Chapter 297: Cakes
Sending the stinky guy away, the one-eyed man walked back on.
Seeing the confusion on Zhou Kai's face, he smiled happily: "Don't you think it's strange?" ”
Zhou Kai was stunned and said, "That's true." ”
The one-eyed man stopped in front of a door: "In the future, if you go around the Lingzhi City, you won't feel weird." ”
He pushed open the door as he spoke: "There is no door lock here, belongings, remember to keep them alive, of course, you can lock them when you are inside." ”
With that, let the door open.
Zhou Kai walked over, and with the help of the oil lamp in the one-eyed man's hand, he looked around, and the floor and walls in this room were all gray and white.
He recognized it at a glance as the cement thing that had been called when the branch city had been repaired.
In the dim light, gray gives people a new, bright and regular feeling.
The room was not wide, it could even be called narrow, only a small window with ventilation open at the top, and it was covered with snow-white Caihou paper.
At a glance, there are all kinds of things inside.
Against the east wall is a strange-looking rammed earth bed with a two-hole stove.
A thin mat is spread on a rammed earth bed.
There was also a shiny black stoneware urn on the stove, and some dry wood was piled up next to it.
At the foot of the bed, there is a wooden tiger neatly placed, and a basin stand, two basins on the shelf, the green color looks non-copper and non-wood.
Zhou Kai stood at the door, thinking that such a room only cost three big dollars a night, so he didn't dare to go in.
Free, perhaps, is the most expensive.
For Zhou Kai, he may not be able to summarize it in such concise language, but he understands the truth.
He took a step back and wanted to change to a not-so-good room.
The one-eyed man in charge of the store pushed him on the shoulder: "What do you want to do so much?" is so poor that there is only one life left, and Yan Niangzi still lied to you about this life? ”
"What are big men grinding for?" He pushed Zhou Kai in angrily.
Seeing that Zhou Kai was timid, the one-eyed man was impatient and dragged him into the room.
"Will you make a fire?" The one-eyed man pointed at the firewood on the ground with only half of his palm, and then took out a fire sickle from the leather bag on his waist.
was about to drive Zhou Kai to make a fire, but he saw a woman hanging down his head on his back, wrapped in a thin quilt roll.
The subordinates paused: "Put your wife down first." ”
Helping Zhou Kai put his wife on the earthen bed, he said, "Later, there will be a fire, and this bed will be hot." ”
Zhou Kai nodded hurriedly: "I know, this is the fire kang." ”
The Taishou Mansion issued a method for popularizing the kang kang, and after printing the method of the pankang, it was popularized and posted at the grassroots level.
But for some people who are difficult to get out of, the transportation of materials and manpower is the biggest problem.
Especially under the premise that Yangle and Linyu also transferred young and strong soldiers, the progress was not as optimistic as expected.
Not only did he know about this kang Zhou Kai, but he also carefully studied the drawings posted by the chief.
It's just the first time I've seen the real thing.
He sat down on the kang with his wife laid out the quilt.
The one-eyed man, who was particularly sensitive to the smell of blood, frowned, took a step out of the way, and continued to tell Zhou Kai in his mouth: "You quickly make a fire and heat up the room." ”
"If you want to use hot water, you can use a crockpot to get it in front of you."
"The basins for washing are there, and the basins are precious, so don't touch them with an open flame, and don't break them."
After explaining to Zhou Kai where Huzi should go and where to wash it, he turned around and went out.
The door creaked shut.
Zhou Kai cautiously stepped forward and plugged in the latch of the door.
Only then did I feel a little more relieved.
I went to see how my wife was doing.
The wife's expression was sorrowful, her lips were dark purple, and she was wrapped in a thin quilt and her eyes were shivering with her eyes closed.
The blood oozing from the lower body had already wet the hay on the mat, leaving a cloud of marks on the quilt.
Let her lie down, Zhou Kai didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly went to make a fire.
He was somewhat surprised to find that although there was a fire, there was not a single smoke in the room.
Zhou Kai couldn't help but recall the structural diagram, so he lay on the ground and buried his head to look at the situation in the stove hole.
The fire was lit, and there was heat in the room, and Zhou Kai raised his head thoughtfully.
He walked to the side of the kang bed and felt that the bed board was no longer as cold as before.
There was a hint of joy on his face.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
The one-eyed man who left earlier went and returned.
Zhou Kai opened the door suspiciously, and he smelled the aroma of food.
The one-eyed man stood in front of the door, with a large bowl of porridge in his intact hands.
The mutilated hand was to use his elbow to pick the two warm cakes.
Seeing that Zhou Kai opened the door and didn't wait to refuse, he said, "Hurry on, it's very hot." ”
Zhou Kai hurriedly took the bowl from his calloused hand, only to find that the wall of the bowl was not so hot.
The one-eyed man put two more cakes on the bowl held by Zhou Kai.
Then he didn't speak, turned around and left, as if someone was chasing him from behind.
Only Zhou Kai stood in place, and it took a long time to react, wanting to thank him, but he was already gone.
A bowl of porridge and two cakes can save the lives of a family in a year of famine.
Even if it wasn't a famine, it was a day's ration for an adult.
But it was put in his hand like this, without even waiting for him to thank him.
Zhou Xingxing was extremely moved, bolted the door again, and walked to the side of the kang.
He looked at the porridge bowl, but woke up his wife, who was in a dazed sleep, and drank half of it.
I licked my lips and didn't want to drink.
They don't have much money on them, just enough for the house.
With a bowl of porridge, these two cakes can be eaten for two days.
He is used to being cold and hungry, and he must first ensure that his wife has food to hang.
Put the rest of the porridge on the stove and warm it, and put the cake away.
Zhou Kai dragged his stiff body, blew the lamp in the house, and lay on the kang.
As soon as I touched the bed, I fell asleep.
When the day dawned, there was some sound of walking and some of the sounds of conversation outside.
Zhou Kai suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.
The room was pitch black, with only a little light streaming in through a small window on the heights.
The kang bed under the palm of your hand also exudes a comfortable temperature that makes you want to sleep again.
"Ah Zhen?" As usual, Zhou Kai went to call his wife's name as soon as possible.
Hearing his wife's response and touching her warm hand, Zhou Kai breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the kang bed was comfortable, he did not forget the purpose of his trip.
He fed his wife the rest of the porridge, but he didn't dare to use the basin in the room, but just rubbed his face with the palm of his hand.
He carefully extinguished the embers in the stove and wrapped his wife in the quilt again.
Before leaving, he restored everything in the room in the dark and cleaned up the bloodstained hay.
He carried the two loaves in his arms and carried them again.
I wanted to thank the one-eyed man last night, but I didn't expect them to change shifts during the day.
Zhou Kai asked the person who was on duty during the day to bring a message, and walked into the wind and snow again.
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I don't even know what I'm writing! also said that there were a few more chapters at home on sick leave today, but as a result, I wrote while sleeping, and I failed!