At that time, it was in the middle of the river, the water was at least a foot deep, and she was a landlubber, so she would still be alive if she fell.

But fortunately, the aunt who was fishing for water chestnuts next to her quickly grabbed her.

After stabilizing the tub, her heart was still beating wildly.

Several of them returned with a full load.

Qiu Bai was very grateful to Aunt Jia, so he kept talking to her on the way back.

Knowing that she had four daughters and a son, her husband's family was also surnamed Wang, (most of the villagers in Qingshui Village were surnamed Wang), so he called her Aunt Wang.

In the next few days, the two Qiubai sisters will go out with Aunt Wang and look for water chestnuts in that area.

Other idle women in the village also joined the search for water chestnuts.

It wasn't until five days later that the number of people going out to look for water chestnuts gradually decreased.

Because, they are all taken away.

The sisters and brothers of the Qiu family have been eating boiled water chestnuts every day these days, and they are tired of eating, and the remaining water chestnuts have been dried in the yard by Qiu Ling.

And those that are tender are fried and eaten.

By the time the water chestnut was completely dried, it was the end of July.

The chicks who were caught back also grew up, and ran in groups to peck at the vegetable leaves in groups every day, Qiubai had no choice, bolted the back door to death, and told Qiuling a few people, remember to close the door when entering and exiting, otherwise the vegetables will all have to be pecked to death.

It's been autumn for a month, but the weather is still very hot, and the mosquitoes are still so energetic.

It wasn't until the end of August that the temperature began to drop, the mosquitoes were a little wilted, and every morning and evening at 10 o'clock, I had to add a coat to my body, and the sky was darker than before.

The sweet potatoes planted in the backyard have grown seedlings, and the lettuce seeds sprinkled have also grown.

Qiubai pulled out the lettuce seedlings and planted them neatly, and then instructed Qiuling, "Water the manure a little thin, don't drown the vegetables, and pour it on the roots." ”

Qiuling is already a master of pouring manure, and there is no need for Qiubai's guidance at all, and the spoonful of manure is poured very evenly, and there will never be too little water and too much watering.

Not long after the potatoes in the cellar were eaten, the freshly dug potatoes were put in again.

The wheat in the fields has also been planted and is waiting for next summer's harvest.

Since that time when Qiubai said that she wanted the silk flowers to be returned to Wang Liang, Wang Liang disappeared from her eyes, but she reappeared half a month later.

He didn't mention that incident, and still called Qiu Ling to go out to the water cage together as before, and go to the mountains to dig traps together, of course, these things were all done by herself, even if Wang Liang wanted to help, she would strongly refuse.

Sometimes Wang Liang would come to help her do some small things, but she refused.

Since you decide not to be good with him, you can't accept his goodness.

After a while, Wang Liang seemed to understand what Qiubai meant.

When he goes out to do things, he is no longer called Qiubai, and he has never been to her home, and sometimes when he meets him on the road, he will also dodge his eyes and turn wrong in a hurry.

Every now and then, Qiubai would be sad for a while, after all, he still had some feelings for him, and it would be false to say that he was not sad.

If it hadn't been for that, she would have become his fiancée by now, and maybe even the marriage date would have been negotiated.

……

When the weather was completely cold, Qiubai rented Uncle Zhang's ox cart, locked the courtyard door, and went to the county seat with Aunt Wang, who was also pulling a cart of children.

When he arrived in the county seat, Qiu Ling, who had always been calm, was excited to look like Qiu Doudou.

Aunt Wang couldn't stand the noise of a carload of bear children, and said to Qiubai in a loud voice: "Xiaoqiu, you go and do your business, I'll pull them around, and we will turn around at the gate of the city when Shenshi."

Qiu Bai felt that this was in line with her, so she nodded very happily, "Well, okay, then you go and get busy." ”

There are blunt wontons sold on the street, and the aroma goes straight to the noses of several people, Qiubai has always liked to eat wontons, but now the conditions are not good, and every time you are hungry, you can only think about it.

Today, my sister and brother came to the county seat, and they all wanted to eat, so Qiubai waved his hand generously and said very boldly: "Let's go, let's eat a bowl by ourselves."

"Wow!" Qiu Doudou jumped three feet high, jumped off the ox cart and ran to the stall selling wontons, and said loudly: "Boss, we want four bowls of wontons, put more of that wontons!"

The boss is an old man with white sideburns, and he was not annoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Okay, girl, you go and sit over there, and I'll bring it to you when it's cooked."

"Whoa!" Qiu Doudou happily ran to the low table on the side and sat down, and beckoned to Qiu Xiaobao who was walking over, "Come on, come here!" ”

Qiubai bolted the oxcart to the pillar by the pergola, and as soon as he arrived at the table and sat down, the wontons were served, and each bowl was very large.

Several people were sweating from eating, and the soup at the bottom of the bowl was drunk.

"Uncle, how much is it?" Qiubai stood up and asked.

The uncle said with a smile while familiarly wrapping the wontons: "One bowl is five yuan, and four bowls are twenty yuan."

The wonton tastes good, the portion is sufficient, and Qiubai didn't think the price was too expensive, so he took out the copper plate very happily and handed it to the uncle.

"Uncle, I'll leave this ox cart here for a while, and we'll come back after we finish shopping, do you think it's okay?" Qiubai asked the uncle with a smile.

The uncle nodded very happily and said, "It's okay to leave it here, you can go, I'll show you."

Qiubai thanked him again and again.

After that, the sisters and brothers went to the ready-to-wear shop again, first picked out a cotton shirt and cotton pants for each of the three sisters and brothers, and then each of them was equipped with a pair of cotton shoes.

In the end, I also bought myself one, but the one I bought for myself had to be marked with a number, so that I could wear it for a longer time.

Xiaobao can wear Doudou's old clothes, Doudou can wear Xiaoling's old clothes, but she doesn't have old clothes to wear, so she can only buy clothes one size bigger.

After the clothes were all purchased, Qiubai sold some gray linen cloth in it by the way, which was used to make menstrual belts.

came down together, spent 644 yuan, and erased the fraction, Qiubai gave a total of 640 yuan.

Before leaving, Qiubai saw a pile of fine scrap cloth in the corner of the cabinet, so he asked with some curiosity, "What does that do?"

The proprietress smiled and said softly, "It's useful for menstruation."

Qiubai instantly understood, this is sewn into the menstrual belt, the rags are more absorbent, and they are also relatively clean and hygienic.

So I asked the price, and found that it was not expensive, thinking that I didn't know when I would come to the county next time, so I bought all those rags.

A total of fifteen yuan, the proprietress found a small sack, packed the rags and handed them to Qiubai.

Qiubai took the sack and put the copper coin on the cabinet, and said with a smile: "Auntie, next time you come to me, you have to give me a cheaper."

Out of the ready-to-wear shop, Qiubai asked Qiuling, "Do you want to eat, my sister will buy it for you."

Some time ago, corn was sold for nearly the usual copper money, plus I usually sold some fish, hares, etc., which can have a small income.

The two hundred taels in her hand are used to press the bottom of the box, and she will not take them out unless she has to, except for the two hundred, there are always one or two copper coins flowing in her hand.

Although she spent almost 700 yuan today, she didn't feel too distressed, because all the money was spent on the blade.

If you spend it today, you can slowly earn it back tomorrow.

Living in the countryside doesn't cost money to eat and drink, and it's rare for a few sisters and brothers to come to the county seat to play together, and she hopes to have fun.