Chapter 67: The Flood
When he arrived in the town, the boss went to the pharmacy with the two pillars on his back, and Qiu Ju went to the shop to put down his things and go with him. Chen Chunhua helped the third child move things into the shop and said. "Third brother, what's wrong with the second pillar?"
"The house of the second pillar was flooded, he has been having a fever for the past two days, and when we went out of the village, his daughter-in-law called us, so we came together."
"Drowned? What about in our house? After moving everything into the house, Chen Chunhua hurriedly took out all the clothes that had been damp, and then separated the soybeans from the dry and wet, and the bag of pasta was fine, but it was a little damp, but it was not wet.
Seeing that Chen Chunhua was busy, the third child also squatted down to help spread out the soaked beans and dry, and said. "The hall in our house is not strong next to the kitchen, and it has been turned over, and there is a leak in the house, but there is nothing, and there is a lot of water in the cellar."
"That's okay, wait until the rain stops and the water recedes and I'll go back and fix it."
"What's the repair, a big hole has been dug next to the kang head in the back room, and the piece next to the wall has been dug up, and the piece of fur left by my father and mother has been taken away, and a few thick old jackets are gone." The third child is a pity for that skin, left for so many years, that year there was a famine, the hungry really didn't do it and didn't take it to exchange for money, and now he was taken away, can he not be annoyed in his heart!
Chen Chunhua listened, put down the soybeans in his hand, and said. "What? Have we been robbed in our house? ”
The second child just walked in, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said. "Thief? We are all from the village, which one will be in our house? ”
"Quieter voice, my ears are deaf from you!" The third child covered his ears and said. "How do I know which one it is, it's been raining for a while, and there is water at the door of the house, which one can help you look inside the house?"
The third child's words are reasonable, Chen Chunhua thought, the others are not missing, but there is a lack of fur and a few clothes, which means that this person is very short of money.
"If you let me know who stole the fur, I'll have to beat him up!" The second child is on fire above his head. This fur is more than a valuable thing to him, it is a miss.
"If this fur is exchanged for money, how much silver will it get?" Chen Chunhua didn't understand, it was a pity that the fur was stolen.
"It's worth it, the owner I met last time wanted to buy this fur, and I paid four taels of silver." The second child said this, clapped his hands in annoyance, and said. "I knew it would be taken away, and I should have sold it then."
"You still know that it will be your turn to know what you know earlier?" The third child couldn't help but bury the second child, and said. "What else can I do, I can't find it, I can only admit it."
Four taels of silver is a lot to say, but now it is gone, and it is useless to talk about it. Chen Chunhua comforted the second child a few words, made some food, and went to the pharmacy with a basket.
Erzhuzi didn't count the fever on his body, and those wounds were all suppurated, Qiu Ju stood on the side crying a handful of snot and tears, Chen Chunhua pulled her aside, said a few words of relief, and let her eat something.
"Thank you, sister-in-law, I don't know what to do, the house is also flooded, and there is no place to make a fire and cook." Qiu Ju said and ate and cried bitterly. Chen Chunhua patted Qiu Ju's back and said. "Don't panic, don't panic, this will be a panic, what to do in the future, it's really not possible, put it in the shop to live, and vacate the house next door to put things."
Hearing this, Qiu Ju thanked Chen Chunhua gratefully, and Chen Chunhua joked. "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, if my shop business is good, I have to rely on you to work!"
"Cheng, as long as the sister-in-law is busy, tell me something."
After seeing Erzhuzi's illness and taking a few pairs of medicines, the boss carried Erzhuzi back to the shop, Chen Chunhua helped Qiu Ju clean up the house, and took the bedding that he had washed and put on them to cover. Qiu Ju came to town and brought some change of clothes, and nothing else.
Seeing Chen Chunhua's thoughtful arrangement, Qiu Ju was very grateful, knowing that she couldn't say much about this thanks, so she didn't say anything more.
In the evening, the rain continued to fall, and the next morning when I got up, a gust of wind outside made the cold people shiver.
As usual, the door of the shop was opened early in the morning, but there were a lot of people today, and they were all crowded by the door. As soon as Chen Chunhua opened the door, she heard a curse from there.
"Little rabbit cub, alas, see that Lao Tzu doesn't kill you, so I don't learn this stealing kung fu!"
Hearing this, Chen Chunhua couldn't help but look over there, only to see that the owner of the bun shop hit one person with a flat pole in his hand.
Everyone stood like this, and they didn't see anyone going up to pull it. The boss hit several times, maybe he was tired of fighting, and kicked the man who was crawling in the rain, and said. "I'll let you go today, if you dare to touch the steamed buns in my cage, I'll break your legs!"
"Alas, I'm afraid it's not going to be a good day!" A woman saw the commotion, walked into the shop, and said. "Boss, give me three pieces of tofu."
"Alas!" Chen Chunhua took the bowl handed by the woman, quickly filled three pieces of tofu, put away the copper coin, and said. "Auntie, who was the boss teaching just now?"
"I don't know where I came from, I'm called Hanako, I grab food from other people's shops all day long, and I'm caught today, but I can't be heavy-handed." After saying a few words, the woman took the basket and left.
Very few people standing outside buy tofu, most of them to hide from the rain. Seeing that none of the eaves outside are too small, the eldest and third have widened a little, and now I can't say whether it is good or bad.
Seeing that there was no business, Chen Chunhua simply ate breakfast with it, and as soon as she sat like this, she saw a black hand grab the tofu on the table and run.
Chen Chunhua reacted, the tofu was caught, and there wasn't much taken away, but even these pieces were damaged.
The people standing at the door were all blocked, and Chen Chunhua didn't see what the person looked like, and ran over there. He put down the chopsticks and took out the damaged tofu.
"Why did this tofu go bad?" The second child came out with a bowl and put a few pickled radishes in Chen Chunhua's bowl.
"No, I didn't see who it was just now, so I reached out and grabbed the tofu." Chen Chunhua didn't care, at most it was a matter of three or four pieces of tofu.
After waiting for the morning to pass, there are fewer people who come to hide from the rain, and the tofu is sold a lot one after another.
When the third child went to deliver the tofu back, he hurriedly found a family of people to get together, and said. "It's amazing, there are a lot of people gathered in the south of the town, and it is estimated that they are all coming to the town to take refuge!"
"They are hiding from them, what are you anxious about!" The second child didn't care when he heard it. The third child shook his head and said. "What's the hurry, you forgot that there was a famine that year?" What is the difference between this flood and a famine?