Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 19
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The courtyard of Luo Feng's house is at the end of the village.

The Luo family has three large main rooms, the east and west wing rooms, and the main room and the two wing rooms each have a side room.There is another row of gate houses at the gate, which are combined into a small courtyard, and there is a row of three back rooms behind the main house.

The walls of the house made of rocks and mud, and the roof of thatched felt are simple, but they are also more spacious.

There are many Luo families. Although the brothers have grown up one after another, they have not yet separated. The whole family lives in this courtyard.

There are three main rooms, one is the hall, the other two are the bedrooms of Luo's father and mother, and the third is the bedroom of Xiaoliu.

The three back rooms behind the main house used to be the rooms of three unmarried sisters, and the east and west sides were the rooms of the married elder brother and second elder brother.

The four side rooms on both sides of the main room and the wing room are the rooms for the third, fourth, and fifth children, and the other is a weaving room for weaving.

The inverted houses in the south are the kitchen, the woodshed and a barn.

The courtyard is backed by mountains and facing water, behind is Changbai Mountain, and to the east is a Nanxi stream originating from the mountain.Going down the river bank full of mulberry willows is the river bank covered with pebbles. The Nanxi River is not wide, that is, it is several feet wide.Normally, the stream is only two or three feet wide, and the water is only less than knee deep. Only when the torrents come in the rainy season will there be turbid torrents on the banks.

Luo Feng came back from digging the river in Ji County, and brought back a lot of rice, noodles, money and food to the family. The rice tank at home was full, and the faces of his mother, sister-in-law and sisters were full of smiles again.

After dinner, Luo Feng carried a bucket to Nanxi River to fetch water.

The daily water used by the family is basically from the Nanxi River. The Nanxi water is very clear and very sweet. Except for the well dug by Li Xiangzheng’s family in the west of the village, the rest of the villagers in Nanshan Village have been drinking water from this stream. water to drink.

The path leading to the creek has been trodden for years, forming a winding path, narrow and bordered by lush weeds.

Filled two wooden barrels full of water and walked back, heavy on the shoulders.

Xiao Liu saw Luo Feng carrying water, so he also carried a load with a bucket.

The sun in the western sky has dimmed, and the small mountain village is quiet and beautiful, but there is less vitality and laughter than before. This village has more than 60 households and a population of three to four hundred people. Most of the men have been conscripted to go to the village. After serving as a slave, many people left like Luo Laizi and haven't come back for a year.

In the second half of the year, even many middle-aged men who had just turned 16 years old and many old men in their 50s were conscripted to serve. Without these pillars, the village would inevitably look lifeless.

It was the autumn harvest season, but the crops in the field in front of the village were not growing well, and there was no strong labor force, so the women couldn't grow the land well.

On the side of the road, a white-haired old woman was sitting there gazing at the distance of the village road, hoping to look forward to the return of her sons.

"Xiao Wu, what are you doing with so much water?" she asked.

"Boil water to take a shower, and I have been on the road, my body stinks." Luo Feng said with a smile. He has been in this era for many days, and he has slowly accepted this identity and the original memory, but Many living habits and lifestyles of this era are still unacceptable.

He was on the way and couldn't afford to take a shower. His body was already stinky. He didn't have a chance to live in the county yesterday. When he got home today, he was finally free. He was determined to wash his body well.

"It's good when we get home. Those in my family don't know what's going on now." The old woman sighed.

"Don't worry, Fifth Granny, my Seventh Uncle and the others will definitely be back soon."

Luo Feng's family had two large water tanks, each of which could hold three loads of water, and Xiao Liu filled both tanks, and they each carried another load of water.

In the kitchen, the little girl has already started a fire again.

"Xiao Liu, you should wash it well in a while. Look at your dirty body. Your hair is greasy. I think you have lice and fleas."

"Brother, it's cold, I don't want to wash." Xiao Liu was dirty but didn't notice it, he sucked his snot, wiped it with his palm, and then wiped it on his body, Luo Feng frowned.

"No, we must wash. We have to wash today, and the younger sister will also boil water for a good bath. You must always keep it clean, otherwise you will easily get sick. Also, it is best to boil some water to cool down in the morning Drink, drinking cold boiled water is better than unboiled water, and it is not easy to get sick."

He impatiently taught to his younger siblings.

"Brother, if I want to take a bath, I'll just go to the stream to wash it. I don't need to boil water to wash it, it's a waste of firewood." Xiao Liu said disapprovingly.

Seeing the water boil, Luo Feng could not wait to scoop the water into a big wooden bucket that had been prepared earlier. He felt itchy all over his body now. Even on the road, he caught fleas and lice more than once, saying To be honest, he had never seen these gadgets in later generations, but now he clearly felt their existence.

These little things are crawling around in the hair on the body, making people uncomfortable.

After adding some cold water and adjusting the temperature of the water, Luo Feng's naked body jumped into the barrel directly. He even buried his head in the water, and he couldn't hold it under the water until he showed his head.

The slightly hot water made him temporarily free from the harassment of lice and fleas, and even the sour smell and greasy feeling on his body were eliminated, making him feel more comfortable than ever before.

After soaking for a while, feeling that the thick layer of dirt on his body had been soaked loose, Luo Feng began to rub the skin on his body fiercely. The layers of dirt were rubbed into long black strips. It looked disgusting, but when he rubbed it, he felt addicted.

Almost rubbing off a layer of skin from his whole body, Luo Feng felt much more comfortable seeing his skin finally revealing his true colors.

The water in the bucket was as dirty as ink, and there was still a layer of oil stains floating on it.

Replace dirty unseen water and refill.

This time Luo Feng took out the stove ash he got in advance to wash his hair. Stove ash is plant ash. When there is no shampoo, this thing still has a good effect of cleaning hair, especially for oil removal.

Rub the mission, rub the mission, rub until the hair grows bubbles, and then wash repeatedly, after washing, you can feel that the hair that was originally bonded into a block has finally loosened and slipped away, and you don't feel greasy.

After washing three buckets of water, Luo Feng finally wiped his body clean and changed into a set of clean clothes.The clothes were old and patched, and they were whitish from washing, but they were very clean.

Putting on this dress, I can even feel that the clothes are a little too small.

The style of this set of clothes is what ordinary people wear. The upper body is a knee-length long-sleeved jacket, and the lower body is one-leg trousers. The fabric is linen.

This style of clothing is called pleated trousers, and it has been the most popular clothing since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. From the nobles to the common people to the soldiers, there are this kind of clothing, but there are slight differences. For example, the nobles will add robes to the pleated trousers. The sleeve robes of the big-sleeved clothes are also getting wider, while the sleeve robes of soldiers are narrower.

Ordinary people like Luo Feng just wear pleated trousers, the sleeves are very small, there is no extra fabric to gown with large sleeves, the trousers have very fat legs, also commonly known as wide-mouth trousers, and they will habitually tuck at the knees To bind with a rope.

Although the weather has turned cold, the clothes are still a single layer, and I haven't worn a jacket yet.

Walking into the yard, I feel much refreshed, as if the pores all over my body are exuding free breath.

"Brother, let me comb your hair for you."

The little girl saw Luo Feng's wet hair, and hurried forward with a wooden comb.

"it is good."

The comb that the little girl holds is very fine and dense. This kind of comb is also called a grate. It is a good thing to deal with lice. The lice are very difficult to get through the fine teeth of the comb and will be combed off.

The little girl combs very carefully, combing over and over again, checking every time she combs, if she sees any lice that have been combed out, she will happily notify Luo Feng, and then crush her to death with two nails, making a sound, damn it The lice were finally exterminated.

After combing, the younger sister also carefully helped Luo Feng dry the water on his hair, then coiled his hair, inserted a wooden thorn hairpin, and finally wrapped it with a cloth towel.

The packaging is very simple, a bit similar to the sheep belly scarves on the heads of farmers in Shaanxi later.

Originally, Luo Feng was only sixteen and hadn't been crowned as an adult yet, but he had already started serving in the military. In everyone's eyes, he was already considered an adult, so he was not crowned but started to wear his hair up. He was a boy with curly hair.

"Brother, you are so energetic, when will you marry me a sister-in-law?" The little girl looked at the fifth brother who was so excited after taking a bath, and couldn't help but said in a daze.

Qin Qiong, who came out after chatting with her aunt, looked at Luo Feng, and her eyes lit up.

Luo Feng was like a beggar before, but now he is full of energy.

"Good boy, if you change into soap clothes, you will really be a majestic public servant."

"Second brother Xie praises it. Hot water is boiled in the pot. Second brother should wash it too."

"Yes, I've been running all the way, and I already feel sticky with sweat." Qin Qiong said with a smile.

When Qin Qiong came out after washing, the two cousins ​​sat in front of the gate, looking at the fields at dusk.

"I'll go back tomorrow. When you're free, you and your aunt will also come to Licheng's house to stay."

"En." Luo Feng nodded. He just came back. In fact, there are still many things to do at home. For example, two sisters got married, and he hasn't been to their husband's house yet. The sisters each prepare a dowry supplement of ten pennies. As brothers from the natal family, they have to support the sisters.

In the past, there were no conditions and nothing to do. Now that there are some conditions, we must make up for them.

"I'm also taking a leave of absence this time. I guess after I go back to visit my mother, I have to go back to the Dengzhou military camp."

"There will always be a chance to meet again in the future. The second brother has returned to the military camp, and I am still in Zhangqiu. I will often go to Licheng to visit my aunt when I have time."

"Actually, I don't have anything to tell you. You are going to work in the county government soon. Although you are just a catcher, the world is where there are people. You have to be careful wherever you go. You are young, and you are an arrester directly appointed by the county magistrate." Hurry up, there is actually no foundation or wall in the county government. I am afraid that it will not be easy step by step. Remember to keep a low profile and be cautious. If you can do this job, you can do it. Practice martial arts well, and when you become an adult, I will find a way to let you join the army."

　Ask for a recommendation ticket!

　　


(End of this chapter)