Chapter 5 Poverty Matters 23
Before dawn, Chunyu woke up, although it has been four days since I came here, but Chunyu still has some recognition that the bed is not deep.
She woke up when she heard the occasional coughing and squirming sound of getting up next door, and it was estimated that her father Li Dajun was going to go to the ground.
In ancient times, peasants relied on the fields for food, so the work in the fields was meticulous, the crops were served well, and the people were busier. Moreover, in the past few days, Chunyu found that the people here actually ate two meals, and they both went to the field before the end of the day, and the women of the family would go to deliver the meals at the end of the day. Then he continued to be busy in the field, and did not return until the time of the unitary to have another meal with the family. That is to say, they go to work in the fields at five o'clock, eat at almost eleven o'clock, and then continue to work until it is dark and the moon rises.
It's really hard, people can't help but think of the poem Morningside is absurd, and he returns with the moon and lotus. Although the great poet is tired of the officialdom and retreating to the mountains and forests to cultivate his sentiments, it is indeed the hard work of farming.
In fact, Li Dajun is really a good husband and father at this time, at least he didn't let his daughter-in-law and children go to work in the field, although his daughter-in-law is not in good health and can't work in the field, but Chunyu feels that even if her mother is in good health, her father will not let her mother go to the ground. Unlike the third uncle's family, her three aunts do a lot of hard work. Although Osmanthus has a bad character, Chunyu, who is also a woman, still has some sympathy for her, in fact, Osmanthus's facial features can be regarded as delicate, but she was ruined by the old bark-like skin and snarky expression, and she was ugly and several years old.
And her mother Yang Yuemei herself has not suffered much in her mother's family, although she married into the old Liu family, although she was poorer, she had never gone to the ground because of her frail and lack of strength, but she just sewed and repaired some embroidery work, and picked up work in the kitchen. Therefore, her mother, as the sister-in-law of the family, looks several years younger than Osmanthus and is more beautiful.
Thinking of this, Chunyu is very happy, she also followed her mother's appearance. Although the perennial malnourished guide zhì is eleven years old and has not developed much, it can be seen that she is delicate and white, and she is better looking than most girls in the village.
During the Spring Rain fugue, there was a sound of the door opening outside the house, and she knew that it was her father who was going out.
Chunyu hurriedly tucked the quilt for the second and third sisters who were still sleeping, and quickly put on their gowns and walked out of the back room. Her mother had also gotten up and was stuffing her brother's little bun's exposed arm back into the quilt.
"Dani, why do you get up so early?" Yang Yuemei asked her eldest daughter in a whisper.
"Last night, a bowl of chestnut rice porridge stuffed with lotus leaf buns in the stove is estimated to be still hot, I went to the stove fire (Chunyu also came here to know that the kitchen was originally called the stove fire) to cut another lump of pickles for my father to let him drink, first pad the stomach." Chunyu also really feels sorry for her father to work on an empty stomach in the morning, and it's no wonder that there is nothing wrong with her body after a long time, no wonder most of the ancient people have a short life, which has a lot to do with diet.
"I'll go, you go to sleep for a while, you're growing up, you can't eat well, you can't keep up with nutrition, and you should sleep more." Yang Yuemei said that she was going to go out, but was stopped by the spring rain.
"I went to bed so early at night, I really didn't feel sleepy." Chunyu said with a smile and hurriedly ran out of the door. The people here have little entertainment, they are afraid of wasting oil lamps when it gets dark, and the poor families can't afford candles, so they go to bed early. Besides, when she used to go to work, she lived outside the Fourth Ring Road for cheap rent, so as not to be late
I get up at six o'clock every day, and it takes two hours to get to the company after two trips and then traffic jams.
Chunyu went to the stove and took out the chestnut rice porridge that was still warm, cut the pickles neatly, and brought it to his father to watch him eat. If she didn't look at it, her father would definitely be reluctant to eat. People here are used to having two meals a day, and eating more than one meal feels wasteful.
Li Dajun had no choice but to eat obediently, since his eldest daughter fell and woke up, not only has she become cheerful, but she has also become a little strong. Just like in the past few days, she has always prepared breakfast so that he must eat it before going to the ground, although he feels that it is a waste, but he also feels that his daughter also feels sorry for him. And his daughter-in-law also said that it was not good to not be separated before, but now that the family is separated, even if she is poor, she can't be wronged. So the whole family eats breakfast every day in the future, and his daughter-in-law and children are very willing to eat it, but he always feels wasteful when he eats. But he can only think about this in his heart, if he says it, he is afraid that he will be punished again
Dani muttered.
In the past few days, she has been talking to him a lot, just like she can't go out without breakfast, she can't drink cold water when she's thirsty, and she can't use cold water when it's still cold...... Hey, there's one more person in charge in the future.
Sending her father away, Chunyu quickly washed the dishes, then lit a fire to boil water, and waited for the water to boil before scooping out a basin for everyone to wash their faces. Fill the pot with a few more scoops of water. Then I took a bowl and stirred half a bowl of thick noodles and cornmeal mixed batter, just waiting for the water to open the gnocchi soup, but unfortunately there are no eggs, otherwise it is also a very nutritious breakfast to order egg flowers in it.
After Chunyu expanded the gnocchi into the pot, he sighed while stirring it with a spoon, he must find a way to improve his life, and a good life should start with eating eggs......
Chunyu washed his face with warm water, took a willow branch and bit it open and brushed his teeth indiscriminately, and couldn't help but feel a little depressed. This willow branch is bitter and the brushed teeth are not clean, and now there are willow branches, and in the winter there are no willow branches, so use tooth ash, it is said that the old chaff ash is the white ash burned from the chaff husk of rice, think about it
All ashamed. Rich people gargle with green salt to clean and whiten, and the poor can only use this. Chunyu secretly swore again that he would definitely think more about making money in the future, and he really didn't want to put that old chaff ash in his mouth.
After the spring rain swept the yard, the sky was already bright, and the pink morning glow was full of sky, indicating today's good weather. After her mother and younger siblings washed up, the family happily had breakfast.
"Spring rain, let's go to the old courtyard after packing up and help prepare lunch. Hey, I still have some embroidered purse handkerchiefs to be handed over to Liu Xiuniang in the town for money, and I can just get back a new embroidery job, and I don't know if I have time to go today. Yang Yuemei said to Chunyu.
"Mother, I can't help much when I go to the old home, so it's better for me to send you embroidery." When Chunyu heard this, she hurriedly said that she was still young enough to feed pigs and chickens at most in the old yard, and it was not her turn to be busy with other things. I wanted to go to the mountains to cut pigweed for the pigs and go to the mountains to have a look, but let her sister-in-law Li Liuzhi rob her job on the grounds that she was still taking medicine. In the past few days, she has been looking for a way out, but she has never had a chance. Fortunately, this town is not far away, and she had helped her mother deliver embroidery work before the spring rain, so Liu Xiuniang also recognized her.
"You're not well, can you run a long distance?" Yang Yuemei was not at ease.
"It's okay mother, isn't it just six or seven miles away, and besides, I'll be well after taking the medicine." Chunyu said, her mouth couldn't help but feel bitter, thinking of the taste of the medicine really made her afraid.
"Okay, you go, be careful on the road, don't be in a hurry to walk and rest, just come back before lunch." Yang Yuemei instructed.
"I know, mother, hurry up and get something." Chunyu was busy urging her mother to take things, so excited, she could finally go out for a long time.
"Eldest sister, I want to go too."
"Me too."
"Me too." The three little turnip heads were clamoring to go.
"Nope." Chunyu was about to refuse, but Yang Yuemei just came out with the package and immediately refused.
"Big sister...... "The three little eyes looked at her with a sigh of disgust, so annoying, I couldn't refuse.
"Well...... This time, let's take Erni, and when my father and mother go with me next time, I'll bring Sanni and Xiaobaozi. You are too young to run far, not to mention, I can't see it, and it is impossible to say that you may lose it. Chunyu had no choice but to say so.
"Okay......" Compared with the happiness of Erni and Li Chuntao, Sanni, Li Chunyan and Xiaobaozi are uncomfortable.
"Okay, let's come back and bring you caramel candy, okay mother?" Chunyu said and asked her mother. Most people can only eat a few pieces of this caramel during the festival, and they rarely buy it.
"......" Chunyu's voice just fell, including Chun Tao, the three little ones all looked at Yang Yuemei with blank eyes.
"Okay." Looking at the appearance of the children, Yang Yuemei felt distressed for a while, although her family was not rich when she was a child, she still ate sugar occasionally. It's her children, but they can't eat twice a year.
"Okay, mother, let's go." Chunyu took the burden and led Chunyan out.
"Liu Xiuniang knows how much to give, you don't have to talk too much." Yang Yuemei instructed.
"Got it, let's go." Chunyu said with a smile.