Chapter 11: It's Good to Be Young
Qiu Ning walked and walked, and finally came to the village under the big tree, and at this time the big mulberry tree was already full of peasant women. These peasant women are here to enjoy the coolness, there is no well under the big mulberry tree, here to gossip, cool, and can drink cold well water at any time, this has become a good place for the village women to gossip. And the Bai family is not far from the big mulberry tree in the village, so Qiu Ning only walked for a short while, and immediately saw the big mulberry tree not far away, and the well under the big mulberry tree.
And when Qiu Ning noticed the peasant women in the village, all the women also noticed Qiu Ning, and then noticed the white old lady behind Qiu Ning. The news that Bai Jia Saburo died on the night of marriage was known to everyone in the village. What does it mean that Mrs. Bai is following behind a beggar? Look at this little beggar walking around, his gray face is thin, and he has no energy at all. And the clothes on his body that were not of the same color as they could not be seen, which were obviously wide and large. But the little beggar tried hard to come this way, and kept his eyes on the well.
The women looked at each other, and it took a while for their eyes to widen in shock, no. This little beggar won't want to throw himself into a well! Immediately, a woman was dissatisfied, this is not good, this well is a well shared by everyone in the village, when this well was dug very deeply, it was afraid that everyone would have no water to drink when there was a shortage of water, and they could also come up here to draw water. This well has been passed down from generation to generation in the village, and the whole village loves to chat and wash clothes. What would happen if such a well was to be ruined by this little beggar?
While the peasant women were hesitating, Qiuning had already walked to the well, which Qiuning had seen before when he was at the farmhouse, so he knew how to use it. Slowly shook the hand of the well down, and then Qiu Ning slowly shook it up, and the more he went up, he found that it was getting heavier and heavier. Qiu Ning really didn't have the strength, maybe the original owner's body was too weak, and he hadn't eaten, so he was anemic and couldn't raise his strength at all. But Qiu Ning's mouth is now dry and painful, hot, and Qiu Ning feels itchy on his face. Qiu Ning really wants to bring a big bucket of cold water up, and then drink it well, and then wash his face by the way, it must be very comfortable!
All the peasant women around came up, and the laundry washers stopped, and the soles of their shoes stopped, and they all gathered around the edge of Qiuning. Looking at Qiu Ning's face of pain, he pumped water up hard. The crowd was a little puzzled. Doesn't this Bai family have a well? Why do you want people to come here to fetch water? This one doesn't bring a bucket, the second doesn't bring a basin, and the third doesn't do laundry, so what is the purpose of fetching water? While everyone was puzzled, they couldn't help but look at the white lady standing on the side who was pretending to be a wooden person. Mrs. Bai is dressed in coarse cloth clothes today, with a paper white flower pinned to her hair, thinking that Mrs. Bai has just died of her little son, it is really pitiful to look like this! But what? There will be something hateful about this wretched man. Mrs. Zhang's eyes looked at Mrs. Bai as if she had been quenched with poison, and she almost pounced on her and tore Mrs. Bai.
Mrs. Bai didn't see it, and she was even more angry that the little beggar was troublesome, and she didn't want to drink it even though she had water at home. Isn't it a deliberate effort to run to the village to find water to drink? I don't know if it's going to be messy at home? Mrs. Bai looked at Qiu Ning's slowness, and couldn't help frowning and scolding: "You shouldn't be faster, the old lady doesn't have the time to accompany you all the time." ”
Qiu Ning didn't pay attention to Mrs. Bai, but continued to shake it vigorously, and the woman on the side was a little overwhelmed. stepped forward to help Qiu Ning shake it, and finally the bucket of water shook up. Tyunin saw the cold well water inside the barrel, and his dry and smoking throat was filled with longing. Qiu Ning wanted to say that if he could, he really wanted to drink all the bucket of water. Qiuning suddenly put her head on the edge of the barrel, and drank it in a big gulp.
Everyone was even more puzzled now, why didn't the Bai family give the little beggar water to drink? It is very likely that it will not rely on Mrs. Bai's mean temperament! Mrs. Zhang looked at Mrs. Bai mockingly, and the sour words came out: "Buckle the door ghost, I can't bear to take a sip of water, it's really a buckle!" ”
Mrs. Bai glared at Mrs. Zhang fiercely, her eyes narrowed into a line: "You don't talk nonsense, tell your son that there is no way to marry my second girl, don't think I don't know that you sent someone to my house to talk about matchmaking, the toad wants to eat swan meat and dream!" ”
Mrs. Zhang asked Mrs. Bai to say that she was in the middle of the sore spot, panting for breath, but she couldn't come up with words to refute it. I secretly scolded the son of the family half to death in my heart, who I liked, I just want to like the daughter of the old monster of the Bai family, and I can't ask for such a daughter-in-law when I send it to my own house! In the future, if this relative wants to come and go, life can't pass, don't think about peace with such a mother-in-law. But the corners of his mouth were stubbornly denying: "You don't talk nonsense, how can my son look down on your daughter, it's not uncommon for our family to be a treasure." ”
It was noisy and lively here, but Qiu Ning drank comfortably and felt energetic immediately. The whole person is refreshed, and the throat is comfortable, as comfortable as letting the spring rain pour it. Finally, Qiu Ning felt that he was full, and he only felt that his mouth was sweet, this country well water was really delicious, no worse than modern mineral water, and it was cold and sweet. When Qiu Ning was full, he took the other water in the barrel and began to wash his face, Qiu Ning first wet his face with a little water, and then rubbed it slowly, only to feel that the more he rubbed his face, the more mud he knew. Qiu Ning really felt disgusting, someone whose face can be dirty and rubbed out of mud, it must be very scary! It was rare that someone was willing to help him fetch water, and although Qiu Ning was grateful to that person, he didn't want to be scared. Then slowly wash the mud with water, little by little. Finally, Qiu Ning felt that he could touch the skin on his face, it was not bad to the touch, it was very tender, very firm, and there were no loose or wrinkles. Qiu Ning clearly remembered that when she was a teenager, she could have such young skin, so this body might only be a teenager!
Qiu Ning thought about it as if he had earned it, he was already in his thirties in modern times, and now he could wear it on a little girl, he was more than ten years younger in vain, and it was the most precious time for a woman, he really earned it. Qiu Ning knows that women are all beautiful when they are teenagers, and just that youth and innocence can make all girls beautiful like flowers.
Qiu Ning wiped her face clean with her hands, then straightened up and raised her head again. Then he smiled at the young woman standing beside her, "Thank you for helping me fetch water!" ”
Wang Dali's family was just soft-hearted, sympathizing with the little beggar who didn't even have the strength to pull up a bucket of water. I never thought that the little beggar could smile so beautifully and say such nice and clear words. Didn't you hear that this little beggar was a half-fool? Think about it, otherwise, who would want to marry into the Bai family and rejoice a dying person? Obviously, he was dirty and smelly before, and he couldn't see what he looked like, and his face was a thick layer of black ash, but after washing it, he found that this little beggar was not only white, not ugly, but also spoke clearly, and he was also very polite. Wang Dali's family stayed for a while, and then he remembered that people thanked him, how could he just bear it, and said with a dry smile: "No thanks, little things." ”