers before. After all, she was going to someone else's house. Even though Mingjue was going as a husband, she still felt like she was living under someone else's roof. The two younger brothers had always been raised by their grandmother and father.
Very proud in my heart.
Now I see that they are all doing well and have nothing to adapt to, so I feel relieved.
The two of them chatted with Qiao Mingjin for a while, and then went to see Father He and others creating wood carvings. They were very impressed and also helped.
Qiao Mingjin knew that they would not be able to take any time off, so she must have received instructions from her family before coming, so she went with them.
In the afternoon, the two of them followed Qiao Mingjin into the mountain again, where they looked at the wooden piles dug by several families and watched his sister set prices for them.
The two of them took Mingqi and Wan'er to play in the forest for more than an hour. At the stream deep in the forest, they both learned the skill of using bamboo poles to support themselves across the river taught by Qiao Mingjin. Even Mingqi also learned it.
.The little Wan'er looked eagerly on the shore.
On the other side of the bank, a few people actually picked up a few wild duck eggs. They also used the fishing bag to catch a wild duck that had no time to fly away. As if to welcome the two of them, they were lucky enough to pounce on one that came to drink water from the stream.
pheasant.
Several people were very happy.
I went back happily all the way, which caused other people in the forest to run to the stream to wait for wild animals. You must know that there are fewer and fewer pheasants and rabbits in the forest now.
Many of them were caught by traps. And because there were many people digging wooden stakes in the forest, the wild animals disappeared without knowing where they were. The boys in the village walked around every day, but almost nothing was found.
of.
That night, Qiao Mingjin stewed the wild duck, cut half of the pheasant meat and fried it with vegetables. She wrapped the other half in yellow mud and simmered it in the stove before tearing it apart and eating it for several children.
Mingheng, Mingqi and Xiao Wan'er gnawed the chicken skeleton until it was smooth, their hands were full of oil, and they were extremely satisfied...
Early the next morning, many boys in the village who played well with Mingheng took him outside and ran away. Mingqi and Xiao Wan'er also followed. Mingheng helped Qiao Mingjin go to the woods to collect the food he collected yesterday. Do some simple processing of wooden piles...
After lunch, Yun Jin took the two brothers out of the village in an ox cart. Mingqi and Xiao Wan'er also climbed onto the ox cart, grabbing the two's sleeves and insisting on a ride.
Qiao Mingjin gave each of them a purse, and they both pushed it back.
"Sister, I got ten taels of silver last month, and my grandmother asked me to keep some with me. I have one tael of silver with me. I don't even need it for food or drink in the Liu family."
"Sister, mother also gave me copper coins." Mingheng was also anxious to shake out the wallet that Qiao's mother gave him and show it to Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin looked at Mingheng's purse, and there was a clanking sound of coins inside.
Mother Qiao didn't handle money. She would take the initiative to hand over a few copper coins to her mother-in-law, Lan, as if the money would bite. How much money could she give Mingheng? It was just that Father Qiao saved it and let her give it to her. It's just Mingheng.
Qiao Mingjin stuffed her purse into their arms and said, "Take it. Sister has money now, and she doesn't need you guys. Don't be too frugal when you go out. Mingjue may have to have some entertainment, so he always needs to bring some money. Don't let others look down upon you. If you two want to buy any books, you can go and buy them. From now on, Mingjue, you will take all your books home. If you two need money, just tell me, sister I will provide for you from now on.”
Ming Jue and Ming Heng's eyes turned red after hearing this.
"Well...sister, we understand."
The bullock cart quickly drove away in front of Qiao Mingjin's eyes.
Qiao Mingjin also saw her two younger brothers waving desperately at her...
After Mingheng and Mingjue left, Mingqi and Xiaowaner stayed together for two days.
Qiao Mingjin has more and more wooden piles now. If Zhou Yanqing builds wooden piles elsewhere in the future, she will also teach people to finish the processing on site and then transport them back. Now she is busy collecting them in the forest. I was busy pricing wooden stakes, doing preliminary processing, and teaching Yun Jin and others some craftsmanship. I didn't have time to take care of the two children.
Fortunately, the two children were very sensible and quickly helped Qiao Mingjin with household chores.
Nowadays, Mingqi does almost all the laundry and cooking at home. They wash other people's clothes separately. Mingqi takes care of all the clothes for her, Wan'er, Qiao Mingjin and Yun Jin.
I am getting better at cooking and cooking.
Originally at Qiao's house, Mingyu was mostly busy in the kitchen, so she would help with some small tasks. Now at Qiao Mingjin's side, she can do everything. Wash rice and wash vegetables, stir-fry and cook, wash the floor and wipe the table. At noon, I went to the forest to change and add water to the chickens, and in the afternoon I went to the village to buy rice and vegetables...
Nothing falls short.
Wan'er watered all the vegetables in the yard and in front of and behind the house.
The little thing couldn't carry a big bucket of water, so she asked Yun Jin to make a small bucket for her and carried it back and forth. Qiao Mingjin wouldn't let her fetch water from the well, and was afraid that she would ask for water, so she fetched water every morning. The stone pool was filled to the brim. If small things needed water, they would stand on tiptoes and scoop it into their own small wooden buckets.
Qiao Mingjin asked Sister Xiu for two more gourds. One was split in half, half was given to scoop water for her, and the other half was placed in the kitchen. The other was only cut and made into a piston, and the gourd was covered with holes from Father He. The small hole is made into the shape of a flower scoop used to water flowers in a previous life.
The little thing couldn't put it down when he saw it. Even her aunt was reluctant to give it to her, so it became her exclusive use.
She happily poured water into her little gourd and gourd every day, and then watered the vegetables happily like a little bee every day. She also complained that her mother planted too few vegetables and there was not enough for her to water.
After watering the vegetables at home every day, I would also energetically water the wild flowers and grass in front of and behind the house, and I couldn't be happier.
The two little guys are sensible, and Qiao Mingjin also has a lot of peace of mind. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: Dear, this chapter is to make up for yesterday, and there will be today's chapter later. I actually have a helmsman! It's a helmsman! Oh my God! I burst into tears... I'm so excited. I decided to write every day this week
Double update! Thank you Haiyan, thank you very much. Thank you also to all those who read the book. Thank you.
