Chapter 6 Discovering Good Things
It took a lot of effort for Tong Shuangxi to remove the mess on the manhole cover.
Although the outside of the manhole cover is charred, the inside is still sturdy, and no dust has fallen due to the fire.
The wet inside was firmly bound with a circle of iron nails, and a rope of different thicknesses was tied to each nail on top of it.
Tong Shuangxi's eyes lit up.
Really!
I heard that in ancient times, big families would have some melons and fruits in the well town to cool off in the summer, and the Wei family could be regarded as a small rich family, and there should be a lot of things to cool off every day.
Maybe there will be watermelons!
Thinking about it, Tong Shuangxi felt that the heat all over his body had disappeared a lot.
Tong Shuangxi pulled up one rope after another.
The first to be pulled up was a wooden barrel with a leg high, and Tong Shuangxi carefully lifted up a small half bucket of water crookedly.
The other ropes did not disappoint Tong Shuangxi.
A full basket of cucumbers, melons, and tomatoes, crisp and raw, red and bright.
Tong Shuangxi didn't care, picked up a cucumber and ate it.
The refreshing taste made Tong Shuangxi's sweat cool a little.
After eating several more mouthfuls, Tong Shuangxi continued to pull the rope.
A small basket of green apricots, and six fist-sized peaches.
The last one pulled up was a big guy, and it was actually a big watermelon of about ten catties!
Tong Shuangxi was so pleasantly surprised, he couldn't wait to crack the watermelon immediately and eat it.
Just thinking about it, Tong Shuangxi still gave up, and after eating a few more cucumbers, Tong Shuangxi put the watermelon and green apricot peaches back into the basket and put them at the bottom of the well.
After eating a tomato in three or five bites, Tong Shuangxi carried a small half basket of cucumbers and melon tomatoes, carried a small half bucket of water, and walked to Mrs. Wei.
"Old lady, second young master, the water is coming!"
Tong Shuangxi put the water and melons and fruits in front of Mrs. Wei with a happy face.
Old Lady Wei's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she picked and chose in the melon and fruit basket, took out a palm-sized melon, found a cucumber and handed it to Wei Bowen, and took a small bite of the melon.
Tong Shuangxi knew that it would be like this.
The concubines of ancient times were unacceptable!
Taking advantage of the time between the mother and son of the Wei family eating melons and fruits, Tong Shuangxi began to rummage and pick again, thinking about whether he could find some objects, whether it was good or bad to sleep for a night.
Mrs. Wei, Tong Shuangxi can't be counted on, so Wei Bowen and Tong Shuangxi can't be counted on.
In this dynasty, it is better to rely on others than on yourself.
After rummaging through and sorting for a long time, except for the small half of the bamboo mat that had been burned, Tong Shuangxi didn't find a small piece of rag.
There was a sound of Suo Suo beside him.
It turned out to be Wei Bowen.
"There are a few skins from the capital in the eldest brother's warehouse, saying that they are invulnerable and invulnerable!"
Although it was dark at night, with a little bit of confidence in the sky, Wei Bowen could also see Tong Shuangxi looking at him.
There is such a powerful thing, why doesn't she know, don't be the liar on the rivers and lakes who brag and coax the rich!
Although he thought so in his heart, he let out an "oh" in his mouth, and helped Wei Bowen find that thing.
"My eldest brother has not been in good health since he was a child, so he will always find some thick fabrics and skins at home to keep for the winter!" Wei Bowen wasn't really stupid, seeing Tong Shuangxi's obvious appearance, he explained like a ghost.
"Oh!"
Tong Shuangxi still has no hope.
Suddenly, Wei Bowen's surprised voice came: "Found it!" ”
Tong Shuangxi was surprised and hurriedly stepped forward.
The thin skin was wrapped in a tuft of ashes, and the color was not clear.
Wei Bowen gently patted off the debris on it, and his eyes turned unnaturally red.
Tong Shuangxi didn't see it, and only thought that he finally didn't sleep on the bed at night.
From the time the fire burned to this time, the three of them didn't have much strength to say anything, so they found a slightly clean place, covered it with a thin layer of skin, and fell asleep deeply.
When he woke up again, it was already dawn, and Tong Shuangxi was woken up by the sound of a child's voice.
It turned out that a child from a nearby family came to hunt for treasure.
Although the Wei family was burned to the ground, there were still some unburned items left in the collection, and the adults had no face to rummage through anything, and the children would not say anything.
Early in the morning, the women of the family called out to their children to look for them, even if they found a few bowls and a few needles, it would be good.
The children were even more interested in these things, and before the woman could finish speaking, they rushed out at once.
Mrs. Wei and Wei Bowen, who were not far away, were still asleep, probably because they had never been so tired, so they slept so hard.
Tong Shuangxi sat up, patted the dust on his body, and was stunned.
This has become Tong Shuangxi, a concubine of the Wei family who is still underage.
Tong Shuangxi really didn't know what kind of fate he was.
In a daze, Tong Shuangxi suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Sure enough, it was the half-grown man who talked to him that day.
"Qiusheng, come here, there is a good Dongzi here!"
Tong Shuangxi saw another boy who was about the same age, and looked at the half-sized boy and pointed to Tong Shuangxi.
Tong Shuangxi is worried that he can't find anyone!
"Qiusheng, I'm looking for you!"
Tong Shuangxi didn't dare to make too much noise, so he only walked up to Na Qiusheng and said softly.
"Xiaoxi."
Seeing Tong Shuangxi, Qiusheng was not surprised, his eyes were still looking towards the place where the boy was pointing, and his mind was obviously not on Tong Shuangxi's side.
"I have something to ask you!"
It is best for children to talk to children directly.
Really.
"My mother said, you are the widow of a dead man, and the widow door can't be touched, so let me stay away from you!"
This half-sized son Qiusheng speaks more straightly!
"Do you want to eat watermelon?"
Tong Shuangxi was afraid that this kid would run away again, so he could only use extraordinary means.
Sure enough, this Qiusheng's eyes lit up.
Tong Shuangxi saw that there was a play, so he pulled Qiusheng and whispered.
Qiusheng nodded while listening, and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at Wang Mazi Bakery at noon, and you bring watermelon!" ”
Watermelon is a rare thing, and this summer, Qiusheng only saw the owner eat it once.
Tong Shuangxi nodded, and Yu Guang saw that the old lady Wei over there was moving, and hurriedly trotted over.
Old Madam Wei was obviously a little confused, looking at the ruins and ashes in front of her, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Wei Bowen over there also rubbed his eyes and woke up, his face was also dumbfounded, and he didn't know why.
Tong Shuangxi didn't wait for instructions, so he first fetched half a bucket of water for the Wei family's mother and son to wash, and then put away a few skins on the ground and put them aside.
The old lady of the Wei family also realized that this Tong family was conscious, and nodded secretly, and her attitude towards her couldn't help but be a little better.
Yesterday's plain silver hairpin has been replaced with baked cakes, Mrs. Wei Fang touched her head, there is only a Nanmu hairpin left, so she can only give up!
The fire broke out at midnight, and Mrs. Wei only had time to put on her clothes, where was there any effort to comb her hair and insert hairpins!
It's not realistic to look for the hairpin again at this time.
Old Madam Wei looked at the small figures around her, and she didn't have the heart to think about anything.
"Let's go! Come with me to the Wei family ancestral hall! “
There are more important things than that.
The Wei family ancestral hall is in the easternmost part of the alley.
When this was not a small town, the Wei family lived here, and in a hundred years, the village became a small town, and the Wei family also branched and scattered everywhere, leaving only the Wei family ancestral hall, as the patriarch of the Wei clan to deal with clan affairs, and leaving an old man with no children and no daughters in the Wei clan to stay there on weekdays.