pastoral landlady

Chapter 3 Make up your mind (2)
"Well, here we come." Mo Xiaoxiao didn't realize what it was, turned around without thinking about it, and entered the room.

After washing up, Mo Xiaoxiao finally remembered what happened to her just now. Seeing that Mrs. Lin was still asleep, she quickly asked, "Mother, when will the market be held?"

Lin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You girl, has this illness confused you? The market is held every five days, and the day after tomorrow will be the day of the market. Then your father will go to the town to buy Come back with some daily necessities, Xiaoxiao, do you want to go too?"

"Well, yes, Xiaoxiao really wants to go, mother, can you let Xiaoxiao go with you the day after tomorrow?" Mo Xiaoxiao wanted to go to the market in the town to see what things could be used to make a fortune, but she was helpless. Fearing that Mrs. Lin would disagree, Mo Xiaoxiao could only pretend to be tender and cute. Fortunately, she is a six-year-old girl, otherwise it would really give people goosebumps.

"Okay, you can go, but you have to be obedient these two days, can you do it?"

"Yes, I can do it!" Mo Xiaoxiao hurriedly agreed to Lin's conditions, afraid that Lin would take back what she had just said.

"Then you can sleep peacefully now, otherwise you won't be able to get up tomorrow." Lin smiled and covered Mo Xiaoxiao with the quilt, turned around and returned to her room.

It was the first time that Mo Xiaoxiao slept soundly in the dark night, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth inadvertently.

The next day, when Mo Xiaoxiao got up from the bed, it was already daylight, but now she encountered a problem, how to brush her teeth?This is ancient times, there is no toothbrush or toothpaste, this is really difficult for Mo Xiaoxiao.Seeing Mo Xiaoxiao standing there motionless, Mrs. Lin at the side asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with Xiaoxiao? Why doesn't she go to wash her mouth?"

Mo Xiaoxiao asked with a tangled face, "Mother, do you have a toothbrush and toothpaste?"

I didn't expect these things to exist in this backward ancient times, but Mo Xiaoxiao asked again without giving up, but she couldn't help but still hoped for a miracle to happen.

Lin was inexplicably asked by her, "What are these toothbrush and toothpaste?"

Lin's answer instantly shattered Mo Xiaoxiao's heart expecting a miracle, but another question popped up in her heart, she looked at Lin pitifully, "Do you have the shampoo for washing your hair?"

Seeing such strange questions asked by her daughter Mo Xiaoxiao, Lin's face was in a daze, and even Mo Shengming and others who appeared not long ago were also in a daze.

It's just that Mo Xiaoxiao's mood was so low that she didn't even notice their expressions.She forgot that such a move would arouse their suspicions.

Lin felt that her second daughter's behavior was getting weirder and weirder, but she couldn't tell what was wrong, so she shook her head to get rid of these messy thoughts.So according to the question Mo Xiaoxiao asked, it was guessed that the girl might want some toiletries.

Mo Xiaoxiao nodded excitedly.

Seeing her excitement, Mrs. Lin dragged her to the place where the willow tree was planted in front of the yard, broke off a willow branch, soaked it in water, and then went to the kitchen to get some salt for Mo Xiaoxiao.

Seeing Lin's actions, Mo Xiaoxiao asked suspiciously: "Uh...mother, what are you doing with this?"

Although Mrs. Lin was puzzled by her daughter's strange behavior, she still replied patiently and gently: "It's for brushing your teeth..."

"Ah... use this to brush your teeth?" Before Lin could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Mo Xiaoxiao's surprised voice.

The doubts in Lin's heart are getting bigger and bigger. If it's not that the daughter is always under her nose, she will really think that she has changed.

Lin's thinking is actually correct, your daughter's body has not changed, but her soul has been changed to Mo Xiaoxiao who traveled from modern times.

Mo Xiaoxiao looked at the willow branch in her hand in confusion, still thinking about how to use it.

Looking at her expression over there, Mrs. Lin knew what Mo Xiaoxiao was thinking, so she stepped forward and said to her gently: "Take this and soak it in the water first, and when you use it, put it in your mouth and bite off the willow branch." , and then dip some salt. Brushing your teeth with it is like using a wooden comb to clean your teeth very clean."

After listening to Mrs. Lin's words, Mo Xiaoxiao started her first brushing process in ancient times.Mo Xiaoxiao first tried to bite open the willow branch, dipped in some salt, closed her eyes and slowly brushed her teeth. When the willow branch liquid touched her teeth, Mo Xiaoxiao instantly opened her eyes wide, her face revealing With a satisfied smile, he was still saying: "Fortunately, it's still within the acceptable range."

After seeing that the problem Mo Xiaoxiao encountered had been satisfactorily resolved, Mrs. Lin went back to the kitchen to make breakfast for the whole family.At this time, Mo Xiaoxiao, who was brushing her teeth, thought to herself, it turns out that using willow branches is not so sad. Compared with toothpaste, the taste is fresher and the effect is better than toothpaste.If you have the opportunity to return to modern times, you must introduce it to your friends.

It was already a quarter of an hour after tidying up, and Mrs. Lin's breakfast had already been prepared, so she went out and called Mo Shengming and others back from the field and started eating breakfast.

At the dinner table, looking at the porridge with few grains of rice in the bowl, Mo Xiaoxiao felt so sad that she wanted to cry, so she mustered up her courage and asked, "Mother, how much food do we have?"

Seeing her six-year-old daughter suddenly be concerned about how much food she still has in her family like a little adult, Lin's heart was moved for a while, her eyes were also full of love when she looked at Mo Xiaoxiao, and she reached out and stroked Mo Xiaoxiao's head .

Regarding Xiaoxiao's question, Mrs. Lin was hesitant, but in the end she decided that it would be better to speak out. After clearing her mind, Mrs. Lin said seriously: "There is not much food at home, and it will last for about a month at most."

Mo Xiaoxiao fell silent, her heart cleared.I have read information on this in modern times. Some dynasties had relatively heavy taxation, not to mention the phenomenon of corruption among officials from various parties. Naturally, the food left by the common people is not enough to eat.

Then I heard the elder brother Mo Yuntian say: "Originally our family's grain harvest is good every year, but more than half of the annual grain tax has to be paid, and then some will be forcibly robbed by the local bullies, leaving only some at home. I still have to exchange it for firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc., what else do you think?" At the end, Mo Yuntian and his second brother Mo Yunfeng clenched their hands, their faces full of anger.

After hearing what they said, Mo Xiaoxiao was extremely angry in her heart, and secretly vowed that she must change this poverty in the family as soon as possible.

From Mo Shengming's silence at the beginning to his silent attitude now, although he couldn't see his expression, Mo Xiaoxiao also knew that this father must be very indignant in his heart.

"Okay, don't talk about it, if you don't eat anymore, the food will be cold later." Eldest sister Mo Yaoyao gently persuaded.

Mo Xiaoxiao also knew that what she said now was empty talk, so she didn't say anything anymore, but she still felt very uncomfortable, and thought about going out later to see if she could find anything good.

(End of this chapter)