Half a year ago, smallpox plague ravaged several nearby villages, and many people died in Tianxin Village, leaving many houses vacant, but now they are all in the hands of the village chief, and they are waiting to be re-bought and sold after registration.

Ye Jingqing proposed to go and say hello to the village chief first, but now that there are no tiles to cover his body, he has to ask the village chief for help.

The village chief's house is the only white-walled courtyard in Tianxin Village, which is elegant and quiet.

Yu Dagui, a slightly silent old man, let them into the house without saying a word, and his wife Li received them.

Li was dressed in an off-white cloth coat, with silver hair, and looked neat and amiable. She disagreed very much with Su's impulse to leave with the letter of resignation, how can orphans and widows live in the future!

"You can pick and choose the house to live in, and if you need any utensils, you can get them from my side first." Li shook his head and sighed, "It's not easy for everyone, and living is the main thing." ”

"I know." Su Shi smiled at her gratefully, strange neighbors were warmer than the Ye family.

In the end, Su cheekily borrowed dishes and chopsticks and a small bag of white rice and salt from Li, not for any reason, thanks to the kindness of others.

No matter what, life has to go on.

"Thank you, Grandma Li!"

Ye Jingqing waved at her, this is a good person, he didn't fall into the well, but sent charcoal in the snow, and even with their current situation, Li's bag of rice is afraid that it is ready to be given away for nothing.

The Su family picked an empty house farthest away from the Ye family, half-new and not old, close to the foot of the mountain, and it was closer to digging wild vegetables or something.

The fence courtyard has a total of three rooms and a small kitchen, and the layout is much smaller than that of the Ye family. It's just that the yard is quite large, and even a well has been drilled, which is convenient on weekdays.

"This will be our home from now on!" Ye Jingqing clenched her fists, full of energy, she wanted to work hard to make money and buy it!

Su Shi carried the wooden bed out to be cleaned and dried, after all, it was the patient who lived, and ordinary people did not dare to come in, and many places needed to be cleaned carefully.

Ye Jingqing saw that the Su family was busy non-stop, and secretly poured two bowls of water in the space for them, as the main labor force of the current family of three, don't be tired.

"This well is sweet," Su Shi smiled unexpectedly and drank it all in one go. "You go to the side and rest, don't move."

These words reminded Ye Jingqing that he would have to get some well water next time. "My mother should be thirsty, so I feel sweet."

Su Shi drank the water and breathed a sigh of relief, she was still heavy in her heart at this moment.

Ye Jingqing saw her thoughtful look, and comforted her: "Mother, I'm fine, let's find a way to prepare dinner together!" ”

She knew that the Su family's decision was probably driven by despair, and her anger at the Ye family's iron heart was ruined.

After drinking the water, Su Shi seemed to be full of energy again, and his psychology was no longer as negative as before, and a glimmer of hope rose for a new beginning.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early, they carried their only basket to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables and collect dry firewood. Ye Zhifeng has always been very well-behaved, and he can entertain himself for a long time if he is given a flower.

After more than a year of hard work, Su Shi had already developed the habit of being nimble, and she quickly picked up a small pile of dry firewood and began to dig wild vegetables.

"Qinqing, you and your brother will sit under the tree."

Putting the basket on the side, Su Shi looked at her worriedly, the slap marks on his face had not disappeared, but don't faint again.

Ye Jingqing shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm very happy now, and I'm not uncomfortable at all." This is not to lie to her, after soaking in the spring water, there is no longer a headache and tinnitus, and the whole person is much more relaxed.

How could Su Shi rest assured, so he had to repeatedly tell her not to run around and continue to be busy.

Ye Jingqing definitely couldn't be idle, she broke a few fresh tree sticks with good toughness, picked up two dead vines in the thorn bushes, and began to clumsily set traps.

This small trap only catches small animals, and it doesn't always catch them, as she doesn't have decent bait.

After making the trap, she began to pick some seedlings of wild vegetables and branches of kudzu, and threw them into the space to cultivate them.

In the evening, the three of them each carried some things and returned home to meet the sunset.

After drying in the afternoon, the wooden beds had been fully disinfected, and Su put them all in the house, and then went into the small kitchen to start cleaning and preparing for cooking.

"Is Mrs. Su here?"

There was an inquiry outside the courtyard, and someone came over?

A swarthy woman with five big and three thick stood outside the door and asked with a smile, tall and eye-to-eye, one meter seven, Ye Jingqing ran over and opened the wooden fence to let her in.

Su Shi, who came out of the kitchen, looked surprised, and greeted with a smile: "It's Sister-in-law Jiang, please come in." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang carried a basket in her hand, looked down at Ye Zhifeng and Ye Jingqing, and asked with a smile: "I heard that you moved out and lived alone?" ”

"This ......" I didn't expect her to ask, and Su Shi smiled bitterly with a slight embarrassment: "Yes." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang directly sent the basket to her, and there was a plate of coarse grain cakes lying in it.

"Well done! If you want me to say that this is the only way to relieve my anger, although it is not easy to pull the child, but I will not starve to death if I grit my teeth! ”

"You are ......" Su Shi looked at her unexpectedly, the two of them were next to each other in the field before, and they chatted a few words when they met while working, but they didn't expect to come over to deliver food at this time.

"Don't mind if I speak straight, don't mind, just your old lady, give her a slap, see what she's still commanding! How can there be any work without food, just what kind of etiquette do you people in the city pay attention to......"

Sister-in-law Jiang expressed her opinions very fiercely, spitting and raising her voice, obviously not used to the old lady's approach in the morning.

"It's just that each family eats its own meal, and I can't control your affairs. Now that you are stubborn and have come out with the child, I don't have anything good here......" Sister-in-law Jiang put the whole plate of coarse grain cakes in Su's hand, "Congratulations on setting up your own door!" ”

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How embarrassing is this......"

Sister-in-law Jiang saw her excuse and directly stuffed the saucer into Ye Qingqing's hand, and said, "It's just a few multigrain cakes, give the child a stomach cushion first." ”

What a sturdy aunt she is! Ye Jingqing held the plate and looked at her with sparkling eyes: "Thank you, Auntie!" ”

Su Shi pursed his lips, and he couldn't say anything to refuse, now any food was too precious to them, so he could only keep expressing his gratitude to Sister-in-law Jiang.

Sister-in-law Jiang was a very cool person, and waved her hand directly: "It's all neighbors, what's polite!" I had to go back to cooking, so I left. ”

As suddenly as she came, she took a big stride with a small basket and hurried away.

"How many warm-hearted people are ......" Su Shi sighed and watched Sister-in-law Jiang go away.

Raised his hand and touched Ye Zhifeng's head, and said with a smile: "Let's eat the cake." ”

The mother's dinner is a thin wild vegetable porridge with coarse grain cakes, and the hard cakes are mixed with various coarse grains, which are not unpalatable. The taste is very chewy, and it is mainly resistant to hunger.

After eating, Su Shi was not idle, hurriedly cleaned up the kitchen, placed their only pot, and came to the yard to roll up his sleeves and start pulling weeds.

The uninhabited yard is overgrown with weeds, and while the moonlight is bright tonight, we can quickly deal with it, and we can sow the vegetable seeds early tomorrow morning.

Now that they have nothing, Su Shi is very panicked, and he can't wait to finish all the work overnight.

Ye Zhifeng, who was sitting on the threshold, looked at it for a while, then suddenly ran to Su Shi's side, pulled up a handful of weeds and stuffed it into his mouth, and shouted at her with a smile.

"Hey! Can't eat. Su Shi frowned, snatched the grass from his hand and threw it away.

Ye Zhifeng looked at her in a daze, as if he couldn't understand why he couldn't make her laugh.

And Ye Jingqing hid in the house, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but in fact entered the space to observe and understand.

It's a world of its own......

Ye Jingqing opened his arms, and the sky, grass, and streams seemed to be no different from the outside world.

It's just that there are no nights, the air is fresher, and the climate is warm and pleasant, making it feel like a holiday destination.

Walking up the source of the stream, you can see a small cluster of flowers in the distance, and the delicate flowers are blooming red, and they are roses! It's just that...... No matter how fragrant and beautiful it is, it can't fill your stomach.

Walked on, according to the figure of the rare tree. As the distance narrowed, Ye Jingqing was pleasantly surprised to find that there were many fruits on it.

But......

When I went to the bottom of the tree, I saw that the tree was full of lemons from sour people......

Well...... Lemons can be soaked in water and drunk for cooking, Ye Qingqing smiled, and then looked at the other trees in the forest, there are oranges, oranges, grapefruits...... Nope.

Ye Jingqing, who ran a small piece of fruit forest, was depressed, and dared to love that this piece was contracted by their family!

I picked an orange and broke it open and tasted it, it was sweet and sour, rich and juicy, and it was even more delicious than I had ever tasted before!

Facing the fruit of the tree, Ye Jingqing was worried, what reason did she have to take out these things reasonably?

Although the space looks vast, it is actually not boundless, and after Ye Jingqing stepped on the map in detail, he found that in addition to the fruit forest and grassland, there was not even a small hill.

The source of the stream was a large stone, the skin of which was as moist as fine jade, and the water came out from under the stone.

The cool stream water is full of aura, the touch is refreshing, and the drink is full of energy, so I don't know if there are any miracle effects such as longevity and beauty......

No one wants to be an ugly monster with potholes, Ye Jingqing sat on top of the big stone, touching his rough face whimsically.

The time of the space is slower than that outside, and when Ye Jingqing came out, Su Shi and Ye Zhifeng had just finished cleaning up the weeds in the yard.

Tonight, the moon was shining brightly, and the line of sight was clearly visible, Su Shi gathered the weeds to the side, and the sun dried in two days to serve as a fire primer.

Carrying a wooden bucket to pour a circle of well water on the weeded land, Su Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

"From now on, this will be our vegetable garden, and we can sow vegetables tomorrow."

Now there is no food or silver in the house, and even the house will be taken away at any time, and there is no tile to cover the body. Su Shi felt more pressure in his heart than anyone else, and he hated to hold that small bag of rice to take root and sprout.