Chapter 16 Driving the Ox Cart in the Early Morning
"Xiao Qiong, it's time for us to get up and set off, grandma and Uncle Li from the east of the village said okay, let's take an ox cart to the town today. Grandma Ji stood outside Luo Qiong's door and shouted into the house, and after getting Luo Qiong's answer, she turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Knowing that he was going to the town to buy New Year's goods today, Luo Qiong did not delay, although it was very cold outside the bed, he still got up very numbly and put on his clothes, and then took advantage of the moonlight in the sky that had not yet receded, and simply took care of his hair again, and then walked out of the room in thick cotton shoes.
After Luo Qiong got up and cleaned up, Grandma Ji had made breakfast very quickly, simple millet porridge plus a few pieces of egg cakes, millet porridge was put in the pot last night and warmed, this egg was still exchanged by Grandma Ji from elsewhere a while ago with money, and now almost every day for breakfast, Luo Qiong will make egg cakes to supplement nutrition.
Grandma Ji also plans to wait for the spring of next year, so she will go to hold a litter of chicks and a little pig back to raise, so that when the chicks grow up, they can lay eggs every day, and the pigs can be killed at the end of the year.
"It's so fragrant!" Luo Qiong came to the kitchen after washing, Grandma Ji had already packed all the porridge, and picked up a small plate of pickles to drink.
"Sit down and eat. Grandma Ji smiled and beckoned Luo Qiong to come over for dinner, early in the morning before dawn, Grandma Ji put the meal directly in the kitchen, not only the residual heat of the fire when cooking, but also did not have to be greedy to serve food to the hall.
After the two of them settled breakfast, Grandma Ji led Luo Qiong to lock the door and walk to the entrance of the village, because of the reasons of the previous year, there must be a lot of people going to the town, so every day the village will arrange for Uncle Li to pick up the villagers, but the ox cart is limited, and the number of people who can sit is also limited, so you must tell Uncle Li in advance, otherwise there is no place for the temporary car.
When Grandma Ji took Luo Qiong to the meeting point, it was not the earliest to come, at this time there were already several people sitting on the ox cart, but they were all women in the family, and the average man went out into the town, and few waited here to take the ox cart, most of them chose to walk on foot.
Mainly because an ox cart can squeeze less than ten people into the sky, plus Huading Village is actually not far from the town, and it takes an hour to walk, of course, this is through the forest to walk the path so fast, the normal road is a little winding, but it is not far away.
"Aunt Ji is going to do New Year's goods?" There were women in the car who were familiar with Grandma Ji, and when they saw Grandma Ji getting into the car, they took the initiative to say hello.
"Yes, where is Dayuan's daughter-in-law?" Grandma Ji saw that she was the daughter-in-law of the village mileage, and immediately replied, when Grandpa Luo was still there, the relationship with Cheng Dayuan's father was not bad, and the two families often corresponded.
"Hey, while the road is not closed, go to my mother's house, and when the Chinese New Year is over, you don't have to go. "Ohara's daughter-in-law's maiden home is in another village, not far from the town, but it is in two directions from Huading Village, so this time I also wanted to bring something to go back in advance.
"It's good to go back and take a look, this year's snow fell early, and it is estimated that the road will be closed earlier than in previous years. Grandma Ji looked up at the sky and estimated that the snow this year would be thicker than usual, and the road closure must be sooner.
Luo Qiong wrapped a cotton jacket and stuck to Grandma Ji's side, listening to the conversation between the two, and also looked at the sky above him, okay, it was foggy, the sky was not bright yet, and he couldn't see anything.
"Sit down. Grandma Ji tightened the big cotton jacket wrapped around Luo Qiong, it was really cold this day, if she didn't want to take her granddaughter out shopping, she was really reluctant to let her granddaughter come out and be cold.
"Girl Qiong, is this okay?" Not to mention, Dayuan's daughter-in-law really didn't notice Luo Qiong too much just now, but when she heard Grandma Ji's words, she found out.
"No, it's just that the scar on his forehead isn't good yet. Grandma Ji caressed Luo Qiong's head, and she was also happy that Luo Qiong could get better.
"As long as the person is well, leaving a little scar is not in the way, I heard that the town health center has introduced an ointment that can remove the scar, but it is a little expensive, but they all say that the effect is good. "Luo Qiong's matter, Dayuan's daughter-in-law also heard about it, and when Grandma Ji moved out, she also went to visit, but at that time, it was only in a hurry, and then she was busy, so she didn't pay attention to it anymore.
"Really? I'll take a look later. Grandma Ji's heart moved, her granddaughter is good-looking, if the scar on her forehead can't go, it's really a pity, as for how expensive the ointment is, Grandma Ji said that she has money in her hands and is not worried.
Luo Qiong twisted his thumb and index finger speechlessly, yes, seeing Grandma Ji like this, most of the money could not be saved, and he immediately regretted why he didn't get rid of the scar earlier.
As for why the scar was not removed when washing the marrow and cutting the menstruation, it was because Luo Qiong himself applied a layer of sealing spirit powder, so the medicinal effect of the marrow washing pill did not have an effect on this scar.
Originally, Luo Qiong thought that he couldn't be too good to attract people's attention, so he left a small scar on his head, after all, the injury on his head was not small, but he didn't want to, and now he has to let Grandma Ji spend money to buy ointment, I just hope that after I get to the town for a while, there will be no ointment in the health center.
Next, there were more and more people on the ox cart, until Uncle Li's reserved places were full, and Uncle Li was ready to start driving to the town, but as soon as Uncle Li's bullwhip was waved, there was a trotting movement from behind him.
"Old man Li, wait, wait. Behind the ox cart, an old woman who was not too tall carried a bamboo basket and waved to Uncle Li as she ran.
"Ouch, it's Jiang Dajiao, uncle, let's go quickly, if you are caught up, you will have to delay things again. Someone in the car recognized the old woman who ran over, her face immediately changed, and she hurriedly urged Uncle Li to hurry up.
"Sit tight~" Uncle Li didn't look back, and the whip under his hand kept waving, but if someone looked closely, basically none of the whips fell on the cow, at most it sounded in mid-air.
Luo Qiong glanced at the back of the cart for some reason, and the old woman called Jiang Da Pick was panting and scolding at the ox cart, but she didn't run here anymore, obviously knowing that she couldn't catch up.
"Damn old man Li, he lacks virtue. Jiang Da hurriedly hurried to catch the ox cart after all, thinking that he had to walk a long way to get to the town, he couldn't help but start scolding Uncle Li who was driving the car.
"Who is that?" Adhering to the principle of asking questions if there is a question, Luo Qiong immediately pulled Grandma Ji's sleeve.
Grandma Ji didn't understand it at first, but after following Luo Qiong's eyes, she realized what her granddaughter meant by asking, and she was immediately ready to open her mouth to explain her doubts.
It's just that I didn't wait for Grandma Ji to say, and the daughter-in-law of Dayuan, who also heard the question, spoke, "That's Jiang Da Li from our village, Qiong girl probably hasn't seen it, don't take care of her, that old woman is an iron rooster, she just likes to be cheap, it's not a good thing." ”
Luo Qiong nodded obediently, isn't that a stingy ghost, it is estimated that it is the same as the Kunmeng beast she met when she was young, it is really only in and out, but whoever is favored by it has basically not escaped, fortunately, it was still young at the beginning, and the Kunmeng beast has a little better, that is, it is more friendly to the young beast, so she still got half a fruit from the Kunmeng beast at that time.