suspected wife

When we returned to Xiahe Village, it was almost midnight, and the sky was dim.

Qiao Mingjin originally thought that if she had time, she would go up the mountain to collect some firewood or rake some pine hair, but it was getting dark now, so she gave up.

Ming Qi was very sensible, and ran over and said, "Sister, you cook at home, and Ming Heng and I went to collect some firewood. Raking a bag of pine hair is also good, there are five cents."

Qiao Mingjin rubbed her hair with a smile and said: "Everyone is tired today. Tomorrow you will take Wan'er at home, and after breakfast, you will go to the front mountain to rake pine hairs and pick up firewood. You don't need to move down. I will come back with Mingheng in the afternoon. Let’s take the cows over there and pull them back.”

"Sister, won't you take us there tomorrow?"

"Mother, Wan'er wants to follow mother."

Qiao Mingjin wanted to hug her daughter, but her arm was really sore.

Then he leaned down and touched her head and said: "Tomorrow mother and uncle have to leave early, Wan'er will be sleepy. In the afternoon, mother has to come back to pick up another load of firewood. Then the Zhou government asked us for three loads of firewood , now there are only two cars at home. Can you and my aunt help mother pick up some more firewood?"

Xiao Wan'er nodded when she heard this, and said, "Well, tomorrow I will pick up a lot for my mother."

"Sister, tomorrow morning I will take Wan'er to collect firewood."

"Yeah. But don't go into the back mountain, you know? It's good to be in the front mountain. Make a pile of firewood and put it there. My sister will move it when she comes back."

"it is good."

Ming Qi and Ming Heng were very sensible, and Qiao Mingjin and Qiao Mingjin stacked a load of firewood on the bullock cart while it was still daylight.After coding, the two went to help Qiao Mingjin cook again.The two children are used to doing housework at home, and their hands and feet are very agile.

Before eating the five wild eggs, Qiao Mingjin cracked three and scrambled a plate of eggs with vegetable leaves. The four of them ate happily...

It was getting dark, and the four of them rested after a little washing.

The lamp oil is not affordable for poor families, and the lamp oil bought by selling a load of firewood can't burn for two or three nights.

The next day, at the beginning of Yin Shi, the siblings led the ox cart out of the village.

In order to save time, I didn't have breakfast at home.I just reheated yesterday's pancakes, put a few bamboo knots in boiling water, and went out the door.

The pile of firewood was so high that there was no place to sit, so Qiao Mingjin sat on the back of the bull with Ming Heng.

While driving the car, under the bright sky, the siblings ate pancakes.

After eating the pancakes, Qiao Mingjin took Ming Heng into his arms and let him sleep for a while.The surrounding fields are quiet, only the sound of bullock carts...

Today was more than half an hour earlier than yesterday, and arrived at the gate of Qingchuan County in the middle of the day.

The guards at the city gate were still there, and after paying two copper coins, they entered the city, and the siblings went directly to the back gate of Zhou Mansion.

Maybe it was under the care of Zhou's mother, and it went very smoothly. After a while, a few servants came to help carry firewood.It was soon vacated.

Qiao Mingjin didn't see Zhou's mother that week, so she thanked and left after receiving the 65 paper money from a young boy.

The siblings saved the ox cart, and asked all the way to shopkeeper Ding's shop.

I don't know if the shopkeeper Nading has returned from Songshan Ji.

Fortunately, I saw shopkeeper Ding directing his staff to move bricks and tiles at the door of the shop from a long distance away.

The siblings held hands and stood aside until he finished his work before walking up.

"Yeah, you're here." Shopkeeper Ding still recognized the siblings.

Qiao Mingjin nodded with a smile, and said, "Yes, I didn't expect shopkeeper Ding to come back so early."

"I was thinking about the business of the shop, so I rushed back before dawn." He said while leading the two siblings into the shop.

There are a lot of things in the small storefront, such as bricks, tiles, glass, slate stones, paint, various kinds of wood, etc., which make the small storefront full.

The shopkeeper Nading asked a boy to make tea, but Qiao Mingjin stopped him.

He said: "Don't be busy, shopkeeper Ding. I just see that shopkeeper Ding knows a lot of people in this city. I want to ask if there is any one that needs firewood. There is no need to waste shopkeeper Ding's time."

Shopkeeper Ding came back this morning, so he really didn't have time to ask her about this matter.

But he knows so many people, which one doesn't need firewood?After thinking about it, he invited a young man to give some instructions.

After listening, the little guy took a look at Qiao Mingjin, and said to the shopkeeper Ding: "Shopkeeper, I just saw him from Houjie Yuji in the morning. In the morning, he hurried past the door of our store and said he was going Going to the market to buy firewood. The man who used to provide firewood for his family injured his leg, and it is estimated that he will take care of him for a month and a half."

After hearing this, shopkeeper Na Ding said, "You mean Yu Ji?"

The boy nodded hurriedly.

Shopkeeper Ding turned around and said with a smile to Qiao Mingjin, "That's great. It's just behind this street, Yuji blacksmith shop. His business is good, and he has plenty of firewood for daily use. I'll let someone lead you to ask. Look. That guy and I are old friends too."

After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin thanked shopkeeper Ding repeatedly.

Shopkeeper Ding heard that she came with an ox cart again, so he asked her to help deliver a cart of bricks and tiles to a place ten miles away from the city gate.It was said that there was a family there who was repairing another courtyard, and his shop also received some business and gave Qiao Mingjin ten coins.

Qiao Mingjin agreed.

Let Mingheng go to pull the ox cart, and she followed the boy to Yuji.

Yu Ji's business is really good. There are several waves of people picking farm tools and kitchen utensils in front of the door, and there are also people in his shop looking at some weapons and crossbows hanging on the wall.

Qiao Mingjin was very surprised.It seems that the folk customs of the Wei Dynasty are relatively open, and it seems to be very loose about making weapons in the iron shop.

With shopkeeper Ding's buddy here, the matter was settled quickly.

An ox cart of firewood like Qiao Mingjin will be delivered every other day.Because there are still two cars from the Zhou Mansion, I will send them to Yuji after they are delivered.Chai Zi will be evaluated after sending it over for inspection.

Qiao Mingjin breathed a sigh of relief, that's just right, if she was asked to deliver it once a day, she wouldn't be able to deliver it.

I thanked the shopkeeper and left.

When he followed the boy back to Ding Ji, Ming Heng was already helping to load the ox cart with stones.After installing it, the two sisters took a little boy and set off on the road.

That place is not far from the city gate, only about two quarters of an hour.The other courtyard of that family's house has been repaired for almost half a month now.

Qiao Mingjin helped unload the stone, then looked at the side for a while, and asked the boy who came with the car: "How did these people solve their lunch?"

"Bring your own. The other courtyard doesn't provide meals. It's a little distance to walk to the city, and many people are reluctant to go to the city to eat. These people are nearby villagers, and they bring their own meals in the morning. of."

Qiao Mingjin nodded after hearing this.I watched from the side for a while, and it was not yet lunch time, and about a hundred people were still working in full swing.

After thinking about it, Qiao Mingjin came up with an idea, and drove the ox cart to the city.

ps: Thanks to "may_kim" for the evaluation vote, thank you very much.