Hard times have room

Chapter 828 Depressed
After Pauline left the old house, she followed her parents for a while, but they separated at the fork in the road leading to the brigade headquarters.

Asking for leave is very simple, just tell the captain Xu Aiguo who is resting at the brigade headquarters, he knows what the people in the old house are doing, and Wang Jiandang is also a part of this big family, it’s really good to go together It's nothing strange, if he doesn't go, it will be the real strange point, when the time comes, there will definitely be something to say.

Besides, now that the spring plowing is over, the requirements for villagers to go to work are not as strict as before. If you want to ask for leave, come to the brigade to talk about it, and you can basically get approval.

Now the work of going to work is also simple, just weeding and loosening the soil.

Those without tools pull out weeds by hand, and those with tools use a hoe or a small grapple to loosen the compacted soil on the dry land where crops are planted. In this way, the roots under the crops will grow better. The nutrients absorbed will be more, the plants will be taller, and the fruits will be more and bigger.

This is a repeated process, one time, two times and three times, and everyone is working hard for a good harvest.

After asking for leave, the task assigned to her by her mother was completed. Pauline did not go to visit Dongmei as she said before. She is still studying in the middle school in the town. She is not at home at all. How can she find Dongmei? she plays.

She could feel that with the intensification of their schoolwork, the relationship between the two was gradually estranged. She was in the county town and Dongmei was in junior high school. They might not see each other for a month, let alone other things.

Don’t talk about those friendships that last forever. Feelings will really fade with time. Whether it’s Dongmei or herself, both parties have their own circles. Pauline doesn’t like to socialize with people because she has a withdrawn personality. But Dongmei has a cheerful personality, and she has two or three friends who are particularly good friends in the village, let alone at school. Her popularity has always been good.

Sometimes Pauline even felt that she was out of tune with the people of this era and that she was a different kind. This feeling became stronger after she went to high school and gradually came into contact with more people.

Although her current life is very peaceful, the school and her family are tossed around, and the environment is very simple, but this does not mean that she cannot recognize the cruelty of the current society from what happened around her. It is still unknown where the married (sold) went.

This kind of thing is unimaginable in later generations, but in this era, it is commonplace. People around are still envious of Li Taoniang, thinking that she gave birth to a "good girl".

I found a basket of wild vegetables in the field near my home, and went to the bamboo forest to get some bamboo and came back to feed the bamboo rats. For the rest of the time, Pauline stayed at home, washing clothes and sweeping the floor, etc., just to pass the time!
The Daqing River not far from our house has returned to its former bustle. The water level is still quite high. The deepest point is more than two meters. At the same time, the river surface is still more than one meter high from the top of the bank.

The water in the Daqing River is too deep, she is the only one in the house, and there are lush green aquatic plants growing in it, and you can hear one or two frog calls from time to time. At night, the frog calls are connected together, giving people a sense of It's all a frog illusion.

Among them, in the Daqing River not far from the door of the house, this kind of sound is very obvious, and in the paddy fields further away, that place is a bit far away, although there are voices coming, but it is not as loud as the sound from the door of the house .

She didn't dare to go into the water to touch the snails. The water is too deep now. Besides, there are more bugs in the water, and there are still water snakes in the river. There may be a lot of them.

Pauline just did the simplest and most familiar thing, that is, went down the stepped steps to fetch water and wash clothes.

It's mainly her own clothes, and her parents' two coats. I don't know how many days they have been changed. The smell is a bit sour.

By the way, the thin quilt she made at home was also washed together, using plant ash, and putting it in a large basin for bathing at home.

The first time I washed it on the shore, I stepped on it directly, and the second time I took it down and rinsed it directly in the water. It was mainly to wash off the plant ash on the clothes. It was a simple one. Over the years, That's how Pauline does laundry.

Although there is saponin at home, it is a bit troublesome to use, and the amount of saponin at home is really small. She is used to plant ash, but she doesn't think there is anything wrong with it. It's natural to get used to it!

Although the process was a bit difficult, it was okay. After all, it was something I was used to. After half an hour, I soaked it in plant ash and washed the clothes she stepped on, and she hung them on the drying pole in the yard. .

The weather is very hot today, and the washed clothes will dry in a short time.

Originally, Pauline thought that her parents might not come back until dark, but who knew, the two of them came back not long after she finished washing and drying the clothes.

To say that when they set off, the two of them were more helpless, helpless to Mrs. Wang, and helpless to their relatives in the old house. Now, the aura exuded by the two of them is depression, and eagerness. The walking speed is very fast, which is only faster than the trotting speed.

"What's the matter with you? Is it going well?" Pauline looked at the couple who were weakly pushing open the door of the main room, but quickly walked into the room, and asked.

The sun was too high today, and the sunlight coming in was dazzling, so she closed the door on one side, which would be better.

Neither Su Hongying nor Wang Jiandang answered Pauline's words immediately. They went straight to the kettle on the table. One picked up the bowl on the table and started pouring water from the kettle. Slowly poured himself another bowl of water, and drank slowly.

When Su Hongying was eager to drink water, Wang Jiandang could only swallow dryly, and finally waited for someone to put down the kettle. It doesn't work.

"Oh, slow down, no one will grab you." Looking at Wang Jiandang who was devouring, Su Hongying, who had already drank water, said with a smile.

Wang Jiandang ignored her, she had had enough and she was still thirsty!
After eating at noon today, he hasn't touched the water. In the old house, let alone tea, he didn't even take a sip of water. Of course, there is also the old Chen's family in Chenjiazhuang. This in-law's family is also cold when they go. Faintly, he didn't drink the water.

If he didn't know that Chenjiazhuang was very close to Shanghe Village, he would have found a small ditch to drink water on the road.

As for the unclean water outside, there is really no such taboo. At this time, whoever is thirsty outside should not just drink the water. Of course, it must be clean and running water.

(End of this chapter)