Chapter 19: People in the Rivers and Lakes
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The courtyard of Luo Feng's house was at the end of the village.
The Luo family has three large main rooms, wings on the east and west sides, and there is an ear room in the main room and the wings on both sides. There is another row of gatehouses at the gate, which is combined into a small courtyard, and there is a row of three back cover rooms behind the main house.
The walls of the houses made of rocks and mud, and the roofs of thatched felt, are a little simpler, but they are also more spacious.
There are many Luo families, and although the brothers have also come of age, they have not yet separated from each other, and the whole family lives in this courtyard.
There are three main rooms, one is the hall, the other two are the bedrooms of Luo's father and mother, and one is the bedroom of Xiaoliu.
The three back rooms behind the main house used to be the rooms of the three unmarried sisters, and the east and west rooms were the rooms of the eldest and second brothers who were married.
The four ear rooms on both sides of the main room and the wing room are the rooms of the third, the fourth, and the fifth, and one is the weaving room.
To the south, there are kitchens, firewood houses and a livestock shed.
The courtyard is backed by mountains and water, behind which is Changbai Mountain, and to the east is a South River that originates from the mountain. Under the bank of the river full of mulberry willows, there is a pebble-paved riverbank, and the south stream is not wide, that is, several zhang wide. Usually, there is only two or three zhang wide water in the stream, and the stream is only knee-deep, and only when the torrent comes in the rainy season, there will be a turbid rolling torrent level.
Luo Feng came back from digging the river in Jijun and brought back a lot of rice, flour, money and grain to this family, the rice jar at home was filled, and the faces of his mother and sisters-in-law were full of smiles.
After dinner, Luo Feng carried a bucket to Nanxi to fetch water.
The usual water at home is basically from the Nanxi to eat, the water of the Nanxi is very clear and sweet, except for the village west Li Township Zhengjia dug a well, the rest of the villagers in Nanshan Village have been from this stream to drink.
The trail to the creek has been trampled over the years to create a winding path that is narrow and lined with thriving weeds.
Fill the two barrels full of water and walk back, with a heavy weight on my shoulders.
Xiao Liu saw Luo Feng carrying water, and he also picked up a bucket.
The glow of the western sky has dimmed, and the small mountain village is quiet and beautiful, but there is a little less vitality and laughter than before, and most of the men in this village of more than sixty families, three or four hundred people, have been drafted into the army, and many of them have not returned for a year after leaving like Luo Cripple.
In the second half of the year, even many middle-aged men who had just turned 16 and many old men in their fifties were conscripted into the army.
It was the autumn harvest season, but the crops in the fields in front of the village were growing poorly, and the women could not plant the land well without strong labor.
On the side of the road, an old woman with gray hair was sitting staring into the distance of the village road, hoping to look forward to the return of her sons.
"Little Wu, what are you doing with so much water?" She asked.
"Boil water and take a bath, I've been on the road, and my body stinks." Luo Feng said with a smile, he has been in this era for many days, and he has slowly accepted this identity and the original memory, but he still can't accept many living habits and lifestyles of this era.
There is no condition to take a bath on the road, his body has long smelled, he didn't have a chance to live in the county yesterday, but when he got home today, he was finally free, and he was determined to wash his body well.
"It's good to be home, I don't know what happened to those people in my family now." The old woman sighed.
"Don't worry, fifth mother-in-law, my seventh uncle will definitely be back soon."
Luo Feng has two large water tanks at home, one tank can hold three loads of water, and Xiaoliu has filled both tanks, and they each pick up another load of water.
In the kitchen, the little sister has already started a fire again.
"Little Liu, you can wash it well in a while, look at the dirty on your body, your hair is oily, I guess there are lice and fleas."
"Brother, it's cold, I don't want to wash it." Xiao Liu was dirty but unaware, he snorted, wiped his palm, and then wiped it on his body, Luo Fengzhi frowned.
"No, we must wash, we all have to wash today, and my little sister will also boil water and take a good bath in a while. Always keep it hygienic and clean, otherwise it is easy to get sick, and ah, it is best to boil some boiling water in the morning to drink cold, drinking cold boiled water is better than raw water, and it is not easy to get sick. ”
He impatiently taught his younger siblings.
"Brother, if you want to take a bath, I'll just go to the stream to wash it, why don't you use boiling water to wash, it's a waste of firewood." Xiaoliu disagreed.
Seeing the water boiling, Luo Feng couldn't wait to scoop the water and pour it into a large wooden bucket that had been prepared earlier, he felt itchy all over his body now, and even when he was on the road, he caught fleas and lice more than once, to be honest, he had never seen these gadgets in the later life, but now he clearly felt their existence.
These little things crawl around in the hair on the body, making people feel uncomfortable.
Mixed with some cold water and adjusted the water temperature, Luo Feng jumped directly into the wooden barrel with his red stripes, and he even buried his head in the water, and he couldn't stand it anymore before revealing his head.
The slightly scalding water made him temporarily unable to feel the harassment of lice and fleas, and even the sour smell and greasy feeling on his body were eliminated, and the whole person was unprecedentedly comfortable.
After soaking for a while, feeling that the thick layer of dirt on his body had been soaked, Luo Feng began to rub the skin on his body fiercely, and the layers of dirt were rubbed into long black strips, looking disgusting, but feeling addicted to rubbing.
Almost rubbing off a layer of skin all over his body, watching his skin finally reveal its true colors, Luo Feng felt a lot more comfortable.
The water in the bucket was as dirty as ink, and there were layers of oil stains floating on it.
I replace the water that I can't see when it's dirty and fill it up again.
This time, Luo Feng took out the stove ash that he got in advance to wash his hair, the stove ash is grass ash, when there is no shampoo, this thing still has a good effect on cleaning the hair, especially to remove oil.
The rubbing of the mission, the rubbing of the mission, rubbing until the head is full of bubbles, and then washing repeatedly, after washing, I have felt that the hair that was originally glued into clumps is finally scattered and slippery, and I don't feel greasy.
After washing three buckets of water in a row, Luo Feng finally wiped his body clean and changed into a set of clean clothes. The clothes were old, patched, and white, but they were very clean.
When you change into this dress, you can even feel that the clothes are a little too small.
The style of this suit is worn by ordinary people, the upper body is a knee-length large-sleeved shirt, and the lower body is a pair of leg trousers, and the fabric is linen.
This style of clothing is called pleated trousers, which is the most popular clothing since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, from nobles to common people to soldiers, there are such clothes, but there are slight differences, such as nobles will add a robe to pleated trousers, and the sleeves of their large-sleeved shirts are also wider, while the sleeves of the soldiers' sleeves are narrower.
Civilians like Luo Feng wear pleated pants directly, the sleeves are very small, there will be no extra fabric to widen the robe and big sleeves, the legs of the pants are very fat, also commonly known as large-mouth pants, and they will habitually tie a rope belt to bind them at the knees.
Although the weather has become colder, I still wear a single layer, and I haven't worn a jacket yet.
When I walked into the yard, I felt that the whole person was much refreshed, and it seemed that the pores of my whole body were exuding free breathing.
"Brother, I'll help you comb your hair."
The little sister saw Luo Feng wearing wet hair, and hurriedly stepped forward with a wooden comb.
"Okay."
The comb that the little sister holds is very fine, this kind of comb is also called a grate, which is a good thing to deal with lice, and the lice are very sad to pass the fine comb teeth, and they will be combed off.
The little sister combed very seriously, combed it over and over again, and checked it every time she combed, if she saw lice combed out, she would be happy to notify Luo Feng, and then crush her two nails to death, with a chirp, the hateful lice were finally killed.
After combing, the little sister also carefully helped Luo Feng dry the water on his head, then coiled up his hair, inserted a wooden vitex hairpin, and finally wrapped it in a cloth towel.
The wrapping is very simple, a bit similar to the sheep's belly scarf on the heads of farmers in Shaanxi later.
Originally, Luo Feng was only sixteen and had not yet been crowned an adult, but now that he has begun to serve, he is already an adult in the eyes of everyone, so he has not been crowned but has begun to coil up his hair, and he is a child.
"Brother, you are so energetic, when will I marry a sister-in-law and come back!" The little sister looked at the fifth brother after taking a bath, and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
Qin Qiong, who came out after chatting with her aunt, looked at Luo Feng and couldn't help but light up.
Luo Feng was like a beggar before, but now he is in good spirits.
"Good guy, if you change into soap clothes, you will really be a majestic family."
"Second Brother Xie praised, there is hot water boiling in the pot, second brother should also wash it."
"Yes, I've been running all the way, and I've already felt uncomfortable with sweat on my body." Qin Qiong said with a smile.
When Qin Qiong came out after washing, the two cousins sat in front of the gate and looked at the field at dusk.
"I'll go back tomorrow, and when I'm free, you and my aunt will come to live at Licheng's house."
"Hmm." Luo Feng nodded, he just came back, in fact, there are still many things to do at home, such as the two sisters are married, he has not been to their husband's house, he has also discussed with his mother, he wants to prepare ten yuan for each of the two sisters to send over the dowry, as a brother, he always has to support the sisters.
In the past, there were no conditions and no way, but now that there are some conditions, they must be made up.
"I came back this time to take leave, and I guess after going back to visit my mother, I have to rush back to the Dengzhou military camp."
"There will always be a chance to meet again in the future, the second brother has returned to the barracks, and I am still in Zhangqiu, I will often go to Licheng to see my aunt when I have time."
"I actually don't have anything to explain to you, you are about to go to the county government on an errand, although it is just a quick catch, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and you have to be cautious wherever you go. You are young, and you are directly appointed by the county order to catch fast, in the county government actually has no foundation and no wall, but I am afraid that step by step is not easy, remember to be low-key and cautious, if this errand can be done, if it really can't work, just quit and go home, peace of mind at home for a few years, practice martial arts, and wait for you to become a Ding, then I will find a way to let you come to the army. ”