The next day, early in the morning.

With the sound of chickens, the courtyard of the Wang family gradually woke up. Everyone got up to wash up without mentioning it, Qin Ziming still remembered what he said yesterday about carrying water, and deliberately ran to the backyard, ready to carry the wooden bucket to carry water. Just before he walked to the front yard, he heard Wang Jin's voice: "Brother Bolt, why did you come here so early?" ”

"Sister Jin, I heard what you said yesterday about renting land to grow cotton, so I went back to discuss with my grandfather, and I plan to move out an acre of land, so I wanted to come over and settle this matter with you earlier today, and by the way, I picked up a load of water for your family." The man who spoke to Wang Jin was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old country boy dressed in a burlap coat with a few patches.

"Really? Brother Bolt's family also wants to rent an acre of land? That's great, I'm going to write you a deed. Wang Jin said happily, while trotting back to the room to get the deed paper, and shouted: "Brother Bolt, just pour the water into the water tank in the backyard, and stay for breakfast later!" ”

"I know! Then it's troublesome Sister Jin. The bolt went to the backyard with the water, and happened to meet Qin Ziming who was parked aside, he was slightly stunned, then smiled kindly at Qin Ziming, and then poured the water into the tank by himself, seeing that it was not enough, and was ready to pick it up again. Qin Ziming reacted at this time, stopped him, and asked with a smile: "This brother has a great name, and he often comes to the Wang family on weekdays?" ”

Bolt was a little stunned by his big laughing face, and couldn't help but reply: "My name is Bolt, and I often come to fetch water and chop wood for Sister Jin's house." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Brother Ziming, my name is Qin Ziming, you can just call me Brother Ziming!" As he spoke, Qin Ziming's eyes turned, put one hand on the shoulder of the bolt, pulled him out of the house, and said, "I was also about to go to carry water for Miss Wang's house, and Brother Bolt took me to recognize the road." Just tell me about the situation of this village, I see that the scenery is very beautiful, and there are such capable characters as the bolt brothers, and they plan to settle here for a long time! ”

The bolt was fooled out by Qin Ziming all the way.

When they came back, they filled the jar with a load of water, and greeted Chen, who was making breakfast, just in time to meet Wang Hibiscus.

Wang Jin looked at the full water tank and couldn't help but quip: "Brother Bolt and Brother Qin are really diligent, now they can bring back the water from my house for two or three days, and I will have to eat more for breakfast later!" After thinking about it, he said: "I didn't have time to greet Jiang Gongzi yesterday, but today there is a lot of water, so the three of you should take a bath in the afternoon, and your body will be more refreshing." There is nothing else in the countryside, firewood and hot water can still be managed! ”

Qin Ziming nodded again and again: "It's still Miss Wang who thinks thoughtfully." ”

Wang Jin smiled and went to help Chen prepare breakfast, returned the leftover wontons from yesterday to the pot and fried them, put a big bowl of porridge and a few steamed buns, and brought a few dishes of side dishes under the porridge, put them on the tray and handed them to Qin Ziming to take them back to the side room, and then brought the breakfast to the dining table, and called the younger brothers and sisters to eat with the plug.

Qin Ziming went back to the wing room and first told Jiang Qingliu the news that he could take a bath in the afternoon, and Jiang Qingliu's expression was slightly relaxed. He has a slight cleanliness habit on weekdays, and it is very uncomfortable to have dust and blood stains on his body yesterday, but he is embarrassed to trouble Wang Jian so patiently, and now that Wang Jin took the initiative to bring it up, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and even his appetite was much better, which made Qin Ziming cry out in his heart, Gongzi will not be able to eat enough after eating so much! The three of them are eating together now, there are not many rules to talk about in extraordinary times, not to mention that Jiang Qingliu doesn't care about this, this will see Qin Ziming's eyes are anxious, he is secretly funny, he eats more happily, and he doesn't forget to evaluate it in his heart. Well, this porridge is moderately soft and glutinous, the steamed buns are soft and slightly sweet, the fried wontons taste burnt and fragrant, the side dishes are refreshing and crispy, and Miss Wang is really ingenious.

After breakfast, Qin Ziming rubbed his stomach, looked satisfied, and said: "Miss Wang's food is comfortable, it is not worse than the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the black-faced boy can be regarded as taking advantage." ”

"What blackface kid?" Jiang Qingliu said strangely.

"Hey, in the morning, I hurriedly wanted to fetch some water for Miss Wang, but before I went out, I found that someone had taken the lead, and the black-faced boy named Bolt picked up a load of water and talked to Miss Wang at the door, saying that he wanted to rent an acre of land to grow cotton. When Miss Wang saw him carrying water, she left him for breakfast. ”

"The peasant people are so warm and friendly, and picking up water for the Wang family is also a help from the neighbors, where to take advantage of something." Jiangqing Channel.

"Yes, yes, Childe said yes. I just listened to the black-faced kid on the left of Sister Jin, and another sentence of Sister Jin, some of them were not eye-catching, and said that they often came to Miss Wang's house to carry water and chop wood, and they didn't know how to avoid suspicion, which ruined the reputation of other girls! ”

"You said he called Miss Wang Sister Hibiscus?" Jiang Qingliu somehow felt that this title was very harsh.

"That's it, it's affectionate!" Qin Ziming added oil and vinegar.

"Okay, don't be so mean, the country people are so simple and enthusiastic, not as many scruples as the winding rules in the mansion, don't mention anything bad in the future!" Jiang Qingliu's tone carried a hint of impatience.

Qin Ziming nodded, picked up the tray and prepared to slip away, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Jiang Qingliu's somewhat deep voice: "In the future, you will get up half an hour early every day and finish the work of carrying water and chopping firewood first." We live here, and we try to let people come as little as possible. ”

Qin Ziming was startled, and when he looked back, Jiang Qingliu had no waves, he was closing his eyes and pranayama, and then looked at Min Chong, looking like an old god was there, gloating, and couldn't help but respond.

After Wang Jin finished breakfast here, he sent the bolt out of the house, and after a while, people from the village came to negotiate the land lease. In the morning, she was busy collecting more than ten acres of lease, and now she has ninety acres of lease in her hand, plus her own sandy land, a full 140 acres of land can be used to grow cotton, she can't help but feel a little excited.

"Eldest sister, are you really sure that you will double the production? If we can't grow it, our family will lose money. Wang Mu, who was professionally pouring cold water, looked at the pile of deed paper and said.

Wang Hibiscus didn't bother to care about his crow's beak, and said confidently: "You just wait and see!" ”

After packing up these things, Wang went to the kitchen to make lunch. The Wang family's bath room was built in the corner of the backyard, one wall was connected to the kitchen stove, and a four-room stove was also built inside, and a large bath bucket wrapped with iron sheets was placed at the stove, and there was a half-person high bath bucket on the ground next to it. When cooking, Wang Hibiscus first put enough water in the tin bucket, so that the water can be heated together during the meal. After eating, Wang Jin went to the east wing and took Jiang Qingliu and a few people to the bathhouse.

She pointed to the two bath barrels and said: "This tin bucket is boiling hot water, Jiang Gongzi used this bucket to scoop the hot water into this bath bucket, I brought you a bucket of cold water and put it here, mix it when it is hot, and pull out the plug at the bottom of the bath bucket to let go of the water after washing." The hanger is by the wall, and if you need it, you can shout, and I let Mu'er watch outside. ”

"Miss Lao Wang is bothered, this place is very thorough, let the little boy go to study by himself, we won't even take a bath." Jiang Qingliu said with a smile.

Wang Jin thought about it, so he invited them to take care of themselves and took Wang Mu back to the front.

Qin Ziming and Min rushed back to the room to get a change of clothes, Jiang Qingliu adjusted the bath water, hung the changed clothes on the hanger, and lay down in the bathtub. He picked up the bath towel on the edge of the bath barrel, which was obviously new, and saw that there was a shallow channel more than a foot wide on the ground that led straight to the corner of the wall, guessing that it should be used to release water, so that it would not be ** on the ground after bathing. He looked at the tin barrel carefully, and didn't seem to understand why it was so designed, but when he saw that there were also a few steps built along the edge of the barrel, he understood a little, and he was afraid that this barrel was also used for bathing, but only in winter. Because the stove is connected to the ground, the water temperature is not easy to get cold, so it is most suitable for cold weather. I'm afraid these were all designed by the clever Miss Wang, he thought like this, and he felt a little strange in his heart. When he took a bath, washed his hair again, and changed his clothes and walked out of the bathroom refreshed, he couldn't help but be curious when he saw Qin Ziming chasing Wang Shi, who seemed to be riding a wheel, playing in the yard. When he knew that it was a wheelbarrow that Wang Jian had made for his younger siblings, the strange feeling was even worse, and he didn't know why, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of anything wrong, so he didn't mention it.

When Wang Jian came out, he saw Jiang Qingliu, who had just bathed. He was dressed in a silk robe of crow blue and purple cocoons, with a long jade body, his half-wet hair tied at the back of his head, tied only with a January white hair band, and a few strands of broken hair hanging down on the front of his forehead and ears. Wang Jin was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but slander in his heart: he was so beautiful at a young age, and he didn't know how many girls' hearts he would steal when he grew up. When she was judging in her heart, she found that Jiang Qingliu also noticed her, and smiled at her, she called demon evil in her heart, but responded with a dignified and decent smile on her face. Seeing that his hair was still dripping, he turned around and carried a reclining chair from the ear room to the middle of the courtyard, and let Jiang Qingliu dry his hair in the courtyard.

"Jiang Gongzi's injuries are not yet complete, so let's dry my hair first, so as not to catch a cold again." Wang Jindao

"Miss Lao Wang is bothered." Jiang Qingliu saw the recliner that was placed in a position that could just get the sun, and thanked Wang Jin.

"Gongzi Jiang is polite, please take care of yourself, if you need anything, just let Brother Qin inform me." Although Wang Jin wanted to see the picture of the beautiful boy lying lazily on the recliner, she still had to arrange for the planting of cotton, so she went back to the room.

"Childe, Miss Wang is really careful and considerate in her work!" Qin Ziming said while wiping Jiang Qingliu's hair on the chair with a dry cloth.

Jiang Qingliu didn't speak, and basked in the sun seriously with his eyes closed. The April sun was soft and warm, and he was stretched out physically and mentally. Wang Jin's face has been lingering in his mind, making him slightly uneasy, and he doesn't know what to mean. It's just that no matter how quiet and resourceful Ren Jiang Qingliu is on weekdays, he is just a sixteen-year-old boy, how can he know that this restlessness and that shallow affection are actually the youthful admiration of children!