Jiang Jiao wanted to come by herself, but at the end of the day, she was already tired and couldn't straighten her waist.

Not to mention the rice, it's good that her arms can be stretched out.

No, Jiang Jiao said thank you after taking the bowl, and then pulled her clothes, and asked a little awkwardly: "That old man, do you have hot water, I want to wash up before eating." ”

Uncle Li was stunned when he heard this: "Hot water? Girl, you're kidding. The firewood is not enough for cooking, how can there be hot water? Let's just do it, we basically wash it once a month. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiao couldn't help but feel thunder in her head.

Yu'er was even more furious, slapped the table and got up: "Don't go too far!" The rice doesn't have oil and water, even hot water. ”

Auntie panicked: "But, but we are usually like this." ”

The old man hurriedly instructed his wife: "What the hell, hurry up and boil some hot water." ”

The aunt agreed, got up and was about to go, who ever thought, Jiang Jiao panicked and stopped: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, don't burn, don't burn, I won't wash it." ”

said, under Jiang Jiao's repeated insistence, she just called her aunt to stop.

It's just that Yu'er is uncomfortable thinking about it, sitting there, humming and chirping.

No, she took a sip of the soup and immediately sprayed.

I saw Yu'er looking at the soup in front of her with a shocked face: "This, this, what is this, why is it so unpalatable?" Is this really drinkable? ”

When the words landed, the faces of the old man and the aunt were extremely difficult to see.

Jiang Jiao blamed Yu'er and took a sip of the soup.

The moment the soup entered her throat, Jiang Jiao almost squirted out like Yu'er.

Just like Yu'er said, this can't be called soup at all, it's so bad that it tastes like pig food.

When the old man saw it, he couldn't help but say: "That girl, if you don't drink it, I'll ask your aunt to go to the house next door to borrow some meat and make you some oil and water." How can you bear this sin? ”

Jiang Jiao swallowed the soup in her mouth vigorously when she heard this, and then waved her hand frantically: "No, no, no, no, no, this is fine, this is fine." Not really. ”

Although Jiang Jiao said so, the uncle and aunt always felt embarrassed.

No, they can only persuade Jiang Jiao to drink more, otherwise, they will have no strength to work the next day.

Jiang Jiao knew that the two of them had good intentions, so she could only force herself to drink more.

However, when Jiang Jiao finished eating and returned to the room where she lived with Yu'er, Yu'er closed the door over there, and Jiang Jiao spit it out with a wow.

She kept retching, she had never eaten such an unpalatable thing in her life.

Yu'er was distressed, and patted Jiang Jiao on the back again, and handed Jiang Jiao water to rinse her mouth.

Compared to Jiang Jiao, she vomited almost enough, leaned on the bed, and lost her strength anymore.

Seeing this, Yu'er hurriedly went out and shoveled soil with a shovel and broom to clean up.

Just when Yu'er was going out, the aunt walked in with a basin of hot water.

When the aunt entered the door, she saw the puddle of vomit on the ground.

Immediately, the aunt sighed, and while feeling distressed in her heart, she put the hot water on the table next to her: "Girl, I boiled some hot water for you, you can clean it." ”

When Jiang Jiao saw her aunt, she couldn't help but apologize with a look of self-blame: "Yes, I'm sorry aunt, I..."

The aunt waved her hand: "It's okay girl, I can understand, after all, you haven't done this or eaten this before, and it's normal to be uncomfortable for a while." But girl, I still have to advise you, it's better to go back, this hardship is really not something you can bear. ”

Jiang Jiao shook her head when she heard this, and clenched her fists: "No, auntie, I want to stay." ”

Aunt sighed, she had never seen anything like this, no, she shook her head and didn't speak.

Jiang Jiao suddenly thought of something, and asked the aunt: "Auntie, are you usually like this?" ”

The aunt nodded: "Yes, otherwise what else can the people do." In addition to farming, your uncle will also make some baskets to sell, life, isn't that. ”

Jiang Jiao's face showed embarrassment: "Then auntie, haven't you thought about changing?" ”

The aunt smiled: "Change, how to change?" Child, it's not that the aunt said, in this world, it is good to have a full meal and a piece of land for you to plant. ”

"Haven't you ever thought about improving your life through hard work?"

Aunt was dumbfounded: "Work hard? In addition to working farming, how do we, the common people, work hard. Even if you work hard, you can't get an official in your family, for generations, isn't it facing the loess with your back to the sky? ”

Jiang Jiao was silent.

The aunt said: "But, the current Lord Yao is good enough." He will avenge everyone, he will reduce taxes. It's not like when Wang Cheng was there before, everyone has worked hard for a year. In the end, it's just a matter of paying the grain tax. What is left in the hand is not enough to eat. There were four boys and two girls in my family. As a result, because of Wang Cheng's policy, two boys, a girl, starved to death, and the remaining girl married off at a young age because she couldn't get by. ”

Jiang Jiao's expression was complicated: "Then, what about the two sons you have left?" ”

The aunt smiled: "The eldest son is old, twenty-three years old, and he joined the army not long ago. The youngest son is still young, only fourteen years old, and he is relatively clever. I went to sign up for an institution founded by adults to learn to read and write. ”

Speaking of this, the aunt came to the spirit: "At the beginning, we thought that the school run by adults was open to us people as a joke, but I didn't expect that my kid just went to sign up and passed the test." At this point, the second dog of the next door is not good, his son is too stupid, he has been taught for three days, and he can't even write his own surname. There was no way, so the gentleman of the school persuaded him to quit. It's still my boy, these days, Mr. Xuefu has praised him a lot, and he also gave him a book. Two days ago, my boy came back with that book for us to read. Don't say it, the book is well-made, lightweight, and more than a star and a half better than the thick bamboo slips before. ”

Jiang Jiao nodded: "That is a book made of paper made by Yao Zhoumu." ”

Auntie slapped her palm: "Yes, it's paper, hey, look at my head, my kid told me several times, but I can't remember." Listen to my boy, the more than 1,000 students in the school who are similar to him all call this paper as Zhennan paper. ”

Jiang Jiao was stunned: "Zhennan paper? ”

The aunt snorted: "Yes, after all, in addition to being a state pastor, the adult is also a general and army in Zhennan." ”

Jiang Jiao was dumbfounded.

The aunt continued: "Everyone has been looking forward to it for so long, and the days are finally getting better. Who dared to imagine that there could be a good person like Lord Yao before. I have discussed it with your uncle, we will work harder for a while, and when the harvest is in the autumn of next year, we will use the grain to give my eldest son a matchmaker, and let us both hold our grandson as soon as possible. ”