Chapter 67: Bao's Family Affairs
Yuanyuan took Ah Bao and saw that Ah Bao slept very soundly, sweeter than sleeping at home, it seems that this Sister Liu is a real person, and she fed Ah Bao.
She is Bao's mother, and she knows that Bao's sleep at home is not solid because she is hungry, and because she is too young to speak, she can only keep sobbing her lips and making the sound of a kitten, which makes her feel painful when she hears it, but she has no choice, sometimes she has to get some water to coax.
The pot of corn paste she brought over tonight was still because the family sold her sister-in-law and got a few liters of cornmeal, otherwise the family would rely on the gruel and peeled bark received at the city gate every meal to satisfy hunger, and the adults are still it, but Ah Bao is so small, how can he withstand it? Yuanyuan felt sad when he thought about it.
Thinking of the in-laws lying at home, it was also because they wanted to save their grandson that they sold their daughter to that unsightly place. After selling people, I felt guilty and couldn't think about it, so I fell ill.
Yuanyuan is actually very scared, afraid that her parents-in-law will not be able to survive, so she and Ah Bao will be left, and she has been pampered since she was a child, where has she suffered like this? When the time comes, let her be a weak woman with a baby, how can she survive in this messy place?
Thinking about Xianggong, who has been studying in Beiping, I wonder if he knows that his home was robbed by those disaster victims? And a few people in the family escaped by hiding in the dark room dug by the ancestors in order to prevent this day.
But the old house can't be lived, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law are ruthless, planning to take the sister-in-law and her and Ah Bao to Beiping to find the father-in-law, but all the way are people fleeing the famine, and several of them are old and weak women, and the little food they brought has long been snatched away, not to mention the silver dollar they carried. The fate of being able to keep them is that those people are not so bad that they are completely bad.
It's just that the silver dollar was robbed, and after arriving in Nanyang, there was no way to transfer to Beiping. The original plan to go to Beiping to find the prime minister ran aground.
And along the way, it is by eating wild vegetables and gnawing tree bark that he has survived to this day. It's just that I pity Ah Bao, she is so young, when she first fled, she still had some milk, but then the adults didn't eat it. How can there be milk for Po to drink?
Po can only drink wild vegetable soup every day. Eating wild vegetables is mushy, how can this grow the body? It looks much smaller than it was when the moon was full. But Po is still alive, and she is already grateful. Along the way, she saw so many adults and children walking and walking, falling to the ground and never getting up again, and her heart was afraid.
Think about my sister-in-law again, she is also a pampered person, and her family is also a big family. If it weren't for this incident, I would still smile and talk to her every day about the new things in school, talking about which female classmate was called back by the family to get engaged again, which female classmate was married off by the family, and which female classmate liked which male classmate in the men's school...... And she let the girl hammer her legs, while directing the girl to take care of Bao. From time to time, I have a few interesting words with my sister-in-law.
But now this qiē seems to be a very distant thing, and her sister-in-law, who has a good relationship with her, also voluntarily sold herself for Bao, so that she could exchange for a few liters of food to come back, but how long can those liters of food make everyone last? Now that my parents-in-law can't stand it anymore and falls, I don't know how long I can hold on? This home is about to be dispersed. Yuan Yuan thought, and the tears began to fall again drop by drop. fell on Po's sleeping face.
Xiao Ju Niang looked at the daughter-in-law named Yuanyuan in front of her. Holding Po and crying there again, alas. What a man who makes water. It seems that I haven't suffered before, so now my life is particularly difficult!
Thinking of this, Xiao Ju Niang's heart was full of sympathy, and she said: "Big sister, this world is not good, but as long as you find a way to live, there will always be a way out." Your Ah Bao is so well-behaved and obedient, you can't be busy, just leave it to me! Don't worry, if you have a bite to eat, you won't be hungry! ”
Yuanyuan listened to Xiao Ju Niang's words, and was very grateful, this morning she took the liberty of holding Xiaobao to ask for help, in fact, it was also after some observation, the three families living on this small hillside, she felt that this family was not only honest, but also kind-hearted. What's more, this Sister Liu herself has two small children who seem to be very polite, judging from the child's upbringing, this Sister Liu should be a good person.
And Sister Liu's words at this time made Yuanyuan feel a lot more relieved, and then thinking about the two old people in the family, she reluctantly glanced at Ah Bao a few times, and finally handed it to Xiao Ju Niang ruthlessly, "Sister Liu, Ah Bao will let you bother more!"
Xiao Juniang carefully took Ah Bao, and said with a smile: "Yuanyuan, your Ah Bao is very popular in my family, you don't have to worry!" ”
When Yuanyuan heard this, she didn't know that Xiao Juniang was comforting her, you must know that Ah Bao is at her house, if she doesn't send something over, it means that Ah Bao will take up her family's rations. Now that every family can't get enough to eat, how can there be any surplus food for other people's children? But this Sister Liu didn't care, it seems that she is a person worth dating.
When Yuanyuan said goodbye to Xiao Juniang, Xiao Juniang asked Xiao Ju to take back the pot of corn paste she brought back to the two old people in the family to eat, she disagreed, turned around and ran away.
Seeing that Yuanyuan running away, Xiao Ju Niang was a little helpless, "Xiao Ju, you can send this pot of batter that Bao Niang brought over!" I guess this bit of corn paste was bought by her sister-in-law nine times out of ten. It's not easy for everyone, and our family is not short of these mouthfuls of mush! ”
This was quite in line with Xiao Ju's thoughts, and she immediately took a small pot and walked on her short legs to start her first visit to the neighbor's house. And Zhuang Zhuang had already slept like a pig, and Liu Zhu went back to sleep in the thatched pile after Yuanyuan left.
For Xiao Ju at night, it was as clear as the day, she held a small pot and soon walked to the shelter of Bao's house. Yes, of the four families living on the hillside, only Bao's family still lives in a shelter, and the other three are now large grass huts.
Xiao Ju stood outside the low shelter and shouted, "Aunt He, my mother asked me to send your pot over!" ”
As soon as Xiao Ju's words fell, the curtain on the shelter was lifted, and it was He Yuanyuan who came out.
He Yuanyuan was a little embarrassed to reach out to pick up the small pot, and said humbly, "I'm sorry, I let you run a little person in the middle of the night." Your mother too, it's not too late to bring it tomorrow! ”
Before she finished speaking, she felt heavy when she received the pot in her hand, and she hurriedly opened it to take a look, and it was still the same as when she sent it over, and the cornmeal batter in the small half pot had not been touched at all.
Now Yuanyuan was in a hurry, and he was about to go to Xiaoju's house with the pot. Xiao Ju stretched out her little arm to stop her, "Aunt He, Bao's grandparents are sick, let's let them eat first!" When they take care of their bodies, your family will have a foil for each other, and it will be good for Bao! Otherwise, Po will be pitiful! ”
Yuan Yuan heard this, lowered his head and thought for a while, knowing that what the little girl in front of him said was the truth, it seemed that he could only have the opportunity to repay Sister Liu's family for their kindness in the future. Xiao Ju saw that this woman named Yuanyuan was no longer stubborn, and knew that the other party heard what she said just now, so she smiled sweetly: "Aunt He, then I'll go back first!" My mother is still waiting for me! ”
"Watch the road, be careful! Don't fall, huh? Yuan Yuan came back to his senses and hurriedly admonished.
When Xiao Ju returned to her grass shed and pushed open the hidden door, Xiao Ju Niang was sitting by the stove with Ah Bao in her arms, baking the fire and drying clothes. Hearing the sound of the door, he turned his head and saw that it was Xiaoju in the light of the stove fire, and at the same time saw her empty hands, so he said with satisfaction: "Are you back?" Help my mother take the dried clothes to the inner room, and wait for Ah Bao to change them tomorrow. Wait for you to sleep with Bao first, and then get some hot water to wash before you go over. ”
Xiao Ju also objected, quickly put away the clothes, put the pot of boiling water on the stove, and filled the pot with water, then took the clothes into the room, lay in the innermost, closed his eyes and began to meditate. And after Xiao Ju Niang put Ah Bao next to Xiao Ju, she went out lightly.
Waiting for Xiao Ju to wake up from meditation, the sky is not yet dawn, look at the mother who is sleeping soundly, Xiao Ju flashed into the space, caught and killed the two rabbits who were making trouble everywhere, cleaned up, found a big pot in the kitchen in the space, and stewed on the stove. Then I went to see the three acres of land that had been deserted for nearly a year because of the famine.
These three acres of land give Xiaoju a headache, vacant here, it is a waste, but plant, this is pure human work, her small body, to plant these three acres of land, it takes a lot of time. Why didn't the owner of this space get something to plow the land out of the place?
At this time, Xiaoju thinks that the top priority is to increase her force value, as for food, there are still so many grains grown in the previous two years in the space warehouse, which is enough for the family to eat.
Simply take half of these three acres of land to plant all kinds of fruits, leave one acre of land for grain, and half an acre for vegetables, so that at least half of her labor can be reduced, and one acre of land can grow grain for two seasons, and the family can eat more than enough.
Xiao Ju, who has a new plan for the space, no longer wonders whether the three acres of land is a waste, turns around and returns to the kitchen, and the whole kitchen is filled with the aroma of rabbit meat. Xiao Ju smelled the aroma of the meat that made people saliva a lot, and when she got breakfast, she would take it out to give cakes to eat, and Zhuang Zhuang must be very happy. At the same time, I am very glad that last night's pheasant was not cooked, otherwise this quiet day would not have been possible.
After the rabbit meat was cooked, Xiaoju extinguished the fire and got out of the small space. At this time, the mother was still sleeping deeply, and Xiaoju sat on the thatched bed and continued to meditate.
In this way, he meditated in the evening, and taught Liu Zhu and Zhuang Zhuang to read and write, boxing and recognize various acupuncture points on his body in the morning. In the afternoon, I went to the distant mountain forest to hunt game, and this day was both full and rushing.
And Ah Bao was picked up by his mother two days later, it seems that his grandfather and grandmother finally wanted to sell their daughter for food, and as soon as the knot opened, coupled with illness, it was mainly caused by long-term hunger.
As soon as people come back to their senses, it is naturally important to be able to see their grandson, so Yuanyuan took Ah Bao home. Ah Bao stayed at Xiaoju's house for two days, and he was really blessed, drinking all kinds of wild soup, eating egg custard and white batter, and his face began to have a little color. When Yuanyuan took Ah Bao back, the family looked at Ah Bao's mental state and was very grateful to Xiaoju's family. (To be continued.) )