Ever since Manager Lin and Mrs. Wang left, Lin Zhu was the only one left in the village. The three-acre farmyard was too big for an eight-year-old girl. Moreover, the farm work in the village was not suitable for her.
It's also a big burden.
Lin Zhu checked the warehouse and kitchen, and found about twenty kilograms of white rice and five or six kilograms of white flour in the kitchen, which was enough to last for a while. There were green vegetables grown in the yard, so you could just pick them from there, but Manager Lin and
When Wang was here, she didn't manage it carefully. Now Lin Zhu has to take care of the vegetable plot by herself. She grew up in the countryside, so this is not a problem for her. She also has some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc., so she doesn't need to buy more now. Find
I searched and found no eggs or meat, so they must have finished eating. Lin Zhu's body is still very weak, so he should prepare these things to replenish his body. Meat cannot be bought immediately, but eggs are available in rural areas.
They all have the habit of raising chickens, so they should be able to buy them easily. Fortunately, there is a well in the yard, which saves Lin Zhu a lot of trouble. It would be too difficult for her to carry water with her small body.
There was nothing in the warehouse. It was used as a firewood shed, so there was still a lot of dry firewood in it, which could be used for a while. After checking the things in the house, Lin Zhu found that he still had something to support his daily life, at least
There is no need to use the silver obtained from the Wang family now.
I checked the courtyard again and found that the courtyard wall was still very solid. The bottom was made of stone and the top was made of blue bricks. It was obvious that a lot of care had been taken during the construction. The main house was also built with blue bricks. Compared to
Most houses in the countryside are built with adobe, and the houses here are the envy of many people.
The front yard is very large, but except for a few vegetable plots next to the well, most of the remaining open space is unused. After seeing it, Lin Zhu made a note in his mind that when the time is right, he will make some renovations and plans. The backyard is not big, but it is
Proper planning is required.
Lin Zhu found some farm tools from the corner of the warehouse, but most of them needed to be repaired before they could be used. Manager Lin said that there were still five acres of land, so these farm tools had to be prepared in advance.
After roughly looking at the yard, Lin Zhu felt a little tired. He returned to his room and wanted to lie on the bed and rest for a while. However, he looked at the worn quilt on the bed, the exposed cotton mattress, the faded and damaged bed curtains, and the hard...
Lin Zhu felt that she had to make a purchase plan for pillows. At least she had to buy a new quilt. The old one could be rearranged and used as a mattress, but it also needed to be disassembled, washed and dried first. She discovered that the original Xiao Lin Xiuzhu
There is not much clothing. The clothes in the box are either too small or as old as what I am wearing now. There are also some patches. These need to be bought back. There are no toiletries in the house. It seems that there are still things that need to be bought.
Quite a few. But Lin Zhu didn't know where to buy these things. It seemed that the sooner he could meet with the village chief, the better.
Seeing that it was almost noon, it was time to prepare lunch. Since he was leaving soon, Wang did not prepare breakfast. Lin Zhu did not pay attention to it because he wanted to keep an eye on Wang. However, after checking the place where he will live in the future, there are
After having the preliminary idea, Lin Zhu also felt hungry. This lunch was the first time Lin Zhu came to this time and space to cook by himself. Without modern kitchen supplies, he didn't know what he could make.
When I came to the kitchen and looked at the earthen pots and stoves, I recalled my rural life since I was a child. I could only comfort myself. Fortunately, I had experience. Although I had lived in the city for more than ten years, I was from the countryside after all. I could cope with it slowly as I got used to it.
Come here.
But this is not a modern countryside. There are no matches, lighters and the like. Just making a fire is troublesome. I looked around and found two stone-like things under the stove door. They should be flints used to make fire. Lin Zhu
I tried to tap it to make a fire. Although I was a little unfamiliar with it for the first time, I still managed to light the firewood. After lighting the fire, rinse the pot with water first, add an appropriate amount of water, and take a pot of rice from the rice jar.
Wash the bowl of rice, pour it into the pot, check that the ratio of water to rice is almost enough to cook porridge, then cover the pot and start cooking.
After a while, the water boiled, and the aroma of rice porridge came out of the pot. But in order for the porridge to taste delicious, it had to be cooked for a while, so I continued to burn the fire. After waiting for five or six minutes, the rice in the pot was
After absorbing enough water, it became thick and elastic, and the rice soup also turned white. In this way, the porridge was cooked, fragrant, glutinous and delicious. Lin Zhu stopped the fire and let the porridge simmer in the pot for a while. She was going to pick some green vegetables in the front yard to stir-fry.
Stir-fry. After a while, I picked a handful of green vegetables and a green onion, washed them with water, cut them and set aside. Put the prepared porridge into a prepared large bowl, wash the pot, and wait for the pot to dry.
, put a little oil, wait until it is hot, add onions and green vegetables, stir-fry twice, add a little salt and stir-fry again, it is ready quickly, because it is a meal for one person, and the body is not healthy
After fully recovering, he could only eat some light meals, so Lin Zhu didn't do much, and it was very simple. After making the meal, Lin Zhu washed the pot, filled a few thick firewood in the stove, and prepared to warm a pot of water.
For bathing, clean the stove door, fill it with rough firewood, and seal it with bricks to prevent the fire from falling out later. This way, the water can be warmed, and you don't have to wait aside.
After finishing the work in the kitchen, Lin Zhu washed the water, brought the porridge and vegetables to the table in his room, chewed slowly and ate them quietly. After putting away the dishes and chopsticks, the water was almost warm.
However, since I had just eaten and it was not suitable to take a bath, I added some firewood to the stove and rested for half an hour.
Because there is no big wooden bucket for bathing, I can only lift the hot water bucket into the penthouse, pour it into the basin and scrub it with a cloth. Since there are no cleaning supplies, I feel that the washing is not very thorough. The embarrassing life makes Lin Zhu very stressed.
, but there is nothing we can do at the moment.
After taking a bath, Lin Zhu felt that his body was a little more relaxed, but he still felt a little tired and could only take a short rest. Just when he wanted to go back to the house and lie down for a while, there was a knock on the door and a woman's voice outside the courtyard.
Came from outside: "Is anyone home?" This surprised Lin Zhu. Except for the village chief Lin Changqing, she didn't know anyone else here.
Lin Zhu came to the courtyard gate, opened it, and saw a middle-aged woman standing at the door. The woman was a bit rich, with a round face with a smile, and she looked very kind. She had a simple bun on her head, and
There was a plain silver hairpin in her body, she was wearing blue cotton clothes, and she had a basket on her arm. When she saw the door opened, Lin Zhu inside showed some doubts, so she smiled and said to Lin Zhu, "I am
I'm from the village chief's family. I heard from Changqing that you were here alone, so I came over to see you. My maiden name is Li. You can just call me Aunt Li." After hearing Aunt Li's words, Lin Zhu understood the identity of the person in front of him. The village chief
Madam, she quickly invited her in and led her to the main room to sit down.
As Aunt Li walked along, she saw that the situation in the yard was not as good as it looked from the outside. Except for a few vegetable patches growing some malnourished vegetables, most of the open space without buildings was deserted. Although the main house was
It is built of blue bricks and looks very shabby because it has not been carefully maintained. The tables, chairs and benches in the house are also old, and there are no other decorations in the house. The teapot and teacups used to fill the water are obviously not in sets. I heard from the owner of the house.
Come, this child will live here alone in the future without parents, so she feels pitiful. So Aunt Li took the initiative to come to visit Lin Zhu. As expected, seeing the situation here made people feel a little sad. Then she looked at the person opposite who was pouring water.
Lin Zhu's clothes are shabby. Because of her slim body, they look a bit too wide and don't fit very well. Her face is sallow, as if she is seriously ill.
"I heard from our head that you had a serious illness two days ago?" Aunt Li said first, "Are you feeling better now? You are here alone. If you need any help, just tell us."
After hearing what Aunt Li said, Lin Zhu felt very grateful. The woman in front of her made her feel some warmth. Regardless of whether she could be of any help in the future, these few words made Lin Zhu like her.
"Thank you, Aunt Li, for letting you and the village chief take such trouble. I'm almost fine now."
"I heard that you will be a member of our village from now on. If you have anything you don't understand, just come and ask me. Don't be afraid of trouble. You are about the same age as my little girl. You can play with her when you have time." Aunt Li spoke happily.
, the kindness shown was also very obvious. Lin Zhu liked her straightforwardness very much. "Thank you, I was supposed to visit the village chief and you first, but the house is very messy and has not been sorted out. I would like to ask you and the villagers if I am rude.
Please forgive me." "How old are you? It's not rude to be rude. Besides, you're just sick and it's not appropriate to go out." He put the basket he brought over on the table and said, "There are ten eggs here. I'll give them to you.
You need to recuperate. I think you haven't been out. You definitely don't have these things at home now, so I brought them to you." "How can I collect your things? This is not good, you should take them back." Lin
Zhu quickly rejected Aunt Li's kindness.
"You're such a stranger, take it, it's not a good thing." Seeing Lin Zhu's refusal, Aunt Li knew that she was embarrassed. After all, she was a stranger she met for the first time. But in her heart, she felt very sorry for Lin Zhu's experience.
, Aunt Li insisted that she accept it. "How can this be so embarrassing? Otherwise, Aunt Li, how much are these eggs worth? I'll give them to you." Aunt Li looked at Lin Zhu, who was still refusing.
She likes her cheap personality very much. "Okay, this is my aunt's idea. Just accept it. It's not worth a lot of money. If you feel bad about it, I'll take some money from you when I leave later.
"
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Lin Zhu had no choice but to accept. Knowing that Aunt Li's claim of taking a few vegetables with her was just to reassure her, she decided to buy some suitable things for them when she could go out to buy things.
In the past, on the one hand, I thanked the village chief for taking care of me, and on the other hand, I also established a good relationship with the village chief's family. Looking at Aunt Li's character, I knew that the village chief Lin Changqing should also be a good person.
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