Five-year-old little girl: Mom has thousands of acres of material space

Chapter 14 The wealthy gentry in the county

Her mother didn't explain the origin of the toothbrush, but just handed her a toothbrush and asked her to brush her teeth.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had a look and didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, after getting along with her for the past few days, her mother has completely regarded her as a five-year-old child. She is young and ignorant, and she won't be surprised if there are some "weird" things in the house occasionally.

People in the village don't pay attention to these things. They rarely have the habit of gargling their mouth and face in the morning. They are usually dirty and have big yellow teeth. You can smell it when you get close to them.

Rarely particular rural women would gargle with salt water or strong tea in the morning, or dip some willow branches in salt and chew them in their mouths.

But these gargle methods are far less effective than brushing with a toothbrush.

There were also toothbrushes in this era. They were made of bone, horn, bamboo, wood and other materials. Two rows of pores were drilled on the head and a horsetail was planted on it.

However, this kind of toothbrush is not cheap. Rural people think that they can get things done by rinsing two mouthfuls of water without spending money on toothbrushes.

After the mother and daughter washed up, ate a few pieces of warm egg pancakes, and then began to work.

Although I have made up my mind to build a new house, I still have to live in this house for a while. It can be made more comfortable by repairing it within my ability.

Jiang Wei used a hatchet to go to the bamboo forest behind the house and chop down some bamboo. He removed the bamboo leaves and sharpened them to repair the fence in the yard.

Jiang Xiaoxiao used the new window paper bought yesterday to paper the windows and cleaned the dust in the corners of the house.

After taking care of it, the small house at the end of the village became more and more like a home.

It's not yet noon, and the weather is already so hot that people are sweating all over.

Jiang Xiaoxiao stood in the shade of a tree to enjoy the coolness, her forehead was still covered in sweat, and she felt that the wind blowing from the mountains was hot.

She turned her head and looked at the farmland not far away. As the weather got hotter and hotter, signs of drought gradually emerged, and the people in the village began to worry.

It has been raining for a long time, and now the rice in the fields needs water. The villagers can only work from dawn to dusk to irrigate the farmland.

Fortunately, there is a river nearby in Yuhe Village, which is also close to the fields. The water transported from the barrel truck can flow into the fields.

However, several neighboring villages were not so lucky. The fields were far away from the river, and some of them required manual labor to carry water for irrigation. Almost the whole family had to go out, and they were busy from morning to night, and they didn't even have time to take a bite.

After all, farmers rely on farming for a living. Once a drought occurs and the crops in the fields wither, the year is equivalent to wasting work, and the family's food will also run out.

The Li family was also very busy. At Li Shoucai's strong request, Li Shoude's family also had to start working in the fields.

In previous years, Li Shoude, as the only scholar in his family, would not have to work in the fields. Even his wife and children rarely went to the fields.

This time Li Shoude went home just to ask for money. Even though he was reluctant in every way, he took his wife and children to work in the fields just to look good.

The weather is hot and the sun is so scorching that it makes people dizzy.

Within two days, Li Shoude's skin had peeled off from the sun, and his slightly white face had become tanned, completely losing his scholarly look.

Sun, who did not go to the fields often in previous years, was even more miserable.

She was used to living a good life with Li Shoude in the town, but she couldn't stand this hardship. At night, she cried and complained in the east room, urging Li Shoude to quickly get the money from his family and go back to town. When she returned to the town, she could live the comfortable life she had before. She didn't have to work in the fields, and she didn't have to look after her mother-in-law.

Li Shoude didn't want to, but his father had been reluctant to talk about money. He only cared about the crops in the fields, so he couldn't talk anymore.

"I don't care, you have to mention this matter to our father tomorrow anyway!" Mrs. Sun wiped away her tears and said, "Why can't such a big Li family come up with that little money? We still have so many acres of land. Well, there is also the grain stored in the cellar. Isn’t it money to sell these? I think my parents are reluctant to give you money!"

"Don't talk nonsense. My parents have paid a lot for me in the past few years." Li Shoude frowned. Although he said this, he agreed with what Sun said in his heart. "Don't be anxious. I will follow you tomorrow." Dad mentioned this."

"Shou De, don't blame me for being cruel. Look at how tanned you are these days. Have you ever seen any of the great men who have obtained the honors and still work in the fields? I also feel sorry for you here, Lao Li. The family is suffering..."

After saying that, Mrs. Sun picked up Li Jinfeng, who was also tanned, and said, "Look at our daughter. She has suffered in Lao Li's house these days and has lost weight. Don't you feel sorry for her?"

"Okay, I understand." Li Shoude glanced at the mother and daughter who were hugging each other with tears in their eyes. "You can rest at home tomorrow. Don't go to the fields. I just tell dad."

When Mrs. Sun heard this, she smiled with satisfaction.

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But on the second day, all the men in the family went to the ground. She originally wanted to sleep until three o'clock in the morning, but she was beaten up by her mother-in-law with a broom.

"You lazy bitch, how dare you still lie down on the kang while the men at home are busy! You think you are a rich lady! Get up and work!"

"Mom, I haven't been well these past two days, so I can't work in the fields." Mrs. Sun defended herself.

"So what if I'm not in good health! When I was pregnant with my eldest son, I still had to work in the fields with a big belly!" The old woman scolded and threw the broom at her. "Stop talking about it! Get up and clean the house quickly. Sweep the house clean." Let’s go wash rice and cook!”

Sun curled her lips, reluctantly picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor.

She knew that her mother-in-law just couldn't see her daughter-in-law being idle. Even if her husband told her father-in-law, her mother-in-law would still find some work for her to do at home.

But compared to working in the fields, doing these housework is tolerable.

Mrs. Sun swept the floor a few times and then glanced quietly at the upper room. At this time, Li Xiufen was sitting in the room fanning herself with a cattail leaf fan. The weather was too hot. She was only wearing a thin coat, but she was still covered with heat. sweat.

In this family, the only one who doesn't have to work in the fields is this sister-in-law, except for the old lady of the Li family.

She suppressed the jealousy in her heart, took out two candy corners from her arms, and waved to Li Xiufen.

Li Xiufen saw the candy corner in her hand at a glance, dropped the cattail leaf fan and hurried out: "Sister-in-law, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Xiufen, what happened to what I told you that day? Did you mention it to your parents?" Sun whispered.

"I told you! Mom said she would wait in a few days and find someone to inquire about the family in the county first!" Li Xiufen stared at the candy corner in Sun's hand without blinking and swallowed her saliva unconsciously.

"What are you asking about? They are a well-known wealthy gentry family in the county. Their ancestors have served as officials in the imperial court! They are powerful, and you will be blessed if you marry them!"

"What kind of rich gentry family? Why haven't I heard of it?"

(End of this chapter)