Chapter 143: Laundry for You
Seeing that it is getting dark, there is no village in front of the village, no store in the back, and you can't just delay the work in the same place, and if you don't leave, you can only rush in the dark for a while. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Uncle Jiang was holding a map of several nearby cities in his hand, there was a small village more than ten miles ahead, close to the official road, they might as well rest nearby at night, there were many people there, it was safer, if necessary, they could also knock on the door and buy some from the local villagers.
"Big sister, it's not a way for you to leave your hometown like this, what are your plans for the future?"
Feng sighed, these days, it is difficult for a widow who has died to live, she has to do the rough work by herself, it is good to have land at home, it is hard, there is a product in the field, not to mention how good the life is, so she can fill her stomach. The land is occupied by my mother's brother and sister-in-law, a woman's family, with two babies, how can I live!
"That is, you have to fight for yourself, doesn't your husband have any clansmen?"
When encountering this kind of injustice, it is generally the village chief and the clansmen who come forward, and they will seek justice, and escape cannot solve the problem, and they will leave home, and they are not familiar with the place, and they are not entangled in their bodies, but they will force people to death!
"No, he is an orphan with no father and mother, and he is also a foreigner, and then he lives in our village."
The woman wiped her tears, her husband had skills, could build houses, did work neatly, often went out to work, in a few years, he built a brick house in the village, and bought two acres of paddy fields.
"My father went early, I, my mother and my brother and sister-in-law live together."
Her sister-in-law is a powerful and ruthless character, the six relatives don't recognize it, only recognize the money, at first his brother still has a little affection for her, and then the sister-in-law chatters every day, the woman who marries out spills out the water, and contributes to other people's families, it is better to find someone who has a little money at home and marry her out.
She has a soft mother's temperament, soft ears, her husband is obedient, and she listens to her brother and sister-in-law for everything, and she can marry a foreigner, also because her husband does not want a dowry, and he also gave her family ten taels of silver as a dowry.
Although she is married, she is in the east and west of the same village with her brother and sister-in-law, and she doesn't look up and look down, and the clansmen will not help her for a foreigner, she is afraid that her two babies will be sold, so she secretly ran out.
"Ruthless brother and sister-in-law, it's better than a brute!"
Everyone is enthusiastic, and they also hate women because iron is not steel, so they should take a kitchen knife, who dares to make a moth, they will do their best, and they will be bullied? The arrogant are afraid of death!
"It's nothing if I'm dead, I won't live long, I'm just afraid that I'll die, and I haven't been able to protect the two babies, and in the end they were sold, under Jiuquan, I saw my husband, how should I explain?"
The woman burst into tears, saying that everyone was sad, Mo Xiaohe was silent again, if she could solve it with money, she was willing to give the woman silver, but she couldn't solve the most essential problem, the woman with two babies, where to live is difficult.
Mo Xiaohe suddenly remembered that when she just crossed over, her grandmother objected to her and Gu Zheng's family affairs, and looked down on him as an ugly hunter, and in the mountains, there was no house or land in the village, and she wanted her to marry into a big family in the town to enjoy happiness, and find her a widower who died in the mother's house.
At that time, she was angry, if her father and mother also forced her relatives like this, she was ready to leave Mojia Village with her baggage, there was a feeling that the world was so big, where could she not be accommodated, now thinking about it, it would be ignorant of the situation, and her thoughts were childish and ridiculous.
Whether it is a family in the market or in a small village, they are inexplicably xenophobic, perhaps out of self-protection, instinctively rejecting outsiders, unless you are very rich, you can buy slaves to serve, and you don't have to worry about security.
"It's not too early, get in the carriage first, and then talk about it in the small village in front."
Gu Zheng looked at the sky, discussed with Uncle Jiang, and arranged the three of them to the carriage where the caravan took turns to rest, Mo Xiaohe took two packets of snacks and sent them over, it seemed that they hadn't eaten for a long time.
Back in the carriage, Mo Xiaohe suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, her lower abdomen was swollen and painful, and when she went to the bathroom, it turned out that she had come to Xiaotian.
I haven't drunk the soup recently, but according to modern methods, she has calculated the safety period, and she is also very careful in her position, and she is instinctively relieved to see that she is not pregnant.
"Lady, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Zheng saw that Mo Xiaohe's face was wrong, and beckoned Uncle Jiang to help catch the car, he returned to the carriage and let Mo Xiaohe lean on his arms.
The windows of the car were wide open, and the horses ran up, bringing a cool breeze, for fear of provoking the insects in the fields, there was no fuel lamp in the car, Gu Zheng adapted to the dark light, squinted, and a trace of worry appeared in his eyes.
"It's okay, it's just that a small day has come suddenly."
When she went out after the rain, Mo Xiaohe was greedy for cold and drank ice juice, but now her hands and feet are cold, sweating, and she only feels that her whole body is sticky, and she wants to take a hot bath, lie on a soft mattress, and sleep well.
"It hurts?"
Gu Zheng rubbed his hands, then put his hot big hand on Mo Xiaohe's lower abdomen, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you better?" ”
There was brown sugar and ginger in the car, but there was no hot water, and there was no hot water until the village in front of them, so that a temporary earthen stove could be set up to boil hot water. Walking on the road, there are always such and such inconveniences, Gu Zheng had to rub his hands back and forth, helping his wife warm her lower abdomen, so as to alleviate her pain.
"Husband, come and talk to me."
There is a feeling of warmth in the lower abdomen, which is already much more comfortable, Mo Xiaohe leaned on Gu Zheng's arms, groggy, she used to think about everything too simply, but now she understands that people who have unfortunate experiences really have no choice.
If she is that woman, she is also very embarrassed, she can't kill her brother and sister-in-law, she leaves with her children, she doesn't want to find trouble for her mother-in-law, after all, her mother still has to rely on her brother and sister-in-law to support her old age, and what else can she do except leave?
Can't fight, can't fight, can't you hide? For the rest, we can only take one step and look at one step.
"Give me some silver."
Gu Zheng nodded, but the convoy is not a charity hall, and it can't always take a family of three, and the woman has no relatives to go to.
"If only there was a good-tempered person, I would be willing to take care of them."
In this world, women always have to depend on men to survive, and if there is a kind of widower, good heart, good conduct, the woman can form a family again, and maybe she can live a good life.
It's just, where can I find that kind of person?
"It's difficult, it's hard for stepmothers to do, and it's even more so for stepfathers."
Gu Zheng is very optimistic about this, instead of putting his fate in the hands of others, it is better to cheer himself up, and being a mother is stronger, a woman has the courage to leave home with her children, she should be prepared to have a hard life, everyone has difficult times, hold on, get through, it's good.
Half an hour later, barely visible, the group finally reached the edge of the small village, where the caravan stopped, pitched its tent, and rested for the night.
Gu Zheng closed the window of the carriage, only opened the skylight above his head to ventilate, lit mosquito coils, and put down the mosquito net.
"Where's Xiaohe?"
Feng was lighting a fire, thinking about giving the mother and son some pimple soup, and there was no need to knead the noodles, add some vegetables, a few slices of meat, and cook them in the pot for a while.
"She has a stomachache, so I'll cook her a bowl of ginger brown sugar water."
Gu Zheng quickly found out the brown sugar, or the handmade old brown sugar bought from the Northland City, the taste is better, drink a big bowl, sweat, and sleep well, and get up tomorrow morning, it will be easier.
"Alas, it's so late, the lights are out in the surrounding villages, I think it's better to let them sleep in the carriage all night, and make plans tomorrow morning."
On the road, all kinds of people, all kinds of people, I have met too much, Feng is a poor two babies, only a few years old, there is no father, living a life of exile, she and Jiang Lao Wu want to help, but they can bring a widow back, which is criticized.
Gu Zheng has no opinion, waiting for his wife to decide.
"Dongjia, you are so caring to Xiaohe, you are really afraid of melting in your mouth."
Feng Shi saw his skillful movements, it was definitely not the first time to do it, and he didn't blame Mo Xiaohe, such a beautiful little lady, and finally married an ugly husband. Live a life, you have to know the cold and the heat, you really can't look at the face, what's the use of having a handsome face? I can't eat it as a meal, sooner or later, I will be tired of that day, and I still have to return to firewood, rice, oil and salt.
In this regard, Feng Shi is a person who has come over, and he feels very deeply, if it is an ordinary family, just the childless article will definitely be suspended, and she and Jiang Lao Wu have a good relationship, but this is no baby, it is the sore spot of the husband and wife, and it hurts when you poke it.
Gu Zheng covered the ginger syrup with a lid, made another basin of hot water, took off Mo Xiaohe's shirt, and gently wiped her body with a soft cloth towel.
Up and down her chest, there were traces of bruises that had not faded, Gu Zheng tried her best to calm herself and have no distractions, so as not to be affected by beauty, and she thought about those messes.
"Well, husband?"
Confused, Mo Xiaohe felt very comfortable, she opened her eyes and saw that Gu Zheng had already helped her change into a set of dry underwear, and it seemed that her body had also been cleaned.
"It's okay to wake up, drink ginger syrup before going to sleep."
Gu Zheng put the changed clothes into the bathroom, put down the stool again, and added a layer of soft cushions.
"It's too much to drink."
Mo Xiaohe's face was bitter, in fact, she didn't like the taste of ginger at all, and every time she only took a small sip, she was sweating spicy.
"Be obedient, after drinking, it won't hurt tomorrow."
Gu Zheng didn't coax people, it was just one sentence left and right, and she kept staring at Mo Xiaohe's side, and in the end she had no choice but to close her eyes, her heart was horizontal, and she drank it all while the temperature was just right.
Her stomach was warm, and she quickly sweated, and wanted to get off the carriage for a walk, but was forbidden by her husband.
"In the wilderness, the humidity is heavy at night, you are in the carriage, look at the book."
Gu Zheng casually took out two booklets, put them next to Mo Xiaohe's pillow, and checked the mosquito net, mosquitoes in the mountains and fields are poisonous, after being bitten, the heart is itchy, and after scratching, if you don't apply ointment in time, it is easy to get infected.
"Okay, husband, why are you going?"
Mo Xiaohe nodded obediently, seeing that her husband was going out, she quickly took his hand, reading the booklet was too boring, it was better to listen to him tell a story.
"I'm going to do your laundry."
Gu Zheng touched Mo Xiaohe's head and said helplessly, "I'll be back in a while." ”