Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 58 It's Better Than Anything
Zhang Kaiwu saw that Qin's mother was looking at him, as if waiting for his reply.

He smiled and said quickly: "Don't worry, Auntie, Sister Huairu will take good care of you, don't worry about me if you don't have any problem!"

Mother Qin looked at him with regret, then said with a smile, "That's good! That's good! I'm going to go pick some wild vegetables and look after you, sister Huairu."

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Zhang Kaiwu watched her slowly walk away.

Why does it feel like there is disappointment in her eyes! ?

Is there really something going on in her family that she is too embarrassed to say?

Is it because you are short of money?

Go ask her some other day and ask about your mother-in-law's affairs.

It’s better than anything else.

Zhang Kaiwu continued to practice archery, and waited until dark to go see the young lady from the Zhou family.

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after awhile.

Qin Huairu came over with a smile on her face, skillfully opened the fence, came in and said, "Brother Kaiwu! What can I help you with?"

Without looking at her smiling face, Zhang Kaiwu silently looked at the energy progress bar.

I looked carefully at the energy progress bar, 332, and Chen Xueru had 300 points.

Then she might be just thirty-two.

It's useless.

I guess it was Qin's mother who spoke up for these two points! ?
Watching her come to him, Zhang Kaiwu took her little hand, ignoring the blushing and shy expression on her face.

Based on the thirty-two-point favorability standard, he rubbed her little hand vigorously for a long time.

Zhang Kaiwu’s hands were so strong that he rubbed her until she almost cried.

Zhang Kaiwu took out the two red ropes given by the owner of the snack shop and gave them to her, letting her go and play.

I was practicing archery there.

Qin Huairu said in surprise: "Brother Kaiwu! You brought me the red hairband too, you are so nice!"

What a fart!
Still thirty-two.

Zhang Kaiwu practiced his bow and arrow with great concentration, thinking to himself, can you fool me! ?

Qin Huairu moved a small stool and sat down in the shade of the yard, looking at the red rope in her hand.

Chirping with emotion said:
"Brother Kaiwu! Why are the red hair strings in Beiping so long?"

"If they have more money, do they need such a long rope? A rope this long can be cut into six or seven pieces. It's too extravagant!"

"Brother Kaiwu! Go find your scissors and lend them to me. I'll cut it."

"I can give a few red hair strings to my sister-in-law and two red hair strings to my little cousin Jingru. Give..."

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Can't practice archery, it's too noisy!
The topic of red hairbands was also uncomfortable to listen to.

Life in the countryside is so sad!

Zhang Kaiwu ran into the house and took out his new pair of scissors.

He moved a small stool and sat next to her, then handed her the scissors.

Qin Huairu looked at the scissors in confusion and asked, "Brother Kaiwu! This is a new pair of scissors. Where are your original scissors?"

Zhang Kaiwu: “…”

You noticed this too! ?

He casually said, "The scissors fell into the river, so I bought a new pair of scissors."

Qin Huairu asked doubtfully: "Brother Kaiwu! Are you stupid? Isn't it enough to just touch it?"

"Where did you fall into the river? I'll go find it for you."

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"The moat of Peking fell right into the middle of the river from the bridge. Go and touch it!" Zhang Kaiwu said casually.

Qin Huairu smiled awkwardly and muttered quietly, "Forget it! What a pity. I heard that there are many people coming and going there, and the water is too deep to explore."

“I can’t figure it out for a while…”…………

Are you really going to touch it!?
You're the only one who can swim?
I won’t believe it even if you kill me!
Due to regional differences, there is a shortage of water in the north, and there are no so-called water conservancy projects, so there are few places with water sources.

Water is needed for farming and for life.

Where there is water there must be villages with people living in them; people in other places cannot survive.

Even the bandits in the mountains need water to survive.

The land is not developed on a large scale now because of water issues.

There are not many men in the North who can swim nowadays.

What's more, you are a woman who should abide by the three obediences and four virtues. Don't try to deceive me!

Nowadays, women are not allowed to go into rivers because they are afraid that women are dirty and will pollute the river water.

If any woman dares to wash her feet by the river, the elders of Qinjiatun will kill her and offer sacrifice to the God of Land!

Except for widows who have no choice but to fetch water, ordinary women dare not go to the river for fear of being misunderstood!
There is only a small river in Qinjiatun, and it doesn't flow much.

There is not even a well in the village, and the water in the river is of very poor quality, but it is the lifeblood of the entire village.

Men are not allowed to bathe in the river!
It is impossible to wash clothes in this river. The people of Qinjiatun village depend on this small river for their survival.

The soapberry shells used for washing clothes are poisonous, and the soapberry seeds inside are also a laxative for killing parasites.

Sometimes, if we think a child has worms in his stomach, we give him some raw food to kill the worms.

But you have to control the amount, otherwise something serious will happen.

If you go to wash clothes and she goes to wash clothes, it is like everyone is poisoning the river together.

Are the people in the village still alive?
Maybe it can be done in the south, or in places with plenty of running water.

It took several years before women dared to go to the river to wash clothes.

At least there must be a well in the village so there is no shortage of drinking water.

So Qin Huairu would never believe that he dared to go down to the river, even if he was beaten to death.

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Zhang Kaiwu looked at her silently, trying to tell from her face whether it was true...

Qin Huairu's face turned red as she was stared at by him, and she looked at him with suspicion.

Anxious!

She said hurriedly, "Brother Kaiwu! Women are not allowed to go down the creek in the village."

"Have you forgotten the pond in the back hill where we collect firewood?"

Zhang Kaiwu thought about it and found that there was indeed a puddle of water, one meter deep after the rain.

When it's not raining, there's a foot of...

Look at her curiously.

Qin Huairu said shyly: "When I was a kid, I went to collect firewood with Chunni and the others. We secretly went down to the water once."

"Don't tell anyone, it's actually very easy to get into the water, and catching snails is really fun!"

I see?

You have played in a one-foot-deep water in a ravine once, and you dare to say that you can touch scissors in the moat! ?
You're too boastful, aren't you?

He asked curiously, "How did you get down there?"

Clothes are precious!

How can I go into the water with clothes on? What if I ruin my clothes?!

Won’t you get beaten when you get home?

Qin Huairu glared at him shyly, did not answer his question, and went to fiddle with the two red ropes.

It seems that he was not wrong!
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Her life is more important.

Zhang Kaiwu patted her on the back and said earnestly:
"Sister Huairu! Don't ever say you can swim, and don't even think about touching a pair of scissors. This one-foot-deep water is different from the water that's a few meters deep."

(End of this chapter)